Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1886 — County Correspoandence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspoandence.

JORDAN ITEMS. Ho! Ye Republicans of Jordan, cotoe, let us organize and fight the battle aid win back our lost laurels. t m The home of Mr. and Mrs. All Keister was blest* by the advent of a bran new son, weight twelve pounds. - “Died at his home, Iraz Baker, father of Mrs. Hemjy Welsh. He was buried in the Egypt grave yard, January 19th. Mr. Baker formerlyresided in Jordan township and was highly esteemed -as a citizen. He was a Christian of the highest order, and died tiiumphan in his faith. He was A member of the M. E church. Uncle William Timrions, though hale and he trfcy for his advanced age, is somewhat used up from the effect of a very bad cold, not able to be out. A Republican.

GTLLAM ITEMS Sleighing excellent. A reading cla+k has been oflganized at East Yernon, and is at present Studying Longfellow. On last Tuesday a b rtliday dinner was given to Wm, Ramey. Messrs Joseph Hunt and Adam Hess shipped each a load of stuck to Chicago on Tuesday evening. Rev. J. Sebring has been holding meeting for nearly four weeks, and has taken three members. “Still there’s more to follow. On the night of Thursday, Jan., 21st the residence of A. P. Rockwell was burned to the ground, with most of the household go ids. The fire was caused by a quantity of raw cotton up stairs being ignited, but as the family thought, the flames were all extinguished, when to their dismay, on .'looking up stairs a few minutes after warns, all was in flames. The neighbors have douated about $75 to the aid of the unfortunate family. Orgetorix.

HANGING GROVE ITEMS. We i’tfier is severe, and our pop ulft’tion is generally etnp oyed keeping st >ves red Until this arctic wave’snail pass'over. At a Spelling “school held at Parker school h6Use, last week, Miss SusiO Parker carries 1 off the honotij. -IT he e-ntir'e Smith d-elega-tiod fell victims to the wo id “leant”. A spelling schdol will be Feld art tSmiih sciiooi house on the 4th inst The saw-mill located near Starve Phillips’ is sawing nearly all suitable timber in the township. Church is held at Osborne sellout house on Tuesday ajid Frfdav nights of eacli week. The hay pressed in bur neigh bofhood have made cattle feed scarce,* and the deihand for feed of all kinds is good. Miss Sallie Banta gave a dinner to a few invited guests, last Saturday, iiS observance«>f her twentieth birthday. A good tim ;is reported. A large turkey was a martyr tb the occasion. A few citizens of this township have lately been swindled by a peddler who sold some articles very cheap, in order to obtain a high price for other goods. Upon examination the goods were found damaged, and the measurement was incorrect. “VVeinust ..it pay for our education; whatever be our School-.” ■•T- C. C. Strategy*

BARKLEY ITEMS. Health generally g >od. The people in general are making good use of tne splendid r >ads by f urnishing the Metropolis wi h the much needed fuel. The pedagogies and young la dies of the Barkley schools are much delighted to see the bright and smiling countenance of the county Superintendent as he makes his appearauce in the schools for the first time for the season. iie reports the schools in good cou-. dition*. iwo ot our teachers vacated to attend the teachers’ association at Monticello, January 29 and 30. An institute will be held at In-' dependence, Feb., 6. All are invited to attend. Spelling schools are rather famous this winter, but some of the champion spellers of Barkley, Marion and .Newton, are feeling rathe? blue, sincfe the champion of Gill am, D. C. fTevo, carried' off the red'ribbon frem the IS. L. spelling match. Mrs. Steele will start to lowa in a few days to visit a sister and other relatives whom She" lias 'not ! seen for many ye&rs.

The young folks made an agreeable surprise with birthday presents to Miss Jennie Murray, on the eve of the 30th. All present enjoyed themselves, eating ovaters, singing and having a good time generality. Mr. Thomas Florence lias just returned from Kansas where he has been for the past few- years. It is rumored that he is oa the lookout for a better half to tak£ to his western home. The singing school conducted by D. B. Coppess, at Smith school nouse, is prospering. All are invited to attend. The youug ladies beg the voting men to be more careful, aiid not dump them in the snow drifts, as some are suffering with severe colds. Ogotto.

BLACKFORD ITEMS. Weather fine and roads good. Loafers court still in session. Protracted meeting at Independence. One of our young men of muscle was fined one dollar and costs, by Justice Norman. A few of the people about Blackford would like to know who tiie writer is. If they will call on me, at my residence, I will be glad to introduce myself. If I was that young Rian that took a sled load of boys and girls to singing the other night, and then drove off aiid left them three miles from home, because lie coulti not find him a girl, I would go straightway and hire some one to kick me four hundred times, and tnen pay the boys what it co3t Ttiem to get home. The Rev. Mr. Bruner opened the Lord’s campaign against the devil at Independence, irfunday night. His attacks are vigorous and full of fire. The individual sinner receives broadside after broadside, and several c pitulations are expected. Nubbinridge can stand a good deal of reformation and still bliow the world several tricks. We wish Mr. Bruner success - It is rejiorted that a new church is to be built in tnis vicinity, and it can’t be done too soon, as a cnutcli is sometniug that is sorely needed in this community, it will not only be a help to tlie church going people, but it will be a great nelp to our public schools. As church held in scnool housestends to degrade both tiie church and the school, It gives the rowdies a chance to disturb the meetings, 'iitd sf>ft tobacdb juicer' over floor, thus making it loath&Une and unhealthy for school, wheie if we had a Church and its proper oflicers, all tins rowdyism wouldbe stopped, and «ur school houses could be kept clean. As a church is something that concerns ail, let as all Work together and build one. Long JSamuel.

FROM WJIEA TFIELD CENTER. Bring on your railroad, * .7, The last stirvey p issed througlp the west edge of sttltion, and the town is liaippP* —Our ininister, Mr. - Markius. is holding a very successful revival at DeMotte, assisted by. Rev. B. H. Biadbury. ' ■ Misfe Aggie Herl is spending the w'ihter with her sister, Mrs. Everett Finney. Mr. Lawrence King had his feet i badly frozen during the. recent cold weather. * Mrs. Stinson and daughters, who are 1 spending the winter in Missouri, report a very pleasant tune, so far. Wheatfield has a singing school in full blast. What is the matter of our having one? ’ ,We Mont want to get left by such a town. Mi’, and Mis. Brey have been making an extended visit in Lake county, leaving Warren aud his charming bride to hold ihe fort in 'their absence. Mr. Lintner has rented the Bn chong farm, find his son now occupies it. He has already twice been a resident cf the township. There -is a law of gravitation which, sooner or later, draws everyone back into old Jasp. T. The house belonging to John Meyers, which has been lately repaired, is, how occupied by a Mr. Tuttle and wife. Johny is, evidently still “fancy free.” '• • ~ ■ Mr. Aifcos Freel, who occupied the Ruchong house, the past year, traded a cow for a sectional house, which Mr. Lintner brought in, set it up across the road, on non-resi-dent land and now enjoys the supreme bliss of “squatter sovereignty,” and snaps his finger at bloated land holders At a recent meeting of the W. G. L- Club, one of DeMotte’s shining’lights undertook to vary the program by running in a free^fight.

If the whiskey element of that town wish to give us a favoxUble impression of the advantages of saloons, they should send out a man who cau carry more weight, or else give him a better grade of whiskey, with less Whoopee! Big Injin! in it Cunts.

REMINGTON ITEMS. Bertrand Bellows is the new clerk at the new store of Smith & Balthias. Bertie is a good boy, and will doubtless make a good clerk. Mr. Ethan Bartco has bought the Morgan property, and will take possession early in March. We will be glad to welcome Mr. Bartoo and family as citizens of this burgh. Quarterly meeting services at the M. E. church, last Sunday, were conducted by Presiding Elder Claypool, in liis usual impressive maimer. The sleighing was never better than at the p sent writing, and farmers are whirling their prod acts into town at a lively rate. Thirty-three car-loads of stock, hay and grain, principally grain, were shipped from this place, lasti Saturday, which goes to show that the farmers of this country have no reason to complain, after all. The festival given by the ladies of the Presbyterian church at the pleasant and commodious residence of O. M. Vickery, last Friday night, was a decided and unqualified success, in every particular. The excellent condition of the roads contributed largely to the attendance 'on the occasion, the genial welcome of the host and hostess, and the excellent viands prepared; by the ladies, did the rest. A youth, whose name we suppress out of regard for the excellent family to which he belongs, abstracted a fine string of bells from the necks of a pair of horses tetheied to the fence of O. M. Vickery, last Friday night. They were subsiquently returned to the owner, but whether from the qualms of an awakened conscience, or from a wholesome fear of the law, we are unable to state. A pair of horse blankets also disappeared on that occasion. J Mrs. Susan reached her seventy-ninth birthday, last Tliur - diy, and a number of frieuds assembled at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Harper, to give the aged “Mother in«lsrael” a pleasant surprise. Several selections of sacred music were sung, and the feeble tremolo of Mrs. Stone MHZ' up ! uvnr>ng ■ the otbar* voices. A handsome ottoman was left as a slight token of the respect felt for her by her friends and neighbors. ReMINGTONIAN.

A correspondent of the. Rensselaer Republican suggests the name of Hon. S. P. Thompson as suitable for the successor of Senator Fred Hoover. Mr. Thompson is a talented and painstaking gentleman, an unswerving Republican and "Would make a faithful and intelligent represenative of the people in any position which lie may. be called to fill. -Montieello Herald. ■» • «► ► Times are hard, and mone.y needed bad; for bargains in watches, clocks and jewelry, call on E. Kannal. The IJammar Paint" has been thoroughly tried and I know there is V ovf Better ' Having sold this paint for 13 years, I can recommend it as t Samher tine. Call and see me before buying. , Yours Respectfully,

EMMET KANNAL.