Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1886 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

FROM . Mr. Ireneus Shortridge has been on the sick list, improving now. The boys say that the fish bit good, during the late warnl spell? . Dr. I. B. Robbins has just returned from a visit to his parents in WiU coujafy, His. This town needs a station agent and telegraph operator. A railroad that does business in a one horse style must expect to do only one horpe business. Messrs. D. E.; Fairchild, J. L. Graves and Luther Frames were ddwn to the county seat last Monday, interested in litigation connected with that everlasting “Hanson Estate matter.’’ Prairie fires have been quite prevalant. Last Thursday afternoon. Messrs. Ireneus and Elijah •Shortridge had their hay burnt. Circumstances indicate that the fire was set on pur f x>se, - Politics are gather quiet, no caucus has been held yet.” It looks now as though, Schwankie for Trustee, Fairchild for Assessor, and Troxell for Justice would go sailing in without opposition. W. C. , Tyler made a business trip to Kankakee City last week. J. F. Brune? wishes the statement corrected that the old store room is closed. It is not but is stocked with farming implemeiits and machinery. . The - .DeMotte Literary . Society general good time.' The season just closed was the most successful ever held in this tp. The Black Diamond Minstrels, DeMotle’s own talent, gave an entertainineni at the school house, Monday evening, March 22nd. The house was ctowded to overfiowing: The entertainment consisted of songs, dances, comic negro farces, gag*, tambourine aucl bone solos, &(T;'and was highly appreciated byall. ' ———G-- «»» —■- - ■ j. .■ F.ri'iuy RIDGE-, AND toiilA. Fve,l in Walker is getting scarce .and cattle arc being driven from place to pla.ee, Tiib.el.2cti.on is thn order <>f the. day. Barkley township is Ll.-s-cd with plenty.<3'- ettHtl'ididuS;!or num'.ufalipn for assessor. o iw'i.-in part .>1 th.' C'>unty on ifie iow iriieis, li id'y iiijufed by water-standing on it aiid liTeezing. Henry Darner, oiie of Blackford's enterprising merchant:., is going to build a residence the a miing stulimcr, which will add to tlm appearance of our little village. William S. Miller, of Macy, Miami county, lucL, is The gjtostitoL his brother, J. A. Miller. He brought, with him one .of hispatenL mole traps, which is a curiosity* to see it work. He disposed of it, and Aiidreiv Aanold is the purchaser. Our worthy mill, man, JaiaesLongstreth, was nominated by the Democratic caucus for trustee, but his competitor on till? Republican ticket is a man of good ability, and will make Barkley a good rofiiefei’. Voters look to your interests and vote accordingly. Jack. i ii M* • . i » HANGING GUO VE. It is.understood tlfnt'Peter Stiller will occupy the place now occupied by . Leroy Noland. The'Vlance that tvas to have been given last Saturday night failed because of bad weather. , Mr. Chaidey Lowe intends moving on one of his father’s farms near Monon. We regret the loss of so good a neighbeir.. Scott llobinsi)n is making ids final settlement with the mumps. This contagion must soon leave this locality in search of net’subjects. . Farmers are preparing for? the spring w*ork.; we soon expect to. sec shining plows on every farm. -Winterwheat is in' good c.Madson ■ rmd fimTirers geneiTtflNpapp«a’--hßpp" py. The Republican Convention of Saturday resulted in ibejio.miua■tiou of Jesse Gwin for trustee and' D. D. Redmond for Assessor. , With these men as leaders let' ['Republicans, and Democrats j.>in in-tljcirelectioa- ~ , y,...... -r - --.. Op Saturday evening storm hr infant eye m- utTofT*?%a4my llaro l g ; p. 11. Zfia. omried. the pn/t .. r.v sixty feet find left it on the 1.-. N. .' A. A < trfick. Somes f the.toanE ! were carried -2fio yards Lfixte the i

- Several persona during the week have been interviewing the Grand jury at Rensselaer. It is supposed the jury found us pretty straight people, as we have not yet heard of any indictments. It is true our boys played base ball on Sunday, all the Jurors. Legislating and Preachers in the United Stated could not make them think it wrong. Indeed, unless drowsiness be morality is it advisable to spend the Sabbath in a state of torpidness? The excitement over the Racket” in this locality has almost ceasej and it is not likely that suckers will bite at that same bait again. - As this is spoken of as the “Hanging Grove Boodle Racket”; we wish it understood that only-the agents to that racket live in H. G. The “suckers” invariably were foundan other localities. It is almost certain that no person residing in this township i lost money in this scheme. _ With six school houses we are confident that our intelligence is; above all such barefaced schemes. Hence, the necessity of workers seeking other localities. Tlih account given in the issue of last week is entirely correct. The trial was as instructive as it was interesting. Capt. R. Wj Marshall, the attorney for defendant showed, from good authority, that the person coming to a court of justice must come with unsoiled skirts”. Ci C. Strategy. Excellent weather. What looking better. Mr. Frank Hall died of diabetes March 19th. Stephen Comer has been appointed administrator of tho estate. John Guss is on the sick list. Charles McCully, who moved to Fair Oaks recently, stepped on a nail which gave him a dangerous wound, The democrats in mas convention on the 18th, and nominated .James Wiseman for trustee, Wra. Cooper for-assessor, Bruae Mollit for justice of the peace and .endorsed the Republican nominee, AVm. Pimson for constable. Bill Bat. - ~~ ~j s Attention of housekeepers, far--2ne±*s_ftnd stodt-r.tieer-n is called to' die new department in out inside :> ‘g*-s i ndtl'.-d “ Hom'', Fittei and Gan L-n.” . We believe tlii.s .ment will be found v-}ue and interest'to a large’ portimi of ' o ,tr readme, an J ■ wilD ntohave it continued so long AS .hold .that view. We should be gind-to have an expression of opinion' ff&hwis- many of our -readers a,s are interested in the subjects treated in the departihenfiby imtiUpostal card or otherwise, Es to its value as a regular feature of the paper.