Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1886 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

f\V/O-V - • ‘ '.• ' • ‘ ■, I ~.»y J - ... ■ 3tonn.y weather. ~y~Cattifi longing for grass. * The Wild Lily school closed yesterday. Gbtt t&H&s mor?~6f ids new son than his new oilice. Subscription schools are talked of in tliis township for- the summer. J "' Barney Comer and James Brusnahaji wiil start to the Valparaiso Normal school next week. Several persons in this vicinity have been attacked with scarlet rash, At the recent election Stephen IT. Comer, Rep., was elected fqr trustee. Austin Lakin, Derip, for assessor, and F. M. Goff Rep., for Justice of the peace. Bn.L Bat.

-BA RKL !■: Y J TEMS. ■ Mr. Porter's school will be out shortly. The snow storm came Y?ne day too late for the election. Mr. George Daniels is thb fiither of another boy, weighing eleven pounds. Mrs. John English has been sick for some time, but is now* improving. The schools are not all out. Mr. D. B. Coppess wiil end his the lGth of this month. . .... Miss M. Mitchell took possession of her school the 29 th of March*, at Center school house. We wish her success. Mr. Leroy Florence is the father df a-girl weighing 9| pounds. He is as proud as a young rooster with his first spurs. The election went off aH right, the Republicans electing their m an by a large majority. - Mr. John L. Nichols for trustee, majority 57. W-AV. Murray for assessor, majority 56, and the others about the same. - - Reckless Jack.

REMINGTON ITH MS. The township election passed off quietly, on Monday last, with the following result: 0. M. Vickorv, Trustee, and P. H. Lally, Assessor, Mr. and Mrs. Sheffler have purchased the property opposite the Presbyterian church (now occupied by Mr. Hardy) and will take ptisession soon. Rev. AV. H. Vance, of AVeeping Water, Neb., made a flying visit with friends in this place. Ho reports matters as prosperous and happy in his new home. . AVe are sorry- to learn that Mr. | T. J. harden has relinquished tfle idea of, going iT to business in this point, but hope that the new venture in Chicago may prove successful. D. AI. Nelson spent )wo or three days at home last week,. r sting from the onerotns duties imposed upon him by his office. He, reports the schools of the county as having been generally satisfactory -this winter: A wonderful revival is in proci ess at the Presbyteria n clrareh,' and numbers ©re “being added to the church, daily, of such as shall be sated.” The meetings are being conducted by Revs. Belding and Palmer, two gifted young evangelists, of Chicago, assisted by the pastor in charge, Rev. J. B. Crowe. Scores Of young men have sought and found the better way, and if they all continue faithful, Remington v. ill be one of the b(?st towns .in this or any other state.

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