Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1886 — County Corrtespondence. [ARTICLE]

County Corrtespondence.

EARKLEY ITEAfS. r Corn planting in full blast A thunder shower Saturday "night ' ■■■- ■' ■ - ' • -■ Mr. Henry‘Steele is farming the home place this year. Mr. Wash Payne is going to erect him a new dwelling soon. The Center school closed last Saturday with a pleasant time. We regret having Miss Mitchell leave us. Mrs. Della Florence, whosb sickness was; forshadowed in the item of yoar paper, died at her home in Barkley last Thursday. Her husband, Mr. Thomas Florence, arrived from Kansas on Friday. Wild Rose.

GILL AM ITEMSMr. Nelson called on the teachers of the township last week. The other schools of the township are yet in progress, and doing good work. Three Sabbath schools are organized in the township, and a great interest is being taken by the young people. Mr. A. G. Robb, Jr., an operator in one of the Missouri offices is now visiting his friends in this neighborhood, but soon expects to return to his office. East Vernon school closed [on the first day of May. We presume th,e teacher will not soon forget the industry and interest manifested by the' pupils during the year’s work. Miss Edda Querry has not been able to attend school for a month. However she managed to go to school on the afternoon, and returning in the evening, she found herself agreeably surprised by the presentation of a beautiful gold watch by her brother. The country’s lagging, dragging spring has at last come to us with its verdure, and there may be seen over- the numerous fields of the township, plows, harrows, drags and rollers, all apparently trying to see which can first fulfill its mission of pulverizing the fruitful soil,; for the support of the ensuing summers’s vegetation. Smike. HANGING GEO VE ITEMS. ~ Corn planting will be the chief work of this week. Mr. WilliaTrrCuTp was- visiting friends in Gillam on last Sunday. Crops are in excellent condition. The wheat crop is likely to be as good as we have had for years. Improvement may be noticed, in all parts of our township. Barns are being built, wind engines ereced and houses repaired. The county has now laid aside the political machine and in place thereof has taken in hand the various machines necessary to agricultural purposes. Prayer meeting and Sunday school at the Osborne are about the only occasions for religous recreation, in the township this year/ The church still retains its zeal of last wiliter. ti Several persons supposed to be in sympathy with the strikers visited the south part of the township last Saturday. They were kindly treaFedlmd Were Vullifigly'pniTrtiedto localities where their services might be wanted. Mr. Ell Kenton has purchased a new ■ b uggy. -7 He- - was. favored with a heavy shower on Saturday night, which made the roads sufficiently slushy on the following day to give it a fair trial. Ell says fit goes all right.” Two of the young magnates of Rensselaer passed here on tic fir way-to. Mon on, on Sunday. They were doubtless on important business. . Their tired horse imbc;it<al that they were only accustomed' to the locomotive. C. C. Strategy.

XEMKGTOX TTmm, There are several spriiigschools in session, in this township. B. H. Patton in about to purchase a grocery store in Bowler. Mrs. William Rich and Mm A. M. Traugh, who have been quite sick, are recovering. Rev. Wintchen, cf Logans port-, occupied the pulpit of the Christian churchg-in this place, last Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sheffler have, have bought the Will Shepherd property on IS. Ohio street. and will male some important alterations therein. A company of four gentlemen .went to the Iroquois to fish last week, but the fish stubbornly refused to be caught. After a day

of Unsuccessful angling, they drove home in a drenching rain; ana yet nifty call it sport Mr. ancl Mrs. MillinerLof StPaul, Minn., are the guests of the families of Dr. H.Landon and Mr. J. H. Allman. Mrs. Milliner will be remembered as Miss Birta Benfer, who attended school here some two or three years •agar-; '' ,"" The religious feeling which was awakened here this spring, is still active, twelve persons having united with the Presbyterian church last Sunday. Almost every evening in this week is takeh up by prayer meetings. Truly a marvelous work has been wrought. Two or three men left this place for Chicago, on Monday morning, to fill the places of the strikers in that city. Agents were authorized to offer $1.50 per day and board, until the 15th of the present month, for able bodied men. It was in response to this offer that the men went to the city.

REMIGTONIAN.