Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

A'Faith Heaier at Large in" Jordan Township. Horses Killed and People Married in Hanging . GroveContagious Matrimony and a Collapsed Church in Gillam. Hon- !- D. Dunn's Prospective Discovery in Northern Jasper. Interesting Items from TelTt, DeMotte and Remington. FROM TEFFT. Mr. Frank Dinsly has purcliased a fine horse of Mr. Eli Speneer. Thos. F. Maloney lias returned home. He has retired from a j>etlagogue to a farmer again. Mr. Johnson and Miss Ollie Ferheck, of Chicago, arfe making a two week’s visit here. Mrs. J. C. Dunn and father started for Warsaw last Friday. From there Mrs. Dunn will go to Kansas and join her husband there. Her many friends wish her abundant success in the west and hope the change of climate will better her health. Bell Chestnut, WEST JORDAN ITEMS,

Our schools are all closed but No. 5. *•••;; Fred Burr is coming home soon. He has secured a fine claim in Kansas. The farmers are beginning their Spring work, and soon all will bo busy, stirring the soil. Miss Delia Farmer came home from Onarga, 111., last week. She is going to teach in Illinois this Spring. Elder Merrel, or Danville, 111., attented the Holiness convention, at Union, on the 12th inst. He preaches holiness and claims the gift of healing. Some .five or six persons*presented themselves, and most of them claimed to be healed. Mrs. E. B. Burr says she is healed by faith in the power of God to head. He preached five times. Twelve persons claimed justification and tour santificar tion. As the people were gathering w Monday evening last, he received a telegram that his wife was very sick. He left us in the midst of a glorious revival. A letter received since his departure says that his wife is better. Tim meetings closed bunday night. — Tattler. lIA NGJNG GRO I r E AED VICINITY. ,

Wheat looking well. Farmers repairing fences and getting ready for farm work. Protracted Quaker meeting is being held at Dixie school houso. Preaching at Pleasant Ridge next Friday evening, by Rev. Jesses. Miss Dora Hirers: of Pleasant Ridge, is visiting friends in Hanging Grove, Mr. George Werner and wife are visiting friends and relatives in Pulaski county. Mr. Chas. Oglesby, of Hanging Grove, was hauling hay to Monon last week with four horses to a wagon. The -horses became frightened and ran away. Starting up the railroad, two of them got fast in a cattle guard and before they could be got out a freight train came along, killing two horses and breaking the wagon to pieces. Married. At the residence of the bridegroom’s parents, Mr. Fritz Zard and Miss Belle Stiers, Rev B. F. Ferguson officiating. After the ceremony a well prepared supper was appreciated by about one hundred persons, after which the young folks enjoyed a social dance. We wish them a long and happy life. DKMOTTE DOINGS. D. E. Fairchild is running his mill at Water Valley. DeMotte school will close Tuesday, March 30, then Mr Warren teacher, will pull for the West. T. M. Burns has opened a barber shop in a email building north of the railroad. He does first class work. Halleck Bros, are about to finish pressing hay in our town for the season. They have been doing a rushing business. J. D. Brown, of Gillam tp., has got back again and is clerking foi Sayers & Tyler. W. G. Tyler is also engaged by the same firm. Benj. Dolson is improving hi; property by refitting his housi and building a picket fence ir front. A good example, let other! follow.

Sayep & Tyler’s new huxter wagon is all ready for the road and in a few days will scour #te country ia all directions in quest of produce. John Wagner, section foreman, has left the road. We understand he has a position on the C. I. & C., near Brazil. Mr. Pitson takes his place here. Win M. Hurley and Alfretta Jones, submitted willing necks to the matrimonial yoke a few weeks ago. Squire J. M. Troxell solemnized the ceremony. May success attend them. On Tuesday evening, March 30, there will be an entertainment given with the re-appearance of “Black Diamond”, a good timb is anticipated, -ill are cordially invited to attend. Don’t miss it. • Slim Jim. FROM WJIEA IT I ELD. -J- _ ’ * f ] •.. ' -i- - ! - * Wm. Cason took his departure from this place last Tuesday, bound for Kansas. E. W. Koherts, of San Pierre, is learning telegraphy under O. \V. Daly, at this place. Geo. Stembel was visiting over Sunday somewhere. We surmise he went to Kankakee City again. ] D. M. Nelson, Co. Supt., will give a lecture at the Wheatfield school house, on Friday evening, j April Ist. The building of the Catholic church, at this place, is under full progress’ Ere we know it, the building will be ready for dedication.

Alexander Hamilton has concluded to become a citizen of Wheatfieid. He has abandoned j the idea of going west, at least for ! j the coming summer. The people are making slight i improvements in the town. J. A. Hollett erected an addition to his , store building last Saturday. All i completed in one day’s work from the rude material. Teachers institute was held at the Wheatfieid school house last Saturday. This was the last institute for W heatfieid for the pres- j ent school year, and W 6 trust it! Avas a profitable as well as an • interesting institute, for the teachers present. Hon. I. D. Dunn was visiting tbe people ot Wheatfieid last Friday. He has conceived the idea that there is coal to be found in the northern part of tli9 county, and is anxious that a company bo formed, shares purchased and an attempt be made to prove this theory. T T T~ ~ Adrift. REMINGTON ITEMS. Mrs. M. J. Phelps is visiting friends in Chicago. Will Bunnell and Miss Maggie Chappell visited Monticello last ! Monday, J. O. B. McDougle will erect a residence this spring, just east of Samuel Bowman’s.” Prof. Burstou’s class in vocal j music meets nightly in the school, building on Ohio street. T- • r T Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Shaw, of Duluth, Minn., are visiting friends ! and relatives in this place. j Will Shepherd is preparing to ! build a store room on the lot di- ; reetky west of G. W. Cheek’s store, j Jesse Lockwood, who has been j indisposed for several Aveeks, is no j better. His condition is more or ; less serious. T. J. W. SullKan has disposed of his property to Mr. John Harmon and will leave Remington the' first of April. Wp congratulate our young | friend Luce Bond, on his success { as a typographical artist. Ho j prints like a veteran. . . Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Clark are ' expected home from Florida this j week, provided Mr. Clark’s con- -j dition is such that die can Bear the fatigue of the journey. He is recovering from a severe attack of erysipelas. Rev. E. B. Woodson is an indefatigable Avorker.. After the close of the meetings ed a similar series at Gilboa, extending through a week or more, and on Tuesday evening began another protracted effort at Jones’ school house. Some of the ydung men of the town have formed an alliance for the study of the scriptures and for advancement in the Christian life; ; aI. SC C. A. on a small scale, as it Avere. The boys and young men engaged in the work Avill doubtless make noble men and. do much good in their day anil generation.— Remingtonun. ; v ' —— GILLAM CHAT. Miss-Bell Davis is visiting friends in Gillam. i Miss 11. M. Oshorne is on the sick list> but is convalescing, and

we hope will be able to be in the school room soon again. Mr. D. H. Guild, of Hagerstown, Ind., made a Hying visit through Gillam a week ago. We presume he Was on business, as he stopped at “Squire Conards.” Messrs. D. B. Coppess, D. W, Hunt, D. C. Prevo, F. W. Osborne. Misses Lizzie Faris and Eva Rayburn, are at home, their schools having closed week before last, Mrs. Lark Potts died Tuesday i night, March 15. The funeral itook place Wednesday afternoon, |at Independence Chapel. The services were conducted by Rev. : Webb ; Ms. Charlie Odom is a happy 1 man. To his surprise and that of his friends, lie has recovered from a severe attack of lung fever. Dr. A ; G. Jones, of Medaryville, was ! his physician. j Mr. A. G. Robb, jr., who has 1 been telegraph operator at Jamesport, Mo,, tor the past three years, is expected home soon. He thinks 1 a change will be a rest, and intends i farming this summer. Last Thursday morning while G. D. Prevo was building a fire in his school house, his horse broke loose, taking the rail to which it ! was tied with it, ran through a wire fence. It was pretty badly hurt, but at last accounts was doj ing well. - t Mr. C. F. Querry, who was kicked by a horse, about five or six weeks ago, causing a bad gash in his right cheek and a broken jaw, is slowly . recovering. Charlie had a pretty close call. Mr. G. D. Prevo got a kick, too, last Saturday week. Not so serious as the above, but enough to cause him to limp some. Our railroads make poor connections, so thought Miss D——, when she came to San- Pierre on the “Three I” road last Wednesday, and found the train she wanted had gone and she could stay there twenty-four hours or take a “tie ticket.” She choose the latter and about 3 o’clock p. m. walked into Medaryville, a distance of eight miles in three hours. Medaryville is said to have the whooping cough and measles. Gillam nas something more fatal than either of these. There has been a case once in a while all winter, but during the past month, at least ten of our young (?) folks have become its victims and a great many others have shown symptons which we fear will pyove fatal. One young man had suffered under these symptons for six.years or more. At last he concluded to go west. He bid bis friends adieu and started for Sioux City, lowa, but when he got to Wanatah he took the other end of the road and went to Pensylvania and met his fate. Learned men pronounce this great plague “matrimony.” Just after the funeral of Mrs. Potts,, at Independence, Wedues’day afternoop, the Sexton’s wife was sweeping the church and getting it in readiness for singing that night when she was startled by a crashing noise abqve her, and looking up saw the ceiling lowering. She ran to the school house end gave the alarm. The news spread and the trustees and other official members met to investigate and found the stays supporting the chimney had given away, tire chimney breaking loose at the roof, had come with its whole weight on the center of the ceiling, causing it to lower three or four feet. At first it was feared the walls would spread and the whole building collapse, but carpenter Linton was Called, and after removing the chimney, succeeded in raising the ceiling to its proper height, and strengthened it with, iron bolts until it is considered strongrr than before. The chimney will be rebuilt, the ceiling replastered, and the woodwood repainted before it is ready for use. Until this is done, "services will be held in the school house.

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