Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

FROMTEFI'T. Mr. Small has sold liis team and and left for Boston. His wife is reported worse and not expected to live. > i Hon. I. D, Dunn was in Valparaiso last week. Mr. Sam Seegrest has gone to Michigan, where ho will stay all summer. Dr. Ellis, of Koutts, has moved iuto the vacated house of J. E. Dunn’s, and we now have a doctor at last and one was needed. Bell Chestnut.

FROM DeMOTTE . D. E. Fairchild the Townahm assesor has commenced work, he reports quite a good turn out of dogs this year, John Meyers of Wkeatfield, passed through our town Tuesday on a sniping expedition. Lucus DeWert, one of our Holland neighbors, has lately disposed of his farm here and intends moving to Hammond Ind, within the next few. days. David Alter and family of Union Township visited relations hero Saturday and Sunday. Quite a number from our town attended baptismal services at Wheatfield Center last Sunday. They returned chilly. Since reading the last issue of the Republican our citizens rest easy over the stock law. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Warren started for Kansas Wednesday morning. They have a host of friends here who are sorry to lose them, but who wish them the? very best of success. ~ Slim Jim,

FliOM a ILL AM. .Another cold wave last week which drew the family ciicle close together round a good warm fire again. * There are several new cases of measles, and still there’s more to follow. Miss. Minnie Itobinsou is on the sick list. AVe fear its malarial fever. - ~ Mr. Henry Poisd is very low with dropsy and hearfklisease. He is over 87 years old and has always been a healthy man until quite recently. The exibition at East Vernon last Wednesday night was very good, and they had a crowded crowd, llobert Wilson and his bride made their debut that night. The examination for graduates was held last Saturday, Apr. 10, at Center school house, conducted by Supt. Nelson. There were eight or ten applicants. Mrs. Sarah G uild went to Battle Ground last week to attend the funeral of a relation, Mies. Ella Bailey. She then wenjt ‘to Hagerstown to visit her sons Tom and Dan, and anticipates. a visit to Ohio before liei return. ' hOtCl FKKNr-

' ' ' ' • % The drvest spring we have*’ ewer had on this prairie. The oats put in the dust and clods. Fires ran over section 82 last week and burned 8 or 9 stacks of hay, bej< nging to different persons. Wm. Washburn has a new wind pump. -Sets oil - the place grandly. John Guest hist a horse last Saturday that .was 80 years old. Graduating exercises at Egypt May sth. Johnny Biek and Henry P. Jones are breaking horses. M. A. Dewey and Daniel Michal are slaying geese and brants.* No. 5 is vacated until the first Monday in May. ' • Fire came near enough to No. G to burn the coal house. Grass is starting slowly and hay is getting scarce. The storm is upon us now and droutli at an end. The farmers are putting in lots of tile tills spring. Geo, Hensler, of Carpenter tp., was in these parts Saturday, slaying wild game, Tattler. HANGING cTjRO V£ AND VICINITY: Mr; Joshua Werner, of Wigamae, was in Hanging Grove Saturday and Sunday. Laeurtis Randle is- staying in town while his foot is healing. Will and Jim Culp have quite a reputation in this vicinity as sportsmen. They average about $4 each, daily, and have made as high as SO. Edward Parkinson i has not been idle with his gun,

either, as he has killed 7 or 8 geese in the last month, killed one at a distance of 81 steps. The young folks of Pleasant Ridge and vicinity will meet next Sunday at 2 o’clock P. M., to organize a Sunday school. We understand ihat J. F. Bruner, of. Surrey, will soon start 1 his hnxter wagon and pass through flanging Grove. Mr. James P. Overton and his son Randle went to Winamac this week. Any one desiring brooms can call on Leroy Noland and purchase direct of the manufacturer, } mile east of Lee. Children’s meeting at B. A. Linville’s next Saturday evening at 7:80. Bob.

BARKLEY ITEMS. ' Ed, Republican:—As I have not, seen anything from 1 “Shiner” since Wallace Murray’s birthday, I suppose lie got an over gorge of the good things at that time and passed away. So I thought I would send in a few items. The farmers have commenced plowing for corn. Wheat looks splendid. Henry Barkley is still sick. S. It. Nichols is putting up an addition to his house. Sam Norman has moved over in Canada. If any of his neighbors are mourning, your humble servant has not found them. Frank IlilF has finished his big grade across the Canada slough, r Levi Clouse has moved cn J as. W.,rCowden’s farm. Cholera has made its appearance, in a light form, in Nubbin Itidge, Plenty of gas at the Corners, without boring for it. W. W. Murray is around finding out what we are worth. I)r. Bowman still has his pet owls. Huckelberby. FROM SUBBEY. Preaching at the - Union school house next Saturday ut 10 a. m. and Sunday at H a. m. and 4 p. m. Everybody come. Elders White and Daly will be with us. The L. N. A. &. C. railroad is fencing its track north and south of Surrey. Mrs. Effie Fai reliild, of DeMotte, visited the family of D. H. Yeoman last Friday. There w r as a dance at Mr. Donnelly’s last Saturday evening, and everybody enjoyed themselves. If you doubt it, ask Lem Huston. Jacob Troxell and wife, of DeMotte, visited relatives at Surrey the past week. W. It, Nowels, D. H. Yeoman, Mark Hemphill and Jacob Wilcox are improving their farms by tiling. This is a good investment for them, and something to which every farmer should turn his attention. Uncle David Nowels Las a new well in his pasture west of Surrey. It is 108 feet deep, drilled Id feet through rock, and was made by the Perkins, of Rensselaer. It is a settled fact that. Sabbath school will begin at Sorghum Valley next Sabbath, at 10 a.— tor. We wish all interested to attend and help make it a success. lio Bo Iven. -

FROM \Y HE ATM ELD. j The few cold clays of last week and show qu Monday lifts- caused some cf our good friends, who have beau planting- and sowing grain, to almost denounce ting physical laws of nature, as regards the changes of seasons. Farmers have been busy making ready for their Spring planting. On last Sunday a week, a prairie fire raged in the northwest corner of this township, consuming fern ces,MT<fy and timber. Much loss has been sustained in this legion of the country by fires this Spring. : . Deputy Sheriff Yeoman was in Town Thursday night. We notice in the Michigan City Dispatch that the correspondent from San Pierre has borrowed many of our items from Wheatfield, concerning our Sail Pierre friends who have been in Wheatfield this summer, and congratulating those from that place who have selected this place for theirs future home. Mr. Joseph Cason has been making his dwelling more commodious by adding another room, Mr. Teits, from San Pierre, moved in town last \^eek. Dr. Ellis, of Dunnville, was in town Saturday, Adrift.