Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

FROM TEFFT. A large house fall last Sunday at South Grade. There will also be services next Sunday at same place. The Halleck Bros, will press hay a number of weeks yet. The spelling school at South Grade was quite a success. : South Grade school will be out one week from to-morrow. - Our assessor is still out on his beat yet. The farmers have all their oats in and are plowing for corn. Master Higgins, late from Chicago, by accident shot a bullet through his lieel. He will have to return hoin6 this week, as the wound is dangerous. S. J. Bentley was iii Chicago last week and purchased a very nice selection of dry goods. Bell Chestnut. HANGING GROVE AND VICINITY. Weather c|)ol and pleasant and oats looking fine. Cattle have been turned out to make their own living. Farmers are busy plowing for corn. . Mr. George Parker, while plowing his garden the other day, set fire to a pile of trash. The fire soon spread and George left his team to light the fire, when they became frightened and started to ran; then he left the fire to catch the horses and before he got them secured and returned to the fire, it was under pretty good head-way but by tlie help of a few neighbors they succeeded in having the house and barn, but his sheds, corn cribs, wood house and the fence enclo; - ing his premises were burned. Grandma Hamerton is growing worse and her recovery is doubtful. Also Mrs. Cripps, who has been sick for over a year is still confined to her bed and seems very poorly. air. and Mrs. Charley Zard, of Surrey, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Hanging Grove. - Bob. FR OM WHE AI HELD. Farmers busy putting in their crops.. The business in town has steadity held its own through this dull season of the ) ear. Any party desiring to obtain hand bills of the Catholic dedication which is to take place Snn•day, May Ist, can secure these by calling upon O. W. Daly, telegraph agent. ■ WrE. Sweeney, of Hebron, was in towm Sunday. J. M. Plelrnick lias engaged with a nursery firm, and will act as traveling agent this summer, selling fruit trees and floral shrubbery. The liev. Miller preached at the school house Sunday last. It if said that tho Meyer Bros., of this township, are the champions in the profession of hunters along t-he Kankakee. They have gained this title as a souvenir from the great number of birds they have killed this spring. , J. M.-Welsh:started for Chicago Sunday,-taking with him-some fine horses, which he expected to find ready sale for. Adkift. FROM SURREY. Preaching the third Sunday in every month at the Union school Prior Bowen is building an addition to his house. ”1 is rumored that we will soon have a wedding in our neighborhood. For further particular.-, go to Jack Iloyes. r John Lanngan has sold his farm northwest of Surrey, tu Hugh Bimsnahah, Mrs. Thomas Murphy is on the sick list, ague the trouble. J. F. Bruner thinks liis first trip with tho Lux ter wagon is a success, trade good, butter scarce and eggs plenty. . Mrs. George Stoner, of Gill am', has been visiting her daughter, Mrs., Jacob Wilcox and Mjss Lola Day the'pftstwveek. Mr. and Mrs.. Stoner expect soon to start for •relatives. —--- A-A-AIZ' Sabbath school was organ [■/. e.l last Sabbath at Sorghum Valley, Sam Thornton acting as chairman. Mr. Brooks was elected supt.,Sam Thornton, assistant; Nora Thorn-’ ton, secy., Ella Lang, assistant, Blanche Hoyes, treasurer, Della Thornton, librarian. Sabbath school meets hereafter at 3 r. a. r*

The past week Mr. Lang had a new well made, by the Perkins, of Rensselaer, depth 108 feet. Sulphar water, was obtained. HoßoKen. REMINGTON ITEMS. ■ ~~ -- - % • iMrs. Lloyd Kingsberry, of Highmore, Dakota, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wells. . Mrs. Alice Tuttle Braddock, of Englewood, Ilk , is ’ visiting her motlier, Mrs. R. S. ’Tuttle, who has been for the past two weeks. 1 Miss Gertie Whitinger, of Anderson, Ind., is visiting her fcrelatives, Mr. J. G. Morris’ family. Miss Dora Morris, who has been sick since tho holidays with spinal fever, is still unable to lea\ e the house. Mr. J G. Peffley lost a valuable Jersey cow lasi Friday. She collided with an outgoing train, hence this item. Superintendent Nelson spent a few days last week at home. L. N. Foufs, of the public schools haß been spoken of as his possible’ successor to the office. E. Johnson is occupying part of the house lately vacated by J. G. B. McDougle, who has found temporary quarters in the building formerly occupied as a banking establishment by Burger and Parker. Mr. McDougle expects to move into his new residence, in about two mohths. George W. Cheek is enlarging his store room and getting ready for the summer campaign. Wsl -Shepherd's store room is about completed. Last Sunday there was an unusually large attendance at the M. E. S. S. , The pastor, Rev. E. B. Woodson, is an able and earnest Sunday school worker. Our citizens enjoyed a musical treat at Exchange Hall, on Monday evening, given by Prof. Burson’s singing class. The whole program was good and well rendered. Samuel Fouts, of West Point, and Miss Hitchcock, of Manteno, 111., are the guests of Mr.and Mrs, L. N. Pouts. Many improvements of a substantial character are being made and our town is fast becoming a desirable place to locate in. Those looking about for a change of base would do well to come here. Remingtonian. The remains of a human skeleton found in Cass township may have been those of Mr. Mattox, who was missed from that section in I SGI. They were discovered where a house -had once stood, Only a portion of the skull and some of the larger bones wers. left, the rest having all crumbled to dust. Who he was and liow or by whom he met his death will perhaps remain a mystery until the “last great day” when the murderer must stand forth in all his hideous reality to be judged for a monstrous crime.—Win?, mac Journal. In the midst of the roar of natural gas gushers, and the thunder of natural gas booms, come the last bellowings of the Crawfordsville cow who ate soap and died. She was the typical predatory cow, on the watch for open gates, j She found cue, entered, was indiscreet and judgemnt came -upon her for her greed and trespass. Her owner has sued everybody nearly or remotely connected with death; from the preacher who purchased the soap to the young man who called to spark his best girl and left the gate open. A score or so of lawyers are studying the case, hunting evidence and preparing pleadings, but tile mixture and mystery deepens as it is investigated-. Who is responsible for the death of the cow? the man who made the soap? the man who delivered the soap? the young man who left tho gate -open ? or the girl who attracted the young man who left the gate open? -In this statement of tlie case clearly it is the girl who is responsible; but, possibly, the learned investigators may conclude that the Cow, being a trespasser, and having no more sense than to eat soap, was guilty of self destruction, and should be stalled and set up as a warning to all other predatory boviiies.-Logan--sport Journal. : -*—