Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

WEST JORDAN ITEMS, f Joseph Clark A Co. nrfc pressing hay in Jordan. - /A Press Abbott, of Greensburg, Kansas, is visiting liis sister, Airs,' Howard Bun’. * - Some one ask the deputy sheriff what h^was looking for in Jordan Sabbath last. The winds arc fearful this spring. Saturday evening' some fifteen! cr twenty parsons met at Rev,-Mr. Farmer’s ahd had a. prayer meet* mg, aad left about ten dollars, worth oil presents. ; ’ Tattler. FROM TEFFT Sunday school was attended by a large crowd last Sunday. Preaching at night and morning next Sunday. There were twenty-two tickets sold at this place for the 'Wheatfield church dedication. An immense crowd was present. The wind was so intense last Monday that it blew the top off of a box car which was standing on the side track. Mr. Johnny Belcher and sister Dora, spent last Sunday visiting in Fair Oaks. Farmers have commenced planting corn. ’ . ’ Mr. Abo Halleck left for Fort Wayne last Monday. Theinnmpasent him home. > Mr. liossunson will move in the old Doc, Jones’ place, soon. Bell Chestnut. PLEASANT RIDGE. Sabbath school at this place is progressing finely and promising to do good. School opens at -G o’clock. v Miss. Ollie Reed of Rensselaer; hiiS been visiting friends fit Pleas- ] ant Ridge and Miss; Dellray Enyen I of Grove has been ing friends and relatives in I’ensse.lacr. ........ .. .. ’. Last Thursday a fine large mare of -George Parkinson’s got down in a ditch, but help was called and succeeded in getting her out. John Ih ffdi end fotfiify have left Pleasant Ridge for their new home in Franeinvitia and Messrs. Allred and Washington Lownu'an occupy the house vacated by MlReis]). It seems that the age of Miss.-: Emma Reisli (now- Mrs. W. S. Lowma'n) was not correctly stated either by her father or Mr. Lawman. J tie correct age of the girl was 17 last November. - B. W.

FROM WALKER. Farmers are plowing for corn. Wra. Spriggs, the assessor, is making good progress. George and Henry Meyers liave gone west. They leave many friexds who wish them good luck -and. are sorry .to lose such good republicans. Edward Fleming is the proud father of a new daughter. John Wingard is intending to move to Knirnan and run a grocery store. Rev. Abe Miller has bought the Jim Snider farm. Mrs, Neliie Smith, from ,lp wn > has come to make her homo with her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Stoekwell, Her age is 75 years. Sunday school at Center school house every Sunday, commencing ot 6:20 A. 3L The whooping cough is about over, now. Mr. Huger has his new house completed.' Boblink. hang} NO GRO VE AND VICINITY . Farmers have begun planting corn.' ff j A. B. Lawman & Bro., merchants of Pleasant Ridge, intend starting their wagon soon. Protracted Quaker meeting commenced at Dixie April 30th, and will continue as long as is Thought best. Last Sunday being Mr. Elvin Overton’s nineteenth birthday, he came home from churcii about noon and-found the house full of young folks,-the-ya rd iff-H ef—bng*gjes, tho barn full of horses and the table full of tempting eatables. He was much surprised and delighted. Died. —At her residence in this township, May 1, Mrs. John Kammerton, aged 73 years. Her remains were taken to Illinois where they moved from abdut ten years ago, for interment. The graduation exercises of this township will be held at the Banta

school house, Friday evening, May 13. All are invited to attend. Bob. EEmNG TON&TLMS. w The town election on Monday Inst, passed off 4 without any undue excitfmeht, resulting in the election of E. Hollingsworth as Marshal, E. 13. Yondersmith, Charles Denham and Robert Shearer as councilman and G. B. Clark as clerk. All of these were re-elect-ed except the last mentioned councilman. T. Millison, a commercial trav r eller living in Indianapolis, occupied the uulpit of the M. E. church last Suuday evening, making an iuterenting discoufse. Ho is a singer of wonderful powerumd expression, and Will do great- service in the Master’s cause. Arthur Sheefz returned to Omaha last Saturday, after spending a few days with parents and friends in this place. The wedding oE a well known couple will likely occur this week, from present indications. Lyon’s theatrical troupe will entertain the pleasure loving public this week. E. IT. Graham, of Eaton, Ohio, passed through town en route for home last Monday. He lias been in Kentlahd for the past three or four weeks, called there by the Thihgerous illness of his fatlierl Mrs. John Burger has been quite sick for the past week. Bemingtoxian. GTLIAM ITEMS. Grandfather Poieel is still very low. Mr. Frank Osborne, of Rensselaer, attended" quarterly meeting at Gillain last Sunday week. There seems to be some attraction up this way, Perhaps Ella knows. Messrs. T. 11. Robinson and Adam Hess returned last Friday after a three week’s tour --in- the TTortlieTTSt part of the state after cattle. Tiiey met with very good success.' They saw no place where the people wore farther advanced with their gyring work than (tillam. The public schools of Hagerstown,, 1 ml., dosed Friday, April 29, ami Prof, D. £L Guild, principal of the high school, returned home Sattmh'iy.Miss M. M. Mitchell closed her' school at Center last Tuesday week. Gillain school went up in the afternoon.and repotted a very pleasant, time. The closing exev cises at Gillam, Friday; wc-re also interesting and well attended. A goodly number of the patrons were there, which was encouraging to both teacher and scholars. Mr, G. D, Prevo has taught a \ T ery sucsessfnl school. Two “Mormon Missionaries” passed through Gillain the other week. They passed themselves off as preachers but did not make known their belief in the vicinity or we. fear they would not have received a very hearty welcome. A 13care.-- Air. W. F. Querry wasArStfrprlate getting 'home the ■ other night and while taking care of his horses ran against a- a—a something which he supposed to be a tramp. He ordered Sir tramp to leave hut not being obeyed fie stepped out of the barn, procured a large club and re-entered • the barn and repeated his orders, emphasizing them by a blow from the club. As it struck, only vacant space he went to the house, got a lantern and returned to the barn, but he nover found the tramp. He lias resolved to take a lesson from “Harry and the Guide Post.”

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