Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

PLEASANT RIDGE. Mrs. A. M. Munden, of Fair Oaks, lias beeu visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gwin, of this place. Charles Garling, who has been staying at Pleasant Ridge for some tune, returned to his home at Francesville, last Saturday, on account of sickness. Church at 10 and Sabbath school at 3 o’clock next Sabbath. Found.— Early Monday morning, at Mr. George B. Parkinson’s front gatd, one pair gents, tine kid gloves The owner will find the same at the Pleasant Ridge postoffice, B. W. FROM TENET. ' Halleck Bros, have moved their hay press to Bill Miller’s, where they will press hear 100 tons. Chas. Bentley was in Valparaiso, last week, on his return he brought with him his brother Day, who has his camera with him and has taken quite a number of pictures. Everyone enjoyed themselves at the surprise party at Fred Miller’s over the river, also at the party at Bill Miller’s on Saturday last. We see Sam Seegrist ia among us once more. Hon. 1. D. Dunn is loading cars with hay. ITe has several teams at work. Graduation exercises will be held at South Grade school house, May 21st. South Grade school will be out May 13. Bell Chestnut.

WEST JOR DAN ITEMS . The farmers are busy planting their corn. The few refreshing showers of last week did great good to the growing grass and oal-s, as the ground, t,-as.getting very clry.'._A_ Thu assessor lias been .making, his many calls among the farmers cf HU place. >S. O. Blandish is on the sick list: * Fred Burr has returned home j-i'em ibe \\ esw Miss Eila Btandish an 1 Miss May Earmcr are visiting friends in Benton county,,near Odessa. liVill Sage is talking of going cut on the ministerial work*be£ore long. Preaching at the Union school house Bunday nnd Sunday night. Scribbler.

FROM WHEAT! IE LD. f . Business' still on a float. The hay market is dull. i Several of our neighbor folks have been out on prairie wolf hunts, but without good success. K>. Vs*. Hamilton is staying in ilium. .. J. M. Welsh did well selling the horses he took to Chicago last week. He brought back with him some fast stock, a pacer, which he is now training. The dedication of the Catholic church at Wlieatfield was largely atiendedN*-A beautiful day for the occusiofr and those present -were from, all parts of this and adjacent counties. .. • Miss Alice Biggs, who ha d been staying at the Melser. House for several days, returned to San Pierre Tuesday of last weel> A. S. Lee, who was called to his home at Crown Point a short time ago, on account of sickness in his family, has returned back to his office work again, as telegraph agent on the C. & I. C. rail road. He reports his family much better—measles the cause of sick ness. Sunday school was to be organized at tfie Center -school house last Sunday. . On Friday night of last week there was preaching at the school house by G. W. Cope. A colored itinerant minister, who has been a cripple since he was seven years old. The of "Wlieatfield and vicinity showed their .sympathy by making up for hiiu a veryliberal collection. Wheal field may fall short of other towms of the county in Christian- devotion, yet there can be found no placs in the county where the people are more will ing to give charity to tine needy and suffering. y* ADKiFT. ReMOTTE and KEENER*. Every other corresprmdeirir4ir Jasper county will report .line weather and farmers busy w iih their crops. We will not mention the plain facts. New barber in DeMotte, F. Kellogg, formerly of Rose Lawn, has

opened up in the stand just vacated by Tom 6ums. It is reported by those best calculated to know, that there will be more' potatoes planted in Keener this week than ever before. Rev. Geo. Cope, the wandering colored preacher, was with us Saturday and Sunday evening. He preached to an overflowing house on both occasions. jEsq. Shortridge was in town last; week.! The merchants are always ! glad to see hi m. John Slioitridge, of Momence, • 111., fins been buying cattle here for the pasjk week. Fred Grieve has just finished a very respectable house, on his farm ! near Pleasant Valley school house. M. Scott came in with a twenty pound fish a ferv days ago. Eleven of our good Christians were present at the dedication of j the new Catholic church at Wheat- j field last Sunday week. They went | on a hand car and as the weather j was warm and the wind not being \ favorable they returned warmer by j a large majority. D. E. Fairchild will soon engage in railroading in Illinois, where we understand he lias the promise of plenty of work. Quite & number of our citizens are preparing to go with him. ~ A. H. Fairchild, the famous wolf trapper, quietly took in two last week. He means to exterminate them from our community. Slim Jim. FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT. Marshes the driest they have ever been known for this time of year. Silas L. Swain started west this week in the interest of the D. M. Osborne & Co. Machine Co. ■ - The Robbins boys have a fine herd of Illinois cattle to look after, between 409 and 500 head. Bees are coming out mighty slim this spring. Of 17 colonies, Jas. Deßoer lias two left and of six, Marshall has none. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Francis, of - EaPortc, isited their daughtoiv Mrs. B- W. Marshall. Mr, Prahcis returned homo last Friday, but Mrs. Francis will not go until tiie last of this week and take her grand-daughter Bell home with ilex’. Mr. and,Mrs.' Francis are preparing to take the grand western trip this summer. -. Bail Francisco, Portland, Victoria, Yellowstone Park etc.

REMINGTON ITEMS. Timothy O’Connor, a well known saloon-keeper of this place, tired on Monday a. m., at 2 o’clock, after a painful illness of several days duration. The remains were taken to Logansport on Tuesday for interment. The body of Mrs. H. D. Spurgeon, formerly of this place, but more lately of Wessington, D. T. was brought to Egypt cemetery for burial last Thursday., She died as did Mr. Spurgeon’s former wife, from malign ant cancer. Will Hollingsworth, -wife and son, of Hoopeston, 111., arrived here last Saturday for a visit with pnrents and friends. Ira C. Kingsbury, of Lawrence, Dakota, spent part of last week in town. Mrs. Van Voorst, of Monticello, attended the wedding of her son Mr. William Bunnell, who was married to Miss Maggie B. Chappell bn Thursday evening last, at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr! G. B. Chappell. The young couple begau housekeeping at oncelydjourning immediately after the ceremony to their - new home in the house lately vacated by J. O. B. McDougle, where an elegant supper was served. They have the good wishes of many friends. A number of young people from town attended commencement exercises at the Price school house on Saturday evening last. We inadvertenty omitted to mention at the proper time that a new daughter had come to graoe the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Tharp. She arrived about two weeks since. Those who have business at the depot will notice that Mr. Johnson is unusually smiling. He is richer by a fine daughter""since Sunday last. V Walter Rich came home from Valparaiso last Friday. He expects to go to Omaha, Neb., soon, as book-keeper for a mercantile firm. The Lyons’ Dramatic Company closed their engagement here last Saturday evening, expecting to return at the time of our next fair, when they will doubtless , have crowded nouses. « Mr. Atwater came up from the Parmalee farm,last Sunday, bringing a $2,500 sick horse for medi,cal treatment

Schools will close with appropriate exercises at Exchange Hall on Wednesday evening. Prof. Fouts, who has withdrawn from the race for Co. Supt., will start next week for Kausas. Mrs. Wilson, whose„ husband was so, cruelly murdered in Gilman, 111-, is visiting her father, William Tharp, Esq. She will probably make this place her future home, as, she hag purchased the John Stone property. Mrs. John Randall and her sister, Miss Alice Hollingsworth,will start for Greensburg, Kan., ou Friday next.

TEMINGTONIAN.