Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

FROM TEFFT. The recent rains lias done considerably amount of good to the crops, every thing looks fresh and green. The.llev. Rosin and wife start-, ed last week for HI. where they will visit .tlie greater past of two weeks. .. •. ; Mr. Ran Hal leek and sister Mettle of Lake Village, were visiting friends in this city. Miss Ida Biggs is visiting Bros' and Sisters here, Mr. Morris Biggs recently from Kentucky is, visitiiig here also. Miss Mamie Maloney is visiting ! in Wiuamac. idr. and Mrs. -J. Green of Lafayette are vesiting-Mr. and Mrs. S. 3. Bentley of Tcfft. The family of Mr. P. Baidas were made happy by a visit from their two sons of Chicago. North Grade school closed last Saturday a week ago. Miss Rose Grube’s school was out also. Mrs. Hamke arrived at this place last Thursday, visiting her eon. Bell Chestnut. FROM SURREY. Farmers have no reason to complain, crops are growing nicely. Miss Maggie Lang is home for a two weeks stay with her parents. Miss Elfie Yeoman was in our neighborhood lately, selling the Common Sense Chart. There was a successful ice-cream supper at D. H. Yeoman’s last Saturday evening. The Sabbath schools at Sorghum Valley and Rose Bud are prospering. G.. M. "Wilcox, is running the huxter wagon at present. He makes a boss huxter. Sometimes he comes back tho same day he starts out, loaded down. Lets hear from the huxter that can do better. Fred Lang has the frame for hia .new barn almost .ready to raise. Mr. Sam Linten and men from Medayyville are his carpenters. Mark Hemphill is also building a now barn. Two jews from Chicago are loading old iron, rags etc at Surrey this week. If you have an old horse to trade or to sell they will take him too. Plenty of young chickens and strawberries in the market at Surrey. We Won’t have any Fourth of July at Surrey. HoßoKen.

FliOM WJIEATIIELD. ' Crops look fine in this part and farmers in good cheer. The boys of this district been working the roads the past week. A magic lantern show at the school house last Friday evening, given by the Roney Bros,, of Starke county . A fair attendance. Win. Cason, who'went to Kansas some, months ago, A returned homo June 7th. We are sorry to report that liis visit did not at all prove effective in the restoration ofTxis health, and lie- returned looking much worse than when he left/ Mrs. Phebe DesE’insf inVcompany with her sister, on Tuesday of last week, attended a birthday surprise on her daughter Anna, at Medaryville. Last Friday morning a youngcouple from the northern .part of the township came m towr. early, attired in comely raiment, and the morning train soon bore them on their way rejoicing. They returned in the evening from Pkensselaer with the same pleasant smile, that beautified their-Countenance inthe morning, and were soon on their way homeward, in the same vehicle in which they came, but not in the state of celibacy, yet both as one. Several of our boys have been called to Rensselaer this week, to -attend court. , ~ • : J. A. Hollett hp- been on the sick list but is now convalescent. Miss Tillie Cason closed her school at. North Grade, Kankakee ti).. last Monday, and is now staying at homer --f—- ---:■ f-—- I: ——-- Adrift.FAJH OAKS, ■ Our busy Effie place has enper'ienced a growth of only about two summers and now is a village -of about seventy-live families, and . has three stores, one butcher shop, two restaurants, two hotels, two large boarding houses, C. A I. G RyAshupsTUidonesakHm/aUliough of the last named the better class here do not boast. We also have a nice, large, new school house,

which, fob the present, is used for church purposes. This place is strictly a railroad town, and pending, directly or indirectly, on employment given by the “Monon"’ and C. & I- C. Rys., yet everybody finds what work their hands can do and Seem to get their share of the good things of this life and everything iaxm....the, boom. Several new buildings are in process oE erection, among which may be mentioned the south wing to tho hotel and restaurant of 11. Wales, making it o.ue of the largest buildings in this placer The company boarding house is »t. : !l presided over by Mrs. Rose Dillon, as hostess, and judging-from tho “shape” | of her many board rs, they must j be served with the best of the sea - ! SO'l. _ i

Mr. Davi-son, one of the oldest settlers, may now be seen with brush in hand, giving to hisdwdl-imp-a fresh coat" of paint, which, rrcfo e to itiOtrce one of the-most picturesque places in; town. ' . Tom Midiat', our post-master and proprietor of the original “Produce Exchange” has come out with a Irnir cut aud clean shave.He says he is better prepared than ever to supply the wants of his many customers.. Mr. McConn, a house builder of this place, is .at present conducting singing exercises every Sunday. Clms. Mc-Usme, formerly nihgt operator, haa ( one to Chicago, his place being idled by Mr. Collins, of Lowell. Ed Bristol continues in his position as joint agent for the two roads, and with Sam at tho keys as his right hand man, a right jolly pair they are. . Sunday school is well attended; and a well conducted Sunday school is what has been greatly needed here. It' is much better than having our children running the woods, hunting birds’ nests or getting into other mischief. If the woman who washes for a living, while her husband lays | around tho saloon 'spending her money and his time, would use a broom handle or rolling pin on his head, and drive him to either work or leave town, her actions would be applauded by every- person in town. Eick Guss, formerly,, section: foreman on the Monon, lias, with his family, moved to Kansas, Crops of all kinds at present give promise of a bountiful harvest and if we could receive the high prices promised us. throe years ago by the Democratic stumpers throughout' the country, our hard times would be at an end. DtSR.

FRO 31 GILL AM. Times lively and roads dusty. Mrs. Carrie Prevo is in Rensselaer this week for medical treatment. Quite a mumber of the young people attended the Children’s Day Exercises at Medaryville Sunday night. The program was interesting and/the children well drilled. Mr. D. H. Guild is visiting relatives find friends in Hyland Co., Ohio, this week. He thinks traveling to be a good antidote for political indigestion.Farming and school teaching have hitherto been the occupation of .L. AY. Hunt but his mind seems to have changed of late and “Madam Rumor” says he contemplates going into—partnership -with a Miller. Mr. O. Ritchey seems to have a pecuiar fascination for the sands and swamps of Giliam, especially, the swamps, as he always visits near the hnhrsh. ‘ -

E. O. Rathfor. bus been in trouble. Ho sent foi r. new buggy and thought sure it would be bore by the 11th bui it did not come and all those “State Normal ites” were coming home and he began to feel that 3 he’d be left, but Frank Homer saw ho was in a predicament and one comes. The festival at the clinch or. Tharsdny--eveEing cone isted-ef-iee-cream, lemonade, atrav,berries and cake. It was the first church festival fur Uiilain.er.il the night was rath -r unfavorable bat they: J rep rt a net gain of about nineteen dollars. —~ '■ ——.—t . . ■. --- Lb Bj Cop: ess doesn’t seem to care much for Latin, Greek, French or any, foreign language but lie 1 seems very fond of “Engli-m.” Accidents.— On "Wednesday of last week as D. H. Guild and, bis twocbtisins were returning from' a visit, Dan stopped nt Mr. Erevo’s ami tlie girls drove home alone. As they were near home their horse Jiwvima frightened at the fall of a •bucket lid, from a horse just _ in front, and ran. away and the girls were thrown out. Miss Jessie

was found to be unhurt, but Anna was thought to be seriously injured, But Dr. Kidd was brought and upon examination it was found her shoulders were badly bruised aud that she had received a pretty severe eJtiock. but uo’broken bones, nor Internal injuries, as was at first fean-d. We hope she will be around again very soon. Elmer Pullins’s pony got the start of him tin? other day and threw him* since which time he carries his arm i:i a I on. Charlie Quarry's cattle got,'out last Saturday and wandered over eas f , an l were overtaken by- tho, Sunday Morning freight near tSie water laukat ifbdaryville and tiireoj of them were killed. Twelve others ware still missing at last report. .

LOTO & HAZEL.