Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

——ir_. FROM WHEATUELD. Busiiffiss of town good. Neleon Ingram and family arc moving to Valparaiso. X. W. Boot and family, of Blackford, have moved to Wheat field. John Graves liaa sold his saloon property to Mr. KruU, who will henceforth keep the saloon and Graves the butcher shop., "Wlicit field school is progressing finely, with an average of 20 scholars., Bosa Grube, teacher. Revs. Pearson and Davis have been holding a protracted meeting at Wheatfield since Nov. Oth. .They have had a very large attendance and so far six have united with the church. The meetings are stiil in progress and will likely last another week. Hay pressing has been suspended for a while, owing to the fact that shippers can not obtain cars. Improvements have been ma.de in and near "Wheatfiekl the past summer and fall as follows: das. Graham, dwelling House; J. H. Tilton', barn; Katie Tinkhatn, dwelling house; Albert Brooks, dwelling house; Alexander Hamilton, dwelling house; Bichard Campbell, dwelling house; Clark Bros., barn; Mr. Thorntown,dwelling house. Mr. Miller has also, just completed a new barn and is preparing to build a dwelling house. .Ashore.' .

FROM i WION. Wheat needing rain., - Freezing weather will probably find the stock wells etnpty. ~ More, ditches cut this fall than ever before in ono season. Ciibbs all full of good corn. The Rosebud school is being taught by Miss Hodshire: Brushwood by Parker Overton; Floating Palace by Charley Gamete; Wild Lily by J. E. Alter; Fair Oaks by M. Leatherman; Morning Star by R. D. Corner and Brushwood by H. E. Wade. Schools all progressing finely; ~ Fair Oaks still expecting anotherj,£j^i4i.^^^|iijau^ Si an^i|r boom. •J. Jo. Alter and Abner Gannett boast of new daughters. .)no. Humes sold 20 acres of lard to the new Methodist preacher, Rro. Mules. dames MeClamthan has added ] another 49 to his farm.

, No. ducks and geese this fall, owing to the absence of water. i'he eleven year old daughter of Lew Bracket and wife died at the vew.-1.-r.'-e of ■! (L P.i/sket on Nov. llllli. "" ■"=—i rThs general health of the people is good. Bill Burns has purchased a new Winchester rill-*.. He says now the wolves must let him alone, M is. Clias. MeCoiiy, formerly of this township,-now of Brazil, Ind., • viMling with friends and rela tivei hero. J ini c-ox has moved to Fair Oaks. John Muterson has moved to the M-oses Swaiin property. John Guss has a new house almost completed, on the site of the burned one. Bill Bat. From Another C'urrc?iiomTc:)t. Miss Rosa Comer, of Polo, 111., is visiting friends in this vicinity. Union is still in the line of progression and the muskrat spear is fast giving way to the plowshare. What was once the river marsh is now a gigantic corn field, yielding from oil to To bushels per acre*. h>. F,P r Thompson has taken out the full for three miles above the dam. George Srrickland. the successful ditcher, has completed about 12 miles of ditch in the last year and 9 miles the pi eceediug year. ■ - ’ , Bill Ft//v.