Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

iAIR OAKS ITEMSEtl. Wkitlacli is building a new kitchen. The forces on the C. & I. C. R. K. sectiors have been put down to two men on each section. 1 John Swoiahas returned from Minnesota where lie has been for some time. Mrs, Slaniker and Mrs. Wales are still veiy sick. The only cases of sickness in town. new butcher shop in town caused by the falling out between M. F. Johnson and his butcher Tom Sharp, of Rensselaer, who left their employ and started a shop of his own. Tom is a gentleman aud is doing a good business..

Bertie.

JORDAN ITEMS. The health is good at present. * Rev. A. C. McKinley has been severely sick during the past month, ‘bti't went to Foresman Saturday and returned home Monday morning. The people are much encouraged since the refreshing showers of -rainfelL— 1 . Chris liensler talks of having two wells drilled this winter if possible. Ed. Smith, of Rensselaer, a well known mechanic, has learned first to build the cage and is now trying to catch the bird. The first quarterly conference on Foresman Mission, convenes at Green school house, on Dec. 10‘, at 2 o’clock p. m. Elder T. M. Ham-’ eltori chairman, Rev. A. C. McKinley, pastor.

FROM DuMOTTE. School running nicely with an enrollment of forty pupils. Messrs. W. C. and M. xM. Tyler went to Chicago Monday. Mrs. Abe Ha.leek, of Ft. Wayne, is visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity. Robert Vandusen, while butchering some hogs, slipped and fell, sustaining injuries to the extent of a broken limb and dislocation of the ankle joint. Sampson Erwin, of Rensselaer, spent a day or two in our town, looking over the ’prospects of Northern Jasper. Joseph and John Ketner, from Huntington have opened a genSvay repair and blacksmith ’ shop, in the building formerly used as tire, Town Halt. 'They come to us highly recommended. 1). E. Fairchild is running his s ivy-mill at Water Valley. The old school building sells Saturday, So it is. “Oat of the old house, Nancy, moved into the new.” The “Three I” ribad is doing a rushing busiuess, judging from the number of extra trains. Two traveling young, men bearing the appellation of Roney Bros., gave a magic lantern exihibition at our school house a short time ago. Opinion reserved. The little folks till gathered at the residence of Mrs. Effie Fairlast Saturday evening, the occasion being a birthday of her daughter Ruth. They report “lots of fun/’

Hennery.

FBOM WHE ATI IE Li). The Ooun.ty Sheriff was in town F riday. The Halleck lM>s, have moved a hay press in town 'Rev. P. E. Davis is holding a series of meetings at Rose Lawn this week. Win. McNeal is building him a new house, located on a tract of land, 240 acres, nor theast of Wheatfield, which lie lias lately purchased. Amos Cadwalader and family contemplates starting 1 for Los Angelas, Cal., by the Btli of the month, where he, if suited, will make Ms future home. The rains of the past week came just in time to put out the prairie fires that were still threatening havoc in this locality. We have, perhaps, for the first time in the history of our township, a case of insanity. Willis, Gordon, a young man residing neai the Center school house, about two wev ks ago, showed the first symptoms of derangement. Since that time it has required two men to take care of, him. Necessary arrangements are being made to take him to Rensselaer, where he will be fitted out and taken to -the >State Asylum. He is a married man, having a wife and three children. On account of the stormy wehtfi-* er last Saturday night, literary at the school house was deferred to meet on Satimlriy niglit, Dec. 17. 1 - ’

Joint Teachers’ Institute of Wheatfield and Kankakee tps. will be held at the Wheatfield school house, Saturday-, Dec. 10. In the town of Wheatfield there is a little girl four years old that reads well in the First reader and is’ now ready for. the Second. She has never attended school. At one year old, past, she learned her letters. Last week she wrote a letter, addressed it properly and mailed it. This reminds us of Horace Greeley, who is said to have read the Bible through at the age of four years, Rev. Pierson will preach at the Wheatfield school house next Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night.

Adrift.