Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1888 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

FROM SURREY. Miss Bertie Yeoman closed her school at Surrey last Friday. A leap year party at Mr. Simon Kenton’s last Saturday evening was largely attended. H. T. Thornton and daughter Dora, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Thornton/ Jasper Kenton and Walter C. Hopkins attended the White Co. quarterly meeting last Saturday and Sunday. A certain young lady in our neighborhood received, a letter from the printer’s Devil of The Republican office; and he claimed himself to weigh 600 pounds.

Hey Day.

HA NG REG • GRO I r E Mrs. John Randle and Miss Clara Wood are on the sick list. Miss Lottie Snoddy has returned to H. G. to spend a few weeks with her brother. J. C. Williams the new Photographer of Rensselaer came out to take picture of the Lefler School last Thursday morning. Two spelling schools in H. G. last week, one at Lefler, Tuesday Sight, Harve Robinsop champion speller, and one at Parker, Thursdny night, Elmer K< nton spelling the school down. The protract meeting at Osborne has stopped, it being no use to continue longer, as there were no new converts. A sled L rad of youngsters from Rensselaer attended both of our .‘•pelliiig schi>sts l itt week. TEe literary society at Osborne will again resume work. The society meets every Friday evening.

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FROM WIRE A TRI El. I). The youngest daughter of August Lidtke Ivas taken very sick last Saturday and is in a criticalcondition at this writing (Monday morning.) - t An Exchange. - Wm. Tumei and wife moved from Wheatfield t) the town of Duiiiiville, and Dr. Ellis of Dunnville is moving to Wheatfield. We hope that the transfer will be foi'- jtlm better of <-ither parlyi Literary nt Wheidfield lagt Saturday iiigl.3, a full Louse mmlciidanee.

Sylvester A. Austin, Jr. fays, for the past three years lift has been lo iking fir A he’p-in.:r.‘, be-1 iug uijsuceessful until the other Sunday, He Ims caught the “Bird" for the cage erected siime years ago. N. D. Ingram is closing his bus-iness-ut this place, and wiil soon return to his family at Valparaiso. N. W.aßool has movi d on thefarm owed by Mr. Krull, H miles north-east of tow u. Dick Dunn is becoming quite a frequentyisitor to W lieatliwld. We wonder what the attraction? J. J. Wesner. a former resident of the town will soon move on a farm near theriver, in Wheat field tp.

Adbiet.--

GV AA. 1.1/ ITEMS heceivtd too late last, week Thermometer 23 degreed below zero, Mpncbiy morning. Nico ‘ sleighing now,and tlje wood haulers aie improving the time. ■ Died.-J!is. Jane (Elliott) Swisher, aged 20 a cars end six months, died on Saluiday morning, Jan. 15th, at<B:3(), after suffering many months with Consumption. The funeral was held at Independence, on Sunday, condacted by Rev. Sebring. Her reinains were laid in the West cemetery. Her sufferings were great but she put her trust in God, And bore all her pain with patience. Iler, bereaved friends have the sympathy of the entire community. Rev. Webb is holding a protracted meeting at Independence, with great success. About twenty persons have united with the church. Siiteen persons gave their hand to the church in oue night. Church still continues. Fire broke out in Medaryville last Thursday night, about -'2 o’clock. •’’The fire originated in Mr. Leader’s wate room, and was in good headway when discovered. It consumed two stores and two dwellings. They were insured for a sitiall sum. Mrs. Wm. Querry, Who has been visiting her brother in Lafayette, has returned home. While gone she had a pretty severe attack of lung fever, but is now able to be up.

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v REMINGTON ITEMS, Mrs. James Clowrey,' who has suffered so long, died on Saturday at 12 m. The funeral will take place to-day, Tuesday, from St. Josephs Catholic church, of which deceased was a devout member. She leaves a large family and many warm friends to mourn her departure for the land of shadows. Dr. S. C. Maxwell has been te - dered a position as physician and surgeon for the Duluth, and Iron Range R. R. Co., with headquarters at Two Harbors, a town on the shores of Lake Superior. The position pays about $3,000 per annum, exclusive of his other practice, which will probably amount to as much more. Should the Dr. accept, as in all probability he will, society in Remington will sustain a heavy loss. The Christian chureh will lose a devoted and active member, the Republican ranks and the G. A- R-’ Post will miss one who was always leady to forward every good work and. society generally will miss the,genial gentleman as well as the attentive and skillful physician. Ira C. Kiugsburry, a former merchant and well known citizen of Remington, but now hailing from Dakota, spent part of last week with his sister, Mrs. W. H. Wells and other friends in this place. Sickness is still prevalent among us. Among the eases more or less serious may be mentioned Mrs. O. B. Mclntire, Mrs. S. A. Wells, Mrs. Gray, little Helen Price, Katie Jordan and Rev. Mr. Dooley. Mr. 8. Bowman has disposed of his blacksmith shop to Frank Hinds of Wolct.ft.

Reminotonian.

FI'RBRR RRDGE RTEMS. Mr. and Mrs. A’le Meyers began house keeping last Monday’. Quite a serious accident tin ppened here la.-t Sunday. John Beesy and Charl: >y iteft s were~raci ng t lleir teams, going home from church, when a pin coining loose let Mr. Burns’ team loose, aud they run into the sled of Mr. Humes , hurting, several persons very badly, among Hie injured were Mrs. Ilu.uesy Miss Ada .Motes, Willie- Plait, Mr. Keener, M" G irrett. an I Mr. Jerard. We think this shout Ibe lo >k cd into a 1 title. Nubbin Ridge agaiust the world fir

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AA’O.V irrMOTT!':. a mwitbet- of eelwok ■ cfaHdtW are sick with coldi Ou lasi, Monday morning th? cry of lire was heard in our villnge a-d 11 Ltr.rs Were' set n. shoutingtbiongh the r.x>--of Wm. M.yer's rad-ftt-mec. —B-jr thc-di j yea! est a ;.s oi 12 . or 13 cit.'z ink the lire Ayas soon masteredwit h but little dam -ge. J. M. Troxell: and ol'.ci s t;;-e filling their ice lioyse, this week. J m>. F. Brauer moved his hmaxihold effects up from Rensselaer, Tir-jsttay. whil e his family accompaniedby Mrs. J. M. Troxel, pul in two or three days in trying to get here by rail. W. C. Tyler wiites that ho reached ■hrs destination, Cimarron, Kans., in due thue. and L now at work with four seen.tea in copying tl;e records from three countitG. / ; . ■ , W. H. Tyler has purchaaod the old salcpu building and k fixing it up for-a-busiuess room. We understand it is to be occupied by Sayers & Tyler with the post,office and a stock ©f drags an ! hardware. - i ' — — L . 7Z The' total eclips*-) of the tftobr. occurs next Saturday evening, and positively no adjournmeat or postponement, on account of weather, lu this longitude the ec’ipsr will begin some time before the moon ri<es, and the whole phemimehon. will be over before the moon gets very far above the horizon. In Rensselaer the juried of total eclipse will begin about 1:40 p.m., and continue until about 5:20. .The The moon will not arise until 5, or only 10 minutes before the close of totalityj and the chance of seeing that portion of the spectacle- is very slight-.- Tim moon will not entirely leave the shadow, however, until an hour after the total phase ends, and will continue in the penumbra for still another hour. The spectacle will be worth watching for, if the sky is not clouded.