Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1888 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

HANGING GRO VE Wheat rather poor.. Frank Peregrine is staying in the Auditor’s office at Rensselaer. Frank Johnson and Perry White, of Wiuamac, were the guests of Geo. \ v ei ner, Saturday and Sunday., U. P. Overton has gone to Valparaiso, to attend the Normal. The AV. C. T- II , which is now greatly increased in membership, meets at the Osborne school house Tuesday evenings. Sabbath schools have been organized at the Osborne school house, and at Pleasant Ridge. Last Sunday being George Lowman’s birthday, his friends surprised the young man, with well filled baskets. The weather was not very favorable for this enterprise, but, we understand that George had the pleasure of seeing several of his old girls, assembled together. Old Joe. HOGAN. [For Inat week. but received too late. ] Dr. Loughridge contemplates building a house on his farm in this vicinity. Chas. Hanley, who has been teaching school in Gillam, is at home. He intends to try clerking this summer. A dance at Chas. Armstrong’s last week, proved a failure. George Irwin is happy over the advent of a daughter. Sickness is prevalent. -A small child of Wm. Spriggs has had a very severe attack of the measles, but is recovering. Mrs. Peter Hodman, our postmaster’s wife, has been, ill, but is convalescing. Farmers are busy putting in their oats. Many a team may be seen plowing now. li. Schmidt; intends building a new residence in Moonshine this summer. He says it will be ready for a dance the Fourth of July. The friends of Mrs. AYm. Lewark pleasantly surprised her last Sunday, the occasion being her birthday. J une BuG. .

, GILL AM. ITEMS. Health is generally imjrroved. Fal’toers b qsy sowing oats. Franks Puffins’ broken limb is getting along nicely. All the schools of Gillarn have closed with the exception of WSst Vernon and Independance. Those two were behind on account of sickness. Independance school will close next Wednesday. An entertainment will be given on Saturday evening. Everybody invited. Sabbath school is again in good progress, under tlie superintendency ot G. D. Prevo. Mies L. B. Paris and Mr. D, B. Coppess expect to attend school at Valparaiso this summer. The third quarterly meeting will be held at Independance Chapel, May 12 and 13. , Miss Elsie Robb, of Elmira, Kansas, who has spent the last year at her uncle’s, Mr. A. G.. Robb, has returned home. Gillam has but two graduates this spring, Willie Robband Chas. Postill. Our well known citizen, Mr. A. G. Kobb, has sold his farm and property to his two sons, Gat and Calvin*;-,. He, together with his wife and two sons, have gone to the far West. They expect to locate near Concordia, Kansas, for the summer. We are requested to announce that there is to be a camp meeting held in Gillam, in J. C.. Conard’s grove, near the tile factory, sometime in September* The meeting will be conducted by the Rev. Guild and others. Everybody is cordially invited to attend.

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