Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1888 — County Correspondence [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence

1 FfiOJl D.MOTTE. ■ DeMotte ife still on the boom. Mauy families mot mg in can not get houses to go into. It wopld pay some one with capital to build a few good houses for rent. Geo. Freel is the~ happy father of a fine huge boy, just arri^edr We aije sorry to chronicle the death of the iufant child of John O’Donnell. Hal leek Bros, hay press is doing a large business. ■* CLas. Gintler is building a good house on his lot, which he will occupy in nbont four weeks. This is just what we need. G. B. Antrim is building a large house oa his farm three miles south of here. Frank Hart is also bui Idling. x J. F. Bruner, E. P. Mitchell, John Eubank .and J. M. Troxell went fishing or gunning on the river the other day. I guess I’ll uot tell what happened if the boys will ‘‘set em up.” r Tobias. FROM WIiEA rFIELD. Politics are red hot. John Hollett is on the sick list. The new Christian church is nearly completed. 6 €h&rley Swisher is back to W Host field. Charley Myers bought new goods in Chicago, last week. J. H. Tilton’s new house is progressing finely. Mr. Ellis and Jim Eodgers are pretiring to build new dwellings.' Mr. Jackson’s daughter from Chicago is visiting her parents. Ora Yeoman and Ben McColly struck the town Monday evening. The Lutherans will give a picnic and dance Saturday the Rdi, for the benefit of their new church which is now being built. Everybody come. A large crowd witnessed the Republican pole raising here Monday afternoon. An -80 foot pole was raised arid an 18 foot flag run up. Hon. I. D. Dunn made an excellent speech and the musie was furnished by tlie Wheatfield Martial band and Glee club. In the evening the Harrison club met and were addressed by Mr. Geo. Meyers and Mr, O’Connor of Walker, Mr. O. A. Yeoman of Rensselaer and President Smiley of Wheatfield. All were epthusia§ticly applauded. Sandy. REMINGTON J TIMS. Miss Nettie Price is seriously sick. A new daughter has come to Mr. and Mrs. Clins. Peck. A large delegation from this place will attend the National Soldiers reunion at Columbus, 0., this week.

Misses Emma Martin, Eliza Tuteur, Nellie O’Donnell, Nellie Kelley and Alpha Bonta, Messrs. Fred Chilcote, Victor Willey, Ohas. Hammond and Walter Willey, of Rensselaer all attended the -Republican meeting t Monday night. Prof. Dickerson and wife are in town, ready for the work of the winter. The other teachers are Misses Minnie Bartoo, Stella Griffin, Ollie ITendryx and Mr. Jacob Thomas. * Among the many prominent people from other towns who attended our fair were E. H. Graham, of the Moroccco Courier and 0. E. Marshall, aud family of the Rensselaer Republican'. Patrick O’Donnell, ) of Carroll Co. made the opening speech of the campaign in this place, and it was a good one and well recited. He will be followed on Wednesday night by J. P. Kern who will talk on the democratic side of the ques- ■ tion. The fair is over and donewith and the dust has had time to settle down a little. The show and receipts, while possibly not equal to that of former years were still quite creditable. 4448 tickets were sold at the gate on Thursday. Mrs. M. Solomon after an extended visit with friends here aud other parts of the state left for her home in Dubuque, la., Tuesday afternoon. A man named Davis was arrested Saturday morning for an assault uppu two young ladies living south of town, the evening before. He entered a plea of guilty before his Honor, Justice Mason i and was fined ST and costs. He i escaped easily, j Rev. E. B. Woodson left for Conference last Saturday expecting to be absent three weeks. Mr. Fader has built a commodious barn on premises recently purchased of A. H. Wit man.

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