Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1889 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

From Remington.' Mre. C. E. Marshall visited the fair and many friends in Remington during the past week. Chief among the display of paintings in the art department of the fair, was a picture by Mrs. Marshall, of her little son. Homer Hardy left for a business trip to Englewood and Chicago last Monday. When he returns he will be accompanied by his sister, Mies Lizzie, who has been in the city for the past few weeks for the benefit of her health.

The highly successful fair is over and done with, and the people and the dust have alike settled down. The attendance although very large was not quite up to our expectations, owing doubtless to the extreme heat and the terrible dust. The display ip the Floral Hall was not quite as fine as on former foccasions, but the horse and cattle department and especially in the speed ring, it was beyond any previous occasion. Statistics would doubtless give a satisfactory shewing as to the financial gain from the Fairjbut your correspondent has not yet been able to ascertain the net receipts. Miss Matttie Culp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Culp, of whose sickness mention was made in a previous letter, died last Monday night. She was an amiable and excellent young lady, endeared to many friends who will mourn her as one “whose sun went down while it was yet morning” as Miss Culp was only seventeen years old. Her mother is still dangerously sick although her condition is somewhat improved. The Salvationists folded their tent last Monday, and like the Arabs, silently stole away to their respective homes and to new fields of labor.

Rev. W. H. Kearns preached his closing sermon last Sunday morning to a large and appreciative congregation. In the evening the exercises consisted mainly of music, well selected and well rendered, interspersed with a few earnest remarks from the young pastor and Rev. E. Cones of the M. E. church, who left for conference on Monday evening. Mr. Kearns took his departure for Chicago on Tuesday morning. It is a notable fact that the three ministers who have been with us this summer have been men of superior attainments. Remingtonian.

From Wheatfield. The town is still improving. Max Ahlgrim is building a new dwelling house. Wm. Slump is building an addition to his house. Henry Miller has a contract for grading the streets in the east end of town. Geo. Stembel has an addition to his family since the 24th, the new comer is a son. Born, also, to Mr. and Mrs. Roe Neir, the 20tfa, a daughter. Mr. Scott, the C. & I. C. agent, has moved into the house lately vacated by John Hollett. Silas Graham moved from White county to Wheatfield, last week. Mrs. Melser has rented the Melser Hotel to John Graves. Matilda Cason, since her return from California, has been failing very fast, Hemorrhage of the lungs has set in, and she is so weak that she can not speak above a whisper. Her parents and friends are expecting her to pass away at any time. Tlie Largest Farm ill Jasper County. A few day 8 ago your correspondent had the pleasure of spending a night on S. P. Thompson’s 5,000 acre farm in Union township, the largest in the county. I had the impression before visiting this farm that it was little else than a succession of sand ridges and swamps, but what was my surprise to find a very large part of it the very best of land. The improvements are of the most substantial character. The farm house is a nice, roomy, twostory cottage, finished off in good style and pleasantly situated, surrounded by commodious and well painted out-buildings. The four large barns furnish shelter for about 153 head of stock and mow capacity for 300 tons of hay. These buildings are all constructed in the most substantial manner* The farm has about 35 miles of fence, much of it being hog-tight, built of boards and wire. The Iroquois river flows through the center of the farm, at this point being a small creek of living water, with good land up to the banka. In addition to tnis water privilege, which is of great value in handling

stock, the farm has a number of good wells, one of which is an artesian, with a very strong flow of water, similarjto our well at the electric light works. : The farm at present is handling about 1,250 head of cattle, in fine condition. Among them was noticed the Shorthorn, Hereford and Polled Angus. There was on the farm 150 head of nice young hogs that were in fine condition aDd would weigh about 100 to 125 lbs. The superintendent informed me that they had beeß fed very little corn. The farm horses are fine specimens of general purpose animals, and their condition showed generous feeding. 1 must not forget to mention that here is found as fine a young orchard as I have seen in the oovnty, and just coming into bearing.

The farm superintendent is Mr. Walter Ponsler, partner with Mr. Thompson in the profits of the farm. He seems to be the right man for the place, energetic, and watchful for the interest of the firm, and yet not so much ‘'stuck on himself” but what he can be courteous to those in his employ. Mi. Thompson has certainly at no very distaat day a large fortune in this farm, and so it should be, for such enterprise deserves a large reward. Visitor.