Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1890 — Kankakee Items. [ARTICLE]

Kankakee Items.

The corn crop is good. Wheat is looking splendid. Quite a number of our people attended the public speaking at Kniman last Saturday. They report a good time. Some of our young gents took their best girls to Wheatfield to have their pictures taken, the other day, but the photographer refused to take them for fear of ‘breaking the machine.” Augusta Ketchmark and August Stachel were married at the Finn House, in San Pierre, last Friday. The schools of the township commenced last Monday, under the management of an able and efficient corps of teachers. Robt. Mannan teaches at Yan Patton, Lottie DeArmond at South Grade, C.-R. Peregrine at North Grade, and Anna Mannan at Dahneke. Died. —At her home, Oct. 7th Mrs. L. C. Rockwell, aged 74 yrs. She was one of [the oldest settlers in the township, having moved here about 37 years ago. She was the mother of eightychiidren, six of which are still living. She was an earnest and devoted Christian, being a faithful member of the M. E. church. The funeral services were held at San Pierre. Her aged husband and her children have the sincere sympathy of a large circle of friends in their great bereavement.

A. DUNNVILLIAN.