Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1891 — Stouisberg. [ARTICLE]

Stouisberg.

Too late for last week. The dong of the school bell and the merry shouts of the school childTetrnre heard again at the Heil school after a week's vacation. * The young post-office at Stoutsberg is growing and promises to bt of great convenience to the community around it. Quite a number of our young, folks tipped the light fnntosf&Q toe at De Motto Christina- night, and report as having a 'mmt lime. Orlando Wallace has built a new house on his farm at dtoutsberg. Mr. Geo. Krug, from the south part of the --Hde, visiting his many friends in .this \ ich.ity. We wonder wliat makes our little school mam look so sweet and smil ing now days. (feo. do you know ? We wonder if the young gentleman from tins neck o’woods that was so tipsy and slipped and fell to his knees while promenading at the dance Christmas night won’t say, “I have wronged others, 4t is myself I should reform.” Miss Rosa Grate is possessor of a fine new organ. —The Grube Bros, are busy pressing hay on the Stouts ranch now. L. P. Shirer h*>s done quite a lot of ditching ami clearing up of land on his mother’s farm this fall and winter.: We iTndci st-d/d la*, contemplates building a new house on the same in the near future. What does it all mean, L. P. ? The people of Wheatfield tp., or - Wheatfield Center, are allowing one of the most disgraceful practices that could exist in any civilized community. If it is not bigamy what would you call it? A little more than one year ago, a marriage ceremony was performed at the city of Valparaiso, Ind., the parties being a well respected young lady of this township, and a gentleman from lowa. After a few months of married life the so called husband had to flee from justice by the appearance of the first wife, after which one and all sympathized with the heart broken oung bride, but lo what of sympathy the so-called husband is seen in the vicinity every few weeks, even staying for a week at a time with the second wife, here. The finger of shame of all good people should be pointed at the parties until they are brought to justice. Next.