Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1891 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

From IS op; an. The late rains make this country look sick. Our school house is completely surrounnded by water. It would have been better to have put the house on stilts. Henry Stnngham the Hogan, School Director is moving to Chicago. Who will succeed him in that important yet non-paying office. —Thos. Joyner went after corn to C. D. Nowels’ farm with two teams on Wednesday of last week, and gotjhis teams in the mud and mire so he had to go to a farm house for hot water to thaw the ice off of the tails of the horses Tom thinks Union tp., needs better roads like oui own township. The senior of DeMotte Cheese and Real estate firm was in our town but he could not find Moonshine suckers to bite so he left without taking any thing with him. Geese and Ducks are commencing to come North, and we have seen several meadow larks. Our flag floats at half mast in memory of the two great leaders that once commanded in War. But now command in Peace. HoganitE.

From DeMotle. —'The venerable A. H. Fairchild is confined to his bed by sickness. Mrs. L. S. Tyler’s condition remoins about the same. Mrs. Chapman suffered a relapse last week, but is recovering slowly again. I. N. Hathaway of Addison Mich., is here looking after his landed interests! Whitsei Lewis has purchased the W. C. Ketner property on Railroad Street. Looks suspicious but there may be nothing in it. Lovers of the “giddy whirl” tripped the light fantastic toe at tire Town Hall, on Friday evening, and some took nearly all the next day trying to dream out the dim recollection of the night before. The Misses Lizze and Mary Burns of South Chicago are visiting their parents at this place. The Box Social held under the auspices of the committee on furnishing the new church, proved an interesting and profitable entertainment. They realized the sum of $11.50. The same committee gave a Shadow Social Saturday evening at the pleasant home of A. Halleck. Shadows great and small found ready purchasers, and the way the buns and hot coffee disappeared soon afterwards was ample proof that the shadows were no myths; everybody seemed to feel that it was good to be there, and $11.75 more were started toward the new building. Sunday school every Silnday at 9:30 A. M. followed by class meeting. Brayer meeting every Thursday evening. ’

From PinLuinink. Alliances have resumed work. The present Senatorial Contest at Springfield seems to be a jack pot; a small pair of Democrats would be an opener, and do to bet on. Joe Groom has become possessor of a new buggy, just in time for we had a certain young lady complaining about carts-and-mud. Geoge Hinkle reports the roads verybadbe tween Pinkamink and Brushwood, took him 18 hours to make the round trip. The widow Israel is going to move on the C. D. Stackhouse farm, If any of the Rensselaer doctors should have a call to extricate the delapidated gun wads and bird shot from some doubtful character, they will please report the case to Buras Bros, at Pinkamink, and receive the ham that is left as a reward. Jack Willey has purchased a fine silver shell, snare drum, this is the first move in the coming campaign. Arthur Tuttle is soon to banish himself from Barkleyites; he goes to Chicago to lath the World’s fair buildings.

An enterprising barber in one of our northern towns hung out a sign which reads “Wniskers dyed here,” next day the womens gossip club, called in a body, and wanted to known the cause of his death. George Brown has returned that new overcoat he had borrowed, and now when he comes to church, he says-Why! ain’t it muddy ? I am glad 1 did’nt wear my new overdOat. The school “marm” dropped her scrap book, and as we stopped to pick it up, here is whatjnet our eyes: I was young, and comely, filckle and vain, And scorned his offer, with haughty disdain, Now I’m five and thirty, so sad, and bo lone, And would jump at an offer like a dog at a bone.

From Remington. OA citizens will remember that Longfellow’s birthday will be observed by the schools Friday afternoon. ? Mr. and Mrs. John Irwirf, of Wadena, are the happy parents of a fine daughter. Mr. Irwin was until recently a resident of this place. Next Sunday morning the ordinance of baptism will be administered in the Methodist church, at the close

of the services, and in the evening the exercises will be .in memory of John Wesley, who died March 2, 1791. A new business enterprise has been started in Remington which does nut meet with the unqualified endorsement of all the citizens. We refer to the saloon in Dluzark's building the back yard of which is surround by a high board fence to keep off the eyes of the curious. The gentlemen (U) who frequent £uch places have good cause tb be ashamed to be s< en aswelL-as-llie gentlemen (?) conduct them. Memorial services were held in the Christian church last Sunday morning for Gen. W. T. Sherman and Admiral D. D. Porter. A full house listened closely to the beautiful address of Rev. W. C. Cooper, who held the attention of the large audience for more than three quarters of an hour. He was followed by Rev. J. H. Worrall, of the Methodist church, in a few well chosen and eloquent remarks. As the limits of a newspaper letter are brief we cannot give a synopsis of either address, but all who were present felt their force. The singing, was all well chosen and well rendered , Mrs. Chharles Peck presiding at the organ.

Last Saturday was a bad day for accidents in Remington, no less than five persons receiving wounds and bruises of a more or less serious nature. The first one injured was one of the brakesmen on the morning freight who had a finger crushed. Later in the day our worthy Post Master collided with Griffin’s blacksmith shop, and the shop gave him an injured knee tyid a bruised forehead. Goldie Hawn was burned in the face by an explosion of natural gas in the well he is digging at the creamery and still later Mr. Burton and Allen Mason who were also working at the creamery fell a distanced! 16 feet. The fall was caused by the breaking of a scaffolding. The two men last mentioned are disabled for work for some time to come. The others are not seriously inconvenienced except perhaps the one first mentioned. The exhibition given by the public schools last Friday evening was a success in every sense of the word. Notwithstanding the threatening and unpleasant nature of the weather a large crowd gathered in Durand Hall to see and hear the exercises, and all fell amply repaid for braving the elements. The Goddess of Liberty— Miss Mabel Parker, and Uncle Sam— Mr. Frank Hardy, looked especially handsome, as did all the states and territories. The original thirteen colonies, represented by as many little girls acted their parts, which consisted of an appropriate song and intricate march, very,nicely. Uncle Sam’s splendid voice was never better and when the states, territories and colonies joined in the chorus with waving flags it filled the hall with melody and enthusiasm. The receipts of the evening were something over $56. After the expenses of the entertainment are paid there will still be a handsome sum for the library and our citizens of all classes owe a vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson for their efforts in behalf of said library.

REMINGTONIAN.