Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1891 — Walker Items. [ARTICLE]

Walker Items.

Hay-making almost done. Ditching in full blast. Wheat and rye all sown. Had a nice frost Sunday night and hope health will be better. Hogan school will commence Oct. 19, as per vote in favor at school meeting, Saturday night. The C. & E. I. R. R. engine has started another fire, which has burned lots of hay and pasture for Fred Hasselbring, Fred Kroeger and others.

The Walker school house was burned to the ground Sunday morning, cause of fire not yet known. Mrs. Wm. Meyers was buried at the Wheatfield cemetery, Sunday. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Lemuel Shortridge and the funeral procession was the largest ever seen in northern Jasper, 63 teams in line. The bereaved parents have the sympathy not only of the people of Walker, but of all northern Jasper as they are one of the oldest and best respected families in the north end.

Wm. Hanley has returned from the west and reports that the like was never seen for fine crops. He says he was at the Corning County, lowa Dem. ocratic convention and said convention passed resolutions of regret that Gov. Boise made such a speech in New York city. We well remember when he made the speech that the farms in his state, lowa, were in a deplorable condition, He, the governor, now claims that he was not responsible, that he got liisLnews-ffcSTEe - State Agricultural paper, which means the people’s party or Farmers’ Alliance.

WAKERITE.