Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1892 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

WESTERS NEWTON ITEMS People in this viscinity"n«£ in the j midst of harvest. The oats crop is better than people expected it to be. 4 Due to the intense hot weather the corn crop is in much need of a good rain. , -■ , "■***• A Camp meeting will begin Aug, j 23 in Mr. Jas. Powel's .grow, at which time a corps of very able speakers will lie present and a better location Could scarcely be found. t _ * It was a very lucky day for the neighbors Of Mr. Win. Washburn, Ahe time Ills large barn burned, as it is stated that burning shingles were thrown and fell a mile- away from the binning building. Wehi.vebeeil unformed that,Mr - . Washburn’s loss is not very heavy. Mr. John Guest a very enterprising farmer 1H rented his farm to Albert G. Farmer, and is preparing to leaver these parts for Winnipeg, Canada, to make it his future homed May happiness and prosperity go With them*. We are glad to say that all of the Republican brothers who was SO sad- . ly^bliruled and dragged into the Democratic Alliance a year or two ago arc back in the ranks of the Republican party. ‘“4h%y on the side" of Right, Truth and Prosperity.

,V DUX If VILLE ITEMS. J Even* one is engaged in putting ! up hay. There is some difficulty in getting hands. „ Miss Kate Shortridge who has been visiting friends in this vicinity , returned home last Monday. Marie Erickson, Birdie DeArmond, A. E, Cooper and Jas. v Maloney started to Rensselaer to attend the Summer Normal, last Monday morning. Milton White who has been visiting in this viemity, returned to his home in Clayton, last Thursday. The lee Cream supper in I. I). Dunn’s new store building last Wednesday evening, was a grand success. The attendance was large, and every one had all the ice cream they wanted and a good time generally. I. D. Dunn & Co. have their stock of goods in their new building. Geo. Christie came home from Couer d’ Alein, Idaho, last week; He cariyj from the region of the mining difficulties. He says the reports of the papers are not over drawn; in fact he had some experience with the miners himself. He started from where he was at work near Couer d’ "Alein; mtendingto go tip to the min=" es, but was met by some of the striking miners who relieved him of his six shooter and informed him he was needed at the mines. He returned td Couer d’ Alein and soon after started for Jasper. He says he likes it out there, aud intends to go back. <

IIASGim GRO YE. Owing to the very hot weather for the past few days, health is not,, as good as we might desire. The heat is very annoying to Sunday School teachers and preachers, it occupying most of their time to mop their marble brows. The farmers are busily engaged in KavestiOg the oSfe crop. TES~ crojf. is muelrbetter than could be expected of such a season. A. McCoy’s dairy at Marlboro contains forty cows. He is talking of putting up a separator and separating the milk for the neighborhood. Tlis plan is to run the separator with a tread- wheel in which is placed'a three hundred pound Jersey bull. He expects, however to have the bull weigh five hundred by the time the .milk of the coming winter is separated.

The Marlboro band is getting ready to receive the political speakers, who may speak in this township this fall, in true patriotic style. Robinson has secured a good position in Leyden A Doyle’s large whol£sah|and retail grocery store in South Chicago. He is one of the retail clerks. i 1 , ;r-; > .. \ ”... ... " { . ‘ ' W. R. Parker has about recovered from injuries received in a train" wreck on the 18th of June. His collar boae was broken and one arm hart, bathe states that he will soon be able to again take his place on tLe engine as fireman. Mrs. Jane Stiller is very sick, not expected to live,, \

N. M» Banta has a good position in the schools of Cook county, Illinois. Harvey Phillips recently thought of trading his farm in this township for Chicago property. He accord- . ingly selected about ten acres of land in ihe suburbs of the city for which he thought of exchanging his farm. Upon finding the agent, and inquiring the price of the property, he was 'finform’ed that 87,500 per acre had been offered but was rel used. He i quickly decided he (lid not wish to trade? „ Bek Altj Fritz .

REM INO box HEMS. Mrs. DeLqnghas been on the sick list.for the past few days. , * ' * . O - MnFrank Wolfe made a business trip to Chicago, last week.' T . ' Prof. J. Q, Dickerson left on Monday, for his work in the Rensselaer Normal. Mrs. Fisher* of Burnettsville, is eerlousl}’ sick at the .home of her son-in-law, Mr. Hamilton Dalzelf. May Hemphill returned last Saturday from £; pleasant visit with friends in Marion, Ind. Dr. Ramsej* and wife are how occupying their pleasant new cottage; having moved into it last week. ! Mrs. Frank Wolfe and baby visitwith friends in Rensselarer last week, returning home Saturday evening. —J- E. Stiller was called-to the northeastern part *of ' the County last Monday, to see his aged mother. *‘o^^ Miss Daisy Reed returned last Saturday from a visit with her mother, sisters and friends in-Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs.* 1 Ben Leopold and their little son left last Saturday for a visit with friends in Indianapolis. Warren Flynn left last Friday for his" new position as station agent at Pineville, 0., taking with him the good wishes of many friends. Miss Anna Draper has resigned her position in Remington public schools to accept a similar position in Hartford City for which she had made application previous to her election by the board of trustees here.

The extremely warm bright weath er of the past week has been good fop the hay but a little hard for the hay makers. Corn is just leaping along and with a favorable fall will make a fair, average erop. The wifepf Elder Robinson, pastor of the Christian church in this place, whose senons sickness was often mentioned in these items, died on Friday morning last. Her illness, which was painful and long continued was borne with Christian patience and resignation. Much sympathy is felt and expressed for the bereafed husbaud who is almost prostrated with grief and also for the stricken mother who so faithfully watched by the bed side of her daughtejr. She was a lovely woman and her (Tcfath brought sorrow to many loving hearts. The remains were taken to Waveland, lad., for interment.

The graduating class for next commencement gave a picnic in the Fair grounds last Friday in honor of Pro|L Dickerson, will leave us ear)3' this fall for his new: and impoit int position as one of the partners and instructors in a large Normal sei».ur?i in Mitchell, Ind. The picnic was attended by the graduating class and a number of invited guests and was a time of hilarity and good will. The refreshments were simply splendid, consisting of cakes, fruits, ice cream, chickens and other dainties too numerous to mention. It is hard for this class to give up theii* faithful instrnctor, out it seems to be inevitable. Remingtonian.