Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1892 — CORRESPONDENCE [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE

WESTENS NEWTON ITEMS Harvest; is just about once more through with in this section of the country. Mr. Morris Thomas has purchased him a new J I Case threshing Engine, Sunday School picnic in the Strong Grove, at No. 6, Sept 10, is expected to be a grand success,-as 7 scholars are interested in the Programu for the day. Wro. Dunn had quite a bad runaway Sunday. His pony was frightened and ran off a bridge, giving him quite a general shaking up. Our new iron bridge is being rushed along with quite a force of men. ;—■

Miss E. M. De wees is on the sick list, but she is recovering slowly. Mr. John Rush of Oklahoma is coming back to Jasper Co. soon for a future home, we are glad to welcome him back. Goodland opens the Campaign with a big Rep. rally Saturday Sat. Aug. 13th. Hurrah for the cansofGoodiand.The People party men are working hard to try io survive until the election. / Star.

ouyy vilLe items. Haymakers are improving the good weather and*we busy making hay while the sun shines. I-__ J' G. Mannan, of Quincy, Ind. was visiting his brother J. W. Mannan, this last week. Rev. Mr. Sawyer preached his farewell str mon at South Grade, last Monday evening?- He is an able and popular speaker, and it is with regret that his congregation part with him. Miss O’Conner, of Indianapolis, is visiting her uncle, Patrick Maloney , this week. The dance at Frank Ketchmark’s last Saturday night, was well attended and every body had a pleasant time. Mr. Christie has sold his farm to E. T. Biggs, and his wife and ter have gone to Kansas to visit friends.

W. T. Perkins’ men hive been boring a well one mile north of Dunnvillc on the farm of Isaac D. Dunn, and succeeded in making a dry hole one hundred and fifiy feet deep and also, in getting a quantity of gas,,sufficient for cooking purposes. Work on the 'WI has been discontinued for oil is very favorable, the rock having a very strong odor of petroleum. Old Harper.

HANGING GROVE. People are taking advantage of the splendid weather, and the fields are rapidly being dotted with hayricks; and the h im of the threshing machine can be heard from most every quarter. - A plunderer recently entered the home of J . E . Randall, ransacked the whole house and took $75 belonging to Mr Randairs son, Locurtis. No trace of the plunderer has yet been found.

Smith Schoolhouse, which was used as the residence- of Mary Ann Hull, burneddown on the 4th. inst. How it caught fire is a mystery. Mrs. Hull was net at home at the time it bhrsed, and it is believed that a tramp, in an attempt to cook his dinner, set the building on fire. All the household goods were destroyed. The Litefsry Sunday-school organized at Marlboro a few weeks ago, did not prove to be a suCCCsa. owing to the fact that the croquet ground) of the town drew the larger crO'wCL Therefore for the lack of interest in the school, 1 it will discontinue. Mrs. Alfred Armstrong and her younger daughter, Dvllie, are nom making a three weeks visit to a son and aunt of the former in Kansas City. The box supper at -the Osborne Schoolhouse last Saturday night met with good success, the amount ot money raised being $12.15, which is the first collection of money for the parchase of a new organ for the new schoolhouse. Tbte boys and girls are making a good start and we are confident the balance of tlie money will soon be raised. Rev. H. V. Weaver did not fill tl-e appointment ut tlie Banta Schoolhouse because of tlie bad feather, but it is hoped that he will 1 appoint another

time and that he nlay tie successful. : ' It is’thought that the average attendance Of the Sunday-school at the Banta Schoolhouse for this quarter wid be larger than last quarter, which was Fifty-one,

That Planted Corn and Wheat Cpltur Editor Republican.—l deem it needful to drop a few thoughts to our fellow farmers as I think the advice given through your columns by Barkley tp., somejinae ago was not strictly heeded, and some may have profited by it, for which purpose it was intended, nothing else, that corn planted with so much difficulty, and no doubt in hope of gathering a fair crop this fall, careful attention which it failed to get; - much of it. There are seasons when most of pretended farmers can raise pretty fair corn, but this season it took a Teal farmer to attend his crop as it should in judgment and“get up.” Well we have some that depends too much on that corn being planted. “Yes I have 30 acres to each team planted corn, which was a heavy job, but now its too wet to tend it, so we will go to town, likely to get some of Paddy's eye-water or something else until its dry enough to plow corn.” Now likely the eye-water will spoil his vision or memory so he can’t see or think of the corn planted, and when the farmer gets his'ready, “its too dry and hot and the weeds are so thick it might hurt the corn, I planted and more than that they will shade mv corn and shelter it from the

scorching heat etc,, soT will chance to let as I do think O! so much, of my planted corn, and further I need not worry in cribbing so large a bulk. Likely I can do better next year or as well at least, by putting out 35 acres to the team, just so I can get the ground, and have it planted in corn.” Thus the pretended farmer worries along year after year if not sold out by sheriff, constable, or stopped by some compulsory means in his senseless career, mostly done in planting too much corn and thinking to make money or a living simply in planting and telling his neighbors how ihuch it is that he planted. I would suggest to renters and land wners to not plant more than you have the nerve to thorough ly cultivate, always, making allowauces for rainy days or weeks, and other farm duties before you. Try and raise good crops of all kinds, enough, and be particular and take care of what you do raise. That is all there is in it. Then it is we can into use and see what is in it. And feel sure when our corn is planted it Can bear tending and don’t need weeds to shade the roots of our planted corn. In regard of wheat culture it needs careful attention not sown haphazzard. Get your ground in good order and use a drill. Put in - 1| bu. per acre, clean wheat, not mixed with cockle', rye. or chess. Large grained, red wheat B the hardiest always; will stand the best, and wet. If your land is not under-drained, drain ion surface some deep -r than your ground is plowed, and give, those drains air, outlet. All lew places should be thus drsineiLat the of seeding; as wheat will not grbw in water so well ashulf-rushesdi*. This soil’ is as well for wheat as any portion of country in this latitude, if the attention is given it in the various branches required in its culture as should be. The mixture of rye, cockle, chess etc.* is what spoils the grade of Jasper Co., wheat. Cidiivatg wheat, do it right, or don’t commence. Barkley tp. Tlie Battle Ground jCamp Meeting will be held August 11 to 29. The Monon Route wi ll sell tickets Ground during the continuance of the meeting, at one fare for the round trip. Tickets good coming back until August 30th.