Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1893 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

FROM DeMOTTE. Quite a number on the sick list this week, but none are seriously HI. . We are gyid to state that Miss Ruth Fairchild who has been sick the larger half of the winter is taproving greatly, and that she will soon be among us again. DeMotte’s “Canning Factory” is still booming and all hope it will prove a success. Rev. Sawyer who bas been holding a series of “Protracted Meeting” at this place has changed to tne Pleasant Valley school-house, south of out city, having post-pon-ed his meeting, on account of sickness Sunday evening. A large crowd attended our literary here last Saturday evenn ing and were delighted with the entertainment It has been announced that there will be a “Silver Medal Contest,” next Saturday evening at theM. E. Church. Hey pressing seems to be al the go, of which all the boys try to take an interesting part. Old Maids.

FHOM HOGAN.

We feel the loss of our dead statesman, Janies G. Blaine. In the battle Sunday night and Monday, rain routed the snow. There are only two candidates for the post-office here. We now feel safe and can rest easy when we sleep because we have a Justice of the Peace, in Hogan. Our peop’e declares that they never expect to be behind their neighbors but keep to the front—Hogan is always ahead. There was a pleasant party at Isaac Sell’s Wednesday evening. A good time is reported and the sheriff was there. Wonder what it means? The literary Saturday evening was well attended notwithstanding that there was a good many young people at the ball at Mr. Hasselbring's. Hogan is once more without a saloon. Smith’s addition to Hogan is almost sold out and Mr. Smith will be compelled to make another addition. Halleck Bros. have bought-the old school ground for a lumber yard and will build a large warehouse on the same and put in a general line of lumber, coal and machinery. , i i ■< wi«»n in in iW F. M. Goff has bought one acre of Chris. Shrader and intends to have Hogan extended east, as the present course is westward. ~

Our people are going to organize a branch of the Building and Loan Association, on Wednesday night. Miss Rose ShoTWidge and Mr. Geo. Meyers, two of our best debaters, are on the sick list. The change of editors in our literary we are afraid will not be of, special advantage, as the former editors were both editors of literature and the present editors are both noted politicians. Geo. Meyers and John O’Connor have formed a partnership, we understand, and will practice law, before the Hogan high court. Nine new buildings are to be added to our town in the spring, one store, one warehouse and seven dwellings. We 'are glad to know that the Hawaiians now ask for annexation and we further hope that Canada the West Indies and Central America will do likewise. Then Uncle Sam would be master of the world and the only nation that would be able to produce everything she needed and close her ports against the wor Id if it was necessary.