Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1893 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

f— —■- 11:'::' ii'rt KAl ■ ■ h:li>. ; P A severe hail-storm struck our ' - little town. Monday alter noon of ’this week. Old farmers say it ■ was ilit- largest hail . that has been noted for many years. Ser-’ I“. ■ , ; Htos damage mas done to crops m many-places. .1 ~ Children's Day will be observed at 1h is place ■ J uiie- -10. All expect a good time. . AU the surrounding schools arc invited to be present. yVe understand Miss Dart, of Ronsselaer, is expecting to teach a music class at this place this sum--11 er. Several of the K. of P. boys or—- ; ganized a new lodge last Monday at Medaryville. Gome to the supper next Friday night, at the school house, given by the Young Ladies Aid Society. Ice creamy strawberries and - cake, 25ct. a single dish. Also some fancy needle-work to be sold. Proceeds to go towards parsonage. Everybody come. I Am.

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The stock holders of the DeMotte Canning Co., held a meeting last Saturday for the purpose of looking over the machinery that has arrived and paying" into the Treasurer the first installment of their stock which amounted to about §3,000. Most of it is' being paid pomptly, the building for the factory is now about complete and the machinery is being placed in it. Everything will be ready for business by the time the canning season opens. OUR TOWNIS BOOMING. A new side walk is now being laid from 3rd Avenue south along Main St. to south limits of town. E. G. Warren is having a fine residence built on his lots on Chi 1 cote St., Geo. B. Antrim and W. Lewis being the contractors. J. F. Bruner is building a business house on Main Street, between the Post Office and Meat Market. Mrs. M. E. Troxell has put a nice picket fence around her residence and now contemplates putting sidewalks along her property. Henry Granger is beautifying liis front yard by setting out evergreen and walnut trees. J. F. Bruner has a new picket fence around his residence, which greatly adds to its appearance. Luther Frame is building a new residence.

S. McGinnis is building another good residence in town. F. M. Hadley the Superintendent, and N. C. Tyler, the Sec. of the Canning Co., were out in the country one or two days last week looking after the tomato plants. They report the farmers enthusiastic over the prospect of home a market for their produce and also that the pros.pqclMor a crop is good. Our farmers have become interested in fruit as they have planted a great many peach trees, strawberry and rasberry plants. There has been four new families moved into our neighborhood within the last week from Roseland, 111. About twenty families have moved in here since Jan, Ist. Most all of them being Hollanders. We are glad to

see them come as they are industrious and .intelligent farmers and good, peaceable and law abiding citizens. By talking with different contractors we learn that there are ten residence houses ami two business buildings to be completed here- by August Ist, also the Holland Church has become a certainty. AVe are glad to learn that the strike on the 31.R.R. is settled. An advance was conceded to the strikers. Childrens’ day will be observed. Our spring term of school will close in three weeks, after a successful term taught by Miss Sadie Granger. Hustler.

remington ITEMS. i Dr. J. P. Rftnasoy and family 'left on Monday morning for Han- , over where they will attend the | Commencement exercises of Hanl over college and visit relatives and friends. Bert Crowe, one of our

’ Eumiugtop'boyß and Dr. Ramsey's .‘.bi -r, are anion; the graduates, p- Mr.—•ftnd- Mr«. ■ Bvrt—Bttrteo,-of ; Rensselaer, are visiting “the”' pare cntsofMr. Bartco rmtthia plac_e»_ B s ’ is also recovering froiy an lattack of measles. I Marshal I. D. Luckey coDvey--1 ed a‘“co’.(.'l'cd ’Ermrmd brother’ ’ to 1 the county Gcapital, last week rwttereJifirZw ill probably "h aye an -opportunity -of- ■ worktug-eu-fc- -Lis ■ fines for being found in a state of jintoxicatioffirr'a public place. AVilliam Geier has commenced the erection a new house on the lot just opposite his place of business.* Miss Agnes Nelson and he r neice Isbabel White, from Chicago, are visiting friends in this place. , , v Decoration day will lie observed to-morrow (Tuesday) with appropriate exercises. It is" a solemn and beautiful service, most touching to those who lived during the war and especially so, to those who bore the heat and burden of the day during those terrible years, May it be many long years before the grave of the last soldier shall be ready for decoration. The Epworth League Convention in this place, last week was a grand success in every way. About fifty delegates and visiting members were present, all of whom spoke enthusiastically of their reception and entertainment. The next yearly convention will be held in Rensselaer. Quite a number of young, people from this place went to Rensselaer to attend Commencement but were unable to get inside of the Hall, owing to the dense crowd. From one or two who were fortunate enough to gain admittance, we learn that the exercises were unusually interesting. The Memorial sermon was preached by Rev. Arthur H. DeLong, in the M. E. church last Sunday morning, from' the words, “What mean ye by this service.” The church was filled to its utmoskcapacity and it was noticeable that a larger number of OUT veterns were present, than for several years previous. Miss Anna Draper returned last Saturday from Hartford City, where she has been teaching since n ) k. Cards are out announcing the marriage of-William E. Peck and Miss Carlotta E. Coo ver, which will take place in their future home, corner of Minnesota 'and Illinois streets, on Thursday evening June Ist., at eight o’clock. The young couple are well and most favorably known and begin life under happy auspice s. Remingtonian .