Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1895 — DEMOTTE ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

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blue bird and robin are heard every -r— —1 John Sigler Jhad a new sidewalk laid from his store to the meat market of Geo. Pecks. Mrs. Swafford is very sick at her daughter’s, Mrs. A. Reed. Mrs. Summers, who has been very low from a stroke of paralysis is getting some better. Geo. Dolson, of Hebron, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Lucy Granger. Frank Headley is going to occupy J. M. Troxell’s new house. Folkswerewonderingwhatmade Mark look so happy a few days ago, but the mysteay was explained a few moments later when Miss Ida Bardwell was again seen on cur streets after an absence of some months. Billy Burns has hired out for the summer to a Mr. Lewis north of Rensselaer. ■

Here are some of the improvements that have been done in DeMotte since the first of January: J. M. Troxell’s new house; Mahala Davison, new house and barn; J. C. Tyler is building a new house anc Effie Fairchild is building an addition to her house. W. C. Tyler’s new fence in front of his property, besides the many shade trees set out around property and new sidewalks being laid all over town. School is dismissed for a week’s vacation and the children are happy. Mr. Joe Hammond, the teacher, and wife, expect to spend their vacation in Rensselaer. Chas. G. Harrington was up to Chicago last week. Clifford Fairchild, the Deputy Assessor says he cant imagine where all the dogs come from as he cant find anybody who owns a dog.

Miss Aggie Frame came home from Rose Lawn where she has been at work all winter. The Easter service held at the M. E. church Sunday evening, was fineThe floral display was good. The talk of Rev. Lambert on Easter was as good as any your writer ever had the pleasure of listening to. In fact, all the exercises were first class especially the singing and the recitations “Is it nothing to you” and the response “It is everything to me,” ■delivered by‘Hattle Fairchild" and Sadie Granger. Great credit should be given to Mrs. M. J. Bruner for she dovoted her time and talent to make it what it was —a grand sucess.

To late forTas (Tweek. ~ The canning factory received a lot of new machinery for canning peas last week. J. M. Troxell’s new house on McDonald street will soon be ready for use. W. C. Tyler has moved back from Marion. He says DeMatte is good enough for him. M rs. Mahala Davison is haying a dwelling house built on her lota on Lillia street. Antrim *& Warren are doing the carpenter work. Jessie I. Tyler has bought the Hershman lots on DeMotte street, and is building a good house on them. . Our long looked for side walk is about to be built as the lumber is on the ground now. It commences at the south corner of E. G. Warren’s lots, and then runs along the ea st side of Lillia street to the railroad. This is a much needed improvement, and our citizens would do well to take this side walk question and agitate it until we get some of our principal streets sidewalked anyway. J. E. Erwin and family started for Tennessee Monday. John Graves, of Wheatfield, was in town Saturday, attending to some legal busiiiess in Justice Antrim’s court.

J. M. Troxell arrived home Friday from a four weeks stay in Tennessee. He says he is glad to get back home. R. N. Bukosky, the Wheatfield butcher paid our town a flying visit Tuesday. The DeMotte Canning Co., received 200 bushels of seed peas last Monday. The farmers around here see the benefit of a canning factory in our midst and are taking hold with a vim that means success both to them and the Canning company.. The trial of Wm. Danke vs Louis Beachler that was set for hearing before Squire Antrim last Tuesday, was continued on account of sickness of defendant. Porter <fc Yeoman have a beautiful line of Chinese carpet .mattings Step in and see them. Estey organs and pianos, and Estey JbCamp organs and pianos, on exhibition at C. B. Steward's.