Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1869 — Jasper County. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County.

Wc extract the following from a letter of a correspondent of the Kdinbnrg Watchman, who has been taking a trip through jasper and Newton counties. “Having just returned from a tour through Northern Indiana, I wish to state throgh your columns, that I stopped in the town of Rensselaer, the county seat of Jasper county, and will say that the eouutry finest in the State for stock growing.

Farming land can be had at S2O to S3O per acre, with good improvements. ritoek-growers would do well to visit Jasjier and Newton comities before purchasing stock farms. Tim county-seat of Ja*|»cr is n beautiful toivu of otic thousand inhabitants, situated.on the Iroquois river, a beautiful stream with a limestone bed, affording splendid waterpower. Ithas a very respectable court house, four yhurchc* of respectability, one school of throe hundred scholars, and two hotels. Thy Austin House, near the bridge it a first pbrsh hotel. Mr. Austin ami lady are always on hand and ready to make the weury traveler comfortable. I ain sorry to any there is one saloon, but judge from observation that the proprietor haa no income tax to pay. They have no jail; trust they have no use for one. There is also connected with the Austin House a splendid livery accommodation, by Mr. Duvall; one band, one oil mill one thousand feel deep, oil played out. 1 also took an excursion out to Heaver Lake ami saw plenty of marsh, but not much lake—got very hungry; excursionist had to foot the bill; then got back to Pilot Grove about 1 l,r. x.: saw a big snake and got a few rattles, but did not see any elk. Sportsmen will do well to give Bea ver a call, as little Samuel is there to make them comfortable, and the girla are as jolly as birds.”