Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1870 — Desiccated Gossip. [ARTICLE]

Desiccated Gossip.

Fine prospeol for fruit in White oodhty. A steamboat plies between South Bend and Mishawaka. A 45-pound hardshell turtle was recently canght at Warsaw. Michigan City is hot on the Indiana North and South railroad. . The good people of Anderson pay eight cents a quart for milk. It oosts $Bl to ship a piano from Indianapolis to San Jose, Californi a. A Pulaski county woman it building a quilt from ten thousand rags. Good prospeot for all kinds of fruit except cherries u Pulaski county. The school house, grounds and furniture, at Mishawaka cost $40,750.50. Fashionable ladies in Anderson carry “yaller” parasols as large as umbrellas. Capt. Snyder, of Norway, has bought the Kent hotel at Kentland. —Monticello Herald. Judge Wallace, of Kentland, is reported to want to bo nominated for State Senator. “Slight onpleasantness” in Michigan City over the corporation election, last Tuesday. A convict in the Michigan City" prison voluntarily starved himself to death not long since. The contract to build the [Pulaski county jail has been let to parties living at Warsaw, for $7,000. The democrats of Kentland inated a negro for town Treasurer, last week. Ho wasn’t elcoted. The Houso committee on commerce has reported in favor of $25,QOO for the Michigan City harbor. The Republicans elected two out of three councilmen in Delphi last week and arc in great glee over tho result. Very little building is going on in Valparaiso this season and citizens who have ready money go to Chicago to trade. Col. Templeton and Sam. Scott (our Sam.) will plant 700 acres of com near Hickory Grove, Benton county, this season. Mayor Humphreys, republican, was re-electcd Mayor of South Bend last week by 127 majority which is a gain of 35 since 1808. Another kerosme horror occurred in Delphi last week. A little daughter of Mr. Lester was severely burned abont the head, neck, and breast She is not expected to live. The cherry crop in the vicinity of Wlnamao is partly killed and “potato bugs, cut worms and other trash are making their appearance in countless numbers in the gardens,” so says the Republican. ■■■ A team belonging to Mr, Wm. Berkley, of Norway, ran away, last week,"throwing out of tbe wagon Mr. Berkley, whose, skull was fractured and twoohildrcn, one of whom had an arm broken.

Rev. Wm. Crapp lost a pass or memorandum book last Sunday between the Pleasant Grove and Pleafmt Ridge school bouses. The book contained data of value to the owner, but of no interest to any one else. The finder is requested to leave it at this office. . Two good dwelling houses for sale in Rensselaer. Apply to Hammond & Spitler. A nearly new Maasilon Threshing Machine with straw stacker, all in complete running order, also two new farm wagons for sale or would trade for stock, land or good notes. Enquire of E. E. Lockwood, Remington, Ind. 2-32-ts.