Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1901 — WEST CARPENTER. [ARTICLE]

WEST CARPENTER.

There will be a lawn social or picnic with ice eream and strawberries at Alter’s grove, 5 miles northwest of Remington Saturday evening, June 220 d. Everybody invited. Lewis S. Alter spent most of last week laying out a sewerage system for the town of Fowler. They have water works, electric lights and are preparing to de considerable brick paving this season. Fowler is keeping right up to date. The past ten days of hot weather has made wonderful change in the conditions of crops and the farmers now wear a smile that would cause £ feeling of envy in the heart of a political candidate. The Ist church house in Jordan Tp., is in a fair way to be built at once on the corner of Howard Burr’s farm. The foundation is laid, part of the lumber on the ground and the carpenters will commence this week. Howard Burr, John Bill, Jordan township’s trustees, and Lewis S. Alter, are the trustees. It is built for the Methodist Protestant church. This is a move in the right direction, school houses were not designed for churches, and should not be used for snch when it can be well avoided.