Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1903 — West Carpenter. [ARTICLE]

West Carpenter.

A mail ronte that takes in conslderable part of Carpenter Tp., started Sept. Ist from Qoodland. Cutting 2ncf’’crop of olovtr is in progress and bids fair to have a good supply of seed. Chrismas Alter killed a large rattler witb standard number 6 rattles, one day last week, while working on the Makeever ditoh. Benton oounty had a pretty severe hail storm last week. The ground was never in finer oondition for fall plowing them at present, fall pastors will be first olass, in fact pasture has been good all season.

Our schools are billed to com. mence Sept. 14th ■ Wm. and Ruby Babco k visited their Uncle J. L. Babcock at Parr 1 st Sunday. Minnie DeAlter has been visiting her sister at Valparaiso for the last 10 days. Several Carpenters citizens webt to CaMarl* Mottdav, but we look for lli ui l>a k witho it extradition papt-is.