Adams County Press
The article of "E. S." about the Indians, will be given a place in these columns next week. Leonard HORR advertises a farm for sale, situated one mile north of Pilot Knob. Who so wants to buy a good little homestead, and has the ready cash, let him all on Leonard. Mr. J. M. SCHOFF sends us from Easton some stalks of sorghum measuring nearly 12 feet in length. Who comes next with a taller specimen? The Ladies' Aid society had a very pleasant and successful meeting at the church on Thursday of last week. The next meeting will be at same place on Thursday next. WARNER has two Transcendant apple trees in his garden on which are a considerable number of blossoms. The trees are doing their best but Jack Frost will go for them as he did in the springtime. The wheat crop in Minnesota is said to be almost a total failure. Mr. George WAITE has shown us a parcel sent him from that State as a specimen, reported by the sender to be the best that could be found. Nearly every grain is shrunken to less than half the usual size of common wheat. The prospect for "better times" in Minnesota is certainly not very flattering. The hop crop in this county gives indications of being rather scattering in amount and quality. While many yards, owing to the wet and hot weather, will not yield half the usual amount, others promise a very heavy yield. Mr. H. H. MASON, living on the farm of O. B. CRANE, in the town of Lincoln, sends us a few bunches a little ahead of any we ever saw, both as regards to size and quality. Some Cheese.-The editor of the Press acknowledges the receipt of a cheese from A. H. CARTER, an Iowa Granger. Ab. will be remembered by everybody in this vicinity as a graduate from the Press office-having learned his trade with us. He was a good apprentice, afterward a good partner, and a good fellow generally. But now he is a Granger on the western borders of Iowa near where the wild Missouri rolls its turbid waters, and the cheese he sent us was made at Woodbury near where he keeps his tent. We can say that it is equal to any old "Herkimer," "Western Reserve," or Wisconsin cheese that ever melted in a hungry man's mouth; and Ab. has the thanks of all our household, as well as the printers in and abut this ranche (they have all tested it) for sending that cheese. SUICIDE.-We learn from the Wood County Reporter that Charley HAERTEL, of Stevens Point, committed suicide on Friday the 16th. According to the Reporter he was a young man highly respected at Stevens Point, and a broom maker by profession. He was blind but could make the circuit of the city with little inconvenience. On Friday he was seen going towards the river, about 10:30 o'clock; but nothing was thought of it as he was accustomed to go whither he chose alone. A little later articles of clothing were found about the middle of the bridge, which excited suspicion, and search was made resulting in finding the body at about 9 o'clock Saturday morning. Mr. HAERTEL was a gentlemanly fellow, and an adept upon the piano and organ, very communicative and always social. The rash act was undoubtedly premeditated, as home matters had been unpleasant for some time, his father having taken a second wife who it is alleged did not make home pleasant for the friendless suicide. He was 26 years of age. Teacher's school Report For the term ending August 15. No. of pupils registered this term, 49; No. not absent, 3; No. not tardy, 10; Per cent of attendance, 89; No. of visitors during the term, 31. The following are the names of those neither absent nor tardy during the term: Gertie PHILLIPS, Herbert PHILLIPS, Clarence RUSSELL. (Several others have been absent but one day.) Also names of those whose average standing is above 9, in scholarship and deportment: Eva MARSHALL, Jessie MORSE, Kate Campbell, Dora WELLS, Ina RUSSELL, Alice TULL, Jesse STOWELL, Clinton RAMSEY, Beulah POWERS, Irving WELLS, Lena PIERCE, Carrie CLARK, Birnie LANDT. Also names of those whose average standing is above 9 in scholarship: Lena PIERCE, Myrtie SWEET, Edith STOWELL, Willie PIERCE, Birtie CAMPBELL, Chaunchey MORSE, Ira SWEET, Mellie PIERCE, Willie VLIET, Lizzie STOWELL. Esther A. HANKS, Teacher Big Spring, Wis. DIED FRENCH.-In White Creek, August 14th, of dyspeptic consumption, J. C. FRENCH, aged 55 years, 5 months, and 26 days.
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