THE SAC SUN
March, 1877
THE SAC SUN, Vol. VI, No. 34, MARCH 9, 1877
NAMES.--On the maps issued by the Iowa Railroad Land Company, the lake in Douglas township commonly called Pierce Lake is marked Rush Lake, and the one east of it is cognomened Lard Lake, though why doth not yet appear.
THE SAC SUN, Vol. VI, No.35, MARCH 16, 1877
NOTICE.--A public examination for Teachers will be held at the Gorham school
house, in Wheeler township, on Friday, March 23, commencing at 9 o'clock. This
is for the benefit of Teachers living in that part of the county.
JOHN DOBSON, Co. Supt.
OF COURSE THEY WILL.--Mr. On. N. Main, of Richland township, writes us that Richard Mott, Jacob Beeler, Fred Petersmyer [Petersmeyer] and others in that township, have tried hatching out grasshopper eggs, with excellent success. We may put it down as a settled fact that enough of them will hatch out, but past experience rather proves that they will not do much damage after they are hatched.
THE SAC SUN, Vol. VI, No. 36, MARCH 23, 1877
BEYOND THE BOYER--Is getting to be quite an eventful locality.
On Wednesday last Mr. Roddy, living near the center of Richland twp., while hauling grain from Vail was in some unknown way thrown from his wagon and instantly killed. Some friends who had been in his company, coming along soon after, found him lifeless, with scarcely a mark of injury about him He was a recent settler and leaves a family of 5 children, one an infant.
A Mr. Rinehardt [Reinhart], who owns a large amount of land in Clinton twp. and has several families renting, has lately taken possession of a nice house built by George Martin on the bank of the Boyer near Martin's bridge. This is a valuable acquisition as he brings some nice steers for fattening, intending to make a business of raising fine stock. He also brings quite an increase of population, consisting of several children in his own family; and several families and settlers on his lands. All are heartily welcomed.
New buildings are going up as though no grasshopper scare existed. George Beeler and a Mr. Davenport are having finished each a good house, and Jacob Beeler has just completed a large stock barn, and Sebastian Beeler a nice granary, all of which will no doubt be found useful before this time in 1873. ["Beeler" should be Buehler.]
So mote it be. RAMBLER.
RAILROAD.--From Mr. H. Runyon we learn the following Maple River Railroad news:
Mr. Brown, of Council Bluffs, secured nine miles of grading--most of it heavy work--four miles located in Sac county and five miles at Hell's Bend. He will commence work as soon as the frost is out of the ground.
The contract will be let to-day at Carroll for building a depot forty feet long, and also a coal and round house at the Junction.
All the grading between Ida and the county line is let except four miles.
A surveyor is expected at this place on or before the first of April to locate the depot ground, upon which will be built a depot ninety feet long, a water tank and coal house.--Ida pioneer.
NEW P.O.--Wall Lake is the very appropriate name of the post office established on the north shore of that lake, on the route to Arcadia. E. Ferguson, esq., is postmaster.
SAC SUN, VOL. VI, No. 37, March 30, 1877
CLINTON CLIPPINGS.--I have not seen any notes from this part for some time, so I will send you a few.
We have been enjoying a rest from our labors, and are patiently waiting for Spring to open, to see what the hoppers will amount to.
Our schools have all closed, except the one at the German settlement, and we have had the best of schools and teachers. Chas. Early taught the Rhea school, Miss Pearl Bills the Fox school, and Mrs. Martin at George Martin's.
We have preaching at the Fox school house every Sabbath, by Rev. O. Faus of Cherokee county, and Rev. J. Helsell of our township. We think from all reports that Sac City will be a better place to live and raise a family in than heretofore.
Presidential politics settled satisfactorily so far as this township is concerned. SPEC.
(transcribed by B. Ekse from microfilm, October, 2003)
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