Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1881 — Lee Items. [ARTICLE]

Lee Items.

Health good and business brisk. Gardens and small grain begin to need rain. The church-going people of this vicinity begin to talk of having a pio-nic or basket meeting soon, in what is known as Bear Grove, on the uncle Fred Rishling farm, near Lee. The Walter township correspondent of the Republican seems to claim tor that section tne largest girl, considering age. Well, we of Monon will enter the ring with a girl 13 years old* and weighs 195 lbs. She, too, was last winter voted a chromo by the people of Bradford as being the best looking girl in the burg. We, of Monon, also claim the most useful professional. Our man is a doctor, a preacher, a lawyer, a school teacher and a politician.—Can doctor a man in sickness; preach his funeral when dead; settle up the estate, and then educate the orphans; also ean make a political speech when desired. We also have, near Lee, the smallest young lady, considering age, in Jasper or White counties. She belongs to Jasper county, is 21 years old, and weighs less than 60 lbs.

Our young store-keeper has at last laid aside the gum boots, fiqa donned the straw hat and duster, and reads the Dkmocbatic Sxntimkl under a shade tree. Guess he has postponed that wedding. Cheer up, Cal, she has Just gone to visit her mother a few days.

Our merchant, Mr. E. Hoover, has completed a nice fence around his property. Lee is fairjy booming,— There Is a good opening for a blacksmith here. Who’ll come! VIOLET. P. S. —AI. Rishling claims the first baby at Lee. It’s a boy, and Al. feels

proud. June 1, 1881,

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