Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1881 — Barkley Township Item’s [ARTICLE]

Barkley Township Item’ s

Weather warm. No prospect for rain. Some sickness prevails. Ripe fruit is very eoarce. Still they go up—new buildings on Nubbin Ridge. Threshing is progressing, Smith boys are doing good. Good watermelons are very scarce with us this season. (Stay away, bad boys.) Oats are not threshing out so good as was expected at harvest time. Fall plowing has .begun, but the ground is very hard and dry. The potatoes are fast burning up with the hot dry weather. Grape hunters have commenced scouring the woods. Rev. Flood preached at Centre school house last Sunday to a very large congregation. Charlie Pullius thinks he will have the largest job of threshing in the township. Hay making is nearly over and a largo quantity of the same j»q>ut ups There were two weddings here last Sunday —one near Hurleytown and the other on “Wall Street.” We wish both parties success and happiness.

Most of the farmers having surface wells are complaining very much of the scarcity of water. Pastures are burning up, the creeks are all dry, consequently some stock is suffering. Mr. Dean & Co. threshed over 800 bushels of wheat in one day while working in this township. Mr. & Mrs. Clouse, of Illinois, paid their relatives here a pleasant vis t last week. Quite anumber of youngsters from Rensselaer attended the Basket Meeting held at Alter’s mill last Sunday.— Come again. We are told that Mr. Wm. Clarfpdras sold his property, near the iron bridge to a young gentleman who expects or is expected, to get married this fall.

Mr. Frank and Mrs. Mary Haimou* aud Mr. Dave Marlatt and family with a few others, started yesterday morning for their old stamping ground in the Buckeye State. Our corn crop will be very poor unless we have rain soon. Some fields on the high grounds have already gone up “Salt Creek.” We were pleased to have our young friend, Mr. A. F. Florence, in our midst a few days last week. Mr. F. is just late from Missouri, where he had been practicing law. He has now gone to Lafayette for the same purpose. Success to Albert. A READEsT""" August 10. 1881.