Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1898 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

—Weather nice and cool, (?) —The people up by Blackford are stacking oats. —The people of near Blackford think the war is about over. —We had another wind storm Monday, did not do much damage. —Mrs. John Marlatt, who has been sick so long, is no better at this writing. —Mr. Simon Kenton of near Surrey bought a fine lot of cattle of John L? Nichols.

—Thomas Price, who was on the sick list, is able to be about again. —Chris t Marginegg of near Blackford, who was reported ill last week, is no better. —Edward and Newton Jenkins of near Blackford, spent Sunday at Monon; visiting friends and relatives. —Mrs. William Deer and daughter Flossie, of Monon, are visiting friends and relatives near Blackford. —There are two threshing machines in the Blackford neighborhood. One is the Snow brothers’ and the other is Taylor and Hudson’s. —Mrs. Elias Arnold had a runaway last Tuesday. She had hitched the horse up to go to her brother’s and it took fright at her umbrella, ran away and threw her and the baby out. The buggy upset causing the horse to get loose and it ran as far as George Jenkins’, where it was caught and taken back by Newton Jenkins. Mrs. Arnold and the baby were thought to be hurt very bad, but Dr. Alter was called and it was found that she was only badly bruised about the face and side. The buggy waa demolished but the horse was not injured.