Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1898 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

—The people in this locality are about through sowing wheat. —Mr. Yost, who lives on Dave Yeoman’s farm, has gone to Nebraska. Rev. Ed. Miller went to Michigan last week, returning home the first of this week. —Rev. Chester Ray preached at the German Baptist church, north of Blackford, last Sunday. Next Sunday he will preach at Fair Oaks. —Joel, son of Chester Ray, has been very ill for the last three weekg ; but at the present is reported some better. He has been having a seige of the intermittent fever. —All of the cane mills in this locality are being kept busy grinding cane. It seems as though there is more cane raised here this season than there has been for many years.

—Sylvester Jenkins, late of Jasper county, but who is now living at Chicago Heights, seems to be having had luck since he moved there. He had not been there but a short time when he fell and hurt his hand causing a catarrah on same, and flow he has fell again and broke two ribs. Our people think if he wants any more good

luck he had better move back to “Nubbin'Ridge.” —The people in this vicinity have about all quit the notion of raising rye, They think where rye will grow wheat will grow, and wheat is not as hard to handle and they can get about 25 cents more on the bushel for the wheat than for the rye. Senator Mason of Illinois, is certainly a republican, Bro. Clark. Here is what he says of the mistreatment of our soldiers: This is the crime of the century, the tragedy’ of the nation. Our soldiers have not poured out their hearts’ blood on the altar of their country, but have been crucified by the blundering and plundering officialdom. Our heads are bowed in deepest woe; we must bow’ them lower with very shame. Chaplain Dooley of the Eighth New York regiment says: The camp at Cliickamauga park was a perfect hell on earth. \\ ar itself would have been a paradise compared with the “peace” of this camp. I saw many awful sights there —men dying under the trees for want of a glass of water. I found there men who had been sick with typhoid fever for days and who had not received medical attendance. No one had even taken their temperature. It was awful. As for the food, there is only one word that describes it — it w’as rotten.