Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1898 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

—Fred Shriver is working for Max Berlige. —John W. Hurley is working for George Burk. —Weather very nice and cool after the recent rain. . —Grant Renicker has his new dwelling house nearly completed. —Ezra Switzer is having a "new residence built. Isaac and Omar Miller are doing the carpenter work. —Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sullenbarger are going to Ohio. Thursday to visit friends and relatives a few weeks. —The wheat looks fine since the recent rain. The people of Jasper have not seen better fall prospects for wheat for many years. —William Daniels has bought him a new top buggy. Mr. Daniels says he wants to keep up with the rest of the young men of N. R. —The Lesh cane factory shut down last Monday. During the five weeks that the mill was running they made something-near 1,800 gallons of sorghum. —Frank Lakin has received word from his son Austin Lakin of Chicago, saying that several factories have Mint down. What is the cause of ths? Is it free silver or sound money and protection? Which? —Sylvester Jenkins, late of Chicago Heights, has returned to old Jasper again. Mr. Jenkins says that when people try to find a better stopping place than Jasper they will have to get up very early in the morning. * .V. . \

—Lawrence Caster sprained his knee playing ball Sunday. Better not play ball on Sunday, Lawrence. —T. M. Callahan is the champion onion topper on the marsh, topping 110 crates in eight hours and thirty minutes. Ben Funk is second with 130 crates in eleven hours. They challenge any one in the state of Indiana.