Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1898 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

—Weather damp and chilly. —Corn husking is in full blast on N. R. —Will Ray is hauling tile for Andrew Arnold. —Chris. Morgeneg is shucking corn for Elias Arnold. —The hog cholera is about stamped out in this locality. —The new Sandridge school house is nearly completed and school will begin next Monday. —Gifford’s railroad is still on the boom, Several men near Blackford are working on the road. —The schools in this vicinity are having a good attendance, averaging from 80 to 40 pupils each. —Frank Lakin bought several fine young stgers last week. He has several horses which he would like to trade for cattle. --The Pull in brothers, with "Uncle” James Snyder, went coon hunting one night last week. They got one coon, two’possums and oqe mink. —The German Baptists, or Dunkards, will hold their annual big meeting at the Dunkard Chapel this coming Saturday and Sunday. Everybody invited. —The eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. John Marlatt died of scarlet fever last Tuesday. Several other members of the family are sick with tbe same disease. —Chas. Reed, a very popular young man of Barkley tp., and Miss Nora Meyers, were married last Sunday evenirg. Tbelr many friends wish them much happiness and good luck.