Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1898 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

—Roads rough. —Hunting all the go on N. R. —Com husking about over in this locality. —Daniel Lakin is shucking corn for Emmet Pullins. —Miss Cody is teaching the new Sandridge school this week. —Scarlet fever is raging through this part of the neighborhood. —Miss Stella Stanley and her brother Lebem, have the scarlet fever. —Sadie Cody of Rensselaer, visited Anderson Jenkins’ family last Sunday. —The hunters of N. R. report lots of game and good weather for the purpose. —Lincoln Jenkins visited relatives and friends in Monon a few days this week. —Mrs. Rebecca Hurley is visiting her sister Mrs. Mary Deer, of Monon, a few days this week. —James Garrett, one of Jasdlr county’s 4 old residents, died last Saturday morning at the age of 83 years.' Mr. Garrett leaves many

relatives and friends to mourn his loss. He was buried at the Prater cemetery, Sunday at 12 o’clock. —Owen Hurley, who has been keeping boarders up on the new railroad, has quit the job for a while.

—Lester Shriner has got another horse. Lester is the principal horse trader on Nubbin Ridge at the present time.