Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1898 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

—Some snow. —Roads smooth. —Weather nice and cool. —J. Lesh, director, got some more new seats for Burnstown school last Tuesday. —Rd Burns, the Fair Oaks hunter, was seen down on Nubbin Ridge last Saturday. —Blackford is on the boom. It is going to have a blacksmith. His name is Dennis Brook. —Jack Cooper and his uncle, John Cooper, are very dangerously ill at the present writing. —Owen Hurley went up on Gifford’s ranch and brought back a coon dog. Owen believes lots in the word “hunt.” —John W. Hurley, who lived on Theodore Snow’s farm this summer, moved back to his own farm last week. George Snow is going on Theodore’s place. —James Hurley and uncle, Charley Fish, had a ruriaway last Friday night The horse ran away throwing them both out and tearing the wagon all to pieces. —There is to be a box social and exhibition at the Burnstown school, 11 miles south of Blackford, the Thursday before Christmas. Everybotly invited accordingly. —William Gilmore, one of Jasjer county’s late citizens, but more ately of Boodey, 111., has moved jack to old Jasper and has located at Parr. He pulled in last Sunday night.