Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1899 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

—Roads not quite so rough. —Lilly Snow is working at John Geoge’s.

-Chester Caster is some better at the present writing. —Elias Arnold has an increase in his family. It a girl, born Saturday, 31. —S. B. Jenkins* is working on Jesse Jenkins' house, after a short absence. —Cora Daniels lost one of his work-horses last Monday night with the spasmodic colic. —Mrs. T. J. Harley, who was reported ill last week, is no better at the present writing. —Grant Renicker has sold his farm to Samuel Hopkins. It is not yet known how much he got for it Crant will move to Rensselaer. —ls the farmers and taxpayers want to read a good paper, one that will give the news of both town and country affairs, they should subscribe for the JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT. —There were three young men from over about Parr spent Saturday night in the Burostown school house but they did not get any breakfast there and they thought they would help themselves to the scholars' pencils, in all about 25 or 80 pencils were taken.