Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1899 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

—Weather very cold. —Grip! grip!! grip!!! —James Frost is on the sick list. —Mrs. Kessler is on the sick list. —Thomas Price is on the sick list. —Nearly everybody on the sick list. —Mre. Henkle is very ill at the present writing. —Chester Qtfter, who has been sick so long, IMh the mend. —Zack Stanley visited Jesse Jenkins Saturday and Monday. —Church at Brushwood Chapel every night, Rev. Shirrell pastor. —Subscribe for The Democrat, the leading paper for truth and honesty. —John Marlatt is moving down to his father’s place, south of the Bumstown school hoqse. —Boman Switzei, who was hurt in a runaway a couple of weeks ago, is some better at the present.

—John Lakin gave an entertainment at the Burfcstown school house last Monday night with his “singing machine.’* —Among the people who have the grip at the present are Henry Ropp and wife, Mrs. Sullenbarger, Elias Arnold and Newton Jenkins.