Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1899 — KNIMAN. [ARTICLE]

KNIMAN.

—Will Hollie is ‘‘buzzing"' wood for his health. —Quilting is the main dlyetit' iff the day in this place. —Mr. Alf McCoy is the jrroud father of a 101 b boy. —Ed Denistou went to Wheatfield Saturday on business. —A blue-rock shooting mattih in town Saturday. All are invited. —B. J. Gifford has had a telephone placed in the fapat at Zadoc. —Miss Dora Kennedy has 'been tusseling with the grip iorthe[jiaftt few days. —Washington’s birthday was remembered and celebrated at this place Wednesday. —The Saylor of this place ihas taken down his masts, as it's been foul weather, or so lie says. —Kniman is on the uplift. Xh. Joseph Hixson is going to fpttt nfp a grain elevator in the neeriftttiire. —Mr. J. Andrews is going fto build a new blacksmith dhqp in town. Perry Brown has the ijdb of bnilding it. —Otto Kennedy and Mias ERilta Osborne went to Rensselaer 'Saturday and spent Sunday with Xtas Osborne’s jiareutr. Lost, strayed or -stolen. 'between Mr and Mia. 'ta, -a broken heart. Finder please re turn to Mr. S . —When returning from a party and it's already late, remeniber your mother’s warning, nnd dontt hang on tlie garden gHte. —Last Friday evening, while Mrs. Hasselbring was coming to town, her horse became frightened and threw Iter from the'buggy, breaking her left arm. Dr. Jones reduced tbe fracture. —Wm. Shiors came to League Sunday looking very down-heaTted. It developed that he was grieving at not having his bestgrrl near his side as usual. ‘'There’ll come a lime, some day,’’ Will. —At the Box aud Pie Social at the school house Saturday evening for the lienefit of the German Lutheian church, S4O was made. Mr. Sockett was the lucky man to get the quilt. We thank the ;people of the surrounding neigh barhood for their patronage. —There was great excitement in town Monday afternoon. Instead of the smoke coming out of the chimney, it was pouring out the door of Dr. Jones* building. We would advise you. Doo, to put a mustard plaster on top of that chimney, that the smoke may be induced to make its exit at the proper outlet.