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

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—Chas. Parks is visiting his parents at this {dace. Mr. Parks tom been working near Brookston this winter. —Eugene O’Neil has moved to his faim west of here. Mr. O’Neil occupied Richard Butler’s farm during 1898. —Simon Kenton is erecting a fine set of scales at his home. G. W. Andrus, the well known contractor, is doing the work. —D. W. Parks is visiting relatives in eastern Indiana. Mr. Parks has been employed at Brookston tor the past 6 months. —Gideon L. Miller will occupy a portion of E. J. Stntzman’s farm this year. Mr. Miller has been located on a ranch near Morocco since ’97. —Chas. Pullins, the crackerjack clover seed grower, has about fit) bushels of the clear stuff and has placed it on sale at the Miniature Department Store. —L. M. Wilcox was in Chicago Monday and Tuesday, purchasing spring stock. The Miniature Department Store will be in line with every thing that is good —Jno. Elder of Idaville, Ind., arrived Saturday for a visit with his son, Dave Elder. Mr. Elder is about 75 years of age, but seems remarkably hale and hearty. —C. W. Clemens of Shelby, will oceupy the Barley farm this year. Mrs. Clemens, (formerly Etta Barley) received a portion of this place as her share of the estate.

—E. A Yost left for Kokomo, Ind., Monday with a car of household goods and live stock, his family having gone ahead. Mr. Yost will occupy a farm about 7 miles from, there. —The “Horse shoe” tobacco representative was in this vicinity Monday distributing 10c cuts very freely. This probably is a very effective manner of advertising but somewhat expensive.

—Sol Norman, formerly occupying Jno. Greenfield’s farm, left for Crete, 111., Monday, taking his household effects and family. Mr. Nornaon will do gardening and teaming at that place. —Mrs. C. W. Clemens and children arrived from Shelby Tuesday night. Mr. Clemens will drive through with implements and household goods, preparatory to occupancy of the Barley estate. —The express company at Parr has changed agents, D. E. Hudson taking the place of W. L. Wood. This, no doubt, will be favorable to every one as there was an endless amount of dissatisfaction.

—Tlieo. F. Lang is contemplating the erection of a lumber and tile shed. He will carry a full line of each article. This is certainly % good move and will be greatly appreciated by the people here. Let all these good things come anil Surrey won’t be very antiqunted. —Residents in outlying districts are very grateful for The Democrat’s “Summary of Events” as relative to “Honest Abe’s $2,300 clock. Why wouldn’t it be a good thing for “Abe’s gang” to appropriate a certain amonnt of cash to buy telescopes, then distribute them among the farmers, so they could readily distinguish the condition of the cheap, pawnshop afo fair?

—Charles Pullins is the largest stock shipper in Jasper county, having already shipped 10 car loads this year, which cost on an average of SBOO per load. Mr. Pftllins is a resident of Surrey and has every thing handy and convenient for the handling of all kinds of stock. During 1898 he handlet 1 nearly $50,000 worth of aaride, besides the products of his numerous farms.