Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1899 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

—Good time for ducks. —Roads still very muddy. —The grip is disappearing in this locality. —Last Monday the mercury was down close to zero. —Walter Shriver bought him a driving horse last week. —Elias Arnold is able to be out of doors some, after his recent illness. —Mrs. Henkle is reported as, gradually growing weaker all the time. —Chester Caster is improving very slow after his long and dangerous illness. —Charles Hurley of DeMotte, was seen on Blackford streets one day last week. He says DeMotte is on the boom. —Andy Ropp has been hulling clover and buzzing wood for the Nubbin Kidgers this week. His clover holler was destroyed by fire last Saturday afternoon. It is not known how the fire got started. —Ed Price from east of Rensselaer, came up on Nubbin Ridge last Sunday and took his best girl to Brushwood church and had an accident on the way. He got on a floating bridge, and with his best girl got thrown out and broke his buggy.