Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1900 — INDEPENDENCE. [ARTICLE]

INDEPENDENCE.

Oat* are |i • coming up. Kain, rain, plenty of rain. Hurrah for William Jennings Bryan! Chris Arnold called at Eli Arnold’*Tuesday. Will Wray is reported no better at this writfa*. Ell Arnold and John Hopkins are on the rfcklWt. Wtn. Daniels called on George Daniel* Monday. Mr. Black, commenced work for Steve Comer Wednesday. Wm. Daniel* J* feeding 60 head of ca'tlc for fHm Dowel thia Week.

Samuel Hopkins and W. C. Wray did business at Surrey. Saturday. Ancel Potts bought a load of seed oats of Sarpuel Hopkins Monday. The whooping cough is visiting the people illi this vicinity at present. Bertha and Elmer Miller were guests of Bertha Hopkins last Sabbath, John Hopkins last Sunday took the first wheel ride on N. R. this spring. Mrs. Emma Renicker df Rensselaer, visited in these parts Saturday aod Sunday. Joel Wray of the River Valley region, visited in these parts Saturday and Sunday. When we look over our ex-wheatfields we feel like singing, “Oh where? Oh where has it gone? Rev. Stanley of Lafayette, talked to the people at this place Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night. Charley Hopkins and wife spent Saturday and Sunday witn relatives in the Kankakee Valley region-. _ Rev. Dan Yater qf Rossville, Clinton Co., preached a very able sermon at the German Baptist church last Sabbath.