Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1900 — NEWTON TOWNSHIP. [ARTICLE]

NEWTON TOWNSHIP.

Plow iug for corn is going on at a lively rate in this locality. Mr. Frank Erasney and family Sundayed with Joseph Shtaddar of Parr. The peach trees in this locality are in full bloom. Every one is in hopes of a large peach crop. Still a few more gypsies distributing fortunes for the small sum of twenty-five cents, or a few eggs. The Blue Grass term of school closed last Wednesday with a good dinner, and about thirty visitors, « Mr. Ed Stall and wife and Mr. J. Guildenzoff and wife spent Sunday with the families of James and John Lane. The farmers seemed to be sow iug their oats this Hiring like the Irishman who was hurrying with his painting before the paint run out. The farmers hurried before the mud run out and now have to sow patches over. Last fall the papers stated that a large hickory-nut yield was a good sigu of a large wheat crop. If there ever was any truth in the saying before, there is not this time. Hickory-nuts were pleuty but wheat has been mostly all plowed under. Edward P. Lane, his sisters Emma and Ida, and Lee S. Mauck visited with Mr. W. Mttuck and family last Wednesday evening. The boys had with them their violins and with Miss Mnuck's piano some good musie was enjoyed, after which in the good old generous way a dishpan full of nice apples were brought in, quite u treat for this time of the year, at least Ed and Lee thought so. They ate eighteen apples apiece, no small apples either. Both had enough, so it is a tie to b£ decided some day when they are asked to help themselves to apples. They got home sufe with the exception of Lee's violiu case. Ask him what is the matter with it.