Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1900 — DE MOTTE. [ARTICLE]

DE MOTTE.

Samuel Luce will take the census enumeration in this and Union tp. The health of our village and vicinity at this writing is generally good, Mr. Hunt of Star City, was in our village looking up a business location. We are having nice growing weather, fine refreshing showers for the past few days. J. B. Lakin a jeweler of Hoopston, HL, is repairing watches at Mr. E, Sayers store. Elder Shreeves returned home Monday eve from a two days’ meeting at Sherburnville, 111. Dan Fairchild is in the sugar beet business. He reports a good prospect for beets, and a full growth of weeds. John Fairchild. Bessie Curtin, Elam Frame, Ura Hanaway and Verne Sayers are the school graduates from -this tp. Mr. L. A. Sayers, who has been in Chicago for the past month, is at home, preparing his graduates for commencement exercises. Now that the gravel road has suspended, the latest attraction in our village is an exciting croquet game from early mom asatil the bright illuminator hides his face behind the cloud-capped mountains in the west . Quite a number from DeMotte went to Thayer last Sunday to attend religious services conducted by Rev. Middleton, pastor of the M. E. church at Rensselaer, and Rev. Skinner, pastor of the Rose Lawn circuit M. E. church. They went to the Kankakee to administer the ordinance of ba lit ism because there was much water there. Amen, thus saith the Lord. Stand ye in the way. inquire for the old paths and walk therein and you shall find rest for your soul.