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

INDEPENDENCE.

Cut-worms are abundant. . Wai Schriner went to Chicago last week. Mrs. Hilton called on Mrs. C. Hopkins Sunday. Corn planting is becoming a thing of the past. We had a fine shower of rain Monday night. Bena Wray Is helping Mrs. Arnold this week. Johnny Clear departed for Carrol Cqn. Saturday. Wm. Hurley visited over at Blackford last Sunday. Mrs. Arnold called on Mrs. Daniel Leah Monday. Samuel Hopkins drove over to the bub Tuesday. Bert Lang of Kuiman, was in this vicinity last Sunday. Miss Mary Clear departed for Piermont last Saturday. Ike and Bessie Brubaker of Parr, were in this vicinity SundayLevi Renicker of Rensselaer, called on Chesley Wray Sunday. Edward Miller of Union, was in this vicinity Wednesday on business. Jake Lesh has quit the habit of chewing tobacco and now chews tansy. Wm. Daniels and family called on Ford Paine near Valma, last Sunday. Corn has begun to issue green-backs and spread them out in circulation. John Hurley had to plow up some of his onions on account of cut-worms. Arthur Ropp. G. Daniels and John Hopkins took a big bicycle ride Sunday. Miss Lora Hurley, who has been working nt Pleasant Grove, is now at home again. George Masters and wife of the future tense, attended Sunday school at Mt. Pleas- ' ant last Sabbath. i The Barkley tp„ common school graduates ! are Roas Ropp, Harry Crawford. Ollie Tan- ! tier and L. M. Seita.