Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1900 — NORTH BARKLEY. [ARTICLE]

NORTH BARKLEY.

Russel Baker Is on the sick list. Ott Kennedy of Knirnnn. visited ou the if rude Saturday. Earl Newland was at Pleasant Grove Saturday on business. Mr. and Mrs. T. M Callahan visited Harry Gifford and family Sunday. Mrs. Wesley Burris and daughters visited Mr. Burris of Blackford. Sunday. Emery Hagen and wife of Morocco, are visiting Warren Wilson and family. Threshing will begin In this vicinity this Week. Oats are very good this year. Hermon Ahlers and John Schmidt transacted business at Beusselser one day last Weak.

R. W. Jordan gave an ice-cream supper Saturday night to a few friends. AH report a good time. T. M. Callahan and Johu Kimble attended the democratic congressional convention at Monon Wednesday. “ We wish the people up north would get through with their "well trade,” and give us a little sensible news, Oats cutting ha tiling of the past in this neighborhood. Corn looks fine, and onions and potatoes are just splendid, couldn't be much better. We wondered what made the sun so bright the first of the week—we found out now. Billy Whited shaved off his mustache. He looks like a corn-field after a hail storm? Our Gifford correspondent was on the sick list this week, because she didn't get to go ou the excursion. She sot with tears in her eyes as the train pulled through. We felt for her but couldn't find her.