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

INDEPENDENCE.

Mr. Tarbit lost a fine horse last week. - Joel Root went to Wheatfield Sunday. - Miss May Hayes is working at Mr. Price’s. Jess Garriott went to Dew Drop Wednesday. John W. Hurley is working for Charley Jenkins. Charley Hopkins did business at Rensselaer Wednesday. Clarence Maxwell had a fine cow foundered last Sunday. We had one of the heaviest rains of the season Tuesday. Frank Hayes bought a load of corn of George Ott last Friday. Henry Bravant of Clinton Co., is working for Grant Renicker, Frank Hurley of near Foresman. visited-in these parts Sunday. Fred Renicker and Henry Bravant called on the Tnrlependence cor. last Sunday. Joel Wray of Wheatfield, wasn’t seen in these parts Sunday, but his shirt was. Come again. Abraham Miller of Kankakee tp„ preached to the people at Pleasant View church last Sunday. Jess Root and family of Kankakee Valley region, visited with Charley Jenkins' Saturday and Sunday. Eli Arnold, David Long, John Hopkinsand Arthur Ropp drove to Wheatfield Wednesday, returning Thursday. Miss Nancy Hufford and Mrs. George Blocher of Wheatfield, visited in these parts Sunday and Monday, More Metzger r.f Carroll Co., who was working at Burns,' said that Jasper didn't agree with him and went home last Saturday. John Gassy killed a rattlesnake that had 18 rattles. Arthur killed one with 0 rattles and Charley Hopkins killed one with 6 rattles.