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

SHARON.

Read the old reliable bxMOCRAT and get tbe news. Burling Bros, of Remington, were callers here last Sunday. J.W. Harris, of Remington, is a business caller here this w.-ek. . Messrs. Robinson and Hardy of Remington, were callers here last Tuesday. Mr. Castor of Milroy. Is drilling a well for Mrs. Timmons, one mile south of town. Charles Fraser ot Benton county, and James Hroadie of Remington, were buying cattle Here a few days rgo. The continued heavy rains are telling on the the harvest ana there are fields of oats that cannot be harvested at all owing to the low lands being kept under water. Nick Zimmer, In drilling a well on his farm IK miles south of Sharon, at a depth of log ft.*, struck a good flow of oil. Oil experts pronounce it a paying well and are endeavoring to secure a lease of same. Another flooding rain struck us Tuesday night, causing the big ditch to overflow Its banks and covering several hundred acres of grain. About one-third of the oats crop cannot be harvested on account of the incessant rains. The "squib" has been sutfering from an attack of bra.u fever, only slight however, bring nble to pose as the hr vnlng Gobe-monche for his favor.tc Hi bar become so disgusted with matters that he swears by all that be has left that hewi’ii’t be a Jasperite after Sept.l. Poor fellow. »nat will the Journal do?