Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1900 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

Stacking outs all the goon X. R. this week. Mrs. Wm. Green is very ill at this writing. ' Abe Meyer* and family were in thia locality lust Sunday, Jaeob Le«h had one of his colts bitten by a sunken few day* ago. Leslie Ropp from loan, spent Thursday the 26, nt Henry Ropi> *. Jesse Jenkins and family spent Sunday with Charley Jenkin* and w'ife. Victor Yeoman and family spent Sunday with Anderson Jenkin* and wife. l.ee Meyers, who was working ou the Morris ranch, helping make hay, returned home Sunday. George Jenkin* went to Monon last Monday to visit his daughter. Mrs. Wm. Deer, who is very ill. Frank Schoer. Philip Durant and Emmet Hullins went to Water Valley to attend the ball gatpe there last Sunday. Jacob Le*h *old a fine cow to Kara Switzer one day last week, price MO. Mr. Leah baa some more good cow* for sale. Some of the fieople are circulating a pc* t tion to call ' another railroad election. They say the other onewaanota fair election. It doe* Men a* though they don’t

know when they have had enough. . I suppose they are going to try some new scheme, AH right crack your whip; we will be ready for you. A birthday dinner was given in honor of Mr*. Henry Steele last Sunday, it being herfortieth birthday. Aloxit ItXbperso:.* were pre«ent with well filled basket. and a.'l had a* good dinner. A good g imy of base ball and a wrestling match wire the chief sport* of the day and all went Lome well i leased, wishing Mrs. Steele n.any such happy days, as the one just spent.