Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1900 — NORTH BARKLEY. [ARTICLE]

NORTH BARKLEY.

Mr. Howell did business at Rensselaer Saturday . John Kimble transacted business at the hub Wednesday. John Kieth and J. H. McNeese were in Rensselaer Friday. Christain Endeavor meeting at North Lawn Sunday night. Jobe Davis lias put in a bid to carry mail from Blackford to Gifford. The Misses Callahan called on Miss Lucy and Elsie Leverean Sunday. We have received 80 cars of steel not 37, as stated in last week’s items. Mrs. Wollard of Medarysville, is threshing in this neighborhood this week. Edward Sell of Wolcott, is visiting bis sister Mrs. Frank Nelson, of Comer, this week. Girls, if you want a gold watch, smile sweet on Barney—, and you will get one like Mary—did. Miss Jones of Little Rock. Arkansas, is visiting John Kimble and family of Gifford, for a few days. Frank Lewis. Gen. Supt., of the C. & W. V., and wife went to Niagara Falls on the excursion Wednesday. Mrs. Arietta Stevens, who has been visiting her parents at Herscher, 111., returned to Comer Wednesday. Mrs. Aaron Seitz, formerly of this place but now of Walkerton,is visiting friends and relatives arqpnd Cotner. Billie Whited was in Wolcott Thursday. He took a contract to grade four thousand feet of road four miles south of McCoysburg. John Newland and George Levereau, who have been carpentering at Kersey, returned Friday and will work on the railroad bridge south of Pleasant Grove.

Party at Collins’ Saturday night was well attended. All report a good tim.-. We see Laun Boyd is advertising fora wife Better try the Gifford cor, we believe “we" are in the market. D. V. says Gillam cor. Is a candidate for office we believe he has made a mistake as Gillam coo, has no onions to sell to use for campaign purposes. We have the onions, and we are the candidate.