Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1900 — INDEPENDENCE. [ARTICLE]

INDEPENDENCE.

John Gassy went to Chicago Saturday. Ancel Hilton drove over to the hub Tuesday. John Hopkins drove over to the hub, T uesday. Samuel Hopkins hauled oats to market Tuesday. Leonard Hays is working for Chris Arnold this week. Subscribe for The Democrat and get the county news. Al Fletcher is building fence for Fr»nk Lakin this week. George Daniels and family called on Wm. Daniels last Sunday. Miss Blanche Hill of Rensselaer, is working for Charley Hopkins. Mrs. Levi Renicker of Rensselaer, called on Mrs. C. Wray Tuesday. Wm. McDonald of Pleasant Ridge, called on George Ott Saturday and Sunday. Fred Shriner has purchased a bicycle and now has a wife, and will farm for himself. Samuel Hopkins had 2.005 bushels of oats. Charley Jenkens had about 1,200 bushels. Senator John Hill and wife of the Kankakee Valley reagion, called on Samuel Hopkins Monday evening. Mrs. Dare and two daughters of Chicago Heights, are visiting with friends and relatives in these parts this week. Wm. Daniels, George Ott, John Nichols and several other N. R. citizens, took in the excursion rates to Chicago Monday.