Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1900 — McCOYSBURG. [ARTICLE]

McCOYSBURG.

Guy Parker started to school Monday. There will be a dance at Sam Holmes' to-night. Teachet’s Institute was held here last Saturday. The new store begins to look like a store now.

Bert Lee is boarding at Felix Parker’s this week. “She’d been saying that she would go, but she didn’t!" Miss Pear! Parker was at aotne Saturday and Sunday. Will Foster ate dinner with Will Arnott Saturday. Rev. Brady of Rensselaer will preach here Sunday evening. Messrs, Parker and Holman are hauling tile for McDonald. Girls, I have nothing to say about those daring little hay-seeds. Jennie Murray was the guest of Mabel McDonald last Sunday. Robert Foster of near Seafield, visited relatives in this vicinity Sunday. Well, John, we like for you to come, and we’d like to have you come in. Will, Cade says he was to Lee last Sunday and found no one at home. Everett Burns of near Wolcott, was the guest of Chance Foster Sunday. Mrs. Lefler is on the sick list. Latest report stated that she was no better. Mr. and Mrs. Foster visited near Brookston last Saturday and Sunday. Reed’s dog will soon be able to say, "See here, stranger, I’m boss of this ranch." Will Shumacker, who formerly worked tor Ed Randle, is now working in Kentland. Everett Potts and Mae Loman of Pleasant Ridge, were here to C. E. Sunday evening. Several young people from this vicinity attended the dance at Goodnight’s last Saturday night. The party at Sam Holmes’ last Thursday night was well attended and everybody had a good time. Rev. Loman, the Evangelist who was to preach here Monday niget, from spme unknown cause, did not get here. The boys say, if it is a nice day Sunthey will have to the ball once more. If it happens to rain, there will be two or three funerals.