Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1901 — INDEPENDENCE. [ARTICLE]

INDEPENDENCE.

Will Wray did business at Rensselaer Wednesday. John Hopkins drove over to Comer last Sunday. K ll is lones of Remington, was in these parts Tuesday, John Lesh of Parr, visited 10 these parts last Sunday. Joel Wray returned fiwm Ohio Wednesday, after three or four weeks visit. Charley Jenkins drove over to Wheatfield Monday, returning Wednesday. Grant Renicker has moved to Rensselaer. Mr. Brit moved in the house vacated by him. Burt Jenkins has to go northeast to see Snow now as the snow has all faded out in our region. Mr. Johnson, who was living on Mrs. Nichol: ’ farm, had a complete burn out on Tuesday of last week. Quite a number of friends gathered last Wednesday night at the home of Samuel Hopkins for an evening social. The "kids" amused themselves 111 telling sun-fish and bull-frog stories and after playing various games refreshments were served, after whirh all departed, saying that we had a fine time. Those preseirt were; Misses Blanche Hill. Maggie Tarbit, Mary Morgenegg, Myrtle Barkley, Vern Barkley, May Hays. Relva Lesh, Bertha Hopkins; Messrs. Arthur and Ross Ropp, Chris Morgenegg, Leonard, John and Harry Ha>es, John Hopkins and Bluford Tarbit.