Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1901 — DUNNVILLE. [ARTICLE]

DUNNVILLE.

Dunnville, thou art blessed. Miss Lydia Sands is visiting at Winamac this week. Our farmers are busy inverting the earth preparatory to corn planting. Mesdames Mary Hall and Lizzie Cullen visited at Vai po Saturday and Sun day.

Elmer Collins bycicled himself to San Pierre Saturday on a fast schedule. Marvin Albin was the guest of Netta Miller Saturday evening and Sunday morning. James X. Newhouse and Miss Gladys Jones attended church at Wheatfield Sunday evening. Collins and Miller, our celebrated sawmill boys, are reducing logs into lumber for Mr. Kalnska. Miss Sena Jasperson is again on the sick list. We hope that her sickness will be cf short duration. Ed Allen, the celebrated driller and the recognized leader of the oil industry, was in our midst Saturday. Your correspondent called on Mr. Sellars and family last Sunday evening. Had a fine time and music, too. Mrs. Lizzie Vandercar and Sister Stella White, visited friends and relatives at Medaryville Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Newhouse arrived the other day. She and hei son Jim, intend to live in the house lately vacated by John Blocher.

Sister Ivy DeArmond is working for Dr. William Bryan Solt at San Pierre. Judging by hts dignified name, the doctor is a fine fellow. Hon, I. D. Dunn is putting an addition on to the house occupied by the operator. Mr. Dunn is a believer in expansion, thus enlarging his building. Oats in these parts look fine now. Our farmers smile aloud when they think of the dollars that they will have in the sweet by and by. Oil men tell us that the interior of the earth is dark as Egypt and smells like meat. When they go hence, the smell will be stronger, I expect. Latin Hilliard and son Josephus, shingled their houses' top-knot, the other day. Joe said that he would rather cram knowledge into juveniles, than do the carpenter act. The dangi at Mr. Knapp's Saturday evening was a season of jollity and indelible happiness. Those present had a Niagara of pleasure. My, how they ate ice cream.

Miss Della Henry folded up and pressed her school year into the last Saturday. She gave the patrons and scholars an ice cream dinner which all appreciated. The next time that Prof. R. A. Mannan yoes out among the fair damsels of Israel, he should take a wire stretcher and staples and hammer and nails, so that he can repair the fences that his horses pull down, while he is saying sweet words. Never in the annals of history did a team pull down as much good fence, as his did the other evening. We understand that San Pierre is going to be incorporated in the near future with Hon. Henry Smith as mayor and Sir John Payne as clerk. Tug Kilgore is to be the official painter and carpenter of the citv. They intend to introduce a noveky in the shape of sidewalks run by electricity. We understand that a wholesale exodus of the inhabitants will begin immediately. Mr. Churchill, senior member of the Churchill & White grain firm, called on our good-natured graih man and blacksmith the other day. - As announced, he came on a special accompanied by a few friends. After inspecting the elevator he pronounced it O. K., to the great satisfaction of Jim, who worked all night the evening before in burnishing all parts shineable. Your cor. called on Hon. Joe Fenzil last Sunday and was royally entertained and lavishly feasted. Was fed so well, that we had to decline another supper, at another place, an hour after. After supperlying ourselves, Joe lassoed and harnessed up his run-aways and before we hardly grasped the situation we were at the West Vernon M. E. Church, singing like a lark amidst a fine congregation of sociable peo: le. All the girls kept continually enquiring about Norman Hendryx, who, according too all reports, has captured their hearts, insomuch that part of the maidens have fought duels over who shall claim him.