Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1901 — SHARON. [ARTICLE]

SHARON.

The recent rains has made good fall plowing. Wm. Durant was seen on our streets Wednesday. Earl Adams is working for Marion I. Adams this week. Mr. Lorenz and Al Peters are digging potatoes this week. > The farmers in this vicinity are all busy picking corn. Messrs. Tony and Mat Nisius spent Sunday in Rensselaer. Dr. Reuben Dickinson still continues to work lor Joseph Adams. Ray Adams was the guest of John and Abe Daley Saturday night. H P. Farmer and Miss Pearl McGee spent Sunday evening at the hub. Miss Anna Mayo, who has been visit* ing in Rensselaer for the past two weeks, has returned home. Twocquple from this place attended the party at Mr. Ritchey s Saturday night. Pretty rainy, wasn't it? Kenton Blankenship has rented Mrs. Angel ia Luer's residence west of this place, and will move there next week. Bert Abbott and wife of Rensselaer, were guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kieper, a few days last week.

Herbert Toops, who has been working in the wild and wooly west for the past six months, has returned home for the winter. • Miss Pearl McGee, who is attending high school in Rensselaer, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends and relatives in this vicinity. A very pleasant surprise party was given in honor of Mrs. Toops at her home Sunday, it being her fifty-ninth birthday. About forty of the old people were present.