Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1903 — AIX. [ARTICLE]

AIX.

Mrs. Albert Taber visited in Rensselaer a few days this week. H. W, and J. M. Milner were in Rer.s•selaer on business Friday. \ John Teter won some blue ribbons at the Illinois state fair on his Duroc Jersey hogs. The corn in tins locality is practically all out of the wav of frost, and it promis--es a very abundant yield. Attorneys Guv and Westlall & Ruth were at the hub the first of the week looking after cases in court. O. P. Taber went to Texas last week to look after the interests of the Remington syndicate’s property there. W. L. Gumm has been appointed a member of the Remington school board, to succeed Dr. Pothuisje, resigned. George Seelye, who recently sold his farm near town, has bought a big farm four miles from Wabash, and will move to that county. James Clowery, James Hogan, John Bowman, Henry Mullen and several other Remiriglon'ans were at Rensselaer on business Tuesday; Dbn’t forget that J. P. Thompson is manager of Byer Bros, poultry house bore and is prepaied to pay you the highest market price at all times for poultry, eggs, butter, etc. Give him a call. E. T. Burton had another stroke of trad luck last week, falling from a ladder on J. A. Patton's new house at Goodland, on which he was working, and fracturing three ribs and receiving other internal injuries. A. R. Opdycke is Iving critically ill at This writing. Last Friday he went to Monti Cello for a load bf feed, and it is reported took on <]uite a load of something -other than feed while at White county's capital. On the return journey he is •aid to have taken on still more of a load at Wolcott, and laid in a supply for vfuture use. This side of the latter town Tiis team turned off on a side road and “Oppv” is supposed to have fallen off the load of feed. At any rate, he was foumj the next morning lying in the mud where he had evidently lain all night, and was in a very serious condition. A bottle of whiskey is said to have been found in the wagon with the team.

Sunday school every Sunday at Brushwood. Chas. Byrd and Harvey Myers spent Sunday at Aix. Gravel hauling and ditching is the order of the day. F. Osborne and Miss Malcow began their schools here Monday with a large attendance. Victor Comer spent Sunday at home. He said the place looked natural after a whole week’s absence. <rFrank Garriott went to Pembrook '* Sunday night, where he will take charge . of the school for this year. Rev. Shreves preached at Good Hope church Sunday and Sunday night. A large attendance was reported, Lee Myers is still working for Grant Davisson and says he hopes that he may ,<rtay all winter. We wonder why?