People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1893 — SOUTH EAST MARION. [ARTICLE]

SOUTH EAST MARION.

Charles Slaughter, the blacksmith of this part, was kep; quite busy last week shoeing horses. William Haley is visiting friends at Bloomington. Ind. Miss Lizzie Leers is on the sick list. Mr. Ropp, of Rensselaer, was sawing wood for Jesse Smith last week. Henry Sparling has sold his farm to Theadore Kiper. We understand Mr. Sparling expects to locate near DeMotte. Miss Belle Slaughter spent Sunday in this part. Elmer Gwin and the Misses Eva Green, Alice Irwin and Elya Gwin of the Watson school attended the box supper here last Friday evening. The patrons and religious people of this part are very indignant over the result of the box supper given at the school house last Friday evening us it ended in a dance and card party. If the box socials are for the benefit of the schools let them elevate the minds of the young instead of lowering them. This is the second time this winter the same has been held in the sliool house and should it occur again it may cause trouble to the dancers. If our trustee was as anxious to close the school house against the Fanner’s A 1 liance, the religious minds would not need to have been stirred up. L. S. G.