People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1893 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

Blackfoud is still alive and booming. Enoch Phalon has moved to Phalonville some distance north of here. Enoch and his clerk, Charles Campbell, had quite a scrapping match in which Enoch came out second best. Mr. Morganegg has moved to his new residence north of here, and Lou Stowers and family have moved to their new residence south of here. Mr. and Mrs. Solomon McCurtain are reported better at this writing. Rev. Pierson preached at the Burns school house last Sunday. Some of the members of the Merchandise Supply Company are making outside purchases. It does not seem quite so good as reported. The bridges across the Gifford ditch south of Blackford are in a dangerous condition. It seems that thero are neither supervisor nor trustee to see that they are repaired. Jasper Spain has taken in a new boarder. The ciphering match held at Mr. Burns’ last Friday night preved to be a success. A party was held at John Price’s, on Possum Run, last Saturday night. A good time was reported. The young men and buggies are plentiful on Nubbin Ridge, but the 2:40 horses are scarce. Butterfly.