People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1893 — EGYPT. [ARTICLE]

EGYPT.

Literary at Blake school house Wednesday night. Dan Blake has moved on the Chas. Harris farm east of Remington. Perry Blake, of Wolcott, was in this vicinity last week. Charley Brand is working for Judge Frazier this season. H. W. Iliff has rented his farm to Mr. Ireland. Mrs. Frank Nicholson is visiting relatives in this vicinity. Miss Grace Iliff has been very sick with the measles, but is now rapidly recovering. Morris Besse went home last Friday to wrestle with the measles. Judge Frazier and Bill Taylor sold their hay to Blake Wilson, of Goodland. H. W. Iliff has rented his farm to Mr. Freeland. Frank Johnson has moved near Otterbein. Jake Hanaway has rented the Canfold farm and has moved on the same. Mark Lewis is feeding a large bunch of cattle for A. McCoy. Harvey Gates, brother of Mrs. Minnie Morris, has become a resident of this vicinity. Miss Anne Swarts, who has been teaching school at Del Rey, Ill., came home on Monday.

Mont Dutton’s new house is to be occupied by Charley Rowen. Will Pruet is feeding a large drove of cattle for Blake Wilson, of Goodland. Mr. Reed went to Remington last Friday and hauled out a ton of flour for the Egypt lodge. Charley Miller went to Goodland last Wednesday and purchased a team of horses. Miss Hattie is sick with the measles and had to give up her school at Never Fail. Miss Annie Swartz will finish teaching her term. Egypt Alliance met last Saturday night with John G. Bicknell in the chair. Al Keister, the great American joker of Possum Creek and John G. Bicknell, the funny man of Slim Timber, entertained the audience last Saturday evening at the Alliance by cracking jokes and telling yarns. Keister had been sawing wood all day and was full of black oak sap.