People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1893 — “True Blue’s” Tiavels. [ARTICLE]

“True Blue’s” Tiavels.

We resumed the daLy advocations of our life by traveling! towards Blackford. We halted* at the tine farm-house of David 1 H. Yeoman and noticed every- i thing on the move. The boys were in the field plowing. Af-| ter jesting for a few moments we % continued our journey, passing j the fine residence of Richard \ Grow, the Nowels school house ■ and the Mark Hemphill farm. We noticed Jack Hoyes plowing. We passed on until we had | passed the Geo. Burk farm, and \ halted at the home of Mrs. Is- '• rael. Wiley was busy plowing for corn, and we continued our journey over the Pullins bridge, where the Hawkins boys, of Rensselaer, were fishing. They had caught about 25 or 80 good sized cat fish. Next we landed at Charley Pullins’, where we had a very pleasant talk for about 20 minutes. We then proceeded, passing the home of Alexander Hurley, Robert Shook, Geo. McElfresh, John C. > Fremont Frazee, Andrew Arnold, Eli Arnold, John Shroer and Mrs. Mary Reed, on through Blackford, passing A. K. Galbreath’s. We stopped at Francis Hay’s over night, and were well taken care of. We quietly left, passing the farm of Wm. Smith, Geo. Kessler, Joshua Norman, John Hurley, J. W. McCleary, Abraham Abbot, Geo. Daniels, Jas. Comer, Geo. Adair and Joseph Kight. We stopped at the residence of M. P. Comer and after partaking of a sumptuous repast we continued our journey through Blackford, passing the farms of John Renicker, Nancy Burget, Wm. Durant, the town of Aix, the homes of JohnGarriot, John Humes, Isaac Braskett, Chas. Burns anc stopped over night with Geo. Casey. We took our leave witt regret and passed the farms o: Sherman Chas. Crawford ant Lewis Davisson. At Davisson’s we dined, and then moved on past Kniman and came to Wm. Cooper’s, trustee of Union township, with whom we have been acquainted for 33 years. Mr. Cooper owns 500 acres of productive land, over which well kept stock and poultry roam. We continued our journey to Wheatfield and dined at the resi- ' dence of Jas. Smith. It wasj raining and we traveled very | slowly through Walker town-1 ship, passing Mr. Edward’ McNeil’s, Wm. Meyer’s and Mr. Austins’ farms. We finally landed at the residence of George Davisson, where we had supper and a night’s lodging. In the morning we resumed our journey. We also called at the fine farm belonging to Solomon McCurtain. We were well takem care of here and were sorry to see Mr. McCurtain quite ill and bedfast. We left in the morning and moved on until we reached Mrs. Nancy Smith’s. We then continued our journey and stopped at the Valma postoffice, and traveled on until the Pleasant Grove post-office was reached, where we saw Lew Tanner waiting on his many customers. We noticed the best wheat in the county, according to our estimation. Granville Moody has plenty of hogs, or at least enough to keep him in meat. From here we went through mud and chuck holes, and met with several accidents, one of which was the breaking of two buggy tongues, and a| coupling pole. At David Dan-* iels one of our horses fell on his back and we had to secure help' before we could get him up again. After getting things in shape again we moved on until] we passed the Lilly school house.! After a friendly talk with John! Stebee we started on and wer* very glad .when we reached th<* farm of Levi Hodge two mile* from Fair Oaks. We startea from Fair Oaks the Bth of Ma* and reached home the 14th. True Blue. ■

Seventy styles of carpets aw Williams’. I Hemphill & Honan are selling out as fast as possible, going t* quit business. Now is the tim* to secure bargains for cash. You should try some ofl Busbey’s sugar cured ham ol corned beef. It is excellent. J Carpets sewed at Williams* for 3 cents per yard. ] $lO buys a nobby spring sufl in goods that will surprise yoiM Call in early, as such rare baffli gains as we are offering go fast* R. Fendig. * Hemphill & Honan are selling* out to quit business. Now in the time to get bargains fo* cash. I A full line of sample carpet*! at J. W. Williams’ furnitufl store very cheap. I