People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1893 — EAST WALKER. [ARTICLE]

EAST WALKER.

Ezra Switzer was in Walker again last Sunday. Miss Minerva Spriggs visited at her uncle’s last week. Sabbath school at Dew r Drop closed its eyes until spring. Two ladies from DeMotte visited in Walker Monday and Tuesday. Rev. Jerry Alberts, of Illinois, has been visiting friends in Walker. Oscar Eldred went to DeMotte last Monday to repair Mrs. Summer's house. A Methodist minister delivered a very interesting discourse at Dew Drop last Sunday. Last Sunday Willie Hershman was thrown from his horse and had his collar bone broken,.

Geo. Wineland, the roadsupervisor, is warning out hands to do the fall work on the reads. Dr. Stockwell's sale took place on the 26th ult., and he will move to Rensselaer this week. Harry Gifford was up in East Walker Monday to get an engine and engineer-lo pump water for the dredge. Ezra Hershman, of Keener township, has moved to Walker* His intentions are to farm the coming year. Mr. Alva Hershman, of Rensselaer, was the guest of Miss Emma Stallbaum, last Sunday evening. If somebody does not stop cutting Mr. Wineland's wire fence, that somebody will get an introduction to powder and shot. Miss Katharine Wenrick has been on the sick list for some time past, but we are glad to say that she is able to be out again. - A certain girl of East Walker says it would be no trouble for Dr. Jones to get a wife if he would only shave off his whiskers.

Gideon Wells, of Missouri, and Wm. Wells, of Hammond, visited tneir sisters. M- «. Joanna Fleming and Mrs. Mary Breyfogle. The saloon keeper of Moonshine was up in East Walker one day last week and secured the services of one of our young ladies as bartender. On the 16 th G&o. Hersh man made a Hying trip to Chicago to attend the World’s Fair. He returned the same day at noon, declaring he had enough of it. Charlie Holley says the C. & G. Cooper engines are the best made. For he has got so he thoroughly understands them, and can run one to perfection. Apple Tree.