People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1894 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

BY BUTTERFLY.

Mr. Frank Hayes lost five cows lately. It is supposed they had gone mad. The state Veterinary Surgeon was out and pronounced the disease caused by eating decayed corn fodder. There was to have been a show at the Independence school house the' other night, but it failed to appear. Some one took spite out on the teacher’s books and burned them. The young men around Nubbin Ridge made quite a stir Sunday night, but, Oh, the rain made them stir still faster. Mr. John L. Nichols had about 70 tons of hay burned up the other night. Cause of fire is unknown.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hurley have gone to house keeping on the Alex. Hurley farm. Misses Ella Howe and Sadie Cody were visiting in Barkley, Sunday. The Strickland ditching machine is at work on the farms of Geo. McElfresh and C. Pullins. Charles Pullins is putting up some buildings on Possum Run with a view of moving there. John W. Hurley and wife have moved back to their old residence. John Price and family have returned to Barkley. Blackford is on the boom.