People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1895 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS [ARTICLE]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

FLAKES FROM SNOWFLAKE. Walker and Barkley Townships, July 22. —Corn looks very promisng. Harvesting of wheat and oats is over in this section and threshing is in full blast. The hay harvest is on. William Miller and Alonzo Boyd, two of our best young men. attended church at Wheatfield Sunday. Mr. Burt Dunn and family of Medaryville were visiting Mrs. Dunn’s mother, Mrs. Mary Grimes. Sunday last. Mr. Lewis Stockwell of this place spent Sunday in Rensselear prospecting for a location. Mr. McCurtin of Nubbin Ridge and Miss Flora Snider of this place were quietly married at the home of the bride’s parent’s Saturday evening. May their path be strewn with flowers and may they live a long and happy life is the wish of their many friends. J. W. Smith and family were visiting Sherman Smith and family Sunday last. James Dickerson, recently of Boone county, has returned home for a short stay. News is scarce at present, but Madam Rumor will chatter soon.

SMALL POX SCARE. Goodland, July 24.—Abundance of rain in this vicinity has put an almost lost art on the countenances of the farmers. Mr. Colborn will soon begin the erection of a fine residence north of the school house. It will cost between four and five thousand dollars. We have not heard anything since before ground-hog day of the Newton county soldiers' re-uhion. Where, when, and how is it to be held? Mr. Parsons, conductor on the LaCross division of the C. & I. C. since the great strike of 1894. has been transferred from this run to be general supertendent, of terminals with headquarters at Danville 111. Mr. Stanley, the man who took so active a part in the strike, and conductor on this run, has been assigned to his old run. A new well has been put down in the power house and it is said to be a good one. The test of 1 a steam pump fo* a day and a

half failed to make any preceptable difference with it. The brick work on Kent’s new hotel is being pushed rapidly. The contract calls for its completion by Sept. 1. For some unknown reason our baseball team did not go to Watseka, as stated by us they would do last Wednesday. Quite a number of our young people drove over to Remington Sunday. Whatwould neighboring towns think of a Fourth of July committeeman that would present a a bill, and insist on its payment, for services rendered in posting bills, that he and all of his might have a good time? Such a case our committee found a few days ago in settling up Fourth of July expenses. The Panhandle railroad company is now connecting their tracks between this place and Kentland. It had all been laid some three or four years ago west from Logansport and east from the state line but about five miles. John Hodshier of Rensselaer, is laying brick on the M. B. church.

Mr. Warren Wilson wife left here Friday for their homo in Chicago after a three weeks’ visit with his mother. Warren was born and raised in Goodland and naturally has a warm place in the hearts of our citizens. D. Mahoney, for sixteen years section foreman of,the Panhandle at this place, but now superin terdent of sidings at Logansport. was in town Saturday. Mr. Gilson, living about eight miles south-east of this place, had his residence struck by lightning one night last week and damaged to the extent of S3OO. Every dish and mirror in the house was broken. Considerable scare was created last week by the report that a case of small pox had developed at Mr. Flickerstine's, five miles north of town. It is a small child and only.has a light attack of veroloid. The M. E. church quarterly meeting will be held at this place next Saturday and Sunday. Rev. Wilson, presiding elder, is expected to be present. SOUTHEAST MARION. S. E. Marion, July 24.—The

threshing machine is heard in various direction. M. Y. Slaughter, John Pennwright, Geo. Hanens, and Grant Daily have threshed. Oats have yielded from 15 to 25 bushels per acre; wheat 5 to 6 bushels. < Corn is looking well through this locality—has had but very little of the late rains. A coilple of men from Montgomery county were in this vicinity Tuesday looking for farms to rent. John Evans has leturned from his trjp to Montgomery county where he has been harvesting a crop. He had 70 acres of wheat which yielded 250 bushels. He has now closed up all his affairs in that county and can be counted a permanent resident of Jasper, where he has a fine farm and new house.