People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1895 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS [ARTICLE]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Southeast Marion, Sept. 3. The long looked for rain has come: the weather is fine: health good. Wheat sowing has commenced. M. Y. Slaughter has his wheat sown. Mr. Will Zea and family attended the Remington fair. Mr. Daly and family visited in Newton county a few days last week. Mr. John Haven has returned from Grant county, where he has been for some time. Mrs. C. B. Miller of Goshen Ind., is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. M. Y. Slaughter. Mrs. Eli Dowel is visiting in the eastern part of the state. Ben Smith moved to Parr last week. Mr. Bet will go to Warren county this week on business. Mr. Charles Slaughter has returned from Brookston. Mr. Stockwell’s new house is nearing completion. Mr. John Evans had callers from Montgomery county last week. r f*he birth-day party given at Mr. Joe Sigman’s last week was a success. Mr. Thomas Ward went to Battleground last week. Financial Schoolboy.

jordan. Jordan Township, Sept. 3. Fine rain and weather cooler since last writing. Fall plowing is now in progress. Wanted—Two cheap boys wanted by Mont Dutton to keep wasps off from Jim Methena and Bill Michaels while they are nailing shingles on Never Fail school house. Shorty Marsh was at Coleman's again Sundaj. Nate Coleman thinks the only friend he has is at the “old cabin by the lane," and the only song he can sing is “Mollie Darling.” J. C. Marsh of St. Anne, 111., visited his uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Frazier. Friday, taking Ammon Haas with him. who has been visiting his grandma. Mrs. Dutton. George Nicholson is improving his prairie farm and building a new house this fall. One of the Boys.

Jordan Township. Sept. 5. Judson Perkins was in this vicin- : ity Wednesday with a number of i land buyers. Henry C. Spitler of Medaryville visited his niece. Mrs. Wilber Pruett, last week. Ray Nicholson of Remington is visiting his numerous relatives in this vicinity this week. Miss Grace Iliff visited her friend. Miss Goldie Lamborn. at Remington last week and attended the fair. Mr. and Mrs. Jap Fleming of Monon are visiting friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Harbison of Kentland visited Mrs. Harbison’s uncle. S. F. Iliff last week. Mrs Beckie Spangler of Remington is visiting her brother, S. F. Iliff this week. George Bessie of Remington is visiting his daughter. Mrs. Allie Iliff the latter part of last week. George Nicholson went to Chicago last week to purchase lumber to build a large residence on his newly-purchased farm. Ajax. in quantity, quality and prices. Frank B. Meyer's display of wall paper, was never before equalled. Call and see. Call and see the handsome Mystic bicycle for sale at the Pilot office.