People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1895 — WALKER AND BARKLEY. [ARTICLE]

WALKER AND BARKLEY.

Snowflake. Sept. 10.—Hay making is almost completed. Mr. B. J. Gifford was in these j parts last Wednesday. Wm. Smith was near Marlborough Friday looking at some horses. Mr. Nelson Winecoup of Boone county was in this vicinity the 28th ult. looking for a farm to rent. Wm. Stanley was visiting the home of Wm. Smith Friday and Saturday. Sherman Smith and family accompanied by his cousin, Thos. Smith, returned to Boone county on a visit. They will start to Arkansas in a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Stockwell were visiting Mr. John Price and wife last Sunday. Mr. Edward Hickman and Miss Ellen Snyder were married last Sunday. May their lives be long and happy. Willis Nearhoof was helping William and Abner Miller putting up hay last week. Look out young men and do not let the old men wear vour hats. Wm. Smith and family paid Wheatfield a flying visit Saturday. George Hershman is still out with his threshing machine. He hopes to wind up threshing this week. Wm. Stanley returned from a fly hig visit to Boone county, his old home. He reports good crops, lots of water*and sorrowfully says that his best girl was married. Lewis Stockwell talks of selling out and going West logrow up with the country. Uncle Jim Snyder and family were visiting at Radburn’s Sunday last. Al Fletcher was visiting in these parts Sunday last. Give us free silver and put the people's party in power and then we will have good times. You Know.

Northern Barkley. Sept. 10.— The order of the day in this section is seeding. Farmers are all busy cutting up corn and plowing. Jacob Hurley and daughter, who have been visiting relatives in Brook, have returned to their home. David Haste is the owner of a cross dog, which is the terror of the neighborhood. Mr. Gifford will erect a house i and barn on one of his farms jjust across the Barkley line in Walker, in the near future. Miss Clara Haste, who was visiting in Walker last week, returned Sunday to her home. Sam Obenchain has again 'rented the Zimmerman farm and will be a resident for another year. A Correspondent. Rosebud, Sept. 9.—A1l the schools in Union township begin next Monday. Union township institute is to be held next Saturday in Rosebud school house. All the school houses in Union are being prepared this week for the evening term. There are four churches centered within a radius of less than two miles here. The Christian church in course of construction has the frame up. Timbers for the self supportirg roof are being gotten out at Yeoman's sawmill. It will be a nice building costing about SI,OOO. Elza Grove will teach the Rosebud school. L. Strong and wife. Dal Yeoman and wife, of Rensselaer, and D. H. Yeoman and wife were guests last Sunday at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kenton, who knew so well how to enter.ain their friends. Bent Kenton and family of! Goodiand were visiting in this! neighborhood the first of the' week. D. H. Yeoman has been offered ! a handsome advance on his in - vestment in Goodland town lots. 1

Egypt. Sept. 6.—Charles and Frank Brinley went to Francisville Wednesday to see their brother Edward, who has been there quite a while. Mrs. Eliza Reed is visiting friends and relatives in thisi neighborhood. Daniel Way mire is raising and I repairing his house. Miss Mary Michael is the guest of Miss Grace Iliff. Mrs. Sarah Reed who had paralysis in her hands and entirely lost the use of one of them, is much better. Mrs. Amanda Timmons is visiting Walter Morris and family. Frank Welsh is going to build a new house.