People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1897 — Sharon Items. [ARTICLE]

Sharon Items.

Muddy roads. Everything lively and the goose hangs very high. Plauty of ducks and nimrods are after them now in earnest. Mr. Isaac Blake has been very sick for some time at his home with pulmonary trouble but is reported as being on the mend. Mr. Walter Talbert is very low with lung fever at his home three miles south of here. Mrs. Desbrow an aged lady and son are on the sick Jist and are unable to be around Charles Sigmau ana Lou Anderson were in Judyville last week on business. Will Sigman will fill a farm position for Mr. Ward the coming season. Joseph Scheurich our wholesouled Joe had the misfortune to cut his hand very badly last

week severing an artery. John Zimmer is shelling the rent corn on the Harris farm under the charge of P. Duvall. Harris being a resident of 111. Frank Shafer of Mackinaw, Illinois has rented and moved on the Harris farm south of here, be having leased it for five vears. V D. V. Garrison is in Chicago with a car load of hogs and cattle of his own feeding. There was preaching at the Green school house 4£ .miles south of here last Sunday, quite a few from here attending. John Davis has rented the Littlefield farm and moved his effects to that place last week. Wilbur Davis has secured a position with D. V. Garrison and will move on his farm in a short time.

A petition is understood to have been circulated for a change in the supervisorship. We certainly need one, a competent man at that. Give us better roads or more boats.

There was a spelling school at the Slaughter school house last Friday night, a number being present from the Wood school. As usual the Slaughter school came out ahead. Charles Slaughter the new blacksmith is located now in Sharon and can bfe found at his shop ready to do your work. George Shoe of Remington has purchased the Robert Parker farm and moved onto his farm last week. John Havens has moved to the Jones farm 3£ miles northwest of town. Albert McNeil and wife have moved to the Kendall property. Quite a number from here were in the county seat doing business last Saturday.

Sigman Bros, have rented the Martini farm and will farm it the coming season. William Healy was doing business in Remington last. week. • Albert Duvall and wife have returned from Virginia and Illinois and are comfortablj T situated in their new home. * Albert Farmers school closed at Queen City last Friday with a dinner and a general good time. He has given excellent satisfaction and the patrons of the school wish his services the coming year.

There was a social hop at Mirt Chilcotes on the range line last Tuesday night and a general good time is reported. Jake Zimmer is home from Bloomington, 111., where he has been visiting his sister. Miss Mary will remain the coming summer with relatives. We are able this week to give the readers of the Pilot the celebrated McKinley pudding receipt also to fill future orders, which is as follows. Take 3 gallons of confidence, 1 peck of international agreement, 1 quart of gold standard, 7 table spoonsful of prosperity, 2 quarts of sound money, 1 pound of protection. Directions: Boil with 12 months of no work for one hour. Eat while hot and send for the doctor.

A. NONYMOUS.