Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1898 — Parr Items. [ARTICLE]

Parr Items.

Miss Hattie Pierson visited friends in Rensselaer last Sunday. Mrs. Jacob Davis is spending a few days with her sister Mrs. T. F. Brushnahan. S. Williams of Barkley township has moved on the Chupp farm. He will spend the spring and summer in tiling for Richard Butter, on the farm, now occupied by O’Niel & Murphy. Stephenson & Gilmore has just completed a new well for John Kimble. Elmer Stephenson will attend the examination for teachers to be held in Rensselaer next Saturday. Will Porter has a new buggy and harness. Some one broke into the depot one night last week, and carried off some of the railroad tickets. Urban Carlin is up again having recovered from his recent attack of measles. W. V. Hudson is placing the lumber on the ground for his new residence. . Miss Iva AlteY is teaching a subscription school here. She has an enrollment of 22. A. N. Lakin and D. W. Mellon have returned from their southern trip and are in Chicago at present.