Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1898 — North Barkley. [ARTICLE]

North Barkley.

George Fauson is on the sick list. Ed. Black is working for G. W. Fauson. Mr. Donnell did business in Rensselaer Saturday. Mary Williard is staying with Mrs. L. J. Berdy. Edward Trahn and Will Phouts of dredge No. 2 visited in Rensselaer Sunday and Monday. Will Collins and wife visited in Rensselaer Saturday. F. M. Callahan and sister Maggie attended a dance at Theo. Kiper’s Wednesday night. Dredge boat, "Minnie" floated down the ditch Monday but failed to return, They struck on a sand bar. and I guess will remain where they art* all summer, unless it rains. Corn planting is about all finished.

Early planting is ready to plow. Everybody reports a good stand. People who live on the marsh are in luck this year, as the ground is in better condition than the north or south part of the country. About half the south had to replant. Oats, wheat and rye look fine. Mr. George Curtis who came to this country this spring from Ohio, to try gardening, died at his home Monday morning of hemmorrage of the lungs. He leaves a wife and two children to mourn his loss. Remains were interred in Independence Cemetery near Medaryville. A slightly intoxicated Brook citizen went out to the bam a few nights ago to milk the cow. In the darkness he stumbled into the stall of a vicious mule, placed his hand on the animal’s hip and said: “Stand over, Lil, (hie) good old Lil. Remembersh the Maine, old (hie) Li —” The sentence was never finished. The next instant there was a roaring, rumbling noise, followed by flying timbers and a frenzied, heart-rending yell. As the man was being carefully removed from the top of a wire fence a few minutes later, he feebly remarked: “Them (hie) Spanish torpedo boats awfulish destructive, mow a swash right through (hie) evershing.”—Morocco Courier. —I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no delay—no examination of land,' no sending papers east—absolutely no red tape. Why do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for you money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates. Funds always on hand'

W. B. AUSTIN.