Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1901 — North Barkley. [ARTICLE]

North Barkley.

Sam Clifton’s shooting match was a complete success. Alta Stephenson is attending school at McCoysburg, Freeland Gifford, of Laura, was a Newland visitor Saturday. Herman Ahlers went to Kankakee, 111., on business Friday. John Reed, of the firm of F. M. Reed & Co., is on the sick list. Thurman Smith will go to Chicago this week on a business trip. Warren Wilson moved to Morocco on Thursday of last week. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Kieth, last week, an eight pound girl. Wm. Ballinger has purchased a lot at Gifford and will erect a dwelling thereon. Cyril Steel and wife, of Laura, visited Harry Gifford and family, of Newland, Sunday. Wm. Groth was arrested on Thursday and placed in the Winamac jail for forgery. It is said he raised a check of $1.25 to $235. We wire unable to learn the full particulars. Germaine & O’Mera, the painters, are painting the railroad crossing signs and also the names of the stations to be put at all stations along the line of the the C. & W. V. railroad.