Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1901 — Blackford. [ARTICLE]

Blackford.

Mrii George Daniels, east of Independence is very sick. James Hurley’s wife is very dangerously sick, no hopes of her recinery. .Mrs. Lizzie Switzer was quite sick several days last week but is better now. Snow every day or night at\d lots of sickness. The snow melted fast Munday. * John Knight is moving to Whealfield and is going to engage in hauling there instead ol farming. Ethel Shary visiied at Ezra Switzer’s Sunday. Wonder what great attraction calls her there? Perhaps Charley knows. Theodore - Hurley has not retired from business yet, nor closed the sale of his store to the parly that was here last week. Rev. Sines preached at the church at Aix last Sunday at 3 p. m. and that will be his regular time instead of at night for a while. Owen Hurley was getting along nicely from a severe case of typhoid fever, but went out too soon and has a relapse, w orse than he was at first. Mr. Peters, from Dewdrop, was at Rensselaer last Monday and staid, all night with with his daughter there, returning home Tuesday. Frank Ott came down from Chicago Heights last week and took Rev. and Mrs. Abbott home with him to take care of for awhile, as they have both been in poor health for a good while.