Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1901 — North Barkley. [ARTICLE]

North Barkley.

The excursion to St. Joe was not very well attended from here Sunday, Laßue Brothers will start a branch store at Gifford, in Kimble’s new building, this week. Harry Gifford and J. H. McNeese were at Rensselaer Saturday on business. Dr. Runfee returned from Winamac Saturday, where he had been starting his saw mill. John Watson, of Gillam, passed through here Saturday on his way to the Old Settlers’ meeting at Rensselaer. William Hickman, contractor on the C. & - Y., will go to Illnois, on a visit of a week or so. This will be the first vacat ion he has taken in the past three years. Louis Shill, of McCoysburg, was a Newland visitor, Sunday. There will be an entertainment at Kimble’s hall at Gifford Friday, Sept. 20, given by Mrs. Roe Demisor, of the E. Esther school of Oratory, of Chicago. Prof. Perkins’ Orchestra of ten pieces will also be there. Admission 15 and 25c.