Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1902 — Surrey Squibs. [ARTICLE]

Surrey Squibs.

Frank C. Leek went to Chicago Monday. He is negotiating for the sale of his invention, the Leek Roofer and Shingling Carriage. Hugh Brusnahan left for Chicago Sunday night. Mr. Brusnahan expects to purchase 2 or 3 cars of stock cattle. S R. Nichols purchased two cars of fat cattle of Hugh Brusnahan, shipping them Sunday night. D. E. Weirich left for Elkhart county, Saturday, to be gone about two months. W. Carrathers, a teacher in Newton county, spent Sunday with his family at Lee. Mr. Carrathers is quite an elderly gentleman and has ‘‘bachelor quarters” near his school. This permits him to lessen his boarding expense. ' Three young gentlemen from McCoysburg spent Sunday with J. N. Gunyon and family. W. D Clark, of Elkhart, Ind., visited G. M. Wilcox Friday and Saturday. Mr. Clark is a represenative for the Mishawaka Woolen Mfg Co., and avails himself of the opportunity to call on his old friends whenever possible. Wilber Hoshaw called on,D. A. Elder and family Tuesday. Mostly the family. Rnmor has it that the new merchant at Parr is very tired of his business already. It is understood that he is offering it for sale. We hope that such is not the case, however. Ed Barkley and family called on Thomas Gilmore last Saturday. . Trever Wilcox attended the Willets’ lecture in Rensselaer Monday night. At a box social held at Belle' Center last Friday night one of Surrey’s “ITS” bought a nicely decorated box and to be smart took it home without ascertaining the owner, taking spoons, plates and other contents regardless of value. An act of this kind indicates a re-

markable lack of breeding and any young man committing such should be reprimanded severely. Ellen Murphy returned from Hammond Sunday night, having been there in attendance of her sister’s, Mrs. James O’Donnels’, little son, the child having been close to death with lung fever for three or four weeks. Gus Lange, of near Parr, was in Surrey Tuesday selling hogs. There seems to be a genuine clearing out of all kinds of stock from this locality. There has been twelve cars shipped from Surrey so far this month. An average of six cars every thirty days is the record for 1901 at this little berg.