Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1902 — CORRESPONDENCE.! [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.!

Jftirr. The F. W. Baptist people commenced their revival meetings Monday night. Rev. Wilcox is conducting the services. J. L. Babcock had a pretty bad runaway Monday. The coupling pin of his buggy broke, allowing the buggy to break in two. The mules ran away, taking the front part of the buggy with them. The occupants, Mr. Babcock and Earnest Stibble, were both thrown out. Jim was crippled in the back and had his hands scratched pretty bad. Earnest is laid up and will be for a few days. Jim says he don’t care tor his hand but hafes to have his gloves torn. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Hall’s little boy is quite sick with congestion of the lungs. Dr. I. M. Washburn is waiting on him. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Price is quite sick. Miss Isabel! Price’s new house is nearly completed. Alva Stephenson and John Porter are making a well for E. J. Stutzman, south of Parr. Mrs. W J. Porter went to Fair Oaks Tuesday to attend the birthday dinner given in honor of Mrs. Wm. Cox. W. L. Wood purchased a fine horse of J. L. Babcock Tuesday. The candidates are flying around pretty lively now. Say, look out for the convention next Saturday. As they are in the habit of getting lost in Union township', everybody should turn out in plenty of time to see where the nomi • nations go this time. Wm. Gilmore and family have moved into Jesse Jenkins’ house, lately vacated by Dallas Nichols. Mrs. Harry Johnson, of Hammond, visited Mrs. Charles Martin Monday night, returning home Tuesday morning. Mr. Charles Martin and family and Harry Johnson and wife are preparing to start to South Dakota in about three weeks. They expect to make that their future home if they like the country. Judy & Wood will start their huxter wagon out next Monday. We understand that Shelby Comer is going to run it this summer. Say, we wonder what S. T. Comer was doIng in Parr Tuesday, but the convention is not far off, you know. Say, Logan, go to church again. I think we will have some more nice weather.