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

Blackford

Mrs. Charley Newels and daughter and Holdridge Clark visited at Zeb Swaim’s last Saturday. G. B. Switzer and family spent last Stmday at Korah Daniels’. The tenant farms have all changed hands here. Some of the old tenants, after trying other places, are back in Barkley township again. Some of the farms have strangers this year. A Mr. Scott, ffom South America, lives on the old Frank Zimmerman place just vacated by Ike Hamilton and Ike moved to South America near where Alvin Clark lives Lon Watson is back again on the old Norman place and Mr. Umphreys, ,of Fair Oaks has moved on the farm Mrs. Israel used to own. Raskeys live on the Charley Arnold farm and Moore on the old Prater place. Lots of new buildings in prospect as soon as the lumber is sawed. Mr. Baker moved his saw-mill to Joe Davis’ place Tuesday morning and will have logs enough there to keep him busy for several weeks. Miss Ada Nowels and E, C. Switzer and his mother and Mrs. Mary Switzer went to the city last Saturday. All returned home in the evening, except the teacher, Miss Ada. She waited for nice weather until Monday morning.