Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1902 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

G. B. Switzer and family visited Mr. and Mrs. John Alter west of Aix last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Scott visited her daughter at Pleasant Ridge last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Peters visited their daughter here one day last week. Mr. Watson is moving to the city and Tom Zimmerman is moving to Nebraska. He thinks it is the best place in the World. E. C. and G. B. Switzer are ditching west of their farms this week. Mr. Honan and other parties expect to ditch their farms east of here this fall. The com here that did not drown entirely out is ripe. Most of it is too dry to cut up. Vegetables in the garden are growing nicely. There are plenty of radishes, lettuce, beets, beans, peas and turnips as fresh as in April. G. B. Switzer sold some cattle and took them to Surrey Monday.