Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1903 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

Jo Davidson and family visited his parents in Rensselaer last Saturday. Vip Comer has discontinued his school on account of smallpox. Jo Davison and family spent Sunday afternoon with his brother Harvey north of here. Uncle John Switzpr is hardly able, to get around at all. - Mrs Davis is seriously sick. Francis Marion telephoned for Dr. Merrill to come out Monday morning. Jo Davison is going to build a new house on his place just as soon as he can get his rough lumber sawed. Theodore Hurley has moved to town and Jess Nuss will move into the house he left. Charley Shroyer is moving to his farm east of here. . • t The people at Aix are scared very much over the smallpox. There, are several new cases.