Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1881 — Pleasant Ridge Items. [ARTICLE]

Pleasant Ridge Items.

Mr*. Mary Murrvy, niece of John M. Gwin. spent lasi week visiting relative* in this vicinityRev. Wood closed his protracted meeting ln*t Silibath. But four persons were porsuided to uuite with the church. Ed. Erwin is sole agent at this plnce for Doctor Bass’ liver pills. The probability is that the blHcksmith shop will be converted into a drugstore. An. one needing anything in the pill liue will do well to call on him. Ple«sant Ridge school can boast of one pupil weighing one hundred »nd eighteen pounds and only t*-n years of age. Parkison just received a carloed of flour from the Monitor Mills, which he will exchange for wheat, giving thirty-six pounds of flour for one bushel of wheat. Aunt Betsy McGrew, of this place, aged seventy-five, can see to read very fine print without the use of spectach-a.

Respect I

JULIET.