Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1896 — BARKLEY ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

BARKLEY ITEMS.

Oats cutting is the order of the day and the crop is excellent Miss. Maggie Lowman contemplates visiting her brother in Tennessee in the near future. Elder Morgan of Valparaiso preached at the Christian church last Sunday eve. The new Gifford dredge is in pro*' cess of construction near the headquarter farm. Grandmother Gratner returned last Saturday from a three weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ellen Ott of Ft Dodge, Kan. She reports that Mr. Ott’s health is rather poor and no crops at all in that section of Kansas. She returned wearing a pair of gold spectacles bought of a train news agent and her son is still laughing. Losing and finding is the order of the day at this time of the year. The latest find was last Monday morning; the objects found was a pair of black silk fist mittens. They were given to John R. Lewis, who will return them to the owner and we trust the owner will reward him quite liberally.