Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1898 — County Correspondence [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence

* - McCOYSBURG. Mr. Arnott met with an accident last Monday. He was helping unload ties and let one fall on his foot, bruising it badlyMr. Richcreek’s gave a party last Friday night. A very pleasant time was had. They are moving on a large farm near Goodland. The neighborhood here feels a loss in that they are moving awayMr. Maxwell had a bad runaway last Monday morning, but escape injury. However, the wagon was badly used up. Charles Armstrong received word that his mother, who lives at Michigan City, was very sick. He left for there last Thursday, Jan. 27. Mr. Jliff caught 3 live monkeys on Hickory Island, So. America in a trap one day last week. They were of unusal seize and promised a good light. He brought them to the store and the Post Master gave him good money for them and this is no lie neither. If you doubt it just ask Mr. Gwin of this city or Bennie Fendig of Rensselaer, who came out on Sunday and took them home with him. Of course, he did not pay for them until Monday. An opposum is now on exhibition at the store on Front Street. McCoy and McDonald shipped 3 car load's of fat cattle to Chicago Wednesday night. Charles McDonald, who lives about four miles south of here is dangerously sick. I)r. Clayton thinks it is brain fever.