Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1898 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

A part of the farmers in this vicinity are.through sowing oats. Cain Galbraeth of Rensselaer, was on Nubbin Ridge Monday. Alvah Stephenson, of Parr, visited at F. M. Lakin’s Sunday. Emmet Pullins is able to be about again after quite a siege of the lung fever. Sunday school was organized at the Sand ridge school house Sunday afternoon. Christopher Morganegg is working on the Moody farm east of Valina. Henry Lenzbach and daughter Nora, of Benton Co., visited in Barkley last week. Ezra Switzer has been on the sick list. Joseph Pullins of Surrey, made a flying trip to Blackford Monday. S. B. Jenkins of Rensselaer, made a trip to Barkley Monday. Joseph Burns of Fair Oaks, visited at and near Blackford Saturday and' Sunday. Mrs. Ezra, and Miss I la Switzer did shopping in Rensselaer Friday. The people of this vicinity are in a hurry for the assessor to come along as their dog tax money is in wait for him as it is burning a hole in their pockets.