Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1898 — SURREY. [ARTICLE]

SURREY.

Mrs. Williams is still very sick. It is thought she cannot live. Chas. Pullins spent Tuesday in Chicago, as he shipped some fine hogs from here. Mr. Hubbie, of Sadorns, 111., was here one day this week looking after his land interests. He owns a part of the late Geo. Thorntoirxestate immediately south and west of here. He talks of erecting a at this place which, would be a good thing for the farmers of this vicinity. He is an experienced grain and elevator man. School progresses nicely with 28 in attendance. A petition was circulated around here last spring getting signers to pledge so many day’s work hauling gravel from the Burk pit to put on the road running east and west past Surrey. This work has been in progress for some time and now there is about one-half mile of good gravel road extending eastward from Prior Rowen’s corner. This is a good way to get a good road. Almost every farmer could donate 2 or 3 days work at. this time of the year and not miss the time and at the same time do a great service for his posterity. 1). E. Grow, of Rensselaer, visited the school lasi Tuesday.