Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1899 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

Rain is needed quite bad. Miss Ada Elder, of Parr, is work, ing at Elias Arnolds. James Hurley is. pulling onions over in the Gifford district. Jesse Jenkins and family visited at Victor Yeoman’s Sunday. The plasterers are at work on the new school house at Blackford. Mrs. Elmer Sullenberger is recovering from a seige of remittent fever. HMiss Mae Warren visited her father, George Warren and family, near Parr Sunday. Miss Glen Sparling, of Rensselaer, was the guest of Candace and Lizzie Brown Sunday. Phillip Durant returned Monday from Sioux City, lowa, where be has been for the past few weeks. Jacob Leah has his steam cane mill in good running order and is bnaily engaged in making molasses. Mrs. Margarette Henkle is so much improved as to be able to be removed from Charles Sohroyer’s to Charles Pullins, residence at Surrey. The young folks enjoyed quite a pleasant time at a party at the home of Mr and j 1 y day evening. Those that attended

H i^* ll ... . i mm from a short distance were Mr. Otto Anderson, Misses Glen Sparling and Stella Stanley, of Rensselaer, Miss Lucy Trustle of near Rensselaer and Miss Vernice Berkley of Parr.