Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1900 — NORTH BARKLEY. [ARTICLE]

NORTH BARKLEY.

Peter Gifford of Sandrich, 111,, visited his son, Freeman Gifford, of Laura a few days last week. Miss Ella Callahan went to Chicago Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs. May Halladay. She will stayguntil the first of March. John Bourris, Harry Gifford and T. M. Callahan were in Rensselaer Friday attending the case of H. G. Cook vs B. J. Gifford. The railroad is being pushed accross the Iliff slough swamps by laying logs in the water and building «p high enough to lay ties and rails. The cars are loaded with sand and pushed out in the water and built up to the required level this is about the only way it can be built as the ground is so soft teams can not go in. Frank Lewis will move to Kersey in the future then the headquarters will be there instead of Comer as heretofore. Gus Swager and Aaron Seitz were in Kankakee 111., Monday on business. John Keith and wife who have been visiting friends and relatives in Ohio returned home Saturday.