Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1902 — Newland [ARTICLE]

Newland

John Holser and Blanch SteeJ, Frank Holser and Ida Castor, all of Laura, wt-re visitors here Sunday. Mrs. Herman Ahlers, of Francesville, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. M. Callahan this week. Barny Newland, who is working for Joe Chaudoin south of Rensselaer visited A. B. Dunfee and family over Sunday, John Riehipond’s house was struck by lightning one day last week and the chimney completely demolished, tearing a hole clear through the house to the ground. Three girls were in the house at the time but luckily none of them were hurt, with the exception of a slight shock. Bert Camp and Earl Newland went to Remington to work on the gravel road. Onions are looking fairly well after the Hood and we think we will have half a crop. Scarcely any of the rye on low ground will be cut at all, oats are looking well and will be saved with the excrptiorr of a fewvery low places. H. E. Gifford and A. B. Dunfee were at Whfeatfield on business Saturday.