Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1903 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

Asphalt urn, __________ • Mrs. Lake Cobarn is some better. Mrs. Frank Parker is on the sick list. 1 Mrs. John Davis has been laid up] with rheumatism, bat is slowly improving. The St. Joe Power has suspended pumping lor a while pending a deal; with the Duglass Oil Co. Mrs. Warren Swisher continues very poorly with heart trouble. Williard Des Elms after visiting his parents a week returned to

Michigan City last Saturday evening where he has been employed in the car shops all Tall' and - winter. His brother Bert, George Wileex and Harry Rouse accompanied him. They expect to get work also until Spring opens and farm work begins. Frank Grimes has sold his Btock of goods in the Geo. Comer property to Will Stalbaum who takes possession at once. It i 9 reported Mr. Grimes intends moving on a farm in 111. There is quite an excitement in the neighborhood of Asphaltum over the revival of the old time legend of spooks traveling in louely, secluded spots at eleven o'clock at night. Only they differ slightly in their mode of traveling instead of traveling in lonely places they seek door yards and go in buggies, and when they are about to be caught in their haste to get away they lose their apron. They can have the same by calling where they peeped in the window east and paying for the washing.

F. E. Haywood, of Wanpun. Win., with several of the Wisconsin state officials, ex-Mayor of Milwaukee, and quite a number of Milwaukee influential men, 27 in all. made an excursion to the Asphaltum Oil Fields. They are contemplating patting a SIOO,OOO refinery in Asphaltum, in connection with their property of which they are operating They are looking forward to one of the most active years the Oil Field has ever had.