Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1909 — Pleasant Ridge. [ARTICLE]

Pleasant Ridge.

Our school reopened Monday. Gee! Say dis is putty foln-wetter. C. Hildebrand was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Wm. Elkins was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Mr. Calton was a Rensselaer goer Monday. “James Moore was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Clifford Parkison and wife returned to Cambria, Monday. Roy Lowman bought a load of hay from Wilbur Bond Monday. Lawrence Hildebrand returned from Rensselaer Monday morning. C. Hildebrand bought a span of mules. They are mules too. James Moore made a business trip to Wilbur Bond’s farm Friday. Our town is getting scrappy, foreigners should be aware of this. Bill Bond and Jim Kenton were seen having a "merry ole” chat Sunday. The river is frozen over and the boys are having a fine time on the ice.

Parker and Russell Kenton paid George and Frank Bond a visit Friday. Frank and Clarence Bond visited their aunt, Mrs. George Weener, Friday. Wm., Ralph and Emery Lowman, sons of Alfred Lowman, visited our town Sunday. Don’t know, but I’ll bet ’er dollar that the “merrying” bee will pay us a visit soon. Jim Pierson and family are staying at John Reed’s while Mrs. Reed Is doing her visiting. Mrs. George Parkison’s sister, Hortense, and husband, left for their home in Kankakee, 111. George Parkison and Fred Markin his hired man, made a business trip to Wilbur Bond’s Monday. Sheep Parkison and Buck Kenton got in a mix-up Thursday. They were deviling each other and finally got mad. Buck hit Sheep and Sheep hit him three times before Buck could run. It would have been a lively scrape but the store keeper parted them by pouring a pint of cold water down their necks. Sheep, no doubt would have been the victor as Buck weighs nearly 270 pounds and Sheep about 170; but Sheep is awfully quick and Buck isn’t

Highwaymen attacked Chief of Police Lawler of Whiting and robbed him of SSO, his official “billy,” his two official revolvers, and his official star. This dramatic and daring climax to a series of hold-ups that have terrorized the Calumet region for the last few weeks, aroused the citizens to drastic action. Steps were taken toward the formation of a vigilance committee.