RUTLAND RIPPLES The Rutland gravel road has been made a success. The company who worked so faithfully last fall enjoy it now; and the nonworkers also hold their heads as high in driving over it as they that toiled so faithfully. Card parties are all the rage now, and on ver "high C" nights oysters appear. Mr. and Mrs. Dittman entertained quite a number of our young folks one evening last week. All report a very pleasant time. The evening was whiled away with dancing with the exception of the time spent by some of the young ladies disagreeing about some of their beaus-not ribbons. Those that are in quest of a fine picture or a valentine for their sweetheart, call on Henry Blackwell. Frank Teal is erecting a new house. Den's broucho is not seen so often as usual, winding its way in a south westerly direction. Mike, have you a hitching post for rent? Frank Sluder is visiting relatives in Galesburg. Cy Debolt has started at cutting ice in his pond. He reports a thickness of six inches. John Conners smiles that fantastic smile-a boy. "Hello, John heard you had--" "No, sir, it's my wife!" The same old mistake over and over. Say, Mike, why didn't you fall your trees the right way, and not break your fence? Quite a number of Rutlandites attended the exhibition at the Loring school house last Wednesday evening. Jim Feely is going to move off the Dunavan farm in the spring. Lime Lawrence is going to take his place. "One, two, three, Henry B. is too many for thee." Camfield & Kleiber are the boss sawyers. Any one having wood to saw would do well to call on them. Mr. Mulvthill of Iowa and Miss Josie Lynch of Rutland were united in marriage on Thursday last. The happy couple will remain here a few days; then they will depart for their future home in Iowa. We congratulate them. Mrs. Peister, one of our old settlers died very suddenly at her home, Jan. 28. The remains were interred in the Nichol's cemetery. Our fox hunters, F. Shaver, J. Parr, S. Milliken and F. Robinson are going to attend the big fox hunt in Chicago on the 22d inst. Frank Shaver, our town collector, is calling on the tax- payers. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Koller