>From The Minonk News Minonk, Woodford Co, IL 25 February 1887 Woodford John Baughman's little son Alfred while shelling corn with a hand sheller, on Saturday last, the handle caught his arm, breaking it. Dr. Blanchard dressed it. Lyman Reed of Cruger, Ill. visited his brothers Joseph and Jonathan this week. Mrs Williams and son of Cordovia, Kan, is visiting at Pat McGrail's. John Baughman and Ed Engel returned from the wild west after an absence of about one year. They have their claims proved up all solid. Their many friends and they have a goodly number of them welcome them back again. John expects to return again soon but Ed will remain at home the coming season. Miss B. E. Breen visited her parents Saturday and Sunday, returning to Normal, where she is attending school, Monday. What dark, damp, dreary, dismal weather! It makes a "feller" feel as though he was struck with small pox or his mother-in-law, just returned from an extended tour, had come to stay. Jonathan and Tammen are fast friends now Mr John Phillips of Chenoa visited his brother M. S. Phillips this week. Benson John Groves of Collum spent a few days with friends and relatives last week. He seemed glad to see the old home place. N. Eisenhauer, proprietor of the Woodford tile works, was on our streets Saturday. Louis was on the hog trade last Saturday. What is Lucius doing? Jim seems to delight in asking for his mail. Oh yes, I remember. We see Juergen Harms has his houshold goods and also his store building advertised for sale. Ho for the west. J. H. Woltzen intends going west, then he can sing, "The girl I left behind me." I wonder what the Roanoke correspondent takes a ground-hog for? Ferd is coming out all right again. He is death on cards. Our new street lamps loom up as bright as the evening star. The cry has been water, water. I [unreadable] their cries have been answered. Samuel Kindig and sister Barbara spent a few days with relatives this week. Our Benson well digger is a brave fellow. Call on John Fry if you want bargains in all kinds of things. Ed has taken boarding with another party. I guess he thinks there is no use keeping two fires when one will do. May success be yours. Mr A. W. Forney took a trip to Minonk Friday. There was a racket here Saturday night. Be careful, Frank Monk came home. Our representative, A. H. Brubker, arrived here Monday on train No. 1 from Minonk. Anna Memmen has quit school for a few days. The teacher of the primary department is on the sick list this week. East Woodford Here we are again. More rain. This will help our wells once more. H. W. Uden & Co were out north last Saturday, shelling corn. A. J. Fransen has begun cutting down the big hedge running north and south on the Fort farm. J. J. Folkers has bought of Tom Okinga his 80 acre farm for $50 per acre. Mr Okinga will remain this year on it and then go west. That is right. Tom: you and your boys want more room and land. H. W. Uden says he and Porter Bros. will be on the road in a week or two to buy cattle. The latter are extensive farmers and cattle feeders in McLean Co. The McGrail brothers are going to do more tiling this spring. That's right, boys; let your neighbors do likewise. J. C. Reed has quite a hard time of it this winter. His wife is all crippled up with rheumatism, while he hobbles along with a sore back. He thinks it is Bright's disease or some kidney disorder. F. P. Danforth must be saving his windmill, for we have not seen the wheel turn once during this long winter.