Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1911 — Remington News Notes—From The Press of August 31st. [ARTICLE]

Remington News Notes—From The Press of August 31st.

R- W. Bowman has the agency for the Overland In Jasper county and is thinking of locating in Remington. Mr. Bowman has been connected with the Overland factory at Indianapolis the past year. C. E. Rank and family and Mrs. J. F. Rank, of Chicago, A. E. Wallace and family, of Rensselaer, G. L. Parks and wife and John Miller and wife were Sunday guests of Mrs. Ravenscroft and Sam. John Crabb and daughter Zepher returned last Thursday evening from 1 a two weeks’ visit with Frank Pample and wife, at Hastings, Neb., and other points. He reports Frank much improved in health since leaving here. We are told that some of our autoists require the assistance of an experienced chaufeur, when returning from Goodland. They seem able to get there but unable to manage the pesky thing after a few hours spent in our neighbor town's dram shops. The parties interested in the proposed new bank, held a business meeting at the home of Bert Sheetz last Saturday. We are unable to learn the result of the meeting, but understand there is still prospects of the batik being established. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris, of near Rensselaer, visited her mother, Mrs. M. A. Timmons, last Friday. Mrs. Elizabeth Snodgrass, of Kansas, who has been visiting Mrs. Timmons, accompanied them home. H. W. Gilbert, Clias. Fraser and W. J. Little autoed to Kniman Tuesday morning in the former's automobile. The return trip from that place, a distance of forty miles, was made in one hour and thirty minutes; exceptionally good time, considering the rough roads. In a ball game last Friday at the park, Wadena won from the pick of Remington and Goodland by the onesided score of 13 to 3. The redeeming

feature of the game was the playing of Gilson, of Fowler. He made two of Remington’s scores and played a good game at second base. Johnny Rowe pitched a steady game for Wadena. Vilinski and Koboski did the twirling for the Grays. Fred Gay umpired the game. J. S. Alter, the “Hoosier traveler,” who has traveled about 14,000 miles in the last 18 years, met with his first accident last Tuesday. While driving between Goodland and Kentland the buggy upset, throwing him against a telephone pole, bruising him considerable.

The new building of Geo. A. Chappell, on South Railroad St., is nearing completion. The down-stairs will be used by Sharkey & Bowman, and the up-stairs rooms will be occupied by Mr. Chappell. The building greatly improves the looks of South Railroad street. Friends of “Mother” Hardy will be pleased to learn that she is back at Huntington, where she will spend the winter with her son Homer and wife, who have just returned from Rogers, Ark They report Frank, Will and Lizzie well and happy, and the latter as weighing a “little less than 200 pounds.” We spent a few minutes Tuesday at the country home of Louis S. Alter. The place is the oldest settlement in Carpenter township, having been set-

tled. by Dave and John Alter, half; brothers of the present owner, in 1846. The present house was built in 1860 and is the oldest standing house in southern Jasper county. Louis S. Alter, who is 60 years of age, was born and raised at this place. He is the oldest citizen born and at present living in the township. The httstory connected with the Alter homestead is very interesting and would make quite a lengthy story.