Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1912 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

Miss Nettie Price is recovering rapidly from her serious illness. Marion Coover is reported as improving. f Chas. Bonner, Sr., continues in a very weakened condition. Mrs. William Beal is visiting her mother at Bellmore, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Williams are the parents of a new boy, their third boy, born Friday, July 26th. Frank Howard and family are planning an auto trip to Kewanna the last of the vjeek. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hotalling and son, Oris, left Tuesday for an extended visit in the east with relatives. Mather Washburn, of Earl Park, was a guest the past week of her son, Jas. Washburn, and family. The Rebekah chapter and Odd Fellows are to enjoy a picnic at Fountain Park Wednesday. Miss Dolly Mansell, of East Chicago, has been visiting Miss Garnet McNary the past week. Miss Sarah Roadifer returned to Chicago Thursday after h two weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Roadifer. Master Wm. Washburn is one of a party of boy cousins who are spending the week in Indianapolis with Grandpa Shonkwiler. Mrs. Frank Peck spent Friday in Idaville with her parents. Her fath-er-in-law, Mr. Tedford, is in very poor health. Samuel Hartman, of Des Moines, lowa, was a guest of his nephew, Harvey Hartman, from Wednesday to Monday, going from here to Warsaw. Mrs. Ida Grove and Master Buell Cline, of Leßoy, 111., were guests for a week of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnston. Miss Claire Broadie returned Monday evening from a three weeks’ visit in Lafayette with Mr. and Mrs. Clark Bartee. The Home Guards society met Monday with Miss Nina Washburn ffir an afternoon of sewing. Refreshments were served. Master George Denham, who accidentally shot himself in the hand last Friday, is recovering as rapidly as could be expected. Ernest Swift, who has been in the Bowman case since last fall, has entered the employ of the Gilbert and Bartoo garage. > Mr. and Mrs. J. Hl Allman spent Wednesday of last weeji with Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Peck. The Misses Florence and Aileen were guests of Miss Helen Peck for the day. Miss Vere Healey and sister, Iva, were guests of Martha Parker last week. Wilda Littlefield visited her Grandma Littlefield. A picnic at the Fountain/Park grounds Saturday was given in honor of these Rensselaer visitors. Martha Parker is planning to spend the coming week in Rensselaer.

Dorothy Spencer and Max Hargreaves returned Monday evening from a week’s visit with relatives at various points in Illinois. They were accompanied home by Bernard Hargreaves, who spent three weeks with relatives. Rev. E. H. Bull left Thursday for a month’s vacation, which he will spend largely with his mother’s fam-, ily in Frankfort, Ky. Three Sundays he will supply the 2nd Presbyterian church in Lexington. One week he expects to spend with an artist friend, Mr. Paul Sanger, who lives in a houseboat on the Kentucky river. Fountain Park is the scene of many activities in the way of preparation for the opening on August 10th. The hotel manager is on the grounds; Mr. C. H. Merritt will conduct the grocery store; Mr. Hascall will be found at his old stand; the grounds are very attractive this year, the program as planned presenting a splendid array of talent, the musical numbers being especially noticeable, both as to quality and number.