Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1920 — COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE [ARTICLE]

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE

REMINGTON. (December 23.) Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Davis and Mrs. Stella Hughey went to Lafayette Tuesday. Lee Alson is a little better at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Hartman went to Richmond Thursday to spend Christmas with their daughter, Mrs. Cathryn Woodward. Louise Hartman, who is teaching at Leadman, will join them there. • ' Mr. I. D. Luckey, who has been in poor health for the past two years, suffered a stroke of paralysis Wednesday. Rollie Turner has the diphtheria. Tuesday, the slipperiest day of 1920, five auto accidents occured in and around «Remington. Lois Pampel went to Wheatfield Tuesday to visit her sister, Sabina, who is teaching there. The Remington High School Closed Monday morning and every endeavor is being taken to stop the rapid progress of diphtheria and scarlet fever. .The Library and Churches are also closed for a few days. ■ On account of the closing of the school, the folowing teachers left for their homes: Helen Kolk, to Elkhart; Fay Hoover, to Bluffton; Floyd Baier, to Lafayette; and Lawrence D. Baker to Kendalville. Mrs. Anna Shide of North Dakota is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kellner. Mrs. Mary Campbell of Chicago came Sunday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Worden. Grace and Thomas Porter visited the school at Goodland Tuesday. Charles Dluzak was in Rensselaer Tuesday. Bernard Villinski, who had been employed at Harvey, 111., came Sunday to spend the with his Barents, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Villinski. Ethel Brown of Goodland was in Remington Tuesday. Nellie Johnston, who is teaching near Parr, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Del‘Gray were in Rensselaer Tuesday. Chester Biddle and Vern Williams of Purdue came Tuesday to spend the vacation with their parents. William Washburn, a student at Bloomington, came Tuesday to spend the vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Washburn. Mrs. Mary Jane Baldwin died at her home Tuesday morning. Mrs. Baldwin had been in poor health for the past year. The body was shipped to Moscow, Ohio. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kellner, a son, Dec. 18. Lots of excitement in Remington on Monday. First, Carl Leatherman’s auto ran into Edward Frey’s machine and upset it, damaging it considerably. Secopd, had a fire •out at Will Ott’s farm, just outside of the corporation line, but the Remington fire department put it out before it done much damage. Last, but not least, about ten men got on Claude Lambert’s Ford truck and were coming in from the fire and when they tried to cross the railroad track on Ohio street, a , freight train struck the truck and the all jumped out, except the two men who were in the cab, and they couldn’t get out until the cab broke off. Then they were thrown out. Nobody hurt, but the truck was all torn to little bits. Nothing left of it of any value. Fresh oysters at'the College Inn.

MARKETS BY WIRE. (Furnished by The Farmers Grain Market, H. H. Potter, Mgr. » Chicago, 111., Dec. 24, ’2O. Live Stock Market. Hogs, receipts, 15,000; top, $10.25. Cattle, receipts, 3,000. Sheep, receipts, 2,000. * Grain Market. Mar. wheat opened at 1.56 and 1.65%; closed at 1.65%. Dec. wheat opened 1.70; closed at 1.-71. May corn opened at .75 3-8; closed at .74% and 5-8. Dec. corn opened at .71; closed .69%. May oats opened at .49 3-4; closed at .49 % and 3-8. Dec. oats opened at .47% and closed at .46 5-8. Friday’s local grain prices were: oats, 42c; corn, yellow 58c, mixed and white 55c; rye, $1.30; wheat, $1.65. , M’COYSBURG. (December 23.) Mr. and Mrs. John R. Phillips, Harvey Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cook and Washington Cook attended the funeral of Samuel R. Robinson, at Morocco Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Robinson and daughter, Opal, of Gary, who were at the funeral, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Phillips to McCoysburg. The funeral of George Johnson wife held Wednesday and burial was tnade in the Monon cemetery. He was a good neighbor and will be missed by all who knew him. Mr. and Mrs. George Parker and daughter, Mrs. Vern Boze, were in Lafayette Tuesday. Mrs. James Jeffries and Bruner Brown are on the sick list. Delton Wilson and family and the two Cusin boys were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fergtison. There will be a programme and Christmas tree here Friday evening. CARD OF THANKS. We desire to thank our neighbors and friends for the many kindnesses and sympathy shown during the illness of our son, grandson and nephew. . MR. AND MRS. CLARENCE COCHRAN AND RELATIVES. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McDonald of White county accompanied Mr. and Mrs. John R. Phillips Wednesday to attend the funeral of Samuel R. Robinson.