Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1898 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

Nice winter weather. Sheriff Reed was in town Monday. -Lots of corn coming to town now. —W. L. Rich has traded for the E. Emery propertv on North O' mt. ry Ire’ . -.as in t . few after his propc?' ; < Logton House.

—Fred Bowman has accepted a position in Will Rodman’s Drug store at Otterbien. —The handsome new house of Charley May’s, southeast of town, is about completed. —Sidney Burton came home last week from Elwood, where he had been for some time visiting relatives and looking for a position as barber. —lt is report! d that Bringham Bros, of Goodlaud, will in the near future put in a stock of groceries in the room recently vacated by Lewis Erb. —Lewis Ford, who has been working in the tin plate works at Elwood for some time, came home last week to pass the time of the. “shut down.” —The dreamy tinkle of the wedding bell can be heard as they are preparing to announce the wedding of . But there, it won't do to give it away too soon. —Lewis Erb has traded his stock of groceries to Chas. Vondersmith of Brook, for property in that vicinity. It is not known whether Erb will remove to Brook or not.

—We understand that Mr. John Ott has brought suit against the town of Remington to recover damages to the amount of $5,000 alleged to have been sustained by his wife by falling on a defective sidewalk. ft . . —lt is reported that a case of diphtheria is in the family of Chas. Elmore, who a few days ago came here from Elwood. The strictest quarantine should be placed on this case and not allow the disease to spread. —From the number of turkeys being handled by our poultry men this week it looks as if the farmers would not all have to go to the poor house yet awhile. It is nothing but Turkey, turkey, TURKEY, all day long. And they are bringing good prices.

I am now able to offer you my goods at reduced prices. Sailors, walking hats and tarns at cost, and trimmed hats at big reductions, as I wish to close out my entire stock of millinery. Mrs. C. E. Hersh mas.