Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1899 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

—James Blake, of Wolcott was in town Thursday. —Mrs, M. G. Traugh of Goodland, was in town Monday. —Tom Shew has moved onto Geo. Besses farm in Jordan tp. —Dave Gaston has bought the Mre. Gray residence property on N. Indiana street. —Mrs. A. B, Clarke and Mrs. Wells of Monticello, spent Sunday with Mrs. M. W. Phelps. —Wm. Woodkirk succeeds E. Monagle as manager of the Patton poultry and ice business here. —The old Christian church building is to be sold and removed to make room for the new edifice. —Mrs. Frank Wolfe sold her residence property here last week to Arthur Tarman, who will move into same at once. —Local ice dealers axe making contracts for furnishing ice for family use next summer at 25 centa per hundred pounds. ' —Quite a number of Illinois families arrived here last week, moving on to farms recently purchased in this vicinity. .

—Fred Donnelly has secured a position, we understand, in northern Illinois, and will ship his household goods there soon. —Miss May Bingham of Remington, and Guy Padgett of Kentland, it is reported, were married at Kentland Monday night. —Geo. Shew has rented the Major property, now occupied by Dave Gaston, and will move into same as soon as Mr. Gaston gets out. —Daniel Hauk, now of Elmdale, Ind., was here last week shaking hands with old friends and looking after his landed interests in Benton county. —Geo. Bales, w r ho has been employed in the lumber yards here for the past year, has purchased an interest in the Nowels, Sayler Lumber yards at Rensselaer. —Mr. John Kettering and Mrs. Mary Stout, (divorced wife of Frank Stout) were married Wednesday night and have gone to housekeeping in the house owned by Mr. Kettering on the Goodland road. —Chas. (Gum) Pefley of Remington and Daisy Dean Warner, of Rensselaer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Warner, were joined in wedlock Monday evening at the residence of the officiating clergyman, Rev. J. D. Carson. —The Star Cash grocery, owned by Robt. Parker, changed hands Monday. Mr. Jas. Tribby a former resident, but lately of Kokomo, taking possession, having purchased the stock entire. Mr. Tribby has moved here. —James Blake, northwest of town, and a Miss Alberding are reported to have been married quite recently, and will go to housekeeping on the farm recently purchased by the Blake boys of Mr. C. W. Aldrich, who leaves soon for Indian Territory to make his future home. —Daniel Crease bought Wm. Broadie’s house last week and is moving it to the northwest part of ; town. Brondie has moved into the house vacated by J. W. Powell, who has moved into his handsome new residence on East Division street, and will begin work on a | commodious new residence as soon as weather will permit. —lsaac Leavel and family moved to their new home east of Rensselaer last Saturday. Before their departure they were besieged on two different evenings by a house full of friends who came to make them a farewell call and leave a few handsome presents as a token of the esteem in which they were held. They have the best wishes of a host of friends in their new home. —Mrs. S. M. Black and two sons, William and Eddie, of Denver, Colo., came for a visit last week. One of the boys was taken sick on the way here and grew rapidly worse until Saturday, when he died at Mr. John Berger’s. Spinal menengetis was the cause of his death, ’tis said. The lad was about 12 years old. The remains were taken back to Denver for interment. —The coming Beason promises to be one of considerable importance to Remington in the way of building and street improvements. Prominent among the new buildings to be erected is the large new grain elevator of Curtis & Co., costing some $12,000 to $15,000, a new SIO,OOO to $15,000 Catholic churob, $4,000 to $6,000 new Christian church, a possible $3,000 to $6,000 addition to our school building, a number of private residences, several miles of cement sidewalks, some street improvements, etc., etc. Taken altogether

the season promises to be a very prosperous one for Remington.