Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1899 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

—Joe Pefley, of Fowler, was in town Wednesday. —C. T. Dye has erected a large roomy lumber house. —Lucius Strong, of Rensselaer, was in town Wednesday forenoon. —Wednesday was the most spring-like day of the season so far. —Curtis &Co.. are about ready to begin work on their mammoth new elevator. —“Buffer” Lewis’ family was increased Tuesday by the addition of another boy. All doing well. —B. R. Pruitt moved Monday into rooms over C. L. Wilson’s harness shop, on South Ohio street. —James Ewing, four miles south of town, has sold his IGO acre farm to an Illinois party for $76 per acre. —W. L. Rich is patting a new roof on his house recently traded for of E. F.. Emery, on North Ohio street. W. L. Rich has traded some gas belt property for the residence on North Oh io street known as the Nelson property. —lt is estimated that the street and side-walk improvements to be made here the coming summer will aggregate SIO,OOO to $12,000. —J. C. (Buffer) Lewis has just completed a nice improvement in the shape of a new barn on his property on West South street. —J. C. Allman, of Wolcott, was in town Monday in the capacity of salesman for an Indianapolis hard ware firm, for which he is traveling. —Newly appointed assessor, J. H. Allman, has deputized E.M. Green and W. S. Russell to assist him in listing the taxable property of Carpenter township. Mr. Green will assess the real estate in the *