Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1900 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

Remington markets: Corn, 36; oats (white) 21. Harry Hartley of Goodland, was in town Monday evening. Mrs. Frank Phillippi returned home from Hammond Sunday. Mrs. Lee McGee went to her home in Jerseyville, 111.. Wednesday. Miss Maud Giger of Wolcott, visited friends here during the past week. Mr. Jean Flint and sister of Valparaiso, came Saturday for a short visit with friends. Messers Leßoi Desbrow, John and Hurry Stamm of Hammond, spent Sunday here. The 1. O. O. F. and Rebekah lodges will picnic at Fountain Park, Monday, August 30. Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher of Lake I Crty,4owa, came last Saturday to visit i relatives hereabouts. \\ e understand that James Snell has sold his 160-acre farm southeast of town to an Illinoisan at $65 per acre. MissOrpha Timmons left for Oklahoma Tuesday, having received word that her sister is very bad sick. Misses Twonnette Parker and Myrtle Black went to Sheldon the first of the week for a short visit with friends. Miss Rose Hawkins, who was to teach in our public school this year, resigned her position and will teach in Fowler. Mis. Helen Hart and children of Kansas City, came today (Saturday) for a two weeks visit with her aunt, Mrs. Cooper. The campmeeting which ended last Sunday was a great pleasure to all and the many fine lecture* were very instructive.

Taylor, Benjamin and Ruth Andersos returned to their home in Chicago Friday, after a seven weeks visit with relatives. Madge Maxwell, who has been visiting O. G. Maxwell and family for some time, returned to her horns in Logansport Monday. Misses Harriet Eiglesbach and Floss Wright of Rensselaer, spent several days at Rem ngton last week, the guests of Anna Beasley. Benjamin Ellis, a well known old farmer residing south of t iwn, in Benton county, was found dead in his bed last Frid. y soormng. Heart disease. Mrs. P. Wright and son Don. of Rensselaer, returned home Tuesday after spending several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Vondersmith. Drs. Pothuisje and Pratt amputated the middle finger of John O'Connor's injured hand last week and it is hoped that be will have no further serious trouble

The tent meetings held by Revs. Zilmer of Rensselaer, and Smith of Culver, are proving very interesting. They will continue next week yet and perhaps longer. Blanchard Elmore has gone to jcin Buckskin Bill’s Wild West show. He takes a position in the band with Joe Meehan and Ernest Rawlings, also of this place. ' Oscar Vickery and sister Theo, children of O. M. Vickery, a former prominent citizen of this place, came last week to visit friends here. The Vickery’s are residing in lowa. The Town Board has empowered Jasper Guy, town attorney, to secuie additional legal assistance in fighting the John W. Harris case, wherein the latter has brought action to quiet title to the famous “Oklahoma strip." The town dads have fixed upon the following, tax levy for the ensuing year: corporation 40 cents; waterworks 40 cents; roads and bridges, 20 cents; each poll 25 cents; tuition, 35 cents and 25 cents on each poll; special school, 50 cents and Si on each poll; dogs, male, 51, each additional male $2; female dogs, 52, each additional female $4/