Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

REMINGTON.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Howard were Chicago visitors last week. E. H. Blake of Wabash county was here on business last week. * J. F. Irwin of Rensselaer was In town a couple of days last week. Miss Mabelle Lambert has returned from a two weeks visit In Marlon. Charles Winger expects to go to Pullman, Wash., this week to prospect for a farm. C. G. Beal has bought the George Cummons property and will move Into same soon. Mrs. George Hargreaves Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Perry Dirham at Milwaukee, Wls. Warren McCullough has gone to Enid, Okla., where he expects to spend the summer. W. L. Gumm attended the state meeting of hardware dealers at Indianapolis last week. C. W. Anderson and family have moved to near Huntington where he has purchased a farm. Mrs. E. A. Benedict and children of Oxford visited her sister, Mrs. C. W. Merritt last week. Mrs. Hugh Treanor returned last week from Chicago where she had been on millinery business. Perry Griffith accompanied Will Zea and family to Lawton, Okla., where he will do a little prospecting.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bartee and daughter Elaine visited his sister, Mrs. Edgar Fell at Laketon, Ind., last week.

Mr. and Mrs. George Hart of Earl Park were guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Esau Hart, here a couple of days last week. Supt. Breeze of the Remington schools has notified the school board that he will not be an applicant for the position another year. Arthur Vincent has rented his farm near Remington to Albert Brooks, and is moving to Eldorado, Kans., where he also owns a farm. Ed. Vondersmlth of Bluffton stopped oft here last week while on his way home from southern California, where he has been spending the winter.

A daughter was born Feb. 28, to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Neatty of Seattle, Whsh. Mrs. Neatty will be remembered as Miss Stella Snyder formerly of Remington. Will Zimmerman and family of Markle, Ind., are visiting here at present. Mr. Zimmerman has sold out at Markle and will prospect for a farm in Oklahoma. The State Bank of Remington has finally bought the old Parker bank building, and will move Into same sometime In the near future. The price paid was $4,000. ,

The new lumber firm of C. B. and W. E. Johnston, successors to the Jasper County Lumber Co., are enjoying a good trade and seem to be thorough-going business men. Edward S. Coover, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Coover, formerly of Remington, died at the home of his parents in Rutland a few days ago from consumption. His age was 26 years. Mrs. A. C. Courtwrlght and children, Mrs. Jessie Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Capes, and John Grennard left last Wednesday for their new homes near Larimore and Highmore, No. Dak. Goodland Herald: The Goodland Masonic lodge will use gavels made from hedge and lignumvitae wood from Panama. Mr. Hartley Rowe, who is an electrical engineer there, sent the wood here to his father, W. S. Rowe, who made the gavels and presented' them to the lodge. The remains of Capt. Charles F. Fisher, who died at the soldiers home at Marion Feb. 27, were brought here for burial and interment was made in the Remington cemetery. Mr. Fisher served in the war of the rebellion in Co. E, 46th Ind. Inf., an was mudstered out with the rank of captain. He leaves five sons, his wife having died 30 years ago. His age was 78 years.

BT OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Ella Crowder spent a few days last week at George Robinson’s, helping Mrs. Robinson clean house. About fifty people attended the graphophone entertainment at Reed McCoy's store Friday evening. Reed has some fine records. We received word from C. E. Peregrine to-day who says he is working for a D. W. Reed of near Artisia,n, So. Dak. Mr. Floyd Miller and Miss 010 Williamson were married at the bride's home Thursday. They will live on his father’s place. The Moffitt dredge arrived here Thursday and is being unloaded at Randle crossing. We understand he will go to building at ohce. Mrs. Anna Warner and son Paul having been spending the week with Ed. Peregrine and family, went to the former’s sister, Mrs. Simon Cook's to spend a, few days. Word was received from Albert Warne# last week, and said he was at A. S. Parcels’ at Friona, Texas, and says that it is a pretty nice country there and that Arthur and family seemed to be well satisfied.