Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1918 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

REMINGTON (From the Press) Ike Peck df Bluffton came Friday evening for a visit with his brothers here. ■Mrs. Chester Besse of Wolffott was a guest of the George Besse family Friday last. Mrs. Mollie Burling of ■ Colfax, Wisconsin, is the guest of Mrs. Andy Eller this week and last. Miss Loretta Lattimore and Miss Katherine Besse went to Ft. Wayne Wednesday to attend a millinery Opening. Born, Friday, February 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Ward Patnpel of about 16 miles Southeast of town, a daughter. Mildred Pefley of Rensselaer came over the latter part of the week and spent several days with Remington friends, returning home the first of the week. Mrs. Henry Seeks and Mrs. Vern Hensler went to Chenoa Friday to attend the funeral df their aunt and visit their brother, Mr. Walter Crabb, and family. Russell Lock, the little son of Mr.-1 and Mrs. Will Lock, is very sick with pneumonia. Miss Nora Detrick, of Goodland is helping her sister, Mrs. Lock, to care for him. The infant son of Dr. and Mrs. L. B. Greene died at the home of Mrs. Greene’s mother, Mrs. Belle Greene, February 7, and was buried in the Remington cemetery, Rev. E. F. Lilley officiating. Miss Busey returned to Remington Saturday morning after a five weeks’ visit with friends and relatives at Veedersburg. She says they did not get the heavy fall of snow there that we did here. Mr. Greenwood and family removed Wednesday from the Milner property in the west part of town, into their own newly acquired residence in the east part of town, formerly the Wm. Townsend property. The editor has moved from the former Wm. Townsend property into the former Barnes property. Good houses to rent are a scarce proposition in Remington, and we had to take just what we could get—nothing choice about it. Lieutenant Lee Greene of Camp 1

Cody, New Mexico, came Monday evening to spend a few days with his wife and little daughter, who are making their home for the present with her mother, Mrs. Belle Greene/ Mrs. Greene was formerly Miss Anna Greene. Mrs. Nat Foster oif Basin, Wyoming, is visiting her brother-in-law, Mr. John Jordan, and her nephew, Warner Elmore, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Foster were Remington residents something over thirty years ago, going from here to Elwood and from there to Basin, where Mr. Foster died five years ago. Word comes from Maurice Eck, who is stationed at Camp Grant, that he has been promoted and is now a corporal in the U. S. N. A. Carl Leatherman and Will Schaeffer two of our lads at Camp Taylor, also sign their names Corporal Leatherman and Corporal Schaeffer. This speaks well for our Remington boys. John Hoops, a well known resident of White county, southeast of Remington, until a few years ago, when he moved to his farm near Albion, Indiana, died the first of the week and the remains were brought here Tuesday (for burial beside his parents in Remington cemetery. He was about sixty-two years of age. The services at the grave were conducted by Rev. Warriner. IMiss Ida Beal left Sunday morning for a short vacation with friends at Chalmers, and at Crawfordsville with her brother Charles and family, and incidentally to attend the wedding of his daughter Ruth, who was married Thursday, February 14, to Mr. -Herbert Smart of Indianapolis. The best wishes of her many Remington friends at this, her old home, go with the young couple in their new life.