Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1919 — HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

REMINGTON (From the Press)

Born, Wednesday, April 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Spencer, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Jahn Fisher of Lafayette spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Emerson. Verne Balcom and Emmet Meehan went to Chicago Monday for a few days on business. Mrs. Gabe Lamhert went to Millersburg' Friday to spend a few weeks with relatives and friends. Earl Burling and Sam Bressner returned home Wednesday, much to the delight of their many friends. Keith O’Riley was home Saturday and Sunday. He is how holding down a good job in a hakery at Hoopeston, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Will Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gillam and Miss Maude Merritt were Sunday guests of Walter Forbes and family at Oxford. Dr. R. H. Robinson, who was down to Rockville Sunday to see his wife, reports that Mrs. Robinson is improving nicely at present. Claude May drove through from South Bend Friday with another new Overland, model 90, car. Mr. May made the return trip with the new car in five hours, which was very good time considering the condition o)f the roads. Col. Griffith has commenced tearing down the old house on his recently purchased property, preparatory to building. In the meantime they will live in the kitchen part which will not be torn down now.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Alson went to Graymont, 111., Saturday, where they will be for a week or so. They went in response to a telegram announcing that Mrs. Alson’s father, William, Crow, of that place, who is 81 years of age, had suffered a severe stroke of /paralysis and was in pretty bad shape. Mr. Alson himself has been quite poorly lately, but is some better now. The allotment of the Victory loan for Carpenter township of $58,000 has been raised with a few thousand dollars to spare. This is, indeed, gratifying to those in charge of the local end of the loan, but no more than was to be expected of the township, however. Gilboa township, with $40,000 allotment, is still $7,000 or SB,OOO behind, but this will be raised, no doubt, before the end of the wedfc. Walter Zea, a (former Remington boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Zea of Lawton, Okla., who was Injured very severely overseas and in a hospital there for months, has met with an accident since coming to

America. He la now In a base ncapita! at Caaap Pike. Ark., and In going after a furlough he fell down 14 ateps. In a letter to hla mother he say*: "I did not break my leg over, but I sprained the ankle, bruiaed my good Kg. right shoulder and hurt the spine a little, alao knocked myself out of my furlough. Am up again now, but can just get around. CMn’t bear my weight on my foot to apeak of. Am going to p>ut In for another furlough as soon as I can.**