Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1919 — REMINGTON [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON

(From the Press)'

Mrs. A. A. Fell Is reported as slightly Improved this week. <Harry Gray of Hobart came Tuesday to visit his aunt, Mrs. Jonn Ritenour. Bittle Geraldine Guy spent the ■week-end with her aunt, Mrs. Bruce Wilson, of near Goodland. Misses Nina Washburn, Hazel B. Gray and Esther Geier attended joint institute at Fowler Saturday. Rev and Mrs. Crowder and son Richard of Monticello were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Brand. Mrs. Josephine Emery will start south again today, going via rail this time. She will Ipcate at Glenwood, Fla. Mitfe Hinderlong and family of Crown Point spent Sunday here with their daughter, Mrs. George Scholl, and family. Mrs. William Van Horn -of Oxford visited with her daughter, Mrs. L. E. Greenwood, from Sunday, last until Thursday. Miss Grace dowry returned home Tuesday from a few weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Philip Gagnon, at Momence, 111. Mrs. Ida Rettig and Mrs. Lura Beach of Chicago spent from Saturday until Monday with the latter’s niece, Mrs. Ellis Jones. Miss Thelma Rose of Logansport is the guest since Tuesday of Miss Edna Bridenbaugh at the home of her aunt, Mrs. G. I. Thomas. Dewey Roades went to Cullom, 111., to visit his sister, Mrs. Roy Hildebrand, a few days before returning to his work in Tulsa, Okla. Claude May went to Chicago Friday evening to accompany bls wife home from the Presbyterian hospital. Mrs. May is much improved. . Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Hand drove down to Indianapolis Tuesday to attend the State Bankers’ association in session there this week, till Friday.

Mrs. Ellis Jones and daughter Jeanette went to Brook Saturday morning to spend the with the former’s brother, Chester Besse, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wilson of near Goodland entertained at pinner Sunday D. H. Roades and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Guy of this place and Dewey Roades of Oklahoma. Etrnest Harris returned Wednesday from El Paso, Tex., where he has been, in service for the past two years on a furlough to visit his relatives here. Ute is in the regulars, we understand. Mrs. J. A. Anderson and baby "□•unior of Pembina, N. D., came Thursday to spend the day here with her cousin, Mra, Frank Newbold. Mrs. AnderXon, has been spending the nast month with relatives at Lafayette and Fowler. Mr. and Mrs. George Maxwell of Shenandoah, la., who had been visiting their relatives, the Jordan and Hunt families of and near this place, started on their return home Tuesday. While here they attended the Jordan reunion at Montmarenci. A fine, new farm house is under construction on the farm owned by (Mr. Altofel of Roanoke, 111., and ’occupied by Albert Pfister, five miles southeast of town. The building is 33x32 feet, full twostory and basement and is to be modern in every particular. The structure is well under way and the roof is being put on. The cost will run, to nearly $6,000. D. V. ■McGlynn is the contracting carpenter. James M. Patton, now of Sioux Falls, S. D., came Tuesday for a couple of days” visit with old-time friends. Mr. Patton is the editor of the Odd Fellow World, a magazine published in that city. He was once a Remington lad, being the son of Barney Patton, who used to run a livery stable here, but It has been many years since he had seen this place. He recognizes a few old-time faces but the town is so changed he could scarcely realize it was Remington at all.

MT. AYR (From The Tribune) Ed 'Htarris was in Peoria, 111., Tuesday. Alex was in Chicago on business Wednesday. Earl Leek is building an addition to their house on* the farm. Ernest Harris, who is attending Purdue school, was home over Sunday. Little Carol Romine has been quite sick for a few days with stomach and bowel trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Helmuth returned Wednesday from a two weeks’ visit in and about Kokomo. J. W. Meharry and wife, Ed Putman and wife and Alex Elijah and wife were Sunday dinner guests of Grandpa and Grandma Elijah. A fine nine-pound girl is reported at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Heimes, south of town. This is their third child, the other two being boys. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stucker and little son) Billy left for their future home in New York Monday. They loaded up their household goods the latter part of the week. Work began on the excavation for the basement of the new M. E. parsonage Monday. The house mover is expected here in< about 10 days and the work will very likely be moved right along now to a Tjuick finish. Dick Dawson returned Saturday from Minnesota where he had been working for eomie time. He had spent most of the time since he has been away at a small town some 50 miles west of the Twin Cities and reports the crops only fair in that locality. Mahll Reams is another of our farmers to irivest in farm) lands up near Plymouth. We understand he has purchased something like a quarter section adjoining the tract the Delongs bought and will

therefore be neighbors to them the same as here. They will take possession about Tfarch 1. Frank Elijah purchased the 120 acres of his brother Alex which lies cornerwise across from hie farm, accupied by his son-in-law, Beaeey, this week. The tract is unimproved and lies .on the north Jacksom township line and contains fractional acreage, something like 126. The consideration was s9,< 000, which shows that north Jackson township lands are looking up, too. Alex Elijah then bought a body of the Lawler land near the Kent siding.