Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1875 — SIFTINGS FROM REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

SIFTINGS FROM REMINGTON.

BT HUNKS. Some prospect of spring ahead. Brick making commences to-day. Pat Lally’s new blacksmith shop is nearly ready for occupancy. Burger & Butler are going to build a Orick office 20x40, in the lumber yard, Ten new dwelling houses completed this spring, and twelve more under way. Mr. Peters has made arrangements for another term of thirteen lessons in vocal music. Three hundred and fifty post-office boxes in use and still the P. M. says he must have -more. The Tea Party of last Friday night, at Beltionian Hall, was well attended. The proceeds are for the benefit of foreign missions. Carpenters, masons and painters all have their hands full. Dr. Landon, Dr. Traugh and W. W. Foster are each erecting dwellings in the north part of town. William Marlow, living eight miles southeast of Remington, bad just completed a $1600.00 house, and on last Friday, at noon, it took fire in some unknown way, and was entirely destroyed, together with a $200.00 smoke-house and all the lumber for a large barn which was piled up close by. Less $2200.00. Insurance SBOO.OO. There is a rumor that our saloon is to remove to Wolcott. Will notsome philanthropic cuss start another one here? Are we to allow ourselves to be euchercd in this manner by a little one-horse town like Wolcott 7 What will our poor, thirsty, suffering citizens do for drink 7—especially, those who expect to have mackerel for dinner.

What is the matter with the Rensselaer people? I was over there a few days ago, and every one I saw acted as though he expected to leave in a few days. If they do go, and think of coming here, let us know so that we can notify the American Bible Society that a number of bibles will be needed here for gratuitous distribution. Ben Butler now rides a fine Abdallah colt to and from his meals—he is rim so hard in the lumber yard, you know. Burger growls a little over it because, in addition to hay* and oats, the critter eats three buches of shingles, two bales of aiding and four bundles of lath, per day, and he thinks, that by this tigie, Abdallah ought to be waterproof at least. Well, John, if the horse is weather-boarded, shingled and lathed, send for the plasterer and have a hard finish puton.