People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1894 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

by Topsy. Elder C. W. Cooper was noticed on our streets last week. The noon train going east Monday was an hour and onehalf late. Saxon Sisters didn’t leave a very good impression on the people of this place. Mclntii’e & Harris are doing some real estate business right along despite the hard times. Geo. Hensler, northwest of town is the proud father of a bouncing boy, since last Sunday week. Ed. Anderson’s troupe at Exchange hall, Tuesday evening, Feb. 20, presents The Lightning Express. The town board should follow the example of Goodland in ridding the town of some of its useless surplus of canines. C. W. Harner has fitted up rooms over his restaurant and is now prepared to both board and lodging to all who apply. H. C. Phelps, an old business man of Remington, died at his home in the south part of town, Sunday morning, burial Tuesday. J. W. Thomas who fell from a hay loft near Foresman last fall, is still confined to his room and it is expected will always be crippled. T. E. Alison and wife returned home from Winamac, Saturdaynight. whither they had gone to attend the burial of Mrs. Alison’s mother. D. Riley, Harner’s baker, has been stepping higher than a blind horse since a week ago Sunday. Cause, a ten pound democrat at his house. A. B. Lewis moved to Lee station last week, accompanied by Sam Jacks, who resigned his position in Denham <& Broadie’s butcher shop and Bart Tedford went back into his old place again. The funeral services over the remains of H. C. Phelps were held Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyterian church. Bro. McKee officiating. All the business houses in town were closed during the services, except the east saloon.