People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1895 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

A great deal of fall plowing is being done in this locality. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Petit, who had been visiting friends in Michigan City for several days, returned to their home in Remington about the middle of last week. They report an enjoyable visit. While there they took in the various departments of the prison. Henry Welsh reports the loss by fire of his farm house on his farm in Jordan township the fore part of last week. He car ried a small insurance on it. but not one fourth its value perhaps. William Seymour returned from his lowa land viewing trip last Thursday evening. He is still much pleased over the outlook in the section of that state ■which he visited.

Last week was extraordinary dull in Remington until Saturday afternoon when the streets exhibition such scenes of activity as is rarely seen here. There were more people here then than has been seen for many a day on our streets and most of them were trading. John Kenyon, who has been threshing in Dakota, returned some days ago. He made the trip on his bycicle. Joseph Vogel, our shoe dealer, who has had such a hard struggle with fever and other complications of disease for some months past, is slowly recovering. He is able to be at his store most of the time, but does not regain his strength as rapidly as his numerous friends desire he should. Perhaps with cooler weather he will improve more rapidly. A. H. Witman, the former jewler of Remington, now located at Minonk, 111., has been sick since early last spring, with lung troubles bordering on consumption. He does not seem to improve much if any. He is a member of Schuyler lodge, No. 284, 1. O. O. F., of this place, and the lodges look after him in his distress. Bro. Witmar. has the sympathy not only of the lodges here but of the community at large and all hope that he may speedily i ecover. George Griffin and his family returned last Saturday evening from Chicago, where they have been on a visit to Mr. Griffin’s son Fred, who holds a lucrative position on a stock journal. He has been employed by the turf association for about ten years past, having been located in New York City, Detroit and Chicago during all of said time.

James E. Stiller visited at LaFayette last week, having met the committee of the soldiers home on the occasion of his visit. We understand that he is an applicant for the position of Adjutant for the home. He is well qualified for this position, being an excellent penman, and a good business man. He has numerous friends here who would be much pleased if he succeeds in securing the position. He is in every way worthy of this appointment, and the authorities, will make no mistake if comrade Stiller gets the place. Subscribe for the Pilot