People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1895 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

REMINGTON, in which place The People s Pilot has an extensive circulation, Is a very P’-etty village of over 1.000 population, situated in the extreme southern part of Jasper county on the St. L. & P. railway 125 miles from Chicago. Largest hay shipping point in Indiana; fine horses, cattle and hogs; rich agricultural lands worth up to $75 per acre and higher; four warehouses; county fair; excellent high schools; fine churches; wellgraded gravel roads in all directions: two banks. To the Editor of the People’s Pilot. The Press office is again rushed with work. Mr. Babcock is moving his family from Goodland to Remington, and Spencer Peck of Goodland is again assisting in the printing office. Elder Carson has now fully recovered from his late sickness with typhoid fever and he attends all his appointments regularly. The Young People's Christian Endeavor Society held a very enjoyable social in the Christian church last Friday evening. They report a great many present.

George Royalty lost his pocket book, containing about *ls last week. It was found by a small Remington boy, who proceeded to utilize the find for his own special benefit, and that of his family. Mr. Royalty recovered about half of the swag, and is trying to get the balance with chancesnot very favorable for success. While handling a vicious horse last week, Ed Stokes was bitten ’in the face by the animal, losing a part of his nose. The wound is very painful, and will undoubtedly disfigure him for life. Under the orders of the Board of Town Trustees last week, ordering the construction and repairing of about one hundred different side walks in Remington, the good work is progressing nicely. Many have built new walks, and others have repaired the old ones, and still others are preparing to do the w T ork as directed. This is as it should be. Nothing helps out a town more than good walks, and it now appears that the orders will probably be all complied with, without any special kicking. The teachers institute for Jordan township was held last Saturday and every teacher in the township was in attendance, as was also John F. Warren, the county supertendent of schools. Many of the Remington Sunday school pupils and teachers, of the several Sunday schools of town were in attendance at the County Sunday School Convention at Rensselaer, last Saturday and Sunday. They all report a good attendance and much good accomplished. Fred Love & Co., furniture dealers and undertakers, have sold out their business and building to Hal E. Sheetz, who will

now have the entire control of the business. Love & Co., carried a fine large stock of goods, which added to that which Mr. Sheetz already carried, also very large, will make an immense stock, and is of as fine a quality of goods as may be found any where in the state of Indiana. Miss Derschull is still confined to her bed owing to an attack of typhoid fever. Miss Julia McKee, is teaching her school during her sickness. E. S. Stokes and Miss Harris were married at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Harris, in the town of Remington, the latter part of last week. Rev. J. D. Carson officiating. The newly wedded couple have the best wishes of this community.

George D. Meyer has made an application for a license to retail spirituous and other liquors in his place of business in Remington, Ind. The application to be heard by the Board of Commissioners at their December, 1895, session. He has for some time been running a quart saloon, but we believe it is better that license be granted in all such cases, for the reason that the saloon keeper is under bonds to keep an orderly house, and that if he is so licensed the county and town will receive *250 fees, which they otherwise would not have, if they were not so licensed. A so called United States detective, or marshal spent a portion of last week, together with his (ostensible) wife in Remington. He claimed to be in search of counterfeiters, and freely exhibited, all the paraphanalia necessary to the faithful performance of his high office; such as a star, manacles, revolver, etc. The only thing we have heard of his successfully accomplishing was to beat his landlady out of a*s board bill.

A. D. Babcock of Goodland was in Remington one day last week. He still weighs a little more than 275 pounds. Court convenes in White county rext Monday, the 25th inst., Judge Palmer on the bench. Remington was visited by a good rain-and snow storm last Saturday forenoon.