People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1895 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

REMINGTON, in which place The People s Pilot lias 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 C., St. L. & P. railway 125 miles from Chicago. Largest hav shipping point In Indiana; fine horses, cattle and hogs; rich agricultural lands worth up to $75 per acre and higher; four warehouses; county fah A , excellent high schools; line churches; wellgraded gravel roads in all directions; two banks. To the Editor of the People's Pilot. William H. Townsend and Perry E. Carson both have excellent displays of toys and valuable holiday goods in their respective Drug Stores, Any one desiring to make a present to a friend can not fail to find what is desired at eithefi of the above places.

The roads in this vicinity are in splendid condition for hauling at the present time, and many of our farmers are taking advantage of the same to deliver their corncrop in this place. Some are now compelled to sell at the very low prices while others are storing their grain and will endeavor to hold it for better prices.

Rev. U. V. McKee held a song and praise service in the Presbyterian church here, last Sunday evening. Quite a number of old fashioned songs were rendered by the choir and audience, each song being preceded by a short sketch of the life of the author, and the circumstances leading to the authorship of the song given by Mr McKee. There was a large and attentive audience present and the meeting was a fairly good one. There is not much change in the condition of Mr. John I.Nutt, who is seriously ill w T ith typhoid fever at the residence of Mrs. George Shipman where he has been boarding for some time past. He has the sympathy and help of the Odd Fellows fraternity here, of which order he is an honored member. There was a serious cutting affair , occurred last Saturday night, at the close of a dance, about four miles north-east of Remington. It. appears that a certain young lady of Remington f

had promised to attend the dance with Mr. Ed Goble of near this place, but a Mr, Clergett of Benton county desired her company, and in order to succeed in getting the young ladies’ company, called on her early, and informed her that young Mr. Goble was sick, and that he, (Goble) had requested the caller .(Clergett) to bring her to the dance, and she consented to accompany him under the As they were leaving home for the party, Mr. Goble put in an appearance, but as the couple w T ere in their buggy he said noth-

ing at the time; at the dance the young lady informed Goble of the ruse perpetrated by Clergett in order to secure her company to the dauce, Goble called Clergett out after the dance was over and proceeded to upbraid Clergett for his treachery and false representations in the matter, when Clergett proceeded to carve Goble with a large pocket knife. The first pass with the knife cut Goble’s hand. The

second pass struck him in the I neck and shoulder, and the third I pass, when Goble was running to get out of the way of Clergett, struck him in the shoulder, the two latter wounds are quite serious. Dr. Patherige was called and dressed the injuries of the wounded man. Clergett will probably be arrested and severely punished for his misdeed, unless he skipped the country on the Sunday following the deed. Attorney Babcock of Goodland was in Remington last Saturday. He came down to attend a law suit, in which there had been no process issued for the defendant. There was nothing to prevent his returning to Goodland on the 10 o’clock A. M, train and he availed himself of that privilege accordingly. Bro. “Babb” this world is full of miscarriages. Try it again. Our old time friends, Chris Fehrl Jr., and Samuel Sims of Goodland were in Remington also last Saturday looking after some of their business matters. They have-been engaged in the

implement business the past year. They report collections very dull, That is the experience of all the business men in the town of Remington, and for that matter, all the towns,around about us, so far as we have been able to learn, money is scarce, Chester vV. Aldrich four miles north-west of Remington, one day last week sold his eighty acre farm on which he resides, to Jj3£Q£S F. Ellis one of the saloon keepers of Remington. The price paid was $3400, or $42.50 per acre. Mr. Aldrich’s health has been very poor "for several years past, and he gives this as his reason for selling. He does not yet know T wdiether he will engage in any other business or not. Mr. Eliis will quit the saloon business, but whether he will go on the farm or not we have not learned.