People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1896 — Remington Notes. [ARTICLE]

Remington Notes.

A heavy wind and rain storm visited this locality last Satur day qyenicg, - about 5 o'clock. The greater damage .was'"done Jpy. blowing dowu the corn, which in many fields was leveled with the j ground, There were many shade and fruit trees blown down. The The barn.pn the farm owned by John E. Hpllet, five miles uortheast of Remington, and occupied by John R- Gray, was completely demolished and scattered over the prairie; one horse which was in the barn tied to the manger, was unhurt,, auother tied to the outside of the barn was completely covered up by the debris, but it was taken out not much injured, . Mr. Gray had a narrow escape, having just sufficient I time to get from behind the barn j When it collapsed. The barn of Tfebmas Shelley had the roof Blown off and was otherwise edtisiderably damaged, however he was so fortunate as to be carrying cyclone insurance, and! therefore his loss will be repaid by the insurance company. There wvre also many' hay stacks blown over, and consequently much hay was spoiled as well as oats, which was' previously in bad condition.' The rain was tremendiously heavy and the thunder a d lighting terrifiesThe Remington fair*) pens today (Tuesday) with a Very good prospect of u ‘fair” matter and a successful jexhibitou. There are a greater number of entries of fa&t fcbrses 'than any previous year, and the general entries are up to the usaul number, but under the single gold standard, with oats only lOcents per bush el, the chances are that ou • farmers, and all others who are necessarily dependent on their wel fare, will hardly feel that they have much money to invest in the fair, or any other enterprise

of pleasure. Money is scarce and very hard to get, and it will never be any easier to procure so long as this country remains under the,bligthing influence of the single gold standard, and until silver is remonetized and placed in the position it occupied prior to 1873, and made to perform the functions that it had in all times previously performed. Master Cleve Yeoman has been ill with a kind of Malarial fever for about two weeks. He is however not dangerously sick at present. The general health of our people is fairly good, there being only a few cases of mild illness at present. Hon. W. W. Gilman of Good-, land and Hon. Frank M. Kistler of Logans port, opened the cam. paign for free silver here on Saturday evening, Aug. 15th, in Major’s hall. They spoke to a crowded house. Mr. Gilman, who is the silver candidate for representative in our next legislature, spoke for about thirty minutes, clearly, forcibly, and in a convincing manner, and he was followed by Mr. Kistler with a speech of one hour and thirty minutes. Both gentlemen acquitted themselves admirably, and these efforts will undoubtedly bear much good fruit. The Silver League of Remington, lud.. now numbers 152 members, all voters, and we expect to have a membership of at least 250 before the campaign closes. Many of our members are former republicans, and all are wideawake to their present interests, aud the general welfare of the entire country. After the close of the polls on the 3rd of Novem ber next, your readers will hear a good report lorm this locality, James H, Chapman loans B. & L money. Number of payments limited. Children’s photos a specialty at the Pavillion.