Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1880 — REMINGTON RAMBLES. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON RAMBLES.

The Blue Ribbon Society has purchased a new organ, and an increased interest is manifested in their meetings. The week opened up with an exceedingly spiing-like appgrance and now looks as though the coming season is to be one of unusual thrift and activity.* ' The protracted religious meetings have been discontinued. Not much interest was manifested by the people generally and but very few accessions were made to the ehnrehs. Sam Heaver has moved with his family, goods and chatties to Michigan City. That place seems to be the one spot toward which the skill, talent and industry of this section Is tending. Public sales are on the wing as usual at this time of the year. Last Saturday John W. O’Conner sold off his personal effects, preparitory to emigrating, and next Saturday C. 11. Scheaffer will do the same. Jeptlia Hart, a former resident oT this place, but for the past two years of Wichita, Kan., is now here on a visit. He looks as though that country agrees with him, and says no inducement can be offered that would bring him back here. There seems to be considerable sickness roundabout, though not of a fatal nature. Diphtheria, in a mild form, still crops out occasion" ally, and there are a few cases of typhoid and scarlet fevers. P. H. Lally’s elders daughter has-the diphtheria. There never was a time when half the amount of corn was stored in Remington as now. Besides the warehouses being full thers are probably 150,000 bushels in cribs. The railroad is unusually active, There are from one to three freight trains every day, Sundays not excepted. Wm. Howard, a well-known and respected farmer, living five miles southwest of town, met with a serious accident, last Friday. While attempting, to remove the silk and corn busks from the fan of a shelter his baud was caught and drawn between two cog wheels, mangling it in such a manner that amputation

ma Tho anai all ready a cripple in one leg. will doubtless te remembered by mawy<eaders of tbe local papers, that fast fair*4>air ot horses and a buggy were found in a cornfield, near this place. They were advertised according to law and the horses remained in possession 01 Albert Ellis until a few weeks ago, when having crippled his hand so ayjto be nnable to attend to them, lie turned over his claim to one Myners, trking a bond for them. After so long a time the owner,Trom near Danville, 111., has traced them up and come for them. Myers, about the same time disposed of one hoi se and lit out with the other. Hie location is known, and he will have an opportunity to cancel his bonds. The horses were stolen from a camp-meeting. W