Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1882 — Remington Items. [ARTICLE]

Remington Items.

A Bold but unsuccessful attempt was made on last Friday night to burglarize Burger <fc Parker’s bank. An entrance into the building was effected, the outer doors of the sate blown off, but the intricacies of the inner door defied the efforts of the thieves. It took all day Saturday, and all the blacksmiths in town to get the safe open, and when at last tin y succeeded, Messrs. Burger <fc Parker were relieved to find its contents intact. Could the theives have gotten away with the plunder they would have taken something over eight thousand dollars. 1 filling in the attempt to get at the contents of the safe they broke into the hand car house, took a hand car as far as .Reynolds and likely took eorne night train and so escaped. ' One of the most pleasant affairs of the season was the surprise given to Mr. and Mrs. O. B. McIntyre last Saturday evening—the eighteenth anniversary of their wedding day. The place of meeting vv'as E. H. Briggs’ drugstore ‘from which point the party proceeded “as one.man” to the pleas- ■ Ant home of Mr. Mdntire on Ohio

street, where music, games, and lively conversation, caused the evening to pass only too swiftly. At a late hour the crowd dispersed, all hoping that the genial host and hostess might live to celebrate their diamond wedding. The many friends of Miss Ida Kingsbury, in this place, will regret to hear that she expects soon to return to her home in Monticello. We are not altogether disconsolate as we have a lively hope that she may return in the near future, and make her permanent residence in Remington. Mr. P. B. Lyon leaves this week for his new home in Dakota. \Y e understand that a “colony” will follow in a few weeks. If Dakota is settled generally with men like Mr. Lyon, and those who are going to follow, it will be a good state wdien it is admitted. Miss Maggie Chappell who has been attending school in Bloomington, Inch, returned home last Friday. One of our prominent physicians was a passenger on the hand car with the burglars last Friday night. He thought their actions a trifle suspicious when he hailed them and asked for a ride, but as lie had not heard of the robbery, of course his suspicions were rather vague. Being professionally detained until Sunoay morn ing, his good wife became very uneasy, as she had heard of his ride with the bold marauders. An expedition of discovery was planned, the handy hand car called into requisition, and the party proceeded on their way. Before going very far however they met the M. D. trudging wearily homeward. A man whose- name, nationality and place of residence are unknown threatened to make a bonfire of the entire town on Sunday evening. The convenient and much us.'d hand car was again pressed into service, and a party of men proceeded eastward to the farm of Mr. Burger,where the lunatic happened to be staying. They brought him to town and put him into the calahppse for safe keeping, wh ire he still is.

The entertainment given by the pupils of Mias Bollea’ room, last Thursday night at Exchange Hall was very pleasaut and enjoyable, especially one or two of the songs and the dialogne between “Mrs Partington” and two or three other ladies. The entertainment to be given this (Monday) evening promises to be equally good. All the rooms will participate in the exercises, and it is to be hoped that the Hall will be as well filled as on last Wednesday evening. “Hiawatha's wooing” in pantomime and other selections from Longfellow will be given. Songs and tableaux will also be on the program me. Clerk C. 1:1. Price was in town Saturday ana burnlay. Mr. Burnham, f Rensselaer, conducted the teachers examination here last Saturday. IvEMINGTONIAN. We had hoped to be able to present oar readers with a full account of the anti-poligamy meeting of las week, but as the secretary has failed to furnieh us with a copy of his report, we are unable to do so. Married. —Joined in marriage, Mr. IT’ank M. Jacks and Miss Julia A. Williams, By D. T. Halstead, in Rensselaer, Ind., March Ist, 1882. March came in like an angel’s visit, but ill probably go out like the devil. - New assortment of spring hats and caps at Leopold’s •it prices that uro astonishingly low. Mothers Don’t Know-How many child: en are punished for being- uncouth, wilful and indifferent n> instructions or rewards, simply because they are out of health! An intelligent lady said of a child of this kind: “Mothers should know that if they would give the little ones moderate doses of Hop Bitters for- two f or three weeks, the children would be all a parent could desire.” Druggists say they sell more of Rhinehurt’s Fills than all others put together, For sale by lines & Meyer.