Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1882 — Remingtorv Items. [ARTICLE]

Remingtorv Items.

The weaMier is cold end gloomy, the roads are bad, butiness is dull, men'are moving to Dakota, and Affairs do not place themselves in so favorable a light as they did some lime ago; but for all that we are not withouttyvope for the fnture. Business is changing hands, farms and dwelling places are being bought and sold and strangers are moving in and filling up the vacant places, sure evidences of future prosperity. Wo are not jubilant over this way or a particle proud of the fact that wenieto have another saloon. Tlio part}’ who is going to run the affair may be a little (proud and jubilant over it, wo are sure'no one else is. For some eauso our temperance order died out and our temperance people are sleeping at their post, so it was an easy matter for this man to steal a march upon us and get his license. We have to wateh as well as pray. One thing is sure, and the parties interested can make a note of it, when these nuisances get too bad to be endured they must and will be cured, and cured thoroughly. There is a great deal of sickness in and about town but happily it ia not of a fatal character. There vrero two deaths last week, Mrs. Henry Downing living a few miles from town, and little Leon, infant son of Frank and Sallie It. Hines. David H. Coover returned home two weeks ago after an absence of two or three ■years. The failing kealth of bis aged parents was the immediate cause of his return.

Mrs. Clio*, .lotivenat is visiting her many friends in tiiis place. S Solomon,formerly of this place,but now of Saguache Col,, wis in town last week. - He returned to Chicago last Thursday, accompanied by his brother Mnse. Mrs. Win. Shaw is visiting her sons, Frank nud Bernard and their families in Lafayette. Miss. Della Cotton, of Rensselaer, is visiting her sister Mrs. W. 11. Pierce and other friend.-. v Mrs. J, S. Irwin is visiting friends in Goshen end Jnlapa. Will B. Price, as your burg, was in town Sunday nnd Monday. We had almost forgotten to say that Dr. and Mrs: Patton were the victims ofH“surprise” a week or two ago. Wo hope the Dr - nnd his wife enjoyed it, we are sure ihe guerts did- Everybody enjoys visiting

at that bouse.

REMINGTNIAN.