Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

FROM TEFFT. Weather cold and clear. Mrs. Harry Small is reported worse again. The farmers have all of their ice put pp. Hon. I. D. Dunn spent Sunday at his home near Dunnville. Mrs. P. Maloney & Mrs. C. E. Jones are on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Jensen have relatives visiting them from Chicago. Henry Dahncke is back from Chicago, where he has been visiting for the past two weeks. Bell Chestnut. FROM WIIEATIIELD. A new Catholic church is to be erected in town soon. AV. E. Sweeney, of Hebron, Ind., was in town Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Maria Brown, of Porter Co., was visiting her parents at this place last week. Trains on the Three I road are running more regularly at present than for a few days past. J. F. Pettet was in town Saturday. He had just arrived from a few weeks visit among relatives at Kilbourne, Ohio. Rumors that were afloat that the road bed of the C. & I. C. was entirely washed out and nothing remained but a slight streak of the iron rust. This must have been somewhat exaggerated; while the road sustained heavy damages, yet the trains at intervals have been running upon the track.. On Mondaj T night of last week the people of our town were disturbed from their sound repose by an unaccustomed excitement. The cause being revealed, proved to be the suspicion of plunderers or burglars within the town’s limits. The alarm wus first given by one of the merchants, who claims to have seen in the dark the forms of two unknown persons at his store, trying to get in. He followed them a short distance and firing at them once or twice, the pursued returned the fire, and the pursuer find--ing it too warm for him, retreated. A light skift of snow .being upon the ground the people thought it would be an easy task to track these parties. A band of the town people, with lanterns, searched the town and suburbs, but no authentic proof c&nldW fownd «s to whom (if any), for what purpose, or where from of these visible or invisible forms of the unknown parties. Jas. Spikings claim that one of the flying balls took effect upon one oT his chickens. It is probable that the town w r ill make up a collection to pay the damage sustained. Adrift.

REMINGTON ITEMS. John Thomas and family occupy the residence lately vacated .by Mrs. Mowrer. -- —- —-- W. Hi Goover moved into the Harmon property last Tuesday, Mr. Harmon going to Oakland, California. The household of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bpivinan was increased last Monday by the arrival of a bouncing big boy. A -party of twelve ladies and gentlemen from Goodland attend--ed services at the M. E church last Friday afternoon and evening, returning to Goodland on the 9 o’clock train. Mrs. William Mowrer and children left for Monticello last Saturday with the intention of making ing that burgh their future home, Mrs. Mowrer having purchased property there. Ohl Biddy, the well known horse of Robert Lacklider went to the hereafter for horses last Friday, leaving his owner with a heavy wagomDU his hands and only one lone, lorn horse to pull it through the mud. Messrs. Sayler and Harrison left for Battle Ground last Mon-day-to assist Rev. W. B. Slutz in a series of meetings. They closed their work here on Sunday ning. Rev. E. B. Woodson has been ably assisted and much strengthened by these two workers in the vineyard with them. About forty have been united with the churclLJ ' Remington has given much attention, and we may add much money to she introduction of a better and finer class of horses, and the result has been eminently satisfactory. More lately there has been an effort made, to introduce a finer grade of inilk and beef cattle. Prominent among th e late im of- £ good stock may be mentioned the fine herd of Holstein cattle owned by John Burger. -- ’ Remingtonian. ■