Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1892 — REMINGTON ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS.

Mrs. E. H. Briggs, of Seattle, Wash,, was the guest of Mrs. M. J. Phelps, and numerous other friends in Remington, for a few days in the early part of the week. Miss Maude Lally left for Rensselaer, on Monday, for a month’s work in the office of the Co. Auditor. George A. Chappell went to Indianapolis last week, on business connected with the Citizen’s Bank. Miss Florence Chamberlin, of Pontiac, 111., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Mclntire, last week. Mrs. O. Landon is dangerously and hopelessly ill at the residence of her son Dr. H. Landon in this place. She has been an invalid for ten years and has been with her son for treatment and care for more than a year past. It is probable that by the time this item is in print, she will be released from suffering.

Miss Dike, of S. Alliance, was the guest of Rev. S. V, McKee and family, for several days past, returning to her home on Monday of this week. £ William Pierce, formerly employed in the store of his uncle, Mr. XT. W. Church, in this place, but now living in Ohio, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hartman from Friday unti Monday. ’ _ Lightning set fire last Thursday night to Mr. John Wilson’s hay stacks and about fourteen tons of good timothy hay were consumed. 9 Hon. Robert Parker is preparing co build one of the finest and most commodious residences in this part of the country. As a preliminary he has had a well drilled on the premises, reaching a good vein of water at a deptb’of 150 feet. A pocket of gas was passed through which is said to have burned freely for a short time. Such vast quantities of hay are beingbrought into town that the barns are entirely inadequate for storage. Jacob Barnes 4 Co. are putting up a new barn of large dimensions that will meet the emergency. Misses Mabel and Katherine Parker, and Julia McKee, leave this week, for Lake Forest, HL, where they will enter the excellent educational institution in that place. By request of the W. 0. T. U. the ministers of this place held union temperance services in the Christian church, on Sunday evening last. The church was filled to its utmost capacity and the large congregation listened with close attention to the short but excellent addresses of Revs. S. V. McKee, A. H. DeLong and Elder Robinson. Good music was also a feature of the occasion. It is high time that the friends of humanity should arise and throw off this yoke of bondage. A spirited team belonging to Mr. Plummer, took the bits between their teeth on Monday evening and ran furiously down the alleys and streets in the eastern part of town . The horses and wagon finally plunged through the fence surrounding the residence of Abram Wahl to the great dismay and affright of the family. They ran so close to the house that they broke Off a corner of the summer kitchen, and they also made havoc of part of the garden bringing up at last against Mr. Meyer’s fence, where they were captured. The wagon was somewhat demolished.

School opened on Monday with an eiirollment of two hundred and forty in attendance, As the total enumeration for school purposes was only two hundred and ninety, the per cent • of.attendance was very good, for the first day. The corps of teachers is as follows: Supt. A. H. Belden; principal, Mr. Murphy; Grammar dept., Orpha Timmons; Intermediate, Miss Anna Derchell; First primary, Miss Mimmie Bartoo; Second-prim 2 I ary, Miss Ollie Henryx. Prosecuting Attorney Brown, of Fowler, has named Saturday evening, ' the twenty-fourth of this month as the time when he will,address our citizens on the legal view of the temperance question. There will be goed music and short speeches from some of our public speakers but as the programme is not yet made out Ino names can be given. All are cor- | dially and earnestly invited to come. Miss Mary Johnson formerly connected with our public schools was in town last week. Miss Myra and Nettie Price will leave this week for Montgomery, Ala., where they are engaged as teachers in the State Normal University. Remington ian.

We have knifed the prices in summer millinery, call now f or cheap hats and bonnets at Hemphill A Honan’s Oxfords, Newports and Souther ties at reduced prioesat Hemphill n Honan’s. & Hammond Bros., are headquarters for bicycles and Straw hats at cost. I. J. Porter. J Probably one half of the school children in Rensselaer are boys and a good boy wears out plenty of cloMies When you want a new suit, a good well made substantial sightly f suit cheap, go to Ellis Jk Murray they can suit you. The best and freshest of e eryhing in the baker's and confectic lery ne, at the new btkery of Troj A Minnlcus.