Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1895 — REMINGTON ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS.

Hal Sheets has rented Durand hall and will move his stock of furniture process of erection. Bowan and Hinds have purchased the lot on which Fred Love’s furniture store is situated, and will erect a blacksmith shop just east of the furniture store. Miss Eugene Landon is visiting friends in PaxtOn and Hoopston 111. Charles Harlacher has bought Mr. Mayor’s old furniture store and also Mrs. Laßue’s lot on Railroad street. And when the two are combined he will open a restaurant therein. Mrs. Mattie Lambert Lambert who was so seriously ill last week, is better at present writing. Mrs, Croft Cheek is down with pneumonia. Mrs. Seymour returned last Wednesday from a week’s visit in Goodland. Iler grandfather‘’Mr. Stevens of Manteno 111., died last Saturday, at the advanced age of ninety five years. John olt has bought six lots in the north part of town just west of Mrs. Emery’s property and will build a handsome residence there this spring. Mr. Carson closed a series of meetings at the Green (No. 2) school house with about a dozen additions. John Kenyon now occupies the property recently vacated by Mr. O’Connor who has moved to his farm south of town.

E. Bowman went to Elwood last Saturday. A dispatch from Fowler Monday stated that Mrs. James Kenyon was dangerously ill. Born, Wednesday Feb. 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Will Rawlings, a daughter. Two teams collided about a week ago, south of town with the result that a young man in one of the vehicles carries a broken arm and internal injuries and another was knocked senseless for several hours. The cause of the collision was a span of colts in one wagon and whiskey in the other one. B. M. Butler died in Passedena he had gone for his health. His California Thursday Feb. 28, whither wife reached his bedside only a few days before his death. Mr. Butler was a former resident of this place, and had many warm personal friends here who were deeply grieved to bear of his death. He was an honest, upright, earnest Christian and one of whom it may well be said “The world is better that he lived.” Mr. and Mrs. Mclntire are here packing up, and otherwise disposing of their household goods. They will still retain rooms but will rent the remainder of the house.

The revival meetings at the M. E. church are increasing in interest. There have been about thirty additions to the membership already. Mr. Kirk has bought and taken possession of the Snell property on Railroad street. Mr. Langdon occupies the property recently vacated by Mr. Kirk. Geo. Shipman whose illness has been so protracted, died last Thursday morning, aged 52 years. The funeral services were held at the Christian church under the auspices of the Masonic lodge, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Rodman. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Babb arrived from Burlington lowa, for a visit with their Indiana relations, last Saturday evening.