Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1879 — REMINGTON POT-POURRI. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON POT-POURRI.

[From our special correspondent.] A rumor is prevalent that another brick block for business houses is soon to be erected upon South Ohio street. The news from Ohio and lowa makes the few hationalifand their allies, the democrats, look as though they had been tbe victims of a Ist of April sell. Charley Steward was over here engineering the dance Wednesday night, and covered himself with ‘ imm.>rtal glory and undying fame." He was as happy as a clam at high tide. 1 * . The latest advices from F. R. Donnelly .indicate that the old gentleman is a« happy as the generality of convicts. The only shadow upon his career is that he was sent there for voting the democratic ticket. Remington indulges in the luxury of a marshal at S3O per month. It would seem that our sidewalks and stray stock ought to be pretty well looked after for that price. But are they? Who know»? Echo answers no. Had the last half of September panned out such weather as the first half of October, many thousand bushels of corn would have been added to the crop of Carpenter township. A great deal of the late corn is damaged materially. Wednesday evening was a big day for Remington and vicinity. First of the event was a dance in Exchange Hall, rather slimly attended. About half past nine the barn upon the farm of Burger & Butler, 2J miles east of town, was discovered to be on lire. The fire had gained too much headway to admit of anything being saved. Three horses, one wagon, a buggy and 3,000 bushels of corn were consumed. The loss will reach $2,000 to $2,500. The heaviest of it falls upon I. L. Luckey, who lost his team and wagon, very nearly his all. A couple of Lognnsport officials got off the train that evening and made a raid upon Black-Oak, 7 or 8 miles northeast of here, iu quest of a cattle thief named Critzer, a former resident of Jasper county, whom they found, bagged, and took to Log&nsport on the Thursday morning train. Gates.