Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1873 — Remington Items. [ARTICLE]

Remington Items.

Compiled tro'ij the Journal Holiday toys are advertised quite commendably by local dealers. People desiring to travel in any direction of the compass can procure good terms for that purpose at Patton’s livery stable, Last Friday was an unlucky day in the Journal office. Half a column of type was pied, and a new Toller melted down, besides an unusual amount of swearing happened accidentally. Dan Miller was over at Remington Saturday and reported Modocs on the war-path in Rensselaer on the previous evening. Dan will lose a waterfall some of these moonless evenings if he persists in watching aboriginal pranks after dark. Our respected county Superintendent of public schools appeared in the Journal office Thursday evening in a ead predicament. He had evidently been in the gutter. While passing along the sidewalk near the marble shop, becoming suddenly overcome by last year’s fumes of C’assiday’s doggery mixed with regret for s.aid Cassiday’s untimely departure, he lost his balance and dove for deep water. He demi onstrated that he was a good diver by bringing up any quantity of ! mud., ‘‘bull he was not drunk,.” A public meeting was held in Remington on the 3d'instant for tho ; purpose of organizing a company Ito prospect, for coal and artesian water within tho incorporation limits of that prosperous town. P. ! H. Lally, M. C. Mead, J. K. Shaw and Adam (Joover .were appointed to locate a place to commence bori ing; and O. 11. Mclntire, Platt ! Newcomb and J. K. Shaw were I authorized to receive proposal® For. I doing the work. The meeting adjourned to reassemble on the lGth —day before yesterday. It. is understood that liberal subscriptions in money have been pledged for the enterprise. ; At the last session of the. Jasper

... I ', . . __ ! . . . - . T— - l circuit court Jared 11. Fountain, of Remington, compromised with tho women who mobbed Ids saloon last spring, and dismissed at his own cost the suit brought against them for damages. The Journal says Mr. Fountain’s friends, “disappointed in their expectations of' a free spree from the damages, now denounce the Captain bitterly and declare his attorneys ‘sold him "out.”’ It would be interesting to know whether those friends denounce Fountain because his attorneys betrayed him, or if they think ho was sold out because he compromised. * , - m 9 ~ Wool lined boots at J. I. Purcupile & Co.'s for only $4. Speer’s Port Grape Wine.—This excellent product of the grape is prescribed aqd used by the leading physicians of the country. — Advt. The goods now offered by us are ! more than bargains, and we will let no customer go without them when they pay the “ready John.” Leopold & Fendig. Arrangements have been perfected by which we can furnish the Weekly -State Journal and the Rensselaer Union together one year for S 3. This offer wi 11 he good during the month of December, 1873. We will send The Rensselaer Union free for the balance of this year, to all who renew their subscriptions. or who subscribe for 1874, and pay $2 in advance.

JAMES & HEALEY.