Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1876 — Remington Record Items, July 7th. [ARTICLE]

Remington Record Items, July 7th.

Mr. Brook Cherry, railroad agent at Crete, Nebraska, is visiting his old home in Remington.... At the trotting races on the 4tb, Cap. Daw* son won first money, and in the pacing, Sleepy John did likewise. ....About three weeks ago Dr. M. G. Traugh was waiting for a south bouud train at Reynolds when he fell in with a young man who was seeking employment. He engaged him and all went smoothly until Thursday morning, when it was discovered that he had vamoosed the randv taking with him Mr. A. M. Trough's family horse. The thief is about 18 years and gave his name as James Clarkr. He was 'a quiet, industrious lad and appeared like an unassuming country boy.. . .Lase Black while arranging curtains to the windows in Exchange Hall, on last Saturday, was precipitated, by the breaking of a board on which he was stand: ing, against the window his head going through a pane of glass and holding him suspended on the railing for a time. He was severely cut on the side and shoulders, and considerably bruised, bat is able to be about on the streets.

Mr. Andrew K. Yeoman wrote to his father on the sth instant that his sister, Miss Jennie, whose sickness was mentioned in This Union last week, vu much worse and they had given np hope of her recovery. On the 7th he wrote again that she was somewhat better, and her physician said there waß a possible ehanoe for her yet. She is very IoW, indeed, and at one time bade her friends farewell, expecting to die in a few minutes. The letter of the 7th was written i two days after this occurrence.