Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1908 — Remington [ARTICLE]

Remington

Wm. Seed of Kmntwae,in town Saturday. George Detrieh of Bit. Ayr, visit ed friends here over Sunday. - W. R. Puckett of Lafayette visited his son William Saturday and Sunday. Miss Alda Alkire left last week for Lafayette where she has a position as “hello girl.” Mrs, Stella Dick, of Watseka visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Beal over Sunday. Frank Howard went to Missouri Wednesday of last week to look after his farming interests. Mrs. Coby Henderson and son Guy of Goodland visited friends here Wednesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. David Smalley of Sheldon, visited their son W. 0. Smally Iseveral days last week. Mrs. A. J. Ogden of Homer, Mich , spent last week with her brother Hairy Hartly and family* Mrs. Brandon of San Francisco, Cal., visited her cousin Lewis Alter and family several days last week. Miss Maude M. Miller returned home Thursday from a three weeks visit at Indianapolis, Windfall and El wood. '

Walter Rich and daughter Louise of Kankakee, ' Ill v visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ricu last week. - Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard Elmore, of Goodland visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. T, Elmore Wednesday of last week. Henry Brooks who had his limb broken so badly on Monday «- f last wpek, was up 'own on erptebes Saturday afternoon. The creditors of the Bantc of Remiugtou met Saturday afterm**<■ in Townsends hall, and W H Cheadle was elected Trustee, tie received 19*4 votes while Jasper Guy received only 25. Mrs. Myra Freed and daughter returned to Wabash Fii ay, after a tLree weeks visit with her parents Mr. and Mr**. E. A. Bartoo. Miss Gertrude Bartoo, her sister accona panied her home. Born, to Mr, and Mrs. Oat.is Stanfield Jan. 20. a sou, to Mr. at d Mrs. Frank Clinton Jan. 18. a so«» to Mr. and Mrs Arnold Siebanthol Jan. 18 a son. to Mr. and Alts. Henry Peters, Jan. 18 a sou.

O 1 la-t Hll tidav aftei noon ar alHJin three o'el-wk the news came that lirtte MhVi. olde.Hr. sun of .Ur and Mr*. -l<»hn Lewis, broke thro the tee and was drowned. n company with two of his boy scbopjniates went out to the lagoon at Fountain Park, it seems th t they were skating wheu alt at once this unfortunate boy struck a thin place iu the ice, and went under, he came np struggled and screamed for help, but all in vair, his body sank to the ground aqd it was fully forty minutes before the body was recovered. Medical aid was summeued, restoratives »i d artificial respiiatioo was kept no for more thau three hours, but ah attempts to re-uscitate proved futile. T e body was brought hon e iu the eveuiug. gMeH a mod*! boy. loved by will u- misled at the the class room, by old and young. Tne community e» masse extend to the bereaved parents, their most since-e sympathy.