Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1909 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

Lodges seem to be taking a new lease of life, as the K. of P. lodge here gave the first degree to four resident ministers, Revs. Lookabill, Wilson. Crowder and Servies. This is something that probably can happen only once in a life time to a lodge. . The Woodmen and Royal Neighbors had a grand time at their box supper in their hall last Thursday evening. The Rebekahs are a wonder when it comes to real steady growth. Scarcely a week has gone by without some candidate for admission and frequently, as happens this week, five or six, ready to take the work. The men say they have a good time and something to eat every night. Elias Julien Spent two days in Sheldon on business and visiting relatives and friends. Marbles are all the rage with the small boys and the base ball fever has Just started with the older ones, as shown by the pitching and catching on the streets. Remington has material enough for a good team if some one could be found to organize and manage them. Millinery windows are blossoming out in more or less handsome creations in the matter of ladles’ headgear. The Tex Fisher property was reported sold last weekto G. I. Thomas. Wedding bells soon after Easter, we understand. Roy Jones, who lives just south of town, had the misfortune to lose one of his gray horses last week. He was the best one of a very fine team. Mrs. W. W. Reeve and daughter visited the former’s son Clyde Sunday and Monday, returning home Tuesday. Mrs. Walter Johnson spent Monday shopping in Ldgansport. There has not been in years so fine a'time for pats sowing, all things con--sidered, as this year has given us. Most of the farmers have taken advantage of this fine weather and are either through sowing or lack but a little of being so. A wgrm rain Monday night gave grass an<4 wheat new life and the fields looked wonderfully green in the morning. Born, Saturday, to Rev. and Mrs. J. R-. Servies, a nine pound baby boy, their first child. Rev. Servies is the popular United Brethren minister at Shiloh. Frank Watson- and daughter visited with his sister, Mrs. Wood, at Goodland between trains Monday. Charley Beal is building a new barn on his property recently purchased of Geo. Cummings. The Christian Sunday School is getting. ready to celebrate Easter with special program. The D. of R. lodge has purchased a new piano for their lodge room. Mas. George Stopdt returned home Thursday from a* few days visit withher sister Mrs. "Legg and family at Logansport. C; A. Bal coh made a trip to Chicago on buslness Wednesday, The railroad company had a gang of men hore fixing walks around the depot and making some repair* to the building "flora, to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sdmers, March 29, a son. Dale Watson and her mother went Monday to Mariffn, where Miss Dale will enroll as a pupil of the Normal school, taking 1 a teachers* course. She has already taken the four years high school course at the Gilboa Center high school. MrS. Watson returned Tuesday.