Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1909 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

Ora and Homer Fisher are here visiting from Fulton. Anna Hartley and Blanche Parks are visiting C. F. Dye’s at Lafayette. Mrs. Blanchard Elmore visited in Goodland last week. ' W. L. York and wife took in the races at Crown Point. Rev. Cloe, of Kentland, visited with Rev. Lookabill last week. Mrs. Forrey left Thursday to visit with Editor Stonehill, at Brook. The Remington band will play at Fowler at their celebration July 3rd. Mrs. John Ruger, of Lafayette, is here to visit with Mrs. George Hemphill. The K. of P. ball team will be arrayed in new suits for their game here July sth. The merchants are planning quite a nice little celebration for Monday evening, July sth. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hallilian are rejoicing in the birth of a baby daughter on June 16th. Mrs. Wm. Townsend went to Huntington Thursday to visit here sister. Lowell went down with her. Mrs. A. E. Morrow went to Lafayette Thursday to become seamstress at the Friendless children’s home. Miss Alta Burling left Saturday foT a few days’ visit with her old friend, Miss Nina Conover, at Valparaiso. John Jordan and Blanchard Elmore and their respective wives visited in Lafayette Friday, going in Mr. Jordan’s new automobile. James Shew left Monday for Kansas where he expects to spend the summer at least and perhaps to locate there permanently. Born, June 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Cornwell, just east of town, twin boys. Boys and mother both doing fine at last report. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sohn, on their way home to Fairbury, spent a short time with their daughter, Mrs. Fred Reiger. On account of the bridge being out the Sunday evening train did not get through until Monday morning and the morning train did not reach here till 8:30. Oxwell Johnson, the Odessa blacksmith, and Miss Susie Conn, a young lady living near there, were united in marriage Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bowman and daughter, Mrs. Walter Gillam, spent the latter part of the week and Sunday at Kankakee, guests of Mrs. Walter Rich. Turner Merritt sold his gentle driving horse to his son, Coleman, consideration $l6O. He thus doubled his money in a year, but says he would rather have the horse now than the money. F.--L. Griffin spent the forepart of last week in Chicago, buying fixtures for his new restaurant. He had a public sale on Saturday, disposing of a great deal of his furniture. They went to their new home the first of the week. Mel Julien was called to Sheldon Friday by the sad news of the drowning of his youngest brother at that place. The Iroquois was at flood height and it was exceedingly difficult to locate the body. Forty men and boys worked Thursday afternoon and night and till eight o’clock Friday before discovering it. Mr. Julien’s family went down Saturday to attend the funeral, which occurred Sunday afternoon.