Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1909 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

Ask George Hascall to tell you about that atlas. Myrtle Shand visited •in Brook a few lays last week. Ted Eger was in town Monday on his new motor cycle. Miss Pearl Jones went to Chicago the first: of last week. George Hascall made a business trip to Goodland Tuesday. Max Broadie came home from-Lafay-ette last week-to stay. Virgil Clark is clerking in the Anderson restaurant at Boswell. Mrs. S. Gilbert, of Ottawa, 111., visited with Jas. Gilbert and family. Bowman & Son' have just finished a fine new floor in their restaurant. They are planning to make a big day out of old settlers' day at the park. Miss Kuplman, of Bloomington, 111., is here visiting her brother, Jacob Achs. R. Munter bought horses here last week, picking up quite a few good ones. J. O. Larsh, of Rensselaer, was here for the funeral of Mrs. Wilcoxon Wednesday. W. C. Smalley will not go on the road for his firm any more until after Fountain Park. M. A. Gray and S. T. Hackley left here Tuesday for a prospecting trip in North Dakota. \ Mrs. James Lawton and her daughter came to visit with Dan O’Connor and family last week. Mrs. John McCullough, the editor’s wife? was visiting friends in Waynesville, 111., last week. Peter Parks and children, of Valparaiso, were here visiting relatives for a few days last week. Lola and Dale Watson, who had been visiting their aunt at Goodland, returned the first of last week. Will Morris and wife are here from Wyoming for an extended visit with relatives and friends. Threshing machines are starting everywhere, and soon oats harvest will be a thing of the past. Mrs. R. P. Nickels returned home to Milford, 111., after visiting vvltil her daughter, Mrs. Smalley. Mrs. Douglas at last report was considerably better, and hopes were entertained for her final recovery. Mrs. Tom Johnson is still dangerously sick at her home. John, her son, has been with her for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond are stopping off for a few days’ visit with relatives, as they came from Mie picnic Monday. The Monticello K. of P. team came over here last Tuesday and were badly beaten. The score stood 30 to 8 in favor of Remington. The ball boys here met the Rensselaer Wrens Tuesday of this week, but lost the game on their own grounds to the tune of 5 to 2. Mrs. O. M. Price, of Loveland, Ohio, came Thursday for a few days’ visit with her brother, Elias Julien. She left here Monday for Thorntown’; Mrs. Minor Bentley, of Chicago, is visiting with her mother and brother, south of town, for a few weeks. Her mother has not been well all summer. Milford Bowleys, who have been working o.n the Camden farm, south of town, lost their baby on Tuesday night of last week. Burial occurred Wednesday. We made a mistake in our last notes mentioning the death of Mrs. Hayes, of south of town, who had been seriously ill for some time. The end did not come until Thursday. Mrs. Clyde Reeve came home Thursday, after spending the first of the week with his people in Rensselaer. Miss Hazel, their niece, came with her for a few days’ visit. Jakle Renz was thrown from his wagon one day last week by his horse becoming frightened at an automobile. He fell on the road and was quite badly bruised, and has been in a good deal of pain. Mrs. Mel Julien and two children and Miss Ruth Julien went to Grass Creek Saturday to attend the family reunion of the former’s family at the home of her mother. All the children and many of the grandchildren were home. Harry Cheek, whose illness of tuberculosis has already been mentioned several times, passed away Sunday morning at about 2 o’clock. The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Lookabell at the Christian church on Tuesday morning. Smith and Thompson were here Tuesday inspecting their new wagons that they were unloading here. These are exceedingly heavy wagons , made to couple together and so arranged as to make square turns. They will haul seven of these each time with their big traction engine. They will easily hold three and one-half yards of material and have a bottom dump. •