Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1909 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

A big frost Sunday night, but no damage reported except to sweet potatos and some gardens. Mrs. John Berger’s condition is still very serious and her son Fred, of this place, is still with her. M. A. Gray has traded his entire ice plant here to J. M. Thompson, of Devil’s Lake, N. Dak., for some land there. There is going to be considerable change in the opera house, preparatory to a busy winter season. An infant born to Rev. and Mrs. Lookabill Saturday morning lived only a few hours. Milton Julian and wife went Friday to Kentland to the horse show and then on to Sheldon to spend the week. Warner Elmore and Henry Milner spent Saturday in Rensselaer. . Kirs. Dr. Recher, of Morocco, spent a few dayk last week with Turner Merritt and family. C. W. Merritt has sold an interest in his grocery business to Ross Groves. His brother, Gus, will go elsewhere. Mrs. Walter Rich, of Kankakee, 111., spent last week in visiting relatives here.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Capes started Wednesday for Grandforks, S. Dak., near which place he traded for extensive farming interests. Charles Galbraith went to Stuttgart, Ark., last week to look after his farm there. Mr. and Mrs. James Glass returned the first of last week to their home at Milford, 111., after a visit with their son, Ben, ‘and family, north of town. C. W. Reeves and family spent Sunday in Rensselaer.

S. O. Lucas bought a quarter section near Redfield, S. Dak., and wijl move there in the spring. A. E. Malsbury and family are now located in their new home, the former Walter Rich place. Mrs. Malsbury and baby came Thursday from Medaryville. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Fell, of Auborn, visited A. A. Fell and C. A. Bonner a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Merritt and Miss Nan Merritt, of Miama, Fla., are visiting their brother, Turner Merritt, and family. They spent the last of the week in Rensselaer visiting relatives. Rev. S. A. Richardson, the new minister of the Gilboa U. B. church, drove through from his former home to his new charge at this place, getting here Saturday. His goods, which he shipped, didn’t arrive until the afternoon Saturday, and were taken to the parsonage by some of his new neighbors. H. E. Hoover came from his farm in Ohio last week. He reports an exceptionally good oats crop averaging 50 bushels, but the corn not so good will only make 45.

Elias Julian returned Saturday from Windfall, where he had spent two weeks building a new corn crib to partially hold the enormous corn crop raised on his farm by his son-in-law, Charlie Roush. He reports 100 acres of his corn that will easily make 60 bushels. Mel Julien and wife were called to Grass Creek Monday by the death of Mrs. Julien’s father, Harry Haselby. No particulars as to cause of death was learned. Mr. Julien returned Wednesday, but his wife remained for a few days longer. Harold Bowman was home from Brookston over Sunday. Chancellor James R. Day, of Syracuse university, has announced that Mrs. Russell Sage gave 150,000 to the institution on her birthday. The money will be used toward an endowment fund for the teachers’ college.