People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1892 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Among the interesting cases that will be tried at the present term of the Clinton court will be the case of ex-Rev. Pettit’s attorneys vs. Tippecanne county for some $12,000 attorney fees. Now is the time for holiday pictures. - Order in time. A nice family group is the most appropriate picture made. We are especially prepared now for groups, all sizes up to 14x17. Will a ms’ Art Studio. Mrs. E. L. Calkins, one of the delegates from Indiana to the W. C. T. U. National Convention recently held in Denver will lecture in this place on Thursday evening, December Bth. Everybody invited. With the coining of school comes the thought of procuring neat and durable suits for the BOYS. We have forseen this and are now prepared to offer just the thing for school wear. R. Fendig. Subjects at the Tabernacle for next Sunday :Morning, “Prayer.” Evening, “The Gospel is God's Appointed Channel to the Masses.” Services at Pleasant Ridge at 3 p. in. All are invited to these services. Chapped hands and lips arc a common thing at this season of the year. You can rid yourself of them by using Fendig’s Hazel Cream, an elegant preparation for sale at his drug store. Next Sunday at 10:45 a. in. Rev. I. I. Gorby will preach his last sermon to the Presbyterian church in Rensselaer. In. the evening at 7:30 there will be a general social followed by a few words of farewell. The Monon began appropriation suits at Lafayette Wednesday to appropriate certain lands for the use of the New Albany shops which are to be located there. This would appear as if their location there was certain.

Jay Williams carries the largest and most complete stock of carpets in town. Call and see samples.

The People’s Advocate, of Reynolds, has changed hands and is now a double-barrelled organ, being devoted to the interests of the Prohibition and People’s party. Harbert and Wattles are the editors. The name has been changed to “The Broom.”

The city of Logansport is experiencing considerable trouble with its natural gas, the supply being insufficient to furnish sufficient fuel for private consumers and factories, and under its ordinance the company "being required to furnish both with the necessary amount needed.

A. McCby will make another public sale of milch cows and stock steers and bulls at Marl borough next Friday, December 9th. He will have about 100 head of milch cows for sate and wants everybody to be sure and come and especially in time for his big free dinner, or not at all. The report of Superintendent of Public Instruction Vories to Gov. Chase shows that the number of white males of school age in Indiana at the beginning of 1892 was 383,654; colored, 8,181; white females, 362,947; colored 8,425; total nuniber of school age, 763,207. Of this number 521.841 boys and girls were enrolled in the public schools, but the daily attendance was only 369,060. The number of teachers required to teach these children was 13,432, 6,780 men and 6,652 I women. The number of public i school houses in the state Jan. ■ I , 1892, was 9,801.