People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1892 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Chinese never dun a debtor. If the m juey isn’t paid when due off comes an ear. Such a law m this country would make mince meat of most of the subscribers of this country.— Ex. All parties knowing themselves to be indebted to me will please to take notice and settle same on or before Jan. Ist, 1893, and save expenses by doing same. R. Fendig. A pair of our title slippers would be more appreciated as a Christmas present than any other article you could buy for the money. Porter & Wishard. Peter Giver has sold his property near the railroad to Charles Yates, who has moved to town and now occupies it. Mr. Giver has moved on the Hammond farm one mile northeast of town.

You all know J. E. Spitler, the newsdealer at the post office. Well he has as fine a collection of candies for th# holidays as can be found in the town and asks for a share of your patronage. Quarterly meeting at the Methodist church Sunday evening and Sunday. Rev. J. H. Wilson, presiding elder, will preach. Quarterly conference will be held Monday morning at 8 o’clock. Wheatfield is getting to be quite a bustling little town, having 425 inhabitants at present, a count having been made la’st week. The citizens are talking of having the village incorporated. A. McCoy had the biggest cattle sale yet last Friday, 102 cows being sold. Mr. McCoy is enthusiastic over the dairy business and is determined to make it a success in this county for all engaging in the business.

Williams has a full line of goods at his store and can please you all in prices and styles. Advertised lettters: Miss W. Curtis, Mr. Eli Curtis 2, Mr. Jacob Groet, Wm. Gordon, Miss Retta Parks, Mr. J. W. Rhoades, Mr. George Southa, Miss Etta Smith, Mr. Sintupinska, Mr. J. Tintine, Miss Margaret Wood. Geo. M. Robinson drove, the county commissioners to the Lamson bridge last Monday. They are thinking strongly of replacing the present structure with an iron one. An agent of a bridge concern accompanied them. A United States patent deed was received at the recorder’s office last week which was fortynine years old and had never been recorded. It bore the signature of John Tyler, president, by his son R. Tyler. It was given to George H. Brown. Orders may be left at the other banks of the town besides the one mentioned last week for World’s Fair souvenir half dollars, as they have made arrangements to take orders. You can get as many as you want for $1 each. Our subscribers have responded nobly to our call for subscriptions due us, but there are yet a large number whose subscriptions are due and unpaid. Please see that your account is squared with the printer before the new year. Thirty-seven business houses have signed a petition asking them to close their places of business on Sunday. A number of houses have refused to sign and the orignators of the peti4 tion say it is their intention to see that the law is enforced. Jay Williams carries the largest and most complete stock of carpets in town. Call and see samples.