People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1892 — Page 1

THE PEOPLE’S PILOT.

; Vol. 11.

MONON TIME TABLE. SOUTH BOUND. No. s—Mall and Express, daily 10:55 A.M. No. 37—Milk Accoin.. dally 6:17 P.M. No. 31—VtMibute 12:56 A.M. No. 3—Nlfflit Express, daily 10:47 P.M. No. 43 Local Freight.. 2:47 P.M. NORTH BOUND. No. 4—Midland Express, dally 5:38 A.M. No. 36—Milk Acconj.. daily 7:35 A.M No. 32—Vostibule. daily 2:47 P.M. No. 46—Local Freight. 9:20 A.M. No. B—Mall " , ....3:47 P.SI.

Newton Warren is home from Bloomington for the holidays. For emblem charms go to . Clarke’s. Frank O’Meara has returned from Kansas City. The finest lines of ladies’ and gents chains at Clarke's. Ham Wood, of Winamac, was on our streets last Saturday. Step in and look at Clarke’s rings. Rob Vanatta is home until after the holidays. Smoke the Mendoza cigar. For sale everywhere. Geo. V. Moss, of Hebron, spent Christmas with his mother. Ladies silver watch and silver chatetetes for 19.50 at Clarke’s. All kinds of mill feed at the elevator and feed mill. A daughter at Mark Lewis’ Wednesday night of last week. Dexter & Cox will sell you pure buckwheat flour. , Chas. Vick has bought out the ■ restaurant of John King. New cornmeal always onhand at Dexter & Cox’s. Step in and look at those solid gold watches, at Clarke’s. Go to Dexter & Cox’s for your coal. Horace Henkle, of Noblesville, is spending the holidays in Rensselaer.

I Buy your baby, wife, daughter, I mother and best girl one of those I rockers at Williams'. W. W. Swartz, of Foresman, !| Ind., has moved to Marion. The I Pilot follows him. I Go to Williams' and buy a n ice f chair for your father, brother and | your best man. I John Zimmerman spent ChristI mas with his son Harry at Meadpi ville, Pa. . Dexter & Cox, at the feed k store, will buy your buckwheat, i Bring it in. Leonard A. Ensminger, of ■ Crawfordsville, is the guest of Louie Hopkins. | Dexter & Cox will do an exchange business in buckwheat, meal and feed. Mrs. Charles Sprigg and two / children are visiting relatives in ! Roche.-i’er, Ind. Don’t buy millinery till you’ve >seen ours. I Hemphill & Honan. I . Ike Leopold, of Chicago, is I spending the week with his parE ents in Rensselaer. I For the rest of the month B. /S. Fendig will pay 3| cents for I hides. | N. S. Bates and wife spent I Christmas with Mr. Bates’ parI ents in Carroll county. Sacrifice sale of men’s fine I shoes at Hemphill & Honan’s I now on. I Miss Mary Washburn, of ChiI cago, spent Christmas with parI ents in Rensselaer. I Ladies low shoes at high I water prices at Hemphill & I Honan’s. | The thermometer indicated 16 I degrees below zero in RensseI laer Monday morning. I Blankets, yarns, flannels, in I fact all winter goods in abunI dance. R. Fendig. I Advertised Letters: Miss I Amelia Balyom, K. E. Morris, I Mr. Chas. M. Rutherford. | A noby line of o-e coats which 1 are going at price; very low. I R. Fendig.

ONLY SI.OO PER YEAR.

Ernest Mahew is spending the holidays with Rensselaer friends.

The young people have been indulging in skating this week. There is plenty of thick ice. A few young Bronze gobblers yet for sale at 13 and 14 each, if taken soon. D. A. Stoner. Miss Ava Dougherty has returned from an extended visit in Columbia City and Ft. Wayne. Rev. J. G. Campbell and wife are visiting in Crawfordsville and Indianapolis this week. Christie Vick is once more a resident of Rensselaer, returning from Watseka, 111., Wednesday. Pure white, bolted corn meal feed at the elevator and feed mill. W. R. Nowels & Son.

Our local ice men began putting up ice this week. The cold storage at the creamery is also being filled. * Try the improved Graham method when wanting teeth extracted without pain at Dr. Horton’s, over Laßue’s.

Misses Hettie King and Hettie Blankenbaker, of Chicago, are visiting parents in Rensselaer this week. I am general agent of the Aetna Life Insurance Co., the best, insurance company in the world. B. F. Ferguson. Anyone thinking of buying a new sewing machine can save several dollars by calling at this office. A supper and public installation of officers were given by the Masons and Eastern Star Chapter Tuesday evening. If you wwit to borrojr money at 4 per cent on t&e installment plan, call and see me at my office. B. F. Ferguson. John Carmichal has returned from Oxford to Rensselaer, where he will make his residence. A. MeCoy’s bank received 100 of the World’s Fair coins this week and they are already spoken for. If you want to buy a first class farm wagon come and see me and save money. B. F. Ferguson.

Charlie Porter is visiting his father for a few days, his run as Pullman conductor having taken him to Chicago. Chas Vick wishes it understood that he is still in the news business and will furnish any paper published at low rates, Underwear—you peed underwear for the winter. We’ve got a fine line just opened. Give us a call. R. Fendig. Isaac Reubelt was presented with a fine rocking chair for a Christmas present by the scholars of his school. Dr. Hester and wife, of Greencastle, Ind., are visiting their daughter, Mrs. George E. Murray. A guard of the Michigan City prison informs the editor of the Fowler Review that Jackson Plummer is unable to do any work at all. For Sale:—l6o acre *farm 3 miles south of Rensselaer. Well improved, good buildings and tiled. For terms apply to Marion I Adams, Rensselaer, Ind. The commissioners of Tippecanoe county last week paid the attorneys who defended Pettit, the wife murderer, $5,000 in full for all claims.

All parties knowing themselves to be indebted to me will please tp take notice and settle same on or before Jan. Ist, 1898, and save expenses by doing same. R, Fendig.

RENSSELAER. IND., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1892.

Uncle Davy Nowels was the recipient of a large deer from Colorado last week. It was a Christmas gift from his 'son E. C. Nowels.

Mr. Arthur M. Bailey and Miss Flora V. Sayler, of Hanging Grove township, were married by Rev. Hawkins at the Comer House Wednesday afternoon. I will loan you money from the Aetna Life Insurance Co. at 6 per cent for five years with the privilege of running the same. B. F. Ferguson. In addition to the restaurant Chas. Vick will put in a complete stock of groceries and confectionery. He will be found at King’s old stand. If you W’ant a self heating bath tub, one of the best, Mosely’s patent, I will sell it to you on the installment plan, if you want it that way. B. F. Ferguson. Subjects at the , Tabernacle next Sunday: Morning, “The New Year;” evening, “The Universal Brotherhood of Man.” All are invited.

Wanted.—To buy loaded on track, 100 cars of baled hay and rye straw. Will pay the highest market price. Address C. C. Sigler, Rensselaer, Ind. John Rockefeller has just given another $1,000,000 to help endow the Chicago University. This makes $3,600,000 which he has given for this purpose. Alliance people are cordially invited to call and examine goods and prices at the Columbus. Everything lower than the lowest.

George W. Caster and Miss Josephine Sutton were married at the residenceof the officiating clergyman, Rev. Hinds, in Milroy township, Wednesday evening of last week. Ralph Fendig received a supply of lettuce, new potatoes, radishes, cabbage and other garden truck, Monday, picked from the garden of his son-in-law in Georgia.

Williams has the largest display of rocking chairs in the Grand Army Hall over his store ever brought to Rensselaer. Call and see them and I know you will buy one or more.

A. McCoy will give another big sale of milch cows, stock steers, bulls and stock ewes at Marlboro, Friday, January 6th. As usual free lunch will be served on the ground. B. F. Ferguson will build himself a fine two story frame cottage in the spring on the lot south of his old residence across the ditch. The building will be a handsome structure. John Casey gave an oyster supper Christmas eve at Blackford to thirty young people, who spent the evening in playing old time country plays and other amusements. A fine assortment of dress goods in all fabrics and shades, with trimmings to match, at the Columbus, at marvelously low prices, for A. Leopold is bound to do the business If you have a house to rent or want to rent a house; if you have a property to sell or want to buy, come and see me. We are doing lots of business and no doubt can suit you. B. F. Ferguson,

Christmas trees were given at the Presbyterian, F. W. Baptist, Methodist and Christian churches Christmas eve. Appropriate literary exercises were given at each place before distribution, of the gifts. The Presbyterian church was handsomely decorated with evergreens from one end of the church to the other. The cantata at the Methodist church was very interesting.

During our absence last week a scared delinquent slipped $1 under our door. It was found by our foreman, who immediately skipped to Canada. We leave in pursuit of him at,daylight tomorrow.—Atlanta Constitution. a full line of goods at his store and can please you ,all in prices and styles. Charles D. Hammond and Miss Stella M. Israel were married on Christmas day at the residence of the bride's mother four miles north of town. The marriage occured at 1:30 p. m. Rev. Utz officiated.' Notice. We have added in connection wfith our feed mill a new French burr mill and corn meal bolter, and are prepared to grind all kinds of feed on Tuesday and Friday of each week.

W. R. Nowels & Son. Jay Williams carries the largest and most complete stock of carpets in town. Call and see samples. George Antrim returned from Dwight Monday evening after three weeks treatment for the cure of the liquor habit. He says he is cured of the curse and advises all who are similarly afflicted to follow his example. His looks much better since his return.

The Rensselaer Encampment No. 201, I. O. O. F. has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: H. P., G. W. Goff; C. P..488U Spitler; S._ W., Charles Simpson; Scribe, J. F. Antrim; J. W., JohnL. Smith; Teasurer, Alfred Collins; Trustees, Wm. M. Hoover, Dr. M. B. Alter, J. R. Vanatta. There will be an open meeting of Blake Alliance at the Green school house in Carpenter township next Thursday evening. The advisability of putting in a creamery separator in that vicinity will be discussed. Profs. McCoy and Strong, of Rensselaer, will address the meeting. Everybody invited. There is going on a gradual change of sentiment in favor of opening the World’s Columbian Exposition on Sundays. Even the majority of religious people realize that this is far better than to leave the multitudes of out-of-town people to wander around Chicago exposed to all sorts of temptation. W. T. Dennis, the State Fish Commissioner, has returned from the valley of the Wabash river, where he has been on a seinedestroying expedition. He captured thirty-five seines in Lafayette, Delphi, Logansport, Monticello and other places. Since last April the commissioner has destroyed over ten thousand feet of seine. Marriage licenses: Charles D. Norman, Stella M. Israel; Elsw’orth F. Heath, Carrie A. Cresse; George K. Hinkle, Evaline Brasket; James Wood, Emma Kline; Charles E. Manter, Mary E. David; Andrew J. Fleming, Mary M. Ritchie; Thomas E. Fitzgerald, Mary Halloran; Arthur M. Bailey, Flora V. Sayler.

The entertainment given at South Meadow school house, in Newton township, on Christmas eve was a success in every feature. Instead of a tree, a fine well rigged ship was displayed. Glittering presents adorned the masts and rigging, and a large audience was well entertained with lively speeches and melodious songs.

SMOTHERED TO DEATH

By Dealjcn or Accident a. Young Jlube is Smothered to Death. The PawitH Claim it to Hnw Jieeii mi Archlent, JJut the Ni-iichboFM Seem to Think Otherwise. Near the elevator stand*? a small frame shanty with two rooms. .The walls are tered, the floors uncarpeted and the wind comes shrieking through the cracks, chilling the occupants to the bones. In the shanty lives Albert C. Tolles and wife. They are very poor and ignorant people. The man makes his living, at present, by working with a hay press at a dollar a day, working three or four days a week. Four months ago a daughter was born to them. Sunday morning they awoke and found a blizzard raging. The snow blew through the cracks in the house. A fire was built in the old cracked stove, but not enough heat could be secured from it to keep the infant warm. Taking it in his arms the father wrapped it in a quilt and took it to the bed room in which was no fire, and entirely covering the baby’s body with quilts and old rags left it there, as he says, thinking it would keep warm. This was about 10 o’clock in the forenoon and no more attention was paid to the child. About four o’clock in the evening C. B. Steward called at the. house and during the conversation the baby was mentioned. The parents were asked where it was and the father went to the bed room and brought it out. The child was gasping and covered with perspiration. Mr. Steward informed them they ought to send for the doctor and the father promised to do so, but it' was six o’clock before he went for the doctor, but then it was too late, for the child died shortly after the physician’s arrival—smothered to death—either by design or accident. The near neighbors are very indignant and seem to think the death was not caused by accident. Some of them are ready to testify that at one time they found the father with his hand over the infant’s mouth and his fingers in its nostrils. He said he was doing this in order to keep it from crying. The parents look a great deal like gypsies, are very dirty and seem to be very ignorant. The child was buried Monday afternoon, prayer being offered at the house by Rev. Utz. No investigation was made by the authorities, but the neighbors think it should be done. While the child is much better off dead, if the parents are guilty they should be severely punished. The child seemed to be healthy and was very pretty. The ordinance prohibiting the running at large of cows upon the streets of Rensselaer should by all means pass at the next meeting of the town board. A town the size of Rensselaer should not be used as a cow pasture. The amount of damage down by the brutes would many times pay for the pasture required for their keeping, to say nothing of the amount which could be saved in fencing. But for the ordinance which permits them to run at large over SI,OOO could have been saved to the tax payers of the county, the amount which was expended for the iron fence around the public square, and the square, unenclosed, would present a much more handsome appearance. The dog fennel which the cows live upon in the summer could be kept cut down by enforcing the ordinance relating to this matter by the town board. The cow should go.

At the residence of the officiating clergyman, Rev. Utz, at tomo'clock on Christmas afternoon. Mr. Andrew J. Fleming and Miss Mary M. Ritchie were joined together in wedlock. The bride and groom live four miles south £>f town. *The earnings of the Monon are said to average 18,000 a month more for the last year than ever before. The Monon has become one of the most popular passenger routes in the country and will be even more so than at present when the two million dollars worth of improvements now contemplated are completed. A replevin case between Michael Halloran and a Hollander by the name of Groats was tried Monday before James Wiseman, justice of the j>eace of Virgie. The subject matter in dispute was a little red bull of the value of about twelve dollars. Tho justice held the case under advisement until to-day. Douthit and Burns were attorneys for Halloran and Halleck for Groats. A bill will be introduced in thb coming legislature to put police, judges and justices of the peace on salaries. The object is to promote justice by taking away from these-officers the temptation to make cases ‘-stick” just to get their fees. The present system has been notoriously abused, especially in cities, and the change would be a real reform.

Mr. Thos. Fitzgerald and Miss Mary Halloran, daughter of Michael Halloran, were married by Rev. S. Neiberg at the St, Augustine church on Wednesday morning. They were attended by a brother of the groom and Miss Maggie Healy. A breakfast was served at the Makeever Hoyse to the near relatives and friends after which they left for their home in Chicago, Mr. Fitz’gerald is a member of the police force of that city.. The Kentland Enterprise is responsible for the statement that “it is not. generally known but a fact nevertheless, that there is an iron foundry in successful operation at Mt. Ayr at which you can get any kind of casting, stove grate, steam thresher or stationary boiler grate you may want at reasonable price by sending broken pieces or pattern of what you * want.” It is estimated that it costs something to live and a good deal to die; in fact everything costs. Some one estimates that getting born costs the people of the United States 1250,000,000 annual,ly; getting married, ♦BOO,000,000; and getting buried, $75,000,000. It might be added that getting drunk costs the United more than $900,000,000 annually, or over one and onehalf times as much as getting born, married and buried put together, and more than all the bread and meat consumed in the nation. Mrs. Katharine Eiglesbach, wife of Henry Eiglesbach, died at her home last Tuesday morning at 5:30 o’clock. She was , very patient throughout her sickness, led an exemplary, Christian life and died after having received the last sacrament of the Catholic church. She was buried Thursday morning, funeral services being conducted by Rev. Stanislas. That she stood high in the estimation of the people is evident from the fact that a large number of people assembled in the church to pay their last respects to hei- and offer up their prayers in her behalf. She leaves a husband and two children to mourn her loss.

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