People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1893 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Miss Rose Paris, of Oxford, is visiting her parents. T. P. Brown and Spencer Vick, of Chicago, visited in Rensselaer the last week. The Citizen’s Bank has a few safety deposit boxes for rent at a reasonable price. Corn meal always on hand at the elevator and feed mill. W. B. NOWELS & SON.

Indiana was seventy-six years old last month, having been admited into the Union Dec. 11, 1816. Don't fail to read the prices in Hemphill & Honan’s big advertisement. The bargains will surprise you. Those who have spoken for World’s Fair souvenirs at the Citizen’s Bank are requested to call and get same. Anyone thinking of buying a new sewing machine can save several dollars by calling at this office.

Charlie Dean has purchased a grocery at Washington, Ill., and is now located in that city. He was in Rensselaer over Sunday. Underwear—you need underwear for the winter. We’ve got a fine line just opened. Give us a call. R. FENDIG. The Indiana World’s fair committee have decided to ask the legislature for |$100,000 more to be used in making the State’s spread at Chicago this year. On next Sunday morning B. E. Utz will begin a series of sermons on the “Evidences of Christianity." Evening, "To Caesar or to God.”

Phillip Blue has accepted the position of traveling salesman for the grocery house of John A. Tolman, of Chicago. His route covers the eastern part of the state. Our typos made us say last week that Charles D. Hammond and Miss Stella M. Israel were married. The name of the groom should have been Charles D. Norman.

Williams has a full line of goods at his store and can please you all in prices and styles. In a divorce case not many miles from Logansport the evidence developed the fact that the husband, in a fit of anger at his wife, seized the house cat and bit its tail off. The woman got a divorce.—Washington Democrat. The Remington Press speaks of the neighborhood in which a baby was smothered to death as the Italian district of Rensselaer. This town has had many undesirable citizens but has never had any citizens of the Dago class. Jay Williams carries the largest and most complete stock of carpets in town. Call and see samples. The dance given by the “Rens selaer Boys” last Friday evening was a grand success. About 100 couples participated. Music was furnished by the Monticello orchestra. Young people were present from Monon, Monticello and other points. A. McCoy was in Chicago Monday, and while on a street car his pocket was picked, his pocket book being abstracted. It contained a $1,000 draft and $4 in money. The money was removed from the pocket book, which was then replaced in his pocket, along with the draft.