People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1893 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

Services at the First Baptist church next Sunday as follows: Sunday school. 9:30 a. m.; preaching. 10:45; special program by theß. Y. P. U., 6:30 p. m.: preaching, 7:30. All are invited. Do your clothes need dying and cleaning? If so, take them to Ed Parcoils, agent of Miller’s Steam Dye House, at Lafayette, and they will be returned to you as good as new. The fact that the Pilot has for several months been publishing over double the amount of county news published by all the other papers in the county together, is bringing in new subscribers right along. And it ought to. For big bargains in town lots call at A. Leopold's. He will sell you lots in his addition which are larger and better situated to the school house than any other you could select. Call soon and find out terms and prices.

Porter & Wishard are now in their new quarters in the Hollingsworth building and will be pleased to have all their old customers call. They will carry a much larger stock than formerly and in addition will curry a full line of clothing. The Mac Kaye Spectatorium, at Chicago, has two immense restaurants and a roof garden at a height of over 100 feet; towering 150 feet above is the immense dome from which a grand view of the World's Fair grounds and buildings can be seen. You're a Democrat, a Republican, a Prohibitionist or a Populist. Yet you want all the local and county news for $1 a year. That's the reason you ought to subscribe for the Pilot. No other paper in the county meets those requirements. T he articles of association of the DeMotte canning company have been received by the recorder for record. The capital stock is SIO.tKIQ, divided into two series of 15,000 each. The incorporators are Abraham Halleck. John Tonn, Jr.. JohnF. Bruner, Samuel McGinnis and Dekker.

Services at the Tabernacle next Sunday. 9:30 a. m., Bible school. 10:45, Preaching, an Easter sermon. 6 p. m., Endeavor prayer meeting. 7, p. m.. Preaching, -‘The Course to Pursue to be Infallibly Safe.” All are invited. Attention! All boys, from 12 to 21 years of age. who desire a military drill, are invited to meet at the Christian church next Fiiday at 7 p. m. promptly. Mr. Utz will explain the work and read the constitution of the Boys’ Brigade. Rev. M. L. Tressler, of Sturgis, Mich., closed a very successful one week’s meeting at the Presbyterian church Tuesday evening. He revived the interest of the members of the church and did much good. An effort will be made to have him return to Rensselaer and again take charge of this church. Do you own a horse? If so, is he healthy, does his feed do him the proper amount of good? Does his teeth need attention? Is he lame, sick or sore? If so it will pay you to call on a practical man. Examination free, charges reasonable, w r ork guaranteed. T. H. Geer, D. V. S. Mary, the 16-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wolffe, of Milroy township, died at the Goff House Tuesday morning at 4 o’clock of congestion of the brain, after a short illness. The funeral took place at the Wasson school house Wednesday afternoon, interment taking place at the Crockett grave yard.

Fire was discovered in Milton Chipman’s house Tuesday forenoon. By hard work on the part of the fire company and the citizens the flames were extinguished after burning through the roof. The damage was about SIOO, with no insurance. It caught from a defective flue. Mr. Chipman went to work at once putting on a new roof. The household goods were damaged considerably by water and by removal from the buildin". An epidemic of chapped hands has struck Rensselaer and the drug stores are doing a big business selling glycerine. It is noticeable that only those who bought soap of the electric belt fake are the ones so afflicted. After using the soap once or twice the hands become red and begin to smart and a constant use of same causes a rush for the glycerine bottle. Hundreds of boxes of this soap can now be had in Rensselaer at your own price.

Farmers are hereby notified to be on the lookout for tw T o smooth tongued sharps who are going through the country appointing agents for a patent wire fence. The men are frauds and their scheme is to secure the signature of the agent to a contract which turns out to be a nice little bank note. The foundry will do its first casting-next Tuesday afternoon. They have secured the services of a first class pattern maker and will be prepared to do any kind of casting. All donations will be payable after the first casting is made. The subscription paper has been left at McCoy’s bank, where the payments should be made. Perhaps it is not well to place too much confidence in the robin's song denoting that spring is at hand. The robin may be fooled, but when the mosquito strings up his mandolin, places the end on his knee and bursts forth into song, you can safely bring out your straw hat and seersucker suit.—Newcastle Democrat.

The county commissioners have divided up the county into gravel road districts, as provided by law, and have appointed Commissioaer Tabor director and Jas. Clowry superintendent of this, the 3rd district. Efforts will be made to put a stop to people hauling extra Heavy loads when the roads are breaking up or during wet weather.— Remington Press. Austin & Co., composed of W. B. Austin, A. H. Hopkins, and Geo. K. Hollingsw’orth will loan you money on mortgage, or chattel security for long or short time at local bank rates. These loans can be paid back at any time, and are more desirable than bank loans because interest is rebated. We have unlimited capital and can accommodate everybody. 39-6 t. If any Jasper county real estate owners think they have any clay on their land that promises to be useful for manufacturing purposes, now is the time to have it tested. State Geologist Gorby invites all such to send him samples of the clay by mail in four-ounce packages properly marked with name and location and accompanied by any information that may be of use. It is hoped that this may be the means of developing large resources not heretofore utilized in this state.

It was reported last week that Jackson Plummer had been moved from the penitentiary to the insane asylum. Investigation proves that the story is without foundation, and that he is still confined in the penitentiary. The brief asking for a new trial has been filed before •the Supreme court.—Kentland Enterprise. The legislature is after the youthful users of tobacco, and passed a very strong law which will be a good thing if officials will look after its enforcement. Dealers are not only prohibited, under the penalty of a fine, from selling boys under sixteen years of age, tobacco in any form, including cigarettes, but everyone is prohibited from giving youths tobacco. The supreme court of Indiana Wednesday affirmed the decision of the lower court in the case of Ben Smoot vs. the Monon and C. & I. C. railroads, in, which | damages to the amount of 15,000 was given Smoot for injuries sustained at Fair Oaks by falling from a high depot platform. The attorneys for Smoot were Hammond and Chilcote, who receive half of the amount of the judgment for their services. The pastors and delegates from the churches of the Monticello Association have been asked to meet with the First Baptist church of Rensselaer April 7, Ip. m., to consider the expediency of ordaining the pastor, J. C. Rhoades. Others have been invited and Dr. Stolt, president of Franklin college, is expected to preach at night. The services will last through the afternoon and evening. All are cordially invited. Miss Frank McEwen, ojLßensselaer, has been appointea dep - uty recorder of Jasper county. This we are pleased to hear as Miss McEwen is a deservedly popular young lady/and both from natural ability and business education is well fitted for the duties of the position. When Rensselaer gets her new postmaster we trust it may be the veteran editor, and Miss McEwen would officiate as her father’s deputy in the service of Uncle Sam.—Lake County News.

“There, is a salve for every wound.” We refer to DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, cures burns, bruises, cuts, indolent sores, as a local application in the nostrils it cures catarrh, and always cures piles. A. F. Long & Co.

The roads around Blackford are very bad now. Mr. Frank Iliff has made a grand choice among the ladies of Nubbin Ridge. It is reported that the Widow Knight is getting better. Mr. Charley Fish has the measles. Mr. Hopkins has changed boarding place from Mr. Haste’s to Mr. Davisson’s. Miss Annie Hyatt is sick with lung fever.. From another correspondent. Blackford is still alive and booming. Mr. Charles Fish has been wrestling with the measles. Sunday school was organized at Burns’ school house Sunday morning. There will be preaching next Sunday at 10:30 a. m, Mr. Van Lesh, of Sorghum Valley, was up on Nubbin Ridge Sunday. Mr. Elias Anold and wife were at a birthday and surprise party at the latter’s parents in Sorghum Valley Friday evening. Several of our prominent men are attending court this -week at Rensselaer. The farmes are all busy with their spring work. Miss Emma Shroer was up on Nubbin Ridge Sunday driving a fine tearti of gray horses. The president of the Christian Endeavor society was so deeply interested in coon hunting that he had his dogs chained outside and could hardly wait until it adjourned to go. Nubbin Ridge is cut off from the south at present because all the bridges across the Gifford ditch are out. Our. trustee should be seeing after such things as some of the bridges have been out nearly three weeks. Butterfly.