People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1893 — Page 8

Killed by the Cars.

special io tbe Pilot Wheatfield, April 11.—On Monday evening as the east bound local on I. I. & I. was do-i-jg some switching on the side t-*ack here Calvin Mui vain, the rear brakeman of the local, in alighting from the rear end of one of the box cars to make a coupling, caught his right foot in the frog of the switch and was pushed down and under the backing train. Six wheels passed over him. cutting his body in two just above the hips. His left arm was severved just

above the elbow and his right leg was also badly mangled. The accident was seen by Mr. J. S. Watson, who ran to Mr. Mulvain’s assistance, tut before Mr. Watson succeeded in getting him out the ear wheels had done their fatal work. Mr. Mulvian lived only a few moments. He was a single man. about 25 years of age, and resided at San Pierre with his aged mother. The remains were taken home to his mother on the same train.

Town Cow*. Good pastures adjoining town can be secured for the summer. Only a limited number will be taken. H. L. Brown. ts Dentist.

D. A Stoner has just heard from some poultry which he shipped to Nesscliff, Salop, England, in February. They arrived March 28lh in good condition and have already begun to lay. The shipment consisted of five turkeysand six Barred Plymouth Hock chickens. The express on the lot was *51.60. Mr. Stoner expects to get a shipment of birds from that country before long.

A few prices for next Wednesday only: 40 dozen 48 by 22 inch damask linen lowels, value 80 cents pair, for 4*.'cents pair. 40 dozen 39 by 21 in. hem-t itched Huck linen towels, value. 75 cents pair for 35 cents pair. 35 dozen 23 by 19 In. damask and Huck linen towels, value 50 cent pair, for 25 cents pair. 35 dozen 28 by 16 in. cotton towels, Value 15 cents pair, for 8 cents pah*. Chicago Bargain Store. The north bound Cincinnati express on the Monon wac wrecked a short distance north of Rossville at 2 o'clock Satur-

day morning. The engine went through a bridge and the baggairo car and two coaches were wrecked. Engineer Brooks had on? of his legs broken and was badly injured about the back, but may recover. Fireman O'Brien was fatally injured, dying shortly after the accident. •None of the passengers were hurt. The cause of the accident was the heavy storms which prevailed.

A. McCoy & Co.’s bank is prepared to make five year loans on farms at rates positively as low, and on as favorable terms as can be obtained in town, giving the privilege of partial payments at any time, and stopping the interest on the amount paid. We are also prepared to make loans on personal security on shorter time at reasonable rates. If you are in need of a loan, give us a . call. 43-4 t. Sterling Cheever, of Newton county, was found of unsound mind and dangerous to run at large, by a jury in the Jasper circuit court last Friday and was ordered committed to the care of the sheriff until quarters could be found for him in the insane asylum at Logansport. After Cheever was placed in the jail he became very violent and attempted to kill himself by butting his head against the iron Sides of his cell. An attendant was required night and day to watch him. Monday night he was taken to Newton county and placed in charge of the sheriff there, as he properly belongs in that county. Cheever is 80 years old. Smoke the Mendoza cigar. For sale everywhere

CORRESPONDENCE.

GOODLAND. Oats 35c. Corn 34035. Farmers are about all through sowing oats. Joseph Wright, of Morocco, was in town Friday and reports the new town. Beaver City, as coming to the front. The time for garden has arrived and it gives the women the old time opportunity of leaning on the garden fence and gosiping about their other door neighbor. A good substantial plank walk has been built from Elder Huston’s residence west to East street.

Elmer Bringham spent two or three days at Lafayette last week among the ix>ys. Don't think, gentle reader, that Elmer ever deals off the ace or the ting but if there is one thing above another that he does like to do it is to have a good game of checkers. O say! how is Rensselaer—has she any checker players'? The farmers’ elevator at Locbeal appears to be a settled fact. The move is a good one but the location is bad. Goodland is far more centrally located and the farmers of this vicinity would lake stock in an enterprise of this kind as willingly as those of Locheal, we believe. Gentlemen, go ahead with your enterprise but change your location.

If the C. & I. C. will just say so, we believe our people.would donate enough money to paint their depot. The old political demagogue and walking atlas of the Kentland Democrat says “Jack” was as siient as a clam after Prof. Davis gave him a dressing down a few weeks-ago. You and your moth-eaten :md filth covered sheet lie when you say that silence on our part has ever been caused by what the leader of the public crib has ever said about “Jack.” But on the other hand how about the professor answering the questions we propounded to him a week or two ago'? Perhaps you or the nincompoop of the Morocco Courier could answer them for him. Did you ever say anything about that side of the argument in your sheets, you or Davis'? The ladies of the W. R. C. propose to give a supper at their hall Friday evening of this week for the benefit of the W. R. C. Womanlike, they hate to be without a cent.

A. J, Kitt, editor and proprietor of the Herald, and his little daughter, Hattie, are visiting friends at Rochester this week. Theo. Carew is able to be at his old stand in Charley Case's saloon. Will Young, formerly editor and proprietor of the Mt. Ayr News, but now a resident of Jonesboro, was in Goodland the fore part of last week. Considerable change will soon be made in the time on the C. & I. C. The passenger now passing here at 3:18 p. m. north, will be changed to 11:15 a. m., and the one south will pass here about the usual time while the early train north will run one hour earlier and one hour later south.

Mr. Kitt, in last -week's Herald, larraps the chronic depot loafer. That is right. If there is a set on God’s foot stool that respectable people have no use for it is the railroad station loafer. What is the best means of getting rid of him? It is said that Goodland will soon have a sensation. It is reported, on what seems to be good authority, that a breach of promise suit will be commenced at the next term of court for one hundred thousand dollars by a Goodland woman against a nonresident.

A man by the name of Oscar Williams, four miles and a half south of here, met with a serious, but not fatal, accident a few days ago by the accidental discharge of a rifle. He was in the act of putting the gun away at the time of the accident. The ball struck the upper portion of Mr. Williams’ right breast just above the nipple and lodged somewhere in the region of the collar bone. Considerable hemorrhage has been the result of the wound and a total paralysis of the right arm has also occurred

and grave fears ars felt by the attending physicians for his recovery. Mr. Stuba. for a number of years harness maker at this place, but now of Kokomo, was visiting friends here the latter part of last week, and fore part of this. George Griffin, of Remington, was in town Sunday as the guest of his brother Charles. A number of Kentland people were sight-seeing in Good Laud Sunday. We also noticed some from Rensselaer. The la tter appear to have been captivated by some of Goodland's fair daughters. Mr. Charles Rhoades and wife, of Rensselaer, visited with Mrs. Rhoades’ parents at this place last Sunday. It is said but three pupils passed at the last examination held at this place three weeks ago. Another examination, and the last one of this school year, will be held next Saturday, and if there is no better results then, our graduating class will be a rather thin one. Jack the Ripper.

FRANCESVILLE.

As we failed to make our appearance last week will try to give the news for this and last week too. We started with our items and as we neared the station we heard the whistle of the mail train. But with all our speed our items were left “cow tail” fashion. Health is improving. Miss Belle Price returned to her home last week. Lovell, the western real estate man, is in town again. Miss Blanche Hollett is home from Lafayette, where she is taking a course in short hand. Orville Goddard has a position at the fine dress goods counter in the Boston store, Lafayette. Ray Goddard is home from Medaryville where he has been helping Mr. Straight in the dry goods business. Wallace Dodge is back again. We would recommend a Keeley treatment this time. Madam Rumor says the ■wedding dress that was layed away is to be used in the near future. We have all failed to see the vestibule trains that were to start over our road April Ist for the accommodation of World’s Fair visitors.

Our town will have an election next month. The Prohibitionists held their convention Monday evening, the 3rd. Francesville wants a lum,ber yard and wants it bad. We have two so-called places where you can get a lath, a shingle and a pound of nails by giving two or three days notice and then paying two prices. Orlando Pruett had quite an exciting runaway. His horse started to run when the line broke, then it began kicking. The boy jumped and fell together till he got away. The result was a smashed sulky and a scared boy.

We came near having a gas accident. Mr. Nelson had removed the burner from his stove and was burning wood, and had the gas key turned down when the gas came with such force as to burst the pipe, sending the gas every where, which took fire. By the timely work of Haymen the gass was shut off. Our gas is a failure and was worse than a nuisance all winter. The greater part of the burners have been taken from the stoves and wood is used. Whether on account of the failure of the well or the cold weather freezing the pipes is not known. There was talk of another well but it has died down or exploded. Our town well is on qs downward course.

Mr. and Mrs. Leach were at Winamac Saturday. Mose Gordon has the French measles. Mrs. Fitch is visiting her mother in Walker township. Ebert Garigus is home and is putting in his time with John Hayworth. The past winter death has taken several of our leading citizens, among whom we find John Bledsoe, Mr. Nolan, Arthur Leffler, son of J. B. Leffler, Arville Hayworth, son of John Hayworth, D. Bacjitenkircher

and Mr. Olds, who died at his grandson’s, Charlie Witham. He was an old citizen of our town. PiLOT’a Friend.

FAIR OAKS.

S. B. Jenkins has bought Mrs. Kirkaby's property an€ will move there about the Ist of June. Wm. Russell has bought Mr. Reece Dunn’s horses, harness and wagon and is going to deliver goods to any part of the city. Samuel Yeoman, of Rensselaer. visited Fair Oaks quite recently and sold ten tons of wild hay to John Casey for $25. Samuel Clifton has moved from Fair Oaks to the country, where he will engage in farming. Rush Duncan has moved from Fair Oaks to Blackford, where he intends working on a farm. Lemuel Mclntire, our good natured section boss, has bought the Chris Swaim property and will move there in the near future.

Thomas Mallatt has sold his tine horses to a regular horse buyer, who had them delivered to Rensselaer. Mr. Schofield and family, of Bailies Mills, Ohio, have moved to Fair Oaks. Mr. Schofield will engage in the merchantile business. Sylvester Jenkins contemplates running a feed store in Fair Oaks. He ■will bring a mill here and do his own grinding. Levi Hodge has rented his farm to Charley VanArsdel’s father, who lives near Francesville. John Gilmore has moved from Fair Oaks to the town of Aix in Union township. Henry Darner has moved from the town of Aix to Zanesville, Ohio. Under Grover Cleveland’s first administration Darner was the postmaster at Blackford, although he was a strong Prohibitionist and voted for St. John.

Last Sunday we visited Blackford and the surrounding country. We were surprised to see the people all sociable and found Landlord Hurley’s table loaded with rations. We dined sumptuously, took a walk through the town and noticed that Mr. Hurley was building a new house for a blacksmith to occupy. We noticed a large congregation of Dunkards on their way home from worship. True Blue.

GILLAM.

A rushing business is being done at the new store in the southern part of Gillam. Customers are seen coming and going almost any time of day. Rev. Thomas Guild and wife are visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity. James Stevens is rejoicing over the late addition to the family; it is a girl. Mrs. Ella Knotts, of Hammond, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Long. Miss Della Ewen, of Barkley township, visited friends in Gillam Saturday and Sunday. Quarterly meeting last Sunday at Independence Chapel. Rev. T. Guild, of Ellwood, delivered an able sermon in the morning and Rev. Veach, of the San Pierre circuit, addressed the people in the afternoon. A large crowd was present. Rumors of a wedding in the near future. Wonder who it can be? Prayer meeting at Gillam school house every Sunday eveing. Miss Sallie Logan is going to Hammond this week to work at the dress making trade. Ruggins.

WHEATFIELD.

Wheat is badly in need of rain. Oats sowing is the order of the day. There are about fifty cases of measles in this vicinity at present. Our township assessor is on the alert. Charles Bentley is visiting his parents. Horace Marble was in town last week. The largest and finest dwelling house in this township has just been completed. It is the property of Horace Marble and will be occupied by G. D. Clark. James Pullins has his buildings nearly completed. George Hohen is building a good building in town which will be used for a meat market. F. H. Scott and Geo. Stemble

have purchased the. stock of ui ugs of Samuel Turner and will take charge of the saqie on the 17th. Mr. Turner will still continue to practice medicine at this place. Elder Nicolson, of Brazil, preached at the Church last Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night. Tfre L. T. L. is still growing in numbers. They meet every week at the Christian Chapel. W’e think King Alcohol will be lonesome in the near future.

S. J. Bentley is making arrangements to build a good dwelling house in the west end of Bentley’s addition. E. W. Phelps is also making preparations to build. The body of Ella Turner, which was buried in the Myers’ cemetery about three years ago, was last Saturday taken up and buried by the side of her father in the Wheatfield burying ground. Adrift.

HANGING GROVE.

J. H. Long spent last Saturday and Sunday with friends at Muncie. Miss Edie Wilson closed her school at Fair View on account of non-attendance. The Marlboro school closes to-day. To-morrow night (April 15) the Marlboro Dramatic Co. give their play at the Zard school house. Everybody invited to attend. The decision of Judge Taft in the Ohio court charging the strikers belonging to the brotherhood of locomotive engineers with conspiracy is a gross injustice to all labor societies. It is quite an easy task for a judge to put his foot upon the neck of the poor laborer and crush him to the earth. But capital can combine and reduce the laborer almost to starvation, and our courts remain as silent as the Pyramids of Egypt and our judges as inactive as the old Egyptian mummies. The time is soon to come when these grievences of the laborer must be adjusted, peqcably we hope, but it must be done. Rensselaei* ought to have a “Jack the Ripper.” Spug.

BLACKFORD.

Everything is hustling around here. A blacksmith shop is being built in our little town. Charles Hurley was up on Nubbin Ridge Sunday. The bridge across the Gifford ditch south of here has been repaired after so long a time. Miss Sady Cody closed a successful term of school at Burn’s last Saturday. Miss Eva Faris will also close her term of school at Sandridge next Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lesh, of Sorghum Valley, were the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Elias Arnold, Sunday. Rev. Mcßride preaches at the Brushwood Chapel next Sunday night. Miss Mary Jenkins attended a party at Mr. Yeoman’s in Union township Saturday night. The time appointed for Sabbath school at Burns’ school house was changed from 9:30 a. m. to 3 p. m. Being wrongly informed about the goodie, goodie “Silkworm” having his dogs chained to the fence we beg pardon for the mistake. But still we are inclined to believe that “Silkworm” did crawl off coon hunting that same night after the Endeavor. Rev. A. Flora, of Carroll county, will preach at the Dunkard church near Blackford Sunday, April 23rd. Everyone invited. Butterfly. From another correspondent. Oats nearly all sown. Endeavor at Burns to-morrow night. We understand that Wm. Piett and Miss Laura Price are to be married this evening. Seventeen dollars a month is very good wages. Wheat is showing up very nicely. Fruit is yet undamaged. Crow.

CARLIN CROSSING.

Oats sowing begun. Work on the switch has been delayed pending the approval of survey by the head engineer. The switch will be one thousand feet long. Two hundred and forty cans of milk is our record for March. Our school was out Tuesday. _• Rose Bud school closed Thursday. Miss Hattie Yeoman is teaching the spring term of school at No. 9.

John Carlin went to Chicago to-day (Friday). * The two mills in the vicinity of the church are kept busy sawing in their large log yards. The diptheria, the measles, the mumps and the scarlet rash are all in the immediate neigh- ' borhood. Charles Lakin has bought the Kaunal eighty. George Marshall has moved on his new property. Wm. Shook has rented David Alter’s home place and moved on the same. Simon Kenton has put a hew roof on his tenant house. Hands are very scarce in this neighborhood. Nearly every farm around is crossed by one or more lines of stakes, being laterals to the big Iroquois ditch. Let it come, we care not how soon. Charles Warne, of Ohio, is visiting relatives here. Circle.

Town Board Notes. The towgfcboard met in regular moujay session Monday evening. WF Chis. Borntrager asked per’ j mission to continue work on the gutter on Washington street. Permission was granted, and also to Say let to begin work on the street. A. petition presented to prohibit the standing of stallions and jacks in the corporate limits was referred to a committee consisting of Wasson, Ellis and Porter, for investigation as to the legality of an ordinance of this kind. The street committee was instructed to investigate the feasibility of a side walk along Chas.E. Mill’s property. The above committee reported favorably for the construction of a stone culvert across Make-em-self oh Cullen street and also for a 12-foot bridge across the same ditch in the alley running through the first block west of this street. C. •W. Coen was appointed election inspector for the east precinct and Thomas Thompson for the west. Ed Morlan was appointed to put up booths. $1286.40 was ordered transferred from the corporation to the sinking fund. The marshal’s and treasurer’s reports were approved. Committee reported that they had tendered A. Parkinson back the amount paid for certificates, which he refused. Report accepted. The fire committee was instructed to notify the fire company to clean up their engine. The salaries of the town officers for the ensuing year are as follows: Trustees, $2 per meeting, payable semiannually; treasurer, SSO per year, payable annually; clerk, SIOO per year, $25 for making tax duplicate, $1.25 for each ordinance drawn, salary payable monthly; marshal, S4O ’ per month, payable monthly.

The June Convention.

There will be a union meeting of the Y. P. S. C. E. of the Christian and Presbyterian churchs, Friday evening, April 21, 1893. Subject: “The June Convention.” PROGRAM. Bong—Christian and Presbyterian societies. Prayer and scripture reading. Song—Christian Y. P. S. O. E. Why was the convention invited? „ , Ludd Hopkins. Counties and societies included... .Rev. Utz. Duet —Misses Nellie Moss and Florence Neal. How shall we make it a large convention... Mrs. Utz Will the World's Fair interefere? „ , „ Miss Franc McEwen. How shall we raise money to pay the expenses? Chase Kelly. Quartet—Mrs. Coover. Mrs. G. K. Holllugsworth. Rev. Uta and Ludd Hopkins. What will it do for you?-f!.... w , . G. K. Hollingsworth. What are you going to do for it?.. ~ ' What will it do for ’ What will it done for the Grace Gee and .feSsfe Bartoo. Will it aid to talk it up?.. Miss Jennie Miller. Will it aid to prays it pp? J" i> Miss Sarah Chllcote. Duet—Misses Hattie and Nellio Hopkins. Things that hinder Mrs. Foltz. If it is a failure, whose fault is it? Florence Neal. Song—Presbyterian Y. P. S C. E. Closing song—Christian and Presbyterian societies. ~ , All are invited.

Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting, for the election of two. trustees, two elders and such other officers as are needed, will be held at the Presbyterian church, in Rensselaer, Indiana, Thursday evening, April 20, 1893, com - mencing at eight o’clock. Ali members and supporters of the church should be present.

Do you lack faith and love health? Let us establish your faith and restore your health with DeWitt’s Sarsaparilla. A. F. Long A Cq