People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1893 — Page 1

THE PEOPLE'S PILOT.

VOL. 11.

MONON TIME TABLE. SOUTH BOUND. No. s—Mail and Express, daily 10:55 A M. No. 37—Milk A(«om.. daily Ii:l7 P.M. No. 31—Vestibule 12:55 A.M. No. 3—Night Express, daily 10:47 P.M. No.4s—Local Freight.... 2:47J».M. NORTH BOUND. No. 4—Mail and Express, da11y.....5:38 A.M. No. 3T>—Mifk Accotu.. daily 7:35 A.M. No. 32 — vestibule, dally 2:47 P.M. No. 46—L**:;il Freight. 9:20 A.M. No. 6-Mail 3:47 P.M.

A boy at Jim Ellis’ Wednesday. Ira Washburn is at home again. Eight foot pillar tables for $6 at Williams’. Bayard Clark is spending the week with his parents. The McCormick binders and mowers at Isaac Glazebrook’s. Call and see those fine baby cabs at Williams’. A. C. Robinson, of Monon, was in town Wednesday. Smoke the Mendoza cigar For sale everywhere. See that solid maple bed for $2.50 at Williams’. Marriage licenses: John D. Cooper, Anna Mannon. Window poles, full trimmed, 25 cents, at Williams. Conrad Hildebrand has moved into his new house on Front street. A mammoth stock of umbrellas at unheard of low prices. Chicago Bargain Store. Advertised letters: Mr. Wm. Conner, C. G. Consad, Mr. C. A. Hahnel. Handkerchief sale day next Wednesday, May 31. Chicago Bargain Store. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan, of Hammond, spent Sunday at Hale Warner’s. The best bread in the town can be had at C. H. Vick’s— Ruger’s celebrated brands. Miss Ricketts, of Pierre, S. Dak., is the guest of Jas. Leatherman and wife. McCormick binder and mower extras for sale by Isaac Glazebrook. Hiram Day will build another house on Weston street on his remaining lot. Ezeriafc Warren, of Wheatfield township, has purchased a lot in New Oklahoma. Martin McNett, of Goodland, has purchased three lots in the Columbia addition.

Chas. Martin, of Chicago, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Prank Hanley. Miss Catherine Obenchain, of Monticello, is the guest of Miss Hattie Hopkins.

Ike Tuteur was in Rensselaer this week. He is traveling for a Chicago clothing house. It is reported that two new night passenger trains will be put on the Monon next Sunday. Miss Mary Downing, of Little River, Kansas, is visiting relatives iu Rensselaer and vicinity. The Indiana School Book Co. is reported to have been absorbed by the great book trust. 25 per cent, off of market price of handkerchiefs next Wednesday. • Chicago Bargain Store. C. E. Mills and Harry Murray h ave sold out their interest in the Columbia addition to C. C. Sigler. You should buy enough handkerchiefs to last one year next local sale day. Chicago Bargain Store. Lawdie Martin , of Cincinnati, visited his mother and attended the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. Rhoades, Sunday. Ruger’s Pinafore, Home Made, Vienna and Cream brands of bread at C. H. Vick’s, the best in the market. A reception was given to the teachers of the public school at the residence of James Leatherman Saturday evening.

The handsomest line of silk and cotton ladies’ waists in town. Chicago Bargain Store. CARPETS. Brussels, ingrains, hemps, everything in the carpet line. A beautiful line of symrnarugs. If you need anything in this line we can please you. R. Fendig.

ONLY SI.OO PER YEAR.

Hemphill & Honan are selling out to quit business. Now is the time to get bargains for cash.

Mr. Newell, of Barkley township, died Monday at the age of 77 years. The remains were taken to Amboy, Ind., for burial. Memorial services will be held at the M. E. church next Sunday morning at 10:30. Rev. J. G. Campbell will deliver the discourse. W. B. Austin will move his old residence to a lot in Leopold’s addition. This will much improve the appearance of his new property. Are you going to the World’s Fair? If so, you should procure one of our nobby spring suits. The latest styles and colors. R. Fendig.

A Westville young lady advertised for a husband. She received 200 favorable letters out of which she made her choice. They are to be married this week. The best of workmanship and fabrics combined with style and make up has been our aim in selecting a spring and summer line of clothing. Call in and inspect. R. Fendig. Wm. Beam, formerly train dispatcher at Monon, will take charge as agent at Rensselaer in a few days. He resigned his position at Monon owing to ill health.

Have you seen that, beautiful line of children’s suits, handsome jerseys, pretty three piece suits, nobby double breasted. Call in and inspect them. R. Fendig. All members of the W. R. C. are requested to meet at the hall next Sunday morning and march to the M. E. church in a body to attend memorial services. The following counties show the largest per cent of increase in population from 1880 to 1890: Lake, 58.28 per cent; Vanderburgh, 41.75; Marion, 36.34; Howard, 33.71.

Wilbur Ritchey, of South Marion, has quit farming and gone to Hebron, where he has gone into partnership with Dinwiddie, the great hog raiser of Porter county. Jas. F. Antrim and wife will leave for Kansas next week. Mrs. Antrim goes for the benefit of her health and will 'remain about two months. Mr. Antrim will return in two weeks. It is reported that the merry clink of glasses can be heard in some of the saloons at Wheatfield at most any hour on Sunday. Evidently the proprietors are trying to make up for fines paid in times past. Call in at Warner & Shead’s and buy your groceries. All their goods are new and clean and show off to advantage in their well lighted room. Goods delivered free to any residence in town. Among those who are expected to erect residences in the Columbia addition in the near future are Martin McNett, of Goodland, Conrad Kellner, Dave Elder, Jack Knight, James Donnelly and Mrs. Potts.

All interested in Decoration day are invited by the president to come to the Court House at nine o’clock a. m., May 30, bring flowers and help the W. R. C. ladies te prepare flowers to decorate the soldier’s graves. A bible agent is in jail at Logansport. He was not arrest ed for selling without a liceuse, but because of the irregular methods by which he procured his supply. His plan was to steal from one person and sell to another.

The Columbia Improvement Co. held a special meeting Tuesday evening at which Geo. Goff was elected vice president and E. L. Hollingsworth secretary to succeed Harry Murray and C. E. Mills the retiring members. This morning Dr. Mary Jackson and another lady were crossing the north M. C. track and watching a way train on the south track, while a passenger train was bearing down on them from the east. Had the passenger been running fast nothing could have saved them. As it was their escape was little short of a miracle.—Hammond Ntfws.

RENSSELAER. IND- FRIDAY. MAY 26. 1893.

N. W. Reeve left for a visit to his son in Kansas yesterday. Interesting items from Kankakee township came too late for insertion. J. D. Cooper and Miss Anna Mannon were married at Tefft last Sunday. Regular services at the Tabernacle *next Sunday. Evening subject, ‘'Before and After Taking-”

A large number of Illinois farmers were looking at land in this vicinity Wednesday, with a view of purchasing. Some kind friend sent W. W. Crockett, of Falls City. Neb., a few copies of the Pilot, and he was so well pleased with the paper that he wrote back enclosing a dollar for a year, saying that it would be impossible to keep house without it. A young lady of Winamac has a peculiar charm presented to her by a distant friend. It was made from the left hind foot of a rabbit, killed in a grave yard at midnight during the dark of the moon by a cross-eyed negro. It is warranted to bring the possessors good luck.

Mrs. Mazilla Keener died at the home of her daughters, the Misses Comer, last Saturday. Her age was 77 years, 1 month and 22 days. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church, Monday forenoon, Rev. Rhoades conducting religious services. The Free Will Baptist church, of Rensselaer, having called Rev. A. M. Simon ton, formerly of Ohio, late of Illinois, to the pastorate, will have preaching morning and evening on Sundays. A cordial invitation to all. Covenant meeting and important business next Saturday.

Arthur Trussel’s neighbors last Friday, Samaritan like, invaded his premises and planted twenty acres of corn. Mr. Trussel is not at all an object of charity but from sickness of himself and family he has been in a very bad row of stumps for farming this spring. Wilson Clark, preparatory to taking his best g irl out airing Sunday, thinking to quiet his charger a little before taking in the precious freight, drove by the tile mill, at which the animal took fright, overturned the vehicle, spilt out Wilson and tore things up in great shape. Michael Snyder has sold his property in front of the Makeever House to John Bisloskey, of Newton township. The price paid was 13000. The property consists of three lots, the only improvement being a house not worth over S3OO or !j?400. Mr. Bislosky intends to move to town.

Saturday morning the jury in the Mackessy case returned a verdict of guilty of the charge of assault with intent to murder George P. Rudolph, and fixed his punishment at two years’ imprisonment and a fine of sl. This is the third trial and the third conviction in these riot cases. The dams in the Kankakee river at Momence are being taken out and work on the cut in the river bed will begin about June Ist. The Momence Press says that $125,000 will be expended, the State of Indiana payingone-half and the propertyowners whose farms are benefitted paying the balance.

The supreme court has plainly ruled in the case of the commissioners of Jasper county, 1886, that of a board cannot make any allowance to one of their own members for services performed by him, whether official or voluntary, if no right to compensation therefor is provided by law.”—Goodland Herald. James M. Heath, manager of the Chicago Supply Club, has begun an action in the circuit court of Porter county for libel against Arthur J. Bowser, of the Chesterton Tribune. The action is brought on account of a series of articles which appeared in the Tribune during the past month, in which the supply club was charged with doing business on fraudulent terms. Ten thousand dollars is the amount demanded.

Ambrose Rude was drowned in the Kankakee river last Saturday evening. The deceased and John Eckert, of Pulaski county, went fishing in a boat, and later Eckert reported that Rude had fallen from the boat and drowned. Rumors of foul play are afloat. All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to this office are requested to call and settle. All those indebted to this office and not knowing it are requested to call and find out. All those knowing themselves to be indebted and not wishing to call are requested to stay in one place long enough for us to catch them. All those not indebted are requested to call and become indebted. The Pilot has shown how one Grover Smith, of Wheatfield, has been fined for the illegal sale of liquor and for running a gambling house. He is again an applicant for lioense to continue his saloon in that town. If the citizens of Wheatfield want to stamp out this evil, as far as Smith is concerned, they should present a remonstrance at the June term of comsionevs’ court. The court records will give them a clear case.

The Catholic concert, Wednesday, May 31, promises to be a grand affair. The students are grilling and preparing. Prof. S. Heinen, of the Indian school will also put in his appearance with the minstrels; Prof. C. Haas and wife have spared n 6 pains in making the best selections of music and singers, and all that take part in it may, indeed expect that the people of Rensselaer will show their appreciation for a good musical and dramatical entertainment by a large attendance. W. C. Niblack, secretary of the Chicago Title . and Trust company has been appointed by Comptroller Eckels receiver of the Columbia National Bank. The appointment was made because of Mr. Niblack’s legal ability, as the comptroller felt that the settlement of the Columbia’s affairs would involve many knotty legal problems. The preliminary report of the condition of the Columbia was received Monday by Mr. Eckels from the bank examiner in charge. It is brief. The comprehensive general report is to be filed later. It was sufficient, however, to show that the bank was hopelessly insolvent. The bank examiner was satisfied that no re-organization was possible, and that a receiver to wind up the affairs of the bank must be appointed. When Engineer Hemphill's household possessions arriv ed the other day, he found conspicuously exhibited among tinware and parlor fixings a handsome perforated bottomed arm chair. It was too large for a watch charm or bric-a-brac, and too small for any practical use yet brought home to him. Concluding some other immigrant’s effects had become mixed with his, he spent two days looking for the owner, saying that he “couldn’t see the use of so small a chair with so much of the bottom gone, but it might be prized by the owner as an heirloom or somethin’.” At last a .friend who had brought up a family enlightened him wherein the furniture was a necessity, and Jim cut another notch in the stick on which he is keeping the score of theßensselaer fiends.—Two Harbors (Minn.) Iron News.

One of the worst failures of the Dwiggins’ syndicate banks so far reported is that of the Russiaville bank. The assignee says that he hopes to be able, by assessing the stock holders to the limit, to pay the depositors. About the only assets are notes on John W. Paris, Columbia bank and the U. S. Loan and Trust Co. The assignee regards the notes as absolutely valueless. A. C. Chaney, who run the tile mill north of town, was caught for a large amount by taking stock in the bank, and consequently is crippled financially by the failure. It is a loss which he can ill-afford. It is said that the bank has been “rot : ten” ever since its organization two years ago. Everything of any value was drawn from the bank by the Dwiggins-Paris combination, unsecured notes being given as security.

WHERE ZIMRI STARTED.

Farmer, Lawyer, Tlien Finan-cier—-Made Good Fie of Hi» Friends. A reporter of the Chicago Record was here the other day to visit the town where Zimri Dwiggins first started in the banking business, and incidentally to get a good story for his paper. That he succeeded the following clipping from Tuesday’s Record is evidence: Rensselaer, Ind., May 15.—1 n the minds of future or intended Napoleons of finance this town should be held in high esteem. For it was here that Zimri Dwiggins first launched out on the sea of finance, and by skilled navigation of its troubled waters from a country money-lender arrived to the dignity of president of the Columbia National Bank, not to mention two or three other little enterprises which Mr. Dwiggins dallied with merely as side issues. It was here that Mr. Dwiggins formed that mighty purpose of becoming a great financier and gave up the business of law to engage in the more pleasing and remunerative handling of money. The Dwiggins family is well known all through the town and “Zim,” as he is affectionately called by his friends, is director of the Citizens’ State Bank. This bank, fortunately, was not forced to the wall during the late panic. It is eighteen years since Zimri Dwiggins first staried a small private bank in Rensselaer. Born on a farm within a couple of miles of the village Zimri first studied law. Then, in company with his brother, R. S. Dwiggins, he commenced practice. Soon he was appointed agent for the Equitable Trust company, of New York, and loaned the money of the company to the farmers. Business was good and commissions came in fast. Soon Zimri had a small capital and began lending it out. Rates of interest were high and money doubled itself in a short time. Then the soaring genius demanded more extensive operations and the Citizens’ bank was started. Zimri Dwiggins was the bank, and money was deposited withthim in goodly amounts. After a few years Rensselaer grew too small and he removed to Oxford. Thence he went to Chicago and commenced his career as a metropolitan banker.

In 1888 Mr. Dwiggins commenced the building up of that chain of country banks which was to be the great and unique feature of his banking. The Citizen’s bank was reorganized under the state laws and several well-known farmers were induced to take stock. For the first two years Dwiggins was president and directed the policy of the institution and then, the business of the head of the system demanding his close attention, he resigned, but was retained as one of the board of directors.

The president of the bank is F. J. Sears. Mr. Sears has known Dwiggins for years and is a warm friend of his. “I have known Mr. Dwiggins ever since he was a child,” said Mr. Sears to a reporter. “He was a lawyer before he went into the bunking business. While here he was always conservative and strongly denounced the principle of a bank dabbling in outside speculation. He may have changed his ideas since then. This bank will not be hurt very much even if Mr. Dwiggins should be forced to suspend business altogether. The total amount of our interest is #3,550. Of course that is ar great deal.too much to lose, but it will not cripple the bank.” “How did you come to invest #3,550 in Dwiggins’ schemes?” “Well, Dwiggins holds $1,550 worth of stock and we have $2,000 worth of the United States Loan and Trust company's bonds. We bought these bonds from Mr. Dwiggins and on his assurance that they were good. We had the highest opinion of Mr. Dwiggins and would have accepted his personal note. At least I would have done that, for I believed that he was all right.” “Do you know that the validity of these bonds has been called into question?” “Well, I don’t know about that. The fact is that I have

A good place for a Man_ to buy his Bread is where the Best is to be Found Where it is Received Fresh every morning and where you will not get any old, Dead Stock. Buy Ruger's Bread, For Sale At (The .World’s Fair -Restaurant.) C. H. Vick’S.

not read the conditions of the bonds closely. We always thought that they were good and Mr. Dvviggins said that they were secured by bank stocks which covered the whole amount of bonds issued.” “Did you have any evidence of that except Mr. Dwiggins" word?” “No. we did not. The fact is we looked upon Mr. Dwiggins as good and I saw him in Chicago to-day, when he told me that everything would come out all right. I saw him and had a long talk over the whole business with him.” *

There will be union services at the M. E. church next Sunday to consider the question of forcing the business men of the tofan to close their places of business on that day. An effort was made some time since tending towards this end. with but partial success. While the observance of Sunday should be encouraged there is such a thing as overdoing a matter of this kind. The persons who havo been agitating the question have succeeded in closing the meat shops, or partially so, at least, and here comes the injustice to the poor people of the town. During the cold months a person could buy his meat Saturday night and keep it for use Sunday. But now that the heated season is here it is impossible for those unprovided with ice boxes and ice to keep the meat over night. Wo venture the assertion that nine-tenths of our people are in this position. Let the shops be open during the heated period a short time each Sunday, say from seven to nine in the morning or any hours the people consider most convenient. This matter should bo given serious consideration by the Sunday closing element and no injustice should be done to the poorer class. We do not belive that the persons who arc at the head of this movement believe, as does a certain , millionaire, that “the public be damned.” A grekt deal of hard feeling already exists over this question, which we feel certain could be abated by each side conceding a few points to the other. Let each side think the matter over until Sunday, and tix certain hours for opening those places of business which are a necessity.

A new supply of tine baby cabs just received at Williams’ furniture store. Hemphill & Honan are selling out to quit business. Now is the time to get bargains for cash. Double breasted summersuits in summer weights are very popular this year. We are showing a beautiful line of which you should avail yourselves. R. Fendig. Dr. I. B. Washburn, the optician, handles the celebrated Trolley’s Kohinoor eye glasses, the best made. Attention is called to the ad, “See Again us in Youth,” in another place in this paper.

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