People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1893 — Page 8

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An exchange says there are things a level headed man should never do. Among these is to walk on a railroad track, to attempt to get on a moving train, to point a gun or a pistol at another, to put his name on another man’s note, to keep his savings in an old sock under his bed, to run for office when he has a paying institution in private life, or call a bigger man than than himself a liar. An exchange tells of a girl who recently found a lot of love letters written by her father to her mother many years before they were married. The daughter read them to her mother, pretending they were of recent date, and substituted her own name for that of her mother and the name of a young man well known to both of them for her father’s. The mother was much disgusted and has forbidden her to have anything to do with a young man that will write such * nonsense and sickening stuff.” They have evidently adopted * .the policy, “let no guilty man * scape. p out in Kansas. The other day an unknown man was found dead in the outskictff'of Topeka. A search disclosed * lot) in money and a revolver on the person of the deceased. Au inquest was held and $75 of the money was appropriated for coroner’s and burial expenses, after which the police judge lined the corpse 125 for carrying concealed weapons, and confiscated the revolver.

The publishing of long lists of wedding presents is consitered by most people in questionable taste, but the following quoted irom an exchange, is unique in its kiud: From the parents of bride, one Jersey calf; from bride to the groom six white shirts from Brother Elias, one book of poems, one dream-book, and oolite letter writer and a dog: from Aunt Harriet, six hens and a rooster, also a jar of tomato catsup; from cousin Sarah, one • ioem, made up by herself on the -ride and groom, fifteen verses in all.—Ex. The person who furnishes items for a newspaper is always a valuable friend to the editor. Many persons hesitate about sending items to a newspaper regarding the movements of friends, lest the editor should think thorn anxious to see their names in print. He will think nothing of the kind, but on the contrary he is always glad to get such items. Many seemingly unimportant notes when printed are news to a large number of readers.

A minister in Crown Point was recently addressing a crowded audience, and said: “I want everyone in this congregation who wants to go to heaven to stand up.” Of course nearly everyone arose. Then he said: “Now I want everyone who wants to go to the other place to stand up.” At first no one stood up, but finally a long, lank, skinny, individual, in the back seat, about as fat as an umbrella, arose and said: “I don’t want to go to the other place, but am willing to stand up rather than let the preacher stand up alone.” In a letter to the Chicago Record, a native of this state, signing himself simply as “Posey County, Indiana,” beats the Record’s bed-rock prices of 90 cents a day to the World’s Fair. Here are his figures: Street car fare, 10 cents: admission 50 cents; milk at. milk exhibit, free; fresh rolls at yeast exhibit, free; buttered cakes at butter exhibit, free. It will be seen that “Posey County” spent an entire day at the fair and was out only 00 cents. Here is a pointer for those desiring to go on the cheaps to Chicago.

The editor of ?ln\exchange very sensibly remarksXHiat a man who stops his paneK. because there is someth in it he doesn’t li.e, stiouul, to be consistent, g *t up and leave the hotel table if he hap{»eus to find something on the bill of fare that did not jqst suit his taste. It would be just as consistent in one act as in the other. A good newspaper is a bill of fare of meutai loud for as many tastes rts possible, and the reader ought to know that the article which does not suit him is, perhapsJ

just to the taste of nearly every other reader of the paper. The man who insists having a paper to his individual taste should buy the material ant edit one for himself, and ask m> one else to read it

The largest amouot of business probably ever done in three months time is Jasper county is shown by the recorder’s report just made to the commissioners. The receipts of the office were $720.85, of which amount Mr. Hunt receives $225 and the county 1493.85. Mr. Hunt, out of his salary, paid nearly SIOO deputy hire and also worked a great deal at night. He thinks he has a snap and cheerfully pays over the greater portion of his receipts each quarter! The quarterly report just made shows among other items 298 warranty deeds recorded, real estate mortgages 156, school fund mortgages 6. chattel mortgages 88, releases 114.

C. P. Sales has disappeared from his home in Union township and left not a, word as to his destination. Two weeks ago Sales carried off a spring wagon seat from Dexter & Cox's feed store and took it home in his wagon. Mr. Dexter suspected Sales, and when he drove in the next morning with a load of wood he was accused of the theft and at once admitted it, claiming that he was drunk at the time. He said he would bring the seat back and begged not to be exposed. He was informed he need have no fear if he returned it, but the pay for the load of wood was held as security. The next day Sales disappeared. Worry and fear of the law is supposed to be the cause. His wife and family are left in poor circumstances. He lived on Squire Churchill’s farm. Jasper county’s disgrace, 0. P. Tabor, was boasting in the post office Tuesday that the board of commissioners had in one instance, at least, “knocked out” the Pilot by forcing the saloon keepers for self protection not to advertise in the Pilot. “There were seven applicants for license this time,” said Tabor, and every one of them received License, and not one of them advertised in the Pilot.” Being reminded by a bystander that he was liable to be “skinned” before the Pilot was through with him, Tabor let out a little information which was new to the Pilot. He has our thanks for the informatioto. He said, “1 was able to ‘knock out’ the Pilot in my own town recently, where they had bid on a piece of job work. Their bid was lowest, but I saw that another office got the work.” As the only job of work the Pilot has bid on in Remington lately was the fair catalogue, this must have been the work he referred to. We were requested by the secretary of the fair to put in a bid for the work which we did in good faith. Nothing was heard of the bid until Tabor was indiscreet enought to give the matter away. As Tabor if running the Remington fair association we presume the attendance of the friends of the. Pilot is not desired, and they should be conspicuous by their absence. The Pilot will publish the proceedings of the meeting of the association at which the contract was let if some member will send in a report.

Our Honer Roll.

The following persons have our thanks for the amounts following their names, subscription to the Pilot, since Our last is sue: RB.NHWAI.9. John T. Umiiley, Blackford $ 1 00 Ci. W. Gauthier, Keusseluer 1 00 Goo. A. Hrickfaden, Kcnssolaer 100 Frank ketclnuark, TefTt i oo J. F. SprlKsrs, Medaryvillo l 00 Jared Benjamin, Hriinselaer SO Goo. Mooroland, Uemiueton 1 00 G. E. Vincent. Keiuington j oc> Geo. Wortley. Foresman i 00 Walter V. Porter, Kensselarr i 00 tWNo name will appear in the above list when otherwise requested by the suboerlber.

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. < 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. CARPETS. Brussels, ingrains, hemps, everything in the carpet line. A beautiful line of symrna rugs. If you need anything in this line we can please you. R. Fendig. Hemphill & Honan are selling out as fast as possible, going to quit business. Now is the time to secure bargains for cash.

Y. P. S. C. B. Convention.

The third annual convention of the Y. P. S. C. for the counties of Porter, Lake, Newton, Jasper and Starke was held at the Opera House Tuesday and Wednesday. All points in the district were well represented by delegates, and the convention was a great success. The total number enrolled was 238. The house was crowded at each evening session, much interest being manifested by our citizens. The programme published last week was carried out in a manner to the credit of those taking part. Before closing the convention a number of resolutions were passed, one against the opening of the World’s Fair on Sunday. The delegates were well taken care of by our people. Among those attending the convention from other points were the following: Remington —Chas. G. Beal, Winnie Draper, Miss Beal, Myrtle Tharp, Walter Tharp, Ada Wilson, Mabel

Kenyon, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Carson, Ola Dickey, Ophelia Lees, Chas. J. Heiehel, Rev. and Mrs. McKee, Minnie Hemphill, Ethel Bowman, Minnie Beasley, Acmiah Johnson, Mary Meyer. Anna Barnes, Rena Tabor, G. G. Garrison, Steve Yeoman, Willie Miller, Charlie Bowman, Orie -Landon. Mt. Ayr—Lillie and Lora Roberts. Brook—Alma Dowell. Valparaiso—A. D. Young, J. H. Smith, Mrs. T. N. Campbell, J. H. 0. Smith, Inez Davis, A. M. Hootman, J. E. Teeple. Francesville—Miss Letter, Mr. Garrigus. Frank Wright, Miss Coy. Boone Grove—Miriam Connell, Pearl Connell, Effiie Funk, Mrs. Merrifield, J. F. Findley, C. B. Gibson, A. C. Eddinger. Blackford—Lizzie Reed, Mary C. Jenkins, Alvin McCurtain, Ella Reed. Englewood—Mattie Bowman. Hammond —E. W. Murray, Lillie Earl, Alice Williams, Mrs. Emma Ropp, E. N. Phillips. Pekin Ill.—l. I. Gorby. Pinkamink— Charles Brown. Elma Day. Medaryville—Clara Swisher. May Oglesby, Ella M. Arthur, 3. M. Long, Malinda T. Long, Olive Frederick. Bridgeman, Mich.—Grace Chapman. Pleasant Grove—Jesse Fox, Othella Fox, Cedella Harris. Crown Point—Maude .Williams, Rev. L. W. A. Luckey. Kentand—Rev. Hooke, Libbie Means, Anna Heilman. Indianapolis—Carrie Stackhouse. Knox —Bessie Davis. Morocco—Henry Parr. Barkley township— Cora Smith, John R. Lewis, Jesse G. Cover.

Keal Kstate Transfers, for the Week Kuding June 3, 1893.

Isaac Kight to Charles A. Gundy, April 29, und £ of wi Its 5, 6. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, bl 1, Fair Oaks, $534. Lyda Potts to George M. Kissinger, May 27, It 10, bl 4, Leopold’s add., Rensselaer, 1100. Columbia Imp. Co. to Lydia M. Potts, May 27, It 13, 14, bl 5, Columbia add., Rensselaer, $250. Nelson Randle to M. H. Hemphill, April 8, pt ne nw 30-29-6, Rensselaer, $33.23. Lovino Hershman to B. J. Gifford, May 9, ne ne 34-31-6, S4OO. Alonzo W. Nourse to John Kittering. May 13, pt si se 2.4-27-7, $5. Benjamin Harris to Frank S. Heiple, May 15, si se, nw se 10-28-6, 120 acres, SSOO.

Mary J. Goldsberry to Sarah J. Knight, Feb. 20, It 1,2, Chamber’s add., Remington, $1,600. Harvey Durand to Thomas Hannan, Jan. 20, It 7, 8. bl 6, Chamber’s and Morgan’s add., Remington, $250. Mahala J. Bruner to DeMotte Canning Co., May 27, pt n §ide ne sw 26-32-7, 2 acres, $25. Marion L. Spitler to F. R. Burr, May 31, ei sw, wise 20-28-7, 160 acres, qcd.. $2. W. J. Miller to Mary F. Clark, Oct* 8, Its 1, 12, bl 3, South add., Rensselaer, $750. Charley E. Nowels to W. R. Nowels, March 15, It 18, bl 87, Weston’s add., Rensselaer, qcd. sl. A. Leopold to John W. Clouse, June 1, Its 5, 8. 9, bl 4, Its 13, 8, bl 6, Jt 1, bl 1, Leopold’s add., Rensselaer, SBOO. Columbia Imp. Co. to Martin and Jane McNett, May 22. Its 8, 9, 10, bl 4, Columbia add., Rensselaer, $340. Columbia Imp. Co. to John W. Clouse, June 3, Its 1,2, 3,4, 5, bl 2, Its 11, 12, bl 4, Columbia add., Rensselaer, $420. McCormick binder and mower extras for sale by Isaac Glazebrook.

CORRESPONDENCE.

QOODLAND. Good land won’t celebrate this year. Mr. Nichols, of Mt. Ayr, was in town Saturday. Rev. Jenkins took in the sights at the World’s Fair Sunday. Judge Wiley was in town Decoration day. Mr. Haskell, of Mt. Ayr, has been in town for a number of days. W. A. Bringham was at Lafayette the latter part of the week. - Elmer Burgess is in the white city this week. Ben Hines, now conductor on the C. & I. C., LaCrosse division, for Mr. Thomas, is taking a few days’ rest. James Pittigan and Ed. Stumbaugh were at Monon a few days ago. Mr. Chas. Weeks, of Brazil buried a little girl about two years old at this place last week.

Commissioners’ court convened at Kentland last Monday. It is said they have some very important business to transact. Imported strawberries that nestle in the fraudulent box at twenty cents a quart have about disappeared. If reports are true Prosecutor Brown will about have his hands full at the next meeting of the grand jury in September. A Mr. Bottenburry, of Wadena, and Miss Emma Mitten, of this place, were married a few evenings ago at the bride’s residence by Rev. Matthews. Kentland will celebrate this year in fine shape, so they say, and of course most of our people will attend. Burdette, of the Burlington Hawkeye, will lecture at the Baptist church about June 15th. As usual the admission fee is about as much again as it should be for an entertainment of this kind.

The cost in the gravel street improvement cases in the circuit court has reached about SSOO. This is just right. If it could only be made $5,000 it would be better. Miss Stout, who has been staying with relatives at Lafayette for the past three months, returned home one day last week. Mr. Arich made a flying visit to Wolcott Friday. Mr. Farley, the traveling photographer, expects to leave Goodland some time the present week. A number of our business men are having their freight shipped around by Logansport over the Pan Handle. More should follow suit. Miss Etta Griffin, who has been down at Ambia working at the millinery trade, returned home the latter part of the week.

C. L. Jacobs, formerly agent for the Pan Handle, is now in the employ of the Wabash company at Delphi. Mr. Miller, formerly day operator on the C. &I. C. at this place, was in town Saturday. Did Peter Brook try to play sneak in order not to be present at the town board meeting last Monday night so as to throw the responsibility of the appointing a new member of the school board on some one else’s shoulders? It is in order now, Mr. Brook, for you to arise and explain. An unusual number of people attended the Decoration day exercises at this place. ■ Mr. John Sapp, a member of the town board, was appointed by the school board janitor for the ensuing year. Thirty 'dollars a month is the price paid during the nine months of school and $lO for taking care of the school property during the summer.

Thirteen hundred and some odd dollars it cost for coal and sundries at the school house at this place last year. How sundries do cost in Goodland. The tax payers of Goodland who have the burden of improving streets resting on them don’t care to pay another gravel road tax to improve some of the northeast and east end properties. A gentleman whose name we did not learn living at Wadena met with rather a singular ac-

cident last Saturday while engaged in a little amusement. It appears that he and a frienc were trying to see which could throw asledge hammer thefurthest with .one hand. In some way one of the men got in the way just as his friend threw the sledge. It struck him on the head with the full force of the blow. A piece of his skull five inches square was broke in, causing him to remain unconscious until Sunday evening. One of the brakemen on the C. & I. C.J has a novelty in the way of a dog brakeman. The dog is about six months old and displays remarkable ability in jumping from one car to another after his master while he is breaking. The dog will help tighten the brakes and the brakeman thinks he will have him on the pay roll by the time he is a year old. It is said the road won’t need any more brakemen in a little while. Jack the Ripper.

SORGHUM VALLEY.

Messrs. Robbie Hopkins, Elza Grow and Clint Thornton, of the Valparaiso school, spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Jesse Marion, of Mt. Ayr, spent Saturday with relaitives in this place. Miss Blanche Hoyes left Tuesday for Frankfort. She will spend a month visiting friends in Clinton and Howard counties. Miss Alda Kenton arrived home Sunday after an absence of nearly four years spent in the west. Chas. Paxton, of Albany, was calling on old friends in the valley last week. Chas. Zard and wife, of this Klace, visited relatives at Marloro, Saturday and Sunday. The entertainment at Rose Bud Saturday night was a decided success. A good program interspersed with music, both instrumental and vocal, was well carried out. A. G. W. Farmer was present and made a good speech, School Boy.

FAIR OAKS.

Frank Parkinson, the cow boy sheep herder for McCoy & Porter, has posted up a notice on the postoffice notifying thi people to take care of their stock. We notice that Surrey is a small village situated among flags, bullrushes, pondlillies and wild onions. But Johnny-jump-ups and daisies cannot grow in that locality. Wonder if ladies slippers grow there. Thomas Thompson has some Fair Oaks property and is trying to sell it. We offered him 50 cents to let us buy it direct from the owner. We think we could save $49.50 that way but Mr. Thompson declined t^-ac-cept the offer as he is looking after Tommy. There is considerable excitement about Catholicism in this vicinity. We did not learn the cause of the strife and contention between the Protestants and Catholics. If there is any it must have been brought about by Democrats and Republicans. In the last few years of our life we have voted against these two old political parties, and can say that we are not prejudiced against any religion now in existence, believing in equal and exact justice to all and special privileges to none. God made of one blood all nations to dwell upon the face of the earth. True Blue.

WHEAT FIELD.

Farmers are debating the question whether the corn is going to be a stand. Wheatfield will celebrate the Eourth this year. Every effort is being made to have a big time. J. W. Tilton and Alva McNeil went to Kankakee last Friday to see Four Paws’ show. Odel Norton has secured a job firing on the run from here to New Buffalo, Mich. Don’t forget to come and celebrate the fourth with us. There will be a Sunday school picnic here Saturday the 10th. Everybody invited. L&pe Langdon has seven carpenters at work on his new building. There is talk of organizing a Pythian Sister lodge at Wheatfield.

The Ladies’ Aid Society gavel an ice cream festival at school house Saturday e vening.| They put their tine quilt up at! auction. F. H. Scott bought m for sls. | The wet weather in this parti will make a lorge crop of hay**? 1 The Wheatfield K. of P. organized an order of the sauia| at Medaryville. May 29th. I North Star- I

GILLAM.

Mrs. Hunt, who has been very sick, is reported much better, f Mrs. Laura Rathfon Fischer and daughter returned to her home in Chicago after a week’s visit with her parents. F. H. McCullough left for Kansas on the excursion Mssj 29th with a view of seeing thd country, and perhaps location thero. James Cunningham and faun ily, of Plymouth, Ind., and MrsJ John Tillett and daughters, on Franeesville, visited relative* in this vicinity Sunday. * | Epworth League at IndepetJ dence Chapel is in a flourishing] condition. \ Children’s Day will be oh] served at West Vernon school house next Sunday. 1 The commencement held lagfl Saturday evening at IndepeiH dence Chapel was attended by J large crowd. The graduated and the subjects of their themed were: Blanche Prevo, “Step! ping Stones;” Clarence Robifrl son, “Memories of Time;” Je-j rome Massey, “Trials of Life;*! Oris McCullough, “Honor;-! Frank Faris, “Patience;” CharJ ley Massey, “Progression;! Nora Robinson, “The Key on Knowledge.” 1 Florence Robinson went bol Valparaiso Monday to attend thq summer term of school. j Vesta. I

WEST JORDAN.

Farm work is getting along pretty well considering the wei weather. Children’s Day at this placd next Sunday. Dance at John Ulm’s ever® two weeks. Tilers have all left this vicin] ity. Mr. Frank Caster, while tiling at Mr. Monagle’s, caught a taml crawfish, and he has learned fj to dance so perfectly that hd will take it to the World’s Fair. Dr. Wm. Swartz has moved td a small town near Marion. 1 Mr James Noland, of Remingj ton, was the guest of E. R. Burl last Sunday. I It was reported that the Cath] ulics would come out from Rengl selaer and make a raid on thd people Tuesday night, but noth] ing has been heard of them yeti Wild Lill. 1

UNION.

Most all of the farmers aid through planting com. 1 Miss Mamie Linton, of Mel daryville, was the guest of Mrs] D. H. Yeoman and family las] week. I The Sorghum Valley Prohibil tion Club gave a free entertainl ment at Rose Bud last Saturdajl night, which was a success. | Mrs. Theodore Warne is verjl low. J Daisy Yeoman was home frotffl Medaryville last week. I Elmer Wilcox is taking in th] World’s Fair this week. 1 Posts for the Rensselaer Pari are being sawed at the Yeomaa mill. J Rev. J. V. Alter is visitinJ riends and relatives in Clin tow county. • - | Our new town, Firman is oh £1 boom. I Susie,U

SOUTH MT. AYR.

Corn forty and oats sixty pe cent, better than a year ago cfl BGaver Prairie. The Mt. Ayr creamery is get ting lots of milk. Coover & Stucker are running out tile by the thousands. Dr. Caldwell and Uncle Hami< Chrisler and wives are attendiqj the fair. Mrs. Joe Willey, of Soutl Bend, is visiting relatives ii town. Transient reader, read th Pilot if you want to learn th cause of bank failures, cussed ness in trusts, robbery of th national banking system to me chanical and agricultural labor ignorance, party idolotry and pre judice of free coinage of silve; and the increase of real estati mortgages in this and othe states. Wayside. | Eight foot pillar tables fc>rt William*’. 1