People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1893 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Another change took place in the running time on the Monon last Sunday. Trains going south which stop at Rensselaer pass here at 10:49 a. m., daily except Sunday; 11:33 a. m., 6:21 p. m. and 10:37 p. m. daily. Going north they pass at 5:40 a. m.. 7:37 a. m., 2:57 p. m., daily* and 7:55 p. in., daily, except Sunday.

The canning factory machinery was put in motion last Thursday just to see how it had stood the winter. Everything moved off as smoothly as if it had only been shut down 24 hours. The establishment will enter the present canning season in good trim and, owing to the favorable season, about a month earlier than last year.—Monticello Herald.

The town is naturally growing toward the depot and additions in South America are not wanted. Lots can be secured in the Columbia addition at prices lower than in any other and on easy payments. All the lots are located within easy access to the depot and school houses, and are at the head of the drainage system, thereby exempting purchasers from any further taxation for drainage purposes.

Ex-Governor Chase, John W. Paris and L. 8. Walden, officials of the defunct Greentown bank, are now under arrest for embezzlement and false pretense in receiving money from Reed and Scott, dry goods merchants. On Saturday Ex-Governor Chase returned from a lecturing tdur. Many eminent attorneys have offered to defend him. The trial is not expected to come off until October.

The abandoned race course at Roby is again in use, but this time for a different purpose than horse racing. An association calling itself the Columbian Athletic Club has leased the grounds and erected an amphitheatre in which to give prize tights. It was opened Monday night, two lights taking place. The principals in one of the fights were arrested on the charge of prize fighting and taken to Crown Point. If not prevented by the law the association intends to give many fights during the summer.

An effort was made to get up a general celebration for the Fourth of July but failed. It seemed to be the sentiment of a large number of business men that owing to the World’s Fair it would not be advisable to celebrate this year, so the matter was allowed to drop. The Prohibitionists will have a mdss meeting in the public square on that day, and will be addressed by Hon. S. M. Sayler, of Huntington, Ind. The college students and Indians will also celebrate the day by giving a picnic down the river, at which games and other amusements will bo the order of the day. Next year look out for arousing celebration in Rensselaer, at which everybody will be invited.

According to an exchange there happened an amusing incident in a little town in southern Illinois, located in a section where the farmers’ alliance is strong, and a lodge of that organization exists in the town. They meet Monday nights. There is only one lodge room in the town and Tuesday night it is occupied by the local branch of the Knights of Pythias. The president of one of the county suballiances came to town one Tuesday. He had visited the town alliances, and when he saw lights in the lodge room concluded that he would go over and visit the brethren. He gave the proper knock at the outer door. The wicket was raised and an ear was placed al it to' hear the pass word, • 1 plow, I hoe, I spade,” whispered the alliance man. The ear was replaced by an eye, and it in turn gave place to a mouth and ib said in reply: “The h—l you do!” and the wicket dropped with a bang. The indignant farmer shortly afterward met a “brother” to whom he told his tale of weo. ‘ ‘Why, dad blame it,” was the sharp comment of the brother, “them's Knights of Pythias, and you’fe given ’em our pass word.” Dogged if I haint,” was the response, “but (brightening up) dura ’em, I’ve got theirs!”