People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1893 — Page 1

THE PEOPLE'S PILOT.

Vol. 111. ONLY SI.OO FEB YEAR.

Hear Our Competitors Howl. OF COURSE THEY SAY IT IS A FAILURE! What? Z. 'V *- yC4~ Ij/ 11. J a ijJe ' r "'' y i ***•* n / • r Our Celebrated Deering Jointed Steel Binder. Saves Time. Saves Labor. Does away with the Binder Truck Nuisance. By means of this invention, one man can, in a few minutes’ time, reduce the width of the Binder so that it will go through a 9-foot gate, or over any carriage road. He does not need to unhitch his team to make the change. Call or send for interesting circulars describing this wonderful invention. Deering Mowers surpass all others in Light Draft, Long Life. Perfect Work. Deering Binder Twine is longest, strongest and best. Do not fail to see this wonderful machine before purchasing. . HAMMOND BROS., Agents. Rensselaer, Ind.

MONON TIME TABLE. SOUTH BOUND. No. 3t—Mall and Express, daily 10:49 AM. No. A—Mall and Express, dai1y....11:33 A. M. No. 30—Milk Accom.. daily 0:21 P. M. No. 3—Night Express, daily 10:37 P.M. No. 45—Local Freight 2:50 P.M. NORTH BOUND. No. 36—Mull 5:40 A.M. No. 40—Milk Accom.. dally 7:37 A.M. No. H—Mail 7:55 P.M. No. 30Mail 2:57 P.M. No. 46—Local Freight 9:25 A.M.

Will Hammond is home from Bloomington. Price those laces at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Cheap. Baby carriages at Williams’. All styles. Peter Giver has moved to Mattson, 111. Subsciptions taken for any paper or magazine at this office. Smoke the Mendoza cigar For sale everywhere. Charlie Porter was visiting his parents Tuesday. A. Leopold will pay the highest market price for wool. A trial trip of eight weeks for ten cents.

The McCormick binders and mowers at Isaac Glazebrook’s. Another daughter at Harry Wiltshire’s last Friday. Extras for Deering mowers and binders at Hammond Bros’. Bayard Clark is now bridge superintendent on the Monon. Miss Bertha Sears, of Portland, Conn., is visiting at F. J. Sears’. Go to M. & A. Meyer for your stylish millinery and dress-mak-ing. F. A. Woodin, the nurseryman, of Goodland, was in town Monday. Special sale on hats and flowers for the next thirty days at Mrs. Imes’ millinery store. Don’t forget the free concert by the lady brass band next Tuesday. You should get one of those pretty shirred hats or bonnets for the baby at Mrs. Imes’. L. Strong and wife took in the sights of the Exposition this week.

Closing out sale of summer stock of millinery at Mrs. Lecklider’s from now on. Mrs. M. S. Brown, of Danville, 111., is visiting her brother, Dr. Harry Brown. . A ladie’s brass band is one* of the features of the Saxon Sisters concert company. Mrs. Imes keeps a competent trimmer and is sure to give satisfaction in mUliuery goods.

Ed Anderson’s dramatic company will be at the Opera House August 11th. Shoe sale next Wednesday, June 28. Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs. Della Thompson, of Englewood, is visiting her father, William Cotton. The only place in town to get the Henderson shoe is at Porter & Wishard s. McCormick binder and mower extras for sale by Isaac Glazebrook. Many shoes at one half price, next Wednesday. Chicago Bargain Store. Miss Mamie Williams is home from her school at Delaware, Ohio, for the vacation. The barn apd ice house belonging to Hatty Hartley, at Remington, burned Sunday.

Marriage licenses: Willard F. Shields, Laura I. Hodshire; John Stock, Maggie E. Higgins. Rev. Utz-will preach at the James school house, three miles south of town, Sunday afternoon, July 2nd.

The last special sale day of the season. Shoe sale next Wednesday. Chicago Bargain Store.

Advertised letters: Mary Barrett, C. G. Consad, Miss M. A. Johnson, Miss Pares, Frank Pensno.

Wanted—A practical baker. Address, with reference and wages expected. C. W. H., Box 236, Remington, Ind. Ira Washbum and his friend, Horace Clinger, are now elevator boys at the Auditorium hotel in Chicago. A large discount on all shoes except slippers and walking shoes, next Wednesday. Chicago Bargain Store.

Hemphill & Honan are selling out to quit business. Now is the time to get bargains for cash. Rev. T. Vanscoy, of Oregon, spent Sunday in Rensselaer. From here he went to the World's Fair. A discount of 25 per cent, will be given on all hats and flowers for the next 30 days at Mrs. Imes’.

Benj. F. Long, of Gillam township, has purchased six lots in the Columbia addition. The price paid was 1625. Farmers cannot make a better investment than to buy a few lots in the Columbia addition. Values will double within the next year.

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

RENSSELAER, IND.. FRIDAY. JUNE 23.1893.

Sons at J. K. Ray’s, in Rensselaer, Sunday morning, and at Pete Wood’s, south of town, Wednesday of last week. Hemphill & Honan are selling out to quit business. Now is the time to get bargains for cash.

Isaac Glazebrook still handles the celebrated McCormick binders and mowers. Give him a call. _ G. W. Gauthier sold out his stock of furniture last Saturday at public auction. He will shortly leave Rensselaer. Have you bought your spring embroideries and edgings? We are selling a large line of them at cost. Mrs. L. M. Imes. Hemphill & Honan are selling out as fast as possible, going to quit business. Now is the time to secure bargains for cash.

Ladies, improve the opportunity to get a hat at 25 per cent, discount for the next thirty days at Mrs. Imes’. The Pilot will be sent as a trial to any new reader - eight weeks for ten cents. This barely covers the cost of the blank paper. Headquarters for the* finest clothing, best made and lowest prices at the reliable one price cash house. Chicago Bargain Store.

Robert Vanatta has graduated from the Indiana State University at Bloomington and is now at home. He expects to study law. 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. The lots in the Columbia addition being thoroughly drained, purchasers are assured of no taxation in the future for drainage purposes The Pilot should be in every home and to accomplish this we will send it to any new address eight weeks, postage paid, for ten cents. The Saxon Sisters concert Company, with juvenile orchestra and brass band will be at the Opera House next Tuesday evening. •10 buys a nobby spring suit in goods that will surprise you. Call in early, as such rare bargains as we are offering go fast. R. Fendig.

Notwithstanding our wonderful carpet and umbrella trade we still have a very nice assortment to select from. Porter & Wishard. The Saxon Sisters will give an open air concert with their juvenile brass band during the day Tuesday, before the performance. It will be free. Poultry dealers in Rensselaer are paying 12 and 13 cents per pound for young chickens and 6 cents for old. Eggs bring 11 cents per dozen. These are cash prices. Double breasted summer suits in summer weights are very popular this year. We are showing a beautiful line of which you should avail yourselves. R. Fendig.

Louie Hopkins is home from Chicago and will remain until his health improves. W. B. Austin is in charge of the Chicago branch of their business during his absence. 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. z R. Fendig. The dog poisoner has struck the town, a number of dogs having been poisoned in the last few weeks, the last one meeting its death in this manner being Chas. Vick’s water spaniel. . 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.

Yes, “music boxes,” “broken down horses,” farm implements, in fact anything you may have to trade will be taken in part payment for lots in the celebrated “New Oklahoma” addition to the town of Rensselaer. A. Leopold.

Frank Maloy has been ap- ! pointed express agent in the I place of J. S. Grubb. Mr. Grubb has accepted a much better position with the same company at Marion, Ind. 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. There will be,.a grand platform dance on the farm of Peter Chide, in Jordan township, July Fourth, day and evening. Good music and refreshments of all kinds on the ground. Everybody come. 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.

The Masonic lodge will observe St. John’s day next Sunday. They will attend the M. E. church in a body to listen to a sermon delivered by Rev. Campbell at 11:80 a. m., in commemoration of the day. Some will say B. F. Ferguson can’t make you a loan, but call and see him. He has unlimited resources and capital from which to make loans. 6 per cent interest at the end of the yeah

The memorial service of our Lord’s death will be observed at the Freewill Baptist church next Sunday morning. The pastor would be glad to see all the members present, and other Christians are welcome. The beautiful and romantic appearance of Leopold’s “South America” addition is so tempting that upon beholding the same the sight is so tempting that you have to invest in a lot or two just for luck.

The lots in the Columbia addition are situated more conveniently than any other lots in town, are high and well drained and surrounded by shade trees. Priees are lower than other lots and payments easy.

Henry Barlow, of Milroy township, died last Friday at the age of 76 years, 10 months and 23 days. His funeral was held Sunday, Rev. Hinds conducting the religious services. The remains were interred in the Benson cemetery.

For big bargains in tßwn 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. Bob Bishop is back in Rensselaer and is working in Phillip’s barber shop. He has been located in Toledo, and other points since leaving here about three years ago. At that time he was working in the Chicago Bargain Store. The Continental Ins. Co, for this section is represented by Wils Porter, agent. They insure all kinds of farm property, buildings, live stock, etc., against damage by fire, lightning, tornadoes, wind storms, etc. Let Wils do your insuring. Manager Eger has induced the Saxon Sisters concert company to play a one nights engagement here. The company is composed mostly of ladies and comes highly recommended. They will be at the Opera House next Tuesday evening.

I have made arrangments to loan a large amount of money ,in sums of five hundred dollars or any multiple of that sum on five years time at 6 per cent interest and five per cent commission. l-4t M. F. Chilcote. Frank Maloy and Louis Hamilton will put up a telegraph commercial line between the express office and the depot, if our citizens will give them the proper encouragement. A line of this kind would be a great convenience to the town.

fer One Week. The Bartoo Photograph Pavilion will be closed for one week only beginning June 26. Finished pictures can be procured by calling at the Republican office.

ONE CENT DAMAGES.

Margaret Gray’* Character Damaged to the Above Amount. Tfce Jt»nt nttn Out All Mgfir and Brought Ih a Ctitipromlur t’rrdtet— Other AWrw. Margaret Gray was awarded the magnificent sum of one cent by a considerate jury Sunday, against John W. Sage for slandering her fair name. It was a compromise verdict-, the jury be ing out all Saturday night. The trial began Friday morning and the evidence was not all in until Saturday noon. The attorneys began their pleadings right after noon and the case went to the j ury about four o’clock. The instructions of the court, if favorable to either side, were to the advantage of Sage. It is understood that the jury stood 9 to 3 in favor of Sage at first. It stood this way until far into the night, when the jury called on the judge for further instructions. He gave them and thereafter the ballots stood 6 votes in favor of plaintiff and 8 in favor of defendant. This is the general understanding of the matter, but as the jury seemed to be ashamed of the verdict, they agreed to keep their proceedings to themselves. The final verdict of one cent damages was a compromise and for the purpose of throwing the costs on Sage. If all the witnesses claim their fees the costs will amount to S4OO or but it is thought that all, or nearly all, -of Sage’s witnesses will not claim their fees. The witnesses were not allowed in the court room during the taking of the evidence, nor to tell other witnesses how they testified. Nearly all of the citizens of Jordan town Alp were present as witnesses, as well as some from Newton and Benton counties. Thompson Bro. were attorneys for Miss Gray and John Brown, M. F. Chilcote, R. W. Marshall and Frank Babcock, of Goodland, for Sage. The case was hotly contested. The case was rather interesting, but being too filthy to publish, the evidence.will be given in a condensed form. From the evidence it appears 'that the plaintiff in the case, Miss Margaret Gray, was 52 years of age, and during the last 40 years of her life made her home with Huffman Keen, her brother-in-law, and wife. At about the age of 18 she was delivered of an illegitmate son. The birth of the child took place at the home of Keen, where utsetf and mother were given a home.' She claimed the father of the child was one Baugher, but was unable to tell his given name. Bhe said he was from Bradford, now Monon. The defense attempted to prove that Keen was the father, but was unsuccessful. From the evidence it appears that ugly rumors have been afloat in the neighborhood as to the relations of Miss Gray and Mr. Keen, and that they were not living as they should, as regards chastity. Miss Gray, besides making her home with the family of Keen, engages in the occupation of carpet weaving and here is where the present trouble started. The loom house is situated near the family residence and Keen is often there with Miss Gray to assist in making, carpet. Sage had left rags with Miss Gray for a carpet, but was required to go the second time with more rags or chain. According to his evidence he knocked at the kitchen doorand was told to take the rags to the loom house. He opened the loom house door without knocking and as he expressed it, “stood amazed.” He testified that Miss Gray and Mr. Keen were in a very suspicious position. He told some of the neighbors and when the story reached the ear of Miss Gray and Keen the slander suit was brought for $5,000. Some of the witnesses testified that Sage said more than he claimed. Sage entered the plea of justification and attempted to prove the truth of his story by introducing evidence as to the reputations of Miss Gray and Keen. About fourteen witnesses from Jordan township testified that their reputations were bad. Miss Gray and Keen had trouble in proving that their reputations were good and relied almost wholly on citizens of Goodland

and Rensselaer to prove it, not a witness from their own township being introduced. The verdict was a surprise to those who had carefully followed the case during the trial. They expected the jury to agree with- z in fifteen minutes and bring in a verdict in Sage’s favor. The arguments in the case were listened to by a packed house, a number of women listening to the nauseating talk of the attorneys. But they stood it to the end of the arguments. A few more trials of this kind would disrupt the whole county. Sage is a young man. hard work -, ing, and the costs of the case will fall heavily upon him. The bastardy case of Elise Arndt against George Ketchmark on the charge of bastardy was dismissed. William H., better known as “Yankee” Nichols was granted a divorce from his wife Hannah. The grounds upon which he asked for a divorce has previous ly been published in this paper. Chicago has succeeded in locating Mrs. O'Leary who owned the cow that started the fire that burned up a large part .of Chi cago. The female now lives at Masonville, Mich., and inducements are being offered to get her to visit the World’s Fair in state. It is the belief of the majority of our people, that our town will not be favored with a bank very soon. The late failure took the wind out of the people who are able to do a banking business, and those who would organize for business cannot raise the wind.—Hebron Leader.

Columbia addition is right in the center of the city, newer additions being laid out on the north and south. Being at the head of the drainage system the lots are thoroughly drained. Purchasers will thus save the expense of drainage, which would not be done by purchasing in other additions. James Welsh has bought the patent right of the state for the sale of the patent churn dasher which has been on exhibition on the streets for the past two weeks. Mr. Welsh has already sold Grant county to W. H. Ritchey, who will that county and sell the dashem Butter can be made "with the dasher in three minutes.

Quite a number of our people attended the dedication ceremon - ies of the Indiana building at the World’s Eair to-<|ay. We should have been pleased to see the same, but owing to the scarcity of the circulating medium since our people ascertained they had been buying realestate for Dwiggins, we are compelled to remain home and saw wood as usual.—Hebron Leader. A boy at 10 years of ago thinks his father knows a great deal; at 15 years he knows as much as his father; at 20 ho knows twice as much; at 30 he is willing to take his advice; at 40 he thinks father knows somothing after all; at 50 he begins *to seek his advice, and at 60after his father is dead—he thinks he was the smartest man that ever lived.

S. E. Sparling is home from the University of Wisconsin, where he has been pursuing a course in Economics, Political Science and History. This de partment of the University was organized last year. It is under the direction of Dr. R. T. Ely, one of the best known political economists of the country. He is authority on taxation and socialism. In discussing what a powerful medium for the transmission of disease bank notes are. a prominent physician says that every one of these patter mediums are contaminated with some disease after being in circulation six months. We have always been silent when reproached by our friends for not having stolen a competency for old age, but we are now willing to own up. The fear of contagion has kept us poor. But we know of men right here who expose themselves to the contaminating influence of money, yet who shun a printing office when they owe a publisher as if it was a pest house. • All men have their weaknesses.—Goodland Herald. Smoke the Mendoza cigar.

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