People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1893 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Bruce Pumphrcy, son of Geo. Pumphrey, of Newton county, has received an appointment under the civil service rules as .railway mail agent. He has about concluded not to accept the position. Dr. I. B. Washburn, the op- . tician, handles the celebrated Trolley’s Kohinoor eye glasses, the best made. Attention is called to the ad, “See Again as in Youth,” in another place in this paper. The records of the 135th, 150th and 154th Indiana regiments were totally destroyed in the recent Ford theatre disaster at Washington. The majority of the records of Illinois regiments were also destroyed. A petition has been sent to Washington for the establishment of a post office at Firman. Dave Alter is an applicant for the position of post master. If established it will be called Par. A trip through the country shows the corn to be in fine condition and very clean, but rather small for the time of year. Oats and grass are Poking fine, but the wheat and rye will be a slim crop. The Supreme Court adjourned without rendering a decision in the court house case, and Cleveland went fishing without signing any commission for post master at Monticello. And the dog days are before us.—Monticello Herald. Christie Vick leaves to-day for Chicago, where he has accepted the position of assistant shipping clerk in ths office furniture house of the Merle & Heaney Manufacturing Co. His restaurant in Rensselaer will be left in charge of his father.

The Prohibitionists anticipate quite a crowd at their celebration the Fourth. The exercises will be held in the public square, beginning at 10:30 a. ra. A basket picnic dinner will be given at the noon hour. Everybody is cordially invited to attend the celebration. Tippecanoe county is wrangling with its coroner. The county levied upon certain fees to enforce collection of back taxes, but the coroner has brought mandamus proceedings, and claims that the county has no right to enforce such payments by withholding from allowances due. Derby day in Rensselaer last Saturday was not as much of a success as derby day in Chicago the same day, but will do for a beginner. The ladies race did not come off, owing to the indisposition of one of the ladies, but the scrub pony race took place. First money was taken by Jim Floyd’s horse, of Kentland. The rider was thrown in the other race, which caused it to be declared off.

A family reunion was held at the residence of Geo. 11. Brown last Saturday. About forty persons were present, which included their eight daughters, one son, five sons-in-law, twentyone grand-children, one daugh-ter-in-law and one great-grand-child. Two sons in-law were not present. Mr. Brown’s age is 77 and that of his estimable wife is 69. A splendid dinner was enjoyed by all present. A red fox stole five fat hens from Climpson Kelley, of Franklin county, and the farmer lay in wait for the despoiler, thinking perhaps the rascal would return for the remaining rooster. Sure enough the animal reported but he kept just out of range and led the farmer a chase of a mile or more and then suddenly disappeared. When Kelley returned to his poultry yard he found that Reynard had beaten him back and killed the rooster. The Columbian Athletic Club gave its second exhibition of pugilism at Roby Monday night, with two prize tights, both to a finish. Sheriff Fredericks and his men from Crown Point occupied seats in a box, but did not interfere with the fights and no arrests were made. It is probable that these sluggers will be allowed to carry on their exhibitions without any interference in the future, as they were cunning enough to get a bill through the last legislature which allows prize fighting.