People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1893 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

One of A. K. Sill-’ pet deer' gave birth to twins. Sunday night, thus increasing his flock to seven.—Monticello Democrat. Friend, hear the voice of wisdom, saying, go to Vick's for your bananas, oranges, lemons, ice cream, tobacco, cigars, etc. Jay W. Williams is still located at the old stand with the largest and finest stock of furniture to be found in this vicinity. A Michigan farmer paid 1245 for 145 acres of swamp land, which he planted to peppermint and this year his income was nearly 114,000. $lO buys a nobby spring suit in goods that will surprise you. Gall in early, as such rare bargains as we are offering go fast. R. Fendig.

f Thomas Clark, of the Michigan City Dispatch, spent last Sunday in Rensselaer, the guest of O. A. Yeoman. He is favorably impressed with our beautiful town, ou this, his first visit. 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.

At the last regular meeting of Rensselaer Temple, No. 58, P. S. the fallowing members were elected to fill the respective offices for ensuing term: Hattie Reynolds, M. E. C.; Eliza Tutuer, M. E. S.; Grace Yates, M. E. J.; Luella Phillips, M. of T. ; Blanche Warner. P. of T.; Sadie Laßue, G. of Outer Temple.

It is reported that the Dwigginses will sue Sheriff Friedrich for §40,000 damages. They claim they have been damaged to that extent by the siezing of that satchel containing their Griffith securities. The sheriff was clothed with legal authority and will probably hold hte own with the Dwiggins scoundrels.— Hammond News. Mel Makeever is entered in a foot race to take place at Goshen, Ind., July 15th. The race is for a purse of $2,200 and the championship of the world. A number of contestants have entered, among the number being John Morris, who run a number of races in Newton county last year. No suprise nepd be felt if Makeever wins this race. Makeever and his trainer are now in Rensselaer. The 18-months old daughter of W. W. Swartz and wife, of Sweetser, Ind., died Monday of last week of oholera infantum. Until recently they were residents of this county. E. R. Burr, Fred Burr and Anna Burr, of Jordan township, attended the funeral. The neighbors were very kind and assisted jn every way possible during the child’s sickness and deatn and the parents feel that too much can not be said in prafise of their assistance.

The ladies of the M. E. church will give a box social and art exhibition at the court house, on Tuesday evening, July 11, 1893. Everybody invited to be present. The fight between the champion of the world, James J. Corbett, and Charles Mitchell, of England, which is to come off in Decernber, will be fought at the Columbian Athletic grounds at Roby. 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. 0 per cent interest at the end of the year. 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. Joseph P. Cain arrived home from McCook, Neb., last Thursday, after residing there a year or two. He intends to remain in this county for the present. He reports crops in some parts of the west badly in nedi{ of rain.

Notwithstanding our wonderful carpet and umbrella trade we still have a very nice assortment to select from. Porter & Wishard. Miss Lillie Chilcote and Miss Rebecca Kiger, two young lady teachers in the Fostoria, Ohio, schools, are visiting their cousins, the Chilcotes. The lots in the Columbia addition being thoroughly drained, purchasers are assured of no taxation in the future for drainage purposes 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 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.

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. Prices are lower than other lots and payments easy. The People’s Pilot, of Rensselaer last week celebrated its third birthday by coming out on pink tint paper. The Pilot is an excellent paper and deserves the liberal patronage it appears to be receiving.-—Hammond News. The Laflkette opera house riot cases Jifte nrfw all been disposed of. Threbof the rioters were sent to the penitentiary, several plead guilty and were let off on nominal fines, while several of the indictments were dismissed. Fowler wanted to issue bonds and build a new school house, but correspondence* with capitalists developed the fact that owing to the uncertainty in financial matters, the bonds could not be sold, and the enterprise has been abandoned.

Advertised letters: Miss Ada Wood, Miss OHve Weeks, Chancy W. Wilson. J y* Go to M. & A. Meyer for your stylish millinery and dress-mak-ing. Sam Duvall, of Ft. Wayne, was visiting relatives in Rensselaer this week. Closing out sale of summer stock of millinery at Mrs. Lecklider’s from now on. Y* ’ • ’ I Miss Hettie BlankenbaJter was down from Chicago last week, visiting parents and friends. /: Goods^oi^gatcost ail through July and August at Mrs. Lecklider’s. 50 per dent. off. A daughter made her appearance at the home of Godfrey Yeiter Monday morning. You may talk of wisdom, strength and beauty, but for a good lemonade go to Vick’s. To-day’s poultry market is as follows: Young chickens, 11c; hens, 7c; spring ducks, 8c; eggs „10c.

Farmers cannot make a better investment than to buy a few lots in the Columbia’ addition. Values will double within the next year. The receipts from the sale of admission tickets at the World’s Fair on the Fourth were $34,057.50. Other receipts will swell this amount to 1200,009, Warner & Shead have added a delivery wagon to their grocery and will deliver goods to any place in town free. Give them a call. Miss Mary Thompson, of San Barnardino,*Cal., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. S. A. Hemphill, for the summer, and {incidentally attending the World’s Fair. Do you want a hay derrick? A good one, complete, ready for work, for S2O cash. I can furnish them on one day’s notice. J. H. Jessgn. 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.

* . \ A country newspaper editor received two questions from, correspondents. .Nufober one, the father of twins, wrote to inquire how to gut them over teething. Ndtpwirtwo, wanted to know how to protect his orchard from grasshoppers. The editor mixeq Up the answers so that number one read: “Cover over with straw and then set fire to them and the little pests, aftfer jumping about in the flames a few minutes, will speedily be settled.” W. D. McCord, of Indianapolis, and Miss Laura Crockett, the charming daughter of Thos. Crockett and wife, were married at the residence of the latter, five miles southeast of Rensselaer, last Wednesday evening. Rev. Campbell officiated. The wedding was private. The groom is a painter by trade, and the son of Wm. McCord, of Indianapolis, formerly of this county. The newly married couple, after a few weeks, will take up their residence in Indianapolis. The Pilot joins with their many friends in wishing them success in life.

The salary of the Goodland post office has recently been raised to fifteen hundred dollars per year. We suspicion that this announcement will call forth the “best Democrats in the community,” but we can’t help it, “news is news.”—Herald. Some one was evidently thirsty Sunday night, as they took advantage of a broken window and stole about twenty-five bottles of pop from Vick’s restaurant. Vick says he doesn’t care for the pop but will give a dollar for the return of the empty bottles. A McCoy & Co’s Bank is prepared to make farm loans in amounts of S3OO to SIO,OOO for five years, with privilege of partial payments. Interest six per cent, and a reasonable commission for making the loans. Money ready as soon as abstract shows good title. Don’t fail to attend the box social at the court house next Tuesday evening given by the ladies of the M. E. church. One interesting feature of the occasion will be an “Art Exhibition,”to Which any one paying the trifling sum of 5 cents may be admitted. Everybody invited. Our great offer of the Pilot 8 Weeks for ten cents is beingtaken advantage of by a large number, but there are still many who are net receiving the paper. For the benefit of those the offer is still continued, but will be withdrawn as soon as a certain number are taken. This is less than the cost and should at once be taken advantage of. Send in your dimes.

Hemphill & Honan are selling out to quit business. Now is the time to get bargains for cash. Mrs. Fred Gilman, of Goodland, was the guest of Misses Hattie and Nellie Hopkins last week. Isaac Glazebrook still handles the celebrated McCormick bifaders and mowers. Give him a call. A reception was given last Friday evening at T. J. McCoy’s in honor of Mrs. Dunning, of Buffalo, N. Y.

Chicago now claims to be the metropolis of America, its population, according to the city directory just published, being 2,160,000, or 400,000 more than New York. Double breasted summer sijits in summer weights are very popular this year. We are showing a beautiful line of which you should avail yourselves. R. Fendig. Robert Vanatta has been employed by the Remington school board as principal of the public schools at that place for the coming year. His salary will be 160 per month. 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.

Jasper county correspondent in Goodland Herald: “One day last week Mrs. Matt James was gathering Up her poultry and on going to the barn she found her 25 r pound Tom turkey on a chicken hen’s nest, and she just left him there, and two days later he was still found in the same place. So her son Fred concluded he would get a box and fix a nest and set the old gobbler just for fun. He did so, and at this writing we have proof to say the old Tom has put in eight days as. faithful as his mate could have done. If you doubt this item jus'tcall and see. We know it to be a faci.” The Chicago Times says: The Indiana folks have probably done the right thing more completely than anybody. A great, cool room, that takes up half the third story of the Hoosier building, has been fitted up exclusively for luncheon parties. The room has a clean linoleum floor, its many windows are white curtained, and it is filled with broad white tables, where whoever comes in may eat. There are polite servants in attendance and big pitchers of ice water are scattered everywhere. Hundreds of people come to this room every pleasant day. From 11 o’clock to 12 it is a merry place.' The lunchers here are quite different from the dejected people who perch on steps, lumber sheds, and piles of stuff, and munch dry food in thtf lower end of the gtoufads.

Hemphill & Honan are selling out to quit business. Now is the time to get bargains for cash. t There will be no fair at Lafayette this year owing to other attractions, notably the World’s Fair. Mrs. T. F. Clark went to Frankfort Tuesday, called there by the sickness of her sister, Mrs. Colvert. Hemphill & Honan are selling put as fast as possible, going to quit business, Now is the time to secure bargains for cash. Mrs. E. P. Honan and son Paul, after spending three weeks at the World’s Fair, returned home Wednesday. You should apeak quick if you want the Pilot eight weeks for ten cents, as the *offer will soon be Withdrawn.What has golden cafadie’stickß or the seven wonders' of/the world to do witfii Vick’s lunch counter or milk shake.

The chances are favorable that a big industrial picnic will be given in Rensselaer some time in the fall, at which two of the most noted speakers in the country will be present. The best of workmanship and fabrics combined with style and make up has been our aim in selecting a spring and- summer line 61 clothing. Call in and inspect. R. Fendig. Ross, the 9-year old son of Mrs. CKtchlow,. near: the depot, died Sunday morning of the dyptheria. The body was buried in the Prater grave yard, in Barkley township, the same evening. Owing-to the.nature of the disease no funeral -services were held.

/ ■« W I * V X , m Hemphill Sf Hoijai* are selling out to <juit business, is the time to get bargains for cash,