People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1893 — Page 8

Win. B. Burford stole a march on the printing offices of Wabash Uy having the commissioners nreet in secret session and award him a contract to furnish stationery for Wabash county. The result is that the Republican party organ is up in arms and is furnishing to the people information of value to Democrats. Burford is a pleasant gentleman, but when he sends a man out to get a job of printing at a good round price he means to succeed if it does cost money to do it. He has jq>ent thousands of dollars in Indiana getting contracts for printing and stationery that rightfully belonged to the newspapers of the several counties. It cost him piles of money to keep on the good side of the county officers but he has grown rich out of it. Somebody pays the bills, and it is suspected that it comes out of the taxpayers.— Ex.

Charley Cox. of Coffeyville, Kans., has been shaking hands with old acquaintances in Rensselaer this week. Some twelve or fifteen years ago he was a resident of this county, being the son of “Jink” Cox, who lived live miles southeast of town. In 1879 Charley was editor of the Remington Reporter, now’ the Press. Mr. Cox is in the employ of the Pacific Express Co. at Coffeyville, and during the Dalton raid last October took an active part and a bullet from his rifle laid one of the desper adoes low. While here, he exhibited photographs of the Daltons, taken after their death, and other scenes of the raid. The express company presented him a fine gold watch for his bravery on that occasion. The case bears the following inscription: “Presented to C. 8. Cox by the Pacific Express Co., Dalton Raid. Coffeyville, Kan., Oct. '), 1892.” His wife accompanied him on his trip east.

Mel Makeever was not “in it” in the 100 yard foot race at Goshen last Saturday, for a purse of $2,200 and the championship of America. Morris, of California, won the first and final heats. There were four starters in the first heat—C. C. Morris, of California; C. A- Kinsey. of Utah; Alexander Gott. Montana, and James Collins, Wisconsin. Morris was first and Collins second. In the second heat H- W. Kiblinger, Chicago; M- M. Makeever, Colorado; S. J. Ferral, Connecticut. Ferral. Kiblinger and Makeever finished in the order named. In the third and final heat Morris was first. Collins a very close second. Ferral third. Kiblinger fourth. The time, 9 3-5 seconds, is one-fifth of a second below the world’s record. The third heat was a very exciting one, the four being bunched with Collins behind. A magnificent f purt which he made at the end, however, almost won him the v;icp. With the exception of Harry Wiltshire, trainer, Frank Robinson and Ben McColly were the only persons from Rensselaer who witnessed the race.

Again the Slander Case.

Editor Pilot:—We noticed in the Pilot of the 7th inst. an article concerning the recent slander suit, which we regard as vicious and uncalled for. The defendant and his friends, as law abiding citizens, accepted the verdict of the jury as final and went to their homes and about their business, and the attack made upon them in the article is wholly unprovoked and unmerited. The author starts out under pretense of correcting the leanings and reflections of your editorial and then proceeds to snarl ax public sentiment and slap the bystanders in the face, then turns his wrath upon the defendant and his friends and seems.to have no regard for the characters or feelings of anyone except the plaintiff and her f riend. Mr. Keen. He shows a wonderful leaning toward them, indicating more than ordinary interest in them. Perhaps the defense was more vigorous than he anticipated aqd the result not what he expected, hence his revenge upon defendant and his friends. As to the verdict of the jury, we think it is pretty generally regarded as a very small thing and the wonder is. by what microscopical view of the law and evidence the jury was enabled to find it. We do not cedsure the court or the jury; the court was, perhaps, strictly impartial and the jury, perhaps did the very best they could; they simply did what other juries have done and what other juries will probably do; they enacted what might be termed * a legal farce,” thus showing that our jury system in the ad-

ministration of j ustice is a failure and that it is the jury code or system that is to blame, and not the jury. Under the present prevailing conditions, going into court to get justice is about as uncertain as buying lottery tickets to get rich. We have for a long time been a friend of both families involved in the suit, but love truth and justice better than friends or relatives. Citizen.

Our Henor Roll.

The following persons have our thanks for the amounts following their names, subscription to the Pilot, since our last issue:

KesewALS. Mrs. A.M. Stockton. Rensselaer f 1 00 James Kniicht. Bisu-fonl 1 00 Sylvester Healy. RensM-Jaer 5G W. H. Ritchey. Reusselaer 56 J. W. S. Ulrey. foresman 50 Miss Zella Sfnith, Dixon. HI 100 Sidney O. Standish. Mt. Ayr 1 00 8. T. Hamacher. •Virjrie 1 00 XEW mjBSCKIBEHS. (’. I. Medworth. Goodland 10 Mile* Murphy. Goodland 10 John Wiford. Sidney. Ohio 10 Miss Etta Metlon. EairOaks 10 Jacob McCa Jien. Sidney. Ohio 10 Dora Thornton. Rensselaer 10 Lee Story. Alx 10 James Brown. G<w>dland 10 Leon A. Brown. Wheat Held 10 Charles Smiley, Wheat Held 10 G. R Keever. Rensselaer 10 M. H. Patec. Okarchee. Oklahoma 10 M. A. Lollar. Okarchee. Oklahoma 10 Thomas Corbet. Brook 10 L. C. Strickler. Brook 10 Wm. E. Timmons. Beloit. Kans 10 J. H. Fischel. Rensselaer 25 irx. name will appear tn the altove list ' when otherwise requested by the subscriber.

NOTICE.

All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to me for rictures that have been furnished bo their order and that have never been called for, or any other indebtedness, will please call and make satisfactory settlement for the same, on or before Aug. 15, 1893. As after that date all accountsnot settled will be left in the hands of a collector. Please call and atteifd to this matter promptly, as on that date I expect to leave my gallery in the charge of other parties. Also persons wishing me to do them work will please call and have their work done by that time. Thanking you all for your kind patronage in the past, I await your favors. Respectfully, * J. C. Williams. Photographer. Send in ten cents and get the Pilot eight weeks.. Smoke the Mendoza cigar For sale everywhere. As a lemonade maker Vick stands at the head. The juice from a whole lemon used for every glass, and the charge is only a nickle.

Another . Fine Story BEGINS IN THIS ISSUE OF THIS PAPER, Waring’s Peril. BY CAPT. CHAS. R. KING. Do Not Miss

Goods going at cost all through July and August at Mrs. Leck.lider’s. 50 percent, off.

CIMAROON COLUMN.

f ‘' L M Fete JMtlnga a. f the Charter Neither* ert the thtttutter FocoMm*, ete. Christopher Columbus Warner, (Colorado Carl) is resting from his arduous duties as manager of the club. He will converse pleasantly with anyone wishing to interview him, also has his photographs on sale. Gen. Robert E. Lee Spitler has moved his quarters in the cool and airy rooms above the post office and back of the hall. Indigestion confines him to these quarters until 10 a. m., daily. His cash register attends to all matters of any importance until that hour. A trip to Gifford's dredge has resulted in a great change for the better.

Barney Dawitt Hopkins, alias T. DeWitt Talmage, has -shaven his Samsonian locks and otherwise improved his property. He, like Cleveland, is taking treatment to reduce his surplus adipose tissue, with success. As treasurer of the club he has been a deserving officer and deserves the sympathy of the entire community in which he resides.

Col. Wm. Edgar-Go-Nye-Fen dig entertains at his sanctum every evening and the heavy bottomless chairs at his rendezsvous are evidences of the sitting qualities of Cimaroon members. Col. Bill’s chances for re-elec-tion as secretary of the club are good, although the opposing factors are doing some “slick” wire pulling. Peter Pinder Cox, the hero of a thousand stories, is grinding “his daily grist” and his jocular face peeping through his coat of white is the cause of many a fair damsel remarking, “Isn’t he a ‘purty Peter?’ ” “Frisco Fred,” the sole survivor of the famous Kankakee marsh and Fair Oaks ride, holds dally receptions in his wigwam and relates the many sights seen at the Fair. He thinks Buffalo Bill ought to have a blue ribbon for an all around exhibit. He and Bill had a real good time while at the Fair. Bring a stick to whittle when you come. Probably the one member who is taking the summer with the most ease and grace is the original and only philosopher, Vic. His love for the fair sex is worthy of note and it matters not whether she comes from the far-off mountains <sf New Mexico or from lhe banks of the scenic Tippecanoe. His courtesy and favor have won him an enviable place in their hearts.

Jovial Jim Chapman, of Pike’s Peak fame, is a familiar object on our streets after office hours, but whether from loss of friend or appetite a few large furrows have found a place in his usually placid brow. A rousing meeting of the club was held Monday evening, at which considerable business was transacted. A number of offenders were brought before the president and fined for various offenses. Peter Pinder Cox was fined the usual amount for telling the same story twice in different ways. Charges were brought against Frank Hanley and he was aroused from a sound slumber and brought before the court. He plead guilty to having read three copies of the Sentinel and was assessed the usual amount. A number of others were fined for coming too early to meeting, and still others for coming too late. Ten new members were taken into the order. Before adjourning the Pilot was declared the official organ of the club.

PILOT 8 WEEKS FOR 10 CENTS. Stowumlb Every body should try our White Lilly Flour. For sale at nearly every store in the country. W. R. Nowels 4 Son.

SECOND ANNUAL CLEARING SALE! Goods in. -Hvery Department SOLD AT COST UNTIL AUCUST 12, ’93. This is no humbug. Come early and lay in a supply while you can buy Cheap. Terms strictly Cash. THE TRADE PALACE. Rensselaer, Ind.‘

GOODLAND.

Eggs 11c. Butter 12|c. Oats 23@26c. Corn 32@33c. The ML E. church people gave a supper Wednesday evening for the benefit of the church. Up to date the Pan Handle people have done nothing toward fixing the old death trap at the depot. Move back your depot and let there be more than three feet between the building and track. It seems that one of the “kids” spoken of by us as being at the depot the day Miss Gowland was gkilled, has got a little hot about what we said. We would simply advise one and all of those fellows that the less they say about this matter the better off they will be. You can’t intimidate us. Because you sling lightning is no sign you have brains enough to run a water saw-mill.

The hum of the sickle is heard in the ]an<|. A. M. Culver, of Sheldon, 111./ was in town Saturday. The old well in front of Bringham Bros.’ brick block, and for many years abandoned as a public well, has been remodeled, and with a good hose now furnishes plenty of water. John Thomas, formerly conductor on the C. &I. C., LaCrosse division, has purchased a restaurant at Fowler and has sold his fine residence here to W. A. McCurry. The town board has been doing some needed improvement on our streets, by putting on about one hundred loads of gravel. , Ben Hines, formerly of thfe LaCrosse run as forward breakman, is now running a work train on the C. & I. C.

A few days ago while Mr. John Dudgeon was trimming hedge he had the misfortune to cut an artery in his left wrist. Taking a horse and buggy he drove to town at full speed and when he arrived at the doctor’s office the loss of blood had been so great that he could scarcely stand. Careful attention by Dr. Pratt soon put John on terra finna again. A committee of two appointed at the mothers’ meeting one day last -week, called on two of our restaurant men and asked them to close their places of business on the Sabbath. Little or no satisfaction was given them by the proprietors. Women like those pver-do the thing. Why did they notask that restaurants be closed a part of the day only! Did you call upon the livery stables and meat markets! or

are you a little prejudiced against this one branch of business. The Big Four has slashed railroad rates to the World’s Fair to one fare for the round trip. This will make the fare from Sheldon to Chicago a little less than two dollars. Now is the time for our people to even up with the C. & I. C. for their cussedness.

A peculiar circumstance connected with the excessive hot weather occurred at this place a few days ago. Wm. Townsend, living in the northwest part of town, is a grower of vegetables, berries, etc. He keeps a horse and wagon with which he delivers the products of his farm to the people of this vicinity every two or three days. During the raspberry season he was busy most of the time. But the crop of berries was light, so he was only pushed for a few days, and driving his- wagon to its usual place in the barn lot he had given other piroducts his attention for three or four days, when he happened to be at work near and discovered the wagon to be on fire. A little straw had been left in the bottom of the box at the time of driving it to its usual place and it was this straw that had been ignited by the rays of the sun. No children with matches were near, and we have no anarchists here to throw a bomb. Who can solve the mystery?

JACK THE RIPPER.

SURREY.

Splendid weather for harvesting. The wheat is all cut and the quality is good. Oat harvest on hand. Had a heavy shower Sunday afternoon, which greatly revived fields and gardens. D. B. Nowels and Jas. Kenton have each a burning marsh. Sunday’s rain did not get far enough north to do much good. Simon Kenton got caught in a hayslide, in such a manner as to nearly break his limb. Fool badly swelled and not able to walk. Maggie Kenton is visiting at Blue Island, 111. Will also attend the Fair. Rev. Fergtison will preach at Vaughn next Sabbath, at 10 a. m. Quarterly Conference at Rose Bud July 29. Mrs. Lavina Warne, wife of Theodore Warne, died Saturday morning. The funeral at Rose Bud was largely attended Sunday. Rev. Vice delivered the funeral sermon. Samuel Reese took his first lesson in German last Sunday. The Germans are good cooks. Ice cream and cake splendid.

The Sorghum Valley club will give an entertainment at the Sorgham school house Saturday night, July 22nd. Everybody invited.

Tom Lang, of Surrey, talks of farming with Tom Gilmore next season.

GOOD SAMARITAN.

GILLAM.

There was an ice cream sup • per at Sam Elliot’s last Saturday night. A number of Gillamites took advantage of the opportunity to hear Sam Jones at Winamac last Saturday and Sunday. People from far and near assembled in the beautiful Nyes’ Park to hear the noted divine. Thomas Dimon and wife are rejoicing over the birth of a daughter.

Subscriptions for the Nonconformist taken at this office. LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLE. j ROBERT RXNDLK, Proprietor. | Buras' old stand on Van Rensselaer street, ' West of Public Square. "• , , v.a First class rigs with or without Drivers, roirss mjrojmju,*.

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