People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1893 — Page 8

CMligher Barker and Jim Harrison got home from Wyoming, Monday. They had been on a wolf hunt and brougnt home with them a young gray wolf. While on their trip their hounds captured 83 wolves, the bounty of which made them a nice little sum, even though the county was only able to pay 60 cents on the dollar. They left the hounds in Wyoming and will shortly return for another hunting trip.

Rensselaer has a foot racer 72 vears old who bids fair to out rival Mel Makeever with a little training. The champion foot racer of Rensselaer for some time has been Ross Grant, but Monday he challenged Sylvester O'Mera to a race of 60 yards, giving the old man 20 yards the start, for a purse of two dollars. O'Mera promptly .accepted the challenge, and notwithstanding the thermometer stood near the 100 mark, offered to run right then. The race took place in the alley on the north side of Washington street and O’Mera came out a length ahead and was then ready to challenge any man of his age in the county. He is thinking of going into training with the object of issuing a challenge, open to the world. Here is a chance for some county fair to secure an attraction. (). p. Ream, the aged father of Win. Beam, the day agent at this place, left his home at Reynolds on Tuesday of laM week for Lafayette, where he had some business to transact in connection with a mill. He called at the mill which hi' went to visit and after some conversation he stepped out. .saying he would return shortly. He has not. been seen since. His family became alarmed and had the po lice of that city institute a search for the missing man. but it was unavailing. His son. after a search of several days in a number of cities returned to Rensselaer Wednesday evening completely worn out by his search and worry. Doctors had to be called in and for*a time it was thought he could not recover, but at this writing he is rallying an 1 will soon be up again. No word has yet -been received from the missing man. Foul play is suspected, as he hadMOC on ids person when he left Reynolds.

Our Honor Roll.

The following persons have our thanks for the amounts following their names, subscription to the Pilot, since our last issue: n km; wai.-. V. -:i. L. Brbvzlo. lU'iiHAidiicr 51 (0 Eili.itt K* But-r. Goodliind I ."0 Eili,-. WalUiii. Ki-ns-selaer 25 !•'. W. Mnm-k. Kensseliiei- ■'’> John Bill. Ft ires num 1 01 l>. Long. V.ilma .J V. G. Audiii. Keiuingtoii..., 1 lib new sirßScniiinun. Brown. Kvnsseliier 10 r. I*. Mr ai-.hy. Beaver i'lly 10 Earnest Medwoi th. Foresnuui 10 11. !’. Innes. Iteiisselaer 10 <'biv.-i Keen. Wheatfield B A. N Bailey. Ziilil !<’ J ahn Brice.-A lx.. l< Geo. W. Foulks. Ini-lisant Bulge It J s*T“X<> 5 * T “X<> Harm* will appear in the above list uhvn otherwise requested by the subscriber.

Kenl Estate Transters, for the Week Erding July 24, 1893.

John W. Smith to Win. Denton, May 4. pt jb! nw 16-28-5, 78 acres, 82,000, Wm. Denton to Wesley A. Miller, July 14, pt e’.- nw 16-28-5, 84. A. Thompson to Paulina A. Shortridge, July 20, nw nw 13 31 7,* 40 acres, 820. Christopher Schrader to Nancy J. Goff, Feb. 14, pt sw se 8 31-6. 1 acre, 840. May Crone to Lavina Robin - sob, June 0, s' no' 23-31-5. 81,200.

Williams has a full line of goods at his store and can please you all in prices and styles. MONITOR ROLLER MILS uk MByrsb*' ■ Every body should try our Wnite Lilly Flour. For sale at ne -,rly every store in the count j y. W. R. Nowels & Son.

CORRESPONDENCE.

GOODLAND.

Butter 22c. Oats 23@25c. Corn 32@33c. About all the oats will be harvested in this section this week. Will Shaffer is home from Gas City. The potato crop will be short in this section if we don’t get rain soon. Harry Butler and a number of other farmers were compelled to run their reapers last Sunday owing to the rapid ripening of their oats crop. An electric fan has been placed in Dr. Traugh’s office. Stone are being hauled for a new bridge over the “raging Potomac” in the south part of town. When iron grates against against steel in the post office election, at this place, (if there ever is one) far above the smoke of battle will arise over all that stately form of our town clerk. Will some one of the three editors at Rensselaer please tell us what dog-fennel will be worth after the crop of their city is harvested this fall? Mr. Ed Harper and his two sisters are at the World's Fair this week. Mr. Jas. E. Carney has had the front windows of his shoe, shop decorated with a fine coat of paint by some experts. The holiness people still hold on to this locality, presumably with the object of converting some one of those one hundred and forty infidels of this section. We are of the opinion that where they are now sowing they will only reap the whirl-wind. Mr. B. Sayler and his sister Lillie, of near Rensselaer, attended meeting at this place last Sabbath. Mr. C. M. Brown made a business trip to Morocco Monday. Editor Kitt gives notice in the last issue of his paper that about October 1st he will begin the publication of the Herald twice a week. What editor in the 10th district and in a town the size of Goodland can say as much? Mrs. Knight, accompanied by her sister Miss Myrtle Steward, started last Tuesday for Dakota. The former for her home, and the latter for a visit of two or three months, Dame rumor says that one deserving pensioner at this place has been dropped from the pension rolls. A Mr. Murphy seems to be the first man to suffer in this community from the poisonous darts of Hoke Smith. Mr. Murphy enlisted at Rensselaer in the early days of the war and served in the 48th Ind. Volunteers for more than three years and is well known here and at Rensselaer. It is believed that more will soon follow.

Some of our side walks are in a delapidated condition. A. J- Kitt and S, C. Spoar went to Chicago Tuesday. The. Colson theatrical company has been entertaining our people for two weeks past, once a week, and will continue two weeks more, each Tuesday. The pop-corn Stand caught tire Tuesday and came near burning James Johnson’s restaurant and 11, Burgess’ drug store. Farmers of this section report only an average crop of oats this year. Not so,good as was at first reported, while the price prospect is everything but flattering. with perhaps a start at 20c. ,and running us low as 17c. A little scare was created a week ago over in Benton county by the appearance of the old fashioned army worm. The excessive heat, however, kept them from working on the crops. Corn is suffering for rain. Report says that N. F. Jenkins will locate tn Washington after the expiration of his ministerial term here. Jack the Ripper.

MOROCCO.

Orth Graves and Sam Sizelove are attending the normal at Kentland this year. James Beckner and w’ife, having broken up house-keeping, are boarding with A. E. Purky. The windows of both the Methodist and Christian churches were beautifully decorated by

a traveling painter. Paxton & Tiffin, owners of the Morocco Stock Farm, arrived home from Aurora Sunday with their horses. Prepay and Westfall. There were 208 entries at that place. C. M. Brown, agent of the “Allen Land and Loan C 0.,” was in town Monday. The company will run a special excursion to Laurens, lowa, on Aug., rHth at reduced rates. Everybody should take this opportunity L to see the western country. Charlie Miller returned to Chicago Monday, after a weeks visit with his parents at this place. The date of the Morocco Fair is Sept. 12th to 15th. Many pf the transoms and glass doors of the houses of the town were decorated by the traveling painter w’hile he was here. It is reported that there will be a foot race here Saturday between E. Parks and C. Fisher. John Manly has learned the trade of decorating windows. He got hisinstructions from the traveling painter. Ephriam Bridgeman is preparing to build a dwelling house on East State street. The new race track is nearing completion and will be in good condition by the time of the fair. It is reported that there is going*to be a calaboose built here in the future. If the report is correct it will make the boys look a little out and be careful what they do. Ida Seward, who has been away from Morocco quite a while, lias returned and is now working for James Robertson at the restaurant. The W. C. T. U. will give a silver medal at the K. & M's hall at this place on Wednesday night. The winner’s name will be given in the next correspondence. The fourth quarterly meeting of the Morocco- Circuit will be hdld the sth and 6th of August. Rev. J. J. Claypool, of Kentland. will preach Friday evening and Rev. Cox, of Chicago, will preach Sunday. The elder wttl hold quarterly conference on Tuesday at 2 p. in. 'Pho young people of the Methodist church are going to give a basket festival on Saturday, July29th, in Mr. Doty's building near the post office. Comp: Again.

MOONSHINE AND WALKER.

The farmers in Walker are still wishing for rain. Thomas Sayers has his new’ veranda finished and has ordered a new head light. E. M. Guarde made a business trip to the'county seat last Saturday. Alice Knight is on the sick list. Mrs. Timothy Connor, who has been sick for some time, is still no better. J. W. McGlinn has hired a man from Remington to run his creamery until he gets his hay put up. The dance at Fred Hasselbring’s last Saturday night was w’ell attended. Mrs. W. F. Hoile is on the sick list. Rev. Penzer has returned home from Valparaiso. Miss Ella Hanley, of this place, is at present visiting at the World’s Fair, Mr. Wm. Kennedy, who has been bed-fast for the past five months, is slowly recovering under the ’good care of Dr. Washburn, of Rensselaer. The marble playing here of Sundays has ceased, but most of our men and boys go fishing instead, which is as bad, if not worse.

Lizzie Peters has returned home from the World’s Fair by the way of Michigan City and completed all her work there. The sand is so very deep in this place that our business men can’t run their bicycles. Henry Wagner and Henry Ferrel have gone to the Kankakee for a week’s fishing. Albert Summers is on the sick list. Andrew Grube, of Stoutsberg, was the guest of Ida McGlinn on Sunday last.

SECOND ANNUAL CLEARING S\l k TR! Goods in Every Departm en t SOLD AT COST UNTIL AUGUST 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.

W. .®’ erre t Logansport, is visiting his brother, J. W. Ferrel this week. Henry Summers, of Hammond, visited his sister, Mrs. Knight, on Thursday last. Elda Cavinder has returned home from Chicago Heights. Mr. Shaw, of Indianapolis, visited his sister, Mrs. W. P. Woodard, on Friday last. Wm. Sprague has moved on the farm lately vacated by G. W. Hersh man. Rev. D. Snell, of Sidney, Ind., preached a most interesting sermon here last Sunday evening, to quite a large congregation. Nelson Hays, of Wheatfield, has moved on the John Collins farm. Casper WalVer talks of moving to North Judson soon. Rumor has it there will be a wedding in our township soon. We wonder who it is. Several of our people in this place are complaining because the assistant creamery man has commenced charging his customers for buttermilk. Indolent.

SURREY.

Weather dry and.hot. Rain needed badly. On last week the south bound mail train set fire to a large hay rick belonging to S. B. Thornton. Damage was assessed at 848. On Monday the same train set out tire north of Surrey on D. B. Nowels’ land. Then fire was started on S. Kenton’s farm, but was attended to by the section hands. Last Sunday B. F. Ferguson preached a very interesting sermon at Vaughn Chapel. He spoke about the evils of smoking, chewing, profanity, drinking and carousing. Some called it politics. It seems that some people can’t bear to have the devil's camp bombarded. Rev. Simonton, of Rensselaer, will preach at Vaughn Sunday, at 3 p. m. The Sorghum Valley Prohibition Club will give an entertainment at DeMotte Saturday night, August 5. A small admittance fee will be charged, proceeds to go to the church. Maggie Kenton returned last Friday from a two weeks’ visit in Blue Island and Hammond. Mrs. Carrie Johnson, of Indianapolis, is again visiting her friends at this place.

GILLAM.

Last Friday night a number of young people indulged in ice cream, cake, lemonade and games at ad Hess’. Elmer Pullins and Miss Emma Faris were married last Thurs-

day, after which they started for the World’s Fair. Glen Porter and Effie Cowden, of Rensselaer, are visiting friends in Gillam. Dr. Mason is visiting the World’s Fair. Another fishing excursion party came back from the Kankakee with several gallons of fish. A number of young folks attended Mrs. Tinsley’s temperance lecture. George Logan goes to the northern end of Gillam quite often. Business is lively for Gillam merchants. Mrs. Mollie Parkinson, of Barkley, visited her parents in Gillam one day last week. A number of our boys attended the show at Medaryville Thursday night. A sumptuous dinner was given last Sunday at Arch Pullins’ in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pullins, who were recently married. Many relatives and friends were present. V ESTAi

BLACKFORD.

The farmers are all busy harvesting. Mrs. Isaac Miller, w’ho has been ill for a long time, died Friday morning, July 21. Interment was at the Sandridge graveyard on Sunday afternoon’. The young lady who has been at Blackford for the past few weeks has returned to her home in Chicago. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Logan Wood died Tuesdlay afternoon. Miss Ella Howe is mapping her home at present on Nubbin Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. Hulce brave returned from dredge numi rer 1. George Marcum is suffering from a severe kick in the back by a horse. A dance was held in Lakins grove a week ago Saturday night. Several of the young men of Rensselaer were out loaded with plenty of beer and whiskey. Mrs. Casey, after a few weeks spent in visiting friends around Blackford, has returned to Fair Oaks. Anderson Jenkins is able to be around. Butterfly.

FAIR OAKS.

Wm. Burns went fishing to the Kankakee and brought home several piko. Gardens have been ruined by the dry weather. Haying Is the order of the day.

Mrs. Kirkaby will move to Chicago about August Ist. Walt Wiseman has returned from Chicago Heights. The early huckleberries are all gone and the late ones are ripening. It appears that something is wrong in regard to the new’ postmasters. What has become of the petitions that were sent to Congressman Hammond. Wm. Warren has traded 'his mule for Jack Humphrey’s troting horse. Enoch Phalon and Frank Lakin visited Englewood and Chicago and the World’s Fair. Mr. Phalon attended several meetings of merchant’s associations and is now in favor of a high protective tariff. Reed’s circus performed to a small audience on the night of the 25th. Two ponies and a few small dogs were on exhibition. * One of Reed’s men quit the show and w’ent to work for John Blomberg. True Blue. ■'

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