People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1893 — MOONSHINE AND WALKER. [ARTICLE]

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.

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.