People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1893 — Page 1

THE PEOPLE’S PILOT.

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MOXOX TDIE TABLE. SOUTH BOUND. Mo. 31—Mail and Express, daily 10:49 A SI. No. ■*>— Mhll ::id Express, dai1y....11:33 A. M. No.IW-MiHi A> coni., daily G:2l P. M. No. 3—Night Express, daily 10:37 P..V. No. 45—Local F eight 2:50 P.M. NORTH BOUND. No. Mail 5:40 A. M. No. 40—Milk Aeeoui.. daily 7:37 A.Si. No. K-M:iil ..7:.\» P.M. No. 30 Mail 3:27 I'. M. Nq. 46—Local Freight 9:25 A.M.

A son at Geo. Day’s last Friday. Corn for sale at Dexter & Cox's. Only one more week of our ten "ent offer. B>y your threshing coal at Dexter & Cox’s. Thomas Thompson is at Cameron Springs. Baby carriages at Williams’. All styles. R. C. Dowler is seriously sick with rheumatism. Try Roger’s bread, no better made, at Vick’s. Best grade of threshing coal at Dexter and Cox's. A daughter was born to Alton Padgett and wife last Sunday. For ' a good square meal or lunch go to Vick s. Dexter & Cox can sell you corn by the wagon load. Corn for sale at C. S. Baker's, 3 miles south of Mt. Ayr. 2-5 t A few watches and chains at a great bargain at Vick's. A daughter was born to Mrs. Mollie Payton last Friday. Fruits, the best the market affords, at Vick's. Price those laces at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Cheap. A trial trip of eight weeks for ten cents.

Mrs. Joseph Mitchell is having a severe spell of sickness. The McCormick binders and mowers at Isaac Glazebrook's. Subsci ptions taken for any paper or magazine at this office. Jim Frame, of Chicago, is visiting old,friends in Rensselaer. For a good smoke try the Crown Jewel cigar. Subscriptions for the Nonconformist taken at this office. Miss Ida Shriver,, of Goodland, is visiting relatives in Rensselaer. Lemonade, milk shakes, and ice cream at Vick’s “one horse restaurant.” Mrs. Kitty Cann is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hyland. Buy your threshing coal of 0. W. Coen, (successor of Coen & Paxton). F. L. Chilcote, of Albany, was visiting his wife and babies this week.

McCormick binder and mower extras lor sale by Isaac Glazebrook. Mrs. Caroline Martin has returned from her visit to Cincinnati. Closing out sale of summer stock of millinery at Mrs. Lecklider’s from now on. S. E. Quantick, of Englewood, is the guest of his daughter, Mrs Tpm Geer. Something new at Vick’s. Step in and see what a bargain you can get. • The normal is causing our town to be overrun with pretty young ladies. Try a sack of our White Lilly flour. W. R. Nowels & Son. Only one more week in which you can get the Pilot eight weeks for ten cents. Three stables and a wood house were burned at Monticello last Thursday. Misses Blanch and Grace Brown are the guests of their brother, Harry Brown. For Sale Cheap.—Two new first class Cottage organs. Enquire at Austin & Co.’s. Old settlers’ meeting will be held at Monticello the last Saturday in this month. Goods going atcost all through July and August at Mrs. Lecklider’s. 50 percent, off. —t

R. B. Hayes, of Hayes Grove, I Penn., is tlfe guest of County Clerk Coover and family. Go to M. & A. Meyer for your 'stylish millinery and dress-mak-ing. Rose and Dona Whapler, of Beloit, Kansas, are visiting numerous relatives in this county. Dr. Vaughn, of Winamac, has moved to Wheatfield and will practice medicine in that town. Misses Dora and AnnaCrazen, of Logansport, have been visiting J. C. Thrawls and family. Orders for job work or advertising in Wheatfield may be left at the drug store of Fendig & Co. G. S. Williamson, wife and daughter, of Beaver City, Neb., are visiting relatives in this vicinity. Mel Makeever was married in Denver, Colo., July 24th, to a young lady by the name of Clara A. Riley. Warren Washburn has resigned his situation as chair pusher at the exposition and is now at home. Lewis S. Alter, who is located at South Bend, Ind., as deputy county surveyor, is visiting his home in Jasper county. C. D Newels & Son have sold Ihe ■■ . amber and coal yard to Wal’.we Robinson, who has already taken possession. Even the Prohibitionists wouldn't seriously object if the railway rates were to take a drop or two occasionally. Harry Zimmerman, of Meadville, Pa., is taking advantage of Jhe duh season and is visiting his parents in Rensselaer. Jerry Ready, of Chicago, a plumber who worked on the first college, is back doing the plumbing for the new one. Charles Garvin, of Oregon, was visiting in Rensselaer this week. Twelve years ago he left Remington for Oregon. The C. & E. I. railroad has notified its employes that full pay will be allowed them during one week's visit to the fair. Two janitors will attend to the school building the next year. John Daugherty and Vermont Hawkins have been employed. For Rent.—A 36-room fine brick hotel at Rensselaer, Ind. For terms write or apply to C. D. Newels, Rensselaer, Ind. Advertised Letters: George Black, Charles S. Ferris, Mr. W. L. Jones, Miss Anna Lanser, Mr. J. K. Ray, Mies Cora Shrum.

S. A. Hemphill, Thomas Burns, Wm. Neal and Jerry Healy attended the unveiling of the soldiers’ monument at Delphi last Friday. The normal began fast Monday with thirty-nine pupils. The instructors are Prof. Bohannon, J. F. Warren and Gaylord Chilcote. The Methodist choir has been improved by the addition of a violin and cornet, Miss McGowan playing the former and Mr. Wishard the latter. Jim Hemphill now has use for the small chair kind friends sent him recently. It’s a nine pound boy, born last Friday at Two Harbors, Minn. You can’t afford to borrow the Pilot each week when you can get it eight weeks for the small sum of ten cents. This offer expires next week. The citizens of Kentland are said to have raised $1,200 to pay a rain maker to bring rain. It took place Wednesday and is said to have been successful. Don’t you want the Pilot eight weeks for ten cents. If you do you should send in your money at once, as the offer will be - withdrawn next week. The commissioners will meet in special session Monday to take action on the Wakarusha ditch and proposed gravel road. A vigorous kick will be made on the ditch. J. L. Brady, a graduate of the Butler University, at Irvington, Ind., will succeed Bro. Utz as pastor of the Christian church. He is a single man and is highly recommended. He begins his pastoral labor here Oct. Ist.

Hemphill & Honan are selling out to quit business. Now is the time to get bargains for cash.

RENSSELAER. IND.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1893.

Earnest W. Rettger, of Hunt ingburg. Ind., a graduate of the State Normal School and State University, has been employed as principal of the Rensselaer high schools, to succeed Harry O. Wise. Patronize those who want I your trade badly enough to ask for it through your paper. When the others want • your dollars they’ll let you know’. Keep an eye on our advertising columns. Do you intend to buy your hard coal early? If so see C. W. Coen before you place your order. He will give you the bekt grade at the price you pay for lower grade coal. Subjects at the Tabernacle next Sunday: Morning, “Training Children.” Evening. “Preparation for Life.” The evening sermon will be addressed mainly to the youngpeople. All are cordially invited. Frank O’Mera is home on a two months vacation at full pay. He is assistant engineer in the criminal court building at Chicago. The engineer, George Dolan, accompanied him home, but left Tuesday for Peru. It is said that if you cut a bunch of dog fennel and place on each head of your cabbage in your garden you will have no further trouble from the destructive cabbage-worm. The experiment is easily tried. W. A. McCurry and wife, of Goodland, were in to town Tuesday. This was Mr. McCurry’s first visit to Rensselaer foi’ sixteen years, and he expressed considerable surprise at the change which has taken place in the town.

The latest improved threshing machines cut their own bands, do their own feeding, stack their own straw, and load their own wheat. Under these new ar rangemen ts thresh mg becomes a pleasure and is not the dreaded job of old. If you enjoy startling climaxes, thrilling situations, clever specialties, good acting and grand l scenic effects, don’t fail to see the greatest of all railroad plays, hTbe Lightning Express,” at the Opera House, Friday evening, August 11th. A young lady who had been married a little over a year wrote to her matter of fact father, saying: “We have the dearest little cottage in the world, ornamented with the most charming little creepers you ever sav;.” The old man read the letter and exclaimed, “Twins, by thunder!” Wile Duvall is no longer landlord of the Nowels House, the business not proving a paying one. He has moved with" his family into the house just south of Dr. Alter's residence. It is not known who will be the next landlord. Mr. Duvall will follow his old business of draying.

A man named McDonnell is getting a new flying machine ready to launch in September. His workshop is just outside the World’s Fair grounds, and he is working at the concern just as if he had built air ships all his life and had no doubt of the thing navigating the air when he gets it done. Our offer of the Pilot eight weeks for ten cents will be continued next week only the offer expiring Saturday, August Bth. Many have taken advantage of this offer, but there are still some who do not receive the paper. If you wish to take advantage of this offer you should do So at once. The tramp was released from the work house Tuesday and Jerry Karsner completed his term Wednesday. The tramp lost no time in getting out of town. He said he thought there were but six '-work houses in the state, but has now* added another to his list. He is experienced stone breaker.

Mrs. Gerardy, who was sent from Starke county to the woman’s reformatory last March to serve a two years’ term for the killing of her husband, was transferred to the insane department of that institution a few days ago. She has been showing signs of mental derangement for some time, and recently has been quite violent and difficult to manage at intervals.

I. F. Alter and wife attended the funeralof Mrs. Alter’s father, C. Wilheim in Clinton county Monday. Mr. Wilhelm met his death last Saturday from a tree falling on him. The tree was burning and unexpectedly fell to the ground, and catching Mr. Wilhelm, crushed the life out of him.

Williams has a full line of goods at his store and can please you all in prices and styles.

An old tramp preacher was delivering sermons on the streets this week. This is his third or fourth trip to this vicinity. He preaches without price, pays his own expenses, and tramps all over the country. It is understood his home is in Illinois. He claims the present hard times and poor crops are owing to the wickedness of the people. The Miami county commissioners have made an order requiring all owners of traction engines previous to moving their machinery across a bridge to lay down a two-inch plank, upon which the wheels should run. Many bridges are badly damaged by the careless enginemen who drive the ponderous machines over the naked floors. For disregarding the injunction of Judge Stein ordering the Fair kept open on Sunday the World's Fair directors were fined for contempt. Lyman J. Gage, Charles Henrotin. Andrew McNally.Charles Hutchinson and W. D. Kerfoot were fined SI,OOO each; Director General Davis *250 and Victor F. Lawson SIOO. The Fair will remain open until the injunction is dissolved.

Charlie P. Hopkins, writing from Dickson, Tenn., and sending us three new subscribers, says: “The People’s Party is growing here rapidly.” How are you? Does money cramp you up there? Here business is almost ata stand still.” The same condition of affairs is existing in f Rensselaer, owing to the tightness of the money market and busy times among the farmers. LaPorte Star: The glory of the Walkerton huckleberry marsh has departed. Fire did its . perfect work among the bushes and it is not among the fringes of the great stamping ground that any berries arc found. In the days before the tire 3,000 boxes were picked and shipped in a day. The owners of the marsh have been looking over it with a view to draining it and converting it into a celery farm. , Chas. G. Yelm, the well known and popular traveling salesman, is honu* nursing two mashed feet and a severely bruised leg. He fell under a freight train at Rensselaer and narrowly escaped a silent interview with the coronor of Jasper county.—Lafayette Courier. If Yelm “fell under a train at Rensselaer” no one about the depot heard of it. A poor excuse is said to be bettor than none.

“A great play and a great company,” is what every ‘one says after seeing that greatest of -all railroad plays, “The Lightning Express. ” A genuine novelty is introduced in the railroad scene, and one that always holds the audience spellbound. The highest grade of specialties are introduced by clever singers, dancers and musical artists. Don’t fail to see the great play at the Opera House, Friday evening, August 11th.

A tramp was begging at a residence in towm Friday morning, and the grub not suiting his taste he “sassed” the lady of the house. Deputy Sheriff McColly lives right across the street and the lady told the tramp that by applying there he would be fed. He did so and was “run in” and furnished his breakfast at the jail. Afterward he was sentenced to the -work house for five days and put to work alongside Jerry Karsner breaking nigger heads. He seemed to be familiar with the work and could break two stones to Jerry’s one.

I During this exceedingly dry weather too much precaution cannot be taken to prevent fires which might prove very disastrous while the grass and nearly all vegetation is almost as dry as tinder. Parents and others having charge of children should be very careful about allowing them to play with fire or matches. One little match carelessly used might be the means of a very destructive conflagration. Old paper should also not be allowed to lay in heaps. Lookout for the windmill sharpers, who are finding many victims in neighboring counties. They sell a windmill agency territory for what appears' in the agreement signed by the victim to be a small price conditioned upon the sale of $125 worth of windmills, the same to be paid one year from date. By tearing off oiw> end of the agreement it turns out to be an ironclad promissory note, such as has been used with such telling effect in the past. Should a fire break out in Rensselaer at the present time, it would be a difficult mailer to check its progress, owing to the scarcity of water. The three fire cisterns built by the town board are nearly empty and the river and many wells are dry. An effort has been made to raise money to fill the cisterns but so far the attempt has been unsuccessful. To fill the three cisterns will only cost about S3O and property owners on Wash ington street should see that the amount is raised.

Hom Thomas Updegraff, of McGregor, lowa, Republican congressman from his district, stopped off in Rensselaer Wednesday, on his way to Washington, where he expects to be at the opening of congress next Monday, He lived in Rensselaer in the 50’s and has distant relatives here. He says he is in favor of the repeal of the Sherman bill, but when asked what he w’ould have for a substitute said that was a Democratic affair and ho was not in it. He seemed to think tlifft partyism should be greater tlgm patriotism. The Tolleston Club case which Jias just ended after a long and severely fought legal battle will again drag its weary length through the Circuit Court. Assistant Attorney General Leon O. Bailey of Indianapolis, is in the city to-day, and has tiled motion and bond for a new trial under the statutory right. •Judge Gillett accordingly vacated the verdict m favor of the defendant, and the case will be tried at the October term. Attorney Kopelkc and Youclrn, of Crown Point, arc here to represent the club.—-Valparaiso Daily Star. The following is Hick's’ forecast for this month: A temporary abatement in heat after last storms in July will be {renewed <>n and about the 2nd and 3rd, with many threatening clouds. As we enter period Bth to 12th look for about the hottest spell of the summer. The same condition will exist for the reactionary days, 11th ans 15th. Stubborn heat, with much tendency to hard electric storms and heavy local rains, 19th to 23 rd. Cooler from 23rd to 27th, at which time warmer with storms. Month ends warm, with storms starting in the west. Many earthquake indications in August. Another divorce case has been tiled with the clerk of Jasper circuit court this week. Elhannen Hilton sues for a divorce from his wife Harriet J, and charges inhuman treatment. The plaintiff lives in Gillam township, but the whereabouts of his wife is not known. They were married on the 30th day of June, 1885, and separated in December of the same One child was born in April of the following year. Harriet was a woman of violent temper and made things fly when she got mad. She cursed and swore at her husband, called him obscene names and threatened to kill him by cutting his throat from ear to ear. She also locked him out of the house, so the complaint alleges. He will doubtless get his divorce. Send in ten cents and get the Pilot eight weeks.

| Miss Lulu Bunnell, of Wolcott, i visited Miss Ora Duvall during j the past. week. i' • • Will one of the three editors at Rensselaer please tell us what l dog-fennel will be worth after ■ the crop of their city is harves- | ted this fall. —Jack the Ripper. The Sentinel would refer Jack to the editors of the Republican i and Pilot, who advocated its cultivation, and to the City Dads, who engaged in its culture and are the rightful owners of the crop.—Sentinel. As Brother McEwen seems to think dog-fennel makes good cow feed, we understand the town board is considering the Feasibility of selling the crop to Uncle Jimmy to feed to his Jerseys next winter. They seem I to be partial to t his kind of feed. The Sentinel editor will be allowed to fix his own price. Unless you write or have printed upon your envelopes the number of days you wish them held, the postmaster will hereafter by a new ruling hold them thirty days instead of ten. As soon as the contract for envelope printing runs out, you can only have printing done at you.' | home office, as the government will stop printing addresses thereon, ay-.l thi - is right. The government hr. <.■» .oral right, to comp ‘I 11 ■ u . ■ county printer ;> <• it, in this maim,;. reform OUr Republic . is y;i|) please give cr. 'i. ' ;uo Hon. Owen Scott, , >1 »omington. who introduced the ‘ bill, an I pushed it through congress, cor reeling this wrong.—Paxtun (III.,) Register. F. B. Lyofi, of the California Herald, wrote up a local train robbery which never took place, in a highly sensational manner recently, as a joke, and mentioned several popular business men of his town as the perpe trators.. It. was meant as a joke and was taken us such by» the citizens of the town. In answer io a protest of Hie gentlemen whose names appeared in the article the llprald’ says: “We. cannot or do not see the influence of the good words or reports as published by the daily or weekly press* but if anything out of the ordinary or anything adverse to the public good we seo its effect advertised far and wide, as in the casein question. If i.lie press is capable of damaging, it is just as strong in doing goue. Its influence is unbounded. It perfheates all of the classes of society from tho. highest to the lowest. If its words do no. reach the eyes of everyone in the land it does reach their ears, evidence of which we find every' day.”

Of the many attractions on th? Midway at the World's Fair none are more worthy of mention than, the Moorish Palace, it is located just east of th.) Ferris wheel and will be known oy the great blue dome outlined against the .sky. Among the many features in the Moorish Palace are the Moorish castle, the Moorish palmgarden, the Moorish and magic maze, the Moorish harem, the Moorish execution, the devil’s cave (of course you will not be there in 1993), the room of 1,009 reflections (slop a moment and imagine 1,009 people like yoursul. standing around you), the bottomless well, the original guilotine on which Marie Antoinette was beheaded. The execution ; s represented just as it occurred. Visitors should not overlook the optical illusion theatre. It consists of three acts and is certainly wonderful. The laws of nature seem to be defied. In the second act you see the red blood rush into thfe features of a marble statue and a beautiful woman greets your eye. In the Panopticon is a treat for all' Caston Bros., of Berlin, the greatest artists in wax in the world, are the authors of a collection costing $250,009. The uniforms of some of the great generals and rulers of the world cost over §2.530 each. Music is furnished by the Royal Roumanian Band and singingcan be heard in ten different languages, which alone is worth the admission price of 25 cents, which will take you through all of the Moorish Palace. None of our citizens visiting thesFair should miss this attraction. Smoke the Mendoza cigar.

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