People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1894 — House Plants. [ARTICLE]

House Plants.

We have taken an agency from G. R. Gause & Co., florists, of Richmond, Ind., and are prepared to furnish plants, bulbs and flower seeds at a very low rate, Every plant sold guaranteed to be true to name. For further particulars as to price call on C. B. Harrold at this office.

Smoke the Mendoza cigar. Last Friday was ground hog day. Fresh sweet pickle’s, In bulk, at Alter’s. Smoke the Mendoza cigar For sale everywhere. Anyone wishing vaults cleaned please call on Harry Wiltshire. Have Charley Simpson’s coal oil wagon to stop at your house. Muslin underwear at manufacturer’s price, Saturday, Feb. 17, Chicago Bargain Store. Great reduction in clothing, boots, shoes, cloaks, blankets, etc. Chicago Bargain Store. A box social will be given at the Free Will Baptist church, to-morrow evening. Everybody invited to attend. A gymnasium is being organized here among the young men of an athletic turn of mind. We hope they will succeed.

The firm of Goff & Nichols have dissolved partnership, the latter retiring, and has returned to his home at Hebron. The state convention of the Prohibitionists occur March 15, and they are expecting to make a strong fight this year. All kinds of women’s, Misses’ and children’s muslin underwear at cost, Saturday, Nov. 17th. Chicago Bargain Store. The Masons organized a brass band from members of their lodge. The Masons are booming.—Wolcott Enterprise. Kentland’s local talent played “The Yankee Detective,” iast Monday night. What is the matter with our company. Judge Healy has added to his window collection of curiosities ,a fine lot of foreign stamps, which are admired by byI have a black Spanish Jack I wish to sell, or I would trade for good cattle or hogs. Charles S. Baker, Mt. Ayr, Newton, Co,, Ind.

We will publish another letter from our gifted correspondent, Samuel Sparling, in next w T eek’s issue of the Pilot. Don’t fail to read it. Several of our citizens availed themselves of the opportunity to put up congealed water for summer consumption, during the past week. Wallace Murray has placed in B. F. Fendig’s show window the skull and antlers of an elk which he found in the swamp on his farm last fall. J. H. S. Ellis entertained his partner, Geo. Murray and wife, together with their force of clerks, last Sunday, by giving them an elegant dinner. The valentine display in the windows of our enterprising druggists are suggestive of the near approach of the day when we all get gentle reminders. The Hebron Leader was a handsome sheet last week. They gave a nice write up of all its business interests, and it should be appfeciated by its patrons. If you are not a subscriber to the Pilot and receive a sample copy of the same, you may know that we want your name on our books. So come in and see us. Jasper F. A. & I. U. will meet at this office on Wednesday evening, Feb. 14, for the purpose of re-organization. All persons interested are requested to be present. Gertrude Robinson and school will have a supper and necktie social at Gillam school house, Saturday evening, Feb. 17th. Only 25 cents a couple. Everybody invited. Notwithstanding the fact that the banks have ceased to loan money in Jasper county, Austin & Co. have an unlimited supply of funds to loan for long or short time. No delay in making loans.

Mrs. Sarah Neville died in Rensselaer, Ind., Feb. sth, and buried at Romney, Ind., Feb. 6th. 1894. She was born near Philadelphia, Penn., Sept. 15, 1803. When a child she moved with her parents to Ohio, but for the past 50-years she has lived in Romndy. Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The last two years she has made her home in Rensselaer with her daughter, Mrs. Mary Foltz. She was the mother of seven children, two of whom are living. Her domestic life was very plain and simple and her home was eVer hospitable. During the life of! her husband her home was the' . main stopping place in the little I village of Romney for the minis- . ters of the gospel. For more than 50 years she was a consistant member of the Methodist Episcopal church. The call of the master came quietly, peacefully and sweetly. In the twilight of life’s full day she sleeps. It may be of interest to our many readers to know just what the salaries of our county officers are, since the decision was rendered by the Supreme Court in the fee and salary bill: Clerk, $1,350; auditor, $1,900; recorder, $900; treasurer. $1,250; sheriff, $1,250. There are but ten other counties in the state that the salary cf the recorder is as low or lower than in this county.

The Evers & Cooper “Peck's Bad Boy” company played here last Friday and Saturday nights. It was one of the rankest things that has struck the village for some time. The company fell to pieces here by their back er leaving and finally pulled together after he v/as gone, and left for Monticello where they played on Monday night. Their season will be short. A gray eagle’ measuring seven and a half feet from tip to tip, and weighing over eleven pounds was shot, one day last week, near the tile mill, just north of town, by John Osborne. The bird appeared very bold and careless, sitting in a wild cherry tree just by the road-side. It is one of four that are spending the winter in that neighborhood. A. McCoy & Co. are now prepared to make farm loans at 6J to 7 per cent, depending on the amount desired, with commissions as low as are quoted elsewhere. The usual privilege of partial payments allowed. They would be glad to hear from parties desiring loans. Will cheerfully answer all inquiries. 33-4 t Barden H. Broadbury, an old and respected citizen of DeMotte, died last Monday evening at 7 o'clock. He was over 80 years of age at the time of his death and for years was a minister of the gospel in the Methodist church. He was also one of the old settlers of this county. Notwithstanding the fact that the banks have ceased to loan money in Jasper county, Austin & Co. have an unlimited supply of funds to loan for long or short time.. No delay in making loans.

In another column will be found the sale notice of I. F. Alter. Mr. Alter will move to Russiaville, this state, in a short time. We are sorry to lose him, as he is a good citizen. Guy Peacock is now learning the mysteries of the art pre servative in this office. He is a bright boy and if he remains with the work, will, in time, make a good printer. B. F. Ferguson is loaning more money on real estate than any other firm in Jasper or Newton counties. Call and get his terms before you arrange with any one else. A young lady of Remington, who is certainly one of the most modest of her sex, was telling a friend about their beautiful “limb-horn” chickens. She takes the bun.” The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Christian church will give a soap-bubble social at the residence of Bert Bartoo. this evening. Everybody invited. There will be preaching at the Barkley Christian church, on next Sunday, Feb. 11, both morning and evening, by Elder R. W. Clymer. Potatoes, did you remark? 100 bushels at Maloy’s.

Everything new, neat and I clean at Maloy’s. ! Ex-Priest G.iorge Rudolph de* ■ livered a .•»enes of lectures on the subject of “Romanism,” at the court house, this week. He is here in the interest of the A. P. A. and an attempt will be made to organize the same here. He is a very able speaker and hi.s lectures were attended by an appreciative audience each night. On Tuesday evening he told the "Story of his Life,” which was very interesting. He was to have lectured on Wednesday evening on “Romanism and the Boycott,” but in the morning he received a telegram calling him to the bedside of his wife, who is seriously ill, at their home in Clyde, Ohio, and he left on the first train for that place. 100 bushels of potatoes just received at Maloy's. Selling, delivered at 90 cents. The Chicago Inter Ocean has just made an announcement which for liberality Is not likely to be duplicated soon. This offer makes it possible for every one to begin now and secure the entire series of that wonderful set of World’s Fair pictures everybody is talking about, and this without the Coupon Certificate, heretofore used. A new subscriber has to pay no more (han a regular reader and besides gets them nearly all at once. However there is too much detail to explain here, but the system is certainly a good one for new subscribers.

If you can’t get out to us, let us call on you, which we can do every morning. Maloy. There will be a Columbian Entertainment at the Opera House next Tuesday evening, Feb. 13, given by the Ladies of the Presbyterian church. All come and see the Japanese and have a cup cf elegant tea for 5 cents, and a cup of coffee for and a sandwich for 5 cents each, at• ‘Old Vienna. ” Vist the “Indian Wigwam” and the “Esquimaux at home;” the Turkish and German Villages. There will also be music and tableaux. Admission 10 cents. Remember the time, Tuesday evening, Feb. 13th, at 7:30 o’clock.

100 bushels of potatoes just received at Maloy’s. Selling, delivered at 90 cents. A fellow was caught on the night train coming out of Chicago, last Tuesday evening, trying to work the change racket. This has been going on on the Monon for some time, and at last the fellow was discovered and placed under arrest, but he outwitted the captors by jumping from the train while it was in motion, and escaped. Some parties from Rensselaer were on the train at the time and report things pretty warm for awhile. 100 bushels of .potatoes just received at Maloy’s. Selling, delivered at 90 cents.

Last Tuesday Harry Williams, the man who was caught at Indianapolis trying to dispose of a team of horses and a buggy and harness, that had been stolen from Mr. JBaugher, near Otterbien, went before Judge Langdon, of the Tippecanoe circuit court and entered a plea of guilty. He was sentenced to the northern prison for a term of four years.—Fowler Reivew. Taters, pretaters or potatoes at Maloy’s, 100 bushels going at 90 cents. O. W. O. Hardman, Sheriff of Tyler Co., W. Va.. appreciates a good thing and does not hesitate to say so. He was almost prostrated with a cold when he procured a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. He says: “It gave me prompt relief. I find it to be an invaluable remedy for coughs and colds.” For sale by F. B. Meyer, Druggist. Fruits, vegetables and cheap grocery specialties at Maloy’s. The Quarterly meeting at the M. E. Church announced for next Sunday has been postponed one week by instruction of the Presiding Elder. Preaching by the pastor, Sunday night. No services in the forenoon except Sunday school. Marriage licenses were issued this week to James M. Hill and Fannie Crawford; Chas. R. Weiss and Gertrude C. Dewey.