People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1894 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Met by Chance were a few of the Bargains we offer. The low prices on the rest of our 6tock are there by reason of careful buying and “know how”—all for your benefit. Skill wins. Test our stock and see. Ellis & Murray. THE PEOPLE’S PILOT. Chas. Randall, the boy pedestrian, who is walking from New York City to San Francisco passed through Kentland, Saturday, stopped long enough to get shaved at Chas. McClain’s shop and stated his business. He started from New York, Jan. 6th, and Expected to arrive at San Francisco by April 10th. While here he said he had walked to an average of 42 miles a day. If he arrives in San Francisco, within the time allowed, which is 3 months and seven days, he gets 12,000 and traveling expenses; if not he gets nothing.— Kentland Democrat. The coming charity entertainment to be given by the W. R. C. of this place, on March 9th, promises to be one of the best ever given in Rensselaer. Major Hendershot, the “drummer boy of the Rappahannock,” together with his son, will be present and add great worth to the occasion. The best local talent of Rensselaer, will also ably assist in the enterprise, so that our citizens can have the pleasure of listening to a rare treat. Ruskin-, in his character and home life, will be the subject of an intimate and sympathetic study by. Mr. M. H. Spielmann, editor of the Magazine of Art, in McClure’s Magazine for March. Views of Brantwood, Ruskin’s home, and of points of interest roundabout, and various portraits of Ruskin, will accompany the article. The friends of Ezra C. Nowels, now of Lamar. Colorado, will be pleased to hear of his appointment under the present Democratic administration, as a receiver of public money. This appointment was made on Tuesday, of last week. Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson and Octave Thanet will all contribute to the fiction of McClure’s Magazine for March, giving special distinction to that feature of the number. Lewis Day, of Hammond, has rented the Dummy Hopkins property, in the south-east part of town and will shortly move his family here. Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe are visiting this week at his sister’s, in Dixon, 111., and will also buy a fine line of dress goods in Chicago. The sanguine gentleman who assured his friends that the spinal column of the winter was fractured is said to be in hiding. Mr. and Mrs. Mont Hubbard, of Toledo, Ohio, are. visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sigler, of this place. Towels, napkins and table cloths, all in the special sale, Saturday, March 3rd. Chicago Bargain Store. Henry Jones, of Chicago, has been visiting friends here for several days. Don’t miss the greatest entertainment of the season, March 9th. Finest fresh bulk and canned oysters in the marked at Alter’*.