People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1894 — Call For Convention. [ARTICLE]

Call For Convention.

The citizens of Rensselaer who are not bound by party ties to the Republican party, are requested to meet at the court house, on Friday evening, April 20th, for the purpose of placing a citizen’s ticket for town officers in the field, to be voted for May 7th, 1894. By order of Committee.

Matt Warden’s barn in the south-east part of town burned last Tuesday evening about 6 o’clock. The building was entirely consumed together with a young calf that was in the barn. It is supposed to have been set on fire. For once, the fire department was not called out. It is a wonder too, for every time a chimney burns out, the department is called on.

A. McCOY & CO. are now prepared to make farm loans at 64 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. 42-4 t

In the last campaign a Hoosier farmer carried a banner on which was inscribed, “Vote for Cleveland and get $1.25 for your wheat.” The tiller of the soil preserved the banner and carries it when he goes to town now. Under the former inscription he has painted. ‘75 cents of the above is a d d lie. ’

B. F. FERGUSON is now prepared to make farm loans at 64 per cent. Interest per annum, commission as low as any one else. He does his own abstracting and can save you money there. Be sure and call. We can make your loans quickly. We make it a specialty. Four covered wagons filled with some tough looking specimens of humanity and old plunder, drawn by dilapidated equines, was an attraction on the streets, last Saturday.

Prices will make an interesting sale day of umbrellas. Saturday, April 28th. Chicago Bargain Store. Why is it that when a woman goes to a neighbor’s house for a minute, she stays an hour? Smoke the Mendoza cigar For sale everywhere. Ed. Parcels was in Morocco, last Tuesday.

Bulletins recently issued at Washington show that the total valuation in Indiana in 1890 was ®2,095,176,828; real estate with improvements, $1,288,163,727; live stock and farm implements, $114,533, 677; mines and quarries, including product on hand, $15,102,469; gold and silver coin and bullion, $35,640,877; machinery of mills and product on hand, raw material and manufactured, $54,020,912; railroads $310,172,144; telegraphs, telephones, shippings and canals, $9,117,166; miscellaneous, $267,525,613. The per capita of total valuation in Indiana in 1890 was $956; in 1880 $850; 1870 $755; 1860 $392; 1850 $205. The state debt is nearly $8,000,000.

Our better halves say they could not keep house without Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It is used in more than half the homes in Leeds. Sims Bros., Leeds, lowa. This shows the esteem in which that remedy is held where it has been sold for years and is well known. Mothers have learned that there is nothing so good for colds, croup and whooping cough, that it cures these ailments quickly and permanently, and that it is pleasant and safe for children to tefcke. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by F. B. Meyer Druggist. In the annual report of the northern penitentiary, the following figures appear: There were 52 life term men in the prison, 165 colored men, 10 insane men; 1 blind prize fighter; 3 lawyers; 2 bankers; 1 colored preacher; 56 murders; 12 printers, 2 school teachers; 2 doctors; 44 farmers. 6 book-keepers, 18 barbers; 250 laborers. Of the prisoners, 173 are 20 years old, 226 are between 20 and 25; 147 are between 30 and 40; 65 are between 40 and 50, 1 being past 70. John Healy has opened a shoe shop in Uncle Charley Rhoades’ harness shop, and is now prepared to do all kinds of custom work. His terms are cash to all. If you need repairing done in first class style, give him a call and he will give you satisfaction.

Monday was a pretty large day in town it being the end of tax paying. Persons came in that day, thinking to avoid the rush on Saturday, but bright and early on Monday morning, a goodly number were waiting to liquidate the county. The situation in Washington, over the arrival of the various industrial armies, begins to have serious aspects and some alarm is felt by the residents of the capital. It’s all the same, a slight cold, congested lungs or severe cough. One Minute Cough Cure banishes them. A. F. Long & Co., Druggists.

Screen doors, ice and palm leaf fans are late arrivals with us. They are a great thing sure. Strawberries and early vegetables made their appearance in the market here, this week. B. F. Ferguson is still selling, buying and trading in real estate. The fish liar is abroad in the land.

Those who never read the advertisements in their newspapers miss more than they presume. Jonathan Kenison, of Bolan, Worth, Co., lowa, who had been troubled with rheumatism in his back, arms and shoulders read an item in his paper about how prominent German citizen of Ft. Madison had been cured. He procured the same medicine, and to use his own words: “It cured me right up.” He also says: “A neighbor and his wife were both sick in bed with rheumatism. Their boy was over to my house and said they were so bad he had to do the cooking. I told him of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and how it cured me, he got a bottle and it cured them up in a week. 50 cent bottles for sale by F. B. Meyer, druggist. Fourteen portraits of General Grant will make up the department of “Human Documents” in McClure’s Magazine for May. And in addition to these there will be a number of other portraits of Grant scattered through a series of articles relating to him. Many of the pictures are from the collection of Col. F. D. Grant.

Attorney General Smith has given an opinion that all of the township officers elected next November will qualify and take their offices immediately, except the trustees and assessors. These will not get the offices to which they are elected until August, 1895.

Pure blood means good health. Re-inforce it with DeWitt’s Sarsaparilla. It purifies the blood, cures Eruptions, Eczema, Scrofula and all diseases arising from impure blood. It recommends itself. A. F. Long & Co., Druggists. Hundreds bought their umbrellas one year ago, sale day, and you will be wise again if you attend this great special sale, Saturday, April 28th. Chicago Bargain Store.

The meeting of the Bible society at the M. E. chuich, last Sunday afternoon, was a succesful one. The program, which we published last week, was a very pleasant one.

B. F. Ferguson is agent for the Cunard Mair Line of Steamers. This is the oldest and most reliable route between New York, Liverpool and all principal points east. 41-3 t

The Kentland Enterprise, of last week, gave Dr. Patton, who was here with the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co., a great roasting. Don’t know what the trouble was.

For Sale.—7 good cows, 3 have calves by their side, and the other 4 will have calves in 2 weeks. Call or address Fred Kroeger, Kniman, Ind.

Parcels & Wade have dissolved partnership, the latter going to Morocco. Mr. Wade will move his family there in a few days. 1,000 umbrellas and parsols from 25 cents to 84.00. Special low prices, Saturday, sale day, April 28th. Chicago Bargain Store.

Porter & Son put out a nicenew delivery wagon, last Wednesday, for the accomodation of their customers.

Twenty-five years ago last Saturday, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by Jehn Wilkes Booth.

California story by Bret Harte will appear with illustrations in McClur’s Magazine for May. April 26th is Odd Fellows’ anniversary day.