People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1894 — $1.15 for Pillsbury Flour. [ARTICLE]

$1.15 for Pillsbury Flour.

We have a car ”^>f'.Pillsbury flour just received from the Minnesota mills, which we are selling for less money, [for cash] than it has been sold for in Rensselaer. 50 pounds Pillsbury best for 81.15. This flour has the reputation, and is no doubt the best hard wheat Hour manufactured in the United States. For sale at the mill by Saylor & Collins. 48-3 t

This will be the last week of the revival meetings at the M. E. church. Considerable interest has been aroused by telling discourses delivered to the people by the Quaker evangelists, Nathan and Esther Frame. The latter is a most, forcible speaker and undoubtedly leaves a lasting impression on the ear of her hearers.

On next Sunday the Rev. Dr. Borroughs, of Wabash college, will deliver the baccalaurate sermon to the high school graduates at the Methodist church.. .The services will occur in the morning, and the other churches will not have services on account of this. He will preach at the Presbyterian church in the evening.

The Fannie Hill Burlescjue Co., that was billed to appear at the opera house, had their performance nipped in the bud, by Manager Eger not allowing them to play on account of the low class show which it is said to give. The company is one of Duncan Clark's, and is, no doubt, the one that opened here last fall.

The two college bands w T ill be here to furnish music for the play next Wednesday. They have been making rapid strides toward perfection under the masterly hand of Prof. Hammersbach, who is a most competant instructor. • Some of our farmers have corn up that is now large enough to plow. Last week was well utilized by industrious agriculturists in finishing up their planting. If this is a good year will ha. j abundant crops.

The Winamac Democrat Journal says: When our friend McEwen of the Rensselaer Democratic Sentinel looks around over the Tenth district and sees the principal federal offices filled with anti-Clevelandites, why should he continue his high sounding praises of those who “turnedhim down?”

At the last meeting of the Rebecca Lodge. Mrs. A. Leopold was initiated into the rites and mysteries of the order, after which, at her solicitation, tho members repaired to Goff’s where they were served with ice cream.

Mayor John Andre at the opera house next Wedensday evening, promises te be a rare treat for the amusement lover. It is a play of Revolutionary times and should certainly be interesting to every American. Some person or persons tried to effect an entrance to Mrs. Hoye’s residence on north Van Rensselaer street, last Sunday evening, but in some way they seemed to have been discouraged in their efforts.

Clias. Robinson and wife and Mesdames T. F. Clark and Grant Hopkins, attended a family reunion at the home of Edward Heath at Aydelotte, Benton county, last Sunday. The Ft. Wayne Times has been caught up by Uncle Sam for advertising the San Domingo Lottery Co. You can’t fool with the old gentleman on the lottery question. At the Republican nominating convention last Tuesday, M. L. Spitler, of Rensselaer was nominated on the fourth ballot for joint Representative.

The business with the American Express Company at this place has fallen off 30 per cent, from what it was last year. The Healy orchestra will furnish the music for the graduating exercises of the high school next Thursday evening. A. Stimson. of Stoutsberg, was here last Saturday, and made this office a call.