People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1894 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. | I * I A\ f lIIIU Tens of thousands of Xmas 1“-I I II 111 fl II presents from Japan, Germany, 1 | I Ml France, America, etc., for every HB person within 50 miles of Rens■■■X ■■■■ |k I a ■ ■ selaer. All the latest novelties (■ 1 Lm IV I I |\ I g ■ in Celluloid, Antique Oak and I I I I vJU 111 Plush Handkerchief and Glove Toilet. Cases, Work Boxes, Cuff and Collar boxes, Smoking Sets, Albums, Dolls in every Style including Cute little Sisters of Charity, Confirmation and Esquimo Dolls, from 1c to S 3. Musical Instruments, Mechanical Toys, Tool Boxes, Silverware, Jewelry, a Museum of 5 and 10c counter Goods. The most elaborate display of HANDKERCHIEFS and MUFFLERS from lc to 82.40. Beautiful embroidered and silk Embroidered handkerchiefs 5c Embroidered all silk handkerchiefs jq c A fine line of men’s hemstitched linen 25c to 90c. Initial silk handkerchiefs hemstitched and brocaded silk handkerchief s, etc. A handsome new line of fine neck-ties, plush Caps and Suspenders in individual boxes suitable for presents. The finest line of table linens, towels, doilies, etc. Special low prices on dress goods, fur muffs and capes, gloves, shoes and slippers, etc The greatest money saving brgain of all is in late style but broken sizes of Clothing and CloaKs, At One-half Price to Close Out. Headquarters for Holliday Goods, And fun for the little chaps and chap-esses. Make your stockings longer and your pockets deeper to hold more goods than you ever bought before for the money. This is the only place in town Santa Claus will stop at this Xmas, and if anyone else claims’to have Santa Claus tell ’em it’s a nickel-plated imitation. The Only Bargain House. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE.

Albert Overton visited at Battle Ground Sunday. Art Fisher is running the dray for his brother this week. Miss Jessie Adams, of Monon, is visiting relatives in Rensselaer. Maud Mankin left for her home at Terre Haute, last Saturday. Jack Stewart, of Chalmers, visited friends in Rensselaer last Sunday. Norman Bartlett, of Rainsville, is visiting relatives in Rensselaer. • Wm.‘ Schanlaub, foreman of the Morocco Courier, was in town this week. Rev. Baech filled Dr. Utter’s place in the M. E. church last Sunday morning. Maggie Healy is spending the week at Remington attending the catholic fair. Mr. Tinney, of Purdue, is spending his holiday vacation with Ira Washburn. Warren and Ira Washburn are home from Purdue University to spend the holidays. VernusCristler held the lucky number that drew the banjo raffled by Frank Morlan.

The Church of God has had good success with its revival meetings. Wm. Irvin is back to Rensselaer after an absence of several weeks. Mrs. Hammond, of Lafayette, was in town the first of the week. Hale Warner won the suit of clothes raffled off by Bion Zimmerman last Saturday night. Geo. Strickfaden was at Remington and Wolcott, last week, selling chances on his music box. There has been a rush of corn to market this week, good roads and fair prices being the cause. A pie social was held at Pleasant Ridge last Saturday evening, and everybody had a pleasant time.

Some gentleman from Bridgeport, Conn., is buying all the turkeys he can find at Pleasant Ridge, and shipping them to Connecticut for the holidays. The several! churches will celebrate .Christinas* in the usual, interesting manner, with the exception of the Christian church which will give an entertainment at the Opera House.

Simon and Isaac Leopold were in town this week. Simon is engaged in the furniture business at Remington, and Isaac is in the dry goods business at Wolcott. Samuel DeMarcus, of Benton county, has bought the restaurant annex of the Lakey & Sayler bakery. J. E. Lakey will conduct the bakery business alone. A very pleasant box social was held at the James school house south of town last Friday night, gross receipts 430.90. A good house, a good time and a good crowd. Maggie Lang, teacher. Died in Hanging Grove township, Sunday, Dec. 16, Mrs. Catharine Culp, wife of James Culp. Mrs. Culp was one of the oldest women of the county being upwards of 80 years. She was buried in* the Osborne cemetery.

Elder Brady has returned south home from Remington, where gross he has been assisting in revival house meetings. crowc The town marshal did a good Die thing last week, when he cleaned ship, the old trash and mud off the Caths main street. Gulp. Miss Genevieve Hoffman left oldes for her home at Greencastle last ing u Saturday evening, where she waa expects to remain. ceme 1 Invitations are out for the New Year’s ball. We* understand they have engaged a fine frien( orchestra from Chicago. those libers Isaac WiH'.ams, porter at the colun Makeever House, was in Chicago rocal last week, and brought his patro brother back with him.

We call the attention of our many country readers and friends to the advertisements of those merchants who have so liberally patronized these columns. We believe in reciprocal trade, patronize those who patronize you. The fall’owing are the officers elected by Prairie Lodge F. & A. M. Monday night: B. F. Fendig W. M., Chas. G. Spitle? S. W., H. L. Brown J. W., Ralph Fendig Treasurer. A If. W. Hopkins, Sec’y. The above officers will be publicly installed December 27 th. Martin Shanabarger now has full charge of the Hildebrand brick livery and feed barn. New rigs and new teams are being added to the business. Everything about the barn is neat, clean and healthy. Patronage is solicited and satisfaction guaranteed.

The dance last Tuesday evening was a success, and everybody had a pleasant time. Tommy Daugherty has sold his farm to a gentleman from Attica, price S3B per acre. A woman from near DeMotte, Jinks by name, was lodged in the county jail Thursday. Farmers, haul your grain to Hartley Bros, and receive Remington and Geodland prices. We have an interesting letter in this issue from our correspondent at the State University. The Stock farm has some very promising colts, which they exercise on our streets every day. The college band went to Remington Yesterday to play for the catholic fair. They are to be there two nights.

Clyde Reeve got his collar bone broken last Friday in a wrestling match, on the play ground at the school house. The wife of Randolph Wright, of Newton county, died Sunday morning, and was buried Monday at No. 1 in Jackson township. Mr. Amos Griswold, of Washburn. 111., was here the first of the week visiting and attending to some business matters. Mr. Griswold is a brother of Abner Griswold, and his wife is a sister of Joseph and Marion Adams.