People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1895 — Illinois Glass Works Shut Down. [ARTICLE]

Illinois Glass Works Shut Down.

Al, ton, HL, Jan. 31. The Illinois Glass company has shut down a continuous tank furnace throwing out of employment 325 hanks. 15iisis owing to the action of the child labor law. Coming in the winter season much suffering and destitution is sure to result.

Attend the Model grand cleati.n< e tale during February. T ? rank Makeever of Mt. Ayr made Rensselaer a business visit Thursday. B. Y. Miller of Mt. Ayr has sold his farm to Robert Crisier. and moved to the south part of Illinois. Alfred Crisier of Mt. Ayr, superintendent of the creamery of that place, made Rensselaer a busines trip last Thursday. Mr. Elmer Steward of Columbus, Ind., visited Mr. and Mrs. Will Wishard this week. Mrs. Will Wishard visited her mother at Mt. Ayr yesterday. Model clearance sale this week. Ike Leopold of Wolcott was in town Thursday. Geo. Haskell of Remington spent Thursday in this place. Miss Mae Enslen has returned from an extended visit with friends in Evanston, 111., and Raub and Marion, Ind. Model remnant sale during February. Wm. Rinehart of Buffalo, -N., ¥., was in town last week on business, the guest of T. J. McCiy. Be sure and read the Model grand clearance sale* in this issue.

Mr. Wood, late landlord of the Nowel’s house was up from Monon Saturday. There was a box supper at the Rob Hopkins school house last Friday evening. Uncle Headly Brown and wife gave a dinner party last Thursday, in honor of the 50th anniversary of H. W. Porter’s birthday. About 20 guests partici pated in the feast. A Leopold made a business trip to Wolcott yesterday. Mr. H. W. Porter, after a severe illness of about 10 days, is able to be about. Mr. Walls, the corporation council of Chicago, was in the city Wednesday. Erastus Wright of Leavenworth, Kans, is visiting his uncle, Willis Imes, this week. Mr. Wright has not been in this country for about forty years. Miss Glenn Porter is rapidly improving after a severe sickness of about two weeks. Rev. J. L. Brady baptized 7 converts last Saturday at the Christian church. Matt Worden and Jerry Shea visited friends in Remington last Sunday. The Catholics have added electinc lights to their new club room and Foresters hall over Eiglesbach’s meat market. Dennis Gleason the horse-buy-er, shipped a fine car-load of horses to Cincinnati last Thursday.

Bertha Alter returned from Chicago, last Wednesday, after an absence of two weeks. Mr. Frank Alter who has been visiting friends and relatives here for the past two weeks, has returned to his home at Russiaville. John Q. Alter is visiting relatives and friends in Russiaville, this week. Miss Nellie Hopkins has been visiting in Monticello, this week. Marriage licenses issued since last reported: i Chas. A. Parker. I Della R. Ewen. 1 Osa A. Ritchey. } Minnie A. Powers. Rev. L. E. Conner will preach at the Church of God next Sunday morning and evening. Professor A. H. Purdue, principal of the high school, is giving a series of lectures on Geology, for the benefit of the teachers and students. He is very proficient on that subject it is possible that many others would be glad of an opportunity to hear the lectures. John McColly, of Fair Oaks, was in Rensselaer yesterday. John Nichols returned from a two week’s visit in Kansas. Charley Cox made a pleasure trip to Lafayette last Thursday. Sheldon Smith of Morocco, was in attendance at the farmers institute Wednesday. A Dedication party was given at the Pavilion by Miss Jessie Barton last Tuesday evening; taffy pulling was in by the thirty guests. Newton Pumphrey is reported with scarlet fever.