People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1895 — Box Social at Moat’s School. [ARTICLE]

Box Social at Moat’s School.

DeMotte, Feb. 25. —The box social held at the Moats school house, taught by Miss Alma Hilton of Rensselaer, Saturday evening, Feb. 2 6, was a grand success, having a crowded house. Boxesbroyght fair prices. Miss •losie Moats, receiving the largest number of votes for being the most popular girl present, received the prize, a beautiful book of poems. A Subscribes.

Go to Hartley Bros, with your "rain. Isaac Tuteur has purchased the interest of his brother Moses in the firm of Tuteur Brothers, grocery business. Mrs. Nathan Fendig is convalescent from a two w r eek’s illness with malarial fever. Buy your hosiery of Ellis & Murray and save money and get what you want. The DeMotte school celebrated Washington’s Birthdny by having appropriate literary exercises, assisted by the cornet band, and attended by the school officers and patrons. Mrs. Samuel Yeoman was taken suddenly ill Friday evening and was seriously indisposed for several days. Harvey Wood is on the sick list again. For .a year his health has been very poor. Alfred Collins visited his son William last Sunday, at the hospital in Chicago, where he recently underwent a difficult operation. He found William so far recovered as to be able to return home last Tuesday. If you are going to set trees uhis fall, give me a call. I sell the best stock at very low prices. 5,000 2-year-old grape vines at 5 cents each, ready for delivery after October 10th. Nursery one-half mile northeast of Foresman, lud. J. A. Woodin. Harry Townsend who has been working in Charles Rhodes barber shop for some time has returned to his home in Kentland.

Henry Pierson moved his family to the Benj. Harris farm, nine miles west of tins week. He has been living on the Brown farm two miles south of the city. Frank Watson who recently sold his farm five miles southeast of town will soon move to the county hub. A carpet rag sewing bee for old folks occurred on the 19th at Mrs. Frank Watson’s, five miles south in Marion township. Another one for young ladies took place last Saturday. The young men came in the evening and a most enjoyable time "was had. Mrs. Frank Wood returned Saturday from a week’s visit at Foresman. Lakey makes delicious pastries as well as bread.