People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1895 — Death of Joseph Shindler. [ARTICLE]

Death of Joseph Shindler.

Joseph Shindler was born in Bohemia, Austria, Feb. 1, 1860, and died March 26, 1895, aged 35 years, 1 month and 25 days. The deceased was a son of James and VernnaShindler, well known and respected citizens of Newton township. He was a victim of consumption, having been sick for a long time. He was a kind and honest man, loved and respected by all who knew him. The deceased leaves a widow and three children, father, mother, sister (Mrs. Mary Bill) and brother (James, of Washington state) to mourn his Joss. The funeral was held at Rensselaer at 2 p. m. Wednesday and was one of the largest ever seen in this city. The relatives have the sympathy of the entire community. The largest and finest line of wall papers ever in Northern Indiana, and at the lowest prices At Frank B. Meyer’s “old reliable” drug store. Mrs. Nancy Nichols, wife of Wm. Nichols, who used to reside in Rensselaer, died at her home in Medarysville Thursday, and will be buried to-day. A number of old friends have gone to the funeral. The Commercial State Bank is the name of the new bank,which will supercede the Citizens’ State •Bank, as mentioned in the Pilot last week. The farmers’ institute atWheatfield last Saturday was quite wen attended, and a very satisfactory program was executed. Messrs. Strong and Ponsler were present from Rensselaer. Messrs. John Burgett and J. F. Penn, ' recently fro.m Douglas, 111., have formed a partnership in the real estate business. Lucy Marlatt is visiting relatives in Chicago this week. All the barber shops in Rensselaer close Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evdnings al 8 o'clock; Wednesday evening at 9 o’clock, and Saturday night when work is done.

Wm. Rolle of Pulaskiville, is clerking for B. Forsythe. Elzer Griswold is seriously sick with liver trouble at his home north of town. The Easter opening of Mrs. L. M. lines’ millinery will occur April 10 and 13. See notice next week. Ben and Jim McColly, with Wm. and Joe Hance of Muncie, spent last week shooting' ducks at Beaver Lake. They killed about 100. Prof. A. H. Purdue will read a paper before the Northern Indiana Teachers’ Association at South Bend which meets April 4,5, and 6. Strictly Pure White Leads and Heath & Milligan’s house paints, at Meyers’ Old Reliable. Wheatfield, March 27. Grandma and Grandpa Brown are seriously sick with la grippe. Wm. King was in Rensselaer this week attending court. Grandpa Taylor is. reported to be quite sick. The high winds and sand storms have been very disagreeable for the past week. The farmers are working hard to get the stumps out of their fields.