People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1895 — CITY AND COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

CITY AND COUNTY.

Additional Local A'etc# Will le i Found on the Seventh and OtherPage*. Ellis Iliff, of the Lafayette Buisness College, spent this week in Rensselaer. Miss Wharton is spending the vacation at her home near Logansport. Kirg Spitler spent this week at home as it is vacation of the Wabash College at Crawfordsville. Ora Yeoman and Wm. Erwin were hunting west of town the first of the week and killed 45 snipes. Jay Stockton has completed his course in book keeping at the Lafayette Business College and is now at home. b 8 late patterns of carpets in bolts and samples. Chicago Bargain Store. A great many of the country schools have already closed. John and Will King killed a lartre number of ducks last week, while hunting near Fair Oaks. The most complete line of shoes ever cffered in town, a' prices below all competition. Chicago Bargain Store.

Thomas Daugherty has moved from his farm. 5 miles south east of Rensselaer, to the Brown farm, 2 miles south-east of town. Albert Wolfe of Lafayette is now doing the butchering for J, J. Eiglesbach. Judge Hammond of Lafayette was in Rensselaer last Saturday. John Long, ex-conductor on the Monon and champion rifle shot of the state of Indiana, was in Rensselaer last Monday. The revival meetings at the Presbyterian cnurch are well attended. An endless variety of men’s, bovs’ and children’s clothing at matchless prices. Chicago Bargain Store. Arthur Hopkins was at home from Chicago part of last week, and returned Monday afternoon. His mother acco u emieu him to Chicago where sudut the first of the week.

Rev. Brady will begin a series of revival meetings at the Christian church next week. A fresh stock of boys’ and youths’ suits just from the factory, below competition. Porter & Yeoman. A. D. Babcock of Goodland attended court here last Monday, i Ed. Hyland came over from; Gilman, 111., last Tuesday to superintend the moving of his store room formerly occupied by Mrs. Lecklider. Henderson's shoes, diamond' toe, for ladies and men; neatest in town. Porter & Yeoman. G. M. Wilcox, of Surrey was in town last Monday. A. Jost of Monticello was in Rensselaer on business last Monday. Superior samples and low prices put Porter & Yeoman away ahead in tailor made clothing. Charley Gray is driving the dray for Wile Duvall. B. Forsythe will at once begin the foundation for his new ousiness building on the Halloran corner, which he purchased a few weeks ago.

Low prices and extra weight is thecause of Porter & Yeoman's wonderful carpet trade. The foundation for E. L. Hollingsworth's building on Van Rensselaer street Ls completed, and the Day Bros, will begin laying the brick at once. Charley Roberts’ office on Washington street is almost comp'eted. He is also erecting a new implement building, across I from the Makeever House on I Cullen street, l Miss B anch Hoyes is the ownlerof a handsome new bicycle, which was received last Monday. I Bavard Clark was home last | Sunday. ■ Bei t Goff and Charley Clifton are painting for A. McCoy at Marlborough. Wm. Dahncke of Wheatfield was in town last Tuesday. Take your laundry to Claybrook and Kressler. The highest price is paid for corn at the Rowels elevators,

The annual convention of the G. A. R. and W. R. C. was held at Munice last Wednesday and Thursday. Best galv. barb wire 24c lb. at J. M. Hufty’s, Mt. Ayr, Ind. A. Leopold is going to erect two nice dwelling houses across from his residence on Front street. John Graves of Wheatfield was in Rensselaer iast Monday. Get your barber work done at Clay brook and Kressler’s, up | stairs over Porter’s grocery. Mrs. Simon Leopold, who has been receiving treatment at the Michael Rees Hospital, of Chicago, has been entirely cured and will return to her home in Remington next Monday. Farmers, haul your grain to Hartley Bros, and receive Remington and Geodland prices. A. Leopold purchased Mrs. Willis Pruett’s property in Leopold’s addition last week. Call on Melvan Kenton at Surrey for gas burnt tile. Any size, good quality and reasonable. Frank King is breaking colts for Dr. Hartsell. Harry Townsend of Goodland visited his sister, Mrs. Charles Rhoades, this week. Go to Hartley Bros, with your grain. Simon Phillips spent last week with relatives in Fowler returning Saturday afternoon. Cash subscribers to the People's Pilot, can have Harper’s Weekly or Bazar for $3.20 additional. See club rates with all periodicals. Mrs. Walls and daughter, are spending the vacation at their home in Plainfield. Moses L >opold has been quite sick for the past week with pleurisy and phneumenia. The town marshal put in quite a number of new street c. ossings this week. Capt. J. M. Wasson and Dr. Stockwell attended the G. A. R. convention at Muncie last Wednesday and Thursday. They were delegates from tlje Rensselaer Post,

Mrs. Grant Warner and son Rex, visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chilcote and family at Albany this week. Mrs. Dr. Jackson went through Rensselaer last Tuesday, on her way to the W. R. C. convention at Muncie. Mrs. Kinney and Mrs. H. V. Weaver, attended the W. R. C. convention at Muncie this week. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Erwin and Miss Ollie Erwin of DeMotte, visited friends and relatives in Rensselaer, Saturday and Sunday, prior to their departure for Tennessee. Frank Lyons visited his family in Rensselaer last Sunday. He is now located at Delphi. The painters and carpenters are making good use of this nice weather. The dance at the opera house last Friday evening was very poorly attended. Will Tharp leaves tomorrow to accept his position with the Jacksonville base ball team. The Pilot has a copy of the Free Press, published at Sedalia, Mo. It is edited by Geo. H. Healey, formerly of this place, and is a very neat sheet. Bernhard Leopold and family were ovor from Wolcott last Sunday. Mrs. G. 0. Sigler and Mrs. G. W. Golf were in Lafayette the latter part of last week receiving treatment for their eyes. Both are very much improved. The Hascall Comedy Company is playing in Winamac this week. The young people have been enjoying themselves this week, as there is no school. Work on the house of Mrs, Leota Jones is progressing rapidly. Miss Bertha Alter spent the first of the week in Chicago. Lome Wilcox of Surrey spent last Sunday in Rensselaer. He has been attending school at Valparaiso. Ernest Wishard spent last Saturday and Sunday in Lowell. Johnny Ball has resumed bis 1 old position at the Nowels House.