People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1895 — CITY AND COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

CITY AND COUNTY.

Additional l.wal \eirn Will be Found an the Seventh and Other i‘ayeM E. L. Hollingsworth expects to put up an elevated tank and Wind mill at his home, that will hold about 100 barrels, designed to supply his house and lawn fountains. G. A. R. suits in Slater's Best, at Special cut rate prices to old veterans. Fendig’s Fair. Bruce W. Pumphrey, R. Cuningham, the Misses Merideth and Miss Wilson drove over from Brook last Sunday, taking in our beautiful city, resting and dining with Bruce's parents. A genuine first class top buggy only 141.50 at Robt. Randle’s. A .few sample copies of the People’s Pilot will be sent free to any names which subscribers will kindly give us. Please write a list on a postal card of such acquaintances as do not take it and greatly oblige. The Nubbin Ridgers have b r oken the record by plowing corn the 6th of May.

Buy your spring suits right at Fendig’s Fair. Milt Chipman was at Marlborough Monday morning, repairing the creamery engine and boiler. Mrs Chipman accomher husband and the trip was made by carriage. It may not be generally known that Mrs. Goff has few equals as a pastry cook, but such is easily proven by sampling her delicious Angel food cake, which may be had at the .restaurant for 50c each. « The prospect now is promising fov a splendid yield of fruit. The blooms last week have never been surpassed.

Goodland, Remington and Kentlaud are each scheduled for a Fourth. A competent dressmaker will go out by the day. Call at Mr. Parrie Parris’ on Cullen street. If Rensselaer is to have a celebration on the Fourth that is to be a success it is nearly time the matter is being discussed. When requiring new sets see Dr. Horton. Best porcelain teeth used. No cheap granate teeth goes. Over postoffice. The 30th of May is but three weeks distant; in what manner will our people honor the memory of the dead who responded to their country’s call ? Broad trimmed sailors 15c at Mrs. L. M. Lecklider’s. Mrs. Annie Tuetuer is spending several days at her old home in Peoria, 111. She was accompanied by two of her children. fn quantity, quality and prices. Frank x B. Meyer’s display of wall paper, was never before equalled. Call and see. A. McCoy astonished the natives at Marlborough last Monday morning by appearing in full bloom, being decorated profusely with flowers.

Go to the Emporium. Rain has been badly needed for some time. James Yeoman is to have a tine new windmill erected next Monday, for jumping purposes.

C. B. Goddard and C. A. Brown of Francisville, drove over to Rensselaer Sunday. Reader, if you are pleased with the Pilot as it now comes from the new press, won’t you ask that neighbor of yours to take the best paper printed in Indiana. Remember a copy of “Coin’s Financial School” is given free with each subscription. Chas. Cox, now selling merchandise in a leading store at Williamsport, recently with the Chicago Bargain Store here, spent Sunday and Monday with Rensselaer friends. Remember the “exchange,’ run every Saturday by the Christian church ladies in C. D. Nowel’s store; they have all kinds of pastries, baking, and other edibles, also needle and fancy work.

The south branch of the Rensselaer creameay, on the James Irwin property in Jordan township, will begin operations for the season next Monday, in charge of Ed Irwin. Mrs. M. E. Lecklider will hold a summer opening May 16, 17 and 18. She invites the ladies of Rensselaer and vicinity to call and examine goods. She will close out pattern hats at actual cost during opening. See here, city council, what is the matter with putting an iron roof on the engine house. The Pilot office with its compulsory iron roof will be in danger if ever the city building should burn. A coat of paint would make it harmonize better with the surroundings. Agency for Pratt’s Poultry Food, and Stock powder. Frank B. Meyer’s “Old Reliable.” Editor Marshall of the Republican, made a flying trip to Chicago Saturday. • Austin, Hollingsworth & Co., are now the proprietors of the only complete set of Abstract Books in Jasper County, and are prepared to furnish Abstracts of Title on short notice and on reasonable terms.

Charlie Rhoades, who is employed in the Brookston Reporter office, paid his old home here a visit last Sunday, returning again Tuesday morsing. The greatest add for the Chicago Bargain Store’s 2c calico sale, was the great quantity of the best quality of goods for the occasion. M. Chipman and Bruce White have formed a partnership for the sale and erection of windmills. B. S. Fendig will pay you the highest cash price for eggs. Call and see him. The Rensselaer creamery will begin making cheese as soon as a few changes in apparatus can be made.

Strictly Pure White Leads and Heath & Milligan’s house paints, at Meyers’ Old Reliable. Lawn mower music is the lullaby refrain now that’s wafted neath the highly raised pain, on the early a. m. zephyr from that neighbor ‘cross the lane to the sleeper who indulges in commentations profane.’ The Pilot has set its mark for 3000 local subscribers, and it is goingto get them. It has friends, is going to make more, and it depends upon them to assist in accomplishing this object. A few sample copies and a request will add many a neighbor to the rapidly growing list. A nearly new *125.00 organ, uninjured, for sale at a bargain. Inquire at this office. Services for the installation of Rev. M. L. Parodis as pastor for the coming year, will be, held at the Presbyterian church next Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Muslin work of all kinds and plain sewing done by Mrs. Lottie George. Claude Steele, while trying to pick the “business-part” out of a 22-shot cartridge, last Sunday afternoon, was shot in the end of the thumb. He was immedi- j ately given treatment and is since improving.- Kentland Democrat.

.Chas. Warden is very sickThe necessity for loeking the doors several times at the 2c calico sale at the .Chicago Bargain Store, was the customers could not be waited on and several children were nearly crushed to death by the crowds. J. H. Adamson has just had a new pumping windmill put up at his home 2£ miles north of town.

A party of Rensselaer cychst made the 14-mile run to Remington last Sunday in 70 minutes. See those portiers at C. A. Lecklider and Co’s, at the Emporium from 12.50 per pair up. A 25-acre field of corn, on the farm Mr. Porter at Zard, was up sufficiently for plowing last Monday. 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. Miss Maggie Lewis has two letters advertised at the postoffice; B. Murphey one, and Mrs. Mary A. Smith one. Now that the Pilot is comfortably settled in its new first floor quarters on the west side of court house square, its friends are invited to call and see the machinery and inspect the most complete printing plant in this or adjoining counties. The bicycle epidemic seems to have taken away the usual charm of base balk at least the Rensselaer club is slow in organizing this year. High and cheaper grade bicycles for sale by W, E. Overton at Randle’s Implement store. Wm. Smith one of Jasper county’s new citizens from Boon Co., living upon one of the Gifford farms, dropped in upon the Pilot folks last Saturday. He is doing nicely upon his place and prospects are better with him for a good crop this year than for some of his neighbors. Look at ladies’ notions and jewerly at Mrs. Lecklider’s at the Emporium. Clerk Kenoyer last Tuesday issued a marriage license to Wm. Dunlap to Miss Delilah B. Staton, both of about Brook.—Kentland Democrat. C. W. Coen has Tile for sale. Several pieces of corn in this vicinity were being plowed a week ago. Those who delayed planting because it was too early made a mistake this time, unless some unexpected change in the weather occurs. Sailors 15c at Mrs. Lelklider’s. Strawberries are here—foreign grown in the readily recognized hollow bottomed pint box but if this weather continues, supplemented with sufficient rain fall, the home article will soon appear in all its luscious superiority. L. M. Wilcox. Surrey, sells “Monarch” cycles. 5 styles, high grade, SBS to *IOO. Rensselaer was entertained all last week by a traveling medicine company that certainly attracted enough to draw, not only a large and demonstrative crowd to the free street show, but also a good many dollars from credulous purchasers of the never-fail-eure-alls which were so masterly advertised. There are about seventy bicycles now used in Rensselaer, and as many more will probably be sold here if they can be obtained, and prices not advanced. Best line of baby caps in town at Mrs. Lecklider's at the Emporium. Grandma Reeves called at the Pilot office Friday. She is past 86 years old and as young as many who count fewer cycles in their span of life. For your cheapest up to date hats go to Meyer Sisters George Spittler is again a resident of Rensselaer after an absence of two years in Michigan. Acme harvesting goods, the finest haying tools on earth, sold by Robert Randle. Mr. Kellogg, formerly of Wheatfield, has moved to this place to open up a business unrepresented here. The largest and most varied stock of farm implements carried in Jasper county is that of Warner & Son. The customer from a distance will not be disappointed in finding what he wants and at lower prices than other deal-! era are able to sell.

who would like to hear from Jasper county. It cosik but ftj a week to send tkem all tbe news, beautifully printed; why not do it? 7 wenty-five cents for three months including Coin’s Financial School. • Meyer*Sisters have received a lovely new line of the season’s latest fancies in Millinery goods. Their stock this year far excells anything ever attempted by them in previous years, and they are now prepared to suit the taste and requirements of all, both old and young. In preparing articles for publication writers should remember that if both sides of the paper are used the editor is obliged to copy before giving to the compositors. Kindly avoid this unnecessary trouble by using only one side, and it will thus ensure publication when it might otherwise be discarded.

Robert Randel is agent for the Deering binders and mowers. Don’t fail to get prices before buying. I would like to ask for correspondence from any of the following persons who are relatives of mine: Nathaniel Robinson, Joseph Hollingsworth, Mary C. Thompson, any of the Salisbury s or Knights. My father came to Oregon in 1847. His name is Thomas Wilson. I also have an uncle in Oregon whose name is Isaac Wilson. Will they please address Simpson Wilson, Lorella, Oregon? See the new line of cheap trimmed hats at Mrs. Lecklider’s from 50c to *l, at Emporium. John Jessen has invented and patented a valuable system of stocks for holding wild or vicious horses while being shod. It is being built at Glazebrook’s shop and a working model will soon be ready for use, when a fuller discription of this ingenious machine will be given in the Pilot.

Matt Warden has joined his brother John at the forge in Glazebrook’s blacksmitbery. Wanted.—A good girl for dinning room work. Apply at this office for information. Warren Washburn, son of Dr. Washburn, graduates from Perdue next month in the electrical engineer course. The latest novelties in summer wash goods, duckings, domestics, cotton crepons, lawns, dotted swiss, etc., etc. Bought late for cash tells story of low prices. Fendig’s Fair. D. W. Shields and sister, Miss Katie, left for Indianapolis today. The latter is attending school at the Danville Normal.

Special sale during Mrs. Lecklider’s opening at Emporium of cheniele goods, rugs and linens. W. H. Coover and wife were at Remington last Thursday, guests of Mrs. C’s relatives. Misses Laura and Lillie Roberts of Newton township are attending normal at Valparaiso. The McCoy farm south-west of town is receiving extensive additions to its tile drainage system. Prof. Vincent of Indianapolis will address the recently organized Alliance at Union school house, in Gillam township, on the subject of fraternal insurance, and kindred subjects of the Aid degree. John Jordan of Remington was at the county seat Wednesday for the first time in several months. He is one of the pioneers of Jasper-county, his father being one of the men who got out the logs for the first house in this county. ; Mrs. E. M. Parcels has been lying very sick all this week but is slightly improved at this time.

W. M. Lyon, banker of Sidell, 111., was in town Tuesday looking for land. He is after a large tract to colonize with Illinois farmers. Bander Alexander Merica of Brockton, 111., arrived in Rensselaer Wednesday morning to see this locality with view of investing for colonization of farmers from Illinois. He is the guest of Casebeer & Gillogly, who recently came here from Newman, 111., and purchased large farms for themselves, and are now doing much to bring people here to invest having formed a partnership for dealing in real estate.

.Don’t forget to see the new surreys at Robert Randle’s beVFrank L. Smith of Dwight, Mfolcott which is to be divided aad put upoh the market at cfcce. A car load of new and stylish top buggies just in at Robert Handels’, H. W. Porter, David Leatherman, Samuel Norman and Milt Chipman were all subpoenaed to appear as witnesses in the suit of J. C. Porter against the Monon, for damages by fire which burned up the peat formation on about two acres of land near Rensselaer completely destroying the land. The trial is being held this week at Monticello. 6x4 chenille stand covers at 80c, chenille portieres cheap. Fendig’s Fair. The young people of the Presbyterian Church will give a musical and literary entertainment at the opera house the third week of this month, the exact date of which has not been decided upon. The proceeds are to be used to augment the fund for the new 110,000 church.

Give Lakey a trial for cakes. Charley Burklin and family of Mt. Ayr visited at John Shield’a last Sunday, Whitewash lime, always on hand at Meyer’s “Old Reliable” drug store. Also whitewash and paint brushes. D. W. Shields made a sale of 170 acres of land in Union township to James Wampler at S2O per acre. Part of this land was bought a few years since at ♦3.50 per acre. Our furnishing department is replete with bargains in negligee shirts, sateens, percales, cambrics, outing flannels etc. Gent's underwear 25c and upward; ladies vests 5c and upwards. Fendig’s Fair.