People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1895 — THE WEEK AT HOME. [ARTICLE]

THE WEEK AT HOME.

SAILOR HATS 10 CENTS A special sale, beginning Saturday, May 25. at Meyer sisters, worth 25c. C. W. Coen has Tile for sale. A full line of cakes always on hand at Lakey's. Buy a McCormick harvesting machine of C. A. Roberts and save money.

The strawberry crop in the northern part of the county is an entire failure from the frost. James Collins and J. W. King will attend the yearly amateur shoot at Logansport next Wednesday. There is need of more hitching places for the teams that crowd the streets of Rensselaer each Saturday. There will soon be home grown strawberries on the Rensselaer market. The supply is said to be abundant.

H. I. Bartoo, for eight years foreman of the Republican office, has resigned his position, and Bernie Maloy has taken his place. Mrs Belle Parker, with her daughter Susie and little son Jimmie, left this week to spend the summer with friends in LaPorte. Mrs. Sarah Keifer and Miss Grace Gee went to Monticello last week to attend the graduating exercises of the high school. They remained over Sunday with friends. Dewey Campbell has resigned his place in the Pilot otfiqe to accept a position as property man of Hamilton Comedy Company. He left for home in Virden. 111., Sunday, for a short stay. The Iriquois Gun Club will hold a practice shoot in Rensselaer, on Sat. the 15, at which an excellent list of events will be contested. There will be four traps and blue rock targets.

Over Twelve Hundred sets of window shades in colors, qualities and prices never before equalled. You can’t help buying after seeing them. At Frank B. Meyer’s “Old Reliable” drug store. Mr. -C. D, Nowels and wife started for Colorado last Thursday. They will visit Ezra Nowels. a brother, formerly a resident of Rensselaer, now located at Lamar, about 50 miles from the Kansas line. Mrs. J. H. Allman. Jesse Allman, wife and two children, Chas. Peck, wife and daughter Ada, and Harry Hartley, wife and daughter, all of Remington, were the guests of W. H. Coover and family last Sunday. Dr. Kuderling, the dentist w’hose artificial teeth harmonize with the patients features in general, will be at the McKeever house again on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11th and 12th; Do not fail to give him a call. Mrs. Walls and Miss Dona left for their home in Logansport Monday morning. The patrons regret very much to lose Mrs. Walls from the school as she is a superior teacher in the Kindergarten department.

Why not have some comfortable rustic seats placed in the court house park. The people of Rensselaer should provide them; it would add much to the attractiveness of the bounteous shade these hot days and evenings. The Hobart Gun Club will give a special tournament on their grounds, at Hobart, Ind., Friday, June 14th, including fif teen events using bluerock targets and five traps. J. W. King and James Collins will attend from Rensselaer.

Sampson Erwin, who recently went from this county to Summitsville, Tenn., writes that they have an abundant fruit crop, that corn, wheat and oats are in excellent condition, and that all the Jasper county people are pleased with their new location. Nick Williams, of Phillips barbershop. was exhibiting a baby wolf last week, the little fellow running about the shop and in the street very much as his dog cousins do. As the county does not pay a bounty on live wolves, Mr. Williams found it necessary to kill his pet and did so by the use of chloriform.

Benj. Leopold came up from Wolcott Tuesday morning. Delos Thompson was transacting business in Indianapolis Monday. Women’s and children’s black hose, only 5 cts: a pair. Chicago Bargain Store. The Aeromotor Wind mill is sold by Judson H. Perkins, who will put them up at very low prices. Miss Glazebrook and her mother left Saturday to spend a month or two with relatives in Putnam county. Whitewash lime, always on hand at Meyer's “Old Reliable’’ drug store. Also whitewash and paint brushes. Miss Ethel R. Ferguson received the first prize for selling thejargest number of tickets for M ; ss Doty’s entertainment. John Jordan and Henry Welsh were up froih Remington last Saturday shaking heartily the hands of many long time friends. Mrs Frank Robinson with her son Floyd started Monday to join het; husband in Montana where he has been for some months.

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. The free concert given bj the band in the Court House Park Friday evening was greatly appreciated by the large audience that came out to enjoy the music. Chipman & White are handling the Star wind mill, the best in the world, and will put up a 40 foot mill complete for SSO, and do it in proper shape. Every job guaranteed. There will be a practice shoot at Marlboro next Saturday, the Bth, which will be attended by most of the members of the Iriquois Gun Club. Blue rock targets will be used. The college band has been engaged to play at Fowler on the Fourth of July. The band is an excellent one and Fowler people will certainly bedelighted with their entertainment.

B. S. Fendig will be found at the same place he has previously occpied next to Camby's livery stable. Where he will buy hides, furs, tallow, wool, eggs, veal, game and all kinds of junk. Porter & Yeoman have just received a new invoice of carpets, consisting of all wool ingrains from the Lafayette Carpet Company. Heavy weight, and superior to anything offered by competitors. W. W. Isreal returned last Friday from the Homeopathic Institute in Chicago, where he has been undergoing surgical treatment for several weeks. He expects to go back again for further treatment though he is greatly improved.

Frank Meyer went to Indianapolis Sunday night as a delegate to the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias. He was accompanied by Vai Seib, Chas. Warner, Ed. Rhoads, and Simon Fendig. the latter being a delegate from Wheatfield. 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. - Bernie Maloy will make his bi-weekly visit to Chicago next Sunday, having been prevented from going last Sunday by the trial of the young men charged with robbing the depot, being the witness who released the operator from the box car where the robber had imprisoned him. The monotony of routine work was broken in the Clerks office on June Ist. by the issuance of three marriage licenses as follows:

- Henry Fenel, - Emma Dolch. - Charles E. Biddle. - Edith Mouch. - George F. Peters, - Carrie K. M. Dahucke. When you can buy a good top buggy for $40 it is false economy to have an old one repaired. Warner & Son handle just such a buggy, as well as a full line of better carriages of all kinds, and at correspondingly low prices. Cash paid in advance to a manufacturer who needed money to keep from shutting down, secured an unequaled bargain which is more than divided with customers.