People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1895 — Celebrate the Fourth at Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

Celebrate the Fourth at Rensselaer.

A department for “Scotch Games” will be organized and prizes given for foot races, jumping, vaulting, etc., including the famous sword dance by performers in genuine Highland Kilts. The roads are very dusty. Pasturage is short and scarce. Warren Washburn is home from Purdue. Lelia Coen is rusticating in the country this week. The sale of harvesting machines is at its height. Miss East left last week for her home in Yankton, South Dakota, Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Becklinburg, a son, Thursday. June 6.

Mr. Park Sumberland, of Wabash, spent Sunday with Rensselaer friends. Mrs. C. H. Peck and children are spending this week with Mrs. W. H. Coover. Mr. Horner of Medaryville, visited his daughter, Mrs. Webb Reeves, last week. Clara and Bessie Murray left Monday for Chicago where they will spend the week. Dr. Washburn left Sunday for Star city, called there by the sickness of his father. Mr. A. Hamilton is moving to Mr. Makeever’s new house, two blocks east of the jail. Cynthia Nichols has returned from Miami county where she has been visiting her sister. Oscar Berry and Minnie Harding. of Monon, were the guests of Dora Peacock over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ducharme, of St. Ann, 111., are guests at T. F. Clark’s. They came over on a bicycle. The hay and oat crop is not very promising. There are meadows that would burn now if set on fire.

Miss Orrie Clark, Blanch and Mollie Hayes, are attending the Epworth League convention in session at Hammond. The Odd Fellows of Rensselaer lodge went to Mt. Ayr Tuesday, to join there in Odd Fellows’ Memorial services. Coin's Financial School (price 25c) is given free to every new trial subscriber of The People's Pilot. Twenty-five cents for three months. Miss Leathe Wright, daughter of Park Wright, the undertaker, spent several days of last week at Mt. Ayr, the guest of Mrs. Rider. The relatives of Frank Warren gave him a surprise dinner on Monday; it being the tenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Warren. Dr. Washburn was called by telegraph to see his father Sunday morning. He returned home Monday reporting his father as much better again. The Farm Record, the official paper of the State Alliance, a 16-page monthly, price 50c a year, will be sent free to every subscriber of the People’s Pilot who pays SI.OO on account, past, present or future. This offer is made in place of any other premium offer. One day last week a man, said" to be from Remington, and who evidently indulged in too much booze and concluded to sleep off the effects, made himself a comfortable bed on the solid rock under the shade trees, north of the creamery. About dark he was requested to move on, which he did.

Challie 3c yd. Chicago Bargain Store. For your cheapest up to date hats go to Meyer Sisters Mrs. Aaron Hickman, west of town, has been very sick. Black silk mitts only 9 cts. a pair. Chicago Bargain Store. Mr. Honner, of Medaryville, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Webb Reeve. Acme harvesting goods, the finest haying tools on earth, sold by Robertßandle. Newt. Pumphrey is home from Danville, Ind., where he has been attending school. Grain will soon be ripe. Get a McCormick machine from C. A. Roberts, and cut it to satisfaction. Miss Grace Vanatta went to Valporaiso last Saturday with her aunt, Mrs. Hattan, who has been visiting them. Miss Grace will remain two or three weeks. Judson H. Perkins has taken the agency for the celebrated Osborne haying and harvesting machinery and in another place in this paper he has an advertisement of that excellent machinery.

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, a 1 so needle and fancy work. Mrs. Charles Murry, of Barkley township, who was injured in a runaway Sunday, the 2d inst., passed away to her Heavenly home last Monday afternoon. She suffered greatly since the birth of her baby until the time of her death. Prof. Bohanan left Thursday for his home going by w’heel through Remington. Oxford and Altaca. In July he contemplates taking an extensive trip on his wheel to Harper’s Ferry, Antietam and other eastern points, returning byway of the famous battle field of Gettysburg.