People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1895 — Page 7

POPULAR WANTS. Advertif einents of four lines or less will be inserted under this heading for twenty-fl ve cents per month —such as Help Wanted. Farms for Sale. Houses to Rent. Lost. Found, Pasturage. Situations Wanted and Wants of all kinds. ORGAN— Nearly new. will be sold very cheap; part payment down, balance on easy terms; it is a first-class instrument and very little used. Call or address Pilot office. LAND FOR SALE. Eighty acres of as choice land as lies in Jasper county can be purchased for 150 per acre—eight miles southwest of Rensselaer, in Jordon township. All tiled; good new frame house, well, wind mill and -comfortable stock buildings. Inquire at this office. Adrertised Letters. Letters addressed as below remained uncalled for in the postoffice at Rensselaer on the 9th day of Sept.. 1895. Those not claimed within two weeks from the date above given will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Washington. D. C. Persons calling for any of the letters in this list will please say they are advertised. Elisha Miller. Louis Reeves. Charles Brown. E. P. Honan. P. M. " HORTON. DENTAL SURGEON, 1 1.1 Lj Rensselaer. Ind. All who would preservetheir natural teeth should give him a call. Special attention given to filling teeth. Gass or vitalized air for painless extraction. Over Laßue Bros. I B. WASHBURN. ! PHYSMAN AND SURGEON. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Special attention given to diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, and diseases of women. Tests eyes for glasses and treats rupture by the injection method. A. L. BERKLEY, Physician and Surgeon. Office over Porter’s Grocery. Rensselaer, Indiana. J. C. THRAWLS, Surveyor and Engineer. Office with the County Superintendent. in Williams & Stockton’s block, Rensselaer. 3-23-94 P. MITCHELL. Attorney at Law, Practices in all the courts of Indiana and Illinois. Real estate bought and sold. Ag’t for one of the best Life Insurance companies on the globe—The North-western Masonic Aid of Chicago. FAIR OAKS, IND. JAMES W. DOUTHIT, LAWYER, Rensselaer - Indiana.

MORDECAI F. CHILCOTE, Rensselaer, Ind Attends to all business in the profession with promptness and dispatch. Office in second storv of the Makeever building. WS. PARKS. DRAYMAN. All kinds of hauling done in the most careful and prompt manner. Pries the very lowest. New Meat Market CREVISTON BROS. Shop located opposite the public square. Everything fresh and clean. Fresß ana salt meats, game, poultry.etc. Please give us a call ana we will guarantee to give you satisfaction. Remember the place. Highest market price paid for hides and tallow. AddisclnParkison. Geo.K.Hollingsworth. President . Vice President. Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier. Commercial State Bank, RENSSELAER. INDIANA. Directors: Addison Parkison, James T. Randle, JoVn M. Wasson. Geo. K. Hollingsworth and Emmet L. Hollingsworth. This bank is prepared to transact a general banking business. Interest allowed on' time deposits. Money loaned and good notes bought at current, rates of interest. A share of your patronage is solicited. Are open for business at. the old stand of the Citizens’ State Bank. Alfred MeCoy, Pres. T. J. McCoy, Cash. A.R. Hopkins. Assistant Cashier. A. MCCOY & CO’S BANK RENSSELAER, IND. T/te Oldest Bank in Jasper CountyESTABLISHED 1854. Transacts a general banking business, buys notes and loans money on long or short time on personal or real estate security. Fair and liberal treatment is promised to all. Interest paid on time deposits. Foreign exchange bought and sold. Your patronage is solicited. Patrons having valuable papers m> v deposit them for safekeeping. H. L. BROWN, D. P. S. Gold fillings, Crown and Bridge Work. Teeth W ithout Blates a Specialty. Gas or vltllized air administered foi the painless extraction of teeth. Give me a trial. Officeover Porter & Wishard’s. IXLThemAII. GEO. W. CASEY, FAIR OAKS, INI)., Sells the IXL Steel Wind JZill, either Galvanized or Painted, Steel or Wood Towers. Tanks of all kinds, Pipes and all kinds of Well Fixtures at more reasonable prices than can be bought elsewhere in Jasper county. Geo. W. Casey.

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.

THE WEEK AT HOME.

Childrens cloaks at Nowels'. A. S. Nowels was in Chicago Sunday. Mystic bicycles for rent at the Pilot office. May Cripps has been quite sick since last Friday. Mrs. Jane Shaw is up again after a severe spell of sickness. Louie Leopold came home from Wolcott Tuesday very sick with quinzy. 4 Keystone Corn Husker and Fodder Shredder. Sold by Robt. Randle. W. A. Mossier was at Wolcott Tuesday. He will visit Chicago Monday. C. D. Nowels has on a full line of ladies fall and winter cloaks and capes. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sigler left for the French Lick Springs in southern Indiana Tuesday. M. F. Chilcote is suffering intensely from a felon, which may develop serious complications. Mrs. Delos Thompson gave a very pleasant party to a number of her friends Monday' evening. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clark of Camden, Ind., visited friends in Rensselaer a few days last week. Special drives in. boys’ school suits. We can and will save you money. Give us a call. Fendig's Fair.

W. E. Overton spent Sunday with relatives, oin Chalmers, returning home Monday morning on the milk train. H. P. Overton, preparatory to teaching school, sold his Blackford mail route to Hiram Jacks, who made his first trip last Saturday. Messrs. Norton of Rossville, 111., brothers of Mrs. Yates, returned home Monday after a visit of several days with their sister here. Our motto is: “Honest Values at the Lowest Possible Cash Price.” Remember every item in stock a leader at prices asked. Fendig’s Fair. Mrs. V. V. Nowels of Chicago Heights arrived Friday and will visit friends and relatives here and at Pleasant Ridge and Surrey for a couple of weeks. Hon. M. L. Spitler, wife and daughter arrived home Monday morning after an absence of three weeks visiting in the eastern states —at Boston and other points. John M. Shields has purchased the livery business of Hildebrand & Alter. Morgan thoroughly understands the business and will hustle his competitors. Little Helen Murray met with a serious accident last Saturday while playing with her little friend. Belle Laßue, across the street. She fell from a porch and broke her collar bone. Dr. Hartsell was called to dress the wound.

A very successful card party was given by Mrs. Delos Thompson Tuesday evening. About seventy-five guests were present. The band enlivened the occasion with-choice selections, and were made the recipients of a check for $25.00 at the hand of Mr. Thompson. Some of the hay fever victims at Petoskey, Mich., are not getting along as nicely as they had hoped, owing to hot weather, as it is said to be the warmest there it has been for the past five years. Some of them are talking of going farther north in the hope of finding relief. D. M. Worland has purchased the city dairy, until recently run by W. A. Miller, and will take possession next Monday. Mr. Worland is an old hand at the business and thoroughly understands every detail. He will undoubtedly sustain the good reputation Mr. Miller has established, and he hopes the old patrons will give him a trial. Mrs. C. E. Hershman has just returned from Chicago with a lovely stock of new fall millinery, other large invoices of which are to follow soon, when she will announce an “opening.” The pattern hats received and those expected are indeed the choicest designs of the new styles. Mrs. Hershman has built up a wonderful business through the power of low prices for the best values.

THE PEOPLE’S PILOT, RENSSELAER, IND., THURSDAY. SEPT. 12. 1895

Lucky Worsted Clothing at Nowels’. P. W. Clark’s little daughter is quite sick. Frank Warren and wife left for Chattanooga Wednesday to spend a week. John Hollister has moved back from Wolcott, and is once more a resident of Rensselaer. Miss Nevada Jordan has been quite ill with pneumonia, but is reported now as improving. There were two coaches from Wisconsin attached to the G. A. R. train for Louisville Monday. D. B. Nowels and family left for Green Bay. Wisconsin, yesterday morning for a ten-day outing. Rev. F. L. Austin of Dutton, Mich., w’ill preach at the “Church of God” next Sunday morning and evening. Misses Susie Parker and Blanche Loughridge went with Rev. Paradis to La Porte, Ind., to attend the presbytery. W. R. Nowels and daughter. Miss Delma, were at Indianapolis, Edenburg and Russiaville last week visiting friends. Fay Clark, son of P. W. Clark, met with a sad accident last Saturday, running a nail in his foot. He is getting along nicely. A. C. Anderson has plenty of good pasturage on the Wall Robinson farm 2,4 miles northeast of Rensselaer. Terms reasonable. It is reported that Conductor Byers’ little daughter, Eva, who was injured at Shelby a few weeks ago. is rapidly recovering, though minus one limb: H. N. Peck from near Winamac was in town Wednesday looking for a house to rent. Should he succeed in finding one he will move his family here. I. M. Hemphill, Jacob Troxwell and John T. Sayler, who went on the excursion to Louisville .Vonday will go through to Chattanooga to see the old fighting ground. The Monon News apologizes editorially and says that,owing to the fire its office was knocked into “pi.” Judging from its last issue the process was an improvement. It should stay “pied.” Mrs. A. Borchardt and Albert Fendig of Brunswick. Ga., are visiting at Ralph Fendig’s for a month. Mrs. Borchardt is a sister of Ralph and Nathan Fendig. Albert is the son ol Ralph and is in business at Brunswick. Any person—man, woman or child—who rides a b cycle on the sidewalk is liable to arrest and punishment. Wheelmen themselves should see that this is done if they expect their rights on the road. The bicycle is a vehicle —so decided by the supreme court —but it is not a baby carriage. Miss Gertie Owens, the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. Elias Owens, four miles north, gave a surprise dinner to her mother Sept. 2. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Porter and Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Parcels. Ed Parcels says that it was as fine a dinner as he ever sat down to, and that he is “laying” for a chance to call again.

There is no delusion in Dr. Weaver’s announcement that he extracts teeth without pain or harm. We are assured that he can and does extract absolutely without pain by either one of his methods. No charge for extracting when not satisfactory or when for plates. All work done under a strict guarrantee. Office with Dr. Horton over posroffice. It is reported that the brewers’ association of Indiana will make a test case of the Strickfaden matter bj carrying it through to the Supreme Court as soon as possible. George Strickfaden, as mentioned in last week’s Pilot, was denied a saloon license by the board of county commissioners, it being held that after a voter had signed the remonstrance to granting a license he could not have it removed by affidavit afterward. J. E. Spitler and J. R. Kight are installing a first class steam laundry in the former’s building next to the Odd Fellows’ block. The machinery is new and modern. and an enterprise long needed here. They have a fivehorse engine and an eight-horse boiler; large steam washer, centrifugal extractor, shirt and collar iroter, Starcher and other labor-saving machinery. An expert laundryman will be employed, and the first washing will be made next week.

For ready-made clothing go to C. D. Nowels. Call and see the handsome Mystic bicycle for sale at the Pilot office. Charles Balcon of Remington visited his cousin. Mrs W. S. Parks, Wednesday. He has purchased some town lots of Mr. Coover. He will build a home residence on two of them and his father-in-law will take the other.

A Close Shave

E. M. Parcels having vacated his old stand, is now located in his nandsome new barber shop on Van Rensselaer street, rear of Ellis & Murray's, where patrons will continue to receive his services and those of his excellent assistant.

What the Election Cost.

The following approximated figures represent what the late waterworks election cost, as furnished by City Clerk Blue: Four judges at #2 a day each for thii teen hours’ work #l6 00 Four clerks at 12 a day each for thirteen hours’ work 10 00 Two sheriffs at $1.50 a day each for thirteen hours' work 0 00 Two sheriffs at $1.50 a day each for twelve hours’ work 3 00 Two inspectors at #2 a day each for thirteen hours’ work s 00 Two commissioners at #2 a for thirteen hours’ work 4 00 Room rent "> 00 Tally sheets and poll books 3 75 Lunches, three meals to each of sixteen officials, about 16 so Tickets, about 12 00 Advertising, about 10 00 Total S9O 75 With the exception of two sheriffs and the two commissioners all of the officials conducting the election will be paid for two days’ work. This is entirely legal, but if the inspectors, who had the matter in charge, had recommended but one day's pay there would probably have been no complaint, and the town would have been saved an item of 123. The Pilot does not believe that there is a moral justification in taking pay for a full day when less than two hours’ service was rendered- The law provides liberally for board, allowing three meals for the day, and it is probable that precedent moved the inspectors and clerk to so prepare the bills. Some of the officials will ask to have their pay reduced to one day. believing that more is unjust.

A Good Man Gone.

Berryman N. Jones died at his home in Kankakee township. September 1, 1895. He was born in Wayne county, Kentucky, April 14. 1810, and was therefore 85 years 4 months and 17 days old. He came with his parents to Owen county, this state, when he was 16 years old and lived there till the spring of ’64, when he moved to this county and settled on the farm upon which he died. In 1830 he married Elizabeth Hancock, with whom he lived sixty four years. From this union there were born eleven children, all of whom, save one, lived to manhood and womanhood. An aged wife, three sons and three daughters survive him. In early life the deceased endured all the privations and inconveniences that fell to the lot of frontier farmers, but with industry and frugality by the time he reached middle age his accumulations had grown to such propoition that he was called “a rich fanner.” An evil hour came at this period, misfortune overtook him and the greater part of his possessions slipped away; much confidence in all men caused his losses. Like a man he met this ill luck, looked the world boldly in the face and the harder applied his already calloused hands to daily toil. He never fully regained his losses, but always had sufficient and a little to spare. Berryman Jones was one of Indiana’s pioneer farmers; for 70 years he has tilled our soil, cleared our fields, builded our roads; no busier life in manual toil did man ever lead. Whatever he thought needful to be done his strong hands cheerfully did; whatever he thought to be wrong the whole power of his manhood opposed. At the age of 21 he joined the Methodist church and for sixtyfour years he has been active in religious matters; for sixty-four years h is practice and his preaching have kept closer together than any whom the writer ever knew. For a quarter of a century in the north part of the county his has been a familiar face, his has been a familiar voice in prayer and exhortation. The church will miss him; the neighborhood will miss him; but his busy life over, he has gone to his rest; he Has shown to us, who knew him, how beautiful it is to live a sober, industrious, manly Christian life.

To Be Deplored

As Misses Emma and Alice Clark, living near Wolcott, were driving to Rensselaer in a cart last Monday they met two men riding bicycles near the east approach to the bridge one mile east of Rensselaer. Their horse became frightened, and after passing over the bridge it overturned the vehicle and kicking itself loose ran away. Both of the ladies weie seriously injured. Miss Emma having one bone of the right arm broken and the other bone of the same arm dislocated. besides sustaining severe bruises and shock. Miss 2\lice escaped with less injury than her sister, though badly bruised from the violence of the fall. The ladies were at once taken to the home of A. L. Padgett at the Rensselaer Stock Farm and Doctors Loughridge and Berkely called to attend them. The nature of the injury to Miss Emma’s arm is such that it may be a permanent disability, as the elbow is always a delicate part to be injured and liable to serious consequences. Mrs. Geo. Dougherty, a friend of the Misses Clark, came to see them at once and ministered to their, wants, and the family of Mr. Padgett did all in their power to make them comfortable. Tne names of the bicyclists, who were the unintentional cause of the accident. are S. M. Bennett and 1. A. Bennett brothers, in the employ of the Electric Appliance Company, 242 Madison street, Chicago. They are taking their annual vacation by wheeling through to Ohio. They are gentlemanly appearing young men. and in their statement that they were entirely ignorant of having caused any accident, or that an accident had occured, their candor and straightforwardness convinced everyone of their innocence of anything dishonorable in not stopping to assist the ladies in their trouble. Johnathan Clark, brother of the injured ladies, acting under the supposition that the boys had caused the accident from riding too fast, and believing that they knew what had occurred and had disregardfully rode away, caused their arrest at Remington and had them brought back to Rensselaer, where they were taken before Justice Morgan the same evening. In the absence, of Prosecuter Douthitt Deputy Shields, assisted by R. W. Marshall, represented the state, the latter acting as special council for the complaining witness and preparing the papers for presentation to the court. The boys were defended by Ferguson & Wilson, Mr. Wilson having the case in charge, it took Mr. Wilson but a few moments to convince the court that there was nothing criminal in the allegations of the indictment, and he promptly discharged the prisoners. The Bennett brothers, who are evidently frugal wage-earn ers, expressed their appreciation for the quick disposition of their case, heartily thanking Judge Morgan and the many citizens who had interested themselves to see justice done the travelers. That the boys were ignorant of the accident is evidenced by the fact that they soon returned over the same road, finding they had missed their way, and stopped for dinner at Goff’s restaurant, which circumstance is inconsistent with the theory that they were running away. Mr. Clark is censurable for not dropping the prosecution when he learned the facts in the case. He should not have let his antipathy for bicycle riders so prejudice his sense of justice that he would seek to punish these persons without either law or facts to warrant such an action. It is stated by the deputy prosecutor that there is no statute which in any way relates to such an occurrence as the above. The bicycle has been pronounced by the supreme court a vehicle, and as such has exactly the same rights upon the highway and in court as a carriage. They are each entitled in law and in common justice to a division of the roadway in passing. There was a time when “top buggies” were considered a nuisance and people with timid horses objected to their being allowed upon the public highway; accidents occurred at first, but such a thing is never thought of now, as it is a part of the “breaking” of a horse to make him familiar with carriage tops. The same will be the case regarding bicycles, and trainers will take pains to teach their horses that they are harmless. The bicycle will soon be the principal vehicle upon the highway; it is a recognized utility that cannot now be discarded; it must be given a just place, but that does not mean a disregard of

jcommon courtesies. A rider should, and a gentleman always does, avoid frightening teams in passing, though the law does not restrict him from riding along in the ordinary way, it being presumed that all horses that are being driven on the public highway are sufficiently well trained to be under the control of drivers in meeting so common a sight as a man, woman or child riding a bicycle.

Coming.

For two weeks T. F. Weaver, the expert painless dentist of Clarendon, Texas, will be in Rensselaer from Monday Sept. 16 until Monday Sept. 30 for the purpose of extracting teeth absolutely without pain, harm, or sleep, no charge for extracting when not satisfactory or when for plates. Office with Dr. Horton over postoffice.

STATE CROP REPORT.

From The tJ. S. Weather Bureau at Purdue VnlverMtj. WEEK ENDING MONDAY, SEPT. 9. CENTRAL PORTION. Very heavy rains fell except in eartern portion. Late corn was much benefited by the rain; in Owen and J/arion counties some corn was injured by storms. Early corn is too dry to be helped; in Decatur, Delaware, Johnson and Marion counties some corn has been cut and in shock; there is not much corn, but plenty of fodder; in general, the corn crap will be good if it escapes early frosts. In Johnson county some late corn is not yet in roasting ear. Clover hulling continues and yield is good; in Franklin county threshing was interupted' by rains. Potatoes do not yield well in Boone, Owen and Rush counties. Tomatoes, cucumbers and beans are in good condition; there is a large crop of tomatoes in J/arion county; beans in Hancock county are not promising. Grass is growing rapiply green and there will be good fall pasturage; stock is doing well and there is plenty of stock water again. The weather was most favorable, and rye and barley seeding is in good progress; in' Randolph and Rush counties a large crop is sown; in Delaware and Hancock counties rye is coming up well. The ground is in good condition, and wheat has been sown in Delaware. Owen, Franklin, Rush, Union and Marion counties. Apples are abundant.

NORTHERN PORTION. Numerous good rains fell nearly everywhere except in the eastern part, helping late corn and all growing crops, if it escapes frosts there will be a great corn crop; it is now in excellent condition and maturing well and rapidly; in Grant county it is only ripening slowly; some corn has deen cut in Kosciusko, Allen and Adams counties; in Cass county cutting will begin next week; it is nearly safe from frost in DeKalb, Adams, Carroll and Cass counties; in LaPorte couuty corn not |“fired” by the drouth is in fine condition; in Whitley and Pulaski counties it will be the largest corn crop ever raised. Wheat seeding progresses everywhere, with the ground in excellent condition; some faimers holding back for fear of fly. Rye is coming up nicely; in Elkhart county it is almost high enough for pasturage. Clover threshingcontinues, with a fair yield of seed. Late potatoes are in good promising condition. Field tomatoes in Kosciusko county are not ripening satisfactorily and will be it danger of frost; in whitley county tomatoes are ripening fast. Sugar beets made good progress in Tippeconoe county. Fall pasture will be very good. A large crop of cabbage is in good condition in Carroll and Noble counties. Apples and pears are abundant; much cider is made in Whitley and Elkhart counties; in LaPorte county the apples all fell off, and in warren county storms injured the apple trees and crop. There are no grapes in Elkhart and Carroll counties. In Kosciusko county melons are so abundant that they are almost worthless.

Notice to IVon-Resldent*. CfTATE OF INDIANA. JASPER COUNTY— O In the Jasperf'lrcuitCourt.OctoberTerm, 1895. Thomas Akers vs. Calperna Akers. Complaint No. 4923. Now comes the plaintiff.Jjy Thompson & BFo.. his attorneys, and files Ills complaint herein for divorce, together with an affidavit that the defendant. Calperna Akers, is a nonresident of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore het thy irfven said defendant that unless she be and appear on the first day of the next term of the Jasper Circuit Court, to be holden on the Third Monday of October. A. D. 1895, at the- Court House in Rensselaer, in said County and State, and answer or demur to said complaint, the same will be beard and determined inker absence. In witness wheieof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said court, at Rensselaer. Ind., this 26th day of August. A. D. 1895. [seal, i wh. H. Coover. Clerk.

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