People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1895 — THE WEEK AT HOME. [ARTICLE]

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.

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.