People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1895 — A Close. Shave [ARTICLE]

A Close. Shave

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

Keystone Corn Husker and Fodder Shredder. Sold by Robt Randle. There is less sickness now than before the late frosts, though a few cases of lung fever are reported. Now is the appointed time to buy ■wall paper; prices reduced to zero to move out all of this year s immense stock; paper that sold for 35c in August reduced to 15c in September; at B. F. Meyer's drug store.

The following parties have advertised letters at the Rensselaer postoffice: Mr. James W. Lewis, Mr. Chas. Robinson, Miss. Eva Rice, Mr. Willie Meyers, Miss. Mary Clark, Mr. C. F. Homes, W. H. Mousoe and C H. Poor. Dr. M. Brandon and wife of Decatur, 111., left Monday for their home after spending ten days with the family of C. C. Starr, Mrs. Brandon is a sister of Mr. Starr. The doctor is one of those happily constituted people who always find it easy to keep their companions bubbling with hilarity. W. H. Burgess came near meeting with a serious accident last Saturday while riding a bicycle north of town. In meeting a team one of the horses became unmanageable and plunged upon him crushing wheel and rider to the ground. Mr. Burgess was brought to town in a fainting condition and was confined to his bed for a couple of days. He is outagain though very lame. The wheel escaped with slight damages. R. White & Son of Wilmington. 111., have purchased the livery barn, 30x100, and adjacent lot, 50x300, of Frank Iliff, to take possession April Ist. The new firm will put in a complete new outfit of horses and vehicles. Mr. Iliff is bound by contract not to re-engage in the livery business here. The purchasinggentlemen are enthusi astic over the business outlook in Jasper county, and ventured the belief that the town was in a fair way to have 10,000 people in a very few years.