People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1895 — With True Western Enterprise. [ARTICLE]

With True Western Enterprise.

The Telephone company now has toll line connections with the following points: Remington, Wolcott, Reynolds Brookston, Chalmers, La Fayette, Attica. O’dells, West Point, Shadeland, Crawfordsville, New Richmond, Wingate, Linden, Ronney and South Raub, and will have in short time connection with all towns in Jasper county, including the large farms along the Kankakee, and with Monticello in the course of three weeks. , This company has been in existence less than six months, and the rapidity with which the work has been pushed to completion is creditable to all members of the company. Tne stockholders are all citizens of Rensselaer, seven in number as follows: Delos Thompson, C. C. Sigler, E. L. Hollingsworth, T. J. McCoy, C. E. Mills, J. F. Wasson and Thompson & Bros.

The Eastern Star Chapter entertained their sister lodges of Remington, Wolcott and Monticello at their hall last night. Refreshments were served after the work of the evening. The Chapter here instituted all three ofthe visiting chapters last winter, and this reception was given in commemoration of the fact, and to instruct them in floor work. It was a most enjoyable entertainment and the following is a list of the guests who honored the occasion with their presence:

Gentlemen Wm. Marquess, Harry Hartly, Wm. Zea. Wm. Shepherd, Charley Dye, Benhart Leopold; Mesdames Isadora Morris, Wm. Marquess, Harry Hartly, Frank Wolfe, John Majors. Wm. Zea, Wm. Shepherd, Benhart Leopold, John Blake, Alice Rothrock, Hamilton, W. S. Bushnell, Hattie Paul; Misses Abbie Rollins, Mac Hemphi'l, Flora Hodshire, Alice Johnson, Lida Wigmore. Emma Lear. Ida Murray, MaudMoorehoyse Della Hess. There were close to 103 persons who took part at the banquet. A candidate was initiated. Fifteen thousand trades unionists of Birmingham, Ala., will celebrate the release of Debs tomorrow. Kentucky populists feel more victorious in the election of their legislators, who are the balance of power on joint ballot for United States senator, than do either the humiliated democrats or the suddenly successful republicans, who find the prize so near and yet so far.

A protracted meeting, commencing Sunday, November 24, (next Sunday,) will be held at the Church of God in the western part of the town of Rensselaer. Preaching by Rev. F. L. Austin, pastor. Sunday school every Sunday at 9:30 a. m.; Prayer meeting every Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Everybody is cordially invited to attend all the above services.

Everything nice, new and clean at H. J. Dexter’s new grocery. Miss Emma M. Burget of Illinois Female College, of Jacksonville, 111., will give instruction in voice culture and instrumental music at the rooms, formerly known as the Iroquois clu.b rooms hours from 2t05 p. m. For further information please call. Enma M. Burget.