People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1896 — CITY AND COUNTY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.

HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK.

The Silver Daily, 25 cts. for campaign. Miss Nettie Martinie left Monday fcr an extended visit in Illinois. Mrs. Genevan and daughter Grace are visiting friends in the city. Albert Fendi? of Brim swick, Ga. is visiting relatives in Rensselaer. The Silver Daily, (published at Pilot office) 25 cts. for caampign. Mrs. John Duvall spent Friday and Saturday in Chicago. Monroe Banes is building a schoolhouse in South America. Beauty, durability, price, the trinity of merit in C. A, Roberts buggies and carriages, opposite Makeever house. Mrs. G. W. Goff visited relatives at Crown Point and Hebron the latter part j of last week. Mrs. Abe Simpson, who broke her limb several weeks ago, is now able to be about the house.

Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Yeates on Front street are among those who are putting down cement walks. A backing cough is not only annoying to others but is dangerous to the person who has it. One Minute Cough Cure wil quickly put an end to it. A. F. Long.

Mel Abbot is spending a few weeks in Illinois. Charles Thomas was home for a short time last week. New cement walks are being laid on the west side of the Catholic Church. Robert Adamsof Monon spent Sunday in Rensselaer. Miss Emma Gay is teaching school near Medaryville. John Duvall is having a new house built on his farm. Dr. Mills is not expected to live, having taken a relapse. The parents of Mrs. Monroe Banesare visiting her this week. The Silver Daily, (published at Pilot office) 25 cents for campaign. Mrs. L. M. Imes is now displaying a fine line of millinery novelities, consisting of pattern hats, baby bonnets, trimmings of feathers and birds in profusion. Speed and safety are the watchwords of the age. One Minute Cough Cure acts speedily, safely and never fails. Asthma, bronchitis, coughs and colds are cured by it. A. F. Long.

Everybody needs an Aermoter, the oest windmill made. Sold by Judson H. Perkins. Call on him at office in MoDcuald’s poultry market. Tetter, eczema and all similar skin troubles are cured by the use of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. It soothes at once and restores the tissues to their natural condition, and never fails to cure piles. A. F. Long. M. J. Camp will open up a hotel this week South west corner of Courthouse square; l e proposes to provide first class accomodations at popular rates with ■ stabling for farmer’s teams. Half fare to Chicago Oct. 28th, good returning up to and encluding Oct. 29th. On account of the exhibition of Barnum and Bailey’s show at the Colliseum building.

A Bryan Silver Club composed of two hundred and sixteen voters held their first meeting on Monday night in the old Odd Fellows hall on Washington street. were elected, committees appointed and much enthusiasm manifested. I

O. K. Ritchey expects to make a trip to DeMotte Saturday. The iron bridge on Washington St. is being repaired. Mrs. Kelley, who has been on the sick list, is better at this writing. Miss Lida Ritchey and Mrs. Minnie Ritchey were at Monon last week. Miss Maude Jacks attended the Band Tournament last Thursday at Monticello. After six weeks visiting in Ohio Mrs. L. M. Hubbard returned home last Friday. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is an antiseptic, soothing and healing application for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises, etc., and cures piles like magic. It instantly stops pain. A. F. Long. Friday evening about fifteen couple are to dance at the Opera House. Music by Moratto of Chicago, “Italian harp.”

Rev. McGee of Indian ipolis delivered two excellent sermons at the Presbyterian church Sunday, Oct. 18. The sixth annual convention of District No. 2 Woman’s Relief Corps met in John A. Logan Post hall of Lafayette, the 15th of October. Our local Corps was represented by Miss Mary Comer and Mrs. Healey. North-Western Band Tournament and Industrial Parade at Monticello, Oct, 15th, 30 or more bands in line, special train from Rensselaer in the morning rereturning 'in the evening; fare for the round trip 75 cents. W.ll. Beam. Agent. Teachers from every Sunday School in town met at the Christian church Sunday afternoon to organize the Home Class Department of Sunday School work. They are so little you hardly know you are taking them. They cause no griping, yet they act quickly and most thoroughly. Such are the famous little pills known as DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. Small in size, great in results. A. F. Long. Rev. U. M. McGuire will preach next Sunday evening at the First Baptist Church. It will be his first visit tothe church since he left here and a large audience is expected- Every one cordially invited. i

School began Monday at Burnstown with George Collins as teacher. More cement walks are being laid on River St. Peter Lutes, the boss of constructions at the court- house, spent Sunday with his family at Rochester, Ind. Albert Fendig of Brunswick, Ga., who has been visiting his parents for the last week, will depart for his home today. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will serve dinner and supper in the Nowel’s block on Oct. 31st. Any one wishing a good meal will do well to call on them. Rev. Waterman, who is traveling through this state, preached last Sunday morning and eyening at the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Borchardt, who has been visiting her parents during the summer, departed for her home at Tampa, Fla., Tuesday. Her brother, B. F. Fendig, accompanied her, to be absent until Oct. 30th. I have a quantity of green wood and standing timber for sale in section 16, south-east corner of Marian township. Will sell by acre, tree or load. A. G. W. Farmer. The Woman’s Relief Corps will serve dinner and supper on election day in Leopold’s room, south of the Pilot office. All comrades or others who will, are requested to help by donations of food or money. Profits to be used for relief. Mrs. Hershman, near the depot, has all the late styles in millinery, a fine line of hats, everything new in trimmings, a really beautiful display of all the things so dear to woman’s heart, and the prices are always the lowest in Rensselaer, by at least 25 per cent. Perry Craig of Wisconsin is visiting his son, F. D. Craig, this week. He brings favorable news of the silver - movement in the badger state, and predicts the success of Bryan there. Wisconsin is naturally a republican state, but was carried for Cleveland four years ago where there was an independant populist ticket in the field. There is fusion there this year and the prohibition vote is nearly solid for Bryan. Chronic constipation is a painful, disagreerble and life-shortening difficulty. It deranges the system, causes sick headache, bad breath, and poisons the blood. It can be readily overcome by DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. These little pills are great regulators. A. F. Long. Dr. Alva Mills died at the city hospital, Indianapolis, Wednesday morning, of typhoid fever, after an illness of several weeks. The funeral occured last Friday from the home of his father, Aaron Mills, at Plainfield, Ind. He came to Rensselaer last spring, a graduate of Indiana Medical College. He was twenty-nine years old, well prepared to assume the responsibilities of a physician’s calling, in which work he was fast rising to success and good repute. Dr. Mills was well pleased with his selection of Rensselaer as his place to start in life and had won many warm friends during his brief stay here.