People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1896 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Haley’s, the only exclusive shoe store, has the finest line gents patent leather footwear; suitable for Christmas gifts. Call on E. J. Hughes for your Christmas candy and nuts. Mr. Remley’s 8 year old daughter is sick in Barkly township. Coen & Brady dump every load of grain at their new elevator. White county had seventeen cases for gambling on trial last week. Fred Phillips was in Chicago last week buying holiday goods.

One of the large windows in Forsythe’s new building has been broken. There will be an entertainment Xmas eve at the Presbyterian church. Rensselaer Lady Minstrels in “Smoked Pearls,” Monday night, Dec, 21. Parties wanting corn huskers and shreaders call on C. A. Roberts. Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth gave a calling reception Wednesday, Dec. 16. . Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zoll of Hammond, Ind., are here for a few weeks visit. Dray work done by Geo. F. Feezer. Leave your order at Cotton House. Jack Montgomery was at work on the telephone lines the first of the week. E. J. Hughes says he handles the finest line of cigars and tobacco in the city. Miss Anna Virden died last week at her home in Monticello of diphtheria. Go to Tom Zraik’s for the finest California fruits, fresh candies and nuts. A. L. Willis can do your bicycle repairing. Shop opposite Nowels block. See our line of 15c cloth bound books. B. F. Fendig. A fine line of novelties, games, books, dolls etc. Fendig’s City Drug Stor.e Jake Troxell is finishing up his house in the north part of town, near the depot. The Church of God congregation will have a Christmas tree on Christmas eve. Three bushel barrels of choice winter apples at 81.25 per barrel, at John Eger’s. Take your grain to Coen & Brady’s new elevator, level driveway and dumps.

Mrs. Graham of Wolcott, sister of Mrs. W. Powers, will be here for a few days. Daniel Michaels is still very low. His trouble is Bright’s disease of the kidneys. Three bushel barrels of choice winter apples at $1.25 per barrel, at John Eger’s. Mr. Gridley and wife of Jackson township, Newton county, were in town Monday. Very successful meetings of the Farmer’s Institute were held at Flora last week. Wildberg of the Ideal Clothing House says that he is too busy to write an “ad” week. Nicholas will tell you about “Those Caramels” Christmas eve at the opera house. Mrs. W. Powers, who has been sick for about four months, is reported some better.

A full line of buggies and surries carried by Robert Rantle, “no cheap jobs handled.”

Mr. Camp moved out of the “New Hotel” just south of the courthouse Monday. Harry Adamson, living IJ4 miles north of town, has a very sick 8 year old daughter. Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Burns of Flora, Ind., are visiting their daughter, Mrs. C. D. Nowels. Several of the young people in town are taking dancing lessons of Miss|Maggie Healy. Ed. Jakes has bought a lot in the north-east part of town and intends to build soon. A new barn is being put in the jail yard for the accommodation of the sheriff’s horses. Corn is being shelled as low as 55c per hundred bushel. The usual price however is 75c. J. H. Cox will sell you good wood for $3.00 per cord. Yard and office, north of post-office.