People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1897 — CITY AND COUNTY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.

Rye 26c. Corn 17b£c. Chickens 6c. Turkeys 8c —9c. Wheat 70c—75c. Beat Hay *5.00—56.00. Oats, 12c for mixed, 13c —14c for white. We will accept wood on subscription. Chester Zea has the mump. Roy Leach visited in Monon Sunday. T. J. McCoy was at Lafayette Monday. Indications are favorable to an early spring. Dr. Hartseil made a trip to Mt. Ayr Sunday. Don't forget Mrs. lines tire sale of millinery. No. 1 white seed oats for sale by M. I. Adams. Saturday was the liveliest trade day this winter. Work is*again being rushed on the court house. Thomas Florence of Fair Oaks was in town Saturday. Fred Phillips spent Sunday and Monday in Chicago. Mrs. W. B. Austin was in the city the first of the week. Ed French was seen on our streets the first of the week. Rev. J. L. Brady preaches every Sunday a McCoysburg. Mrs. Lucy Malchow visted friends in Monticello Sunday. All kinds of rubbers at Haley's exclusive shoe store. Mr. and Mrs. S. Fendig of Wheatfiekl were in town Sunday.

Attorney Foltz will go to Keutland Monday on court matters. Alf. Doneley's family is having a continued tussele with the grip. Revival meetings are being held at the M. E. church this week. Come and drink tea in the Chinese pagodo. Admission Free. Mack Caldwell of Mt. Ayr was doing business in the city Monday. Stimson’s cheese, the finest full cream, mild and new, at John Eger’s. Mrs. Harry Kessinger was indisposed fiom grippe the first of the week. Mrs. lutes will sell her remaining stock of millinery at “fire sale prices.” N. C. Pumphrey made a trip to Foresman, Brook and Mt. Ayr, Tuesday, Dray work done by Geo. F. Feezer Leave your order at Cotton House. Misses Clara Murrey and Lona Flynii spent Sunday with Lowell friends. All lovers of mild, new cheese, buy Stimson’s full cream, at John Eger s. A girl is wanted to learn tobacco str; p . ping at the cigar factory of A. ' m ,i r L° BCa ',? eeley - vary dek with maa iouth o( town. Attoi*ll§y Jesse Wilson was in Chicago R few days last week, returning Sunday. James Pierce shipped a Car load of hogs to Chicago from Rimihgton Tuesday.

tiiisS (jfaht spent last w&Gk Ih the country engaged in the canvassing business. William McColly hi hair Oaks is recovering from a Severe attack of the mumps. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. K. Hollingsworth returned Monday from their trip to Cnicago. Chase Kelly hae purchased the news depot of Mr, Johnson at the Rensselaer laundry. A full line of buggies and surries carried by Robert Rant le, “no cheap jobs handled.” J. H. Cox will sell you good wood for $3.00 per cord. Yard and office, north of post-office. Mrs A. E. Laßue gave a party to a number of the little friends of her daughter Belle. John Duvall of Allentown, Ill; returned home Friday after a visit with the family of G. P^Kahler. Miss Mable Barbor who has been visiting at Knox since the holidays, returned home last Friday. Mis. Wm. B. Austin entertained her parents, Judge and Mrs. Hammond of Lafayette,llastjSunday. Dont allow the lungs to be .impaired by the continuous irritation of a cough. It is easier to prevent consumption than to cure it. One Minute Copgh Cure taken early will ward off am fatal lung trouble. A. F. Long.

The beautiful again covered the ground to the depth of about three inches Monday morning. Judge Thompson concludes court work at Fowler this week and will then be at Kentland for two weeks. Come and spend an evening in China at the home of Mrs. Frank Foltz, Feb. 26th, ’97. Admission free. Andy H. Maxwell of Lowell was in town Monday looking after his landed interests in Jasper county. Miss Ura McGowan was prevented by sickness from teaching her school at Parr the first of the week. Notice of dissolution of partnership has been published of the Robinson Brother’s Lumber Company. The new water tank at the depot has been completed and repairs are now being made to the pumping plant. Juvenile books, bibles and a great variety of other books to numerous to mention at Meyer's Drug Store. Cancer positively and permanently cured. No cure —no pay, Address Dr. A. W. Armocost, Brookston, Ind, Benjman Harris and David Halstead spent a few days in Monon last week with Mr. Willie, who is quite sick. Dr. Washburn left for Pulaski Sunday on business connected with his father’s estate. He was gone a couple of days. G. P, Kahler the blacksmith was hurt last week by being kicked with a horse. He was unable to work for a few days. The two-year-old boy of Marion Adams, who has been dangerously sick for two weeks with catarhal fever, is much better. Will Rowels was unable to be at his place in the Chicago Bargain Stors the first of the week on account of sickness. Timothy seed for sale by James Pierce at his farm three miles south of Rensselaer, orders may be le.t at Tuteur's store.

Haley’s, the only exclusive shoe store, lias the finest line gents patent leather footwear; suitable for Christmas gifts. Wili Stimson and his sister, Miss Ella Stimson. drove down from the north end of the county Saturday to do some shop pingJake Thomas of Brook came home to have the mumps but the result was more scare than mumps. He returned to his work, E, H. Corm Wall of DeMotte, house and sign painter, makes a specialty of sign advertising. Estimates furnished on application. Judge S. P. Thompson callod Judge Chase to Fowler to try a gravel road case Monday, going himself to the bench at Logansport. Read Porter & Yeoman’s advertisement of their immense “fire sale.” 88000 worth of goods, slightly damaged, at buyers own prices. Miss Elmira Monnett of Chicago has so far recovered from recent illness as to be in Renesselaer supervising some business matters. The Pilot and Farm, Field and Fireside, both one year, including 20 packets of flower and vegetable seeds, for 81.70. See advertisement. MrS. O. W. Coen entertained the Ladies’ Induct? 1 Society of the Christian Church yesten* a y on the occasion of her birthday; Don’t sepd away for a teae&fe?’ 8 bible; we have beautiful teachers’ biblpQ fvPBS 81.00 to 86.00 each at one-balf former price, Frank B. Meyer, Both members of the firm of Porter & Yeoman wore too si?k to be at their store Saturday, being down with the prevailing trouble ia grippe. Miss Kitty Scott, who has been in ill health for some time, is still quite feeble but hopeful of a change for the better with the approach of spring. One Minute is all the time necessary to decide from personal experience that One Minute Cough Cure does what its name implies. A . F. Long. Leroy Florence of Barkley township has sold his farm and will move to Carroll county in the near future. Charles A. Parker is the purcharer. Mrs. Louisa Cornwall of DeMotte solicits an inspector of her work in Crayon portraits, water colors and oil painting. Her prices are reasonable. Don’t send away for any book. Try at Meyer’s Drug Store first. He has 1,000 good books, 25 cents to 35 cents each. Will get you any book you want.

About 18 was cleared at the Valentine social given by the Epworth League at the home of Mrs. Leota Jones last Saturday night. A large company was present. Many cases of “Grippe” have lately been cured by One Minute Cough Cure. This preparation seems especially Adapted to this disease. It acts quickly thus preventing serious complications and bad effects in which this disease often leaves the patient. A. F, Long.

A. F. Long may now be found at the post office with his books. All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to to him will please call and settle as early as possible. He must have money in order to start in business again. Last Sunday was St. Valentine’s day, and it is encouraging to note that the vulgar custom of sending the inelegant one cent reminders through the mails is going out of vogue. Attorney Chilcote visited his nieces, Misses Edith and Mary Miller, at Chicago Sunday, on his way home from the reunion of the 48th Indiana regiment, held at Elkhart last Friday and Saturday. J. H. Cox is,now ready to furnish al citizens of Rensselaer with wood, feed, lime and hair. Prompt delivery to all parts of the city. Office and wood yard on Cornelia street, rear of post-office. Milton Witham will move from the Henry Grow farm near Surrey to a farm near Monticello in about two weeks. Mr. Witham has lived in that neighborhood for three years, and it is regretted that he is to move away, Day Brothers commenced work on Parkison and Hollingsworth new buildings Monday, and will rush the work to rapid coupletion. Day Bros, do the brick work by contract. The wood work will not be done by contract. It is surprising what a “wee bit of a thing" can accomplish. Sick headache, constipation, dyspepsia, sour stomach, dizziness, are quickly banished by DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Small pill. Safe pill. Best pill. A. F. Long. Ellis Walton seems to have been playing with matches last Saturday and set tire to the lounge upon which he was laying nearly causing a conflagration is still si’ffe ing from severe burns, received in extinguishing the flames. Dr. English gave him medical attention and reports him quite comfortable.

Joe. Norman has returned from Craw fonisville, where he went a few days ago, ami reports the sale of his town property there for 312.000. He is quite a traber and may be expected to lind some investment here dow that he has disposed of his holding there. If you have ever seen a child in the agony of croup, you can appreciate the gratitude of the mothers who know that One Minute Cough Cure relieves their little ones as quickly as it is ad mistered. Many homes in this city are never without it. A. F. Long. There is a general feeling that undue haste was made by the old board of county commissioners in letting the contract for furniture for the new court house. This contract calls for $13,000, and there is a strong belief that had more time been taken the county would have been the gainer by several thousand dollars. It is even intimated that the same contract could now be placed at 40 per cent less. E. E. Turner of Compton, Mo., writes us that after suffering from piles for seventeen years, he completely cured them by useing three boxes of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. It cures eczema and severe skin deseases. A. F. Long. One of the busy places in Rensselaer is the cigar factory of A. Lewis. He has facilities for employing eight men and has his factory so arranged as to conduct the work in the most systematic manner. Though not a judge of cigars, we understand that his re Considered good, and it is plain that he has a large trade in them. Mr. Lewis has recently added a new brand of smoking tobacco to his products. They are s 6 small that the most sensitive persons take them, they are so effective that the most obstinate cases of constipation, headache and torpid liver yield to them. That is why DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are known as the famous little pills. A. F. Long.