People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1897 — ADDITIONAL LOCAL. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

We will accept wood on subscription. No. 1 white seed oats for sale by M. I. Adams. \ - Ellis Walton is out again after several weeks illness. O. P Benjamin of Lafayette was in tbwn Friday. Sheriff Reed dined the county commissioners last Friday at his Avenue home. The Iroquois Dancing Club gave their second dance of the season at the opera house last evening The Iroquois ditch case lately decided against the petitioners has been taken to the supreme court. Harrison Baker returned Saturday to his home in Onarga, 111., after bis visit with L. Strong of our \jity. Saturday March 20th Bargain day for linen at a reduced price; pne day only. Chicago Bargain Store. The W. R. C. last Thursday presented a beautiful boquet of flowers tp the sick members of the G. A. R. and W\ R. C. Miss Flora Wharton, Mrs. William C. Babcock and Miss Ura McGowap were visitors to Chicago Grand last week. \ Perry Hamilton is doing honors on Ellis Walton’s bus while the former driver. Jno. McColly, is nursing a spraln- * ed ankle.

W. F. Heath, of Ottowa, 111., where he has merchautile interests, was in the city Friday. He is also a land owner in this county. Wm. Bennet and family have moved from their place in Barkley township to town, sharing a portion of J. C. Chiicote’s residence on Weston street. It is surprising what a “wee bit of a thing” can accomplish. Sick headache, constipation, dyspepsia, sour stomach, dizziness, are quickly banished by DaWit t’s Little Early Risers. Small pill. Safe pill. Best pill. A. F. Long. Mr. Joseph H. Sayler and Miss Lydia B. Weurthner of Newton township were united in marriage at the residence of Rev. B. F. Ferguson. Friday afternoon March sth. Love laughs at even the terror of hangman’s day, or adds to its realism. Frank M. Hanley shipped an extra fine lot of horses out of here last Friaay. All heavy drafters, weighing from 1,400 to 1,770 the largest. This one only five years old is good for a much greater weight. He was raised by John Ryan of Gillam township.

J. B. Clemons, a former townsman, now of Shelby, was on our streets Saturday. J. B. will be very much impressed with the success of McKinley’s administration if he succeeds in landing the Shelby posfoffice, otherwise—well, all great men sometimes make mistakes. 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.

Merchants were not elated with their Saturday trade. Not only were there but few people in town but what were persistently refused to exchange their pockets full of good old dollars for goods at least until the McKinley times have •caused a few more “marked down” announcements.

They are so 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. George E. Murray of Ellis & Murray is now sole owner of the well known property between the Odd Fellow’s Temple and the Citizens Bank on which the Spitler building stands. Mr. Murray already held a half interest buying the other half from William B. Austin. Improvements are not announced as yet. Since the last issue of the Pilot was mailed our time has been largely absorbed by enterprising undertakers, showing'us ‘ their new spring styles in ascension wardrobes, and good bye accesories in general. The cause assigned for these ante-mortem precautions is the precedent established by the county coronor o's holding inquests and then encompassing the silent victims in old style habili ments regardless of whether in life such are the selections they would have made. Our order is placed subject to the pleasure of the Hon. Park Wright, who is to turn us over to the firm presenting our written order.