People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1897 — CITY AND COUNTY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.

The “Talk” to be given by Dr. Wash burn at the M. E. church next Sunday evening will be upon the “Effects of Alcohol upon the Human System.” Those interested should go and hear it. Rye 25c. Corn 18c. Chickens 6c. Turkeys Bc—9c. Wheat 70c—75c. Best Hay 85.00—86.00. Oats, 12c for mixed, 13c—14c for white. Bristol on Brains the 25th. Court convened Monday morning. Prank Ross was in Chicago Monday. The mumps are after Robert Randle. Wanted, a saddle pony inquire at this office. Don’t forget ,Mrs, Imes fire sale of millinery. Miss Mary Yates is spending the week in Chicago. All kinds of rubbers at Haley’s exclusive shoe store. S. Leopold returned from a short stay in Chicago Tuesday. Mrs. Phelix French is still quite sick with throat trouble. E. B. Sellers of Monticello, attorney, is attending court here. George Goff put in a fine new safe this week as fire precaution. Stimson’s cheese, the finest full cream, mild and new, at John Eger’s. John Greve came down from Wheatfield Monday to attend court. Mrs. Imes will sell her remaining stock of millinery at "fire sale prices.” A new safe bas been placed in attorney Austin’s office this week. Dray work done by Geo. F. Feezer Leave your order at Cotton House. All lovers of mild, new cheese, buy Stimson’s full cream, at John Eger s. W. A. Mossier was transacting business in Chicago the first of the week. Dr. Warner’s corset 29 cents March sale. Chicago Bargain Store.

Newton Pumphrey expects to accept employment at Brook in the near future. Joseph Glosser, of Remington paid us a friendly call while in the city Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Eiglesbach have a new boarder since Friday morning, 12th, a son. A full line of buggies and surries carried by Robert”Ran<. le, “no cheap jobs handled.” • Hear the eloquent Doctor at the opera house the 25th; we refer to Bristol on Brains. Mrs. George Pumphrey is still very sick at her home in the northwest part of town. Mrs. N. S. Bates is convalescent from her recent serious illness and surgical operation. • The mumps are a mumping right along through town and country neighborhoods. J. H. Cox will sell you good wood for 83.00 per cord. Yard and office, north of post-office. Fair Oaks has a Methodist organization and services are now held every two weeks.

Miss Mary Meyer is in Chicago this week buying spring millinery and study ing styles. Advance sale of seats for Dr. Bristol's lecture on Brains is taking place at Penig’s drug store. Two more sheriff's sales were cried off Friday morning scoring two more “real estate transfers.” The mumps have invaded the Belle Center school north of town, taught by Miss Maud Irwin. Isaac French has been spending the week at his fathers’ in town, because of the illness of his mother. The family of J. J, Reed, south of town are all having a turn with some light form of scarlet fever. if the weather remains as at present farmers in the vicinity of Pleasant Ridge will begin plowing for oats. Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth and Marybelle Purcupiie, went to Chicago, Tuesday for a couple of weeks visi t. Juvenile books, bibles and a great variety of other books to numerous to mention at Meyer’s Drug Store. Cancer and permanently cured. No cure—no pay. Address Dr. A. W. Armocost. Brookston, Ind. W. I. Yates will move in a few days from the fiat over the Republican office to Mrs. Jones’ house on Front Street.

82.50 lace curtains for 81.65 March sale. Chicago Bargain Store. Harry Wade has rented the Hopkins house west of the river in Riverside Park and his family will arrive from Morocco soon. Haley’s, the only exclusive shoe store, has the finest line gents patent leather footwear; suitable for Christmas gifts. The recent heavy rains have shown the farmers that ditchihg and tileing, in this county, have just cleverly com menced. E, H. Cormwall of DeMotte, house and sign painter, makes a specialty of sign advertising. Estimates furnished on application. The Rensselaer Lecture Club have been fortunate in securing Dr. Bristol. He is one of the most forcible talkers before the public. Albert Alter, of the Jasper tile works, returned Saturday f.om Clinton county where he hap been spending the principle part of the winter. Don’t send away for a teacher’s bible; we have beautiful teachers’ bibles from 81.00 to 86.00 each at one-half former price. Frank B. Meyer. Many of the farmers in this locality took on their hired help Monday morning. Wages are ranging from twelve to fifteen dollars per month.

Mrs. Louisa Cornwall of DeMotte solicits an inspecter of her work in Crayon portraits, water colors and oil painting. Her prices are reasonable. 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.

Don’t send away for any book. Try at Meyer’s Drug Store first. He’has 1,000 good books, 23 cents to 35 cents each. Will get you any book you want. Harry Wade seems very much at home in Rensselaer again, as successor of the late Squire Morgan. He was Morocco’s best barber and will be equally popular here. M. Y. Slaughter was in town Tuesday for the first time since his illness, which has kept him at home for eight weeks. He had time to drop in at the Pilot office. About 25 young people gave a party at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson on Front street last Thursday evening in honor of Miss Love Crampton of Delphi. Uncle Jacob Groet, of DeMotte was a cheerful caller on Monday to enter his name for a year on the Pilot list, also to secure the Farm Field & Fireside with the seeds.

While at work on the new Hollingsworth building Monday, James Portwood was unfortunate enough to run a nail into his foot, which will retire him for a few days. A.E. Alter is up from Russiaville spending the week. He did not forget the Pilot folks, but dropped in and made us glad to the full measurement of three large silver dollars. J. H. Cox is now ready to furnish all 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. Notice is hereby given that Warner Hopkins is no longer in my employ aria is not authorized to collect accounts lor this paper. • F. D. Craig, Pub. Peoples Pilot.

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 Cough Cure taken early will ward any offfatal lung trouble. A. F. Long. Hon. W. P. Smith addressed an audience at the James school house 3 miles below town on Saturday night, following which steps were taken to organize a Temple of Archers. Considerable interest was manifested and another meeting will soon- be called to extend and perfect the work. Charles Nowels, who only recently moved from here to LaFavette where he had obtained a situation, had the misfortune to lose his entire outfit of household goods by tire before they were fairly established in the house. Ade fective natural gas pipe ex. lains the story. Charley narrowly escaped wi h his own life as it was. Elias Hatnmerton is another Tennessee tourist, having left on Tuesday this week on a trip of inspection. A young lad named Frame accompanied him. and will join his parents who now reside in that«state. The boy has been a county charge, while his parents were separated but now they are re united he will be re-instated in the family.

John Finn, one of the Pilot's force at Tefft, was in the city Monday on urgent business such as compel many thrifty toilers to make distant pilgrimages to the shrine of the fellows who loan their credit and collect tribute therefore. John made the riffle and got extricated, going home in an easier frame of mind.

The most complete up to date new spring clothing ever shown in town. Chicago Bargain Store. Charles F. Shroyer, of Blackford found a man who had for sale a couple of silver coins, stamped one dollar each. He bought them, then left them in the Pilot where they remained on exhibition ail of two minutes, before another purchaser came along. However Mr. S. found the demand was intense, and other subscribers will find the Pilot office about the readiest market for their coined silver, they can strike anywhere. Try us. 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 admistered. Many homes in this city are Dever without it. A. F. Long.

Rensselaer had its gasolene explosion the other morning at the residence of W. T. Perkins. The occasion for it lay in the gasolene not being turned off fully the night previous, allowing the room to fill with the evaporating gas, so when a match was struck in the morning it was instantaneous explosion, burning hair, whiskers, clothes, bedding, and almost the house, but fortunately that was averted. Lesson: Turn your gasolene off tight when done, and permit no leakage, otherwise its a short route to meet your fellow tourists above. Ap we go to press the injured man is reported as in a fair way to recover.

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.