People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1897 — From Tuesday’s Daily. [ARTICLE]

From Tuesday’s Daily.

T. J. McCoy has gone to Indianapolis today to take part in the election of a chairman of the Republican State Central Committee, to succeed Capt. J. K. Gowdy, who has resigned to go to Paris as Consul General. C. W. Duvall has sold his buss business to Mr. Shofield, lately of Brook, and a brother of the new manager of the brick livery stable. Mr. Duvall still retains his general teaming and freighting outfit, and business. The first base ball game of the National League was played yesterday between Philadelphia and Boston, at Boston, and resulted in a victory for the former. We noted the fact that Orth, who so easily lead our boys to defeat at Monticello a few years ago, when nearly all

of our sports had everything but their car fare bet, was in the box for Philadelphia. At last the trouble over the Honey Creek, White Co., gravei road bonds has been adjusted, and the money for them has been paid over. The work of building the road will now be proceeded with. Taber, Curtis & Hawkins, of Remington, have the contract, but Sayler, Sigler & Thompson, of Rensselaer, who are connected with the Remington parties in the proposed stone crushing plant, at Monon, are also interested with them in building this road, and in which the crushed stone will be used. Iroquois Lodge of Odd Fellows has just ordered nearly S3OO worth of new paraphernalia, and is reorganizing its degree staff, both with the expectation of soon being able to perform initiatory and degree work in the most approved style. This old and popular lodge still increases rapidly in numbers and iniluence.. Ever since the beginning of the erection of its fine building, its growth in numbers has been especially remarkable. New and desirable members are being added at almost every meeting.

The Rensselaer Building Loan and Savings Association has money to loan at 8 per cent interest per annum. Call on any of the following officers. A. Parkison, M. L. Spitler, John Eger, E. D, Rhoades, George E, Murray, Chas. A. Spitler, Dr. I. B. Washburn, A. Leopold, E. P. Honan, Directors. James 11. Chapman, Secretary, Hollingsworth & Hopkins Attorneys.