People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1897 — CITY AND COUNTY NEWS [ARTICLE]

CITY AND COUNTY NEWS

Rye 25c. Corn 18c. Chickens 6c. Turkeys 8c —9c. Wheat 70c —75c. Best Hay 85.00 —$6.00. Oats, 12c for mixed. 13c—14c for white. We will accept wood on subscription. Don’t forget Mrs. Imes fire sale of millinery. Do not fail to see the pretty hats at the Meyer Sisters. Stimson’s cheese, the finest full cream, mild and new, at John Eger’s. Father Babb is visiting in Reedsburg. Wis. See those “dreams” at Mrs Hershman’s millinery store. Warren Washburn, of Chicago, is visiting his parents here. I have the Studebaker wagon for sale in all styles, C. A. Roberts. A great special shoe sale, Saturday, May 22, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Juvenile books, bibles and a great variety of other books to numerous to mention at Meyer’s Drug Store. Miss Bertha Parcels returned Monday from a visit with relatives and friends at Monticello. The greatest shoe sale of the season, Saturday, May 22. Chicago Bargain Store. A. C. Burns has made arrangements for a masquerade ball at the opera house Saturday night. Haley’s, the only exclusive shoe store, has the finest line gents patent leather footwear; suitable for Christmas gifts.

Twenty-five per cent and over saved by buying that new spring or summer hat of Mrs. Hershman. J. P. Hammond has succeeded R. P. Phillips, deceased, as agent of the Union Central Life Insurance Co. The Chronicle, at Monon, has suspended publication. A case of too many papers for the size of the town. The Tennessee Centennial and Exposition's now open. The Monon is selling tickets at very low rates. Leslie Clark’s goods arrived from Ohio Monday. He will occupy one of Makeever’s new tenant houses. Mrs. L. M. Imes has secured Miss Rumble again this season, as trimmer, and can gurranlee satislaction. Geo. Strickfaden has lost his fine driving mare, Nellie. She died Tuesday of inflammation of the bowels. Lee Catt was able to get out Monday on crutches, the first time since he sprained his ankle some days ago. For a first class buggy or carriage give C. A. Roberts your order. All work warranted and prices to suit the times. W. E. Overton has moved his undertaking establishment into the new Hollingsworth building, with Porter & Yeoman.

Mrs. L. M. Imes, the milliner, will not have an Easter opening this season, but will meet her competitors in prices and styles. An election held in Robert Monday resulted in favor of building eight miles of gravel road. Last year the same town built eleven miles. Our fellow townsman. Geo. L. Morgan, has been appointed guard at the state prison at Michigan City. His family will remain in Rensselaer. Bills are out for the big band tournament to be held here June 3rd. Rensselaer will doubtless have her hands full in caring for the crowd on that day. The Ministerial Association and the Epvorth League organization, of Valpariso district, meet in joint convention at Goodland, May 17, 18 and 19. Men’s french patent leather and cordovan *5.00 shoe, on sale day, Saturday, May 22, $2.50 per pair. Chicago Bargain Store. A reunion of the Northern Indiana Ministerial Association of the Christian church was held at Wabash this week. Rev. and Mrs. Moore were in attendance. Hundreds of pairs of ladies’ and misses’ tine sbpes, cost at factory $1.50 to s2.§o, sales day SI.OO per pair, Saturday, May 22d.. Chicago Bargain Store. .M.& A. Meyer are preparing for a grand Millinery Easter Opening the prettiest hats ever shown. April 14, 15, 16 and 17.

• You can save $ f son bargain shoe day, Saturday, May 22. Chicago Bargain Store. • 8' '-p Quarterly meeting at Trinity church next Sunday. Saeramenra! service at the close of the forenoon sermon. The Rev. Dr. Beck, P. E., of Valparaiso, will preach at 7:30 p. m. A full line of buggies and surries carried by Robert Ranc-le, “no cheap jobs handled.” Unconditional surrender, is the only terms those famous little pills known as De Witt’s Little Early Risers will make with constipation, sick headache and stomach troubles. A. F. Long. J. E. Barnes, of Chicago, representing a large clothing firm of Valparaiso, was in our city Wednesday, looking for a vacant ruorn in which to open a clothing store. As none as to be had he went elsewhere. Rensselaer is sadly in need of more business rooms.