Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1910 — Page 1

No. 84.

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"Billy” McClinter Comedian ;

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Oil 10c, gasolene 16c. Let us deliver them to you. The Home Grocery. Mrs. H. C. Anderson and niece, of Lee, are spending today in Rensselaer. Agent for the Chicago Rug Mfg. Co. now here; get your carpets ready. Phone 350. Miss Leila Boyle, of Hammond, spent yesterday with Miss Mary Childers. Every day bargain day with us. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. G. R. Hart and wife, of Olney, 111., are visiting their daughter, Mrs. W. H. Brenner at.the Makeever house. Some special good work shoes at tttoney saving prices in the bargain shoe department at the Home Grocery. Mrs. H. C. Hoshaw went to Mt. Ayr today to visit her daughter, Mrs. Frank Burns.. Miss Beam returned to her '“Work at the Babcock & Hopkins elevator office yesterday, having recovered from her recent illness.

It don’t require much wind to sell a good flour like A. & K’s. Best. One trial will convince you. $1.50 per sack at the Home Grocery.

Bill Grayson is down from Chicago. He is braking- for the C. I. & S. railroad and getting in steady time. His brothers, Roy and Jess, are also in Hammond. We still have some girls’ good shoes, sizeß 8 to 1 at 85 cents. Ask to see these, when in our store. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, ' Opera House Block. Mrs. James E. Myers, whose husband died a few weeks ago, held a sale 1 -w tjtiuesoay ar tirey occupied north of Rensselaer, and today went to Oxford, where she and her three children will make their future home. We have just received a fine assortment of Oxfords for boys and girls. We have the new things for them. Inspect our line before purchasing your children shoes. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera Houbc Block.; _

E. Ranton, Sr., and wife, returned to their home in Hoopston, 111., today. He is much improved over his condition of a few weeks ago and is apparently entirely recovered from the slight paralytic Btroke he suffered.

S. R. Nichols Teceived a message yesterday notified him of the death of his grandson, the infant child ot Mr. and Mrs. James Bishop, at their home in Spokane, Wash. The causen>£ death was pneumonia. Mrs. Bishop waß formerly MlßSfßertha Nichols.

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets assist nature in driving all impurities out of the system, insuring a free and regular condition and restoring the organs of the body to health and strength* Sold by all dealers. 0

•Johnnie” Hanks pitched for St. Ignatius yesterday against Lake Forest and won his game by the score of 9 to 2. He struck out 11 men and allowed only 3 hits. John is in fine form and if Rensselaer is going to play hall they had better get after him.

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHT’S PEOGEAM « —♦— PICTURES. The Outlaw’s Sacrifice. SONG. Kitty.

Mrs. L. Median Is spending today in Fair Oaks. See Wor land’s fine rugs. All sizes and. all kinds. Guy Ropp went to Cullom, 111., this morning for a visit of several days. Attractive patterns In Wilton, Axminister and Brussel rugs in all sizes at Worland’s. Don’t fail to see them. .Mrs. W. F. Powers and Mrsf J. L. Hagins have been in Indianapolis all week attending the prohibition convention.

Mrs. R. P. Benjamin went-to Chicago this morning to see her son Junior, who has been in the hospital for some time, taking treatment for his eyes.

Mrs. R. D. Thompson has been quite sick since Wednesday evening and the attending physician has diagnosed her case as. appendicitis.

Miss Feme Strickland, of Chicago, who has been visiting at the home of Jessie Gates for the past week, went to Shelby this morning to visit relatives.

Miss Feme Parker, who taught the Moore school in Hanging Grove township the past year, came to Rensselaer this morning and later went to Chicago for a visit of several days.

We have the work shoes for men, which combine comfort with durability. Every pair guaranteed. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block.

Mrs. N. P! Hawxhurst, of Battle Creek, Mich., started back to her home “today after a visit wtth her staterrMrß. Delos Thompson. Mrs. Thompson accompanied her as far as Chicago.

Morg Shields will move to the farm F*red Tyler just purchased from Wallace Sayler and which the latter still occupies. Mr. t Sayler will move to town soon, however, occupying the house he purchased of Lee Jessup.

Telegrams from over the Btate to the Indianapolis Star indicate that almost every place there was damage to fruit from the frost and freeze of Wednesday night. An j examination of the blossoms here did not Indicate any damage,

William C. Smith, of Delphi, has published a book entitled “How to Grow One Hundred Bushels of Corn Per Acre on Worn Soil.” The book }a profusely illustrated with scenes from the author’s Carrol county farm. Mr. s,ni fh is the president of the Great Western CanUng Co., of Delphi.

M. J Thornton, the dairyman, brought home with him from Morocco, a blpe heron, which he killed in the woods. He did not know what kindof a bird it was until he submitted it to Mr. Lannlng, the high school zoologist. It will be stuffed and form a part of the taxldermistry collection in the high school.

Russel Slyter, the barber, has his household goods packed preparatory to his removel to the northwest and he will probably depart in a few days. The house he vacated is today being ndioved into by Leonard Rhoades. Willis Lutz and wife and mother, are today moving into the house vacated by Mr. Rhoades, and D. E. Hollister and family will move to the house vacated by Mr. Luts.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1910.

LOOK FOR COMET AT 4:24 SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.

Halley’s Strange Light Now Ylsible to The Naked Eye and Already Seen In Rensselaer.

Halley’s comet is now said to be visible to the naked eye. It will arise at about 4:24 Saturday morning and at about 4:20 Sunday morning. Look, for it in the east about an hour or a little more before sunrise. It will gradually work its way back Into the night and higher above the horizon until before it passes away it will be visible in the. evening. Every day adds to its brilliancy. Miss Laura Osborne at the Nowels Hotel, reports having seen the comet Thursday morning. It was near the morning star and rather dim, although its shape could be readily distinguished. No other Rensselaer person .is reported to have seen it. Tul Malone. at the light plant, kept a sharp outlook between 4 and 5 o’clock. He climbed up the tower ladder but could not Sight the strange heavenly visitor. It should be visible, however, any clear morning. Persons who see it within the next few day's are requested to call the Republican.

Free Stereopticon Lecture in East Court Room April 12th.

The free exhibition car of the Great Northern railroad will be in Rensselaer next Tuesday, April 12th. Th< car will be at the Monon depot and will contain a beautiful display of fruits, grains, grasses and farm products of Montana and Washington along the line of the Great Northern railroad. This railroad has no lam for sale, but is interested in the developement of that section of the country because their, road runs through it. On Tuesday evening beginning at 7:30 o’clock a free stereopticon lecture will be given in the east court room and 176 beautiful views of the scenic Cascade and Rocky mountain ranges, northwest stock and grain farms, fruit ranches, timber scenes, etc., will be shown. Everybody is welcome and there is

Marriage Licenses.

April 6.—Michael Wolf, born Chicago, 111., January 6,1877, present residence DeMotte, Ind., present occupation polieeman bt Hammond Ind., and Edith Kerlinska, born DeMotte, Ind., July 27, 1882, residence DeMottl, first marriage for each. April 6.—lrvin Lewis, born Barkley township, July 21, 1883, present residence Rensselaer, occupation farmer, and Grace Maud Markin, born Jasper county, Jan. 10, 1886, present residence Rensselaer, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

April 7.—John Hamster, born Holland, May 29, 1883, present residence DeMotte, occupation farmer, and Mary Siilp, born Chicago, Aug. 14, 1888, present residence DeMotte, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Worland Has a Fine Line of Rugs.

D. M. Worland, the furniture and rug man, has ordered rugs that in quality and variety of design and texture convinces him that he Van now satisfy any customer. His line consists of Wiltons, Axministers and Brussels, in sizes as follows: 10% by 13% ; 11% by 12; 9by 12; 8% by 10%: Iby & T and G by 9, with a variety of smaller sizes. If you want a good line to choose from, call at Worland’s. He will be glad to show them.

Twenty-Five Head of Horses Sold at April Horse Sale.

There were a number of buyers here Wednesday and about 25 head of horses are thought to have changed bands, some of them two or thre times. Good prices prevailed. The next sale will be the first Wednesday of next month, May 4th.

The Sternberg dredge that was torn down and stored during the winter on the bank of the river near the Gangloff bridge, ie now being loaded for shipment to Kewanna, where the Sternberg's have a contract. It will require about five flat cars to carry the machine.

“CHICK” PARKS MEETS AN UNTIMELY DEATH.

Former Mt. Ayr Ball Player Killed by Catching Hold of Live Wire at Hammond Yesterday.

Hamilton H. Parke, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. K. Parke, of Hammond, but formerly of Brook, met death in Hammond at about 7:30 o’clock Wednesday evening by catching hold of a s live electric light wire, which the Hammond Times says was- left lying in the street from 7:30 o’clock in the morn-, ing until Parke was killed by it. The Times characterizes it as criminal carelessness on the part of some one. Parke was well known in Rensselaer as “Chick” Parke, and on several occasions was used to play second base for the Wrens ball team. He was a member of the Mt. Ayr team, playing with the strong team that town had in 1908. He worked as an electrician ■ for the Standard Steel company in Hammond. The Times of that city gives the following account of the accident: ■ - \

Hamilton H. Parke, 26 years old, of 812 Sibley street, was electrocuted last night by an electric light wire because of somebody’s criminal negligence. The inquest has not yet been held and the blame has consequently not been fixed, but it is apparent that there was no excuse for this dangerojs wire to lmperal human lives from 7:30 in the morning until 7:30 at night. The inexplicable co-incidence in the death of Parke is that he himself is an ifoeMclait. v

The wire was one belonging to the light system of the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric company, and hung at the street intersection of Sibley street and Howard avenue. NeighborHood reports have it that the wire was torn down by an aerial truck wagon for the Ggry Interurban and that the employep who were working on their new line, permitted the wire to lay there without attempting to repair it or making a report. At any rate it lay there* all day although there was no danger then because the eleetric current had been cut off. In the evening however when *the current’ was put on the danger was renewed. The light at this corner of course was out Of and anybody was in danger of coming in contact with it as it dangled from the pole. - Parke, although not killed on the instant, was unable to tell the story of his accident. It seems hardly credible that he who himself an electrician should have ventured to take hold of a wire about which he did not know whether it was changed or not.

Others beliaveOhat he, tealizing the danger, wanted to put the wire farther out of danger. People hoWever who were nearby saw"a“flash and theirsaw the young man fall to the ground. He was horribly burned, 3,500 volts having passed through his body. The auto patrol was summoned immediately and rushed the injured man to St. Margarets but he died by the time the institution had been reached and the body was taken from there to the Bums undertaking establishment. The first report about the live wire came to the police station about ten minutes after seven o’clock last night. The eleetric light company had hardly been notified when- another report was received to the effect that Parke had been burned.

H. H. Parke was employed as an electrician in the Standard Steel Car works, having resided in Hammond with his parents for three years. H e was unmarried. He is survived by his pirents, a married sister in Kentland, and another in Brook, and by two unmarried sisters, one residing at Brook and the other at Terre Haute. The body will be shipped to Renselsaer for burial.

A. K. Yeoman had a little runaway a few days ago. He was driving a mare that is old enough to know better, but she was feeling pretty good and made one or two efforts to break away before she succeeded. She started to run near the Forsythe reside nee Irad Mr. Yeoman fell from the buggy but escaped injury. She ran into the fence at the Tuteur property and the only injury was a slight break to the harness. We pay cash for what you have to sell. Home Grocery,

THE ... he... TONIGHT’S PEOGEAM li 1 V I PICTURES. J Under The Stars and Stripes, a drama. SONG The Prettiest Moving Picture show in the city. Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater. ■BX WAina| Proprietor. ——— — - - •. •

Second Missing Word Contest By the Rensselaer Republican.

- "w Three year? 1 ago the Republican conducted a “missing word” contest and it proved’ so satisfactory that another is to be On that occasion every inch of space in the page was taken up by advertisers and they must have been redd judging from the number of answers that were recelyadafter each appearance of the ads. These ads will run for 15 weeks appearing once a week in the Evening Republican and every Friday in’ the Semi-Weekly edition. Whenever they run, two or more*words will be left but and a prize of $1 will be awarded for the correct list of omissions. If

there are more than 1 correct answer, the prize will be divided equally among all successful competitors. The prizes will amount to S3O during the 15 weeks, half to Daily and half to SemiWeekly subscribers. Here is a chance to get some:pin money for our readers and an assurance to advertisers that what they write will be read. Ads can be changed whenever advertiser desires it by getting copy in two days before ad is to appear.

Effort to Rob Bank Near Mitchell, S. Dak., Fails.

A telegram from Mitchell, S. Dak., states that an effort was made Wednesday morning by four desperadoes to rob a bank at the town of Lane, near Mitchell. They discharged three powder blasts. The first awakened several people of the town who rushed in their night robes to the scenfe, but when they faced the ends of rifles they beat a retreat. While the reßt of the town was being alarmed, the burglars set off two more charges of powder and demolished the front of the bank but the safe remained intact and they stole the Methodist minister’s rig and drove southward, making their escape.

Methodist Brotherhood.

The subject Sunday morning at the Trinity M. E. oh nr eh ip “Rohlnd Him, Before Him.” Sunday evening, “A Cleansed Way,” sermon to young people.

Van Wood’s little boy has been getting on very well since his injury by the dog at his grandfather’s home several days ago, until last night when he was quite restless and today he is not quiteso well. It is not thought that any serious results will ensue, however.

Remember an exclusive shoe store always has those things you want and can’t find elsewhere. Inspect our lines before you despair. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera' House Block.

Cheap Potatoes For this week we will gell onr Fancy Home-Grown Potatoes at the ridiculously low price of tO Cent** per *Pect(. \ With thousands of bushels of nice potatoes in this vicinity, we have not found it necessary to ship any in, and can therefore guarantee home-grown stock. Complain of high prices when you can buy • the main-stay (potatoes) at 10c > peck. Home Grocery

WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight and Saturday. Warmer in extreme southeast portion.

Deputy Sheriff Oliver P. Robinson Has a Light Stroke of Paralysis.

Oliver P. Robinson, deputy sheriff, suffered a slight stroke of paralysis--this Friday morning. He has a room in the court house and when Sheriff Shlrer arrived at the coart-bouse this morning, Robinson informed him thfit he Rad passed a bad night. He said he did not feel like going to his boarding house for breakfast, but thought he would go to the Model restaurant. Sheriff Shirer accompanied him over there and a little later Mr. Robinson was unable to stand up. Earl Bruner helped him back to his room and a physician was called and he was removed to the • home of his sistqr, Mrs. Jennie Thompson, on Van Rensselaer street, after his trouble was diagnosed as paralysis. The entire right side was affected, but later the right side of his face only. It is not regarded as a serious case. Mr. Robinson served in the civil war and is about 65 years of age. He is highly respected and widely known.

Auto Track That Pulls a Plow Passes Through Rensselaer.

Jacob Getz and two boys, of Cissna Park, 111., passed through Rensselaer Thursday afternoon in an auto truck, on which*was loaded a three furrow plow. They stopped here for some repairs. The truck was a 45 horse power machine made by the Avery company at Peoria, 111. "The wheels were six inches in width and wooden plugs driven into "Cylindrical openings in the wheels. The truck runs right dlong on smooth roads at a rate up to 35 miles an hour. Mr. Getz uses it to plow with and was en route to Francesville where he owns a farm of 200 acres. He can plow about 9 acres a day, which is three times or more tbair a man can plow with a team in one day. ' The truck attracted a great deal of attention, ft sells "for $2,500.

Fletcher Monnett returned to Evanston,lll., today. He had been bete looking aftA" his corn harvest, which he expects to complete in about 10 dSyi. The corn that was somewhat injured, but where the sialks remained upright, the corn is about its good as though it had been in the crib all winter. The price is now down to 49 cents against 60 cents in January. Mr. Monnett has rented his * big Evanston hotel and will return to his farm here on May Ist.

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