Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1910 — Page 1

No. 108.

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Don’t forget to rend the Missing Word page today. A can of Van Camp's sauer kraut 9c at the Home Grocery. ' — —— i (_ - You can buy choice country butter at the Home Grocery for 22 cents per pound Don’t forget the 4th of July meeting tonight. If you favor a celebration and are willing to help with it, come out tonight and express yourself. Miss Rose Pinr’oy, of Crown Point, is visiting at the home of her cousin, Mrs. Geo. W. Ott, of Barkley township. Sylvester Gray and wife arrived home Friday morning, bringing Mrs. Gray’s aged aunt from Pennsylvania to make her home here. If you want good shoes at low prices ask to see our bargain shoes. We always have broken lots which we close out at great reduction. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. George 1 W. Ott had the misfortune to lose a good mare a few days ago. She had been apparently in the best of health, but after being put in her stall she went down and in less than five minutes was dead. James W. Toyne, of Gillam township, was in Rensselaer yesterday, making his will. Mr. Toyne has lived in Gillam township for 23 years, prior to which time he lived for several years near Goodland. Joseph Barcellona, of Lagrange, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of a man at a dance hall at Elnora, Lagrange county, was refused j a parole, although favorable recommendation. had been made for such action at Indianapolis. The late freeze has cut the fruit crop short. Save your home canned fruit and buy California canned fruit before the prices advance. 2 cans fancy California canned Apricots or Lemon Cling Peaches for 25c. JOHN EGER. A receiver will be asked for in a few days for the Lake County Publishing company, publishers of the recently suspended Lake County Democrat of Gary. The complainants are Alfred Jones, who edited the paper, and E. E. McGovern. They instituted court for back salaries. Postmaster and Mrs. Andrew Kramer, of St. John, Lake county, i celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Tuesday by entertaining 200 people. Mr. Kramer is 72 years old and his wife is 71 years old. They have, resided in Lake county 45 years. They have five children. C. Taylor Boicourt came over from Wolcott this morning, accompanying A. W. Lux, John Davisson and T. H. • Kinncar in Mr. Lux’s new Pratt-Elk-hart auto. Mr. Boicourt called on his father-in-law, William Baker, and wife, and made a call at the Republican office, leaving $1 for the monument fund. Edward Cavanaugh, aged 33, of Harvey, 111., is insane at Kendallville. His mind became deranged through the excessive use of whiskey and strong drugs. Noble county officers found him acting strangely on the highway near Lisbon. He visited several farm homes and created much excitement. We are receiving letters like this every few days- " Mr. John Eger. Dear Sir; Enclosed find check for $6.00. Please send us by freight a barrel of Aristos flour. We have not had any good bread since we left Jasper county.

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM —♦ — PICTURES. , The Englishman and the Girl. SONG. When I Fell In Love With You.

Census Enumerator of Factories Visited Rensselaer Wednesday.

C. Andrew Steely, of West Lebanon, who is one of the special agents in taking thq statistics of manufacturies, mines and quarries in the 10th congressional district, was in Rensselaer Wednesday. He calls on every institution that manufactures any article, as the mills, newspapers, cigar factories, tile and cement block factories, and ascertains the amount of business they do annually, the number of hands employed and the wages paid. Mr. Steely is very exacting in his work and doubtless just the kind of man that is needed to get the statistics that are important for the tenth year census.

Fo*t this week only. Our regular 15c imported Singapore Pineapple Cubes for 10c. JOHN EGER. Mrs. Eliza Gish, of Wolcott, formerly Miss Dyer, well known in this county, where she has a number of relatives, is quite low with a cancer of the breast. She passed a bad night Wednesday night and it is feared can not live long. All styles of Oxfords and pumps for men, women and children at Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, opera house block. The social given by the Christian Mothers of the Catholic church at the school hall Thursday night attracted a large crowd and netted about S6O. The fishing pond proved one of the most interesting places and Mrs. Maggie Halligan, who was in charge of it, took in over sl2. William Middlecamp, of near Kniman, was on the federal jury at Indianapolis this week, considerably to his inconvenience. He had to sit on only one case, however, being excused Thursday evening for the term. He arrived home this morning. Ollie Rhodes was also called and is still there. A. J. Harmon’s name was also drawn, but he was in South Dakota and consequently did not have Ho serve.

Will N. Jones is back, back from Union township and back at his old tricks, spreading the glory of Jones’ Protective Roofing Paint. He has shipped the past week to Nebraska and Louisville, Edinburg and Oshkosh, and been beseeched with orders from local consumers, who want it spread on their roofs. “Uncle” Bill N. is not so young as he usod to be and can’t stand the bumps that he formerly could, and he has been unable to accept s6me of the work offered him. He would like to get some active, straightforward ypung man to take a partnership in his business and says they can roof half of Rensselaer if he can find the right kind. See him or drop him a line on R. D. No. 2.

There are twelve applications foxdivorce pending in White county, one being that of a well known attorney, R. J. Million, of Monticello, whose wife files a petition and asks alimony" He files a cross-complaint and asks that the decree be granted to him and the alimony shaved down. Another rather sensational case is that of Mrs. S. D. Sluyter, wife of Dr. Sluyter, of Chalmers. They were married only last October and separated on April 26th. She charges domestic infelicity, mostly occasioned by the defendant’s children by a former marriage. She wants a pretty good chunk for a bride and stepmother of she months, asking 410,000 alimony!. The Monticello Democrat wonders whether Halley’s comet has any influence on divorces. Look out, you married man, of the comet will get your wife into the notion of getting a divorce. —Use A & K.- Best-flour and be-bappy $1.50 a sack at the Home Grocery.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 6,1910.

BLODGETT WRITES UP THE BRIDGE GRAFT CASE.

Versatile Staff Correspondent of the Indianapolis News Reviews Trial And Conviction of Bader. “Billy” Blodgett, of Indianapolis, special staff correspondent for the News, who was in Rensselaer the firsr of the week reviewing the Bader case, had his-write-up in the paper Thursday evening. He didn’t say anything that people here didn’t already know about. The article was calculated to bring criticism upon the governor for granting the parole of Bader, notwithstanding the fact that all know that the parole was only until the supreme court can rule on the case. After the review of the case from the Jasper county side, the matter is taken up from the Indianapolis side, and the papers in reference to the action of the governor, including the correspondence between Jasper county persons and the office of the governor made public. It seems that Dr. E. Besser, of Remington, wrote to the governor protesting against the parole and that the governor wrote him in detail explaining his position. On March 14th, the day that the petition was circulated in Rensselaer asking that Bader be paroled pending the appeal, N. Littlefield, following the signing of the petition, telegraphed the governor a 3 follows: “Misinformed. Please withdraw my name from parole petition of C. L. Bader.” In what manner Mr. Littlefield had been misinformed he did not state, but evidently he thought “there was some good reason for getting his name off the petition. On the same day, F. E. Babcock, editor of the Jasper County Democrat, wired the governor that it would be inadvisable to interfere with the verdict, and told the governor that if he was in doubt to wire, telephone or write Edward Honan r The governor evidently was not. moved by the action of the democratic county chairman in withdrawing his name, neither did he act on the advice of Babcock to get a straight steer on his action by communicating with Edward Honan. These telegrams reached him on Monday before the petitions reached him, but on Friday, March 18th, the governor granted the parole. There is nothing of record in the correspondence, nor in the statement of the governor to justify the claim that some have made that the governor was informed that Bader did not have a fair trial. The governor says in his letter to Dr. Besser that it had been represented to him that Judge Hanley had virtually agreed before passing the sentence that he would give Bader a new trial. He does not state who presented this information, but presumably it came from Mr. Hathaway. Whether Judge Hanley had ever given out such indication and instructed that bondsmen be secured for Bader pending a rehearing the writer does not know, but it is certain that the impression prevailed in Rensselaer that a new trial was to be granted, and when the motion was denied and the sentence passed there was considerable surprise. It is probable that Judge Hanley was in doubt about his duty in the matter and did not decide that a new trial could not be granted until the last minute. Governor Marshall stated in an interview with a News reporter that he believes now as he believed then that he did the right thing In granting the

parole, and it is apparent that Babcock’s efforts to dissuade the governor have had little effect. The Indianapolis Star under a Rensselaer date line states: With few exceptions, the people of Jasper county believe that the action of Governor Marshall in staying the sentence passed upon Clinton L. Bader, the convicted Winamac bridge man, was proper, since it carried with it no efforts to defeat the ends of Justice, but simply granted him liberty pending an appeal to the higher court. The evidence in the trial left no doubt that he was guilty, but the general opinion here is that his fault was in taking bridge contracts at less than cost and then shaving the specifications for his profit. While the public condemns this means, it believs that every bridge erected by the Bader Concluded- on page four.

Sane Fourth Idea Spreads And Meets General Approval.

Several have commented favorably on the suggestion which came from Mrs. Mary E. Thompson that we have a sane fourth of July this year, without fire-crackers, torpedoes and pistols. “It is she right thing,” say ali. The Montieello Democrat has taken up the idea iu Montieello and makes the following comment: The Democrat recalls the celebration in Montieello last year, when the Declaration was read In a most eloquent and impressive manner by Attorney L. D. Carey and was listened to by just two people—the editor of this paper and Uncle Abram Hanawalt. It also recalls how Rev. J.' B. Rutter, the orator of the day, sized up the situation, and with a distainful glance at the audience of two listeners and the hundreds who were paying no attention, delivered the following pointed address: “People, there ain’t going to be any speaking here today. I was to deliver the address at this time, but you don't want to listen to me and I don’t want to speak into the air. If you will come to my church tomorrow I will give you what I intended to deliver here today. The next event on the program is climbing the greased pole. I hope you will all be there and take part.” This reminds us of a celebration held two or three years ago at Fair Oaks. A rustic platform and benches had been arranged in the grove and singing was to form part of the program, but the organ was not there when time for starting the program was at hand. Postmaster J. C. Thompson was to read the Declaration of Independence and Attorney E. P. Honan was to be the orator. After one or two patriotic songs Mr. Thompson began reading the famous proclamation of our forefathers. He read it impressively but the barking of the stand owners, the constant noise of firecrackers, and the giggling of young

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men and girls near the stand made it difficult for persons a few feet away to hear. Attorney Honan and the editor of the Republican were seated on the foot of the speaker’s stand, giving marked attention to the reading and possibly a dozen others were doing the same thing. When he’was about half through a wagon backed up with the organ and four men lifted it from the- wagou and made their way to the platform, approaching from the front and center. They did not wait for the speaker to stop, but hustled the organ right onto the platform and as they did so, one of the huskies that had hold of it pushed Mr. Thompson aside and said, “Look out, daddy, or I’ll butt you off the stage.” The incident was very embarrassing to Mr. Thompson and showed to what extent thoughtlessness and rudeness can go. Mr. Honan looked over to the editor and winked and both felt amused and at the same time shared in the embarrassment of the reader. It would pay every man, woman and child to sit quietly and listen to the reading of the Declaration of Independence, but at some of our modern celebrations the reading is omitted because it interferes with the fun.

Those potatoes fresh from the pit are dandy fine—loc a peck at the Home Grocery. ______ See those fine prunes at Rhoades’ grocery for 5 cents a pound.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM, —-• PICTURES. Daniel Boone, a drama. ' ’ \— — SONG Sing, Kate, Sing.

‘WEATHER FORECAST. Showers tonight and Saturday; slightly w-armer tonight.

A Dollar a Word Paid For Missing Words This Week.

As no one succeeded in sending in a correct list of the missing words last week, this week we are trying to make the contest “easy.” In the page published in this issue only two words are missing. One of these words should be easy to name. To make the contest still "easier” we are going to tell in what ad one of the words is missing. It is in the ad of the Republican. The location of the missing word should be easy to find, but the word itself, being rather unusual, will not be so easy to name. The other missing word will be found in one of the other ads. The $4 in cash to be given for finding the two words this week should act as a stimulent for contestants to do, some hard thinking. Remember, $2 for the correct words from the Daily Republican and $2 for the correct words from the SemiWeekly this week. Lists received until noon, Monday, May 9th. We keep almost everything in foot wear and are always pleased to get you what you want if we do not have it. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block.

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