Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1910 — Page 1
No. 174.
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To-Night and the Rest of the Week. The Dancing Kids Bernhart & Roberts Singing and Dancing An act that you'll come back to see the Second Time.
Base Ball At Riverside Park Sunday July 24 LOWELL VS. WRENS This Should be Best• Game of Season Game at 2:30. Admission 25 Cents. '
LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Wheat is today being threshed st the Indian school. Miss Pearl Zellars returned to Fair Oaks this morning after a short, visit here. TeJas Elberta peach sale this week—very finest stock —$1.95 per bushel, at the Home Grocery. A. S. Fletcher, wife and son, of Chicago, and George Colvert, of Rensselaer, are visiting Ed Heath and family —Oxford Gazette. Miss Fern Starr joined a party of friends who are camping near Water Valley this morning, and will remain there for several days. Miss Marguerite McEnerny returned to Chicago this morning after a visit of about three weeks with the family of L. H. Hamilton. Fowler now has the baseball fever about right and solicitors have secured funds frorii business men with which to hire three new infielders. Mrs. Frank t Ellis and Mrs. George sible went to the Kankakee river this morning to join their husbands who are enjoying a fishing camp there. Hammond and Crown Point are to play a series of ball games with a Chicago umpire as ' arbitrator. The first game will be played Sunday, July 31st. Born, this Saturday morning, to Mr. and Mrs. James Mead, of Hammond, a daughter, and their third child. Mrs. Mead is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark. , . J. W. Coen and Fred McColly went to the Kankakee this morning to try their luck fishing. Nim Hopkins trill join them there tomorrow and help carry the fish home. Texas Elberta peach sale this week—very finest stock—llJs per bushel, at the Home Grocery.
The Evening Republican.
Visit the Penny Photo Tent, east corner of square. Homer Kessler, a well known insurance man, is doing some business in Rensselaer. He represents the I nion Central Life Co., and at present lives in Waukegan, 111. In sending a renewal from Jacksonville, Fla., for the Semi-Weekly Repu’«licai\ Louis R. Fendig writes: “I enjoy very much reading the home paper every week and I am able in this manner to keep in touch with my old friends and the happenings in Rensselaer.” Henry Dahtacke, now of Monon, war in Rensselaer a short time this morning. He is very busy as the manager ol the pickle stations at Monon, Monticello, Parr and other points. New stations are being built at the two towns first named and Mr. Dahncke is kept very busy. Yesterday and today John Daugherty has delivered and collected mail on rural route No; 1 in an automobile. The car belongs to Babcock & Hopkins, being their Flanders 20. “Billy” Babcock, Jr., has been acting chauffer for Mr. Daugherty. It is probable that he will decide to buy a car and hereafter deliver his mail with it. John Daugherty went to Chicago this morning Lu see If he could secure rates to the west. He will leave soon, probably abou: 'he first of August, for Spokane, W ash., where he has employment as a street car conductor. He was called home during the sickness which terminated in the death of his father, Thomas' Daugherty. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Macey, of Indianapolis, who hgs been here for the past week visiting his mother, Mrs. John Makeever, who has been quite poorly since receiving a fall about two weeks ago, left this morning for Muskegon, where they will enjoy a week’s outing. Mr. Macey is engaged in the wholesale millinery business in Indianapolis. The No. 2 car of the HagenbeckWallace circus arrived on the milk train this morning and twenty bill posters have been busy since that time. Some of the old stands were pasted over and some new ones put on. Telephone poles were adorned and no matter where you stand you can see a great big thirty from some direc-, tion. Some very attractive! paper has been spread this trip. The show takes place next Saturday. Mrs. Ernest Morlan, of Newton township, brought a sample of oats to the Republican ofilce today that is certainly an indication of a large yield. The sample was not selected but just a handful of stems taken all at once. The oats were not cultivated as was the sample from Michael Ringeissen’s farm, but special attention was given to the preparation of the ground, which was plowed and harrowed instead of simply disced before planting. The seed also was examined before sowing, and all bad grains removed, which they have found is a paying thing to dq. These heads are long, well filled and apparently good for 60 bushels or more to the acre. Texas Elberta peach sale this week—very finest stock-SIJS per bnshel, at the Home Grocery.
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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1910.
INDIANA NORTHWESTERN TRACTION IS GRADING.
Letter From Roy Peacock Says Work Was Begun Monday Between Dyer And Chicago Heights. The Indiana Northwestern Traction Company is not all a bluff, as some have thought. The promotors are doing some grading up near Dyer and of the company, Roy Peacock, a former Rensselaer boy, now the Monon agent at Dyer, writes: , “The Indiana Northwestern Traction Co. started work between Dyer and Chicago Heights, having a camp oetween these towns. Contractors from Harvey, 111., have a contract for grading this piece of the roadbed. ' They state that their contract calls for them having the grading done within 60 days but say they will have It done in 30 if they can get the necessary teams. Already 30 teams have been put to work and they want all they can get. They began work Monday and have been adding from 3 to 8 teams each day, besides picking up all the men they can get. “It looks like this company means business and the present indications have greatly enthused the people hereabouts and all favor the building of the line. In my opinion it looks like the best paying proposition in the interurban line ever put up to the people in this section of the state, but it is also one of the largest undertakings, for so many of the interurbans are built a little at a time, while this road contemplates one big movement. If ii is possible for Rensselaer to get this line it should do so by all means. Their proposed line into Chicago Heights connects with the Chicago Southern Traction Co., giving a good outlet into Chicago at 79th and Halstead streets, and it will also connect with the interurban from Chicago Heights to Joliet. Their Hammond connections are fiijj and should insure good traffic from Chicago, Chicago Heights, Hammond, Gary, East Chicago, Indiana Harbor, Whiting and Cedar Lake anithe south, and also do a good interchange business. 1 hope wnen the time comes that Rensselaer will go right out and land this railroad. The question of a subsidy has different sides, I know, but if it is a question of voting a subsidy or losing' a railroad, the community that votes the subsidy wins. It has been my observation that roads built with a subsidy are from 5 to 7 years ahead of those that get along without cutside or local help, in the manner of giving first-class service. “We all know that Rensselaer needs another railroad and should hate to see one miss it. This road should be landed for Rensselaer if the proper spirit of hustle is demonstrated. Here’s hoping that I can some day ride back to old Rensselaer on this interurban. \ Respectfully,
An effort is now being made by relatives of Ira G. Rawn to establish that he was killed by a former colored chauffer, who is alleged to have made a threat against him. Rawn carried $145,000 insurance, part of which can not be collected if it is proven that he took his own life. It looks decidedly improbable that this negro would have gone to his house in the night to have committed this crime and it is further improbable that Rawn would have personally answered the negro’s visit. The claim is quite foolish.
Rev. S. V. McKee, of South Bend, re turned to his home this morning after r short visit here with his brother-in-law, John R. Vanatta and family. Rev. McKee was the Presbyterian minister at Remington for five years prior to thirteen years ago. One of his daughters and her husband, Rev. C. C. Fuller, have been missionaries in South Africa for several years past, being stationed at ML Silinda, in Rhodesia. Their work 13 with the African natives, whom they find very anxious to receive an education. The educated natives are sent further inland as missionaries and a great work is being accomplished. Rev. and Mrs. Fuller are now visiting relatives in the United States and will start again sWtly for Africa. They have three children, all born In the missionary colony of South Africa. ' •
If you want to biiy, sell, rent, or exchange anything. The Republican "Claaalfied Column" will find your "afflnlty.”
ROY PEACOCK.”
Another Civil War Veteran Answers Last Bugle Call.
Alexander Leach died Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at his residence on West Vine street in Rensselaer. He had been in failing health for three years and for the past five weeks had been confined to his bed. The exact nature of his sickness seemed a puzzle to his physicians and a specialist who examined him was also unable to decide what his ailment was. Nothing could be done, however, to stay the progress of the disease and it had been realized for some months that he could not long survive. Deceased moved to Rensselaer about seven years ago from Union township where he had lived for several years. He served during the civil war with an Ohio regimetit. He would have been 69 years of age on Sept. 30th. He leaves a widow and seven children—five sons and two daughters., The sons are Asa, of North Dakota; Everet, of Hammond, and Earl, Oscar and Basil, of Rensselaer. The daughters are, Mrs. Carl Hamacher, of near’ Brook, and Mrs. A. O. Garriott, of Hammond. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the First Baptist church, being conducted by Rev. J. P. Green, the pastor. Burial will be made in Weston cemetery. Chase Day writes from New Castle that work there is dull, building having taken a big slump, so after next week he will go to Gary, stopping off i:> Rensselaer for a visit. The Hagen-beck-Wallace circus exhibited in New Castle on July 20th and Chase went to pee it and pronounces it a very fine show with a large number of new acts, things that were never seen before beneath canvas. The new acts are especially good. At Connorsville 50 hands struck and the show was a little short of employees and Chase thinks if any Rensselaer boys want *to get a job with the circus they can do so. Ira Osborn, formerly of. Rensselaer, is also in New Castle, being engaged in the barber business.
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BIG REMOVAL SALE 99c Racket Store Will move into the Odd Fellow Building on August ist, and' will occupy both rooms of Shat building. They are being remodeled and finished up in latest style and colorings, giving us the chance we have not had since in business in Rensselaer to properly display our goods. We shall add a few new lines from time to time to suit our trade, and may branch into the Grocery business later on, but at present shall not include them. Our Store will be Known as Ransford’s Department Store We shall discontinue giving Premiums only on special occasions, and anyone having any of our tickets on The 99-Cent Racket Store must bring them in before August ist or they will not be taken at all. We Will be Open for Business on Thursday, July 28th And Saturday (show day) will be a hummer. We shall give some extra inducements and our show windows will feature these for that occasion. We shall continue to do business at our old stand up to August 3d, and also open our new store the last three days of this month. Don’t fail to call at both v of our great bargain houses the last week of the month, for our Removal Sale is in full blast, and goods are going at cost. Remember the places, The 99-Cent Racket Store, Makeever Bank Building, and Ransford’s Department Store, in the Odd Fellow Block, both opposite courthouse. This is our tenth year in business in Rensselaer, and we thank you for your past patronage and ask a continuance, and we shall strive, as we always have, to give you more and better goods for less money and the more goods you buy of us the cheaper we can sell them to you. It stands to reason. We thank you once more. “Ransford’s - Department - Store" E. V. RANSFORD, Proprietor - Rensselaer, Indiana
The PrattiMt Moving Mature Show in tho City. BEX WABXBB, Proprietor. c
President Taft to Make Speech At Winona on August 30th.
President William H. Taft will speak at Winona on August 30th, and it is quite certain will freely express himself on the present tariff measure. While there has been an effort to incite trouble between the president and Senator Beveridge, because the latter voted against the bill, there is no doubt but that the president will show that there is no occasion for a breach. Both are intently interested in ‘the welfare of the country and both are desirous of fulfilling the republican platform, but they differed as men might in the means of bringing it about. Senator Beveridge opposed some of the schedules and voted i.gainst the bill. The president opposed some of the schedules but recognized that the bill in the main was all right and the best that could be procured and favored its passac-* and signed it. The former criticizes the bill from some points of view and the president it in the main. Indiana people should be pleased to have President Taft return to Winona, where he made his first speech defending the tariff bill, following its passage. We believe the experience wiH show that he was right in that de tense, and we believe that there is little difference between the ideas held by the president and the senior senator from Indiana. Theodore Roose ve.t will speak in Senator Beveridge’s be-
TONIGHT’S PROGRAM —♦ — PICTURES. The Clay baker, a drama. The Three Wishes, a comedy. SONG Mary, You’re a Big Girl Now. A Song of the Desert of Annul, by J. F. Fredericks.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Unsettled weather with thunder showers tonight or Sunday.
half in Indiana this fall and Governor Hughes, of New York, will also meke at least one speech in Indiana.
Kentland Men Organize New Grain Commission Firm.
Kentland Enterprise. W. T. McCray and Will Simons were in Chicago Monday assisting in the final acts incident to the organization of a new grain commission firm which will take over the business of the late Arthur G. Sawers. The new firm will be known as the Sawers Grain Go., with offices in the Postal Telegraph building. Harry F. Todd, who was with Mr. Sawers for many years, is president of the company, Mr. McCray vice-president, and Mr. Simons secretary and treasurer. Mr. Simons will put in the greater part of his time inthe Chicago office but will retain his residence here.
Baptist Church Services.
Owing to the funeral service of Brother Leach on Sunday afternoon, your pastor does not go to Mentone, as announced, to preach his farewell sermon; therefore there will be the usual preaching service on Sunday morning. All other services as usual. REV. J. P. GREEN, Pastor.
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