Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 194, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1910 — Page 1

No. 194.

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Mrs. Bruce Wliite is spending today in Monon. The J. I. Case sulky plow is sold by Maines & Hamilton. Mrs. G. W. Hopkins returned home this morning from Goodland. Maines & Hamilton do custom grinding and sell all kinds of feed. Peoria Disc Drills for sale by Maines & Hamilton, phone 273. Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins has rented the rooms over the McKay laundry and is moving there today. Miss Clara Schultz returned to Goodland today after a short visit with relatives in Union township. Before you buy your wheat fertilizer, see us. We can save you money. Maines & Hamilton, phone 273. Mrs. D. M. Yeoman and two daughters who have been spending several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Strong, left this morning for their home in Ambia.

The west front business room of the Republican building is for rent. This is a fine room for a small business ard will be rented reasonable, inquire of Healey & Clark. Isaac Parcells was in from Hanging Grove township today. He has a fine crop and is milking a dozen cows and has been kept so busy that he don’t ever get to town. John Mauck came over this morning from Kankakee. He recently purchased the Mrs. Wishard property on Webster street and will shortly occupy it as a residence. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moore and daughter Elizabeth and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Clark and daughter Ruth returned this morning from their trip to Niagara Falls, Toronto, Detroit and Put-in-Bay. They had a splendid trip and a fine time.

Dr. A. G. Catt has returned from a meeting of the state optical society, which was held at Laporte. It was the semi-annual meeting and was devoted to demonstrations, lectures and to operating, and was a very practical meeting. He saw Roy Blue while there, and Roy is getting along very nicely in his legal practice. Edgar L. Cox, who has been Here for several days visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cox, went to Delphi today, being accompanied by his wife, who preceeded him here from the south. They reside at Pawnee, Okla., where Edgar manages a lumber yard. Mrs. Cox formerly lived in Delphi, where they are spending part of the time.

Nelson Everson, who resided in Rensselaer a number of years ago and will be remembered by a number of people, died July 27, in Evansville, Wis. He was born in Jefferson county, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1839, and when 21 years of age enlisted in the union army and served until mustered out in 1865. He was married to Emily Rogers in 1863, and is survived by her and one daughter, Mrs. Ella Howard, of Chicago. His brothers, John and Alexander, also survive him and live in Wisconsin. My loan company is still making farm loans at 5 per cent. If you are 3oing to need a loan make application no *. as some other companies are already refusing to loan. John A. Dunlap, I. O. 0. F. Bldg.

■Tames Buckley, of Washington, Ind., who was assaulted Wednesday by Zed Hudson, died Thursday .‘night. The coroner has ordered an autopsy. Hudson is now being held on a murder charge. Other arrests are expected. A "Classified Adv.” will sell It.

The Evening Republican.

AT THE Princess Conight —• — PICTURES. Mistaken Identity. Awful Symphony. SONG. Taffy, by Mr. Roscoe WHson.

Harrison Wasson made a business trip to Peru, where he owns property, today. E. 8. Poole and son, of Kankakee, came this morning to visit Chas. Parker and family. Russell Parker went to Shelby to meet them. Mrs. John Dale and baby returned to Darlington this morning after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.* J. M. Torbet, of Barkley township. N. Littlefield, of Rensselaer, and F. P. Morton, of Goodland, started this morning for a prospecting trip through Washington, Yuma and Cheyenne counties, Colorado. They expect to be gone about ten days. A. Duggleby, of near Tefft, was a Republican office visitor today, it being the first visit he had ever made to Rensselaer. He came to Jasper county last spring from near Davenport, lowa, and purchased a farm of 431 acres, just west of Tefft. Little Gertrude Kannal, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Kannal, who suffered an attack of infantile paralysis several months ago, and from which she has been slowly recovering, had the misfortune to fall several days ago and to break the limb most afflicted. It is a very sad misfortune for the patient little sufferer.

There is no thrashing on the Os Ritchey farm today, nor on any other farms in this section of the country for that matter, unless the sun which has been playing hide and seek behind the clouds, stays out long enough to dry the shocked grain so that some thrashing may be started this afternoon. Os was in the office this morning to remind us that he had forecasted the rain as a sure thing on the day he had set for thrashing. The little rain of yesterday was followed by a good big one last night, or rather, early this morning, for it was about 3 o’clock when it was raining the hardest. The intense heat of today bespeaks more rain and another big shower won’t hurt even if Os has to put oft the thrashing for a day or two more. The thrashing hands will be just as hungry when they do get there.

No more interesting story was ever enacted on the stage than that played in Rensselaer Monday night and entitled “The Fighting Parson.” It was the second night out for the eompany, which is composed of a very clever set of performers under the management of Henry Wyatt, a young man who looks like he will make good as both actor and manager. The play is sent out by W. F. Mann, who selects good actors and has from a dozen to thirty shows on the road all the time. In the cast that produced “The Fighting Parson” here was Annie E. Inmah, who has been on the stage for fiftyone years, having played with a number of prominent actors and been cast in some of the leading plays of the latter 80’s. Mrs. Inman plays the mother part in “The Fighting Parson” much after the style of the mother in “Shore Acres” and does it splendidly. Walter Regan carried the parson’s part admirably, having style and action to which he suited the dialogue. Mr. Wyatt was also good in Joe and Ezra. The parts are very different, but he bandied each ably. Marie Fairfield doubled in two very different parts; the school teacher and the bowery girl and proved her diversified talent by doing each splendidly. George Solden as Jasen, was admirable in an old man’s part, and L. F. Harrison did a good double as Abe Grumble,' the old skinflint who held a mortgage on the farm, and as a bowery tough. The company showed a lack of rehersals and did not make the most of the possibility of several strong climaxes, but individually they are good and they should make “The Fighting Parson” one of the best road companies the coming season.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1910.

MARSHAL GEORGE MUSTARD SUCCEEDS KING DAVIS.

Latter Tendered Resignation and Mayor Meyers Appoints Contractor, Who Assumes Duties. A rumor has been afloat for the past ten days that J. K. Davis would tender his resignation as city marshal, and with the announcement of Mayor Meyers Monday evening that the resignation had been accepted came the further announcement that George Mustard had been selected as his successor. It seems "that Mr. Davis tendered his resignation about ten days ago and that Mayor Meyers had kept it a secret until he could select a successor. The double announcement was made Monday evening.

When the Republican man saw Mr. Davis this morning he was busily engaged cleaning the dirt and weeds from the edge of Cullen street. Asked to confirm the announcement that he had resigned, he stated that he had, and added that he would not take the position again for S2OO per month. He said it is a “case of be damned if you do and be damned if you don’t.” He said there had been a lot of knockers ever since he took the office and he placed the writer in the number that had not given him a square deal. He said that he had not been given a square deal in the write-up following his arrest of the young man on the night of the circus, but he was informed that from the testimony furnished us by eye witnesses of the affair that we let him down quite mildly. Mr. Davis put in a busy forenoon for his last half day on the job’aud made a good showing as his concluding effort. Mr. Mustard took the job at noon.

It may be remembered that the argument offered against W S. Parks was that he did not do enough work himself. The people were clamoring for a marshal that just loved to shovel handle a scythe, and it may be, that they will never find one that meets every voter’s ideal, but the weed proposition was uppermost in the minds of the people and some one was needed that would see to it that property owners cut the weeds. Most people seemed to be saying that Mr. Davis did not accomplish the thing for which he had been appointed. The Republican was appealed to daily to get after the weed nuisance and urge that some action be taken to have the weeds cut and the streets cleaned. We have not wished to antagonize the marshal and have hoped that he would make good.

The new appointee is George Mustard, who was a citizen of Rensselaer some years ago and went to Wabash with George Barcus and later lived one year in Kansas and then returned to Rensselaer a little more than a year ago. He is a carpenter by trade and has had several good jobs this year, being regarded as one of the best workmen in Rensselaer. The surprise about his appointment was that he would accept it, there being a demand for his mechanical services at a somewhat better salary. There were no formal candidates, it is understood, at this time, although all who had asked for the place before might be considered to be in a receptive mood. It is hoped that Mr. Mustard takes hold of the work with a vim and accomplishes the cleaning up of the town. Every property owner or tenant should be told to cut the high grass and weeds and then it should be seen that they do it. Washington street is to be cleaned and oiled and pride should be taken in keeping it clean and the marshal can keep it that way if he ■ will keep constantly on the job. '

Longmont Paper Says J. W. Paxton May Return to Indiana.

The'Longmont Call states that J. W. Paxton has sold a big block of stock in the Longmont National Bank and may return to Indiana. His son Herbert, who recently visited here, will go to South Bend and take a position in the bank there in which his uncle, Joe Paxton, and C. W. Coen, hold the majority of the stock. The Call also says that Mr. Paxton has just purchased a 60-horse power, seven passenger touriflg car. It is probable that he and family will make an auto trip to Rensselaer from Longmont.

Record Price Paid for Farm Sold by Mrs. Eva Greenlee.

C. P. Wright ha%,just concluded the sale of 40 acres of Mrs. Eva Greenlee’s farm, the old Andrews place, 'northwest of Rensselaer, to Chas. W. Burns, the price being $l4O per acre.. It is the east 40 of the 120 owned by Mrs. Greenlee and has some good building improvements. While the price is very large, when the improvements and the character of the land is taken into consideration it is not too much. Mr. Burns expects to occupy it, moving from his farm in Union township.

Another Dakota Frontiersman Comes to Pay Us a Visit.

Will Woodworth, the South Dakota frontiersman, who with Bert Goff and Marion Gwin went to Belle Fourche more than three years ago, came here Monday afternoon for a visit with his parents, Mr®, and Mrs. A. Woodworth and others. Marion Gwin, who has been here for several days, knew that Bill was coming, but kept it a secret and there was general surprise when Bill arrived. He has proven up his claim, but says that he will never sell it as he thinks the chances of its improvement in value with the developement of that country are, certain. That section of South Dakota has been hit severely by the drouth, and is fairly burned up. There is no pasture and no Water and much stock has been taken west into Montana and shipping has been suspended. Bill expects to remain here for a few weeks and to return again to Belle Fourche. We are the only firm in Rensselaer that sells pure cider vinegar of as high a grade as 45 grains. Six gallons of our vinegar is equal to 7 gallons of that sold bjr others, but we sell it at the same price as the lower grade.

J. A. McFARLAND.

The second trial of Hermann Miller, of Woodburn, for the murder of Marshall Croy, begins at Auburn, Aug. 22nd.

: DON’T MISS TtilS CHANCE! ’ I i. , —, ’ ' ' ■ MEYERS & SECOR’S Great Harvest Sale Will Continue During This Week. YOUR CHOICE Any Suit or Overcoat IN THE HOUSE 513.50 TAILOR MADE. MEYERS &SECOR Tailors : Rensselaer . . Indiana

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM =■" PICTURES. The Prettieet Moving- picture Western Chivalry, comedy show in the city. Bitter Sweet, comedy. BEX WAB2TEB, Proprietor. ~ song Mr ’ Wrfcht, You’re Wrong, TOKjEXy by w* 9 J. F. Fredericks.

Widow of Erhardt Wuerthner Sent to Longcliffe Asylum.

Mrs. Mary Wuerthner, widow of Erhardt Wuerthner, Sr., was taken to the insane asylum last Saturday after a board had pronounced her of unsound mind. She is a sister of Chris. Wuerthner, wtio was in the asylum for several months, and has three children, a girl and two boys, none over eight years of age. Her husband was her uncle. She has acted peculiarly for several years, but particularly so since the death of her husband about eight months ago. She would not go to bed at night, but roamed about the farm in Newton county. She said that if it were not for the children she would get married again and fear for their safety led to the belief that she might try to put them out of the way. Mrs. Steve Marlin has temporary charge of the children. An application was filed by Erhardt Wuerthner, Jr., half brother to the children, to have the courts take charge of the children, and an effort will probably be made to find homes for them.

Pickling Season.

Pure cider and malt vinegar, the best made; at Rhoads’ Grocery. The Wabash Valley traction company will build a $200,000 car barn and repair plant at Ft. Wayne.

WEATHER FORECAST.

Unsettled, with showers tonight or Wednesday.

Johnny Hanks.

Appleton defeated Fond du Lac yesterday, 7-3. Johnny got a hit, 4 putouts and 1 assist.

Church of God Services.

Next Sunday morning and evening, preaching by Elder H. V. Reed, of Chicago. His theme at one session will be “The Hope of the Promise Made of God unto the Fathers.” Not advised whether this will be in rthe dßorning or evening. It is unnecessary to add words of commendation as to his ability and pleasing • manner of address, he being so generally, as well as favorably known here as * speaker and laborer In the GospeL Arrange to greet him with your presence, and thereby receive benefit to yourself, in hearing the word.

COFFEE.

That rich, creamy kind; each grade possesses the highest degree of merit possible to produce. A trial order of any grade is all we ask to convince

RHOADS’ GROCERY.

you.

$1 round trip to Michigan City, Sunday, Sept. 4th.

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