Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 209, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1910 — Page 1

No. 209.

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. All home print today. - ■Read pages two and three today. Norman Gorham is attending the Lafayette fair today. Mr. and Mrs. Van Wood are attending the Lafayette fair today. Marion Sutherland, of Remington; is the guest of Elvin 'Allman. John Schultz left a prospecting trip to South Dakota. Miss Ollie White, of Chicago, came today to attend the teachers’ institute. Mrs. Mellenhour went to Mentone today to attend the funeral of her mother. “T F A. Baker and daughter Helen, of Delphi, are the guests of Uncle Clint Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Lewis left today for a visit with relatives in Wabash and Ockley. * Mrs. Davis and Miss Myrtle Parker ■went to Lafayette today for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Mary E. Steele went to Shelbyville today for a visit with her son, James D. Steele. L. Weil, who has been visiting Nathan Fendig, left for his home in New Orleans today. Rev. J. C. Parrett will preach at pCurtis Creek school house at 3 o’clock next Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Alter, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alter, left for her home in Forest today. Four cans fancy hominy, kraut, pumpkin or string beans for 25 cents. JOHN EGER. Press Roberts was in town today with his first, load of. water melons. He will be a frequent visitor hereafter. George Tillitson, who has been visiting his brother-in-law, Henry Down, returned to his home in Penfield, 111., today. Another shipment of street oil has been received, which will be used on Washington street in front of the public square. Mrs. J. E. Wilson, of Washington, D. C.» who has been visiting in Chicago, came today for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson. Mrs. Lora Flanders took the train here today for her home in Warsaw after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Press Roberts, near Mt. Ayr. Saturday, September 3rd, we put on sale 200 pairs of children’s school shoes, sizes 8 to 1, at 85 cents, were $1.50. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Jerry Healy was here today on his return from his vacation spent at Frankfort and Lafayette. He went from here to Brook to resume his clerkship in the Forsythe store. Dr. Rose M. Remmek has returned from Indianapolis and will be in her office in the Harris block every day this week. Special attention given to the eyes of school children. Mrs. A. E. Coen, of Chicago, came Boday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M, Wasson. Russell and Helen Nowels, who have been visiting Mrs. Coen, returned with her. There will be the regular service at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath morning, both morning and evening. In the morning the pastor will speak on the text "Called to be Saints,” and in the evening, “Best Things.” Everybody Invited. » Four pounds fancy seedless or 3 Crown loose Muscatels, ,or 3 lbs. California evaporated peaches for 25c. JOHN EGER.

The Evening Republican.

AT THE Princess tonight —♦— PICTURES. The Unfair Game. SONG. When the Bells are Ringing, Mary, by Roscoe Wilson.

FIFTY TEARS AGO TODAY. Sept. 2. Typical American Sunday before the war. Nothing to disturb quiet. Prince of Wales’ (later King Edward VIL) last day at Ottawa, capital of Canada; attended church. Twenty-Five Years Ago Today. A young jockey killed at the Brighton Beach races owing to the crowded conditions of the track; thirty horses in the race. The Chinese in Rock Springs, Wyoming territory, barbarously ill treated and forced to flee; United States troops ordered to the spot.

Should Admire, Not Scold The Telephone Girl.

One member of the family was quarreling over the wire with the telephone operator at' the other end. When the brief dispute was ended another member of the family said: “You ought not to do that. You ought never to say an impatient word to a telephone operator. You can’t do enough to make the work easy for them. Were you ever in a telephone exchange?” "No,” replied the guilty one, looking repentant. “Well, go to the first one you have an opportunity to visit. The manager will have some one to show you through, and you never will lose patience again with one of those girls. You will be humiliated and amazed and instructed to see what wonderful work they do—what impersonal, patient and really self-sacrificing work they perform, hour after hour for a thankless public. You will respect and esteem every one of them and you will feel that nothing is too good for them, instead of being critical of a slight mistake that may at times creep in. The wonder is that they do anything right, considering the difficulties with which they have to contend, instead of giving us the really marvelous service they do. If you want, a lesson in patience, forbearance, fortitude, endurance and all other virtues, don’t fail to visit a telephone exchange.”

The Sixty-Day Poll Is Coming Soon.

The next ten days will be busy ones among the political workers all over the state. Both parties will take the sixty-day poll within the next few days, and on the result of this poll will depend much of the work that will be done during the campaign. Both sides hope to get through the sixty-day poll a pretty fair idea of what the actual political conditions are over the state. It is admitted that the sixty-day poll will not show how the voters are going to vote in November, but it will give the rampalgn managers a fair index to conditions and show them the class of work which will have to be done in the various counties and localities. It is the expectation, too, that the poll will show up the disaffection which exists in many places. Both sides admit that there is local trouble in their ranks, as there always is at the opening of a campaign. This condition is never confined to any one party. The republicans are having their tribulations this year and so are the democrats. Each side insists, of course, that the troubles are local, but whether this is true or not, remains to be seen. have just unloaded our tenth car of flour since the first of January. Quality and price are what get the business. Aristos or Lord's Best, old wheat flour, only $1.50 a sack.

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Entered January 1, 1897, m «econd-cl*«» mall matter, at the port-office at Kennelaer, Indiana, under the act of March 3, 1879.

JOHN EGER

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.

YEARLY REPORT OF THE JASPER PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Report Calls Attention to Condition Of Roof, Which is Responsible for Considerable Loss. To the Library Board and the patrons: Herewith I beg to submit the report of the Rensslaer Public Library for thejear 1909-1910, the eleventh year of the library and the fifth of my librarianship. CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT. Number of borrowers registered Aug. 31, 1910 1114 Number of cards issued each month: September, 1909 13 October, 1909 17 November, 1909 18 December, 1909 7 January, 1910 14 February, 1910 ... 17 March, 1910 8 April, 1910 15 May, 1910 7 June, 1910 ; 5 July, 1910 3 August, 1910 '. 4 Total cards issued... 128 Total borrowers to date.... 1242 Days open each month for circulation. September, 1909 .” 26 October, 1909 2'5 November, 1909 25 December, 1909 ..- 26 January, 1910 26 February, 1910 26 March, 1910 27 April, 1910 ,26 May, 1910 .< 26 June, 1910 26 July, 1910 25 August, 1910 27 Total 310 Circulation for each month has been as follows: September, 1909 882 October, 1909 1137 November, 1909 1401 December, 1909 1320 January, 1910 f ..... 1664 February, 1910 1587 March, 1910 1414 April, 1910 1293 May, 1910 990 June, 1910 ..’ „ 779 July, 1910 _... 731 August, 1910 ...; 820 Total number issued 14018 Total for last year 13953 Gain over last year 65 As will be seen, the circulation for the year has not been so large as we would like to have it. One reason is, I think, because the school pupils have spent more time at the five cent show than they have put on their school work in the way of reference and reading. The five cent show seems to be causing a decrease in circulation throughout the state. Another reason is that we have not had the books that the general public wants. People have read almost all of the fiction that we have and when they ask for more, we have none to give them. We are badly in need of more fiction and also children’s books. Hours—The same hours are observed as last year. Reading Room—lt has been impossible to keep any record of the attendance in the reading room, but observation shows more than last year by a small majority. The reading room is used more by the pupils than by the adults; in fact, the pupils are driving out the older readers and I think some restriction should be put on the use of the library for the school children are here both during and out of school hours, fairly monopolizing the entire room and the time of the librarian, when the library is intended for the general public as well as the schools. Children’s Room—The attendance in the children’s room is greater than ever before. They require much attention and we are not able to do all for them that should be done. There is work enough in this depitftment alone to keep one librarian busy ail the time. We are hiiidered very much ty the lack of new books. The children have read agdreread all that we have and it is hard to supply their wants.

ACCESSIONING DEPARTMENT. Number of volumes previously accessioned 5723

Number of volumes added during this year 233 » Total number accessioned at present 5956 The following people have donated books to the library during the past year: Ross Dean, Indiana University, Daughters of the American Revolution, Ernest Lamson, I. N. Warren, Mrs. M. L. Spitler, R. P?&Benjamin, Dr. and Mrs. E. C. English, Mrs. H. ,T. Dexter. The re-cataloguing of the library has been continued throughout the entire year, as the work has been quite thorough. » Miss Charlotte D. Edgerton, of the Indiana Library School, assisted during the month of July. She was very efficient and her help was greatly appreciated. H ?; We are greatly in need of more stack room. The shelves are very crowded and a new section should be added to each of the stacks already on the floor.

FINANCES. Amount of fines and rents collected each month: tSt?— Amount on hand Sept. 1, 1909..512.71 Amount collected during September, 1909 5.29 October, 1909 ... 1.70 November, 1909 2.44 December, 1909 ... 6.76 January, 1910 2.85 February, 1910 5.48 March, 1910 3.81 April, 1910 ............... 4.65 May, 1910 4.66 June, 1910 3.98 July, 1910 5.21 August, 1910 8.30 Total $67.84 Amount of expenses for each month: September, 1909 $14.70 October, 1909 2.04 November, 1909 2.52 December, 1909 3.55 January, 1910 4.82 February, 1910 ~ 9.15 March, 1910 2.93 April, 1910 2.80 May, 1910 2.47 June, 1910 5.83 July, 1910 7,37 August, 1910 ... .• 9.19 Total $67.37 Amount "on hand Sept. 1, 1910..$ .47 AUDITORIUM. The auditorium has been used this last year by the Sophomore class for a class party and by the High School Literary club for their regular meetings. These who have used the room in the past have complained of the ventilation being bad, also the noise from overhead, as the floors are not deadened. The room could be made much more useful by having a door cut through at the back of the platform into the little room in front under the entrance. BUILDING. The library building needs repairing badly. Through the neglect of the Library Board, the roof is in a very bad condition. For over a year they have know’n of the condition' of the roof and have called several meetings for the purpose but nothing has been done. Rains that have come during the night, when no one has bed'n in the library to remove the books from the shelves, have caused at least SSO damage to some of the best books. Not only has the roof leaked, but it has been let do so for so long a time that the plastering Is falling in many places, thus making an unsightly appearance as well as rendering it unsafe. The roof needs attention at once, the ceiling will then have to be plastered, the_walls refrescoed, and the woodwork newly varnished, for it has been badly spoiled by '.he water. The front doors and the entrance need to be painted as they are badly weatherworn. LIBRARY BOARD. In January, 1910, C. W. Goen tendered his resignation as. vice-presi-dent and G. A. Williams was appointed as his successor. The death in May, 1910, of Judge S. P. Thompson, Resident of the Library Board, left another vacancy and J. N. Leatherman was appointed to fill his place. In closing my report, I desire to express my deepest appreciation of the

The Prettiest Moving Picture ■how in the City. B£X WABXEB, Proprietor.

WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight; Saturday increasing cloudiness with probable showers afternoon op night.

support and interest given the wor t of the library by its many patrone. Respectfully submitted, BESSIE K. TILLMAN. LIBRARY BOARD. J. J. Hunt President L. H. Hamilton..... Secretary I. N. Warren i H. E- Farkison G. A. Williams J. N. Leatherman Mrs. John Eger Mrs. F. A. Ross Mrs. J. H. Chnpman. Bessie K. Tillman Librarian Harry G. Wood. Janitor

Many Governors to Be Elected This Year.

Thirty-six governors are to be elected at the general election on Tuesday, November 8. It is said this is the largest number to be chosen at one time. Unusual interest will be shown in Ohio and New York. If Governor Harmon is re-elected in Ohio, and there seems but little doubt of such an outcome, he will unquestionably become a formidable candidate for the democratic nomination for the presidency. On the other hand, should Mayor Gaynor, of New York, be nominated by New York democrats and win a November victory, he will have a great presidential following.

We are anxious to have every teacher inspect our footwear before making purchases for fall and winter. To look does not mean you must buy Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. You ought to hear Nye interpret some of the great classics at the Christian church on Tuesday evening. A "Classified Adv." will rent it

Unloading Now CAR OF APPLES SI.OO Bushel ' r ■ ■ .x . Home Grocery

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM —< — PICTURES. A Drama of the Mountain Pass. Poetry of the Waters. —SONG I’m Glad I’m Married.

* Smoksles* and Odorlm Broiler for Homo llm One of the greatest improvements made in years in the family range is the device furnished with Cole’s Hot Blast Range for broiling meats, game, fish and ham slices. This device consists of a broiling box which is set before an upright grill in die front of the range which forms die front of the fire box. The odor and smoke from broiling is carried through the range and up the chimney. With this modem method of broiling the juices in the meat are saved so that none of the flavor is lost. No grease can drop on the mala and die smoke and gases from the fire cannot come in contact with die meat and taint it This is a patented device which can be used only on Cole’s Hoc Blast Range. All up-to-date housekeepers will be interested in seeing it. Range in operation each day at our store from 9A.M.t08 P. M. Call and bring your friends, m WARNER BROS., RfIOSSBIW

Billy Blodgett Concedes Crumpacker’s Election.

Billy Blodgett, -of the Indianapolis News, has been in the city for the past two days looking after the foreign vote, says the Hammond Times. He is also looking over the political sitnation in Lake county. Blodgett is of the opinion that E. D. Crumpacker will be re-elected to congress and that Lake county will be carried by the republicans. He has found some opposition to Beveridge, but it is not general. Blodgett said that his paper would advocate the registration of voters in order to offset the liberal naturalization laws which permits foreigners who have resided here only a few months to vote.

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