Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 237, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1910 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. New apricots—Home Grocery. Mrs. W. H. Beam is spending today in Chicago. _ Sweet apples and quinces.—Home grocery. Ed Kirk has again engaged in the drug business at Parr, having part of the Alf. Lowman store room. Wanted, at once, two lady clerks, experienced or inexperienced. Ransford’s Department Store. Ed Oliver' and Ray D. Thompson went to Rockfield today to attend a sale of cows. Roy Blue was over from Laporte the first of the week. He is practicing law there and getting along nicely. New cooking figs, very fine, 15 cents per pound at Home Grocery.

Miss Georgia Harris went to Greencastle today for a visit of about two weeks with friends. Graham flour and new corn meal at the Home'Grocery. G. P. Daugherty has been confined to his home recently by sickness, being under the constant care of a physician. Lost, red memorandum book, of value only to owner. One dollar reward for,return to Leslie Clark, at the Republican office. ___ Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Ramey came from Lafayette this morning to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Donnelly and 6tlier relatives. Those who use the Pillsbury flour never have any trouble in getting good bread. Rhoades Grocery Randles this celebrated flour. Attorneys Emery Sellers and Truman F. Palmer, of Monticello, are here today, looking after the Bischer land case, of Gillam township. Albert Hammond, of Patricksburg, is here for an extended visit with his brother, Stewart Hammond, and qjther relatives. W. D. and B. H. Mayhew, of Brook, and Ernest Mayhew, of ship, went to Lowellrthis morning to attend the public sale of Alex. Black near that place. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mattock, of Rushville, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. George PumpHrey, left this morning for Kokomo, to visit relatives before returning to their home. The Beveridge meeting at Monticello yesterday was a big one, drawing “a large erod'd from the country and nearby towns. It is probable that Senator Beveridge will be induced to come here before the campaign closes.

WANTED Every JWarried Lady in Jasper County to Register at Our Store. We will Give Away, Absolutely Free, on the 19th day of November, three premiums, v as follows: FlßST— Barler Ideal Oil Heater. SECOND— Carving Set. THlßD— Rochester Nickel-Plated Baking Dish v Don’t fail to register. It costs you nothing, and you may receive one of the above premiums. REGISTER NOW AT Rhoades’ Hardware

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Princess Conigltt ■ » ■ x PICTURE. The Girl on Triple X. SOHG. Only a Chain of Daisies

Don’t monopolize one color in your makeup. A ruby nose spoils the effect of ruby lips. Why pay 5c for 11 or 12 ounces of bread when you can get 16 oz. of high class Quaker bread at Fate’s Quaker bread factory. Mrs. W. H. Childers went to Indianapolis today to attend the state convention of the Pythian Sisters. W. Frank Osborne is representing the local lodge Knights of Pythias. Peyton Davisson, of Francesville, who has just returned from a visit in lowa, is paying a short visit with his brother, Lewis Davisson. Both are spending today in Fair Oaks. Prayer meeting at the Presbyterian church will be held at 7:15 this evening, being 15 minutes earlier than common, in order to permit those who wish to attend the Crumpacker speech at the opera house. Mrs. O’Meara, whose condition was very poor Monday, is slightly improved today, but is still in a critical condition and permanent improvement is scarcely expected on account of her advanced age.

Mrs. John A. Thomas, of Chicago, came today for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. John H. Holden, and to attend the party given today by Mesdames Hale Warner, Grant Warner and John H. Holden. Mrs. N. H. Warner, Mrs. D. G. Warner and Mrs. J. H. Holden are entertaining friends today at the home of the fofmer. Some sixty-five ladies were entertained yesterday also by the same hostesses. Mrs. Gary Snedeker, who was operated on in a Chicago hospital one dai last week, is getting along as well as could be expected but is very weak and it will probably be three weeks yet before she can be brought to her home. The marriage of Fred A. King and Miss Nellie Dansel occurred at the home of the bride’s parents in Warsaw yesterday. None of the groom’s relatives from here attended the marriage, owing to business which kept them at home. ■ Will H. Ade, of Kentland, will hold a public sale of draft colts at his farm, 7 miles northeast of Kentland, on Oct. 20th. Sixty head of animals will be offered, including a fine lot of big young draft mares. The sale will be advertised in the Republican. Mr. and Mrs. William Stilabower, of Hammond, 111., were guests over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Benton Kelley, of Newton township, attending an infare Sunday given for Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Kelley at the Kelley home. Miss Lila Stilabower accompanied her brother home and will remain there for about two months.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1910.

29 DEAD IH HORRIBLE INTERURBAN WRECK.

Trolley Cars Crash Together Near Staunton. 111, With Large Number Of Dead and Injured. Another frightful interurban wreck occurred Tuesday night. This one in Illinois, pn a sharp curve near Staunton, where two high speed cars crashed together in a head-on collision, killing 29 and injuring 26. The accident is attributed to disregard of orders by one of the train crews. One train was crowded with passengers en route to St. Louis to witness a parade of the Veiled Prophet. The excursion section was in two sections and the local train crew had orders to wait at the Staunton crossing until both sections had passed, but after the first section passed the car was set in motion and collided with the second section. The cars were so close that it was impossible for either of them to stop orfiplow down and the crews were able termo nothing except set the brakes and jump for their lives. The crew of No. 14 and the crew of No. 73, which was composed of W. V. Duncan, conductor, and E. J. Young, both of Springfield, 111., leaped as soon as they saw the collision was inevitable, and all four men escaped without serious injury.- They were badly shaken up, but were able to lend assistance to the injured an instant later.

For the passengers shut in the two cars there was no chance. And in another second they came together with a splintering crash. The northbound car tore into car No. 73, splitting it wide open, and literally raking the passengers from their seats. Both cars practically reared on end and then fell back into a tangled mass of splintered wood and twisted iron, which was packed with the dead and dying, and down the sides of which, in a dozen places, the blood trickled in streams. Nearly every passenger on the southbound car was killed or seriously injured. The passengers of car No. 14 were more fortunate, and a greater portion of them escaped injury. Word of the accident was immediately telegraphed to Springfield, to Peoria and to St. Louis, and relief trains were started at once from all three points, carrying all of the physicians and nurses that were avail-, able. By the time the first relief car had reached the scene of the wreck the farmers of the neighborhood and the citizens of Staunton had practically cleared tile wreck of the dead and injured. Information available at the present time does not state how many of the passengers escaped uninjured, but it is certain that by far the larger portion of those on both cars were either killed outright or desperately injured. The two trains were so piled up and twisted . together it was marvelous that anybody escaped death or Injury.

Ben Smith, the cement contractor, is now engaged in building a cement garage for Dr. Washburn in the rear of the latter’s residence on Washington and Weston streets. The doctor had a frame shed removed from the rear of the building. Mr. Smith expects to build a fine residence costing about $3,000 for himself yet this fall. It will be located north of t’.e Brady elevator. W. H. Galbraith, who came from Chicago to attend the funeral of his father-in-law, James Lewis, returned to his home today, Mrs. Galbraith remaining for a longer stay. Mr. Galbraith is suffering from blood-poison-ing in his right hand and arm, which is thought to have been produced by a scratch received while handling ice. pe has been having a severe time, the hand and arm having been lanced several times. Harry Griffin, an attorney at Sheridan, was here last evening looking after the advertising of 200 acres of land in Keener township, which was thb property of Adam Griffin, deceased, and of which estate Mr. Griffin is the executor. The land was previously advertized but did not sell, owing to the appraisement being too high. The case is handled through the circuit court of Hancock county. The appraisement has been reduced and the land will be offered for sale at the sheriff’s office in Rensselaer on Nov. 10th.

Both Prof, and Mrs. E. S. Tillman Were selected as judges for the flower and vegetable exhibit given by the city schools of Lebanon last week. Mrs„ Tillman judged the flower show, for, which she was especially well fitted by reason of her training along that line, her father being John King, proprietor of the city green house. The Lebanon Reporter says: “Her selection as judge of the show just held was a splendid one.” Prof. Tillman acted as judge of the vegetable show. He is instructor at the school of botany and zoology. The exhibit of flowers and vegetables is an annual event at Lebanon and judged from the interest the newspaper there states has been created the plan might be valuable here and prove both interesting and instructive, bringing many of the parents into the Bchool room during the period when the exhibits are shown.

COMMISSIONERS TRANSACT BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY.

Meet In Monthly Session and Dispose Of Rather Small Docket, Ineluding Rond Matters. I The county commissioners closed their session Tuesday. Probably the most important thing that occurred or rather that did not occur was that no bids were received for the Keener township stone road, which project recently carried there by a special election. Contractors claimed that the estimate Was too low and that th<f not be done for the sum proposed and there was not a bid filed. The commissioners ordered the road re-advertised for the 9th day of November. The auditor was directed to . give notice of bridge letting, two bridges in Walker, one in Gillam and one in Union township. The petitioners in the Newland stone road filed a motion to dismiss the proceedings. It is understood that a new petition will be filed. The engineers reported the Iroquois ditch completed from station 971 to 1102. The same was accepted and contractor relieved from further liability as to that portion. Balance continued for complete report. Expense accounts of Merry and Gish ditches were ordered paid. Bond of W. W. Sage, superintendent of both ditches, approved. Warren Robinson and others file petition asking for an election for an appropriation to aid in the construction of the Indiana Northwestern Traction company. The petition was signed by 25 freeholders of Marion township. The i oad' was found to be of public utility and petition ordered spread of record. Cause continued until November term. The bonds were ordered for unpaid assessments in Sipkema ditch. Inspectors for the general election were appointed as follows: J. F. Payne, east precinct, Barkley township. Samuel Bowman, east precinct, and Elias Welch, west precinct, Carpenter. Emerald Aldrich, first precinct, C. J. Dean, third, and Charles Morlan, fourth, Marion township. Jas. H. McClanahan, south precinct, Union township. The trustees serve in the other precincts. The interest for September, 1910, on county funds was as follows: Bank of Wheatfleld $ 15.52 State Bank of Remington 15.42 State Bank of Rensselaer 39.7 S Trust and Savings 8ank....... 21.70 First National Bank 77.32

Ray Hopkins One of The Stars of New Football Game.

Ray Hopkins, son of Nim Hopkins, of Rensselaer, and a former captain of the Rensselaer high school football team, is coming in for considerable notoriety as captain of the “Little Giants” team at Wabash college. Last week his team defeated Kentucky University 57 to 0, and the result proved that Wabash has a firm grasp on the new rules. Walter Eckersall, probably the greatest all around football star of history, is now a staff correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and he recently visited Wabash and gives a good write-up of the football team, publishing pictures of Capt. Hopkins and four of his teammates. Hopkins plays left tackle and Eckersall says he is a powerful lineman, haying the box defense particularly strong. He is aggressive and fast and gets down the field almost as fast as the ends. Eckersall says he is a natural leader and commands the respect and admiration of all members of the team. Wabash will play Purdue next Saturday at Purdue. Last year Hopkins made a touchdown against Purdue, with a run almost the full length of the field. Since then his greatest ambition has been to defeat Purdue. Wabash will also play during the season Notre Dame, JDePauw, Butler, Michigan Agriculture and St. Louis University. - Franklin has just begun practice. That school is without a coach. Elder, of Rensselaer, is captain, and Floyd Meyers and Ed Duvall will play on the team.

Funeral of Mrs. D. H. Yeoman at Late Residence Thursday Afternoon.

The funeral of Mrs. D. H. Yeoman will be held at the late residence on Merritt street Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Rev. C. L. Harper, of Trinity M. E. church, will conduct the service. Burial will be made in Weston cemetery. “Shorty” Adams has been raising oain at the jail for several days, keeping up a constant noise making and pounding around all night. He has gone jnost of the time without a stitch of clothing on him and has cursed and swore at everything and everybody. Yesterday when his attendant, dlarry Wiltshire, raised the small iron window to the bars in his cell, "Shorty” let drive at him with a tin cup and struck him in the back of the neck. He appears now to be very dangerous. It is top bad that he can not be received at the asylum without further delay. s Calling cards at the Republican.

*b« Prettiest Moving Picture Show In tbs City. BSX WASHER, Proprietor. . . . . .

FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY. Oct. 5. President Buchanan personally escorted the Prince of Wales, guest of the nation, on a visit to the home and tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon. Harriet Lane, niece of the president and mistress of the White House, was of the party. The captain of the slave bark Orion fined $2,000 and, \yith his two mates, sentenced to prison for two years for the crime of bringing African negroes to the United States to be sold into slavery.. Twenty-Five Lears Ago Today. Charles Stewart Parnell, Ire-* land’s “uncrowned king,” opened the famous electoral campaign of 1885 as leader of the New Irish Party at Wicklow.

WEATHER FORECAST. -i Unsettled with showers tonight or Thursday. Cooler tonight.

WATSEKA TO PLAY FIRST WITH RENSSELAER H. S.

Illinois Town will Bring Team Here Saturday to Try Conclusions with Red and Black Defenders. Watseka Saturday. Thus will begin the high school football season, and, Student Manager lames Ellis reports that he is fast closing a schedule that will provide a number of mighty good games for the Rensselaer high school boys. Watseka has already played one game under the new rules and defeated Sheldon 30 to 0. That record would look discouraging to n. team with less determination and ability than the defenders of the red and black, but to them it means only a reason for greater work, steadier practice and a certain crowd bringer. Watseka is a good football town and the high school team is composed of some rugged players who have been in the game tor several years. The Rensselaer bunch has a number of last year’s team and has been steady in practice and getting much good from the instruction given by Rice Porter, a former Highland Park star. Don Beam, the captain, has a husky line and a swift set of backs and the Saturday game should be a fine one. It will be called at 1:45, owing to the fact that the Watseka players must return home that evening, going via auto to Reminton. This will be the\ first game ever played in Rensselaer under the new rules.

SPECIAL ATTENTION Is given to cleaning and pressing suits and overcoats at Secor’s Clothing Store. • — -i— . For driving over a hose at a fire a young man at Michigan City was fined $1 and costs. The difference between milk and champagne is that you can’t churn champagne and get butter.

Hon. E. D. CRIIMPACKER Representative of the Tenth District in Congress, will address the people at the Ellis Opera House, in Rensselaer Wednesday Evening, Oct. sth All are invited to hear him discuss the national issues and present his claims for suffrage. : Speech wiH begin at Eight o’clock.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM —« —< PICTURE. Ito, the Beggar Boy, drama. SONG. You for Me, When Your Wife’s Away by Rose Williams.

EXCURSION TO CHICAGO Sunday, Oct. 9 ‘ Yla The " i a^_*. Low rates and special train as follows x Lv. Monon .8:50 a. m. SI.OO Lv. Rensselaer 9:15 a.m. .75 Ar. Chicago 12:00 M. Special train will stop at Cedar Lake In both directions. Base Ball, —CUBS - vs. ST. LOUIS. Returning, special train will leave Chicago at 11:30 P. M, Sunday, Oct. 9, 1910. ; *«»»ooo»»o»oo»»»o»o»oooo • : t ASK FOR ;; i: Clark’s Brand : * Pure White Clover < - j > v . O; • » - Honey o —i: l! Put up in Clean, Neat Cartons. ;; o Sold by All Grocers.

CRUMPACKER TO-NIGHT AT OPERA HOUSE Don’t fall to hear Congressman Crumpacker discuss the issues that are of vital Importance to alt He wfll speak at the opera house at 8 o’clock this evening. His speech will be Instructive, clean and entertaining. Bring all members of the famfly. Chleago Tribune Publishes Picture Of Mrs. Virginia Austin Shayne. The picture of Mrs. Roy M. Shayne, of Chicago, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Austin, of that city, and whose birthplace was Rensselaer, was published Sunday in the Chicago Tribune. A Chicago artist had entered three pictures in a photographic contest at the Appalachian exposition held at Knoxville, Tenn. One of the photographs was of Mrs. Shane, who is regarded in her circle of friends as one of the most beautiful women of Chicago. The other two photographs entered by the artist were of unmarried women. was awardedf the first prize. The picture of Mrs. Shayne was readily recognized by her acquaintances here and was a splendid likeness, while the photograph showed great artistic ability. Mrs. Shayne visits Rensselaer Infrequently. Unless you bear with the faults of a friend you betray your own. Those who delight to be flattered pay for their folly.

YOL. XIV.