Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 253, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1910 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. A , good tonic for a Cub fan—eat Fate’s Quaker bread. Try our new home-made dill pickles. JOH'N EGER. Some extra fine new brick, cream, and limberger cheese. —Home Grocery. Mrs. W. A. Poliock returned to Morocco this morning after a short visit here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Moses Chupp and little grandduaghter went to Goshen today for a visit of two weeks. Miss Virginia Kessler returned to Morocco this morning after a short visit here with Mrs. Rice Porter. Men’s 50c heavy wool fleeced shirts and drawers, 39c at the Big Corner Department Store, Rowles & Parker. Miss Eva Clark returned this morning from a short visit with her sister, Mrs. J. E. Carson, in West Lafayette. Misses Violet and Myrtle Porter returned to Lafayette this morning after a visit over Sunday with Miss Maudle Leak. Mrs. Jacob Day and son Albert, of Wolcott, came over yesterday for a short visit Mr. and Mrs. George Mustard. World’s Champions—Quaker baseball club of Philadelphia and Fate’s Quaker bread of Rensselaer. Ain’t that fine? Misses Ogda Schreeg and Louise Jutzi, of Chicago, were guests over Sunday of their brother, Otto Schreeg, and Miss Elizabeth Luers. We will unload a car of extra fancy Michigan potatoes Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 24th and 25th. The G. E. MURRAY CO. We will have another car bf Michigan sand-grown potatoes in 2% bushel sacks, weight guaranteed, 70c a bushel in one or more sack lots. JOHN EGER/ B. Forsythe came over from Oxford and spent Sunday with his wife who is slowly recovering tut is unable to get away from the house. Miss Vernie Shroyer is caring for her. Potatoes still too green; prices going lower. Wait for the Home Grocery’s big two-car unloading, at the lowest price yet. Leave your order and rest assured that you will be protected and get the very lowest prices. Morton R. Clifton, of Fair Oaks, who has been working for the C. & E. I. as a telegraph operator at Atherton, near Terre Haute, was home today. He is taking a 15 days’ vacation and spending most of the time at Fair Oaks, his parents” home. The members of the Woman’s Relief Corps are requested to meet at the hall tomorrow, Oct. 25, at U o’clock, where dinner will be served the members and the Remingtfin Relief Corps, after which inspection of the W. R. C will take place. Every member is requested to be present. The state convention of federated women’s clubs will be held at Richmond beginning Tuesday and Mrs. J. L, Brady and Mrs. M. D. Gwin will represent the local clubs, leaving here on the. early morning train. Mrs. A, F. Long, who was to have gone also as a delegate, will be unable to attend.Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Mosier and son, of Tribune, Kans., are visiting Mrs. Mary Eger and C, W. Duvall and family. Mrs. Mosier is the youngest, child of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Duvall, who lived in Rensselaer many years ago. Mr. Duvall moved here in 1885 and Mrs. Duvall and children moved to the west. It is the first time Mrs. Mosier had been here since she left, at which time she was only a few months old. Her mother is now in Colorado and most of the time makes her home with her son Fred, who lives at Pueblo. Three Danville sports who were en route to Chicago last Friday in an automobile broke down'' .when near Shelby and telephoned to Rensselaer for aid. Jamie Willis went there and found the car badly disabled, with a broken axle and other troubles. He toked the car home and Sunday evening the Danvilleites came down but the car had not been repaired. They went to Danville via train today and will come after the car later. They did not let the trouble to the car keep them from having a high old time and evidently they had looked upon the wine when it was of an amber hue, possibly before, but certainly after the accident ;■

The Evening Republican.

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Fined $1 and Costs For Exceeding Speed Limit in Automobile.

Jamie Willis was arrested this Monday morning by Marshal Mustard for exceeding the speed limit in an automobile Sunday. He plead quilty and was fined $1 and costs, amounting to $3.80, which he paid. There are a number of violators of the auto Speed law and the marshal intends to show no partiality in prosecuting them.

Surprised John Borntrager On His Thirty-Third Birthday.

John Borntrager was 33 years of age Sunday and his good wife planned and executed a very complete surprise on him. She had invited a large number of friends to take dinner .at the house and had sent John to town to bring her sister and a young lady friend home for dinner. While he was* gone the guests arrived, put their buggies back cf the barn and carHed big baskets into the house. Just as John drove up in front of the house his wife called him to answer the telephone and he tied the horses and went to the house running right into a whole house full of good natured neighbors and friends. John was soon over the embarrassment and helped make the day a pleasant one and all did their share toward diminishing the large quantity of good things with which the tables groaned.

Pumpkins As Is Pumpkins Are Grown by Bob Michaels.

Bob Michael stopped his wagon in front of the Republican office Saturday afternoon and we knew there was something doing from the sparkle in kis eye. “Have all the pumpkin growers reported?” queried Boh. “Guess they’re all in,” we replied. “Then I brought in my samples,” said Bob, as he began to roll a mammoth yellow pumpkin our way. All the strength of the editor was employed to lift the big pumpkin off the wagon and place it in the window of the printing office. It weighs 107% pounds, which is away ahead of the 69 pounder previously reported from Keener township. Then Bob had us bring in another one, only slightly smaller and the two' are on exhibition in the west room at the printing office. Mr. Michael now holds the championship but he gives all the credit to the productive soil of Milroy township.

The best tea and coffee—The Millar Line—Home Grocery. ’ Leave your order for extra fancy Michigan sand grown potatoes with the G. E. Murray Co. 70c a bushel. Mrs. Chas. Ramp returned this morning from a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Krull in Kentland, Miss Nell Meyers came home from Depauw Saturday to remain over Sunday with her parents, Mayor and Mrs G, F. Meyers. Alpha Christley, of Jordan township, returned this morning from Lafayette, where he visited his brother, who is a patient in the Home hospital. A? * Adam Flesher, who has been living on the Eastburn farm in Barbley township, has rented the farm John Eger recently purchased and will move there in the spring. Dyspepsia is our national ailment. Burdock Blood Bitters is the national cure for it. It strengthens stomach membranes, promotes flow of digestive juices, purifies the blood, builds you up. Ray Yeoman, head of the engineering department of Valparaiso University, came home to remain over Sunday with his partens, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Yeoman. He says that his department in the school is getting along splendidly and he is well pleased. Ray will read the Republican herefater. The Quakers can’t be beaten, especially Fate’s Quaker bread. Any skin itching is a temper-tester. The more you scratch the worse it itches. Doan’s Oitment cures piles, eczema—any skin itching. At all drug stores. a ' By the simple narration of a few of the interesting events in which he has played a prominent part he can hold an i audience spellbound for hours. The lowa newspaper men who have made his acquaintance have decided that the profession has suffered loss and the platform has gained a prize.—Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette. Robert Parker Miles, at M. E. church, Tuesday, Oct. 25th. . - Calling cards at the Republican.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1910.

BRIDGE EXTENSION IS 140 FEET IN LENGTH.

Republican Answers All Questions Asked by Newspaper Which Seeks To Libel Commissioners. _ '' * The Jasper County Democrat would go a long ways to defeat John Pettit for county commissioner. It would go a long ways to make the taxpayers of Jasper county believe that the present board of commissioners and every republican official was dishonest and was scheming to defraud the people by systematic means of deceit. This Is ho new plan fßr the Jasper County Democrat. It has followed these tactics for years and has grown hold and has no hesitation in making misrepresentations or even employing means usually spoken of by harsher terms to accomplish the end sought. In its issue of Oct. 19th the Democart contained the following: Now we have just a few questions to ask the Republican about the last previous improvement to the Burk bridge, made five years ago: 1. Was the extension build 140 feet long, as required, or did the taxpayers pay j for 140 feet and only 110 feet? Answer—Yes, the bridge was built 140 feet long. The extension stands today just as It did when accepted and It was 140 feet long. It was measured this Monday morning by the writer and there is 140 feet of bridge and a 6-foot approach in addition. 2. While the Pan American Bridge Co. appear of record as the contractors for said extension, was it S. E. Luce or one of the 'county commissioners the real contractor? Answer—The Pan American Bridge Co., of New Castle, was the contractor. S. E. Luce was the subcontractor. Ho was also employed by Chas. F. Stackhouse, democratic trustee of Marion township, to build other bridges In this township, and had a perfect rightto be either ’'contractor or subcontractor. He was not a county commissioner and no county commissioner had anything to do with the contract. 3. Who was it that contracted for the planking and piling furnished and did the contractors really drive thh 632 feet of extra piling for which they were paid 60 cents per foot. Answer—The Pan American Bridge Co., of New Castle, Is the only contractor of record, it is said that S. E. Luce, the subcontractor, purchased the piling of D. H. Yeoman, whi bought .it of Alex. Hurley. Both Mr. Yeoman- and Mr. Hurley are democrats. Mr. Hurley said that, he had no record of the amount of piling he supplied, but he knows some o' it was 20 feet in length and that he believes some of the piling was set. on top of other piling. He paid little attention to that feature and It was five years ago. The contract called for piling 14 feet in length, but if greater length was needed up to 35 feet, it was to be supplied at 60 cents per lineal foot. We have no means of telling whether the piling as charged was driven or not, but if the same person informed Babcock that it was not driven that informed him that the bridge was only 110 feet long, It is certain his Information was false. 4. The contractors were to be paid 60 cents per foot for piling driven beyond a depth of 35 feet, we understand, and if the piling was none of it really driven more than 9 feet, why were they allowed $319 for ®ictra piling? Answer—Babcock does not understand right. The contract is at the auditor’s office. It provides that the piling is to be only 14 feet long and that the extra pay is for piling longer than that, but that it can not be longer than 35 feet. This question constitutes a virtual lie. It is false because the inquisitor did not inform himself. He wanted to misrepresent it and he did not want the truth. 5. Who really received the $1,479 which the “140 foot” extension cost the taxpayers of Jasper county? Answer—The order was drawn in favor of the Pan American Bridge Co., the contractors. 8. E. Luce, the subcontractor, D. H. Yeoman and Alex. Hurley doubtless got paid for what, they done, just the same as the money for the stationery furnished Jasper county is supposed to be paid to F. E, Babcock, the contractor. This question should be included in the big list of foolish questions promulgated by foolish people. 6. As it is an easy matter to determine whether the county got the 140 foot extension paid for, instead of but 110 feet, as alleged, will the Republican editors not go out to the bridge and measure the extension and then tell their readers the true length of tfie same ? Answer—The writer has done this. The extension is 140 feet, as contracted for. Will the editor of tho Democrat have the simple honesty to measure the extension and tell the truth to its readers, or Is it so opposed to the truth and so bent on injuring the commissioners and of making the taxpayers believe a falsehood that It will not tell the truth? Will the editor of the Democrat accompany the writer and men of reliability, democrats or republicans, to the bridge and measure this extension and then tell the truth to its readers? Here is a chance to be hdnest. Will F. E. Babcock accept it? 7. If the county paid for 140 feet extension and got but 110 feet, did the reduction benefit the contractor or the

county, and did it cheapen or enhance the real cost of the work of the contractor? Answer—Another foolish question. .Any fool knows that 110 feet of bridge can be built for less than 140 feet, the material being the same. 'But the bridge extension was all built five years ago and it is all there today. It can be seen by any person that visits the bridge and has a tape measure. The Republican has answered these questions honestly as asked to do so by the Democrat. Now, will the Democrat be honest and correct the libel it has undertaken to place against the commissioners? Does the Democrat know that Chas. F. Stackhouse was the trustee of Marion township at that time and does it know that he was dbting as superintendent of the extension? Does the Democrat wish to have its readers and the taxpayers think that Mr. Stackhouse is a man of such little ability that he would permit the towiiship to be.defrauded put of 30 feet of bridge? The Democrat has made a great bluff about this extension. people will be anxious to see how it lies out of its lies. Other questions asked by the Democrat of the Republican will also be answered frankly and honestly. Will the Democrat ask its questions as honestly as the Republican answers them?

Athletics Took Sunday Game and Are Now the World Champions.

Connie McGuillicuddy, manager of the Athletics of Philadelphia, h'as produced the world’s championship baseball team. His aggregation succeeded in winning Sunday’s game with the Chicago Cubs, by the score of 7 to 2, thereby taking the fourth game of the series and going back to the east with the big end of the money, the pennant, the glory of victory and the bacon. The Cubs won the Saturday game, which went ten innings, and which wa3 the only real contest of the five games. The Athletics surprised the Cubs, the experts, the fans and all the dopesters by their ball playing and the championship is theirs by reason of a Well demonstrated superiority. If you don’t want to pay exorbitant prices for your Fall Suit or Overcoat, step into our clothing section and get our prices on men’s and boys’ clothing. ROWLES & PARKER. “Best” flour, $1.50. —Home Grocery.

\ 7 -~ . ' 9 Rug and Linoleum 1 Opening j j Never Before in the History of the Rug ] Business in Rensselaer Have You ] Been Able to Select From 1 A Complete Stock. j I have on display at my store ] 100 Room-Size Rugs I These include all sizes, from 6x9 to 10.6x13.6, 1 in all grades. 1 : I also have a complete stock of Linoleums in 12-foot, ] 7V2-foot, and 6-foot widths. j ,If you need a Rug or room of Linoleum, I want ] you to come in and figure. I can save you some cash, j besides giving you a chance to select from a complete ] stock. The best time to buy is right now, before the line ] is broken. j W. J. Wright : Rensselaer, Indiana. Furniture, Rugs, and Linoleum. 1 ■ • f ■ ' ‘ ...- 'V- .... «

’ The Prettiest Moving Picture snow In the City. BiSX WAEHEB, Proprietor.

How John W. Kern Will Economize.

John W. Kern, in throwing out his bait for the votes o? old soldiers in Rensselaer, said that he would discharge 10,000 governmeut clerks and discontinue the building of a couple of battle ships and take the money ar.d pay the .dollar-a-day pensions with it. The same afternoon at North Judson he said he would discharge 10,000 government clerks and discontinue the building of battleships and take the money to dredge the swamps of Indiana. Evidently Mr. Kern intends ta-dis-charge all the government clerks, to discontinue the navy and the army and to discontinue the tariff and to spend the mo.iey thus saved to do the things that he thinks are needed In each special locality. Here he will pay the pensions to the old soldiers, at North Judson he will dredge the swamps, at Evansville he will lower the Ohio river channel and build a dike to protect the lands from overflowing. He will spend all the revenue of the government several times, just to do the things the people of certain localities need done. Mr. Kern probably does not figure that the people of these 'different localities are keeping tab on him. But it is hard to fool the people these days. John should not doublecross himself.

We know that we can save you money on your clothing, shoes, underwear and all kinds.of winter supplies. Come' in and let us show you, at the Big Corner Department Store. ROWLES & PARKER. Those who use the Pulsbury flour never have any trouble in getting good bread. Rhoades Grocery handles this celebrated flour.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM —* — T~ PICTURE. The Mohawk’s Way, an Indian drama. SONG. My Own United States.

WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight and Tuesday; warmer tonight.

Horse Kicks Henry Amsler And Causes Severe Injuries.

Henry Amsler was kicked by a horse Sunday morning at about 8:30 o’clock and sustained injuries that are severe enough to cause the local physician to call into consultation a Chicago specialist, who will arrive this Monday evening. Mr. Amsler had Just turned the horse out into the lot at his home on Weston street and the horse jumped up ' and kicked playfully. One or both hoofs struck Mr. Aifisler below the left shoulder blade, breaking one rib in two and cracking two others. Injuries to the left lung and diaphram seem also to have resulted and it is possible, that the specialist will decide that an operation Is essential to save his life. Mr. Amsler is an old soldier and about 70 years of age.

Rensselaer High School Made Easy Disposal of Sheldon.

Sheldon, 111., high school did not prove a very formidable opponent last Saturday and the local high school defeated them by the score of 41 to 0. Parks, Smith ahd Porter starred for Rensselaer and there was a big improvement over the team since its defeat by Watseka two weeks ago.

Why pay unreasonable profits on your new Fall Suit or Overcoat when you can get Kuppenheimer clothing in our men’s section at less prices than you pay elsewhere for inferior makes. The Big Comer Department Store. ROWLES & PARKER.

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