Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 259, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1910 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Alf Jacks is in from Lee today to Pay taxes. M?J. Ellen Sayler was home from Thayer over Sunday. New Virginia Sweet and Self-Rising Buckwheat now in at Jthe Hop" i Grocery. Miss Edna Babcock spent Sunday with her uncle, Frank Babcock, and family in west Carpenter. Wait for our car of Michigan potatoes; you’ll save money by doing so. ROWLES & PARKER. B. H. Shelter and son Charley, of Parr, were in Rensselaer Saturday in their Gale automobile, purchased recently. Mrs. Pauline Tonn, of DeMotte, who had been visiting Dan Tanner for a few days, went to Lake Village this morning. George Colvert is still unable to :eave his home. He has been sick for five or six weeks and gains strength very slowly. The Woman’s Home Missionary society of the M. E. church will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Mrs. E. P. Honan. This is a fine day, the temperature having moderated remarkably since Saturday. The forecast is for more bright days and warmer weather. Mrs. Martha Washburn, who has been visiting her son Warren and family in Goodland came to Rensselaer ihls morning to vist her son, Dr. Washburn. Mrs. Jennie Thompson has returned home from a visit of three weeks at Akron, Medina and other Ohio places. Mrs. Thompson was raised in Ohio and enjoys a visit to the old home. What have you to sell at this time of the year? Try a classified ad in the Republican and you can sell it. Remember, that all classified ads go in all issues of the Evening and SemiWeekly Republican. George Green and Orson Lewis went to Parr this morning to resume work on the Firman Thompson farm. Firman is building some bridges across the river and Green and Lewis arc building cement abutments. Thos. J. Manley arrived home last Thursday from the northeastern part of the state where he has been working this summer. He will probably remain in Rensselaer this winter. He made a business trip to Chicago today. Leave your order with us for your winter’s supply of potatoes. 60c a bushel from the car unloading day for extra fancy Michigan sand grown potatoes. ROWLES ft PARKER. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jungles, of near Kniman, drove to Carpenter township Saturday and remained over Sunday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nesius and Mr. and Mrs. Barney Stein, with whom they were neighbors in Illinois. Trustee Tunis Snip, of Keener township, was in town Saturday and reported that a dam was constructed last week across a ditch at the side of the Hebron grade. In building the grade the earth was taken from the side and thus a big ditch left. This filled up with water whenever the river was high and washed the grade badly. Jt is thought the dam will stop the trouble. Judge Hanley and Harry Folk went to Kentland this morning to resume court. The Spinney case is Bet for. trial tomorrow, Tuesday. Spinney was formerly treasurer of Newton county and accountants found him short about $6,000. He employed other accountants who claim there is a balance coming to him. It is not improbable that the case will again be postponed to await the finding of the examiners sent out by_ the accounting board, who are now at work. George Ade, a man who knows a good thing when he sees it says: “I have found Witch Hazel Cream to be superior to any other treatment for the burnings of summer and the freezings of winter.” We distribute samples of Witch Hazel Cream this week in Rensselaer. Witch Hazel Cream is cur guaranteed remedy for rough, chapped hands, face, lips, etc. It is the biggest bottle you ever saw for 25c and we give you the 25c back if you don’t like the cream. This is a fair proposition, try it. A. F. Long, druggist.

The Evening Repubican.

Princess tonight —« — , PICTURE. The Deciding Tote. SONG, In the Field of My Old Southern Home By Roscoe Wilson.

Speech of Landis Was Well Received by Rensselaer Republicans.

About 150 people heard the speech of Hon. Chas. B. Landis Saturday afternoon. They were well pleased with it. He made no apologies for the republican party. He pointed out the accomplishments of the past fourteen yearb and showed the result of republican policies. He reviewed with fairness the happenings of the past fourteen years and proved that the republican party had been the friend all the time of all the people. He said the Payne-Aldrich bill in the main was mighty good and was doing all that it was expected to do and all that any revenue raising and protection guaranteeing measure, to which the republican party was pledged, could do. He said that all the schedules did not suit all the people. What one section of the country wants* another dqes not want, but that it was a good tariff and the general result was wholesome and deserved the support of the voters. He held up for inspection the story of the last democratic administration and compared conditions with the present. The speech was a good one and brought many rounds of applause.

Republican Speaking at Various Points In Jasper County This Week. At McCoysburg, Harvey B. Stout, Jr., of Indianapolis, Friday evening, Nov. 4th, 7:30 p. m. At Independence school house, Barkley township, Harvey B. Stout, Jr., Saturday evening, Nov.' sth, at 7:30 p. m. At Parr, George A. Gamble, of Logansport, Wednesday evening, Nov. 2d, at 7:30 p. m. At DeMotte, Ele Stansbury, of Williamsport, Thursday evening, Nov. 3d, at 7:30 p. m. At Wheatfield, Ele Stansbury, Friday evening, Nov. 4th, at 7:30 p. m. Let all voters turn out and hear the issues discussed. New Flake and Cracked Hominy— Home Grocery. Dr. Rose Remmek has returned from Indianapolis and will again be found at her office in the Harris block. Robert Michael has brought us two ears of corn that weigh 3 pounds and 3 ounces. Can any of you corn growers beat this,’ Lay in your winter's supply of canned peas, corn and tomatoes now. The Home Grocery is making special prices by the box (2 doz.) assorted to suit. Inquire. Extra fancy Michigan sand grown potatoes, t>oc bushel from the car unloading day. Telephone or call and leave your order at once. The price regulator—The Big Corner Store.’ ROWLES & PARKER. W. H. Miller, of Barkley township, was today notified of the death at Watseka, 111., of his sister-in-law, Mrr. Malissa' Harvey. She was quite well known here, having spent some time last fall at the Miller home. Either Mti- Miller or son Leslie will attend her funehtl, which will be held Wednesday. , Samuel Jacobson, who recently sold his farm near Newland to E. L. Hollingsworth, will hold a public sale next Monday, Nov. 7th, and sell 4 head of horses, 8 cows, 4 spring calves, and several articles of practically* ne»’ farm machinery. Col. Fred Phillips will be the auctioneer and C. G. Spitler the clerk. A surprise that was a surprise was on J. W. Smith Saturday evening at his home north of the depot, it being hiß 36th birthday. A party of about twenty-five friends and brother Odd Fellows gathered at the home of W. F. Osborne and went over to Jack’s home while he was away on hiß Saturday evening shopping trip and when he came home he found, to his surprise, bis friends awaiting him. After an oyster supper and other good things, and games, his friends left, wishing him many more such happy events. Tonight is Hallawe’en, an occasion when some boys seem to think they are turned loose to raise all sorts of mischief and destroy property, etc. It is probable that in Rensselaer the nightwatch and marshal wi)l be very active and any unreasonable conduct will result in arrests. There is no intention, we understand, to try to make Rensselaer boys a bunch of mollycdddles, hut the officers do not intend to stand for any acts of vandalism, and the prankers must be respecters of property. Holland Milchner Herring—Home Grocery,

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1910.

“SHORTY" SET FIRE TO JAIL LAST SATURDAY.

Locked* In the Cage He Fired His Clothing and Bed, and Had to Be Subdued by the Water Cure. “Shorty” Adams raised sqme excitement at the county jail Saturday afternoon. He had procured a match some way, and taking off all his clothing and piling it on his cot he set fire to it. At noon when Harry Wiltshire fed him he had reached through the small window and grabbed the key to the cell cage and when the fire was discovered, he was in the cage and it was impossible to unlock the door. ~He refused to give up the key and was very much delighted with the stunt he had pulled off. Finally the hose was produced SSL4 the fire put . out. The hose, was turned on “Shorty” and after three or four minutes _he threw the keys through the bars. He made threats as to what he would do to any person that tried to come into the cage, but when Marshal Mustard went inside he cooled down and the smouldering clothing was cleaned out. and the jail floor cleaned up. Later a shirt and a pair of overalls were put on him and his feet were shackled together and he has been wearing the shackles since then. Today he has acted some better.

Some More Democrat Questions Answered By the Republican.

In a recent issue of the Jasper County Democrat questions were asked of the Rensselaer Republican about the hiring of experts to examine the books of the county and one was the cause for the hiring of W. E. Heal, whose bid was $1,900, instead of John W. Coons, of Indianapolis, whose bid was $1,700. The Democrat says that Mr. Coons furnished gjltedged recommendations. The reason for not hiring Coons was the fact that he had worked in Newton county, and the reports of his work there did not meet up to the recommendations he had furnished. Judge Hanley talked with the commissioners and advised that Heal be employed Instead of Coons. That seemed a mighty good reason and Heal was chosen. The county commissioners wished to save the county the expense of a second examination and Mr. Heal was asked to furnish a statement from Governor Marshall that his report was to be accepted as final and no other accountants were to cover the same period, thus saving the county the additional expense. Heal thought he could furnish this statement but the governor decided not to do it and the contract with Heal was' made without it. The commissioners’ record shows this. * The Democrat wants to know if any of the shortage reported by "the accountant was paid in. Yes, John W. Tilton, recorder, had made an error amounting to $6 and this was paid in on June 6, 1910, as shown by report on file in the auditor’s office. Former Sheriff John O’Connor paid into the treasury $308.95, which were fees to which he believed he was entitled, and there is still some uncertainty as to whether or not he was entitled to the fees. C. C. Warner and J. N. Leather man have made no settlement. Mr. Warner had made a clerical error in' the first report he made after his introduction into office and Mr. Leatherman had made an error amounting to $4. The balances charged to them by the examiners were for fees and they considered that they were entitled to them and that the report of the examiners was only an opinion that they were not. There were and are cases pending in other courts affecting these and the officials are willing to abide by these decisions and make settlement accordingly. There, have been cases decided in favor of “rae officers and there is no reason why jasper county should engage in the expense of a suit while others were being carried to the supreme court. The report showed A. G. Hardy due the county $200.36 and John F. Major due the county $19.25. These were for disputed fees and probably outlawed. The report showed that S. R. Nichols had $2.70 in his favor and that the county owed R. B. Porter, former recorder, $33.37. This money has be n retained for the same reason. Mr. Babcock could have secured this information by consulting the records at the court house, but, since he wanted the Republican to. do the work, we cheerfully comply.

Fire Starts From Flue in House Occupied by John Duvall.

Fire was discovered shortly before 2 o’clock this Monday afternoon in the house occupied by John Duvall and family in the southwest part of town and owned by Mrs. Bessie Parker Barnes, of Tulsa, Okla. The fire team was somewhat delayed in answering the fire call by one of the horses fall-, ing as the team was being taken to the engine house. The new gray horse fell on its side and it caused a delay of four or five minutes. - * The fire was soon under control after the company arrived on the scene. It had started near the flue in the attic and probably damage to the extent of $75 resulted.

“Comrade” Fox Engages In Real Estate Business on the Side.

Charlie Fox, better known by the familiar name of “Comrade,” has a difficult time occupying himself with only one mail route to carry and having been , in- Rensselaer a long time and Jasper county a longer time, and knowing about every piece of real estate in the county, he has decided to sell real estate on the side. Last week he made a deal for W. B. Austin, selling the old Hartman property near the depot to a man named Cooper. Mr. Cooper will fix it up and make it habitable. Realizing that all big successes come through advertising, “Comrade” has placed an advertisement in the Republican and will try to sell your real estate if placed in his hands.

Dr. M. G. Traugh Meeting Success In Big Horn Basin, Wyo.

Dr. M. Traugh, formerly of Goodland, who now lives at Otto, Wyoming, and is quite well known here, has written a letter to the Big Horn County Rustler, of Basin, Wyo., a part of which is reproduced in the Goodland Herald, concerning his experience with red clover in irrigated land in the Big Horn Valley. He had eighteen acres this year that averaged right at 10 bushels to the acre. He says there is no such thing as a failure of the crop, as you can either cut the first or second crop for seed, but it is preferable to let the first ripen as it will bo out of the way before grasshoppers come. He claims that no other crop can be grown with as little labor that will give as good a return oh the investment.

Kankakee Proved Easy For Our High School Football Team.

Rensselaer had no trouble in disposing of Kankakee in the football game played at Riverside park last Saturday afternoon. The local hign school has been moving rapidly for the past two weeks and the defeat of Sheldon by the decisive score of 41 to 0 gave them assurance and they went after Kankakee from the start and when the game was called at the end of the second half the locals had made, a total score of 41 points and the visitors had failed to score. The defenders of the red and black now feel that if they had another crack at Watseka, with whom the first game was played, they might retrieve the defeat. It can be seen that a mistake was made in playing Watseka early in the season and with the experience of the later games the locals believe they scould now stand a good chance with their only winning op ponents. The team work, the individual work and the nerve of every player seems greatly improved and the team is getting into fine condition and should equal the best high school teams of the section.

Some Postal Regulations That All Should Be Familiar With.

It is nearing the holiday season w hen many will send packages through the mail and the sender will be prompted to send a letter or -note with the package. This will make it firstclass postage on which you are required to pay 2 cents an ounce. The merchandise rate is 1 cent an ounce, but the note changes the rate. Many people are tempted to tell the postmaster that there is no writing in the package. But the postmaster is expected to look into it to see. In the local office ten packages were examined recently and writing found in eight of them. All had been mailed a 3 fourth class or merchandise and the postmaster called the attention of the violators and informed them that the regulation must not be violated. The packages may be opened at the receiving point or any other place along the line and wherever the deception is detected the prosecution of the violator is expected to follow. The rate for newspapers and periodicals is 1 cent for four ounces or fraction thereof, but the periodical mailed must be all one newspaper. If a part of the newspaper is missing or ir part of another paper is included or if two newspapers of different dates are mailed in one package the rate changes from 4 ounces for 1 cent to 2 ounces for 1 cent. Ignorance does not excuse any one from violating the postal rules. If you don’t know ask the postal clerk and then conform to the instructions. The most important thing at this time of the year is not to put writing in a merchandise package and try to send it at the merchandise rate.

Christian Church to Begin Revival Meetings on Nov. 13th.

At a business meeting held following the services at the Christian church Sunday evening it was decided to begin a aeries of revival meetings Sunday, Nov. 13th. Acting on correspondence previously conducted, it was decided to engage Rev. T. J. Legg, of Indianapolis,_who is regarded as one of the ablest evangelists in the Christian church. Floyd Meyers returned to Franklin this morning to re-enter college. He has not recovered from his stomach trouble and is feeling far from well.

Tbs Prettiest Moving Picture Show la the city. WiMfßb, Proprietor.

The Censure Passed By the Republican on the Commissioners.

The Democrat thinks it shows an inconsistency in the Republican bypointing out some criticism made by this paper about the commissioners of Jasper county last March. The article stated that the commissioners had failed to do their duty when they accepted bridges without a more careful investigation than was given the Milroy township bridge built by Bader. The bridges were then accepted by the commissioners on their personal inspection. They were not engineers and none of them could probably tell with a casual inspection whether or not the bridge was just what it should be and the bridge and probably others, judged by the later investigation by experts proved to be inferior. Probably the commissioners did all that any set of commissioners might have done but they failed to detect the" shortage and could not escape censure. They did not expect to do so and each of them realized that they had erred In not having the bridges inspected by engineers. They decided to do that in the future and to act on the engineer’s report. They are not experts and there is no reason >why expert’s plans should he approved by any person except qualified engineers and that is why they no longer make personal inspection of the work. is no inconsistency in the position taken by the Republican. If any reader found. that he was being defrauded, as the commissioners found that they they had. been, the probabilities are that they would plan to avoid-those results in the future. They now. act on the report of er gineers and do the right thing by j doing. The challenge of the Democrat that we show nny article as severe In censuring the commissioners published in that paper as in our own, will be accepted, but there is this difference. The Republican had the courage to mention the people censured and to censure them to the extent of their fault. The Democrat by inuendo sought to create suspicion and distrust. The files of the Democrat do not show a charge against the commissioners, but the constant doubt of “men higher up” is flaunted before readers to create a suspicion of wrong doing. There is one thing on which the Democrat and the Republican agree and that is that the Winamac E-idge Co. should be sued to compel it to repay to Jasper county every cent that the county has lost by reason of changes in the specifications. We believe every taxpayer in Jasper county will agree that the bridges should be made whqje or the county reimbursed to the extent of the shortage. You or I would demand this in private business and it ; should be demanded now of the Winamac Bridge Co. Men’s 50c heavy wool fleeced shirts and drawers, 39c. . .

ROWLES & PARKER.

Calling cards at the Republican.

Furniture, Rug, Linoleum Store. Only Complete Rug and Linoleum : . Store in Rensselaer.

Remember, yoi can get sU sizes in Rags, from 6x9 to 10.6x13.6. 1 want to show yon my line of Bedding when yon come In to see the rags. Ask to see the Pillows.

W. J. Wright Furniture, Rugs, Linoleums

TONIGHT’S PBOGRAM —♦ — PICTURE. Little Angel of Lnek. SONG. Will Yon Wear My Rose.

WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight and probably Tuesday; warmer tonight. -

Conseientious Voters.

To conscientious republican and democratic voters who do not want to perpetuate the liquor traffic: I suggest that you get together and pair and vote the prohibition ticket. This would not effect the result between the old parties and would increase the prohibition vote, and the only thing that will put down and keep down the liquor traffic is a majority of prohibition votes. Yours for a pure, peaceable, sober community.

A. G. W. FARMER.

WHY 80 WEAK I Kidney Troubles May Be Sapping Your Life Away—Rensselaer People Have Learned This Fact. When a healthy man or woman begins to run down without apparent cause, becomes weak, langnld, depressed, suffers backache, headache, dizzy spells and urinary disorders, look to the kidneys for the cause of it all. Keep the kidneys well and they will keep you well. Doan’s Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys and keep them well. Here is RensselaSr testimony to prove it. Mrs. Henry Randle, Forest street, Rensselaer, Ind„ says: “I have not the least hesitation in, recommending Doan’s Kidney Pills, as I know them to be a reliable remedy for kidney complaint. Last July I had a severe attack of backache, accompanied by pains through my loins. It was all I could do to attend to my work. When I was suffering the worst, one of my neighbors advised me to try Doan’s Kidney Pills, in fact gave me a few that she had in the house. I took them aM wai so Impressed with the results that I procured a further supply at Larsh’s Drug Store. They acted just as represented and in a short time I was free from pain. I think a great deal of Doan’s Kidney Pills and highly recommend them.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. . Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. . Remember the name—Doan’s—and take no other. v > 7

I Notice. When you see Harry Wiltshire busy on top of chimneys cleaning them out, it’s a good time to have him do the work. Four public schools in Ft. Wayne will undoubtedly be closed by the health authorities in a day or so because of an epidemic of head lice. Every school in the city, with the exception of the high school, Is afflicted by the pest. Qur Classified Column will sell, buy, find, rent, or exchange it. Phone 18.

This week I have a bunch of Sto?e Patterns in Linoleums that will he sold at a bargain. My Linoleum Stock inclndes Tiles, Wood Patterns and Conventional Designs in browns and bines.

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