Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1910 — Page 1

No. 266.

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. E. E. Powell made a business trip to Lafayette today. Lei the Christian church ladies make your comforters, only 35 cents each. Mrs. William Baker went to Wolcott today to visit her daughter, Mrs. C. T. Bolcourt. A pleasant flavor lingers when you drink Millar coffee. Give it a trial.— The Home Grocery. -Mrs. Ernest Lamson went to Union City today for a visit of a week or two with relatives. Buy the “Best Wagon” on the market, “The Weber.” Sold by Maines & Hamilton. Rolland Grant, who has been working on the Sternberg dredge at Kewanna, is home to vote. - George Putts returned to Logansport this morning to resume his work firing on the Pennsylvania. He came home to vote. Frank B. Ham and family are moving today to the house owned by E. P. Honan and recently vacated by George Ketchum. New dried fruits are now' arriving and opening very fine. Prunes peaches, apricots, nectarines, figs and raisins.—Home Grocery. W. N. Granger, Fate’s baker, and Jimmie Waldsmith, his fireman at the Thompson flats, went to their home at Logansport today to vote. E. C. Maxwell returned Monday from Anderson, where he spent Sunday with a sick brother, w'ho is very low with paralysis and not expected to live. The milk train was 30 minutes late this morning, having left Lafayette a half hour behind the scheduled time in order to permit the trainmen to vote. Frank Shide and wife came home from Idaville for a little visit and for him to vote. Frank works on a dredge there and will be there until about April. M. J. Thornton renyiined in Rensselaer long enough to vote and this morning began his removal to Virgie, where he will reside on A. H. Hppkins’ daijry farm. Mr. and Mrs. Benj. L. Sayler left this morning for Marion, Ohio, to visit their daughter, Mrs. Samuel Wolflnger and husband. They expect.to be away about two weeks. Yesterday was the last day for paying taxes without having the penalty attached and there was a string of people, largely farmers, at the treasurer’s office all day. Everett Kinney left today for his home at Spencer for a short visit and will return to Delphi the latter part of the week and begin his work in the Ives store there next Monday.

Chas. Jacks, the barber, went to Logansport today, taking his family along. He is working in a barbershop there and retained his residence here long enough to make his vote good. Having made arrangements whereby we can buy Gold Medal flour at the car load rate, we are prepared to sell you the best flour on earth as cheaply as any other high grade flour is sold. Give us a trial. j. a. McFarland. Hon. Jesse E. Wilson did not remain long in Rensselaer. He arrived Monday afternoon, voted early this morning and left for Washington on the 10 05 train. His work as assistant secretary of the interior requires close application and he is one of the kind of government officials that is constantly on the job. E L. Clark expects to go to Lafayette today, to which place Mrs. Clark preceded him Sunday. They W IH visit their two daughters, Mrs. Robert Johnston and Mrs. J. E. Car 7 son and Mrs. Clark’s slater, Mrs. Aw Cole, until Monday, when they will start to Oklahoma City to remain during the winter months. \V F. Smith and Delos Thompson maili a business trip to Lafayette to- . smith is just completing hb* i3-mile stone road contract* at Sheldon, and expects to be through in , or two. He has two miles to build at Kentland and two at Goodland and that will conclude the work t VT a w mter. His two experts from Rensselaer, John Mdrgan and Hurley Beam, were home to vote.

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Some Old Voters Visit Polls To Exercise Bight of Suffrage.

David Nowels, who was 89 years of age on Sept. 15th, was probably the oldest man in Marion township to vote at this election. He walked down town at about 9 o’clock and cast his ballot. Clint Hopkins was the next oldest voter. He was 88 years of age on March 6th. He had not voted yet at 2 o’clock, but an automobile went after him at that hour. He is in quite feeble health. James Leatherman was 88 years of age on June 11th. He is totally blind, but was brought to the polls and voted the middle of the forenoon. Simon Phillips is doubtless the best preserved of the old men. He was 87 years of age on Feb. Bth, and is a daily figure on the streets of Rensselaer. He voted before noon. Among the other voters were: John Scively, 87 on May 14th. William Bull, 85 on Oct. 19th. He is the only veteran of both' the Mexican and Civil Wars that voted in the township and probably the only one in the county. His health is poor and he had to be brought to the polls. D. T. Halstead, 84 on May 22nd. Lewis Davisson, 84 on Nov. 21st. William E. Moore, 83 on Jan. Bth, last. Matthew Zernden, 83 on Sept. 17th. Stewart Hammond, 83 on Sept. 24th. Geo. P. Daugherty, 83 on Nov. 18th. F. W. Bedford, 82 on June Bth. They are of different political beliefs, the democrats apparently being in the majority. “Grandfather” Gwin, who was 92 years of age on Aug. 19th, voted in Monticello this time. It was the first time he had voted out of Jasper county. J. C. Thrawls, who was 84 years of age on May 20th, is in Logansport, and Washington Richardson, who will be 85 years of age on Dec. 18th, is also absent from Rensselaer John Coen, who was 84 years of age on March 14th, is also lining at some other place. Patrick Halligan voted late this afternoon. He is not just certain about his age, but is supposed to be 90 or 91 years old and if he is that old, he displaces David Nowels from the title of the “oldest voter.”

First class baled hay and straw for sale by Maines & Hamilton. w " Let the Christian church ladies make your comforters, only 35 cents each. Cal Cain reopened his barbershop yesterday after having it closed for several days. Cal has had the rheumatism for the past three weeks and is not altogether out of the grip of it yet.' Francis H. Cooper, who bought of \V. B. Austin the house formdMy owned by Fred Hartqjan, is having it repaired. A new roof, new windows, new cement foundation, etc., will make it a very nice house. S. S. Hughes and wife, who have been living with their son in Hanging Grove township, took the 10:55 train today for Monticello, where he will vote. They will return to spend the winter with their son. J. H. Thornton came up from the soldiers’ home at Lafayette to vote. He is looking better than he did when he went down there a few weeks ago and evidently the rest and freedom from business is beneficial to him. Delos Dean, of Indiana University; Walter O. Lutz and Paul Glazebrook, of Purdue, were home to vote. Glazebrook is walking with a cane, having some blood poisoning resulting from a slight injury to one of his feet. He has been in a hospital part of the time recently. J. A. Grieser and wife, of Peoria, 111,, have been at the bedside of his father, Joseph Grießer, for several days. He returned home today, but she remained for a longer stay. Mr. Grieser, Sr., is in very poor health. The son works in a wholesale grocery house at Peoria. It’s poor economy to buy poor tile when you can get the .-steam cured concrete tile. They never crumble, the more they freeze and thaw, the harder they get. They need no protection from weather and when it comes to drainage they are worth 100 i>er cent more than clay, for they do the wprk where others fail. You can get them at the Rensselaer Cement Tile Factory; the best ever made. Woman loves a clear, rosy complexion. Burdock Blood Bitters purifies the*blood, clears the skin, restores rpddy, sound health.

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Thrice Married Mcdaryvllle Man Is Brought Here on Charge Preferred By Bride of a Few Months. Mrs. Lillie Sheetz Howe, daughter of Mrs. James Ennis, made an affidavit recently charging her husband, John Howe, of Medaryville,, with deserting her and with having failed to provide for herself and their baby. Marshal Mustard went to Medaryville and placed Howe under arrest, bringing him to Rensselaer Monday. He was placed in jail. Another charge was also placed against him by Mrs. E. E. Powell, formerly proprietress of the Nowels house, who alleges that he skipped out from here leaving an unpaid board bill. Howe is alleged to have been married twice previously and to have deserted each of his former wives and that each of them procured a divorce from him. He is only about 25 years of age. He is a brick layer by trade and worked in Rensselaer when the Murray block was built and also worked at the college during the time when the big church was being built. He is reported to be a good mechanic and that his wages were about $5 a day. It was during the time that he was employed on the college buildings that he began keeping company with Miss Lillie Sheetz. They were married and for about a month he lived with her and then went, away and has failed to provide for her or their child, now a few weeks of age. On his way over here Howe told the officer that he had never intended to live with his wife and would not do so now, although he was willing to contribute to the support of the child, which promise would not look very good if the story of his former marriage escapades are true. Howe asked to be taken before his wife, in order that he might talk with her, and Marshal Mustard accompanied him to the house this afternoon.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1910.

HOW THE ELECTION WILL GO; CLAIMS OF THE CHAIRMEN

Democratic Claim. Chairman Nehemiah Littlefield, of the Democratic County committee, thinks the republican majority on the state ticket will be greatly reduced over two years ago, when Taft carried the county by 444 votes. He thinks this majority will dwindle down to a third. He believes William Guthrie will run about even with his opponent, John Brown, and that John B. Petersoon will hold Congressman Crumpacker about level. In the local ticketr he thinks the democrats will elect four candidates, viz. William Hershman and Charles Stackhouse, commissioners; William l. Hoover, sheriff, and Felix R. Erwin, clerk.

JOHN HOWE ARRESTED FOR, DESERTION OF HIS WIFE.

Election in Rensselaer Passes Off With Unusual Quietude.

The election in Rensselaer seems to have been extremely quiet, although there has been a great amount of activity about the polling places. Several automobiles and other conveyances have been busy and an effort is being made by each party to get out its full voting strength. At 3 o’clock this afternoon in No. 2 precinct, there had been 225 votes cast. There were 302 cast in the same precinct two years ago. About that per cent seems to have been cast in the other precincts. There has Jjeen no disorder and no unpleasantness any place. Ardent supporters of the opposite tickets have been passing off friendly jokes and the event has been a very friendly contest. The polls will close at 6 o'clock and after the boards have had their suppers the count will begin. It is» probable that the county ballots will be counted first, but it is also probable that there will be no information to give out before 10 or 11 o’clock. If the claims of the candidates are accurate, there will be a number of scratched ballots which will make the counting slow. Returns from over the country will be received by the Western Unibn and County Chairman Leopold, of the republican committee has arranged l<> have the bulletins delivered to the east court room where all citizens ai;o invited to spend the evening and get the returns. The Republican has made arrangements with men in every precinct in Jasper county to get the news just as fast as the votes are counted and the Jasper County Telephone Co. has donated the üße of its lines for the purpose of getting in the election returns. The bulletins received by the Republican will be sent to the east court room. The Republican will be busy sending the news to several city newspapers. y

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Republican Claim. Moses Leopold, Republican Count> chairman, is of the opinion that the majority on the state ticket will be cut down to about 250. He thinks John Brown should have this majority over William Guthrie. He believes that the county ticket will be elected entire, although he admits a considerable uncertainty as regards the county commissioners, while it is evident that William I. Hoover, who was only defeated two years ago by 61 votes, will give Sheriff Louis P. Shirer another hard tussel. “While there was a lot of scratching,” Mr. Leopold says, “some of it will favor the republican candidates, helping the entire ticket.

School Children Instructed In Australian Ballot at Schools.

The girls as well as the boys voted at the school house this Tuesday morning. All were given a lesson in civics. Each had been instructed to get a ballot, either "sample, cut from a newspaper, or manufactured by the voter. The ballots were to conform the county and state official tickets. Election boards were appointed, the clerks placed their initials on the backs of the ballots, they were given out and each student, from the grades clear through the high school, were instructed to vote just as he or she would vote if they had the right to cast their preference for their candidates. The writer visited the school soon after the ballots had been cast and through the courtesy of one of the teachers was privileged to look over the ballots of the Bth grade. About fifty ballots were about half of them being county and the other half state, A majority of them were voted straight according to party but probably 25 per cent were mixed. The young people were apparently inclined to vote for their friends without regard to party. Strangely of the fifty votes looked over there was not a mistake made in the voting that would invalidate the ticket and the intention of the voter was clearly distinguishable. The instruction is very profitable and the students all enjoyed it as a diversion in civil government. The votes will all be tabulated and we have been promised a more complete statement from all the classes later.

Blodgett Says, Result in Indiana Is a Political Puzzle to Him.

Billy Blodgett, staff correspondent of the Indianapolis News, says the result in Indiana is a political puzzle. He mentions the optimism of the leaders of both parties and their forecasts of the result, each side claiming victory by from 30,000 to 40,000, and admits that from the study he has made during his extensive traveling with candidates over the state that victory is apt to slip over in either direction. He says there was never a time when the poll books showed so many doubtful voters and there was probably never a time when so many men left their party and voted a mixed ticket. He says that the speakers that came here from other states had good sized audiences but they were not enthusiastic and when they applauded the cheering was usually started by some partisan. On the eve of the election “Billy" is unable to give us a tip as to how it is going.

Hundred and One Ranch” Pictures Packed the Princess.

Rensselaer people like anything that has the name of circus and it don’t matter whether they get it first hand or second. The perfecion to which picture film making has arrived makes a show on canvas almost as good and nearly as exciting as the real article and the Princess theatre was packed to the doors for three shows Monday night when the Miller Bros. “101” ranch show was spread on canvas instead of beneath it. The show was a good one and very instructive, showing the cowboys in the great semi-annual round ups of the vast cattle herds, the branding of the cattle, the feats the daring cowboys perform, the camps, the home life, etc. To add to the interest a buffalo hunt and Indian fights were enacted and the hundreds that attended the show were mighty well pleased and agreed that they got almost as much for a dime as they could at a real “wild west” show for a dollar. Ora Whiteneck, 31 years old, who has the distinction of being the only democrat ever elected to a county office in Wabash county in flfty-threo years, Friday afternoon pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to the Michigan City prison for a period of from one to five years. There’s nothing so good for a sore throat as Dr. Thomas’ Electric Oil. Cures it in a few hours. Relieves any pain in any part.

The Prettiest Moving Picture Show in the City. BEX WAENEE, Proprietor.

WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight .and Wednesday , rising temperature.

Jurors for November Term Of the Circuit Court.

The following grand and petit jurors have been drawn for the November term of the Jasper circuit court, which will convene in Rensselaer next Monday. The grand jury will not be called. The petit jury is called for the third Monday. GRAND JURY. William Eldridge, Marion. George A. Daugherty, Marion. John Davis, Walker. Edgar L. Blaze, Gillam. Frank Donnelly, Marion. Charles A. Welsh, Carpenter. PETIT JURY/ Clyde Davisson, Barkley. Wm. H. Hershman, Walker. Henry C. Meyers, Walker. G. B. Lewis, Barkley. L. C. Asher, Kankakee. Wilson Shafer, Marion, Bruce White, Marion. Clarence Maxwell, Hanging Grove. * Harvey Wood, Jr., Marion. Bert Hanaway, Keener. Geo. W. Reed, Marion. W. S. Lowman, Hanging Grove. Lawrence Kellner, Carpenter. John L. Jones, Union. Edgar S. Thornton, Newton. Budd Moore, Carpenter.

New Continued Story Begins In This Issue of Republican.

A new continued story begins in this issue, and will appear from day to day in installments as space permits. “Rajah Singha’s Crown Jewel” is rhe title of the story, which is a story of the east. A young army officer captures a priceless jewel, feeds it to a cobra, and starts across the Indian Ocean for England with it, disguised as a Moorman. His room-mate through divers and sundry events, discovers the whereabouts of the jewel, and in a rather surprising manner recovers it after a shipwreck in which the Moorman, having been bitten by the cobra, dies. A counterpilot runs through the whole story, which terminates with the Englishman’.? restoring the jewel to the ficticious Moorman’s wife, who in turn presents it to the King of England. Lots of action. Marriage bells. Don’t miss the opening installments.

Chicago Telegraph Operator Will Not Find It Profitable Boozing Here.

W. F. Mulcahy, of Chicago, who worked here as a telegraph operator for some time during the summer and wound up his job by getting on a drunk and being fined $1 and costs, came down from Chicago last Friday and his condition was so bad that he had to be locked up. Squire Irwin thought the punishment should be increased some for a second offense and assessed a fine of $5 this time, which with costs added, amounted to $lO. Mulcahy had no money but had friends who did have and he followed the style of the autoists and paid as he went and then went after he paid. Mulcahy is a bully good fellow and too good for Mulcahy’s own sake.

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Brook Man Accuses Brother Stonehill of Suppressing News.

A citizen of Brook in conversation with the Republican reporter stated that one day recently Orie StonehiU, editor of the Brook Reporter, was out driving in his automobile and ran up behind John Rosenbrook, a highly respected old German, who was driving in a buggy. Mr. Rosenbrook did not get out of the road right away and Stonehill in his haste to get around butted into the buggy and upset the cld gentleman’s rig and threw him out. There was considerable criticizm, it is said, locally of the carelessness of Stonehill and readers of his paper are wondering what he would say about it. But Orie didn’t say a thing and readers are wondering if he would have been so considerate had the driver of the auto been any other person.

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