Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 292, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1910 — Page 1

No. 292.

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local happenings. Eight pages today. All home print today. Remember the Depot Grocery. Guaranteed New York buckwheat flour at Murray’s. N. C. Shafer made a business trip to Lafayette today. Home-grow# sand potatoes-at Murray’s, 40c per bushel.. Job lot of feathers, 10 and 25 cents, at Mrs. Purcupile’s. The phone number of the Depot Grocery is 202. Try it once. - -- ZM’ Cheap trimmed hats for-ladies, at half price, at Mrs. Purcupile’s. The Depot Grocery allows none to undersell them. Give them a trial. Eli Renicker came up from North Manchester today for a short visit. To avoid consumption, eat Fate’s Quaker bread, 16 ounces to the pound. W. C.-Rose, of Hanging Grove township, made a business trip to Lafayette today. Remember the lecture at the M. E. chufch, Friday evening. Admission 35 cents. » ■■ Mrs. B. R. Amsler went to Fowler today for a visit of about a week with her father, H. D. Clark. If you will buy your rubber footwear at Murray’s, you will get guaranteed first quality goods.

Just arrived, a big line of the very best brands of cigars, for the Christmas trade, at The Home Grocery. Eli Brown, who has been working for Ernest Mayhew, went to Indianapolis today for a short visit. Children’s felt hats, new this fall. Just the thing for early spring, choice 75 cents and SI.OO, at Mrs. Purcupile’s. Attorney Jasper Guy, of Remington, was in town this morning, look- | ing after some interests for W. M. 1 Corah, who accompanied him here. Christmas festivities will require new shoes. We have them for men, women and children. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store. Fill your coal bins now. Coal famine is threatened. Call 273. Maines & Hamilton. Mrs. P. E. Miller, who was called here to attend the funeral of her mother, Mrs. Martha Rusk, left this morning for her home in Aurora, Neb. She expected to visit a few days in Chicago before starting. Ladies’, misses and children’s cloaks at wholesale prices at Murray’s. Harry Eger and Jim Hill arrived home from Madison, Ind., this morning. 'They went to Indianapolis by auto and left the auto there and went on to Madison by train, later returning for the auto which they took to ?»:adison. Taey started -to make the return trip to Rensselaer by auto, but broke a spring at Indianapolis and had to leave the car there for repairs. Blanket and underwear week at Murray’s. , J. W. Groom, a former Jasper county citizen, now engaged in the banking business in Kansas, has just sent a i enewal for his subscription to The Republican. Mr. Groom is a director in the Farmers’ State bank at Kingman and also ifi the bank of the same name at Belmont. The Kingnian bank has resources totaling $350,000 and the Belmont bank of $41,000. Mr. Groom writes: “What is the matter with old Indiana that it went democratic; have you Hoosiers lost your grit? ’ Here in Kansas we do things up ’about right. We elected everything on the state ticket. Put up red-headed candidates like Governor Stubbs and Representative Murdock. They are both dandies; we think lots of them. We are having it rather dry here in Kansas and wheat needs rain badly Jasper county people are all well in this section of the country. I send regards to old friends. We have a complete assortment ol the nicest slippers for men and women ever brought to Rensselaer. If you anticipate buying slippers for Christmas presents it will be to your advantage to buy them early, while we have all sizes. Fendig's Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block.

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Princess Conigbt __ —♦ — PICTURE. UNDER A CHANGING SKY, By Stanner E. V. Taylor. Acted by Marion Leonard Arthur Johnson James Kirkwood SONG. It’s Moonlight All the Time on Broadway, By J. F. Frederick.

Don’t Fail to Hear Wickersham Lecture at M. E. Church Tonight. Don’t fail to hear L. B. Wickersham at the M. E. hhurch tonight. This is the third number of the Epworth lecture course and is the most expensive of the numbers. He is one of the ablest lecturers on the platform today and should be greeted by a crowded house. Better stuff at lower prices.—Home Grocery. We have buckwheat sale. Maines & Hamilton, phone 2t3. Allie Francis went to Danville, 111., today for a visit of about a week. Miss Edna Donnelly went to Chicago this morning for a week’s visit. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Grow left this afternoon for their future home at Newport, Ky. Your shopping is made easy if you wear’Dr. Reed’s Cushion Sole shoes. We have them for men and women. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store. ♦ We still have some of those nice New York Baldwin apples at $3.25 a barrel .or 35c a peck. JOHN EGER. Let us have your coal orders. Our prices are right and delivery is prompt. Maines & Hamilton, phone 273. The Republican received a renewal subscription this morning from Joe Jeffries at Huntfngton. He writes: “Keep on sending the paper; we can’t do without it.”

You can all have them now for your breakfast. The bottom has fallen out of the grapefruit market. Nice, heavy grapefruit only 5c each. JOHN EGER. Mrs. W. R. Lee has been feeling so badly the past few days that she was unable to start to the springs at Martinsville. Another attempt to go will probably be made Sunday. Remember special preparations for the Christmas present proposition. Everything in special holiday boxes. Select your presents early, we will take care of them for you until wanted. G. E. MURRAY CO. George Pumphrey left this morning for Columbia City, to look after his farm interests. He went by the way of Kokomo, where he will spend a few days visiting relatives of Mrs. Pumphrey, who visited there only a few weeks ago. Special bargains in tennis flannels and wool blankets at Murray’s. Wickersham carried away the hearts of our people. It is universally pronounced the best lecture ever given here. You have done a great work in getting him before the public.— Rev. D. McGurk, D. D., Kansas City. At M. E. church tonight. . -Ben Smith, the cement contractor, has been down for some weeks again with his old trouble, which seems to be tuberculosis of the bones. His original trouble was in one leg, but this time it is in one of his arms. He is certainly very badly afflicted.We have lamb’s wool insoles, gaiters, leggings, leather shot strings, Viscol for making shoes waterproof, all kinds of polishes, and the many other shoe accessories. Many of these articles are needed at Christmas time. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store. Rev. O. E. Miller, for sjome time pastor of the First Baptist church here, and who went to Windfall several, .months ago, is now located at Noblesville, where he is in charge of the Baptist mission work. He is making an effort to purchase new chairs for the mission and 200 are needed. O. H. McKay, of Rensselaer, has decided to help with the purchase, by soliciting among Baptist members here. The chairs cost 30 cents each, and each contribute/ is asked'to buy one chair for the mission. We would like to state that L. B. Wickersham’s appearance here evoked general commendation and that the patrons, some of whom have been regular attendants for nearly a genera ation and have hatTliie opportunity to hear some of the greatest celebrities of the' lyceum platform, have voiced extreme delight in having enjoyed the opportunity of hearing him. He was locality, and the commltpleasure in contemplating the satisfaction with which his work was received.—Frank G. Stahr, Secretary Elkhart (Ind.) Lecture Assn. At M. E. church tonight.

Entered January 1, 1097, as second-class mail matter, at the post-office at Rensselaer, Indiana, und V the act*of March 3, 1879.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1910.

MOORE WAS ACQUITTED BY VINCENNES JURY.

Sealed Verdict Returned This Morning, Upon Which Jury Hud Agreed Shortly After Midnight Vincennes, Dec. 9.—Menlo E. Moore was acquitted by the jury that tried him for the murder of Charles Edward Gibson The jury retired at 5:32 o’clock Thursday afternoon after hearing the instructions of Judge Cobb. The jurors ate their supper before they started upon a discussion of the' case. At 12:15 they sent in word that they had agreed upon a verdict. The instructions of the court were that the finding should be sealed and each member of the jury bound to secrecy until the finding was’opened and read in court this morning. The court room was crowded to hear the verdict and there seemed to be general rejoicing that Moore was acquitted.

OUR THIRD ANNUAL “Red-Tag Clearance Sale” ~ OF Furniture, Rugs, and Linoleums Commencing Saturday, Dec. 10, Ending Jan. I, 1911 For the past week we have been going through the stock, and every odd piece, every discontinued pattern of ; any kind, and every piece which has not moved as quickly : as we think it ought, has been greatly reduced in price. : at the Red Tag*r— Make your Former price and Selling purchases, make a payment on them, and price all Marked in Plain we will lay them away until Christmas. Figures. We will give a straight 10 % Discount on the Entire Stock. We will have one lot of I r ~ : five couches which we will p°i j en rk* na ri° Se !’ At <l9 nn Golden Oak China Closet, 17.50 13.50 : offer at, choice $12.00. Golden Oak China Closet, 20.00 16.00

L,-..,. r- ' STORE WILL BE OPEN EVENINGS.

Big Bunch Bought Boxes At Baud Boys’ Box Banquet.

The boys of the Rensselaer band realized about $23 net on their box social held Thursday night. There was a congenial crowd present and some fine . boxes containing some splendid lunches were auctioned off to the highest bidders. John Culp was the auctioneer and he found the bidding so spirited and the crowd so noisy that he found trouble in making himself heard or in hearing the replies to his efforts to boost the bids. One double box brought $4.25 and several single boxes brought near the $2 mark.. After the suppers were eaten a dance was held, the music being furnished by L. Healy and J. Morgan. Manager Don Wright has a proposition from a winter amusement company and may decide to put on a week’s show in the armory about the last week in January. High-class attractions are promised.

REMEMBER WE WILL GIVE 10 PER CENT OFF ON RUGS. 9x12 Body Brusssls—marked price $25.00, Red-Tag price $22.50 9x12 Smith Wilton —marked price $25.85, Red-Tag price $24.47 9x12 Axminster —marked price SIB.OO, Red-Tag price $10.20 The above are only a few of the Rugs we will show. SONE APPROPRIATE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR THE HOME. Carpet Sweepers. Morris Chairs. Rockers. Library Tables. Book Cases; Mirrors. Kitchen Cabinets. W. J. WRIGHT FURNITURE, RUGS, LINOLEUMS. Rensselaer, Indiana o ■ ■. ■ ....

The Prettiest Moving Picture Show in the City. BEX WARNER, Proprietor. *4 evv

From two of the very best candy kitchens known to modern candy making, the Horae Grocery is now receiving the Christmas candies and confections. It is opening exceptionally fine and the prices are ranging very low.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM ♦ > PICTURE. The Little Mother, drama. SONG. I Used to Be Afraid to Go Home in the Dark; Now I’m Afraid to Go at AIL

WEATHER FORECAST. Cloudy tonight and Saturday. Rl»ing temperature.

A barrel of veay fine sauer kraut; 5c a quart at The Home Grocery.

Rsh the Button-and Best” . Chairs ■■gZ. \ : V< I KIND " Button

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