Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1911 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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J. J. Montgomery made a business trip to Chicagotoday.—John Braddock is able to be out after a ten days’ siege of grip. Is that cough a tight one? Rub on Camfolium. Long, the Druggist sells it. Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Rowen returned yesterday from a visit of two weeks with relatives at Sheldon, 111.

The only place in the city where you can buy 3 quarts of fancy cranberries for 250 is at John Eger’s.

Sam Stephens returned this morning from Indianapolis, where he visited his youngest brother for a couple of weeks.

75 men’s and young men’s overcoats to close out at wholesale prices. If -you need one be sure and see these lines. C. EARL DUVALL. -

Mr£ Chas. Hershman will return to Valparaiso tomorrow after a visit of several days with Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Leatherman.

Don’t be in a hurry to buy those dairy cows, horses, sheep and brood sows. Wait sos Thompson’s big sale on Feb. 22nd.

E. VanArsdel, of Monon, has been’ in Rensselaer several times lately. He is considering a trade that may result in him engaging in business in this city.

About fifty Knights of Pythias attended the installation Tuesday night, which was followed by a spread of sandwiches, pickles and coffee. Th - * evening was very enjoyably spent.

Several members of the local lodge Knights of Pythias are going to Remington Thursday night to attend t'a-.' meeting of the order at that place. Work in the second degree is the attraction.

B. F. Fendig, the druggist, was in Chicago Monday evening and saw George Ade’s new play, “U. S. Minister Bedloe,” at the new Blackslone theatre. The play was very interesting, but the audience was very small.

We are now going to sell what overcoats we have left at the wholesale cost of them. C. EARL DUVALL.

Here’s ajummer! Potatoes, 1c a Peck. Please Read Our Combination Offer Below. Everything Reduoed.

1 Peck Fancy Mich. Potatoes,vie, reg’lr 15c 1 Caa Fayette Lye HMriiy, sale . . regular 10c 1 Can Standard Early Jim Pen, sale . . Bc, regular 10c 1 Cab Staidard Diadem Sweet Cider, sale . 13c, regilar 15c 1 Pauid Orlale Coffee, sale 22c, risilar 25c 1 Pkg. fall strength Black Pepper, sale Bc, regilar 10c ffillar’s Beat Tea, sale . . . 27c, regilar 30c i CaiOir Braid Baking Powder, sale 9c, regilar 10c Sale Price ..... 96c, regilar $1.25

This Combination Order represents a saving of 29c, or about 30 per cent, to you. Every article is of daily household need, and you should take advantage of it. The “ Combination ” will not be broken. HOME GROCERY Orowing Better Every Day

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TONIGHT'S PROGRAM Death. X A. ■ } SONG Love Me Just a Little Bit. ” By J. F. Fredericks.

One grocery in Rensselaer is selling potatoes at 1 cent a peck this week. See adv. elsewhere.

- We have opened another barrel of our “German liver regulator,” Silver Thread saurkraut. Only 5c a quart at John. Eger’s.

Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moore went to Monon today to attend the funeral of Mrs. Hervey Brannan, whose death occurred Sunday at the home.of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Montz, in Hanging Grove township. Mrs. Brannan was formerly a neighbor of the Moores. 1

C. W. Duvall received a postal card ?rom his sister at Mitchell, S. Dak., yesterday, stating that their brother, Ed Duvall, was considerably improved from his case of typhoid fever. The card Btated that Ed had walking typhoid for two weeks before he was taken down.

Jack Freeland, of Newton township, was kicked on the knee by a cow Tuesday and suffered a severe injury, a sdiall bone being broken. As he is 72 years of age the accident will go quite hard on him, and lay him up for some time.

Ora-Beck, who came through‘with his cousin, Harry Beck, when the latter moVed here from Boone county about two weeks ago, returned to Lebanon today. Harry Beck is a son-in-law of J. M. Torbet, and recently moved to a farm he had purchased near Mr. Torbet’s.

Kentland and Rensselaer high school girls are to play a game of basketball Saturday night in the room over the telephone office known as Warner’s hall. This will be the first glrl> game held here for some years As there is only room for about 125 spectators, those who wish to attend should go early.

Jesse Sayler, formerly of Rensselaer, and now living near Artesian, S. Dak., is the father of nine boys, all but two of whom were born while himself and wife, who was formerly Miss Katherine Adams, lived in Jasper county. His oldest son is only 15 years of age. Jesse is farming a large lot of land, using three big gang plows; for the breaking of the soil.

In 1910 we handled 16 carloads of flour, more than all the balance of the merchants in Rensselaer handled. We are not trying to boost ourselves as a better merchant or better salesman than others, but give the credit to Aristoß flour that has made us more friends than anything ye have ever handled. We have Just unloaded our first car for 1911 and if you have never tried it, we want you to give it a trial. We will return your money If it is not the belt flour made. JOHN eger:

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, IMI.

J. J. HUNT NEW PRESIDENT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD.

Annual Business Heeling Held Tuesday Night Elects Officers and Transacts Other Business.

The annual business meeting of the public library board was held Tuesday evening. Of the nine members of the board all were present but Township Trustee H. E. Parkinson and Mrs. John Eger. ; .. The board reorganized for the ensuing year by the election of Judson J. Hunt president. He succeeds Simon P. Thompson, deceased. Mrs. F. A. Ross was chosen vice-president and L. H. Hamilton, secretary.

Mrs. Ross was made chairman' of the book committee; J. N. Leatherman was made chairman of building and grounds, and Mrs. J. H. Chapman chairman of committed on supplies. The board wishes to call the- attention of the public to the fact that there are blanks on hand by which any person can recommend the purchase of books. These blanks are sent to the book committee and wfll be considered by the members. Besides the seven members of the board above mentioned, Superintendent I. N. Warren and Attorney G. A. Williams are members of the board.

New Cases Filed.

Burt-Haywood Co., of Lafayette, who were bidders for the legal blank and ruled book classes of printing in Jasper county, and who have held the contract for several years past, have brought an action to restrain the county commissioners from giving the contract to Levey Bros. & Co., of Indianapolis. Levey Bros, made a lower bid than the Burt-Haywood Co., and were awarded the contract, but the Haywood company contends that the bid did not conform to the specifications and that their bid was the only one filed that did comply with the requirements and the complaint on file with the county clerk not only seeks to restrain the commissioners from closing the contract, but also seeks to restrain them from entering into a new contract by permitting the Levey oompany to comply with the requirements of the specifications. Connecticut Mutual Insurance Co. vs. Jos. A. Caldwell; foreclosure on mortgage.

Winter weather; cold blasts; sore lungs; relief wanted. Use Camfolium. Get it at Long’s. ’ :-1

Never before have you had the chance to buy such bargains in overcoats as you now have at our store, as they must all go, and if you will come in our store we will show you we mean what we say. C. EARL DUVALL.

M. O. Sayler will hold a public sale on January 30th on the G. M. Besse southwest of RensselaerßrsSHßDLU farm in Jordan township, 8 miles southwest of Rensselaer. He has not decided where he will locate, but will probably prospect some in the neighborhood of Jamestown, N. Dak., and may possibly locate there, and he may go .to Artesian, S. Dak., where his brother Jesse is farming a big place.

Work coats in sheep-lined corduroy or duck, at |3.50 and $4.00 each. Leather and corduroy reversable coats at $5.00.' Now is your chance. C. EAAL DUVALL.

Mr. and Mrs. William Dixey left on the early train this morning for Tipton, Ind., to attend the funeral ol Benjamin Thornton, the youngest brother of Mrs. Dixey. He had been Bick for some time with dropsy and passed away at 1 o’clock Tuesday moping. The funeral will take place at Tipton Thursday. Mr. Thornton had visited in Rensselaer and will be remembered by a number of our people.

Big Sale on dress shirts of all kinds. $2.00 grades for $1.50; $1.60 grades for $1.15; SI.OO grades for 75c; 50c grades for 38c. All sices from 12 to 20. C. EARL DUVALL.

Dennis Healy and Miss Minnie Makus, of Union township, were granted a license here Tuesday evening and this morning went to Chicago to be married. They expected to remain in Chicago until Saturday evening. Dennis and his mother have been living on one of the Thompson farms and will continue their residence there. His bride is a daughter of August Makus. Their marriage will doubtless be a surprise to their many friends in Union township.

Big sale on underwear, wool or cottons, l&unions and two piece. They all go at wholesale prices. C. EARL DUVALL.

J. E. Hanft, of the Levey Bros, ft Co. printing company at Indianapolis, is here today getting the order for the ruled books, blanks, etc., provided for In the contract recently let to his' company. He states that his company has the contract for fifteen counties 'this year, and that county work has been in their line for a number of years. Hs also Indulged in a little laugh about the suit filed by the BurtHay wood company, saying that hn company will lose no sleep over it.

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SPINNEY CASE SETTLED; JUDGMENT FOR $4,208.31.

Case Against Former Newton County Treasurer Settled by Defendant Acknowledging Judgment.

Former County Treasurer Chas. W. Spinney, of Newton county, a democrat, who was found short by accountants hired by the commissioners, and whose shortage was confirmed by a later examination of the books of the county by the field examiners, Tuesday agreed to acknowledge judgment in the sum of $4,208.31, being the full amount of the claim of the examiners. The judgment was entered against Spinney and his bondsmen, including a number of prominent people of Newton county. Spinney is said to intend to make the amount good himself and is expected to make a farm sale within the next thirty days and then to settle the judgment. The judgment was a compromise in a way, as the interest on the amount was' forfeited and also some claims i especting some ditch funds. No cause of the Spinney shortage is assigned. Apparently he lived higher than the salary of the office justified. He was a democrat and defeated for office a republican who had made good his shortage which occurred by the failure of the Goodland bank. Voters get a lesson occasionally.

Augustus Phillips Dined With Old Friends While at Joliet

Augpstus Phillips and his company played “Miss Ananias” at Joliet, 111., last Saturday night. The Daily News of that city gives great praise to the play, saying in part: The “comedy of lies” by Catharine Chisholm Cuching is probably the best play of the character seen here this season, well written, well staged, well acted. Miss Adelaide Thurston as “Miss Ananias” fulfilled all expectations and then added a few surprises. Her role was played wjth consummate skill. In all the tinfe she was on the stage and she is there most of the time, she was ever a continuous joy. There was a distinct local tinge in the coming of the play to Joliet. Augustus Phillips, the leading man, is an old friend of A. H. White, manager of the Chicago Telephone exchange here. He was a guest at. dinner of the Com mercial club Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. A. H. White and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Rhoades of Blue Island as host and hostesses. . Mr. White and Mrs. Rhoades attended school at Rensselaer, Ind.> in the years gone by, and that city is the home of Mr. Phillips. There all three met, and their acquaintanceship has continued ever since. Mr. Phillips is a highly engaging lover on the stage at any rate, aud even as a blind man such as he impersonated in the first act, he has some of the local bachelors beaten. This is his second appearance in Joliet as leading man. Two years ago he played the chief role in “The Wolf.” For fifteen years he has been connected with stock companies playing in Brooklyn and New York. An Illinois girl, a Streator girl to be exact, also made a hit. She is Florence Marion Kerby, who as the sole member of “the large and growing” family, the young girl with strong romantic fancies, a certain boldness and dash, set the audience in a rear many times. She had a perfect “home coming” at Streator where the company played Friday night. The whole cast from beginning to end is a strong one, every member filling his or her role' acceptably.

When Ulysses S. Grant was a boy his father sent him to purchase a horse. His instructions were to buy the horse for SIOO if he could, but if he couldn't get nim for that, he was to pay $125, and finally to give $l5O if that was necessary to close the deal. Grant Journeyed a long way and finally reached the place where the horse was for sale. He at once told the owner that he had been instructed to buy the horse for SIOO if he could, but if that would not be accepted to offer $125 and if that was not accepted to give $l5O. The owner at once said, “Weil, we will close the deal at once, you can give me the $150.” “No,” said young Grant, *T have decided to pay only $100.” There was considerable parleying and Grant was going to start back without the horse, when he was called back and the horse sold him for SIOO. This case has a near parallel in Rensselaer. Marshal Mustard was instructed to sell one of the city horses, “Ted,” for SIOO, or more if he could get it. He found a purchaser in Maines it Hamilton at $125, and a deal was closed. Some one toll the buyers that the council had instructed him to sell the horse for sl<'„ and no more, and they thought the marshal was handing them a bunch for the extra $25. It seems, however, that the council was somewhat disagreed as to what the horse should bring, some wanting $125, so they gave the marshal rather liberal instructions and he, having the interest of the city at heart, got the higher price. And the „ horse will, probably prove to be wonth the money.

Prompt service in furnishing sals bills, at The Republican office.

The Prettiest Moving Picture , Show la the City. &S3C WAMffUI. UTloyi'lj f. 0 ~

WEATHER FORECAST. Snow and much colder with cold wave; Thursday fair and much colder. ♦ Temperature for 24 Hours Ending With 9 A. M. Today. Minimum 43 above zero; maximum 45 above.

House Passes the Sullaway Pension Bill Tuesday Afternoon.

The house of representatives Tuesday passed the Sulloway bill, which provides for pensions ranging from sl2 to $36 for all soldiers of the age of 62 or more who seryed 60 days in the union army during the civil war or 60 days in the Mexican war. The bill adds about $45,000,000 a year to the pension roll and will Increase practically all pensions. It will doubtless pass the senate in about the same form it passed the house.

Cold Wave Enroute and Due to Hit Us Tonight.

A cold wave is coming. The weather man says so and he knows because he has been informed that it is in the northwest and coming this way. It will bring snow andja big drop in the temperature and will probably hit hard. Forewarned is forearmed. Get ready for a genuine cold wave. The temperature had a range of only 2 degrees in twenty-four hours ended with this morning at 7 o’clock. The coldest was only 43 above zero and the warmest only 45 above. Tha’. is about as even as it ever stays for 24 hours.

Happy Marriage Ceremony Took Place in Walker Township Sunday.

At 8 o’clock Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hershman, of Walker township, occurred the marriage of their daughter, Miss Florence, to Mr. Benjamin Scotten, of Sedalia, Mo. The ceremony was performed by Rev. John Sebring, of Medaryvllle, in the presence of about sixty guests. Following the ceremony a big wedding supper was served. Mr. and Mrs. Scotten left for their future home in Sedalia, Mo., on Wednesday morning. He ip engaged in the drug business at that place. Among the guests from Valparaiso were Mrs. Harvey Oates and daughter Viola, Mrs. Chas. Hershman, Miss Margaret Finney and Misses Bertha and Margaret Toffty, also Misses Dollie, and Obai Hershman, sisters of the bride, who are attending school at Valparaiso. The bride Was a music teacher and was very popular with a large circle of friends.

Aged Aunt of Mrs. John Kresler Died in Orange County.

Mrs. Eliza Glover Wright died Monday . at her home on Lost river, in Orange county, li|l., at the age of almost 94 years. She was born April 23, 1817, and had lived all her life on the banks of Lost river. She was the aunt of Mrs. John Kresler, of Rensselaer. A biographical sketch published along with her picture, in the Indianapolis Star, is as follows: She was the daughter of Uriah Glover, who entered the land in 1812. She was also the granddaughter of Col. Thomas Gaddis, who was a distinguished soldier of the revolution, under Washington, and who lived and died near Wilmington, O. Her reflection of events, both political and otherwise, was most wonderful and extended back to the early twenties. She remembered every presidential election from 1824 to the election of Mr. Taft. Her father’s home was a prominent “half-way house” between Salem and Orleans, and many prominent people were wont to stop there, and it was always interesting to hear her tell of the visit of Gen. William Henry Harrison, and many others. During her long life she had collected many rare curios and souvenirs, and she was found pf showing a set of silver spoons and a large soup ladle that were made for Henry Clay.”

Marriage Licenses.

Jan. 10—Edward 0. Layman, born Miami county, Ohio. Jan. 22, 1882, residence Remington, occupation farmer, and Coriene M. Roy. born Kewton county, Ind., April 19, 188', residence Remington, first marriage for each. ■ Jan. 10—Dennis Patrick Healey, born Ford county, 111., June 28, 1887, residence Parr, occupation farmer, and Minnie Henrietta Makus, born Jasper county, Ind., April ft, 1888, residence Parr, Ind, first marriage for each. L ~

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM i _ . i; ■ PICTURE. A Lunatic at Large, comedy. ■. -• ... . i SONG. Sweetheart’s A Pretty Naape, When « IPs T-O-IT, :

Jarrette’s Variety Store •—•- . On Sale Saturday 200 Copies Sheet Music, 5 Cents 100 Paper-Bound Books, good reading, Two for 15 Cents Bass-Wood Novelties fir Burning, Choice 10 Cents Now is the time to get a supply 1 -Quart Gray Enameled Coffee Pots, 10 Cents When up town visit the Variety Store, where all your nickles, dimes and quarters do double work.

Basketball Kentland H.S. VS. Renssel’r H.S. Girls’ Clubs. * Saturday Evg. Jan. 14, 8 o’clock WARNER’S HALL Over Telephone Office School Children, 15 Cent*. All others 25c. ♦ Room for only 125 spectators. Come early.

SING LON HE ALT’S SONG “I LIKE TO BE A FKJEND OF ALL THE GIKLS.” on sale at PhttUp’s Music Store Price • • « 86 cents.

Horses Wanted. Sheets: it Simpson, the popular horse buyers, will be at KnUfep’s livery barn, Rensselaer, Ind.., Saturday, January 14, 1911, to receive horses and mares from 3 to 15 years old, weighing from 800 to 1,700 pounds. Bring in your horses on that date and receive the highest market price. Don’t forget the date. Church el God Services. Elder Joseph Williams,-of Frankfort, will hold the following services at the Church of God next Saturday and Sunday. Saturday evening Bible lesson, subject, “Salvation.” Sunday morning sermon, "The Gospel Mirror," and Sunday evening, “Night and Morning.” Everybody cordially Invited to all these services. Prompt —i» fey* bills, at The Republican office. .. / -

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