Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1911 — Page 1

No. 88.

tIK Princm ClNatre FEED PHILLIPS, Proprietor. Wstob This Space Every Day

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. > ————— All home print tbday. Read pages two and three today. J. W. Nelson went to. Chicago today, for a stay of several days. Miss Ethed Hurley went to Reynolds today for a visit of_ several days with relatives. , , % Kankakee defeated St. Joe at basket bail last night, the score being 36 to 26 at the finish. William Sullivan and S: O. Dyer, of Wolcott, were business visitors in Rensselaer today. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Rishling went to Oxford today for a visit of several days with relatives. • ———————— w J. U. Iliff left with his household goods yesterday for Neligh, Neb, where he has rented a farm of 240 acres. For this week, with our large package of rolled oats, we will give'you an extra large decorated dinner plate, worth 15c, JOHN EGER. Monroe Carr went to Sheridan today to visit his daughter, Mrs. John Copsey, and husband,- and to assist them at the bakery for a few days. Misses Grace Norris, Nell Meyers, Belle Laßue, Mary Harper and Blanche Babcock returned to DePauw this morning, after spending a few days at home. - James Snedeker has purchased of Geo. W. Tullis the former John McColly property, in which E. Stevens and family have been living, and will occupy it as a residence. E. D. Rhoades went to Indianapolis this afternoon to attend the hardware dealers’ convention. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Warner will go tomorrow morning on the early train. J. C. Maxwell, who held a .public sale last week at his farm residence in Barkley township, has moved to the Mrs. John Nichols property on Forest street, just north of the railroad. J. H. S. Ellis, M. B. Price and Al Peterß attended the Masonic commandery lodge at Delphi last night, returning home via interurban to Lafayette and thence to Rensselaer on the early morning train. . John M. Knapp and wife left yesterday for Sugar Grove, Pa., in response to a telegram announcing the death of Mrs. Knapp’s sister,’ Mrs. Alice Ferdelius, whose death resulted from grip and complications. , George K. Babcock went to Bluffton, Wells county, today, to arrange for his removal there soon after his public sale, which will take place on the William Washburn farm on Feb. 25. George will live on a farm of 207 acre; his father recently bought.

Tom Burns came down from DeMotte today, and tomorrow will leave for Lawton, Okla., where he will continue in the brick contracting work. Ed Duvall, son of John Duvall, will accompany Tom as far as Oklahoma City, where he will seek employment Mrs. Vernon Schock and two children arrived last night from Pasadena, Cal., to which place they removed from Rensselaer, almost three years ago Mr. Schock did not come with them. They will visit for several weeks with relatives, Mrs. Rachel Scqtt and Mrs. Elisabeth Ham. The grand jury is said to be having a busy time with the investigation of alleged illicit liquor selling and poker playing. A large delegation at Parr has been subpoenaed and also a number from about Rensselaer; and several others are alleged to have left town hurriedly rather than face the prosecutor and the members of the grand Jury. We are still selling oranges cheaper than apples. Nice, sweet seedless California navels, 15 and 20 cents a dosen; lemons, 15c a dozen; cranberries, 10c a quart • JOHN EGER.

The Evening Republican

TONIGHT’S PROGBAM -—♦ — PICTURES. The Missing Bride, drama. Review of the Chilian Troops, scenic. SONG The Star of Love is Burning, By J. F. Fredrick.

With the high price of coffees, try a pound of our 25c mixed sample tea. JOHN EGER. S. G. Pass, who has been spending the winter with his son, Delos Pass, expects to go to his farm near Medaryville next week on a business trip. The only place in the city where you can buy 4 cans of strictly standart v kidney beans, hominy, pumpkin or saurkraut for * 25c is at John Eger’s. The 10-cent valentine social by the Royal Neighbors will be held at the Woodmen hall in the Odd Fellows building tonight. All are invited, especially Woodmen and their families. B. J. Gifford made two farm sales here Monday, sacrificing the land materially in order to procure money with which to pay taxes. John Eger bought another quarter section, paying $25 per acre for it, or that is understood to be the consideration. C. S. Chamberlin and J. W. Marlatt bought 240 acres together, and this is said to have Sold for $27.50. The land is mighty good value at twice what it cost the purchasers. The Damon Musical Comedy Co. will be at the Ellis theatre tonight. This is an excellent company and those who remember their former visits will be able to recommend them as unusually clever. The company is composed altogether of colored people, and there is real musical talent in them. There will be no disappointment for those who witness this very clever company in their 1911 performance. Mrs. John Makeever has returned from Ihcjjanapolis, where she spent several months, during which time she had a cataract removed from one of her eyes. The operation was successful and her eyesight, which was practically destroyed, was restored, and she is now in much better general health than before she went aWay. She has taken up her residence at the Makeever hotel. Her son, George Macey, accompanied her home. Dr. and Mrs. James Brady and son, of Erie, Pa., who are spending a few days with his cousin, J. L. Brady and wife, are taking a very pleasant winter trip. At New York they took a coast liner and went to Galveston, Texas, spending six days on the water. The weather was very mild and the trip a splendid one. On board the boat stateroom and board was provided along with transportation. They came from Galveston to San Antonio and thence to Rensselaer.

O. E. Bussard, of* Wabash, was here today on business relating to the farm deal he had made with “Farmer” Hopkins. Mr. Bussard had contracted to sell his farm to Mr. Hopkins and the latter had put up SSOO. After the guardianship proceedings were begun Mr. Bussard thought. he had better make a trip here to see if the purchase of the farm was going to be completed. He was assured that it would and that Mr. Hopkins would be there after tils sale, to wind up the deal. Prof. Otto Braun was here last night giving the band boys their regular weekly instruction. He also assisted Manager Don Wright in soliciting for money with which to purchase a new tuba horn, the one now in use beinq; about thirty years old and in a rather bad condition. Many of the other band instruments will have to have an overhauling this spring also and the band will be to considerable expense. As they did. not break even with the indoor carnival, soifie other means of raising money will have to be resorted to and Prof. Braun has in mind a negro minstrel to be given about March Ist. If this is given, it is probable that Fred Rhoades and Nokey Kork will be the end men and Jake Moore the interlocutor. The minstrel show will occupy only part of the evening and the band will devote part of the time to rendering several new selections. Another is also being considered. You get your sale Mile when YOU want them, when ordered at The Republican office.

Entered January 1, 1897, as second-class mail matter, at ths post-office at Benssolasr, Indiana, under the act of Kerch 3, 1879.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1911.

ODD FELLOWS IN AUTO SPILL MONDAY NIGHT.

Brace White and Load Collide With John Reed and Passengers Have Long Walk Back Home. Eighteen Odd .Fellows started for Remington Monday evening in automobiles to attend the Remington lodge and participate in the initiatory work. Part of the eighteen reached their destination, but one load had a lot of trouble. When about eight miles fropi Rensselaer the car driven by Bruce White collided with a car coming this way and driven by John Reed. The White'machine was so badly disabled that it was impossible to continue the trip. Those in the car with White were C. B. Steward, Fred Tyler and Frank E. Cox. Mr. Tyler got into another machine and continued on to Remington, but the others decided to abandon the trip and telephoned for Mike Kubosky, who started out with his car. About 5 miles south of town a front axle on Kubosky’s car broke and he was compelled to give up the trip and to leave the car in the road. White, Steward and Cox set out after telephoning, thinking they would meet Kubosky. Finally they reached his broken down car and all walked all the way back to town. The damage to White’s car is estimated at SSO. Kubosky’s damage will probably be sls. Mr. Reed’s car was not seriously damaged. *

Democrats In U. S. Senate Fear Effect of More Electors.

Democratic U. S. senators. are not certain whether they want to pass the Crumpacker house measure providing for 433 members of the lower body or not. The passage would be favorable to the election of Champ Clark as speaker, but it is figured that it would increase the number of republican electors and thereby reduce the possibility of the election of a democratic president. The democrats of the house went in for the Crumpacker bill pell mell, but the senate scented danger and fear the “bogey” of additional membership. Each new member of the hoqse means another elector from the state which gets the new member. Therefore the party which is likely to carry the state in question wins a point in determining the politics of the next administration. Forty-two electoral votes, allowing the maximum to the republicans, would be redistributed as follows: * Republican—California, 3; Idaho, 1; Illinois, 2; Massachusetts, 2; Michigan, 1; Minnesota, 1; Montana, 1; New Jersey, 2; New York, 6; North Dakota, 1; Oregon, 1; Pennsylvania. 4; Rhode Island, 1; South Dakota, 1; Utah, 1; Washington, 2, and West Virginia, 1. Total, 31. Democratic —Alabama, 1; Colorado. 1; Florida, 1; Georgia, 1; Louisiana, 1; Oklahoma, 1, and Texas, 2. Total, 11. This shows a net gain of twenty for the republicans. But if the democrats should carry the states in 1912 where they triumphed in the state and congressional elections last fall, they would profit by ths added electoral Votes in New York, New Jersey and West Virginia, a total of nine, giving them in the entire* * table, twenty, against twenty-two for the republicans.

Local merchants have been in somewhat of a quandry recently by the daily fluctuations in the prices of eggs and some days there have been shifts of from three to six cents a dozen in the quotations from the city markets. Under these conditions it has been difficult to fix a price fair to both seller and buyer. Monday evening’s Indianapolis News quoted the buying price there at 14 cents a dozen and the selling price of fresh eggs at 25 cents a dozen, which leaves a margin of 11 cents to do business on. Rensselaer merchants have been playing on a close margin and while one day’s morning price may be higher than that day’s buying market would justify, the merchant only holds it up until the morning market in Chicago 1b announced and then drops it, no matter how many higher priced eggs he may have purchased the day before. There was a 5 cent drop in the Chicago quotations between Monday and Tuesday and today Rensselaer merchants are able to pay only 13 cents cash, and they are selling them for 15 cents. That is even closer than it is Base to operate, but Rensselaer merchants always see to it that their customers get a square deal and they certainly are getting it in the egg business. By the way, eggs at 19 cents a dozen are about the cheapest eating we know of/ May biddy flood the market and let us get our fill. '

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CASES SET FOR TRIAL DURING FEBRUARY TERM.

Calander Indicates Light Term of Court Unless Grand Jury Returns Indictments for This Term. 5- FIRST WEEK. Friday, Feb. 17.—-Orpha Thompson vs. Walter S. Thompson. William P. Baker vs. Frank Osborne, Comrs., et al. - SECOND WEEK. Monday, Feb. 20.—C. C. Randle vs. M. B. Price, et al. Irve Irwin vs. W. I. Hoover, Sheriff. Bertha A. Lewis, et al., vs. Samuel H. Hopkins. Friday, Feb. 24. —Abner C. Pancoast, petition for ditch. Petition for ditch by E. C. Maxwell. THIRD WEEK. Monday, Feb. 27. —S. P. Thompson vs. Francis M. Lakin. Aetna Life Ins. Co. vs. Iva Moffit, et al. Tuesday, Feb. 28. —James W. Johnson vs. Patrick Hallagan. Wednesday, March I.—William Kresel vs. Winner Mfg. Co., et al. Thursday, March 2. —Edna I. Powell vs. Eva Greenlee. FOURTH WEEK. Monday, March 6. —Frank Osborne, Admr., vs. Knickerbocker Ice Co. Tuesday, March 7. —Thomas Condon, et al., vs. Dennis Condon, et al. Friday, March 10.-r Prudential Ins Co. vs. Marguerite Springer, et al.

Railroad Track Ordinance Passed to Second Beading.

All members of the city council were present at the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening. - The railroad track ordinance was passed to third reading without discussion. The fire committee was authorized to purchase a new city fire team. It ife the intention to dispose of the piesent team: A resolution was passed establishing an alley through block 3. This is the alley in the rear of the business houses on the south side of Washington street. It has been opened for a great many shears, but it was discovered a few months ago, when a petition for macadamizing the alley was presented, that it had no legal existence. • The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. Geo. Mustard, salary. $30.00 Frank Critser, night watch.... 25.00 American LaFrance Fire Eng. Co., chemical tank and fix 286.00 G. E. Murray Co., mdse fire co. 16.90 Ray D. Thompsoif, freight paid. .50 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, salary.... 25.00 Harry Swartzell, straw 8.32 Hiram Day, cement 16.25 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlin, salary 50.00 Mel Abbott, salary..... 45.00 Dave Haste, salary . 45.00 Jesse Gates, hauling coal 38.87 Western Electric Co., supplies 43.48 Illinois Electric Co., supplies. 10.00 Central Electric Co., supplies. 75.74 Shirley Hill Coal Co., c0a1.... 217.20 River Queen. Mjlls, oil 4.65 Seehausen Wehrs ft Co., oil.. 2.20 Standard Oil Co., oil 5.87 Kfenneth Rhoades, work on line 5.87 Ray D. Thompson, freight.... 189.07 WATER FUND. T. E. Malone, salary 45.00 John Hordeman, work on main 5.25

Sulloway General Pension Bill Reported Favorably by Senate.

The U. S. Senate Monday reported favorably on the Sulloway general pension bill, which recently passed the house. Eight members of the committee voted for it and three against it. Those casting negative votes were McCumber, of North Dakota; Gore, the blind senator of Oklahoma, and Taliafero, of Florida. An amendment was voted limiting the pensions to S3O a month instead of $36, as provided in the measure that passed the house. The senate will probably pass the bill and the house will doubtless concur in the amendment This will add about $45,000,000 to the cost of pensions, and will swell the total expenditures to $200,000,000 a year. It is a debt of honor and should become a law.

Public Sale Calendar. The Republican has printed sale bills for the following persons, whose sales take place as follows: Isaac Parker, Feb. 15tb. Wm. I. Yeiter, Feb. 21st. Thompson Estate, Wednesday, February 22. Ed Ronton, Thursday, Feb. 23. Geo. K. Babcock, Saturday, Feb. 25. Geo. L. Maines, Monday, Feb. 27. James R. Craig, Friday, March 3. Prompt service in famishing sale bills, at Ths Republican office.

t r l ‘~ -T-—it --n ' . m -n~ | The Prettiest Moving Picture Show in the City. ' BEX WASHES, Proprietor. ► ' *-> . •

WEATHER FORECAST. J Unsettled tonight and Wednesday colder. .

TheEllisTheatre J. H. S. ELLIS, Manager. To-Night Highest Class Colored Show in America. Damon’s Musical Comedy Co. Mr. John Connors Presents PROF. A. M. DAMON, The World’s Greatest Colored Ylolin And Cello Soloist. And a Meritorious Company of Comedians, Singers, Dancers And Musical Artists. Mnsic the Makes the Heart Sing and The Lips Wlstle. Come and Watch the Sparks Fly. They have been here twice before, and made a big hit each time. Prices, 25, 35 and 50 cents.

F. s. GORDON

With the Jordan Dramatic Stock Co.

Democrats are Pushing Another Liquor Law as Substitute.

Fearing that the Proctor liquor law, recently signed by Governor Marshall, and which was adopted as a democratic platform measure, will not withstand the attack that will be made against its constitutionality, the democrats are now planning to rush through another measure. Possibly it is the hope of the brewery interests to secure still further power under this new law. Possibly the leaders in the “wet” scheme of legislation feel bold enough to make an effort to more compfetely reinstate the saloons. Possibly the “wet” leaders are commencing to realize that the territory that went “dry” within the past two years intends to stay “dry” if possible and it may be undertaken to disfranchise a few more of the people who are quite sure to vote for the ousting of the Baloons. Anyway, the democratic bosses, wh * have devoted practically the whole session to talking “booze,” are going to rush through another bill, even If every other pledge of the reunited democracy is entirely Ignored.

Baptist Church Services. Sunday themes: 10:45 a. m., “Jesus working through the Church to bless the world and working in the Church to overcome the world.” 7:00 p. m., “The Master’s need.”

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TONIGHT’S PROGRAM '■ PICTURE. The Little Spreewald Maiden, drama. - ■■■■„■■ ■ teUsfr ", -T* . 1 - ' : " SONG. - The Wireless Man. By Harry Eger.

TheEllisTheatre J. H. S. ELLIS, Manager ♦ ONE NIGHT ONLY ThurscTy,Feb. 16 The Merry Musical Farce Comedy m-. i - ‘ ' es' v l jj[F ;■(' ' S'. ' V wf a* ‘Peck’s Bad Boy* Absolutely the Funniest Laugh Prodding Musical Farce of the Year. Pretty Girls. Fnany Comedians. New Musical Nambers. Elegant Costumes. Prices 25c, 85c and 50c. Seats on Sale at Jessea’s. * TheEllisTheatre J. H. S. ELLIS, Manager. 0 . ONE NIGHT, 00R STOCKCOMPANY presents the “Forget-Me-Not” A Beaatifhl Society Story of Interest. WRECKING OF A LIFE, EXPIATION, AND ATONEMENT. Prices, 25c-35c-50c NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that after Monday, February 13th, all rigs left in my hitch barn after 12 o’clock midnight will be unhitched, and horses hayed and bedded. The barn will not be opened until 6:30 A. M. CHARLES HEMPHILL. Farm Leans. We are furnishing the money. DUNLAP A PARKINBON. Lecture Co arte Dates. March 13—The Beilhars Entertainers. April 7—Byron King. To feel strong, have good appetite and digestion, sleep soundly and enjoy life, use Burdock Blood Bitter*, the great system tonic and builder.

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