Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1911 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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Miss Esther Halleck went to Indianapolis today' for a short visit with her father, Senator Halleck. Mrs. Minnie, Williams, of Downs, 111., who has been visiting her sister Mrs. Torbet, in Barkley township, left today for a visit with relatives in Indianapolis and Greensburg. -• ~ ’ * -.*l When the time comes to buy rubber boots we urge you to try the Cefftury boot, price $4.50,'- and every pair guaranteed. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera. House block. John Poole went to Muncie today and will remain there until after Saturday when his brick plant will be offered for sale at public auction. The plant is the only one in Muncie and is enjoying a big * busjpess, but Mr. Poole does not care to remove to Muncie to manage it and has decided to offer it for sale at public outcry. It has bqen quite extensiyely advertized.

_ John H. Holden is the first person to report seeing a robin redbreast. One was seen at hls v home this morning, and he was emitting a plaintive note that indicated plainly that he was connubially inclined and if Mrs. Robin shows up in the northwest part of town in the next few days John is thinking that there will be a twig cottage established with the first leafing of the trees. The robins occasionally get in a trifle too early for discretion’s sake, but they are regarded as a fairly sure indication that spring is not more than two or three months away. --

A valentine party given Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. C. W. Hanley and Mrs. J. H. Chapman at the home of the former, was one of the pleasant social events pf the week. About forty ladies were present The home was, decorated with valentines and hearts cut from red paper. Large hearts were used for center pieces for the lunch tables when the lunch was served. Six-handed euchre was played and the scoring was done by Stringing hearts on ribbons worn by the guests, a heart being given with each game won. Mrs. W. C. Babcock won the greatest number of games and was given- a beautiful morocco bound book.

Two years ago the jasper County Democrat suggested to the democrats of Jasper- county that they neither sign remonstrances nor vote against the saloons, because republicans were claiming that the county option measure was a political one and the Democrat editor thought republicans Bhould be the only ones to support it. Very few democrats respected this narrow view of the editor of their county organ and the election plainly showed that there were lots of democrats in this and all other counties voted “dry” and also that lots of republicans voted “wet.” The same condition will prevail now and no effort on the part of any person to appeal for “wet” votes on the ground of the question being political will have material results. To offset the contracted view taken by the Jadper County Democrat there are a few republicans who say that the democrats voted “wet” last fall and won, and that they believe in letting them have their way about it This view If not correct either. There were a lot of temperance democrats who voted with their party in the belief that there were other issues of greater Importance than the temperance issue, and there were a lot more who were deceived by the politicians who engineered the plan to substitute a brewery measure for county option. But when we meet on the common ground of maintaining Jasper county “dry” there is no politics and should' be none. The question is merely one\>f present duty and the aim of the Democrat to instill Jealousies and hatred into the issue is most contemptible. It is pleasing to note that the contracted ▼lew of the editor is not shared by Nehemlah Littlefield, the county chairman, who is taking an active interest in malntlanlng Jasper county saloonless. And it is also pleasing to note that the petitioners for an election are both democrats and republicans and it is doubtful if any signer considered it from a political point of view.

Calling cards aft the Republican.