Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1911 — Page 1

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WEATHER FORECAST. Rain or snow, followed by clearing tonight; Thursday fair. Maximum 42; minimum 31. March 30—Sun rises 5:48; sets 6:22.

Wheatfield Township to Vote On Saloon Question in April.

A petition signed by about 100 voters in Wheatfield township asking for an election to decide on the saloon question will be presented to the' board of county commissioners when it meets next Monday. The election will probably be held the latter part of April. At the election held in Jasper county in May, 1909, Wheatfield went “wet” by a majority of 17. Walker was the only other township to go “wet” in that election, the majority in that township being 18.

Newton County Jury Clears Men Charged With Chicken Thefts.

Joe Hubbard and William Day, the Lee men who were charged with stealing chickens from J. D. Miller, of Hanging Grove township, were tried In Newton county Monday and were acquitted. The jury was out some four or five hours and there was evidently some doubt in the mind ot some of the jurymen about the innocense of the parties. Prosecutor Longwell appeared for the state and Moses Leopold for the defendants. About thirty witnesses, largely from Lee, were summoned.

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Belated News of the Death Of a Former Citizen.

Through D. B. Nowels, of Lamar, Colo., we have just learned of the death in that city of Charles Burk, who moved from Jasper county many agb. He was a brother of Geo. W. Burk, who left Rensselaer anu located at Lamar, some eight or ten years ago. After Mr. Charles Burk’s removal from Jasper county he located near Rippey, lowa. He later moved to McHenry, N. Dak., where he resided at the time of his death. For more than a year he had been a sufferer from acute asthma. He and wife had spent the winter in Texas for his health and he seemed much improved from "his southern stay. On his way home he stopped to his brother in Lamar and still apparantly kept gaining in health apd strength. After a stay of about two weeks he took suddenly and unexpectedly worse and lasted but a few hours. His wife took his body to Rippey, lowa, for interment, where a wife by a former marriage is buried.' He was a man ofconsiderable prominence in McHenry. N. Dak., and "was universally respected. He was 61 years of age and leaves to mourn him a wife and eleven children.

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INDIAIfA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1911.

GOODLAND VOTES WET BY 5; KENTLAND DRY BY 22.

Local Option Elections of Tuesday Result itt Victory for Wets —All Eleven Units tn Benton Dry. The results of local option elections held in Indiana Tuesday show a big gain for tbe “wets” in the cities, while the outlying townships with but a few exceptions toted “dry.” The most notable exception was In Parke county, where the “wets” were victorious in each of the four townships, the only units voting. Two townships in Newton county held elections. Jefferson township, in which Kentland is’ located, went “dry” by 22, while Grant township, with Goodland as the principal ,town, returned a “wet” majority of 5. Benton county, in wfeich elections were held in all eleven units, went dry by 713.

In Daviess ebuntythe capital city, Washington, went “wet” by 331, while the rest of the county voted “dry.” The “wets” in Princeton, Gibson county, carried the city by 201, in Elkhart carried both Elkhart and Goshen by 418 and 140 respectively, in Jay took Dunkirk by 92, in Whitley received a majority in Columbia City of 233 and in Decatur carried Greqnsburg by 137. Greenfield, Hancock county, voted 80 “wet.” In Greene county, Bloomfield went “dry” by 75, while Worthington and Jasonville voted "wet” by 17 and 100 respectively. Montgomery county, of which Crawfordsville Is the county seat, votes today. The results in the different counties voting follows: Dry. Wet BENTON COUNTY. Eleven units 713 ... DAVIESS COUNTY. Washington (city) 331 Elmere township : 106 ... Madison township 150 ... Barr township 33 ... DECATUR COUNTY. Greenburg (city) ... 137 Adams township 54 ... / ELKHART COUNTY. Elkhart ' 418 Goshen ... .T. 140 GIBSON COUNTY. Princeton 201 Oakland City 208 ... GREENE COUNTY. Bloomfield 75 ... Jasonville 100 Worthington 22 HAMILTON COUNTY. Sheridan 253 ... HANCOCK COUNTY. Greenfield go Fortville 42 ... JAY COUNTY. Dunkirk 92 NEWTON COUNTY. Goodland and Grant townshp ... 5 Jefferson township 22 ... PARKE COUNTY. Wabash township ! 43 Florida township 49 Raccoon township 98 Reserve township 21 SHELBY COUNTY. Moral township 72 ... WHITELY COUNTY. Columbia Ci|y 233

Gaylord McFarland to Be the Reporter of the Circuit Court.

James G. McFarland, better known here by the name of Gaylord, a son of J. A. McFarland, the grocer, arrived home from Washington, Ind.,. Tuesday evening, having been promised a try out as court stenographer to succeed Harry Folk. Gaylprd completed a course in the Marion business college some two years ago, since which time he has been employed as a teacher in business colleges. He has been conducting the branch of the Marion cbllege at Washington and instructing in all commercial branches, including shorthand. He has never acquired very great speed, but believes he can handle the job with a little training and he expects to go to Kentland next week and work with the temporary reporter, so that he can become accustomed to the work. He will start work when court convenes in Jasper county JKe second Monday in April, and if he can hold the job he will be given it. That he will make good all of his friends are certain and it will be good news to all that a local young man has been chosen for the position. The court reporter in Jasper and Newton counties gets from SI,OOO to $1,500 per year, the salary being judged from the amount of work. There is generally niore or less outside work also and a competent reporter stands a good chance of getting still better positions. John W. Walker, a former stenographer, now holds a fine job at Tombstone and Mr. Folk Is the clerk of the superior cdkrt in Lake county.

BULLDOG FEASTS ON J. H. N’NEALL’S FANCY CHICKENS.

Former Rensselaer Han Is After Express Company for S6B, the Alleged Value of Chickens. The following interesting story of fancy chickens, a hungry bulldog, a stubborn express company and a persistent plaintiff will be of interest to Rensselaer people because the plaintiff is John H. O’Neall, son-in-law of E. M. Parcells, of this city, and for some time a resident here. Here is the story complete, copied from the Louisville Courier-Journal: According to testimony given during a trial in the Clark Circuit Court at Jeffersonville yesterday a bulldog ate S6B worth of chickens while riding as a chance fellow-passenger with the fowls in an express wagon. The case at bar was brought against the United States Express Company by John H. O’Neall, who is at present located at Jeffersonville as a field examiner for the State Board of accounts, and is working on the books at the Indiana reformatory. Mr. O’Neall is a chicken fancier, and alleged in his petition that the dog killed a hen worth SSO, three others valued at $5 each and two fowls worth $1.50 apiece.- No decision was reached in the case yesterday.

Mr. O’Neall sued the express company to recover the alleged value of the six chickens, which he shipped from Indianapolis to his sister at Washington, Ind., September 15, 1910, to be cared for. The fowls never arrived at their destination, and, after maklffw-several attempts to collect the price at which he valued them, Mr. O’Neall filed suit for the recovery of S6B, which he claimed the fowls were worth.

On a motion for a special finding on thejacts, the evidence of the plaintiff was heard yesterday. In substance this was that the fowls were sent to Cincinnati, and from there were turned over to a road running direct to Washington. T§ be transferred from one depot to another in Cincinnati, the chickens were placed in a wagon containing a bulldog being shipped in a crate. The dog proceeded to make a meal off of the expensive chickens, killing all of them, according to the testimony. There is no denial by the defendant that the chickens were killed by the bulldog, but the action is being resisted on the ground that the shipping contract fixed the value of the chickens at $lO.

Morrow Male Quartette Will Sing at Baptist Church Tonight.

Morrow Bros., sons of Rev. Morrow, of Morocco, will sing at the First Baptist church tonight and all are invited to come out and hear them. They were to have sung last Sunday evening, but were prevented from reaching here by the inclement weather. A. J. Harmon made a business trip to Chicago today.~v. Dr. Horton went to Chicago today to attend the meeting of the dental manufacturers’ association. Jack Hoyes, who purchased the A. J. Brenner driving horse, bid it in for $177, but took advantage of the cash discount of 6 per cent, which brought the price down to $166.38. A complete stock demands all leathers in all styles. We have them for men, women and children. Try us. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. A. J. Brenner left for Winchester today to take up the management of the Randolph hotel. Mrs. Brenner went to Mt. Ayr {gr a short visit before joining her husband at their new home.

W. H. Morrison, who reqpntly sold half of his business to Alex. Merica_ and son Dean, has now sold the balance of the business to them and will remove to Arlington, 8. Dak., where he will engage in the same business and couple with it poultry and eggs. He will probably go at the same time that A. J. Harmon does and they ex* pect to ship in the same car as far as Mitchell. Arlington is some 75 miles further. Mr. Morrison was a great hustler for business and his activity/has greatly improved the dairying interests of the county as well as proving a good thing for Rensselaer. Dean Merica, who with his father, has purchased the business, has been employed in the creamery for several months and understands the business thoroughly. The new proprietors will continue the business at the old stand and will doubtless be able to increase the business beyond its present bounds.

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Mrs. Firman Thompson went to Chicago today to remain a couple of days. Elkskin shoes for men and boys, at Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Miss Helen Murray came home from Western college at Oxford, Ohio, this morning to spend the spring vacation. We save children’s feet by shoeing them with nature shaped shoes. See for yourself. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. D. M. Worland, C. G.- Spitler and Delos Thompson went to Chicago this morning to investigate further a factory proposition that they have been looking into for the past couple of weeks. 1 1 ”■ ■ Mrs. True Woodworth went to Lee yesterday and Mr. Woodworth today to attend the funeral of Mrs. Thomas Jacks, whose husband died last fall. Her death occurred at 3 o’clock Monday morning. If your regular trading place does not have the shoe you want, perhaps you will find it at our Exclusive Shoe Store. We are glad to have you investigate. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hitchings, of Jordan township, returned this morn - ing from Brookston, where they had been called to attend the funeral of William Alkire, who died at the age of 68 years. He was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Hitchings. * Frank Alter received a box, containing several jugs of real maple syrup this morning. It was sent to him by a relative in Ohio. After telling what the box contained Frank had a difficult time to keep Frank Donnelly from breaking into the box. Frank has a decided maple syrup tooth.

A number of young ladies gave a dance at the armory Tuesday evening in 'honor of Miss Grace Robinson, who is planning to go to Wesley hospital in to take the nurses’ training course. The dance was attended by about couple and the music, which' was by Healy brothers, was very satisfactory. Tom Coburn, who came here this morning for his match with Polos Saturday night, had a match at Madison last night. His opponent there was named Williams and is known in the wrestling world by the rather undignified nickname of “Rough House.” He is a big fellow and a scrappy one too, but\ Coburn bested him, although it took an hour and forty minutes sot the first fall. Mrs. Harry Wemple is here for a visit-of a couple'of days with Mr. Wemple’s sister, Mrs. J. J. Montgomery. She was formerly Miss Lynn Kelly, and is a graduate of the Rensselaer high school. For some years Mr. and Mrs.'Wemple have resided at Madison, Wls., and they still call that city their home, but during the past winter they have been at Janesville, where Mr. Wemple makes his headquarters. He is now traveling for the Remington typewriter company Mrs. Wemple has been in Louisville, Ky., for the past week visiting her mother, Mrs. Agnes Kelley, and bet sister, Mrs. Reed.

Mrs. E. P. Honan, who has been in quite poor health for several months, underwent a surgical operation in the West Side hospital in Chicago Tuesday. It was not expected to be serious and may not terminate so, but the surgeons discovered a condition that they have some fear may prove cancerous and a microscopic examination of this is being made. Mr. Honan, who was with his wife when the operation was performed, arrived home this afternoon at 1:58 o’clock and states that she spent quite a bad night. He will hear from the hospital again tomorrow morning and plans to return there Saturday morning to remain over Sunday with her.

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