Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1911 — Page 1

No. 78.

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As good as money can bny, 80c pound at RHOADS* GROCERY. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. “"■ 1 v J. B Clelnens was down from Shelly today. Spring Millinery Opening, April 6, 7 and 8. MRS. JERRY HEALY. Mrs. ,Prank Phillips came this morning from Momence, 111., ,to visit hpr daughter, Mrs. Bert Ellis. Miss Minnie Martin returned to Otterbein today after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Martin. Miss Wilma Peyton went to Otterbein today to spend vacation week with relatives. Mrs. Sam Roth and children went to Dayton, Ind., today for a week’s visit. Sam will join them there tomorrow, but only for the day. Mayor Meyers expects to remain in Chattanooga about two weeks longer. He is enjoying his southern sojourn and is improving in health. Until further notice the W. R. C. will meet at 7:30 instead of 2:30, on the first and third Tuesdays of each month If your piano needs tuning call on Otto Braun, the band instructor. First class work guaranteed. Leave your orders with any of the band boys. J. H. Cox is now in a very critical condition and it is feared he can not last many days. He is unconscious much of the time. Never can tell when you will mash a finger or suffer a cut, bruise, burn or scald. Be prepared. Dr. Thomas’ Eclectic Oil Instantly relieves the pain—quickly cures the wound.

Spring Millinery Opening April 6th, 7th, and Bth. ■ Display of Paris and Domestic Pattern Hats and Novelties. Large Selection Tailored Hats. p , ♦*?'/-. ||»ii i* 1 ■" ’t”,'*?' \ : V'/.. r * •' jfi ■ *• Mrs. Mary Meyer Healy

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM • —♦ — v : v „ /: The Changeling. The Hisses Finch. s A Fatal Resenhlanee^Three Reels and Illustrated Song.

WEATHER FORECAST. Generally fair tonight and Sunday; slightly wanner Sunday. April 2. —Sun rises') 5:45; sets 6:26. Maximum 42; minimum 20.

You can make a trade of most anything by using our Classified Columu. - - VMiss Margaret Yeager, who (might Newton township school No. 6 left this morning for her home at North Vernon, the school having closed yesterday.

Mrs. Dave Hines and son Clarence and Mrs. Robert Smith went to Pulaskiville today to see the former’s father, C. R. Parker, who is 83 years of age and in very poor health. y George Marr went to Attica last night and returned this morning, bringing ijis brother with. him. The latter will remain all summer on the Nave ranch, north of Wheatfield. Mrs. • Ed Ranton left this morning for Hoopeston, Isl. Since their sale she has been at the home of M. C. Rose, in Hanging Grove township, owing to the illness of* Mrs. Rose, who is now somewhat improted. Patrick Halligan and daughter, Miss Maggie, returned last evening from Ocala, Fla., where they have been since last November. Mr. Halligan is feeling very well, having withstood the winter much better than hb did r year agjjo. He is more than 90 years of age, out is uncertain about the exact year of his birth. April Ist started in much as March went out, with a big degree of uncertainty. "It snowed during: the night and a half inch coating was over the earth. The sun has shown brightly at times' and the snow has disappeared, but it is quite raw and a fellow feels befit with an oyercoat on buttoned tight about his neck. Several of the teachers have left for their homes to spend the vacation. 'Principal C. F. Bradshaw went to Indianapolis; Miss Adeline Barnett went to Monticeilo, Ill.; Miss Edith Leonard to Brighton, Ill.; Miss Erica Troll to Chicago; Miss Elizabeth Hume to Springfield, Ohio; Miss Louise Kiefer to Greencastle. Some time during the week Prof. Lee will visit his parents near Huntington. Mre. A. C. Pancoast returned this morning from Lowell, where she was called by a serious accident which befel her sister, Mrs. Dr. J. L. Hill, a week ago today. She was driving with her husband on the road near Lowell when an automobile from Chicago run them down. She received injuries to her back that it is feared will result in her permanent inability to walk. The autolsts were arrested and it threatens to go hard with them

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 1,1911.

H. R. KURRIE TO ERECT HOTEL AND THEATRE BUILDING.

Modern Steel and Stone Hotel and Theatre Ballding to Be Erected On Thompson Corner. ' " 1 ." • 'v-'V' H. R. Kurrie was down from Chicago this afternoon and submitted plans for a new building to be erectad on'the Thompson corner on the west side of the public square, where the Republican and other buildings now stand-. Mr. Kurrie has had these plans .under consideration for some time, but has kept them quiet until he could develop them. They are now complete and within a few weeks he will let the contract for a building to cost in the neighborhood of 860,000, or more.

This tract of ground is 200 feet square. Part of the ground is covered by the Republican building and " the small frame buildings now occupied by the Willis garage and Mackey’s implement shop. It Is the intention to tear down all three of these buildings and erect a 3-story steel structure covering the entire tract of ground. The west and north sides of the building will be of Bedford stone and the south and east sides of brick. The building proper will be of steel construction. It is to be used for theatre, hotel and business purposes There will be . a 'basement under the entire building. In the basement will be located the steam heating plant, lighting plant and some small business rooms suitable for barber shops and other purposes. The building will be equipped with two elevators to be run with eieetric power to be generated from dynamoes in the basement. The entire building will be heated with steam and lighted with electricity and all the bed rooms of the hotel will be supplied with telephones and many of the bed rooms will be supplied with a private bath. On the first floor above the basement will be business rooms, the hotel office and dining room, and the, lower floor of the theatre. On the northwest corner will be the hotel office, dining room, sample rooms, toilets, etc. In the rear of this, facing the north, will be four business rooms 20x60 feet. South of the hotel office and about in the center of the building, facing the west will be the theatre entrance, with lobby and two small business rooms, suitable for cigar stands, nqws stands, or business of like nature. The stage will be in the rear of the building, with entrance on the alley. The'auditorium and stage will take up a space of 60x120 feet, and will be two stories in height. South oj! the theatre will be three business rooms 25x100 feet, with storage room in the rear for the business rooms. On the second floor north and south of the space taken up with the theatre will be the hotel parlors and bed rooms and the third floor will also be fitted up for hotel purposes, and will contain a large dance hall and banquet room. The hotel will

contain about 45 bed rooms in all. To fully appreciate the magnitude of this undertaking it 1b necessary to examine the plans, which are now on exhibition at thd commercial club rooms. Mr. Kurrie expects to have no trouble in securing tenants for his new building, as the many inducements and conveniences he will have to offer, he thinks will cause the business men further down the street to closj leases with him. He already has a tenant in view for the hotel and theatre at a price that will pay interest on that part of the^in vestment To tenant* willing to make a contract now he will meet their views as far as possible in the arrangements of theli- rooms. This will necessitate the removal of The Republican office. Arrangements will be made by the publishers to rent one of the rooms to be vacated further down town and it is expected to be in our new quarters before April first of next year.

INTERURBAN SURE THING; CONSTRUCTION IS BEGUN.

George Goff Instructed by Pnrtelle to Begin Grading and Purchase Site for Power House. George W. Goff received a telegram late last night from Eugene Purtelie dated New York City and stating tsat the Morgan interests bad decided to build the Indiana Northwestern traction line. The telegram stated that a draft for $500,000 had been forwarded and instructed Mr. Goff to proceed at mice in securing the right-of-way, grading the roadbed and to purchase a central site for a power house. The telegram also stated that two train loads .of steel had been started for Rensselaer and said it was hoped to have trains running over the new road by June Ist

GIANT CORES UP RIVER; STRANGER 12 FEET TALL.

Xarveloas Character With Long Flowing Beard Wades Up Stream and Halts at City Bridge. Hundreds of attracted at about 8 o’clock this morning b/ the sight of a man wading up the Iroquois river. In his hand was n staff some 5 inches in diameter and 9 feet in length. He was a giant of powerful build and a beard which fell below his waist was blown about his shoulders. He was attired in coarse woven rainment, which on close inspection proved to be fibers from the root of trees. When be reached the Washington street bridge he caught hold of the side and bounded lightly oyer the railing §nd stood for a short time in the driveway. The people scurried from the bridge, some in fright and others in the belief that his great weight would break the bridge down. The reporter for The Republican undertook to interview him, but he would not reply. He put his-fingers to his mouth mutely, indicating that he was hungry and preparations were made to serve him. After some argument he was Induced to go to the scales at Maines & Hamilton’s and there he weighed 1,368 pounds and measured 11 feet 9 inches in height He left at about 9 o’clock, going to the river, jumping into the stream lightly and proceeded up stream. His limbs were bare to .the knees and heavy sandals were upon his feet. Ho is said to live over near Momence, 111.

BABCOCK QUITS GROUCHING; BECOMES A PROGRESSIVE.

/ ' Publisher-of Local Newspaper Turns Over New Leaf and Will Hereafter Cease Barking. / The well known publisher of the Democrat is reported to have determined upon a new course for the future and to have decided to stop hammering everything and everybody and become a booster. Whoopla! Whoopi a! Speaking of things that have been done to “dear old Rensselaer,” oan anyone imagine a worse misfortune than to have a newspaper within a "town whose editor’s chief delight is making the people believe that a boogey man is in the woodpile? Dear old Rensselaer has had its bumps but nothing worse than harboring a newspaper with a “grouch.” In spite of this the dear old town has gone ahead and done things Itself even if no one ever “did” anything for it. But now that the editor is to become a booster—a rsal, live booster, we expect to see things really hum. Whoopla again and once more!

FATE TO SERVE FREE DINNERS EACH SUNDAY.

New Makeever Hotel Landlord Will Serve Turkey and Sleh Without Cost to All Who Cone. - The news of George Fate’s latest act of charity will be received with uproarous favor. It is thought by many that this deed will beyond doubt secure for him the mayorality nomination and election and place him in a position to reach the United - States senate before he is 80 years of age. He will begin tomorrow to serve free Sunday dinners to all his regular boarders and also to all who will come to the hotel at the dinner hour and come across with the price. Big business is promised for Sunday when turkey, wild duck, fried chicken, squabs and anything else you want will be served if you make arrangements before hand and don't care whdt it costs.

WRENS REALLY REJUVENATED; BASEBALL FANS ARE HAPPY.

Local Capitalists Put Up MW and Lew Harmon Will Continue as Business Manager. Baseball fans are happy. The news is being given out today that L. A. Harmon, last year’s manager of the Wrens baseball team, has formed an association of local capitalists who agree to put up $5,000 toward making a first-class ball team. Mr. Harmon will continue to be the business manager and has already begun correspondence with a number of likely youngsters whom he would like 10 sign for the year. A pitching berll. will be tendered Johnny Hanks. Several local players will be placed on a salary and left on the team, all their time being required. The diamond will be put in good shape, the grand stand enlarged and bleachers built as wings. Wednesday. Saturday and Sunday games will be played.

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AUTOMOBILES ARE CHEAPER; GASOLINE ALSO GOES DOWN.

Standard Five-Passenger Cars to Sell For $l5O and Gasoline to Sell for 6 Cents a Gallon. Special to the Evening Republican. New York, April I—Automobile manufacturers here have failed to come to an agreement in the matter of price adjustment and war was declared. One large manufacturer announced that beginning with today the price of all 5-passenger automobiles, fully equipped with glass front, tops, electric lights, etc., would be $l5O. Some of the other manufacturers say that they will cut even below that figure. A telegram was read from John D. Rockefeller stating that he had determined to cut the price of gasoline down to 6 cents per gallon and would instruct aU his agents to make deliveries at 5 cents and to pledge retailers not to sell it at greater than a cent profit. This order to take effect at once. / Automobiles will now be within the leach of all. '

HARTSELL WILL DISCOVERED; LEFT $30,000 FOR HOSPITAL.

Memorial to Be Erected in Triangular Park Bearing Name of Famous Rensselaer Physician. The will of the late Dr. W. if. Hartsell, which had eluded all searching for the past three years, was found late Friday afternoon. The safe which he had used in his office was sold to another man and in cleaning it out a'large envelope which had fallen between two sections of the safe, fell out It proved to be a will dat'd March 20, 1904, and left $30,000 for a memorial r hospital to be erected in Flatiron park on Division, Plum and Franklin streets. The will told of an investment and of cash deposited equal <o the bequest and provides that the investment shall be left and

Grand Wrestling Match Saturday Evening, April Ist AT ELLIS THEATRE, RENSSELAER, INDIANA, IMP’ ' i m % Sfc 11 if H ",,1 *1 ’?■ I s ' •' amtm • ■■ * V 1 M i W I Jtk m | ■ w . fikjßf W : Hr wk, / W : W M w ■ ■ WF m ■ Jm\, w m m KM M S' * fk." * WI ijUfet -Sy. WL • M:,: ■ Thos. Coburn vs. Wm. Polos! TWO BEST IN THREE FALLS TO A FINM. CATCH AS CATCH CAN RULES. Good Preliminaries • • • Starts Promptly at BzM Admission, He, lie, He. Ringside Seats, Tie. Tickets Sale at Little ladiaa Cigar Stare.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM —» —_ PICTURE. The Westerner and the Earl, A Western drama. . \ Her Darkest Hour, drama. WtUle, Comedy. NO SONG—TWO GOOD FILMS. OPEN AT 7 P. M.

the interest from it provide for a janitor and the upkeep of the hospital. All Rensselaer physicians are to have the use of the hospital and a free ward for charity patients is provided. The executor of the will is Phillip Blue and a committee of local doctors is to determine the arrangement and equipment of the hospital.

PROMINENT CITIZENS TO BE IN THE PRELIMINARIES.

Warren Robinson and Walter Porter To Settle Long Standing Greaeh Before the Footlights. A bulletin posted at the pool room states that Warren Robinson and Walter Porter, two highly respected citizens, will engage in a preliminary wrestling match at the opera house tonight. Rumor has it that a “grouch” of long standing between the two is to be settled before a packed house 80 that there can be no mistake about the relative merits of the two from the standpoint of physical prowess. The match is really a semi-final and will fill in between the preliminary and the big go between Cobum and Polos. The match between these two well known men should aid in bringing out many more people and help to jam the house.

April Fool.

The above batch of "grapevine specials” were framed as a little diversion to help along the editor on a dull day. There is nothing in any, of them. They are all April Fools. We hope you did not take them too seriously. . 1 O. P. Robinsop bps considerably Improved in health and isf again stopping at the Makeever hotel. Mrs. Isiah Duffey returned to her home today after a week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Walker in Barkley township. A Classified Adv. will find it.

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