Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1911 — Page 1

No. 122.

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. 4 boxes of seedless raisins for 25c at John Eger’s. Mrs. Ivan Carson is recovering from her recent attack of appendicitis quite satisfactorily. The Novels House is again opened for the public. Rooms and bed, day or night. Mrs. M. E. Tho'mpson went to Chicago this motning for a few days' visit Measure the doors for new screens, then call Phone No. 6, and' get good ones from the J. C. Gwin Lumber Co. Mrs j Louis Paulson, of Wheatfield, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Tilton and family.

4 cans of kidney beans, sauerkraut, or canned hominy for 25 cents, at John Eger’s.

Miss Luella Sperb returned to Lafayette todayafter a week’s visit with the family of Ernest Rover, near McCoysburg.

To introduce a new cornflake, we are giving'a nice blown tumbler with each package. Only 10 cents at John Eger’s.

Mrs. John Sharp and baby came this morning from Chicago Heights to visit relatives. Mr. Sharp will Join her here Sunday.

Hear Dr. Long’s address to the graduating class at the Christian church Thursday night. Admission to adults 25 cents.

Miss Beulah Glasscoe, of Auyhra, 111., left for her home this morning after a short visit with Rensselaer relatives. Miss Glasscoe attended school at Wheatfield the past year.

Don’t wait 1111111 the house gets full of flies to put up screens. If your old ones are not first-class, order new screen doors of J. C. Gwin Lumber Co., phone 6.

Mrs. H. L. Barnes came yesterday from Oshkosh, Wis., to visit her sister, Mrs. M. D. Gwin. Mrs. Barnes has been in poor health lately and thought a visit here result beneficially.

Grown people, who like to hear good lectures, should Vot fall to hear Dr. S. A. Long Thursday night, in the address to the graduating class. Admission 25 cents. _

The little blind daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Werner fell from a hammock Sunday at their home on Milroy avenue and broke her left collar bone. She is getting along quite wgll now.

The junior reception to the seniors takes place at the armory tonight and the hall has been profusely decorated for the occasion. The decorations will be left until after the alumni banquet Friday night. S l : ; Frederick Milbreth, veteran of the German army, was found dead in bed at the home of his son, Charles L. Milbreth, of Mishawaka, with whom he*had made his home for five years. XHe was seventy-nine years of age and had spent many years at Elkhart. Mrs. E. D. Rhoades and Mrs. Eva Morgan left this morning for* Louisvile, Ky., to visit the former’s daughter, Mrs. C. A. Radcliffe, and family. Mrs. Morgan, who now lives in Chicago, had been visiting Rensselaer relatives for the past week. The only reserved seats for the commencement will be those given out by the graduates, the faculty and the school board. These will be held until 8 o’clock only, and if not, occupied by that time will be sold. All holders of reserved seats will please take notice.

Mrs. Lu el la Childers, who was state delegate from the local corps and aide, has returned from the W. R. C. convention held at Richmond last week and reports a good time. She is national alternate delegate from this district to the National Convention at Rochester, N. Y„ which meets in September.

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM PICTURES. THE LETTER WITH THE RH> SEAL * THE BROKEN CROSS.

B. B. Miller and Son Invest In Big Farm in New Mexico.

Ben S. Miller, of Mt. Ayr, the well known horse owner, stopped off in Rensselaer this morning on his return from a prospecting trip to New Mexico, where he and his son, Rudy B. Miller, purchased 800 acres of land. The tract lies within two miles of Wagon Mound, New Mexico, and alongside of the Sante Fe railroad. The land has never been cultivated although other land in the vicinity has been. It is suitable for dryland farming but better suited for cultivation by irrigation and Mr. Miller and son expect 'to irrigate It. The method ot irrigation there is to phmp the water from the foothills of the mountains. Ben states that it is expected to locate a large number of Amish farmers there and he considers the outlook very promising. Practically everything can be grown there successfully. Rudy miller and family will locate there soon, but Ben expects to maintain his home in Newton county.

Old Soldiers Will Meet at Hall and March to Church Sunday.

Rev. J. C. Parrett will deliver the Memorial sermon to civil war soldiers next Sunday, May 28th, at 11 o’clock at the Presbyterian church and all old soldiers are requested to assemble at the hall at 10 o’clock and march in a body to the church.'

Get screen doors of the J. C. Gwin Lumber Co. » Our screen doors are the best; hang right, wear longest and the price is right. J. C. Gwin Lumber Co. Sheriff Hoover arrived home this rporning from Michigan City, where he met Clinton L. Bader and turned him over to the warden of the penitentiary, and he has entered upon his sentence of 2 to 14 years. Wheatfield will have a wrestling match Saturday night, June 3rd. The principals are Homer Turner, of Wheatfield and Owen Wallace, of Laura. The contest will be for the championship of northern Jasper county. Alf Donnelly says that he has fifteen acres of the finest onions this spring that he has ever had at this season of the year. They -are up fine, the rain came at just the right time, and if everything goes as good the next few months as it started out, he will have a bumper crop. • George Goff expects to leave in a day or two for Newell, S. Dak., to visit his son, Bert Goff. He has planned the trip for some time and now expects to get there in time to witness the big government, lot sale. Bert is in the livery business at Newell and still owns bis big ranch between there and Belle Fourche. Newell is a new town and a hummer. An assistant to Dr. Craig, of Purdue university, came up from that institution Tuesday and administered a serum treatment to the cholera infected hogs of Conrad Kellner. He said that the disease had progressed so far, however, that it was doubtful if many of them could be saved. Among the infected hogs are a dozen fine large brood sows. Cooney stands a chance to lose more than a thousand dollars worth of hogs. J ‘ . - John C. Martindale has been in a quite critical' condition for several days past at his home in the old Spitler property, north of the railroad on Forest street. Last night a Chicago surgeon called to examine him and a slight surgical operation was performed. This gave at least temporary relief and Mr. Martindale is today resting much easier than he has for several days. The putcome is somewhat in doubt. Dr. Long’s address to the graduating class will be worth hearing. Admission to adults 25 cents. AH high school scholars free, all grade pupils 10 cents. We have secured another lot of that soft soap in large cans, just the thing for house cleaning, 5c a box or 6 for 25 cents. ' JOHN EGER.

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Graduates Make Fine Impression as Thespians and Various Performers Are Applauded., A Targe audience, largely composed of the parents of the graduates, their relatives and friends of the high school (Scholars, witnessed a cast selected from the graduating class present "Esmeralda” at the Ellis theatre Tuesday evening, and enjoyed the production thoroughly. The play was the heaviest thing Uver undertaken by high school students here and gave a splendid opportunity for the delineation of various characters and the young people made good at it in every way. The play took its name from Esmeralda Rogers, whose parents resided on a poor North Carolina farm. Miss Ruth Harper was Esmeralda and her parents were Elton Clarke and Wilma Peyton. Near the Rogers farm lived Dave Hardy, a poor but honest and confiding southern farmer. He loved Esmeralda and she reciprocated. Jim Ellis was Dave. They were just about to secure the mother’s consent to their marriage when the discovery of a vein of iron ore on the Rogers* farm by a speculator turned Mrs. Roger’s head and she decided to secure a ° title for her daughter and dragged the hen-pecked husband and their daughter to Paris, where she is about to marry her to an imposter “Marquis” when Dave appears on the scene and through American friends in Paris, notably a Mr. Estabrook, played by Clarence Smith and Jack Desmond, played by Donald Beam, he is able to learn that Esmeralda is still true to him. Two young artists, Nora and Kate Desmond, played by Bernice Hammond and Rosabell Daugherty, aided in the plot to restore Esmeralda to Dave, and all encounter a regular Tartar in the ambitious Mrs. Rogers, who defies them. It transpires “in a letter which” Mr. Estabrook had a hard time to read that the vein of IFon did not pan out on the Rogers land but that it did on the Hardy farm and poor, honest Dave is made a millionaire by the find. He uses his money for some time in allowing Mrs Rogers to give Esmeralda a chance to marry a title. Like all other stories all is well that ends well and the end

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA* WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, Mil.

Memorial Day, Headquarters Rensselaer Post, No. 84, Department of Indiana, G. A. R. Rensselaer, May 22, 1911. To the Public of Rensselaer and Vicinity ; This Post is sure that it voices the sentiments of all the soldiers in requesting merchants and business men of our city to close their places of business from 2 to 5 o ’clock on the afternoon of Memorial Day, May 30, 1911. It is urged that all properly decorate for the occasion. Everybody is respectfully invited to participate in the spirit of the day, and all orders and Sunday schools and individuals are asked to march in the procession. The afternoon will be observed as nearly as possible according to the following ITINERARY. The court house bell will ring at 1:30 P. M., when all civic and military bodies will assemble at their respective quarters, organize and proceed to the court house square, reporting to the Officer of the Day, Milbrin Griffin, or to hia Aides. P At 2 o ’clock the bell will, ring for the formation of the parade. The boys’ band will move to the crossing in front of the court house as the starting point and the organizations will take position as directed by the Officer of the Day. The position will be as nearly like the following as possible: 1. Military, Company M, 3rd Infantry, I. N. G. 2. The Sunday Schools of Rensselaer. 3. Fraternal Orders. 4. All soldiers. \ , 5. Citizens generally. z 6. Rensselaer Fire Department. 7. All other vehicles. The line of march-will be west on Washington street to Front, thence via Susan and South streets to the cemetery. PROGRAM. 1. Call to order by the chairman, Comrade D. H. Yeoman. 2. Invocation, Rev. C. L. Harper. 3. Music, quartette composed of Mrs. George Reed, Maud Daugherty, James Matheson and C. E. Prior. 4. Opening remarks, by Chairman D. H. Yeoman. 5. Reciting Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Marguerite Norris. 6. Music, 7. Oration, Rev. J. P. Greene. 8. Dirge to fallen heroes by the Boys’ Band. 9. Music. 10. Benediction, Rev. G. H. Clarke. 11. Return march in reverse order, with exchange of courtesies on Washington street, where the parade will disband. By order of Attest: J. M. WASSON, Post Commander. W. W. REEVE, Post Adjutant.

BIG AUDIENCE APPRECIATED PRODUCTION OF “ESMERALDA”.

came with the hen-pecked husband asserting himself after twenty-five years of submission, much to the horror of his domineering wife. Dave comes into his own by getting Esmeralda back and the precise and loyal Mr. Estabrook has a real love scene with Nora and won’t take no for an answer. The curtain falls with all the performers but the banished “Marquis,” Chas. Britt, on the stage, and all are happy but the ambitious Mrs. Rogers, who was crushed by the uprising against her. No home talent performance has given better satisfaction and the actors were showered with compliments.

Supreme Court Affirms the Dexter Ditch Decision.

The supreme court of the state in an opinion just issued affirms the decision in the Jasper circuit court in the matter of the Dexter ditch, appealed by Mrs. Williams. The Dexter petition provided for the redredglng of the Lakin ditch. The court held that it will not consider questions not Involving the jurisdiction of the lower court and not raised in court below. It held that the court below can correct any defective descriptions of property assessed which are brought to its attention and that the commissioners are not required to state in their report that the drain will provide “ample means for drainage,” etc., but it will be presumed such was found if there is no denial of the capacity of the drain in the court below, as that question can be put in issue by any remonstrator.

Infant Child of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Duvall Is Dead.

A baby daughter born May 15th to Mr. and Mrs. C. Earl Duvall died this Wednesday morning at about 9 o’clock. The babe weighed only about three pounds and there was doubt from the start about saving the little one’s life. A short service will be held this Wednesday evening at- the house and burial will be made in Weston cemetery.

Attend the commencement Thursday night Adults 25 cents. Dr. S. A. Long, a lecturer of pronounced ability, will address the class.

OPERATION FOLLOWED BY DEATH AT HOSPITAL.

Mrs. B. Forsythe Succumbs at Early Hour Tuesday Morning—Burial at New Philadelphia, Ohio. Mrs. Benjamin Forsythe died Tuesday morning at 2:30 o’clock at the Hahneman hospital in Chicago, following an operation. News of her death did not reach Rensselaer until late in the afternoon and then it seemed to be only a rumor that might not be true. On the milk train the Republican received a brief note from Mr. Forsythe, confirming the sad rumor. It stated the hour of her death and that death followed a surgical operation. Also that the body would be taken to New Philadelphia, Ohio, for burial, that being the home of her brother and sister, Frank and Emma Smith. Mrs Forsythe was born in that city July 1, 1855, and was therefore in her 56th year. She was married to Mr. Forsythe Jan. 19th, 1889. No children were born to them.

Mrs. Forsythe had been in falling health for some time. Almost three years ago she underwent a slight operation at the Hahneman hospital. She improved and seemed to be getting along very well until last August. At that time Mr. Forsythe was running his store at Brook. She was taken to the hospital again and underwent a second operation. Two tumors, one fibroid and one cist, were removed. After some weeks she was brough* home and it was a long time before she was able to be out of the house. She seemed to have almost recovered however, but a few weeks ago she began to fail and her decline was rapid. She was taken to the hospital and Dr. Peter S. Clark operated on her at 9 o’clock Monday morning. He found a very large and malignant tumor in the abdominal cavity. This was removed in the hope of saving her life but her vitality was not sufficient to withstand the shock and she died at the Jjour stated. Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe located here some twenty-two years ago and she was always deeply interested with him in the management of their business. A few years ago they built a beautiful home at the corner of Washington and Division streets, and two years ago they planned to get out of business .so they could enjoy their home. They also expected to travel quite extensively. Failure to satisfactorily dispose of their stock prevented them from getting out of business and for some time they have been located at Winamac, where Mrs. Forsythe spent part of her time with her husband in the store. She was taken to the hospital from that place. Mrs. Forsythe had many close friends here and there is the greatest general sorrow at her sad death.

Program for the Graduates Reprinted for General Information.

Junior Reception—Wednesday evening at armory; admission by invitation. Commencement—Thursday evening at the Christian church, address by Dr. S. A. Long, of Dayton, Ohio, a lecturer of renoun. Alumni Banquet—Friday night at the armory; for former graduatesand the senor class.

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~ WEATHER FORECAST. \ ' Fair tonight; Thursday increasing cloudiness, probably showers. May 25.—Sun rises 4:35; sets 7:19. Maximum 76; minimum 50. Precipitation for two days, .75 Inches. RESOLVED—That young fellows who insist on wearing silk hose now will probably be glad to have a few pairs at 6% cents before they’re fifty.

Popular Young Lady Married To Monon Telegraph Operator.

Miss Madge Beam, daughter of Agent and Mrs. W. H. Beam, and for a long time the stenographer at the Babcock & Hopkins elevator, was married at 4:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon to Mr. Frank Xavier Busha, a telegraph operator at the Rensselaer station. The ceremony was performed by Rev. G. H. Clarke at his residence. Mr. and Mrs. Busha went to Lafayette on the evening train, that having formerly been the groom’s home, and they Will also visit in Chicago before their return home. Miss Beam was a very popular young lady and Mr. Busha has made many warm friends during his short residence here. Their friends will join The Republican in wishing them a life of happiness.

Obituary of Mrs. Jennie Lee.

Mrs. Jennie Lee, second child of Horace and Mary Bailey, was born at McCoysburg, Ind., March 8, 1886, and died in Rensselaer May 19, 1911, aged 25 years, 2 monhs and 11 days. She was married to William Lee while living at Medaryville, Jan. 10, 1905. Two children were born to thia union, whose present ages are 4 and 2 years. They moved to Michigan and from there to this place about a year ago. ; She was received into Trinity M. E. church Feb. 26, 1911. Her health began to fail a month or more ago, and realizing her physical condition, she was resigned and prepared to go. She was confined to her bed but one week. Besides the husband and two children she leaves one brother and three step brothers and three step sisters.

Soft drinks for hot weather; grape juice, root beer, birch beer, sarsaparilla and ginger ale, at John Eger's.

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