Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1911 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. B. J. Gifford came from Kankakee today. —7 —D.-E; Hollister’s condition is today reported to -show some improvement. Judge Hanley is having a new garage built in the rear of his home. Mrs. B. J. Moore and daughter Eva are spending the day in Chicago. Mary Gant went to Valparaiso this morning to attend normal school. Miss E. Brady and Miss A. Brady spent Sunday in Rensselaer. W. H. Parkinson went to Indianapolis today on legal business. Mrs. Will Zard went to Francesville this afternoon to visit her parents. Those fancy sweet pickles at The Home Grocery are great appetizers. 10 cents a dozen. JJUI 'Mrs. A. Halleck returned from Chicago today, where she has been visiting her daughter. Jars, jar tops, rubbers, jelly glasses and everything for the canning business at The Home Grocery. Mrs. W. H. Beam was unable to'' come home yesterday, but she is expected today. Mrs. Free Wood and sister, Ethel Langford, went to Marion today to attend the wedding of a cousin. Mrs. Martha Smith went to Hebron this morning, to remain until Friday with* her son Roy. Mrs. Mary McGillis came today from Kankakee for a short visit with Mrs. James Maloy. Firman and Simon Thompson went to Logansport today to see their mother. Mrs. J. E. Carson and two children, of Lafayette, came today for a week s visit with her parents, Mr. and’ Mrs. E. L. Clark. We always have big bargains in footwear for desire them. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Mrs. Nortz, who has been visiting Mrs. Anna Davis since last Sunday, returned to her home in Lafayette today. We have the white canvas button shoe for women. Extremely popular at present. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opsra House Block. James Passon took his little niece, Gladys Davis, to Delphi, where she will take the interurban for her home at Marion. Mr. and Mrs. Wolfinger, who came for the Andrus-Parker nuptials, returned to their home at Marion, Ohio, today. The Diamond Tire advertising crew, who have been painting signs, left frv Wolcott in their advertising car this afternoon. Miss Jane Keeney, who has been ttarinng at Great Falls, Montana, ctine today for a visit with her parfjpts near Mt Ayr. Mr. and Mrs. Len Lefler and Miss Ethel Jacks came from Lafayette today via automobile. They will return home this evening. Mrs. Wm. H. Dougherty and daughter Grace returned to Monticello today, after visiting the Dougherty families here. Miss Margaret Burns returned to her home in Kankakee Tuesday afternoon, after visiting her brother, Issac Burns, of Barkley township. Mrs. George Moss, of Frankfort, formerly Miss Susie Parker, and sc,u are visiting her brother, Charlie Parker and family. Owing to ita non-arrival, A. Leopold has cancelled bls contract for an E. M. F. automobile and has purchased ad Overland. Moses Leopold went to Indianapolis today and will accompany the cat- home.

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM PICTURES. THE SPIRIT OF THE LIGHT. JIMMIE THE SPORTSMAN.

The boys band has been engaged to play two days at "fountain Park—cm Judge Lindsay day and on old settler’s day. Lon Kaiser went to Surrey this morning to take charge of the store there, recently purchased by the Home Grocery. This has been another extremely hot day, the government thermometer showing as high as 95 degrees. The hottest yesterday was 92. The Wren’s manager wishes to announce that the team is called out for practice this afternoon at four o’clock, at Riverside park. • . • William Ruggles, of Kentland, visited here over Sunday with his cousins, Sam Lowery and William Gordon. There will be an ice cream social at No. 6 school house, Newton township, Wednesday eveping, June 28th, for the. benefit of the church. Everybody invited. The south end of Jasper county has never had a finer show for fruit or corn than it has this year. Oats and hay will be short in quantity, but the quality may be good. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Austin, of Wheatfield, who have been visiting at Cerro Gordo, 111., stopped over here yesterday for a short stay before returning home.> The ball team combined from the towns of Francesville and Medaryville will be the opponents of the Wrens Sunday. The Wrens go to Kentland the 4th. Mrs. Sarah E. Wright and daughter Alice, of Kankakee, 111., returned to her home Tuesday after visiting her ■farm in Gillam township, which is tenanted by Norville Osborne. Mrs. William Daugherty and granddaughter, Grace Warfel, went to Rensselaer this morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. Catherine Laßue, who is a relative. —Monticello Journal. Ross Dean’s Sunday school class will serve a cream chicken dinner Saturday at 6:30 P. M., in the room formerly occupied to J. A. McFarland, the grocer. Dinner 35 cents. Mrs. W. M. Parkison and little daughter, Ardis Jane, of Brook, are the guests of Miss Vera Parker and other relatives. They visited Mr and Mrs. Alfred Jacks at Lee last evening. Ross Dean returned today from Bloomington, where he attended the commencement exercises of Indiana University. His brother, Delos, graduated from the law school and will come home in a few days. The bonds of the Akers ditch were sold Monday by the superintendent, M. J. Delehanty. They were purchased by the contractor, John Hack. Mr. Hack was here yesterday closing the deal. Mr. and Mrs. Delos Coen, who have been 'visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler the past week, went to South Bend this, morning to visit Mr. Coen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Coen. Miss Elizabeth Spitler accompanied them. WOMEN: Don’t be without that foot comfort offered by the Richardson Seamless Shoes. They are the easiest, coolest and most comfortable' shoe In the world. Sold at Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Mrs. Edward Burkhart, Miss Violet Burkhart and Miss Margaret Hill, who have been visiting Clarence Burkhart at St. Joseph college, accompanied (he latter to their home at Connorsville, where he will spend the summer vacation. Mrs. Chas. Park, formerly Miss Lena Tuteur, of Oakland. Cal., is visiting in Oregon. She will visit the Marshall families at Medford, and a card received here today from Mrs. Trevor Wilcox, formerly Miss Merle Beam, states that she will visit her at Eugene before returning to Oakland Want to sell H? Our" Classified Column will find you a buyer.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1911.

SCHEME FOR LOW TAX RATES DOES NOT WORK.

Township Assessors Do Not Fall for Democratic Plan and Tax Levy WHI Be Increased. Sohie time ago The Republican told of a scheme of the democrats of the state to increase the property valuations throughout the state and then to reduce the levy, thereby claiming that a reduction in taxes had come with democratic supremacy. The assessors, both county and township, were called to Indianapolis and told to increase valuation on all property, especially on farm lands, which it was hoped to raise from 33 1-3 to 50 per cent. The assessors left for their homes with the expectation of carrying out the plan, but /When they reached their homes they found that there was unanimous objection and the effort at the Increase failed all over the state. The result will be the increasing of the state tax levy, which the democrats had hoped to decrease for political advantage. The following article from the Indianapolis News of Tuesday explains the situation: Reports to the state board of tax commissioners from county boards of review, now in session, indicate that the valuation of real estate this year will be a disappointment, and that the increases which were looked for by the state officers engaged in handling the state finances and by the legislative .committeemen in the recent session who had charge of the appropriation bills, will not be forthcoming. A general increase in all real estate valuation of from 33 1-3 to 50 per cent was looked for, but it is estimated that the average increase will be considerably less than 10 per cent. Another source of disappointment to the state officials Is found in the fact that the larger real estate properties have not been increased to a percentage rate commensurate with the rate of assessment valuation for properties valued at from $1,200 to $5,000. As a result, the state officials say, the small real estate owner will continue to pay on a valuation of more than two-thirds of the actual value of his property, while the larger holder will conitfiue to pay on an assessment of, approximately, one-third the total value, As a result of an agitation for more nearly equal appraisement, which has been under way for several years, the state officials had hoped for an equalization of real estate values. It is said the fault lies with the township assessors. At a meeting of the county, township and state tax officials last winter, it was the decision of those present that real estate should be increased considerably this year, but the reports indicate that the sense of the meeting has not been followed. Reports from a number of counties are to the effect that the township assessors flatly refused to increase real estate assessments, on the theory that they were high enough. In one of the mdre important agricultural and industrial counties of the state, the average increase Was $2 an acre. In one of the river valley townships of another county, the average increase was 10 per cent. One county has reported an average increase of about 30 per cent, the highest yet reported. State officials held a few days ago that unless the taxing officials raised the appraisement valuation this year, it would be necessary for the general assembly in 1913 to increase the tax levy for the general expenses of the state schools and state penal, benevolent and correctional institutions, due to the Increased cost of maintenance and to the increased number of state wards. The recent general assembly put a stop, for two years, to virtually all new buildings and additions to tbe state institutions because of the strained condition of the state treasury and explained to the trustees and superintendents that building might be resumed after two years, explaining that they based their assertions on the assumption that the appraisements this year would show a marked increase. The state board of tax commissioners is preparing for a difficult task at the August sitting, when it will be called on to equalize the assessments in Lake county. Because of the boom condition in that county and the consequent speculative values of real estate, the valuations as reported to the county board of review show wide variance. Thus far the board has mt determined on a basis which it feels justified in adopting as the proper one for this work. No matter what you want to mH or what you want to buy, try a classified ad in The Republican.

Miss Clara Parker and Mr. John Andrus Married Tuesday.

At high noon Tuesday, June 20th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Parker, in the north part W Rensselaer, occurred the marriage of their daughter. Miss Clara E. to Mrs. John Andrus. The ceremony was performed by Rev. G. H. Clarke, of the First Christian church, in the presence of the immediate families, the only outside guests bq|ng Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wolfinger, of Marion, Ohio. Mrs. Wolfinger was formerly Miss Harriett Sayler, and she had long been a close friend of Miss Parker. The groom’s sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Parker Overton, of Hammond, were also present. ’ The bride has been a successful teacher in the Rensselaer schools for a number of years and is one of the most popular young ladies of this city. Mr. Andrus is a well known farmer, living a short distance northwest of Rensselaer, where they will make their 4>ome. - Following the ceremony the wedding guests were seated to a big wedding feast Mr. and Mrs. Andrus drove to Fair Oaks in an automobile, thereby escaping any demonstrations which their friends might have planned at the depot, and took the afternoon passenger at that place for Chicago. They will go from there to Michigan to visit a brother of the groom. They will be at home to their friends after July 15th. The American Express company at Peru received from B. E. Wallace, the showman, $7,000 in cold cash Wednesday, to be deposited in Wallace’s bank. It is said that Wallace has shipped in upwards of $75,000 since the opening of the circus season at Danville, April 22nd. f The many friends of Miss Ocie Wood, of Parr, will be grieved to learn that she has been suffering from a severe attack of appendicitis, and upon the advice of her physician she will undergo an operation at her home next Sunday. A trained nurse from Chicago has been employed to care for her. Mrs. M; P. Warner, chairman of section 6 of the Ladies’ Aid society of the M. E. church, was surprised last evening when about thirty ladies came and took charge of things. A very pleasant evening was had by all and after serving refreshments, consisting of ice cream and cake, the party dispersed, vowing a fine time, and wishing Mrs. Warner many years ot-fapplness. Harold Clark, who went to Indianapolis about two weeks ago, to work at the Atkins saw works, returned home today, owing to the fact that they reduced their force 25 men. and Harold was laid off. He will play ball with the Wrens. He will return to Indianapolis the Foureh to play with the Silent Stars team, with when, he has been playing.

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Four Footed Duck is a Carpenter Township Curiosity.

Christmas E. Alter, of Carpenter township, who is raising some good Pekin ducks, has a young duck that has four well developed well developed duck in every way, only has ia soft, leg-like appendage in the back part of the body which forks into two well developed feet, which swing loosely behind, seeming to produce no inconvenience to their owner. It is probably the result of a double or partly double yolk egg. Mrs. C. W. Hanley, Mrs. Ed Reeves and Mrs. George W. Hopkins entertained at the home of the former yesterday afternoon in honor, of Mrs. Frank Hardy, who has been visiting here the past few weeks. Six handed euchre was played. Among the out-of-town guests were Mrs. T. P. Black, of Chicago, Mrs. George Moss, of Frankfort, Mrs. Warren ‘Washburn and Mrs. Arthur Spinney, of Goodland. W. J. Huff, editor of the News at Monon, and one of the oldest publishers in the state, is a patient at St. Elizabeth hospital and is receiving eye treatment. His daughter, Mrs. Florence Sullivan, of Veedersburg, has engaged lodging near the hospital. Mr. Huff, who is a son of Judge- Samuel A. Huff, has been a sufferer with eye trouble for many yeSrs, and now he is threatened with total blindness. —Lafayette Journal. Calling Cards at The Republican.

WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight and Thursday. June 22—Sun rises 4:29; sets 7:34. " New Suita Filed.

Goldie Boliren vs. Samuel Bowen, divorce. - c Shelby vs. Jesse Walker, suit on account. The Society of Chicago wii’ go tolndianapolis this year on their annual two days’ outing. They will go in a special train over the Monqn, leaving the Deafbom station ait one o’clock P. M. Friday of this week, passing through Rensselaer at ’3:55, and reaching Indianapolis at 5:90. The picnic will be held at Louis Smith’s grove, at which place the special train will stop on their return trip Saturday evening; Tomorrow will be the- longest day of the year, according to the calculations of Dr. J. Morrison, an astronomer of eminence, who furnishes authoritative data of this sort to various publications. The date of the beginning of summer varies in different years, the ‘ popular rule being that June 21 is to be accepted. This rule has led to some confusion this year, today being picked by some of the astronomically wise to usher in the season of real heat Promptly at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning summer will begin. Phone your Want Adv. to The Republican. Call No. 18.

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