Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 150, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1911 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Joe Minch was here from Chalmers on business today. ■ i ■ -t -ii- n i ii -i . j Big choice lemons, 35c a dozen. — Home Grocery. \ '■ ... , ■-*.,** Miss Flora Frye, of Roselawn, spent Saturday in Rensselaer. ..v • . • ' mm.-rim,-* , n—u..... .. „ ■■— .. Mr. and Mrs. Wilt Porter, of Francesville, visited relatives here Sunday. —*■ - •*-' Especially for iced tea—Millars Turtle Chop—lsc and 30c a package. Home ’Grocery. - —: —« /; . Miss Helen Roessler, of Zanesville, Ohio, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wiltshfre and friends. A quick, sure seal for your Mason Jars —Keeran’s Vacuum seals, 10c a dozen at the Home Grocery. Regular 50c Bhirts for 39c during our big seven-day sale. All sizes. ROWLES & PACKER. Robert Milliron spent Saturday .with his parents here. He is now with a map concern and his work takes him all over the country. Mrs. Milliron is at Knox. • . iv , Charles Marlin’s father, came to his rescue Saturday night and paid his fine, and Charles was released from jail, where he had been sent for drunkenness. , ; There are advertised letters in the postofflce for Mrs. L. B. Simonson Forest E. Bradshaw, W. L. Rogers, D. Fitzgerald, G. B. Elder, H. J Taylor and William Ward. Mrs. Chas. Sands and children and Miss Bands, of Tefft, who have been visitipg here the past week, went to Tefft Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Sands will make quite an extended visit with her parents at Tefft. Miss Purdin, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jensen the past week! went to Chicago Heights Saturday afternpon, where she will' visit friends before returning to her home at Browning, Mo. Remember the date. Beginning Monday, June 26, lasts seven days. Seven big days of selling—just when you need summer goods. ROWLES & PARKER.

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Miss Selma Leopold is organizing a class for instruction on the piano. Any one wishing to make arrangements for lessons phone 461. . ~h Men’s SIO.OO suits $7.95 Men’s $12.50 and $15.00 5uit5...59.75 Men’s $16.50 and SIB.OO suits... .$12.75 Men’s $20.00 and $22.50 suits.. .$14.75 Rowles & Parker’s big mid-sumer sale, commencing Monday, June 26th. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Duff, of Sulphur Springs, Ark., are visiting her brother, Benj. Barger, of Unioa township. This is their first visit to Jasper county in thirty-seven years and the first time Mrs. Duff has seen her ( brother in that time. A man from Chicago whose name we were unable to learn was dirowned in the Kankakee'rive? at Finn’s landing, near Tefft, Saturday afternoon, while in swimming. The body was in the water three hours before being recovered. The drowned man leaves a wife and" two children Miss Ethel Spitler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Spitler, who moved from here to Washington some years ago, was married at Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday evening, June 21, to Louis A. Fleming, of Wanatah, Ind. The groom’s age is twenty-two and the bride’s twenty-one. ——— L. F. Hopkins and family came down from Chicago Friday and left the children here while they went to Indianapolis to participate in the picnic with about 500 other “exiles.” They returned here Saturday and remained until this morning, guests of Dr. and Mrs. E. Cl English. The trip between Chicago and here was made by auto. Abundant rains are reported from all over the northwestern part of the state, but Jasper county has not yet had all it needs. Today continues to look like rain, however, and the forecast is for rain. Chas. Spain came in from Monticello this morning and reported that the rain there was accompanied by considerable lightning that had done some damage to telegraph and telephone poles, trees, etc. Ladies’ white, lingerie dresses, embroidered in the new shade of blue and coral; priced for our big sale at $3.45 and $5.95. -- ROWLES & PARKER.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, JUNE 36, 1911.:

Rozell’s Minstrels Gave First Class Entertainment.

Rozell’s Minstrels opened to a medium-sized but very enthusiastic audience, the music, singing and jokes pleasing everybody. The show opened with the usual first part of a minstrel and the stage setting was beautiful. It was so natural that one imagined that he or she was on board one ofr the modern battleships. In the olio we saw first the Four Harmony Kings, who played some classy selections oh a half dozen or more instruments The quartette of saxaphones on the closing number was especially pleasing. The University Quartette sang some very pretty songs, their rendition of The Fussy Rag being extremely clever. This quartette has a great

During our big seven-day sale— White Star Flour, sack. A $1.20 Acm%, Flour, -sack .$1.30 ROWLES & PARKER. Tom Davis, of north of town, was fined $5 and costs, • $10.60 in all, for drunkenness Saturday by Mayor Meyers. He was released from jail Saturday evening upon payment of the fine and costs. 19 lbs. H. & E. granulated sugar for SI.OO at Rowles & Parker’s big sevenday sale, beginning Monday, June 26th.

Charles Rozell, with Rozell's Minstrels.

reputation and are known from coast to coast. The Waldo Brothers performed a number of difficult feats on the Roman rings and won round after round of applause. The show closed with a big laugh producer entitled “Rapid Transit Up-to-Date. • Mr. Chas. Rozell, who heads this clever aggregation is a funny comedian and his jokes and Bongs made everybody laugh. He is a sure cure for the blues. Manager Ellis, of the opera house, has made arrangements for the show to stay over for this evening and this will be your last opportunity to see Rozell’s Minstrels in action thia season, as they are on their way east, where they play the largest summer resorts and parks.

J. W. Stockton made a business trip to Lafayette today. "■ Howard Mills returned Sunday from his eastern trip. Arthur Tuteur made a business trip to Peoria, 111., leaving for that city this afternoon. Miss Annie Burget went to Battle Ground this morning for a visit with relatives. "■ "■ Lew Overton left this morning for his home In Walnut, lowa, after a short visit with his uncle, James Overton, and family. The Eastern Star Club will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Mary D. Eger. All members are invited to be present. : . One of the nicest breakfast foods on the market today is the new cooked oats. Ready to serve—loc a package at the Home Grocery The Christian church will hold a farewell reception for Rev. Clarke and family tonight, to which all mepv bers of the church are Invited. i : • - , / ... The monthly 10-cent social of the Christian church will be held next Wednesday at 2:30 p. m., at the home of Mrs. Nelson Randle. '*" \ * Miss'Jennie Comer left this morning for Hadley, Ind., where she will visit her father for two or three weeks. • Orlan Grant will get a month’s vacation commencing next Sunday, and he expects to divide his time between Rensselaer and Hammond, with a liberal share of it at the Cubs' ball park Joseph Carson, Of Lafayette, joined his family here Sunday, returning the same evening. Mrs. Carson and children accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Will Porter to Frdncesville for a short visit. - • . Qeorge Putts, the carpenter, wil' erect a combined corn crib and granary on the J. J. Lawler farm, occupied by Adam Nagle. It will be 64x28 feet in measurement and 12 feet high. ... Oscar Johansen left this morning for Bt. Louis, where he has his headquarters as the Wabash railroad signal mahitalner. He had been visiting the Hermansen family In Glllam township and Mr. and Mrs. Lew Robinson, east of Rensselaer.' ' S'?', ■£/ ' - 1

PUBLIC NOT SATISFIED WITH SUICIDE THEORY.

Larsen’s Sister Wants Investigation Of Fowler Sensation, Believing Brother Was Murdered. Public sentiment at Fowler, has demanded a thorough investigation ot |jiie mysterious death* of Peter Larsen, an aged citizen of that town, whose body was found in a cistern at his home Friday morning with the head completely covered with ax cuts. Coroner Arthur LeSage returned a verdict Saturday finding that Larsen came to his death by cutting and drowning and that it was suicide, thus exonerating Mrs. Larsen, who was under suspicion. Larsen’s sister, Mrs. Rasmussen, ol Chicago, is in Fowler and believes that her brother was murdered, because the body, when found In ti& well, was floating and there was no water in the lungs. Sunday a postmortem was held on the body after it nad been prepared for burial and $ grand jury investigation, it is said, will be asked for Monday by Fowler citizens.

Emmett Laßue is home from Indiana University for the summer vacation. Oxfords at VanAredel’s at 79c, SI.OO, $1.39 and $1.89 are creating a sensation among shoe wearers. Trustees are here today from several townships, getting the June draw from the county treasury. Reduction in all trimmed hats until July 15th at Mrs. Purcupile’s. „ TJhffe selection is large and good. Don’t fail to see VanArsdel’s show windows, displaying the greatest values ever offered in Oxfords at SI.OO per pair. Miss Octe Wood was operated on for appendicitis Sunday at her home in Parr. The operation resulted successfully and the patient is getting along very nicely. ,.i Joe Jackson and wife are expected to arrive hero Wednesday from Longmont, Colo., and it is reported that Mrs. Jackson is in a serious condition of health. The 12-year-old daughter of Evert Green, livihg near the Globe Onion' farm, fell from a cherry tree a few days ago and broke her right collar bone. .■■■— in ... ... .ii |. il > There will be an ice cream social at No. 6 school house, Newton township, Wednesday evening, June 28th, for the benefit of the church. Everybody' invited. Trevor Eger was home over Sunday, visiting his parent*, Mr t and Mrs. John Eger. He isT now living in St. Louis, and is employed by the International Correspondence School at Scranton, Pa., as a scholarship salesman. He is getting along nicely. 6 spools thread..2sc Best quality calico, yard ..5c Men’s 50c shirts.... 39c Ladles' 50c silk lisle gloves 35c 5c doz. pearl buttons, per dos ,3c during our big seven-day sale. For other prices read our big ad. ROWLES ft PARKER. Phone your Want Adv. to The Republican. Call No. 18.

Paint This Spring X F your house or barn needs paint, paint it! J[ The time to paint is when you first discover the need. But some “penny-wise” * Beffiplpp' man will say, “Linseed oil is high.” It is high, but delay in painting is more expensive than /fftlß oil. The longer you wait the mote oil you will need. Use pure linseed oil and PHOENIX (ECKSTEIN) Pure White Lead now and the high price of oil will mean *-■ygPWPBw only a 5% increase in the cost, which JE amounts to a very few dollars at most. && ,« ! ' , 1 Ask for Our Free r mm Painting Helps f " W ’'"t'ffi 9V containing color schemes and miacel- #1 jjj| Mis , JBmr JSKgajg* lancous painting directions. IB 9 jUgSk f . ] 9jSm|hK Lor Sale By j - : Hl JSjf

WEATHER FORECAST. Showers tonight or Tuesday; somewhat cooler Tuesday.

“Daddy" Leek Will Give Away Theatre Tickets at Hitch Barn.

W. E. Leek, known as “Daddy" Leek, has hit upon a novel plan of advertising his business by presenting a free ticket to either the Rex or the Princess show with each rig entering bis hitch barn on Thursday, June 29, and Thursday, July 6th. On June 29 for each hitch a ticket will be given to the Rex and on July 6tb a ticket to the Princess will be given with each hitch. This does not mean one ticket to each person in the rig, but one ticket for the bitch Remember the dates. Band concert nights.

World’s Checker Champion is Coming to Play in Rensselaer.

J. A. McFarland received a postal card Monday to the effect that Alfred Jordan, of London, the acknowledged checker champion of the world, would come to Rensselaer Friday and play simultaneous exhibition games afternoon and evening. Is*. Jordan IS touring the world and has lost only a few games in America. He'.Wnt go from here to Hammond, r Every one is invited either to play him or watch ths contest.

Fourth of July Excursion Rates on The Monon.

The Monqn will sell round trip tickets July 3rd and 4th, good returning Tip to and including July sth, at one and one-half fare for the round trip. Minimum fare 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. i An opportunity to supply your summer wants at a big saving. Sale begins Monday, June 26tb, lasts saves days. ROWLES ft PARKER. Thos. Davis, a well known resident of Walker township, was fined $5 and costs Saeurday for intoxication. He was extremely hili to take an opportunity extended by Mayor Meyers to leave town. He also brandished his pocketbook in the face of the officers and said be had the money but would not pay. The mayor committed him to Jail and later he thought different about paying up and did so, being released and returning to bis home. The costs brought tbs fine up to $10.60. as “Bud,” dropped in this morning from Lisbon, N. Dak., and will spend the next two weeks in Jasper county, very poor health. “Bud” says things are flourishing in North Dakota, that there have been abundant rains and that the small grain Is earlier than usual and will be harvested during the earlier part of July. Thd wheat is waist high and is beginning to turn golden. “Bud" has out the modest amount of four sections, practically all in wheat and oats. He will be in later to tell The Republican more about his country. ■■ '' :C r; Another big week of shoe selling. During our big seven-day sals, $3 to $4 shoes at $1.98. BOWUa 4 PA&KBB.

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