Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1911 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Calling Card* st The Republican. Good evening! Did yen trade at the Home Grocery today? •Mrs. George Ketchum and Bessie Moody spent yesterday in Chicago. Mrs. A. Parkison had as her guest last week Miss Wendla Lundh, of Chicago.' “ Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hawkins, of Logansport, are here for a visit with relatives. C. Arthur Tuteur returned last evening from a business trip to central Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jensen left today for a week’s vacation at Wheatfield, their former home. A. F. Long, A. S. Laßue and C. W. Duvall made an automobile trip to Goodland last evening. Charlie Peck and son Fred and Editor McCollough, of Remington, were here on business today. Eugene Purtelle is advertising for teams and men to work on the interurban grade near Thayer. Hugh Gamble has returned from a visit with relatives in Lake Forest and other suburbs of Chicago. Charlie Sands, assistant cashier of the State Bank, has joined his family at Tefft for a two weeks’ vacation. County Superintendent Will Schanlaub, of Kentland, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schanlaub. Russell and Gertrude Thompson, -of Sullivan, came today for a two weeks’ visit with their aunt, Miss Gertrude Hopkins. Dr. Bernard Maloy, of Steger, 111., and Frank Maloy, of Lowell, with their families, spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. James Maloy, enjoying a family reunion. James Madison, of near Virgie, took up his residence with Sheriff Hoover last evening. He was fined a dollar and costs for drunkenness and decided to board it out. v,, The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Kannal will be held at the residence Wednesday evening at five o’clock. Rev. J. C. Parrett, of the Presbyterian church, will conduct the services. Abe Martin says: “The weather fer th’ past week has been great for folks that er alius complainin’ about not havin’ anything t’ wear. Lase Bud’s got a new red canoe. Look out, girls!”. James Richey has sold his grain business at Guernsey to Babcock & Hopkins, of Rensselaer, who will proceed to make improvements so they can handle grain more advantageously.—Monticello Herald. A dispatch from Indianapolis says that the state tax board is very much disappointed over the assessments returned from the various counties and have sent notices to all boards to confer with them at Indianapolis. The wrestling game is to open at Lafayette again Wednesday evening at the Victoria theatre, when Charles Olsen, the light heavyweight champion of America, and Sam Murbarger will meet. Murbarger has just finished a tour of Michigan, where he won sixteen out of seventeen matches. Olsen’s brother will meet William Polos- in a preliminary.

Mr. Hayner, piano tuner and repairer from Chicago, Is in the city. Patronage respectfully solicited. Leave ordefs at Clarke's store. I | 35 Cento a Pound At RHOADS’ Grocery.

The Evening Republican

1 Peanut butter, olives and picnic goods galore at the Home Grocery.

Miss Irene Tremberth left this morning for her home, in Ishpeming, Mich., after a week’s visit here with Miss Edith Shedd. Miss Trenberth has been teaching music at Racine. Wis.

The finest home grown tomatoes ever offered, now at > the Home Grocery.

Miss Luella Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Robinson, is 14 years of age today and a number of her friends among the girls and boys have been invited to a party at her home this evening.

Rev. Parrett was at Goodland last evening and installed Rev. John S. Burns as pastor of the Presbyterian chbrch. Rev. Burns has just graduated from the McCormick Theological Seminary of Chicago and this is his first charge. Miss Ocie Wood, of Parr, who was recently operated upon, has taken a backset and the nurse who has charge of the case has been recalled from Chicago. The wound in her side became infected and had to be reopened and a drainage tube inserted. The Monon will run another 75 cent excursion to Chicago next Sunday. Rensselaer is the last station where passengers will be taken on, but the train will stop at Cedar Lake goijig and coming to let off and take on passengers who desire to spend the day there.

Wallace Miller is now working in Indianapolis and Monday, July 10th, was the joint birthday of himself and Virgil l Hamilton, ‘whose wife was formerly Miss Hazel Warner. The event was celebrated by holding a yard picnic, on the lawn at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton. Miss Cecil Morgan, of Rensselaer, is visiting in Indianapolis and was a guest at the picnic.

• The 10th U. S. Infantry, to which Frank Crosscup belongs, and which has been on the Mexican border for some time, will probably have to remain there until cold weather. An order from the war department provides for the removal of other troops, but the 10th is to remain there and patrol the border country. The soldiers are said to be Very anxious to leave, owing to the intense heat.

A terrific rain and hail storm, accompanied by sharp claps of thunder and lightning, occurred at about a quarter of 3 o’clock this afternoon. Probably close to an inch of rain fell in less than a half hour, and hail from the size of marbles to an inch in diameter fell. The extent of the hail could not be learned but it will doubtless prove very damaging to corn and to other farm and garden products.

A crowd of college girls, attendants at Western College for Women, at Oxford, Ohio, are occupying the Dr. Fogarty college, at Sheridan Beach, for a week or ten days. They went into “camp” Thursday and are having a jolly time. The party is composed of Miss Marian Guest, of Rochelle, 18., Miss Helen Murray, of Rensselaer, Ind., Miss Pearl Ruihley, of Archbold; Ohio, Miss Grace King, of Rockford, 111., Miss Blanche Babcock, of Parr, Ind., Miss Alma Collmer, of South Bend, and Miss Frances Huelster and Ruth M. Robb, Of this city. The girls are being chaperoned by Mrs. Murray, of Rensselaer, and Mrs. Guest, of Rochelle.—Michigan City News.

The writer made his first trip to Brook yesterday and was surprised at the evidence of prosperity in that little village. The merchants all have an air of prosperity and evidently stand together in booming the town. The work of oiling the streets out of town was in progress yesterday. The country roads leading out of town are being oiled by the county, the streets in town having already been oiled. The road leading out to George Ade's fine country home is now being oiled and is nearly oiled the entire distance. It is being placed on the roads by the use of a street sprinkler. A southern Illinois oil is being used, which is said to be superior to the road oil which was used here last year. One of the noticeable sights to a stranger on his first visit to Brook is McKinley park, the fine U. B. church and fine residences. Brook, has an electric light plant run by private parties, who furnish both day and night currents. The meter rate prevails and seems to be more than satisfactory to the patrons. If a day current can be made to pay in a town the size of Brook, it should be no trouble to make one pay In a town the size of Rensselaer. . Growing better every day.—Home Grocery.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1911.

SMITH & KELLNER AWARDED CONTRACT FOR BRICK ALLEYS.

Record of the Proceedings of the City Council at Regular Meeting Monday Evening.

The city council was in session until midnight Monday evening, the session being devoted to business and story telling. The city attorney was. Instructed to execute a contract with the Monnett Home and Fred Phillips for the extension of the water main to the Monnett Home, they to pay $lO5 each for such extension and they to be credited with such amount on water rentals. A water rate of S2O per year was made to the Monon railroad for water at the stock yards. Smith & Kellner were awarded the contracts for the improvement with brick,of Monnett and Leopold alleys. The contract price for the Monnett alley is $965.26 and for the Leopold alley $1,120. The clerk was instructed to give notice of the preliminary assessments on the Kurrie sewer. - Frank Morrow, et al., presented a petition for a street light. Same was referred to the light committee. Milt Roth petitioned for'the establishment of an alley in Block 9 of the original plat of Rensselaer*. The city attorney was instructed to prepare aresolution for the same*. This is the alley in the rear of the business houses on the north side of the public square. It seems the alley has no legal existence, and the petition is for the purpose of having it legally established in order that it can be Improved. The ordinance pertaining to the building of the new school building was passed to third reading. The ordinance providing for the regulation and control of the water works and electric light plant was passed to third reading. The mayor was authorized to sign a contract with the General Electric Co. for light meters. The following claims were allowed: ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlin, salary $50.00 Mell Abbott, salary 30.00 Dave Hadte, salary 30.00 W. M. Lee, work on furnace.... 1.00 Scott Chesnut, work on line... 10.75 Western Elec. Co., electric sup. 46.67 Wabash Valley Coal Co., c0a1... 54.18 Jesse Gates, hauling coal 13.56 Wm. Lyons, work on boilers.... 7.00 Ray D. Thompson, freight 2.14 CORPORATION FUND. Geo. F. Meyers, 5a1ary......... 62.50 Geo. W. Hopkins, salary 20.00 D. E. Grow, salary 20.00 W. H. Kreider, salary 20.00 C. J. Dean, salary ;.... 20.00 A. G. Catt, salary 20.00 Chas, dorian, c1erk............ 25.00 Moses Leopold, attorney 50.00 M. D. Gwin, sec. bd. of health.. 31.90 Rens. Fire Dept., sal 2nd quar. 71.75 Geo. Mustard, marshal 30.00 Frank Critser, night watch 25.00 Ray D. Thompson, city treasurer 75.00 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, salary.... i 25.00 Harry Swartzell, hauling sand.. 4.25 O. S. Baker, mowing weeds.... 2.40 Elmer Matheny, unloading stone 1.60 John Gray, mowing ....... 7.50 John Hordeman, work on sewer 4.60 Monon C. Stone Co., car stone.. 25.55 Ray D. Thompson, frt on stone 18.25 Firman Rutherford, removing bridge 33.00 Electric Light Fund, part principal & Interest on loan. .1080.00 WATER FUND. T.T. E. Malone, salary....' 30.00

Thomas M. Honan, attorney general, has been asked for an official opinion by the state board of education concerning the 15 per cent allowed dealers in school books where old books the firms under contract to supply recently adopted text books, contends that the discount should not be allowed the dealer where old books are given In exchange. The state board takes the stand that the discount applies both in sales without exchanges and sales where exchanges are made.

Reduction In all trimmed hats until July 15th at Mrs. Purcuplle's. The selection is large and good. Frank Haskell is again having trouble with his knee, which was injured some time ago and Is confined to his home. He recently had an X-ray photograph taken of the Injured member, but it failed to disclose any fracture, and the doctors are at a loss to know just what is the matter with the injured knee. “I suffered habitually-from constipation. Doan’s Rdgulets relieved and strengthened the bowels so that they have been regular ever since.’’—A E. Davis, grocer. Sulphur Springs, Tex.

GARLAND ONE OF STATE’S BEST MILITARY RIFLEMEN.

Local Sergeant Makes Fine Scores at Fort Benjamin Harrison and Finishes Second in Team.

The military rifle match which has been going on at Fort Benjamin Harrison for the past ten days for the purpose of selecting a team to represent Indiana at the national match to be held in August at Camp Perry, Ohio/ was concluded Monday afternoon, when, following a drenching rain the twenty-four highest contestants were required to run a skirmish as the final stage before the team was selected. Sergeant Jerry B. Garland, of Company M, of the 3rd regiment, of Rensselaer, had kept up his high grade markmanship and was second on the team before the final test and he was still second after the test, although the top man went down four places, and the third man went to the top. Garland’s skirmish gave him 76 additional points, and his first tonshots were just far enough outside the Center of the target not to count. Out of his final 16 shots he made 76 points out of a possible 100. Throughout the contest, which required firing under various conditions over a period of ten days, Garland never made a poor score and his finish in second place was a-surprise to some of the shots who have been making the state team year after year. One of the most satisfying things to the Rensselaer -competitors and to all companies |n the third regiment was that the regiment won the state regimental match the fim tUae thaL regimen t was ever successful. The leader was Sergeant Garland, who had the highest individual score in the state at stage of the firing, and while two experts from Angola, one at a time, got ahead of him later in the match,, he always held second place securely and finished only five points behind Lieutenant Glenn VanAuken, who has for several years been regarded as one of the finest military riflemen in Indiana and in the entire country. Garland was probably at a slight disadvantage, owing to the fact that the old shots always dislike to see a new shot spring into sudden prominence and as the firing is largely done in team partnership, Garland was unable to get much help out of his various mates at the firing points. A matter of six points would have let him win the individual championship, but he had sufficient glory out of the match and will be one of the leaders in the national match at Camp Perry, Ohio, which starts about August 13th. Sergeant- John Robinson shot as a member of the regimental rifle team and held up well until after the match was over. His latter firing was sufficient to indicate that he can develope into a good shot with practice. First Lieutenant Woodworth also done some good shooting and both of these mem-

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W. F. Smith & Co. Land Two Big Stone Road Contracts.

W. F. Smith & Co., of Rensselaer, last week landed two stone road contracts that amount to nearly SIOO,OOO. One of the contracts is in Laporte county, is thirteen miles in length, -and amounts to $59,000. The other is -for 14 miles in Jackson township, Newton county, and amounts to $35,000. They are also completing small contracts at Barce, near Fowler, one of two miles at Kokomo, and a two mile contract at Lee. All the roads are of stone.

Workmen Injured by Gave-In At College Monday Afternoon.

Three workmen employed by Bill Medland, the contractor fqf the erection of the boiler house for the new water works system at St. Joseph’s college, were injured Monday afternoon, when a cave-in occurred as the men were excavating for the boiler room. All were somewhat injured, but were able to be removed to their homes at Logansport.

bers of the locai company help it to win more honors next year. In the five-man team match Captain Healey, Lieut. Woodworth, Sergeants Garland and Robinson and Private Thomas took part and the team ended in fourth place. The regular military camp to which all members of the company will go, begins next Monday, and continues for ten dayp.

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WEATHEB FORECAST. Local showers tonight or Wednesday. • July 12.—Sun rise* 4:38;' set* 7:31.

Marariage License. July Id—Herman Roy Langdon, born Browning, Mo., November 27, 1883. residence Wheatfield, occupation merchant, and Ollie Matilda White, born Tefft, Ind., Oct 31, 1887, occupation teacher, first marriage for each. , When Louis Vernia, freight agent tor the Southern Rrailway company at New Albany, recently advertised that he would hold a sale of unclaimed freight he included several case* of whiskey that had not been called for. He has been notified by the internal revenue office that a government license will be necessary and the city will also require a wholesale dealer’s license. The law does not permit him to give the liquor away and he ha* written to the general freight agent for instructions to relieve him from a predicament Cheapest accident insurance—Dr. Thomas’ Oil. Stops the pain and heals the wound. All druggist* sell it The United States government ha* awarded a contract to W. O. Weaver, of Lafayette, a monument dealer, for the erection of marble headstones on the graves of twenty-eight Confederate soldiers, who are buried in Greenbush cemetery in that city.

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