Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1911 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Mrs. Mell Abbott is visiting in Monticello. The Home Grocery tor the piano contest votes. ' E. L. Clark is at Parr auditing the books of the Parr creamery. - r -~ _ . . - . ■ .. ■ ~ J. J. Weast returned last evening from a business trip to Canada. Potatoes now down to 50c a peck at the Home Grocery. Mrs. L M. Washburn left today for a visit with relatives in West Virginia. Mrs. Devere Yeoman has returned to Gary, after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George McCarthy. The Depot Grocery is making arrangements to move into one of the business rooms across the railroad track. Gub Phillips returned from New York City today in order to be present at his father’s funeral. He will leave for there again Friday. Mrs. Elizabeth Alter has purchased the E. V. Hansford residence property near the Jail. Mrs. Alter is making arrangements to have the house,, repainted. Co. M will be home from the state encampment at Fort Benjamin Harrison tomorrow evening. They expect to arrive here about nine o’clock on a special train. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coover and two children, of Omaha, Neb., who have been visiting Uncle Harvey Wood and family, left yesterday for a visit in New York City. „ f . W. Sam Leffew, editor of the Boswell Enterprise, Ezra Fix, J. Alvany and W. J. Harris, of Boswell, were here today advertising the Boswell fair, which is to be held September 11 to 15. Alter Bros., Louis C. and B. Frank, sold their tile mill north of town today to S. C. Irwin and John E. Reed. The style of the firm will be Irwin & Reed, and Mr. Reed will be the man Reed, and Mr. Reed will be the manager. Dr. I. M. Washburn left yesterday for Colorado, on business pertaining to his land there. He was accompanied by Andy Hahn, of Goodland, who owns a big motor plowing outfit, which he will move to Colorado if he can secure enough plowing contracts. B. J.. Moore has taken the sub-con-tract for the two miles of stone road in Monon township, White county, which was awarded to W. F. Smith & Co. This road will connect with a stone road petitioned for in this county. The stone will be crushed from a pit along the road. He expects to complete the contract in two months. A miscellaneous shower was given to Mr. and Mrs. Ross Dean by the members of the M. E. church and Sunday school at the residence of his parents on Front street last evening. Many useful presents were left for the newly married couple and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Dean will begin housekeeping in the house now occupied by Rev. Cl&rke upon his removal to Indianapolis. The report of the trustee was received at the meeting of the creditors in the Ransford bankruptcy matter yesterday. The invoice showed the estate to be worth 19801. The property can be sold after ten days’ notice to the creditors and this will be done as soon as possible to stop expenses. The stock of goods will probably be ,sold in bulk at auction and the furniture at private sale, but the trustee can sell all the property at private sale If he gets a satisfactory offef. C. G. Spltler is the trustee and will have the disposition of the estate in his hands subject to the approval of the referee. meeting of the stockholders of the Parr creamery was held Saturday and Monday evening and the company has been ‘reorganized with W. L. Wood as secretary and treasurer. The creamery has been in more or less difficulty lately, owing to the lack pf provision for sufficient surplus to carry on the business. This has been provided for now and it is expected to make the business move along smoothly. The stockholders represent a capital of $300,000 and are able financially to fulfill all obligations. Beginning Aug. Ist cream will be received on. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. EH gin prices will be paid. Baby won’t suffer five minutes with croup if you apply Dr. Thomas' Eclectic (Ml at oboe. It acts like magic

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HORSE SHOW AND FALL FESTIVAL TO BE A HUMMER.

When the Soliciting Committee Calls Don't Be Backward in Subscribing Liberally, as a Big Fund Is . - _ Needed. Interest in the proposed horse show and fall festival is increasing daily and many who have never before contributed to affairs of this kind have expressed their intention of signing the subscription paper when the solicitors come around. This is to be the largest celebration ever held in Rensselaer and it will require money, and lots of it, to successfully carry out the four days’ program. If this is the success that it is expected it will be the forerunner of a county fair to be held here annually hereafter, as it is expected if this horse show is a success to organize a fair association, stock to be sold to raise the necessary funds tor the purchase of ground and the erection of buildings and other expenses. The soliciting committee has not yet started out, but will ,do so the latter part of the week. The committee expects to raise at least SI,OOO, as nothing less than this amount will answer. Everyone able to do so is expected to contribute, and contribute liberally. Horsemen are taking a great Interest in the show, and Crouch ft Son, the big Lafayette horse breeders, have expressed their intention of making a large exhibit here. Local horsemen will make a larger exhibit than formerly. The entertainment committee is casting about for attractions, and will endeavor to secure the best. Heretofore at the florae shows no entertainment was provided and the shows were not the success they should have been. This year entertainment will be provided for all four days, and there should not be a dull moment during the show. It is hoped to be able to secure a flying machine, and if the committee is successful in this it will draw crowds from all the surrounding towns, as but few have yet had the opportunity of witnessing the flights of bird men. The exhibit of poultry and farm products is to be another feature that will not be overlooked. Prizes will be given for the best exhibits. In fact, this feature will be a country fair on a small scale. Make up your mind before the solicitors call to make a liberal contribution and don’t hesitate to put down a liberal amount.

All members of the city council were present at the regular meeting Monday evening. The superintendent of the water plant was instructed to extend the mains to the Monnett Home. The final assessment roll on the Kurrie sewer was adopted and the clerk was instructed to certify same to the city treasurer for collection. J. M. Wasson, et al, petitioned for a cement sidewalk. The city attorney was instructed to prepare a resolution for same. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. Geo. Mustard, salary marshal.. $30.00 Frank CritsOr, uightwatch 25.00 Chas. Morlan, clerk. 25.00 G. H. McLain, insurance.. 39.00 J. C. Gwin & Co., lumber...... 21.20 Lightning Flash Spec. Co., mdse 5.00 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, city teamster.... 26.00 W. S. Day corn.., 10.50 Wm. Lee, work on bridge 1.00 Geo. Rush, Work on bridge 1.00 John Richards, work on bridge 7.85 O. S. Baker, mowing weeds.... 2.00 J. C. Gwin, sewer 9.00 Attica Bridge Co., bridge iron.. 61.00 Firman Rutherford, payment on # account 125.00 WATER FUND. T. E. Malone, salary 30.00 Natl. Lead Co., lead pipe 26.95 Clinton Oil Co., packing 5.50 Rensselaer Valve Co., hydrant. 16.38 John Hordeman, labor 28.95 John Richards, labor 1.75 Ray D. Thompson, Interest on water bonds 933.48 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlin, salary 50.00 Mell Abbott, salary.. 30.00 Dave Haste, salary 30.00 Bcott Chesnut, work on line... 9.75 Genl. Electric Co., supplies.... 33.70 Illinois Electric Co., supplies.. 55.52 Standard Oil Co., oil 10.74 Vandalia Coal Co., c0a1..... ..-v : 61.87 Shirley Hill Coal Co., coal 29.70 Jesse Gates, hauling coal 29.27 Al Fletcher, hauling sand..... 3.50 J. C. Gwin ft Co., lumber 7.04 Ray D. Thompson, freight 70.68

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City Council Proceedings.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1911.

Nates From the Boys in Camp At Fort Benjamin Harrison.

’ Ford Hamilton is on the homesick list We had a happy lot of boys Sunday when the cook surprised us with chicken for dinner. As a rule, all are doing fine, but a tow would like to see their mother, or. —. U r ' i Howard Clark is feeling much better, now that he has served his time at guard duty. Sergeant Don Warren and John Robinson do not go to town so often now. Co. M is feeling very proud of Jerry Garland as first sergeant He is the best yet. ' * Jake Moore is doing fine at throwing bash. We all like our cook. Warren Chaffin has the honor of being the laziest boy in camp. Sergeant Harve Robinson is one of the best left guides Co. M ever had. If it was not for Ike and Harry Wiltshire and Warren Chaffin we would gbt lonesome, bht not so while they are in camp. Our new volunteers are getting used to being pulled out of their tent any time of night and do not take it so seriously as at first. Qp. M is one of the best companies in the regiment. Corporal Harry Hickman lost in two straight falls in a wrestling match Friday night, but Pudd is there with the goods. / Up to date, Privates Jennings and Gilbert have not found the rubber neckties or waterproof sox. It seems so strange that some are feeling fine at mess time, but when drill time comes they are on the sick list. Great graft! We had arm inspection Sunday. The Governor’s review Saturday, which was much dreaded, was passed very easy, with Co. M having one of the best companies. Ferd Hamilton was very pleasantly surprised when his mother appeared in camp. We all had to line up in double file Ahd go to church Sunday. Some were very bashful. Our new corporals are doing fine, "best ever,” if they jijst keep the spirit. Mrs. Capt. Geo. Healey, Mrs. Lieutenant True Woodworth and Mrs. L. H. Hamilton were welcome visitors in our camp Sunday. Some of the boys are counting the days or hours until time to go home. Sam Perkins joined our company today. The meal man brings many smiles, as well as many frowns to the young boys in camp. The boys. pass off-duty hours by tossing one another in.blankets, or playing: ball. Co. M won the only ball game they have played, with Howard Clark and Leonard Elder as battery. They made too much of # a showing and no one will play us now. The meal man is the boys' best friend. Why? r Sergeant Don Warren has received quite a promotion to sergeant major. We all like our captain. He is the best ever in our estimation.

EIGHT HURT IN GARY EXPLOSION.

Origin, of Disaster is Mystery, but Supposed to Be Leaking Gas. Gary, Ind., July 24.—Eight persons were hurt, one building wrecked and a property loss of about $20,000 incurred. 1 by an explosion today as 622 Broadway. The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined, some attributing it to a gas leak and others to the action of bomb throwers. The former belief prevails. Of the injured all were cut by broken glass or struck by flying timbers. While some of them are seriously hart, none will die of their Injuries. They are George Weaver, John ftstanger, Annie Reich, Agnes Rodgers, William Carey, John Walley, William Kircfaaff and Dr. J. A. Craig. All were asleep on the second floor Of the building. ’ When the explosion occurred police officers in the neighborhood thought that thieves had blown the safe of the First National Bank, nearby, with dynamite. They rushed to the place before giving a fire alarm. The department. when it arrived, found its services useless, except to aid in rescuing the injured. Fire Chief Feeley said tonight that the explosion could have resulted from gas or dynamite. Tomorrow the police will conduct a more rigid Investigation into the affair.

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LATEST NEWS OF THE PURTELLE INTERURBAN ROAD.

Read to Be Completed From It. Ayr To the Kankakee River in Ninety v Days—Grading to Commence Thursday. Eugene Pur telle was in the city yesterday on business connected with the Indiana Northwestern Traction Co. He stated while here that be expected to have the interurban line completed from Thayer to ML Ayr in 90 days. Considerable work has already been done between the Kankakee river and Roselawn, but work will begin in earnest Thursday morning, he stated. A force of seventy-two men is now at work on the road bed, but no grading has yet been done. Trestle work will be constructed on the low ground between Thayer and the river, and later this will be filled in with dirt hauled in on the cars. Thursday morning it is expected to put two graders at work—one a 16team grader and the other a steam grader. One will start at Thayer and the other at Mt. Ayr, and they will work toward each other. There will be nine bridges to construct between the two points, four large ones and five small ones. One of these is now being constructed just this side of the, Kankakee river. All of the right-of-way between ML Ayr and the river has been donated by the land owners, who have also rendered other assistance. J. R. Adams, a large land owner at Roselawn, has donated all the timber that the company wants for ties. ' Seventy pound steel rails will be used, and these have been contracted for, Mr. Purtelle states. A petition for an election in Newton township will be filed at the next term of the commissioners’ court and Mr. Purtelle is preparing a bond to guar/ an tee the costs of the elections in Carpenter and Newton townships in case they fail to carry.

CORTEGE SLIPS DOWN BANK.

Three Carriages Overturned While Funeral Director Saves Hearse. Elwood, Ind., July 24. —Three carriages traveling just behind the hearse Which was bearing the body of Fred Moore, a local young man, to the cemetery, slipped down a steep embankment just south of the city this afternoon, ail overturning and spilling the occupants. The hearse, the rear wheels of which slipped over the embankment, was saved only by the funeral director and his assistants leaping to the ground and pushing against it with their shoulders. None of the occupants'of the carriages was injured, hut all were so shaken up thej% were unable to attend the funeral services.

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Simon P. Phillips 1823-1911

Simon P. Phillips was born in Darke county, Ohio, February 8, 1823, and died in Rensselaer July 24, 1911, at the age of 88 years, 5 months and 16 days. He was a son of Valentine and Abigail (Crawford)- - Phillips. HIS father was a native of Maryland, but at an early day moved to Ohio, where he was a pioneer farmer. In 1826 he moved his family to Rush' county, Indiana, where he died in' 1840. He was a soldier of the war of 1812, as were his brothers, John and Simon, the later a captain of one of the regiments. Abigail Phillips also died in Rush county, in 1845, leaving three children, John, Susan and Simon. Mr Phillips’ grandfather was one John Phillips, the history of whose life reads like pages from some romance. He was born in Wales and was receiving an education''to fit him for the priesthood in the Catholic church. While attending the duties of his .profession he .met his affinity in the person of Miss Catherine Cassady. His ffellngs were reciprocated by the young lady and later they, came to America and were married. He was a good, true man and a soldier of the Revolution, in which war he was wounded by a bayonet thrust. With such ancestry it is not surprising that the subject of this sketch should have fought his own battles in life and come out the victor. Deceased was but three years old when bis parents moved to Rush county, this state. He was' brought up on the farm and had to work hard, while the opportunity for securing an education were very limited. The winter term of school, which he sometimes attended, was of three months’ duration, and to reach the school house he had to walk three miles. The building itself was of the most primitive kind—a log house, with a hugh fireplace in one end, a puncheon floor, slab seats and windows made by leaving a section of log out of one side of the building, and by covering the aperature thus made with oiled paper, to keep out the cold. Added, to all this the books for the little children were such as would be dry and difficult reading for the more advanced pupils of today. In such surroundings Mr. Phillips received his education, which he added to by reading and observation until he becameya well posted man on all general topics. When he came to Jasper county there were only six houses in the village of Rensselaer. He first settled on a farm in Hanging Grove township, where he remained until 1850, when he rented a farm of eighty acres three miles southeast of Rensselaer, now owned by A. K. Yeoman. In 1865 he moved to Rensselaer and bought a farm

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and the residence in which he lived at the time of his death. He took an active Interest in* the advancement of the community and at one time was captain of a vigilance committee, and looked carefully after horse thieves and other evil-doers. He was married October J, 1850, to Miss Nancy Virginia Erwin, who died in 1882.. To this up ion ten children were born, five of whom survive, namely: Mrs. Charles A. Roberts, of Rensselaer; Mrs. S. S. Barnes and Mrs. Frank W. VaNatta, of Fowler; Fred A. Phillips, of Rensselaer, and Augustus Phillips, of New York City. Mr. Phillips was the first town marshal of Rensselaer, and in 1856 he was elected sheriff of the county, before Jasper and Newton county were divided and made into two counties. In 1882 he was appointed superintendent of the Jasper county poor farm, which position he retained for five years. He was a staunch Republican, and supported each and every Republican candidate for the presidency since General Fremont was fn the race against Buchanan. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and of the Order of the Eastern Star. He commanded the respect and esteem of all, by reason of bis upright conduct, as well as his kindly, jovial, benevolent nature. He followed the occupation of anc-, tioneer from 1847 to about twelve years ago, when he was compelled by advancing years to give up this work.

TRAIN DERAILED; TWO HURT.

Pere Marquette Engine and gonek Leave Track Near Laporte. Laporte, Ind., July 24.—A south bound Pere Marquette train consisting of a locomotive and a passenger coach was derailed south of this city this afternoon, the engine and tender leaving the track, plowing up the right-Sos-way for 200 feet and then turning turtle, pinioning the fireman, Clarence Prentice, under the tedder,' crushing him about the chest and inflicting serious cuts and bruises. His escape from death is considered miraculous. Theodore Hess, the engineer, was thrown from the cab and escaped with slight injuries. No one else was hurt. The injured men were brought to this city in an automobile and, after surgical attention, were sent on a special train to their homes in Benton Harbor, Mich. The track was blocked for several hours.

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