Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 189, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1911 — Page 1

No. 189.

WEATHER FORECAST. Showers this afternoon or tonight, cooler tonight; Saturday fair. ■/ Aug. 12. —Sun rises 5:07; sets 7:03.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Mrs. Ernest Clark went to Delphi this afternoon for a short visit. Bom, Wednesday, Aug. 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Watson Hume, north of town, a son. _ Miss Mabie Worland is spending today with Miss Lucy Brusnahan, at Parr. - Mrs. Ralph. Lowman, of Pleasant Ridge, went to Parr today to visit her father, Walter Harrington. W. A. Davenport left last evening for Elizabethtown, Ky., for a visit of a few days with his aged father. ' Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Gray returned yesterday from a two weeks’ visit at Streator and Ottawa, 111. Chas. O’Malley and wife returned to Bloomington, 111., yesterday, after a stay of several days in Rensselaer H. G. Kenney and two daughters, of Mulberry, came by auto yesterday for a short visit at the home of H. W. Jackson. Aaron Hickman and 'Tobe Pullins and wife and Miss Mary Daniels are spending today fishing at the Kankakee river. Mrs. G. A. Williams returned. Jast evening from a visit of a week with her sister at Lake Muskogee, near Milwaukee. A number of young people gave a very enjoyable dance at the armory last evening. About thirty-five couples were in attendance. Ezra Eldridge returned to Lee last evening, after a visit of a few days with his uncle, Ezra Wolf and family, in Barkley township. Miss Bessie Von Scyoc, of Cincinnati, has been the guest of Mrs. Willis Samuel, south of town, and today both are spending the day in Chicago. ‘ Attorney Roy Blue has been confined at home most of the time for three or four days and it is probable that he will have to undergo a slight operation for relief. Rev. 0. F. Jordan and son, of Evanston, are visiting his mother, Mrs. W. N. Jprdan, tn Barkley township. He will remain over until after the threshing is completed. Tobe B. Pullins and wife, of near Phoenix, Ariz., are here to visit his mother, Mrs. Mary Pullins and other relatives. He is prospering in irrigated farming there. The Christian Sunday school picnic was -held Thursday at the Phegley grove, southwest of town. About one' hundred participated in it and enjoyed, an excellent day’s outing. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McCune and little daughter, who have been visiting the family of Chas. A. Kessinger for the past three weeks, left this morning for their home in Osawatomie, Kans. Misses Marie Hamilton, Luella Robinson and Jennie Parkison returned last evening from Medaryville, where they had attended a house party. Miss Vera Guild returned home with them. George Michael, who underwent a surgical operation at a Chicago hospital recently, underwent a slight secondary operation yesterday. He is thought to be making satisfactory progress toward recovery. Miss May Gifford, of Chicago, is visiting at the home of Mary Gifford., north of Rensselaer. Harry’s mother, Mrs. L. D. Gifford, returned to her home at Cabery, 111., Tuesday after a week’s visit with her son and family. ’ N. Littlefield has returned (rom a trip to southwestern Kansas with his brothers, C. W., of Remington, and A« H., recently of California. The latter decided to locate at Grainfleld, where he will be engaged in the real estate business. Mrs. Mattle Grant has been making i rather slow progress toward Recovery for the past week or more at the hospital, but the outlook now is quite encouraging and it is hoped that she will be well enough to be brought home next Sunday. James Matheson has made a remarkable Improvement for the past few days at the hospital in Indianapolis, and his family are very greatly encouraged about him. It is probable that he will not be able to return home for about two weeks.

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HORSE SHOW DATES TO BE SEPT 13 TO 16.

Committee Determines on Earlier —Date to Avoid Storms That Gen* , erally Accompany Equinox. The horse show will be a week earlier than at first proposed. The time has definitely been decided upon for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13th to 16th inclusive. The change was made when it occurred to some one that the date originally set was right at the equinoxial period, when storms generally prevail and every almanac that could be found prophesied trouble with the weatherman. The committee wanted to take no chances and pulled the dates back a week, which, we believe, will be generally satisfactory. '■ The announcement for the horse show seems to have attracted more attention this year than heretofore. It is getting to be an institution of the city and people look forward to it with pleasant anticipation. This year’s show will be better than former ones, the committee believes. There is a good lot of money in sight. Every one is pushing and the attractions will be the best yet Watch for the big bills and the programs. Get 'ready for a big time in Rensselaer Sept. 13th to 16th. Get the horses and colts and mules in shape, too, and help make the show a great success. Misses Ruth and Mona Lotz, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, are visiting at the home of Mrs. W. N. Jordan, in Barkley township.

Rev. R. H. Hume, of Springfield, Ohio, stopped off in Rensselaer yesterday for a short visit with his sister, Mrs. Ross Dean. He was on his way to Chicago, where he will preach for the next two Sundays at a United Presbyterian church. \ Mrs. Lee Rardln went to Parr today to spend a few days with her husband’s people, who expect soon to move away, as he expects the conference of the U. B. church to send him to another field. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rardin will begin housekeeping at Parr next Monday. Len Lefler, who recently sold his confectionery store in Lafayette; has invested in land near Kniman, having 200 acres there. He has been in quite poor health and thought that the indoor life was too confining for him. He will continue to live in Lafayette this winter and move to his farm in the spring. Dr. E. C. English went to Chicago this morning tp be in attendance 'at a banquet to be given tonight at the Sherman house by his fraternity, the Phi Delta Theta, to be given by the members of-hip college class of 1884, at Bloomington, 111. He expected to spend today visiting hospitals' and attending clinics. Everet Halstead returned last evening from a prospecting and business trip to the Red River valley of North Dakota. He reports abundant ratals in that valley and the small grain in the upper end of the valley and across the Canadian line is being damaged some by rust. In most North Dakota points outside of the Red River valley the drouth has almost ruined the crop. South Dakota has also suffered great damage. It was mighty hot for a time yesterday afternoon and some were thinking that it was the hottest day of the year. But it was not by some ten degrees. The government thermometer kept at the college registered 94 as the maximum point reached. Workmen at the new depot were so exhausted by* the heat in the afternoon that work was suspended for the day. The slight rain this morning moderated the temperature very much. There was very little rain, but sufficient to lay the dust and cheer up every one a little. Mrs. Joe Jackson, who has been at the home of her sister, Mrs. Milt Roth, ever since she was brought from Longmont, Colo., about a month ago, had a very serious relapse yesterday afternoon. She had been improving some since their return here but there was only small hope of a permanent improvement. Thursday she was taken with spells during the continuance of which she could scarcely get her breath. The attending physician had to resort to the use of strychnine to keep up respiration. Today she is slightly improved but her life is despaired of and the end is probably not far away. While placing a metal tub under the eaves to catch rainwater, Mrs. Theodore Goethals, of Mishawaka, was rendered unconscious by Itohtnipg.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11,1911.

MRS. ARTHUR WAYMIRE DIES AFTER LONG SICKNESS.

Wife of President of County Sunday School Association Succumbs to Brights Disease. Shortly after 8 o’clock this Friday morning Mrs. Arthur Waymire passed into the great beyond. She had been in poor health for some time and for six weeks thlsstimmer received treatment at a Chicago hospital, but it was of no avail. Her disease was diagnosed as Bright’s disease, and from it' there seems practically no relief. Death took place at the Arthur Waymire home in Barkley township. Her husband is the president of the Jasper County Sunday School Association. Mrs. Waymire’s maiden name was Ora Payne, and she Was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Payne, and was raised in Barkley township, where she had many friends. She was married in 1907 to Arthur Waymire and a little son born to them survives with the husband and the parents of the deceased, to mourn the loss of a goofi and faithful mother, wife and daughter. The funeral will probably be held Sunday.

Cooney Kellner Buys Out Jud Maines—Trades Farm.

Cooney Kellner, the former ice man, has concluded a trade with Jud Maines, by which he becomes the owner of Mr. Maines’ interest in the Maines & Hamilton feed and implement business. L. A. Harmon effected the deal, which took place Thursday, but Mr. Kellner will not become identified with the new business until Sept. Ist, thus giving both Mr. Maines and himself an opportunity to'adjust their businesses. Louis H. Hamilton will continue in the business, holding a half interest with Mr. Kellner and the firm name will be Hamilton & Kellner. Mr. Maines takes the farm of 100 acres which Mr. Kellner recently purchased of Mrs. Eva Greenlee, paying $125 per acre for it. Mr. Maines expects to do some prospecting in Missouri and Kansas, with a view of disposing of his farm interests in Jasper county and locating there. He is one of the city’s most excellent citizens and Rensselaer people will regret that he contemplates lehtlng Jasper county.

V. J. Crisler Will Handle Jasper County Real Estate.

V. J. who has been making his headquarters in Rensselaer for the past two years, handling North Dakota real estate, has decided to couple the handling of local real estate with his foreign business and has just issued from the press of The Republican a very creditable booklet, setting forth some of the good reasons why an investment in Jasper county real estate will prove popular. The booklet is illustrated with pictures of public buildings and. city and farm residences. Mr. Crtsler will be actively engaged in the listing of Jasper county real estate for sale and will make a campaign for buyers in Illinois. He will office with Attorney John A. Dunlap.

College Priest Enjoys Visit From His Father of Germany.

Rev. Arnold Weyman, of St Joseph’s college, accompanied by his father, Arnold Weyman, Sr., went to Chicago this morning to spend a short time there. His father lives in Germany and has been visiting his relatives in America for several weeks. 'He can not speak nor understand English, except a very few words. He is engaged in farming and stockraising in Germany and informed his relatives that cattle are now higher in Germany than they are in America. Mr. Weyman has a brother and son living near Cincinnati. He is very favorably impressed with Amerlcp. His son, who is now a priest and a member of the St. Joseph faculty, came to America when a boy.

Father of Virgil Gunyon Also Stricken With Typhoid.

J. N. Gunyon, father of the young man who died of typhoid fever, is now quite sick of the same disease at the farm home in Union township. The mother, who has been ill of the same fever for the past two weeks, has made no change for two or three days. While she is not considered in a critical condition, the family Is somewhat alarmed at the failure to improve within the past few days. Mr. Gunyon is quite sick but not regarded dangerously so. The Odd Fellows lodge of Part is assisting in the care of the stricken family.„

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LIGHTNING STRUCK BUSINESS HOUSE AT FAIR OAKS.

Store of Felix R. Erwin Damaged to Extent of SSOO or More—Other Lightning Damage. At about 5 o’clock this Friday morning when the lightning and thunderstorm was the loudest in Rensselaer, citizens of Fair Oaks were helping Felix R. Erwin, the merchant, extinguish a fire in the shoe department of his store. The fire was caused by lightning, which struck the chimney in the southwest corner of the building and coursed downward, following the pump into the ground. Flames soon started and by the time Mr. Erwin ' could get down the stairs, were making headway that it looked unlikely could be checked. A bucket brigade was formed and was headed by “Shorty” Burns? The lads fought valiantly and succeeded in extinguishing the flames; but not until practically the entire stock of shoes, valued at about SSOO, had been destroyed or ruined. The building suffered damage to the extent of about SIOO. Mr. Erwin was insured and the old policy would have expired at noon today. He had, however, provided for a renewal the day before. Mr. Erwin and family live in a flat above the store. Fortunately none of them were in the part of the house which was struck by the bolt of lightning and none were injured. Lightning also struck a big hollow tree that was close to the Halleck elevator, at Fair Oaks, and set fire to it. The flames issued from the tree trunk in such a manner as to endanger the elevator an<kjhe flames could not be subdued until the tree was cut down. The firefighters at Fair Oaks had a busy forenoon and some of them made their appearance in very scant attire and did not go home for more clothing until the fires were out. In Rensselaer the lightning crashed about in a manner that indicated serious results but none seem to have occurred. Fire a Chief Montgomery was confident that fires would result and he dressed at a quarter of 5 o’clock and came down town. He went to the telephone office to see that everything was all right and while there a bolt of lightning burned out a transformer for the electric light plant at the top of a pole in front of Warner’s store. He succeeded in putting out the blaze with a couple of chemical hand engines, being assisted by Chester Zea. Several other transformers are—(bought to have been burned out and City Light and Water Superintendent Chamberlin is busy With his force today getting things fixed for tonight. The telephone company had considerable trouble, especially with country lines, a number being burned out.

Major Braden Only Surviving Field Officer of Old Ninth.

The death of Col. I. C. B. Suman, at Valparaiso, leaves Major J. D. Braden of Elkhart, the only surviving field officer of the famous Ninthindiana volunteer regiment, which won such great renown for valor and achievement during the war for the preservation of the Union. . . - Col. Suman, who was commander of the regiment for the last year and a half of the struggle, was life president of the regimental survivors’ association at the time of his death, a position he had occupied for a number of years. The members of the regiment will hold their annual reunion at Laporte, October 1, 2 and 3. This reunion is to be specially observed, as being the fiftieth anniversary of the regiment’s mustering into service.

Grandmother Mellender Died At Home of John L. Osborne.

“Grandmother” Mellender, who had lived for many years with her daughter, Mrs. John L. Osborne, died this morning at about 5:30 o’clock. She had been feeling poorly for the past two weeks, but death was not expected so soon. Last evening she became worse and sank rapidly. Deceased would have been 92 years of age had she lived until Nov. sth. She was an old settler of this part of Indiana. The funeral will be held at 11 o’clock Sunday and Interment made in the Osborne cemetery beside the grave of her husband, George Mellender who died eight years ago. A year’s food for any Individual at a cost of s2l is the promise of Seth T. Farnsworth, of Chicago, who appeared before the Indianapolis commission investigating the high price of foodstuffs at its meeting Wednesday. He urged upon the commission the establishing of a farmer’s clearing-house along lines similar to banker's dealing-houses.

LIVED TOGETHER 33 YEARS; DIVORCE SOUGHT BY WIFE.

Mandora Alice Cox Charges Husband With Desertion After Years of Habitual Drunkenness. Through her attorneys, W. L. Wood and J. A. Dunlap, Mandora Alice Cox has filed a complaint for divorce from her husband, James H. Cox. The complaint sets forth that they were married Oct. 17, 1877, and lived together until Christmas day, 1910, a little more than 33 years. She alleges that for a number of years during their married life he would frequently get drunk and become insulting and abusive, threatening to do her bodily harm. She alleges that Le is now an habitual drunkard. She states that dfiring all their married life she has been a good and dutiful wife and has always worked hard to support the family. And since the alleged abandonment she has rented a farm and has been managing it for the support of herself and the children, Grover aged 17, Hazel aged 16, Ruth aged 14, Rachel aged 12, Goldie aged 10, and Neva aged 7. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant is not a fit person to have the custody of the children, and she asks that they be placed in her care. The complaint sets out that herself and husband were, when they separated, the owners of one horse, one mule, two cows, and some farming implements, which are encumbered by a chattel mortgage, and she asks the court, to decree that she be declared the owner of the personal property subject to the mortgage. The case is set for return the last Monday of the September term, which is Oct. lst : 1911. The defendant is now a nonresident, presumably living in Illinois.

Mann Spitler 'Still Alive, But No Chance for Recovery.

Mann Spitler, who suffered a stroke of apoplexy Thursday morning, is still alive, but his condition holds no hope of recovery and his death is probably only a matter of a short time. He has continued unconscious since 9 o’clock yesterday morning and is, of course, unable to receive any nourishment. He is at the home of Mrs. Marion L. Spitler, whose deceased busband was a cousin of the sick man. His wife and four sons and one daughter, of Thayer, and two brothers, George, ot Kentland, and Henry, of Brook, are all at his bedside.

B. Forsythe Sold Ont at Winamac; Is Here to Stay.

B. Forsythe came to Rensselaer Thursday evening to again take up his residence and he expects to be here permanently. He sold his stock of goods at Winamac to the .Wilson Co., of Plymouth, who have a store there, and another at Knox, and who expect to continue in business at Winamac. Mr. Forsythe will look after his city property and farm interests in Rensselaer, and, after a rest, will probably do considerable traveling. His many friends here will be pleased to have him again in Rensselaer.

Hay Is Now High Priced; No Telling Where It Will Go.

Where will you get winter hay for your cow? An advertisement for clover hay has been in The Republican for several weeks, with no replies. Wm. Wladersky has been here from Chicago trying to buy hay and succeeded in buying 35 tons of timothy, for which he paid sls per ton. Most hay owners refused to sell. Some say that hay will be worth $25 a ton before spring. The man with a good silo or two is fortunate.

New Instructor In Physics And Chemistry For Rensselaer.

H. C. Marvin, of Augusta, Mich., was here yesterday and after being interviewed by Superintendent Warren and members of the school board, was employed as one of the high school teachers for the ensuing year. He will teach physics and chemistry, the branches taught last year by Miss Elizabeth Hume. He is a young married man and will move to Rensselaer as soon as he can procure a residence.. N. T. Burroughs, a Chicago millionaire, Wednesday brought from the Tuesberg Land company, of Laporte 4,480 acres of farm land in Laporte* and Starke counties, paying $204,000. Nine years ago land was bought by the Tuesberg company for $lB an acre. None was then under cultivation, being mostly Kankakee river swamp land, but part has been drained and is now being cultivated.

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STATE SUPERINTENDENT WILL HAVE A HORDT.

Greathouse Says That He Will Devote Much Attention to Tmiehteg English in the Schools. Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent of public instruction, has announced that his office hereafter will have a “hobby." The "hobby” is to be the teaching of English in Indiana schools. Robert J. Aley, former state superintendent, had a similar idea, and elaborated upon different methods of teaching correct spelling in the Indiana grade and high schools. Mr. Greathouse believes Aley’s work has borne fruit, and that it is now time to start upon another subject, with the idea of arousing enougn interest in it to benefit the state materially. Miss Adelaide S. Baylor, a recognized authority on English, will have control of the “English boom” from the office of the state superintendent. A bulletin will be issued from the office bi-weekly hereafter. This will contain advanced ideas regarding the teaching of English. Ideas of educators in other states and a portrayal of their methods will be included in the bulletin. Mr. Greathouse said that he had thought strongly of continuing toplace emphasis on teaching spelling in the state schools, but after a survey of the work accomplished in that line by Mr. Aley, he had decided to turn his efforts in another direction. The state spelling contest met with the hearty approval of Mr. Greathouse, but he said he believed that the seed of tuterest in that branch of study has beep, sown and that it is time for other seeds to be planted. The work of arousing more interest in the teaching and study of English will be confined to no group of grades, but Will extend throughout practically all of the grades and the high schools of the state. Contests of some sort may be arranged further to arouse interest after the movement has gained ground among the teachers and students, said Mr. Greathouse. Thomas M. Honan, attorney-general, has held, in an opinion to Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent of public instruction, that the temporary abandonment of a country school and the transfer of the pupils to another in the township, does not make the second school a centralized school in the statutory meaning, and has held further that where such condition exists, the trustees can not enter into a contract with a neighboring trustee to receive pupils by transfer from the neighboring township at a rate of pay fixed by law. The office of Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent of public instruction, is being flooded with inquiries from Indiana teachers, who write to ask what their status as regards salary is to be under the amendment to the minimum wage law passed by the 1911 legislature. E. B. Bunnell, assistant in Mr. Greathouse’s office, asserts that he is. certain the state of Indiana will lose from >50,000 to 1100,000 through misunderstanding of that amendment by county school officials, to whom teachers will apply for a salary equal to three and one half times the grade they received on their licenses. The Stotsenburg amendment only amended the first section of the minimum wage law, according to Mr. Bunnell, and did not affect the provisions of the other sections of the act, one of which provides that a teacher must hold a three-year license before coming under the provisions of the three and one-half multiple allowed by the Stotsenburg amendment. grnr-sraaf. rzasztr arr m rr. agraaaHßMßsaMMi

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