Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1911 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Mrs. Rachel Scott went to Medaryville today to visit her brother, R. L.. P. Massey. Sam Duvall, the Western Union messenger boy, went to Chicago this afternoon for a short vacation. Mrs. J. T. Francis returned to her home at Fithian, 111., today, after a visit with the family of Joseph Francis, west of town. : Mrs. Sarah Garrott and daughter, Miss Minnie, of Brookston, came this morning from Brookston to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hitchings, in Jordan township. '■ Bankrupt Sale will be continued for ten days longer. Prices cut again. Beginning Monday, any article in the Ransford Bankrupt Stock at 50c on the dollar. > Mrs. N. Manahan and children returned to Wellington, 111., today, after a visit with relatives here. Miss Eva Hammerton returned home with her for a visit. -Dale Warner has returned home and is again at his post in Haskell's barbershop. He has been spending a week . recreating, largely with relatives in Mt. Ayr. There will be another 75 cent Chicago' excursion tomorrow. The Sox will play Detroit and the Cubs will play St. Louis. Fans will probably go in vast numbers. . ' ' Mrs. E. Young returned to Jonesboro today after a visit of three weeks with the family of C. J. Hopkins at Mt. Ayr. Miss Leota Dirst returned home with her for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Mel Abbott and little daughter went to Monticello today for a week's visit. Mel expects to spend most of his time on the banks of the Tippecanoe, emulating Isaac Walton at his favorite pasttime. .The Evening Republican collector was taken sick while making his rounds this Saturday morning and was unable to complete* his collections, Subscribers will please bear this in mind next Saturday when he makes his collections. Rev. O. S. Rardin, of the Rosebud M. P. church, went to Frankfort today to assist over Sunday in a big tent revival meeting being held there. He will go Monday to Muncie to attend the M. P. conference, which will probably send him to a new field of labor. Grenville Moody bad a couple of cars of cattle on the market Thursday of this week that brought >7.35 per hundred, the same price that Ad Parkinson's best load brought a week before. But the market was about a quarter better on the average this week. ’r. - - Miss Ethel Hermansen, of Gillam township, who is taking a nurses* training course in the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago, was here yesterday. She is taking a five weeks* vacation and spending part of the time with her sister, Mrs. Lou Robinson, and the remainder at her parents’ home. ——ur—. B. J. Gifford came over from Kankakee this morning. He states that the Crown Point paper misrepresented him when it printed that he was working part of the time on his railroad exten*sion. He says he is working all of the time and has been all summer long, and that he is now within three miles of the Pennsylvania railroad. Chester Zea, acting under the direction of the'city marshal, cut a number of weeds that were growing to treelike proportions in a very conspicuous place on Washington street this morning. Ches is always on the job and certainly is one of the city's faithful employees. There are many other places that need attention and a little prodding around will locate them, and they should be given attention. The campaign might be made in overalls with a scythe, thereby fulfilling a demand that was Very general when Billy Parks was dropped from the dty payrolL . .

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DUNLAP CLEARS CLIENT; J. WILLIS NOT GUILTY.

State Failed to Establish That He Was Exceeding Speed Limit and Defense Was Strong. '"* Not guilty. That was the verdict of Squire Bussell, who heard the case of the State of Indiana vs. James Willis, proprietor of the Willis garage, charged with having exceeded the speed limit while driving his automobile in Rensselaer some three weeks ago. The state had six witnesses who were sure that Mr. Willis was going at a speed exceeding 15 miles an hour, but they had no means of telling how fast he was going, no one had kept time, and John A. Dunlap, attorney for Mr. Willis, quite clearly stated the case to the court when he said that evidence of that kind proved nothing on which a conviction could be procured. - * ■ z Prosecutor Longwell handled the state’s side of the case and tried hard to make a conviction, but When the defense introduced Vermont Hawkins, of Chicago,* - a brother-in-law of the defendant, and an expert chauffeur, who was seated in the car with Mr. Willis at the time of the alleged violation, and he testified that he was watching the speedometer all the time, and at no time did they exceed 15 miles an hour while within the city limits, the state’s case was about the same as lost Attorney Dunlap stated that the evidence they had thus given was positive, while the state was merely guessing at the speed. He .showed that all the state’s witnesses were in front of the machine when they alleged that it was going fast and compared their position with that of people on a depot platform who imagine a train that is coming into a station is going at enormous speed, when it is almost at a standstill. He also brought out that Mr. Willis was taking relatives to the home of Leslie Alter, in Union township, who was reported very sick that day, following his frightful burns. Judge Bussell took the case under advisement Friday after hearing the evidence and the argument, and did not render his decision until this Saturday morning. He stated that the state had failed tb establish the speed of the auto, tfnd that if the defendant was charged with a serious crime, the evidence would not be sufficient to merit consideration. He said that while the purpose of the trip to see a sick relative was an extenuation for exceeding the speed limit, he did not think it necessary to consider that feature, because it was not established that the driver had gone faster than the law allows. \ 4 Both Mr. Willis and his attorney were much elated over their victory. No case in the justice’s court in recent years has created so much interest with the people.

Next Two Band Concerts to Be Held Wednesday Evenings.

Owing to the fact that the Rensselaer Boys’ Band is engaged to play at Fountain Park on Thursday evenings, August 17th and 24th, it has been decided to hold the band concerts In Rensselaer on Wednesday evenings. August 16th and 23rd. Don’t forget the change. ' ■ v .Chas. Harmon is here from Terre Haute to' remain over Sunday. Mrs. Harmon and little daughter will remain for about three weeks. Roy Gundy, a 1909 graduate, is spending a few days with friends and relatives in Rensselaer, Remington-and Fair Oaks. His parents moved from the latter town to Gary, where Roy is working as an electrician. He is taking a two weeks* vacation. Miss 8. M. Davidson, of Carthage, 111., is spending a few days here with her sister, Mrs. G. A. Williams and husband. She is the music instructor in the college at her home city, and during the summer has been taking .special work in New York City and has just returned from there.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1911.

APOPLETIC STROKE RESULTS IN MANN SPITLER’S DEATH.

Thayer Citizen Died at 2:30 O’clock This Saturday Morning at Home sf Rensselaer Relatives. Mann Spitler died this Saturday morning at 2:80 o’clock at the home of the widow of his cousin, Marion L. Spitler, on Vah Rensselaer street. He passed quietly away, having never regained consciousness since he was stricken with apoplexy at the office of Dr. Medrill, where he was taken ThursdasQdorning for treatment He was surrounded when death came by a number of relatives, including J. R. Spitler, of North Judson; Thomas, Zachariah and Mann, Jr., of Thayer, and Mrs. Nellie Tabor, of Brook. His wife was also present when dissolution took plaee. The body was taken to the Spitler home in Thayer this Saturday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock, and the funeral will be held Monday afternoon. Burial will be made in the Roselawn cemetery. ' Mr. Spitler was an extensive land owner in Newton county, near Thayer, and a few years ago made some land investments in Alabama. He was a frequent visitor in Rensselaer, but being a man of quiet disposition, was known but little, except by, those who had business dealings with him.

NEW MINISTER ENGAGED FOR CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Rev. W. G. Winn Coming From Pittsburg to Accept Call Unanimously Extended by Congregation.

Rev. W. G. Winn, of Pittsburg, Pa., has advised the trustees of the Christian church that he will accept the call unanimously extended to him and that he will be here ready to take up his work as pastor on Sept Ist Rev. Winn came here from Chicago two or three weeks ago and preached at the Christian church in the morning and at the vesper services in the evening. He made a favorable Impression and was asked to accept the pastorate at that time. He had never preached in a small city and the salary was much less than he bad meen receiving. He made a comparison of rentals, etc., and after talking the matter over with his family on his return home it was decided to accept the pastorate and his favorable letter will be very pleasing* to the members of that church. Rev. Winn’s family consists of a wife and two daughters, 13 and 15 years of age. Members of the churcn are on the lookout for a house for the family.

METERS HAVE ARRIVED; INSTALLATION TO START.

Business Circuit Will Be First in Establishing New System for Electricity in Rensselaer. City Light and Water Superintendent Chamberlin will begin Monday to install about one hundred meters in the business circuit of Rensselaer. The meters have arrived and will be placed as rapidly as possible, thereby conforming to a desire expressed by a number of citizens in a petition presented to the council several •months ago. It is expected that the meter system will lead to the establishing of a day current. This will probably be followed by the adoption of electric power to replace a number of gasoline engines now in use. After the business circuit is supplied with meters, they will be placed in the residence section also, and then every person will pay for just vjhat electricity he uses.

Will Take Charge of Big Commercial School at Vincennes.

J. Gaylord McFarland, who has been taking some special commercial training in Chicago for the past few weeks, has just accepted the management of the Vincennes Business College, and will take charge of it at once. The school has an attendance of about 100 students. It is a branch of the Marion Business college of which Gaylord is a graduate ahd for which he has managed other branches, but none with nearly so large an attendance. The selection of him for the place is a high compliment to his ability. Gaylord will act as an instructor in some of the branches, in addition to having general charge of the school.

Funeral of Mrs. Arthur Waymire to Be Held Sunday.

The funeral of Mrs. Arthur Waymire will be held at Trinity M. E. church in .Rensselaer Sunday afternoon at -2 o’clock, being conducted by Rev. E. M.'Kuonen, of the Barkley church, and Rev. C. L. Harper, of Trinity. Burial will be made in Weston cemetery.

FIGHT AT ROSELAWN WAS VIEWED BY PASSENGERS.

Defendant in Divorce Suit Hits Man Seen With His Wife and Lively Scrap Followed. Passengers on Monon* train No. 5 this Saturday morning Saw a lively scrap on the depot platform at Roselawn. The principals were James H. Cox, whose wife, Mendora Alice Cox, has just, sued for divorce on the grounds of drunkenness, desertion and failure to provide, and “Bill” .Snyder, who was accompanying Mrs. Cox to Rensselaer to procure a marriage license for her daughter, Hazel Mary Cox, 16 years of age, who wanted to marry Robert Jones, aged 23, of Hamlet. According to Snyder he has lived for many years in the Cox family and has helped Mrs. Cox care for the farm since her husband left home. He said that he was waiting at the depot platform at Roselawn for the train and when it pulled in, “Jim” Cox, who was supposed to be in Illinois, stepped off and grabbed him by the shoulder with his left hand. He had a big bump over the eye where he had been hit. He stated that he had been told several times that Cox was going to kill him, and he set in to defend himself, and hit Cox four times in the face and hbad, but failed to knock him down. They grappled and fell, Snyder on top. Cox had Snyder’s arms pinned so that he could not do very much, but he managed to strike Cox one or two times. When the train started to pull out, Snyder jerked loose and came on to Rensselaer. Aside from the bump over his eye and a badly bruised fist, which had been damaged on Cox’s head, he was not badly hurt. He talked about the fight freel-y to the reporter and said that he was_not at all afraid of Cox, although the latter was much the larger. He said there was no reason for Cox to feel sore at him, as he had given him no right to be. Snyder’s description of the fight was borne out by several passengers who witnessed the scrap. Mrs. Cox procured the license for her daughter and her intended and all returned to Keener township by the wiay of Roselawn. The wedding was to take place to eight. If Cox remains at Roselawn he may try to get at Snyder when he returns this afternoon.

Young Man Arraigned on Serious Charge of Paternity.

Squire Irwin held a preliminary hearing Friday afternoon of Clinton Saldla, who is charged by Ella Elizabeth Thomas wittf the paternity of her six-months-old baby. The young man protested his Innocence, but the Squire bound him over to the circuit court, placing his bond at SSOO. This was supplied by his father, Isaac Saidla, and his attorney, G. A. Williams.

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LET HEATHENS SUFFER; RELATIVES NEED THE MON.

Will of Philanthropic Farmer Broken After Hp Had Provided for Aid to the Poor. Fowler Republican-Leader. Miss Emma Johnston, with her attorney from Lafayette, were in Fowler Monday and the fractional 'eighty acres farmed by Ed Cyr was appraised by John Scheetz and Frank Simms. The land was appraised at slls pe? acre; some five hundred and odd bushels of oats were appraised at 35c per bushel; the crop of corn of forty-two acres was appraised at twenty-five bushels and-the price at fifty cents per bushel. The land was the property of John Johnson, the youngest son of Thomas Johnson. He died a few weeks ago and gave the eighty acres of land to two persons living in St. Louis, advising that it be sold and the proceeds be used in “spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ among the heathens.” The farm in Tippecanoe county was to be divided among his heirs as the law prescribes. A Lafayette paper prints an account that the widow had renounced the will and had elected to take under the law. Mr. Johnston was a very good man, kind to the poor, generous to his church, knew how to make money, but had nd regard for dress. It is stated that he would go to church on a bicycle wearing overalls. One time he read in a newspaper that a meeting was to be held in one of the churches in Chicago to decide what to do. The church was in debt $1,500. If it could not be met the church would be sold. During the meeting a poor looking man slipped in took a seat near the door. It was decided that they could not raise the money and it would have to be sold. And then Mr. Johnston took out a stub pencil and wrote out a check for $1,500 and walked up and gave it to the people in charge of the meeting. He did not want to talk about the matter and insisted that it be kept out of the papers and when it was printed; he was very mad.

Ten Acre Farm in Orange County As Apple Show Prize.

Ed Smith, member of the commission in charge of the apple show to be held in Indianapolis this fall, Friday received advices that the commissionof Orange county had decided to offer ten acres of ground as one of the prizes to be awarded at the show. The exhibit for which the tract will be given will be decided at an early meeting of the commission. Orange county is said to be fast coming to the front as a fruit-producing section, largely owing to the activity of several large companies which have mad? investments there.

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Rensselaer People Enjoying Trip In Mountains of Colorado.

Longmont, Colo., Aug. 10, 1911. Editor Republican: . Thinking you would perhaps like to hear how we are enjoying our trip In the west, thought I would write you a little about this beautiful country, it is so far ahead of our expectations. I would only fall in ’«tying to describe it. One must see it to appreciate it. We are just home from a trip to Eldorado Springs in the mountains. Surely had a grand time. Saw more beautiful sights in one day than ever before in our lives. We rested in a cave and climbed the crazy steps* up almost a thousand feet, near the Moffatt road. Our party consisted of Charles Nowels and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murray, formerly of Rensselaer, and Gaylord Nowels and family. There Is an incline railway, almost straight up, which is run by water power, the ears being pulled by cable- It is run by a hotel company and Craig’s hotel is at the top. .Part of our party went to the top and ’felt well paid, as the scenes from the top could not be described. We saw the remains of an auto that went over the cliff, falling six hundred feet. A woman fell and rolled the entire distance, but was not killed and her husband was only bruised. We are leaving now for Elk Falls, Kans., where we will visit before returning home. Yours truly,

MRS. J. Q. ALTER.