Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1911 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Will McKinney went to Hoopeston, 111., today, on a business £rip. Auction every afternoon and evening at 2 and 7 P. M. Ransford’s Bankrupt Stock. “The Millionaire Tramp” at the opera house this evening is sure to please you. See the great comedy, “The Millionaire Tramp” at the opera house tonight. - Mrs. John Crltser is reported to be, in a quite critical condition now. She has consumption. Miss Eva Altemus returned to Chicago this morning, after a visit with Mrs. Cleve Eger. Mrs. L. H. Tooley, of Columbus, came Saturday to visit her brothers, Harry and Landy McGee. Frank Dwlggins went to Chicago this morning to take up his senior year in Bennett Medical College. Dr. John Ellis is down from Chicago for a few days’ visit with his father, J. H. S. Ellis, and his brother Jim. it Mrs. Frank Leach, of Geddes. S. Dak., came Saturday to see her brother, John Critzer, and his invalid wife. A Mrs. A. E. Wallace and little daughter and Miss Frances Irwin went to Chicago today to remain a couple of days.

Lyman Zea will go to Momence, 111., tomorrow to canvas for the sale of reliable pain killer and furniture polish. Jacob Wright returned this morning from Frankfort, where he and Mrs. Wright went Saturday. She will remain for about a week’s visit. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Payne returned to Hammond this morning, after a visit since last Tuesday with their son Charley and othe* relatives. The controller of currency has reextended the corporate existence of the First National bank of Bloomington, Ind., until September 14, 1931. Mrs. Fred Maibauer and Mrs. Ralph Maibauer and Miss Frances Maibauer, of Medaryville, were guests Saturday and Sunday of Lyman Zea and family. Tobe B. Pullins, of Phoenix, who has been here for several weeks, left this morning for Fort Dodge, lowa, where his wife is visiting her parents. After a week there they will go to their home near Phoenix. Alonzo Sawln, of Edinburg, was a guest over Sunday of his brother, A. W. Sawin. Chas. Bowman, formerly of Edinburg, but for the past several year a resident of Kremlin, Okla., also came Saturday for a visit of several days with Mr. Sawin. “Uncle” Charles Pullins and niece, Miss Mary Daniels, will start tomorrow to Mitchell, S. Dak., where they will visit Robert Shook and family. Miss Daniels will go from there to Geddes to visit other relatives. They will probably be absent about six weeks. Mr. and MraJ Leßoy Gaffield and children left this morning for their home in Fountain, Mich., after a visit of a week with his father, W. P. Gaffield and family. Leßoy has been in Michigan for the past five years, and Js prospering in the real estate business.

The Wrens were defeated by Goodland Saturday. Lack of practice seemed their chief trouble. The team that played Saturday, with practice, would be able to handle any team in this part of the state, but costly errors let Goodland get 12 runs. The Wrens got only 4. Alfred Dunaway came down from Chicago Sunday night for a visit with hi* cousin, Mrs. A. J. Bellows, and with his sister. Miss Etta Dunaway, who is a guest at the Bellows home. Mr. Dunaway is the assistant draftsman in the office of the sanitary drainage headquarters fbr Chicago. A Classified Adv. will sell it

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TONIGHT’S PBOGBAM ♦ — ■ PICTURES. . a - 1. AT THE GRINGO NINE. DURING CHERRY TINE.

WOODSHED FIRE CAUSED SUNDAY NIGHT SCARE.

Damage of About $75 Caused to Shed In Bear of D. HL Worland’s Residence at 10 O’clock. The fire company was called out Sunday night to subdue a blaze in the coal and woodshed in the rear of D. M. Wbrland’s residence on Van Rensselaer street, the first door south of the grade school building. It was about 10 o’clock when the shrill whistle brought people to their feet with a start. The flames were issuing from the top of the shed and threatening to set fire to the residence. The fire company soon had the blaze under control, but the shed, which was probably worth about $75, was almost entirely ruined. In the evening Dave’s little son Carl had gone to the woodshed for kindling and had struck a match. It went out and he lighted another one. It was so dark that he gave up getting the kindling and returned to the house. It was about two hours later when one of the Worland girls who happened to go to the kitchen saw the fire crackling out of the roof of the shed. It was soon conquered, after the fire company responded.

A false alarm of fire was Sent in Saturday night and the company responded by running almost to the depot.

ATTENTION LADIES! Tuesday afternoon at 2 P. M., we will sell all of the laces, embroideries and ribbons we have in the Ransford stock at auction. Nothing but laces, embroideries and ribbons will be offered at this auction. Only 49 went to Chicago on the Sunday excursion. F. E. JLewis and wife and C. J. Hobbs and wife, of Kersey, were visitors in the city over Friday night. Elzie Swim found a fountain pen lost by Geo. W. Healey and promptly returned it to its owner after seeing an advertisement in The Republican. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jouvenat, of Chicago, are guests of Mrs. C. George and family. Mrs. Jouvenat has been here for several days and he joined here here last evening. L. H. Hemphill shipped a set of horse stocks one day last week to the U. S. army post at Prescott, Ariz. He has received several orders from the government' for stocks. Dr. and Mrs. Carney, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ryan and Misses Hinkle and Sallie Ryan, of Delphi, and Mr. and Mrs. Abe Porter, of Logansport, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan, having come over by autoes. Judge and Mrs. T. J. Cleeton, of Portland, Oreg., who have been visiting John English and family for a few days, left this morning for their home in Portland. Mrs. Cleeton was a daughter of Alfred Shannahan, a number of years ago a resident of Jasper county. t Allen Swim, the cemetery sexton, has the graveyard looking mighty nice now. He has completed the big task of leveling and seeding the new part and by spring a fine grass plot will extend to the river. Mr. Swlnl is giving satisfaction as sexton and takes lots ocf pride in his work. Richard Graham, of Indianapolis, the state agent for Bowker fertilizers, was here over Sunday. J. J. Weast, the man who skipped out following his arrest on the charge of running a blind tiger, had been the Banker agent and had sold a lot of fertilizer here. Mr. Graham transferred the agency to W. W. Francis and Chas. SaMla, and these gentlemen will look after Its sale in the future. Nothing has been heard from Weast and nothing will probably be heard from him. His wife is said to be very much alarmed about his failure to send her some word and her distress has been somewhat relieved by the kindly ministra.tions of neighbors. £ Calling. Cards at The Republican.

DatereA January 1, I**T, as Mcon*-claa« mall matter, at tea poat-oSoo at Banaaalaar, xaftlaaa, under the act of Marojk *, I*7*.

I RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1211.

ONE BIG DAY MADE HORSE SHOW SUCCESS

Unfavorable Weather for Three Days Followed by Glorious Day That Brought Great Crowd.

A SPLENDID EXHIBIT

Light Hamess, Saddle and Draft Horses in Large Numbers and a General Satisfactory Week In Every Respect Saturday was a glorious day and a great crowd _ visited Rensselaer and put in a ful] day of amusement. It was the only first class day from a weathpr standpoint and also the only real good day in point of attendance. Thursday was a very good day so far as a crowd was concerned and would have been much better except that the early morning rain was followed by heavy crowds that oVerhung the city all day and threatened to deluge this section of Indiana at any time. While there have been more people in Rensselaer in--a single day. than there were last Saturday it has been only on rare occasions and restauranteurs, confectioners, concessionists, show proprietors, hitch barn owners and the merry-go-round proprietor were all quite well pleased, both with the business of the day and of the week.

Opening up with some disappointment because all of the promised shows were not on hand and because there were no entries for the pony class and because there seemed to be some general doubt as to whether we would have enough attractions to please large crowds if we got them, and followed with the largest rain Thursday morning that has visited this part of Indiana in years and by another big rain Friday morning, the event closed Saturday night at midnight with general satisfaction on all hands.

The show of horses and colts was the best of the three years ttyat Rensselaer has given a horse show and the greatest satisfaction exists with respect to the Friday and Saturday exhibits. There would have been many more entries but for one thing. This was the fact that late summer pasture has been very poor and many well bred and first class horses and colts were in poor show condition on this fact and their owners did not show them. The driving and riding exhibition Friday was all that could have been asked for.

Saturday was draft horse day and some of the individuals in stud, mare and colt classes are among the best animals in Indiana. Crowds lined th* street to watch the exhibits from morning until after the big parade of all the horses shown, and expressions of approval came from all sides. The most pleasing of the Meek attractions seemed to be the marry-go-round, which was the best ever seen in Rensselaer and which did a S6OO business during four days. The “African'Bin” was another popular street concision. A good natured darkey occupied a trap seat above a tank of water. The trap was controlled by a spring that was released when a disc above the darkens head was struck with balls thrown by patrons of the game. In front of the darky was a screen with balls thrown by patrons of the game. In front of the darkey was a screen of poultry wire to protect him from being hit, and whenever the disc was hit the darkey would fall into the tank of water. He kept up a continual jollying in his talk and the concession did a lot of business.

The diving ponies, Max and June, were the leading free attraction. The beautiful little Arabian horses would mount the stand from which they jumped into a big tank of water as though they were anxious for the dip. They usually waited for a time, however, after looking twenty feet below into the great tank of water, and had to be coaxed a good deal before they cut loose. Their owner, a woman, stood below and soon persuaded them to leap, and they plunged into the tank and then swam to the sloping bank and came out. One of the horses frequently jumped without being coaxed. It was quite a performance and while some objected to it as be*

ing cruel to the little dumb beasts, most everyone crowded about to witness the act twice each day, remaining until 10 o’clock or later at night to see it

The Vontella and Nina trapeze act was not very sensational and added but little to the free show. The minstrel show did a very good business and was about as good as is usually seen with carnival companies, which is not a very high compliment. The vaudeville was a little better and also did a good business. The “10 in 1” show did a big business. Some freaks, living and dead, a few snakes, two crocodiles and a boxing kangaroo constituted the show. The management of the carnival feature of the horse show for the commercial club, D. M. Worland and J. H. S. Ellis, are well pleased with the result. They were able to settle satisfactorily with Mr. Meek, who brought the shows here, and that end of the business paid out even better than had been expected at the start. The shows all moved out Sunday. The diving horses went to Illinois, where they joined another company. All the other attractions went to Remington where they will appear during the week. Remington will also give a horse show from Wednesday to Saturday, inclusive. Mr. Meek has promised another free act to replace the diving horses. The prizes were awarded in the horse show classes as follows: GENERAL PURPOSE CLASS Best 3-year-old and over—John O’Connor, first; John F. Kelley, second; Cyrus Rice, third. Best 2-year-old and under 3—A. F. Kiper, first Best 1-year-old and under 2 —Jesse Nichols, first; John Kolhoff, second, Jesse Nichols, third. Best suckling colt—Lloyd Parks, first; John R. Lewis, second; John M. Price, third. Best general purpose team —H. W. Pierson, first; John R. O’Connor, second. MULE CLASS Best pair mules in harness, 3 years old and over—Joe Thomas, first; John Zimmer, second. Best mule, 3 years old and over— Joe Thomas, first and second; John Zimmer, third. Best mule, 2 years old and under 3 —John Zimmer, first. Best mule, 1 year old and under 2 James Lane, first; Dave Yeoman, second. Best suckling mare mule —Jesse Beecher, first; Alf Hoover, second; M. I. Adams, third. Best suckling horse mule —E. E. Garriott, first; John Kolhoff, second; James Lane, third. SWEEPSTAKES Best mule colt under nine months old, any sex—Jesse Beecher. SPECIALS Best 1911 mule colt, any sex, sired by Lucero, D. S. Makeever, owner— Jesse Beecher, first; Alf Hoover, second. Best 1911 mule colt, any sex. sired by Henry Clay, Omar Kenton, owner —E. E. Garriott, first and second.

LIGHT HARNESS HORSES AND SADDLERS.

Best stallion, 3 years old and over, June Henkle, first; Chas. Steele, second; Geo. Wenrlck, third. Best mare or gelding, 3 years old or over—Frank King, first; Chas Steele, second; Cyrus Rice, third. Best colt, any sex, 2 years old aid under 3—Chauncey Wood, first. Best colt, any sex, 1 year old and under 2 —lsaac Glazebrook, first; Ray Parks, second; Albert Gaier, third. Best suckling colt—John R. Lewis, first; F. M. Snyder, second; W. H. Jackson, third. Best single driver, any age—Cyrus Rice, first; Isaac Glazebrook, second; Chas. Steele, third. Best double drivers, any age—Cyrus Rice, first; John O’Connor, second; H. W. Pierson, third. Best single driver, lady driven — Inez Nichols, first; Mrs. Cyrus Rice, second; Miss Nellie Kennedy, third. Best double drivers, lady drivenMrs. Cyrus Rice, first; Miss Nellie Kennedy, .second; Mrs. John O’Connor, third.

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Best saddler, lady ridden—Miss Nellie Kennedy, first; Miss Rice, second. Best saddler, gentleman ridden— Dave Halstead, first; Cyrus Rice, second; Roy Haig, third. Best surrey—John O’Connor, first; Cyrus Rice, second; Dave Yeoman, 3d. Best matched team —Cyrus Rice, first; Dave Halstead, second; John O’Connor, third. Best matched team—F. M. Snyder, first; W. H. Jackson, second.

DRAFT HORSES—ALL BREEDS Best stallion, any breed, 3 years old and over—Gabon, first; Nelson, second; H. E. Lowman, third. Best stallion, any breed, 2 years old and under 3—Barkley Bros., first. Best stallion, any breed, 1 year old and under 2—As J. Biggs, first. Best suckling colt, any breed—Chas. Pullins, first; Emmett Eldredge, second; E. H. Grant, third. Best draft team, any sex—Alfred Christley, first; Garland Grant, second; Cyrus Rice, third. Best draft gelding, 3 years old and over—Alpha Christley, first; Cyrus Rice, second and third. Best draft gelding, 2 years old and under 3—Cyrus Rice, first. Best yearling gelding—D. S. Makeever, first and second. Best draft mare, 3 years old and over—Garland Grant, first; Elbert Potts, second;€T. W. May, third. Best draft mare, 2 years old and under 3—Garland Grant, first; O. E. Hauter, second; Jesse Nichols, third. Best draft colt, 1 year old and under 2—James Lane, first; E. H. Pullins, second; John Kolhoff, third. Best suckling mare colt—Carl Hamacher, first; A. J. Biggs, second; O. E. Hauter, third. SWEEPSTAKES x Best draft colt, any sex, under nine months old—Carl Hamacher. SPECIALS Horse showing best 5 colts—Barkley Bros.’ Gabon fist and Nelson second; King Davis third. Mare showing best 3 colts—Chas. Pullins, first. Best 1911 colt sired by Nelson—A J. Biggs, first; Smith Newell, second. Best 1911 colt sired by Gabon—Chas. Pullins, first; E. Eldridge, second. Best 1911 colt sired by either of J. K. Davis’ stallions—Newt Sunderland, first; Gaylord Parker, second.

Auction every afternoon and evening at 2 and 7 P. M. Ransford’s Bankrupt Stock.

Dancing School Announcement To the People of Rensselaer: On Saturday evening, September 30th, 1911, Professor C. M. Sommers, of Chicago, will open a select school of dancing at the Armory. Instruction class will be held from 7:30 to 9:00, every Saturday evening, followed by an assembly from 9:00 to 11:30. The first regular term, comprising twelve lessons and assemblies, will begin September 30th and conclude Saturday, December 18th. Additional wardrobe space and seating arrangements have been arranged for, and Mrs. C. W. Rhoades has agreed to chaperon the young ladies. A special feature' of the assemblies will be a serial prize watts, in which two couples will be selected each evening during five consecutive assemblies and at the sixth assembly the ten couples so chosen will waltz for the final awardment of the prizes. All those desiring to enroll in the instruction class for the firvt term may sign up and procure season tickets at the following places: Nowels* Restaurant Little Indian Cigar Store C. Earl Duvall Larsh & Hopkins Sam Duvall, Jr. Price per term ticket (including admission to all assemblies) $4 50. Admission at the door (to those not holding term tickets) 75c per couple. For further information see Mr. Sam Duvall, ir.

Ellis Thsatre To-Night The Millionaire Tramp 25c 35c SQo

Say to the Groceryman—--111 BONE GENUINE WITHOUT THIS SIGNATUU

WEATHER FORECAST* Unsettled and cooler tonight; Tuesday fair. Sept 19. —Sun rises 5:44; sets 6:Q3.

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