Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1911 — Page 1

No. 290.

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TIbELUS THEHIRc J. H. S. ELLIS, Manager. TO-NIGHT - ' . ——- Warner Stock Co. PRESENTS “Che Dean” POPIfrAR PRICES: 15c, 25c, 356. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. - Old popping corn, that will all pop. EGER. > Jesse Wilson came down frqm Hammond today. ‘ ”S“* . • ■« . ..a f . Misses Blanche and Edna Babcock went to Chicago today. it ■ •George Ketchum went to Chicago this afternoon on business. Try our home made sauer kraut. 20 cents per gallon. E. S. Rhoades. ■ ' V' A daughter was horn to Mr.- and Jtfrs. Gus Grant this morning. —-- - New corn meal and buckwheat from Alter’s mill at Rhoades* grocery. Henry Wells, of Garrettsville, Ohio, is visiting his cousin, Mrs./Austln Hopkins. • Mrs. Green'would like to make your Christmas fruit cake. Order early. Phone 477. B. Forsythe, who has been taking in the fat stock and land show at Chicago, returned home today. Have your piano tuned by Otte Braun. Leave your order with any of thfe band boys. Mrs. 8. C. Irwin and little daughter Genevieve, and Miss Marguerite Irwin went to Chicago this morning. ■ □ ■ < " ■ ' Eat Mrs. Green’s good home made bread, “The Best Ever.” delivered at your door; Phone Wl. “>• C. J. Dean and son Delos, B. Forsythe and James Donnelly visited the fat stock show at Chicago yesterday. None better and few as good as the Weber Wagon, sold and warranted by Hamilton & Kellner. Editor Healey went to Chicago today to attend the banquet to be given by the Indiana Society this evening. Chas. Parker and son Russell went to Frankfort this afternoon, to spend ■Sunday with Mr. Parker’s sister, Mrs. George Moss. We would appreciate ypur coal orders and will give you the very best service possible. • HAMILTON & KELLNER. James A. Cochell, an ex-saloon keeper of Monon, has been arrested and charged with the Illegal sale’of liquor and running a gambling house. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Parks left yesterday for Coffee county, Texas., where they will spend the winter and they may locate there permanently. • .

We have for dale all kinds of feed and are in splendid shape to do your grinding. HAMILTON & KELLNER. Don’t pay a big price for a new article, of clothing until you see, if George Robinson has a good second hand article for less than half the* price. • ' James Frazer, of Dunkirk, and Martin Bartz, of Hartford City, who hare been spending the- week In a bunting trip with W. H. Klplinger, returned to their respective homes today. Having bought several tons of coffee before the last big advance, we are still able to sell you a good old Santos coffee for 22c a pound. JOHN EGER.

The Evening Republican.

tonight’s Program —♦ — ■■ " PICTURES. ./ Regeneration. The Baron. Mesquite’s Gratitude. SAVE YOJJB COUPONS*

.■ George M. Robinson has put in a small new stock of handkerchiefs, socks, suspenders, caps, etc., at his second hand store. Call around and give him a share of your business. 8. W. Williams, on the Monnett farm, raised some fine white corn this year and Wednesday brought a half dozen good ears to The Republican office. His corn went 65 buSh’els to the acre. John R. Wilson and E. D. .Bellows,, of Remington, welre Rensselaer visitors today. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows returned with them to Remington for a over Sunday with the latter, and fa&ily. ’ ? >.- •A . J. W. McEwen, editor of the Demo-pfatic-Sentinel, will be 80 years of age tomorrow, Dec. 10th. He has been in bad health for the past four or five weeks and has not pifblished a paper since that time. James M. McDonald, now of Maxwell, lowa, where he conducts a meat market, arrived in Rensselaer yesterday for a ssort stay. He will visit W- Frother Tqiq iq„Hanging Grove township and other relatives in Indiana. He has.resided in lowa for fourteen months. Ray' Day, the young man who had a leg broken at Cedar Lake several months ago, has almost'entirely recovered from the injury. His suit agaihst John Mitch, the Cedar Lake saloonkeeper, whom he charges with having caused the injury, will come up at Valparaiso, change of venue. Warren Galbreath, who has been living in Chicago for some years, has moved here and is making his home with his wife’s mother, Mrs. Nancy Lewis, of Barkley township. Mr. Galbreath was forced to leave the city, owing to the condition of his health, at one time being near death’s door. John Hack & Son, the dredge contractors, are very much pleased to find a hard clay underlying the sand ridge on the Jungles ditch. This greatly aided thenq in the deep cut. and they got through it much more easily than they had anticipated. They backed up after crossing in order to widen the channel. The cut at the ridge was 27 feet in depth. They have about 3% miles yet to go. ; ’j Another full auditorium saw the Warner players render their funny comedy drama, “The Simpleton,” last night, and the was a laugh in every Hue. They play their high royalty piece tonight, “The Dean.” This is a college play, the scenes of which are laid on the-campus of one of dur large eastern universities. This is the best play in. their repertoire and owing to this heavy royalty, the prices will be slightly advanced. New specialties between the acts and interspersed during the play.

J. T. Randle hps made quite excellent progress on the large building he is having erected on the site of the old Spitler property. The weather has been 'unfavorable much of the time since the building was begun but the carpenters hpve hustled right along. The building will probably be ready for occupancy as a hotel or boarding house about Feb, 15th. It is a fine improvement for that corner and Mr. Randle has certainly done the town a splendid turn by building it.

- Charles A. Burnett, referee in bankruptcy ,Jn the hearing of the Winamac bankruptcy case, gave permission to B. ftorsythe to reopen the store at Winamac which is involved tn the bankruptcy proceedings. The referee considered this a good time of the year to dispose of the goods, so he madp the order to that effect Mr. Forsythe is required to give bond for the Value of the goods and if the case is finally decided against him, he,will be required to turn over the receipts from the sale of the goods to the court for distribution among the creditors of the bankrupt Butter keeps advancing and creamery is going out of sight For a good substitute try our fancy, pure butterine at 10c a pound. Try it if not satisfactory return it and get your money back. z JOHN EGER.

Bntefed January 1, is»7, as second class nuUl matter, at ths post-offlcs at Bsasaslasr, Indiana, under ths act of March 3,187 S.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1911.

LITTLE PROGRESS MADE IN POOLE TRIAL FRIDAY.

Court Adjourned Early Because the Prosecution Exhausted supply of Witnesses. ■ > The state’s attempt to prove that William Poole, the brother of the defendant in the John W. Poole murder trial,- had a bad reputation in his neighborhood, was the only thing of importance that was brought up yesterday. A large number of the character witnesses who live near Poole in Wabash county were put on the stand and they pH said that William Poole had a bad reputation as a man 'of veracity and truth. Elmore Barce, attorney for the defense, showed that in nearly every case, the witness was bitter against Poole and had had trouble with’ him. ■ The court was adjourned at 1:55 o’clock yesterday afternoon unfil 10 o’clock Monday morning, because the state exhausted its suppy of witnesses. There are several who will testify, but who were unable to be in the court room yesterday afternoon. These the state will examine Monday and will then start with their medical experts.. Judge DeHart announced at the opening of the afternoon session that he would adjourn court at 2 o’clock because an uncle of Juror. George Wray had. died at Crawfordsville, but the shortage of witnesses mads this unnecessary. Prosecutor Frank Kimmel started withthe examination of the witnesses' at the morning session. John Alger, of Wabash county, was placed On the-«tand'flrsU JJe said. that he was a farmer and school teacher and that lie had known William Poole, the debrother, for the past forty years and ’ lived near him. He stated that William Poole’s reputation fobtruth and veracity in his neighborhood was bad. On cross-examination, he admitted that he and Poole had not been on speaking terms for a number of years* Fred Hampert, also a farmer of Wabash county and' a neighbor of William Poole, said that his reputation for truth and veracity was bad. He admitted to Mr. Barce’s examination that he had trouble with Poole. Schuyler Long, another of Poole’s neighbors, testified to the same thing concerning William Poole’s character. He admitted that he and Poole had been involved in litigation and that he had not spoken to him for ten years. John Malott also said that his reputation for veracity was not good. Charles Wasen, of Wabash county, was called to the stand. He said that the general reputation of William Pdole in the neighborhood in which he lives is bad. Fred Holstein, of Wabaffii cottnty, was put on the stand. He lives near William Poole and has known him for forty years. He said that WiUiam Boole’s reputation for truth and veracity was bad. ■ Charles A. Armstrong, of Jasper county, testified that he was a member of the regular jury panel of the 'circuit court in Jasper county when John W. Poole was tried for assault and battery In 1909. He stated that he believed Poole to be a person of sound mind. Joseph Nagel, of Jasper county, was also a membef of the regular jury and H. J. Dexter, of Rensselaer, was also a member. Both said they thought Poole sane. Arthur Stewart, of Jasper county, was also a member of the petit Jury that tried Poole. He did not notice any thing-peculiar about Poole. The next witness was Grant Davisson, of Jaspey county, who for four years was a township trustee. Poole purchased his farm from the witness’ brother about eight years ago. Mr. Davisson said that he considered Poole a person of 4gund mind. Harvey Davisson, .of Jasper county, who owns land adjoining Poole’s, said that he Saw Poole often and had had business deals with him. He stated that he believed Poole to be of sound mind. Elk ward Ritter, who owns 200 acres near the Poole Jasper county farm, was next on the stand. Poole boarded with the witness for a week about three years ago. Pdole was a person of sound mind, he said. L. P. Shirer, of Rensselaer, was the first witness called by th** state at the afternoon session. He was sheriff of Japer county in 1909. He arrested Poole in September of 'that year at his Beaton county farm. He said in part: ;■ . *’■’ ‘When I arrested Poole he seemed surprised. The charges were assault and battery and assault and battery with intent to. commit a crime. “He had a few small trees thn* ••ere split at the bottom and he asked me to watt while he budded those trees. We then went to the house, had dinner, then went to Fowler and saw his attorney, get some money from the

Santa Claus Pays Visit To Bensselaer Today.

As had been previously announced, Santa Claus came to Rensselaer today, on the ten o’clock train from the south. About two hundred children were at the train to meet him, and a great shout went up when the rosy and smiling countenance of good old Saint Nick was seen to emerge from the coach. He immediately became the center of a mob of youngsters, that stuck’closer thair a brother, and the concourse followed him as jie wended his way townward. Each child Was to get a present, and only one previous announcement hadheen made through the columns of this paper last night. The throng that greeted the patron saint of the yule tide speaks volumnes for the value of publicity in these columns. ♦ •

This was an advertising "stunt” of Jarrette’s Variety Store.

Court Finds For Plaintiff Wasson Granted Injunction.

After hearing all the ‘evidence in the Wasson-Jackson injunction suit, Judge Hanley found that the plaintiff was entitled to injunctive relief, and ordered Joseph Jackson be restrained from operating a bus line in the city of Rensselaer. He also gave judgment for one dollar damages and overruled the defendant’s motion fbr a new trial. The verdict was rendered about five thirty Friday evening, and Jackson was not allowed to make the evening trains. This case has. probably caused more comment, and been the subject of more discussion, than any trial that hM. feeen mapy years. Just what Mr. Jackson’s plans for the future are we. have not learned.

H. J. Bartoo Buys Paper In North Manchester.

H. J. Bartoo, former editor of the Morocco Courier, but who has been running a job printing office at Tacoma, Wash., for the past three years, has purchased the North Manchester News .in Wabash county. Mr. Bartoo has been running the paper the past few months under lease. North Manchester is a town , about the size of Rensselaer and has one other paper.

bank and went to .Rensselaer in an automobile. “When we got there his attorney made arrangements for his trial and I placed him in jail. He was in jail for six or seven days.” Sheriff Shirer said that after the trial he wegt with Poole and got money from a bank to pay the fine. The witness said that he considered Poole to be a person of sound mind. The witness was then excused. Judge DeHart then said he would hear the attorneys’ arguments on the state’s motion of striking out part of the evidence of the insane hospital records to which Dr. Geo. E. Edenharter, superintendent of the hospital, testified yesterday afternoon and the jury was excused. ' ( The court reporter read the evidence that had been given. Judge DeHart said that he thought the diagnos is of acute and recurrent insanity should remain in the case; the evidence showing where he was committed, when he was furloughed and discharged and the condition of the discharge should also he retained. Judge DeHart said that the evident? of acute mania in the hospital records was of some Importance In this case, to which Mr. Barce smiled. The court said to him that if he could make that polity strong enough to acquit Poole, he had no objection. The jury yvas then returned. Stephen J. Comer, of Jasper county, was then called to the stand. He was fermerly a trustee of Union township and is at present a county commissioner.

The witness said that he has land near Poole’s Jasper county farm. He told of buying eighteen hoga of Poole in 1907, when he had to pay ten ceiii* a hundred more than the marke* price Mr. Comer told of conversations and other business deals he had with Poole. Poole eftme to him once, he said, and objected to a proposed ditch that would have through his land He said that if it would be run slraiglit across his land he would:<’i remonstrate and the ditch was dug that way. He said that at times Poole kept forty to fifty head of stock on his Jasper county farm and that he shipped most of it Air. Comer said that Poole talked coherently and that he believqo him. to be of sound mind, The witness was cross-examined. Judge DeHart then adjourned odurt at 1:55 o'clock until Monday morning at 10 o'clock.

? No. 6651. REPORT OP THE CONDITION OP THE first national Bank At Rensselaer, Indiana, ' ' At the close of business, December sth, 1911.

RESOURCES. Loans and Di5c0unt5.5286,972.94 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 4,084.34 U. 8. Bonds to secure circulation 25,000.00 Bonds, Securities, etc.. ...;. 7,500.00 Banking House 8,000.00 Other Real Estate owned... 2,365.00 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents). <.. 1,495.68 Due from State and Private ' Banks and Bankers, Trust Companies, and Savings Banks 5,064.91 Due ? from, approved Reserve . Agents 60,843.01 Checks and other cash items 2,031.72 of Other National Banks 900.00 Fractional Paper Currency, * Nickels and cents. 78.42 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: , • Specie ....$10,437.40 Legal-tender Notes 7,000.00 17,437.40 Due from U. S. Treasurer... 1,250.00 Total $423,03148

State of Indiana, County of Jasper, sa: I, E: L. Hollingsworth, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. « E. L. HOLLINGSWORTH, Cashier. Cdh'ect-Atefet: - JOHN M. WASSON, ED. P. HONAN, GEORGE E. MURRAY, " ’ T Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of December 1911. \ e GEORGE A. WILLIAMS, Notary Public.

WEATHER FORECAST, Rain tonight and Sunday.

Royal Neighbor Officers For The Ensuing Year,

The Royal Neighbor Camp elected the following officers Wednesday lor the ensuing year: Oracle, Mabie Reed; vice- oracle, Bessie Payne, past oracle, Adda Reed; chancellor, Fredricke Platt; recorder, Lonella Childers; reseiver, Mary Howj; marshal, Irene Arnott; assistant marshal, Belle Maxwell ; inner sentinel,. Mary Duggins; outer sentinel, Annie Putt; physician, M. D. Gwin; third manager, Ora Yeoman; camp deputy, Mary Bennett; the five graces, Jennie Barner, Anna Wylie, Florence Putt, Mary Childers, Viola Mackey; installation officer, M. E. Bennett.

Christian Church.

Services will be held Dec. 10th as follows: Bible School at 9:30 a. m.; Worship and Communion 10:45 a. m.; Christian Endeavor 6 p. m.: Evangelistic Services 7 p. m. Evening subject: “Man’s Value to Society.”

The Corn Contest.

All entries for the corn contest must be in by Tuesday, t>ec. 12, at 4 o’clock. Contest open to thq world; all entries 25 cents. Take corn to the Catholic Hall any time.

We uploaded our fifteenth car ot flour last week since the first day of January, 1911. Two hundred and ten barrels to the car, making twelve' thousand and six ■ hundred sacks of 50 pounds each. Quality is what sells flour. Every sack of Aristes flour makes a new friend a better one. I . , JOHN EGER.

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‘ LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in 560,000.00 Surplus fund 15,006100 Undivided profits, less Expenses and Taxes paid... 16,483.51 National Bank Notes outstanding: 25,000.00 Due to State Banks and Bankers 11,888.01 Individual deposits subject to 1 check ... 318.13C82 Demand certificates of deposit 73JJ17.14 Certified checks 3,000.00 r - '~r~—. Total .$423,023.48

Telephone Any Number For Wasson’s Bus, Day or Night. All calls for bus service, either to the trains, down town, or from one part of the city to another, promptly answered. Call any of the following phones: Makeever Hotel; Phone MW. H. Wasson’s residence. No. 49. W. F. Frye’s residence, Na 389. The patronage of all the public Is solicited. HARRISON WASSON. .. ~i. ji ..xul-- . •!* Annual Christmas Bazaar. The ladies of the Presbyterian church are busy making preparations for their annual Christmas bazaar, which will be held December 14, 15 and 16. The bazaar will be open to the public Thursday and Friday afternoons, and all day Saturday. A market will be held in connection on Saturday. The usual large array of fancy articles will be on sale, including the useful as well as the ornamental. The place will be announced later. Notice to Stockholders. Notice is hereby givenWst the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Rensselaer Commercial Club will be held on Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock p. m. December 13, 1911, at the office of Charles G. Spitler in Rensselaer, Indiana, for the purpose of electing nine directors to serve tor the ensuing year and such other business as may regularly come before said meeting. CHARLES G. SPITLER, 1 / Secretary-Treasurer. The Presbyterian bazaar will be held in the Odd Fellows’ building on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14th, 15th and 16th.

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