Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1911 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Carrier Boys Wanted. The Evening Republican 1# in need of two carrier boys. Apply at once at office or phone 18, 114 or 153. Mrs. George McElfresh made a trip to Monon today. Try some of Leavel's home made candies. Attorney William Darroch, of Kentland, was in the city today. That home made candy at Leavel’s bakery is delicious. Try it Mayor Geo.. F. Meyers and daughter, Miss Nell, are spending today in Chi cago. W. H. Berry returned thiß morning from Danville, 111., but Mrs. Berry reinained there for a longer visit. Leonard Elder and Miss' Lilltai Cover returned to Franklin today, where Leonard attends college. Mr. and Mrs. Fred King, of Winona, are here for a few days’ visit with pis parents, Mr. and Mrs., John W. King. Mrs. Will Porter returned to Grand Rapids, Mich., today, after a visit of several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark. Judge Robert S. Vanatta, of Marion, is home for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Vanatta and with bis daughter, Marjorie. , Miss Myrtle Hammerton and Mr. Guy flayes returned to Bast Lynne, 111., today after a visit of several days with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hammerton. 9 -s • • > ,* ■ - **’ . . i

“The Best Ever” borne made bread, cinnamon loaves, cakes, doughnuts, rye and graham bread and Boston baked beans'at Mrs. Green’s bakery. Order the day before. Phone 477. John Bellamy, road master of the Monon, and A. Anderson, of the engineer’s department, the man who designed the new depot, called on Agent Beam today. Dan W. Waymire, of DeMotte, is in town today. He had just returned from Mkrtinsville, where be took treatment at the springs for rheumatism. He feels considerably improved. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Jackson and daughter. Miss Gertrude, went to Monticello today to visit Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Klndlg. Miss Gertrude will remain for several days but her parents will return this evening. Rev. Edward Baech, who has been with relatives here since he came from the hospital in Chicago following his operation, went to his home in Delphi today. Mrs. Baech and daughter had proceeded him there a couple of days. Attorneys G. A. Williams and J. A. Dunlap went to Monticello this morning to argue a legal point before Judge Wason in the suit brought by Jay W. Stockton against E. P. Lane, trustee of Newton township. Mr. Stockton also went to Monticello. The New Year’s reception given by the Ladles Literary Club will be held at the home of Mrs. M. E. Thompson cn River street. Monday afternoon from two o’clock until five. Mrs. JackBon, of Lafayette, will entertain w‘th readings. The public is cdrdlally invited.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Bparling, of DeMotte, were in the city a short time today, on their way to Monon to visit their daughter, Mrs. Dan Fairchild. Mr. Sparling will be 78 years of age on Jan. 12th. Neither he nor Mrs. Sparling have Been enjoying good health this winter. # J. W. Beckman went-to Chicago today for visit of several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Beckman. He travels through Wisconsin and Minnesota and is an enthusiastic LaFollette man, and is taking an active part in forming an organisation of traveling men to boost LaFollette for the republican nomination for

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Miss Zella Thomas and Mr. Ora Miller Married Sunday.

At the residence of Elder Halstead at 7 o’clock last-Sunday evening occurred the marriage of Miss Zella Thomas, daughter of F. M. Thomas, to Mr. Ora Miller, a young farmer residing near Lafayette. The ceremony was performed In the presence of a few relatives and friends and from Elder Halstead’s home the wedding party went to the home of Mrs. Lizzie Guss, an aunt of the bride, where a fine wedding supper was given. It was a very enjoyable event for all who attended. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have gone to their home near Lafayette, carrying with them the best wishes of a large number of friends. Arthur Griffith, the Indiana mathematical wonder, who was fbund dead In bed at Springfield, Mass., Mentioned in Tuesday's Republican, was smothered to death by bedclothes, instead of dying of apoplexy. Griffith was subject to epileptic fits, and bad one in bed. He worked the bed clothes around him so that he was smothered, being found dead in the morning. A neighboring paper makes a monstrous heading of the fact that there were 53 Sundays in 1911. There is nothing peculiar about the fact at all. There are 365 days in a year, which means that there are 52 full weeks and one day left over. On leap years there are two days left over. During 1912 there will be 53 Mondays and 53 Tuesdays and during 1913 there will be 53 Wednesdays and in 1916, only five years away, there will be 53 Sundays again,. Some papers ge-. mighty bard up for news. ; Uncle Sam’s finances are in a “very satisfactory condition,’’ according to President Taft’s message to congress cn departmental affairs, delivered December *2l. The message discussed the nation’s financial status, proposed currency reform and many minor matters pending ih the various departments. A surplus of over $47,000,000 In the receipts for the year over the expenditures was shown by the president’s figures, and he remarked that the postoffice department for the first time in twenty-eight years was selfsupporting. The exchange of the Home Telephone company at Wabash was the scene of a strike yesterday, which resulted in the striking operators gaining the point they sought and causing a thirty-minute interruption In the service. The operators demanded $1 a day for their work. The Management asked that the demands be allowed to go unconsidered until tho first of the year. The operators objected and seventeen of the eighteen removed their receivers and left their chairs. Only the one gfrl refused to join the strikers. The company finally agreed to Increase the girls’ salaries.

The contest wlthip the Republican party in Indiana is not between Mr. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt. Republicans everywhere understand that Mr. Taft was made president by Mr. RooseveU and that criticism of Mr. Taft is* therefore criticism of Roosevelt’s work. The assault on Taft is financed by Wall street interests at President Taft’s sincerity in anti-trust prosecutions. The man in charge of the campaign in ndiana is Mr. McCormick, of the harvester trust, which has robbed the Indiana farmers for a generation, and resents the use of the big stick on the criminal trusts. These people are using the name of Roosevelt only as a means of defeating Taft. Colonel Roosevelt is not the man to put in the White . House and then give aid and comforito the Wall street interests in their effort to put him out There is a big campaign fund behind the anti-Taft movement in Indiana, but it will, take more than stee 1 trusts and harvester trust boodle to influence the voters of this state.— Marion Chronicle.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1911.

BAD MARKSMANSHIP LET CULPRIT MAKE ESCAPE.

Dave Haste Used Pump Ghi on Fleeing Object Eat His Aim. Was Bad and Man Made His Getaway. Residents of the west end of town were startled at about 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening by the rapid firing of a shotgun and those who lived close enough to the scene of activity report that the evening air was not only surcharged with the reports of the shooting but also with a choice variety of cuss words. From all evidence The Republican could acquire, Dave Haste wak the man behind the gun tmd also behind the cussing. Both the epithets and the shot were fired at a fleeing man of mystery, who. outran or dodged five charges of shot fired from Dr.ve’j pump gun. Mr. jmd Mr*. Dave Haste, who live at the corner of Jefferson and West Harrison streets, are themselves considerably mystified at the audtlcity of the man at whom Dave, shot. Several of the neighbors have reported some queer actions in the neighborhood. A mpn has been seen crouching about in its dark places and peeping in windows and has caused 4uite a little terror among tbe women and children. Several petty thefts have occurred and Harrison Timmons had 26 nice young Plymouth Rock pullets stolen. Whether everything that has happened can be traced to 'this one individual or not is uncertain. Mr. Haste works at tbe light plant and as he whs going to work at about 5:30 o’clock he saw an object standing in the Shadow of a tree not far from his house. He returned to inform his wife and told her to telephone him if the man came around their house. Shortly after 7 o’clock Mrs. Haste saw the man just outside of the house, and she called Dave by phone. He responded as quitkly as he could <,and by that time the man was out in the back yard between the Haste and Eld Hall homes. Dave got the pump gun and rushed our demanding that the man give an explanation. The man decided that bis escape depended upon his agility as a footracer and he didn’t stop to explain anything. Then Dave cut loo*e with a lot of clankety Diasrk business and between the dashes end blanks and explans tion points there Defied forth cn the quiet evening air the r oar of his artillery. The‘man ran to the corner of Jefferson street and thence south. Dave was in pursuit and as fast as be could pull the lever and reload the gun he pulled the trigger. Dave say’ the man was abort and had on a light overcoat and from the glimpse Mrs, Haste got pf him thinks he had light hair. Davie has long lege but the blonde short man soon had him outdistanced and Mas so far away that even the pump gun had no terrors for him. Evidently all of Dave’s shots went wild of the mark; at least no one has been around to any of the doctors to have birdshot picked fronn their backs. It is hstdly probable that the culprit will put in his appearance iq that neighborhood again, but if be does he will probably hgve more than one charge of shot to dodge, for about all tbe neighbors have signified their In tentlon of Joining in the man hunt There is nothing more beastly than to skulk about In the shadows of the night, frightening women and incidents of this kind have been reported several times lately as occurring i i different parts of town. A charge of shot planted on tbe slick side of the trousers would be small punishment for a window peeper and it is coming to any fellow that engages in the practice.

Wife of Rev. D. A. Rodgers Died After Long Sickness.

Mrs. D. A. Rodgers died in Wesley hospital In Chicago Tuesday after a sickness of 82 days. She drat had typhoid fever and later pneumonia. She had been in the hospital for the past six weeks. She was the wife of R*v. P. A. Rodgers, who was raised in Barkley township and who is a brother of Mrs. R. A. Parklson. Rev. Rodgers is now pastor of the M. E. church at New Chrlisle, where Mrs. Rodgers was first taken sick. The body was shipped to Flora, Carroll couifer’ for burial, which took place Thursday. R. a. Parklson and son George and daughter Ruth attended the funeral, but Mrs. Parklson was unable to go ep account of her health. Mrs'. Rodgers was formerly Miss Grace Miller and her parents how live at Flora but formerly lived in Monon. They had no children. We will have another car Of thoee fancy Michigan sand-grown potatoes In a few days. JOHN EGER.

Former Rensselaer People are Still Succeeding in Colorado.

David Nowels and wife, of Lamar. C 010.,,, who have been visiting his father, David Nowels, Sr., and other relatives here, left this morning for Delphi to visit her sister, Mrs. Bessie Burk Matthews. They will then go to Cass, county to visit her brother, Manley Burk and family. Mr. Nowels went to Lamar a number of years ago and his father-in-law, George W. Burk, and Thos. Sayler and Wallace Robinson located there at about the same time. He has been engaged in the ranch business but for some time has resided in Lamar and their son Auburn manages the ranch. Tom Sayler and son Frank are engaged in the dredge business and are getting along splendidly and Jay Sayler, who has been a dentist for some years, Is now located at Two Buttes, Colo., about 30 miles from Lamar. Besides having a good dental practice, he is the postmaster of the town and in all respects the “main ’ citizen. Both Frank and Jay are'married and both are quite prosperous. Wallace Robinson died several years ago. Mrs. Robinson still lives at Lamar. Her son Allen and daughter Ellen live with her. Her daughter Glenn Is married and lives in California. Mr. Nowels is engaged in several enterprises for the upbuilding of that section of Lamar and is one of the big boosters for Colorado.

Notice of Early Closing. Commencing January Bth we will close our hardware stores at 6 o’clock every evening except Saturday, until further notice. WARNER BROS. E. D. RHOADES'& SON. CLEVE EGER. t— A Classified Adv. will rent it

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Manager McGraw’s Criticism Of Cuban Baseball Players.

John J. McGraw, manager of the New York National League baseball team, which js just back from its successful Invasion of Cuba, has no extravagent opinion of the Cuban ball player. He is a dull thinker, says McGraw, but a fast runner. "Tlfese Cubans are only fair ball players,’’ is the way McGraw puts It. “They are as fast as lightning on the bases and they can throw to beat the band. They have picked up all the knacks of fielding,,, but they cannot bat Not only that, but they do not play what we call brainy baseball. Very little attention is given to brain work on the diamond. They perform the manual part of the game very well, but the keen, crafty beadwork we see in the game here is missing. They know nothing about ‘inside ball’ and we were able to out trick them most of the time. In an opposing pitcher they look for speed and usually they hit a fast ball, but when they try to solve the mysteries of a curve they churn jthe air.”

We were out of salt for several days but have now received a carload of barrel salt and also lump rock salt. JOHN EGER.

WEATHER FORECAST. Unsettled and snow or rain late tonight or on Saturday. Warmer tonight and colder Saturday.

Lecturer at Rex Will Refute Claims of Cook and Peary.

John Ennor, the celebrated traveler, who is giving stereopticon lectures on points of great interest at the Rex theatre, will tonight take you to the frozen north, the home of the polar bear, seals, the walrus, the Eskimo and the midnight sun. He promises to prove to yob that up to the present time no man has touched the coveted north pole. A rare treat for you. Really a dollar show for 10 cents.

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