Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1912 — Page 1

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Oh! Look Who’s Here! ‘ -■ -liftESM'll ' 1 THE ORIGINAL HAS THIS SIGNATtTPT Domestic Science Club Meets At Library Auditorium Saturday^ The Domestic Science Club will meet next .Saturday, at 2:30 at the library auditorium. Two subjects will be discussed, as follows: "The Use of Feathers for. Beds and Pillows,” by Mrs. 11. Wood. “The Life of a Business Woman,” by Mrs. A, Eib. The meeting will be public and nil the ladjes of Rensselaer are invited to it.

Herman B, Tuteyir Tailor Made Clothes o 1 have this season around 250 ' _ samples Blue Serges In Plains and Fancies The largest assortment in town to pick from; also all the Newest Fabrics All in lengths. —o—- ■ \ • “ t know there is i saving.” inspectioß Invited. CLEANING. PRESSING. ■- O - FL B. Tuteur Over Warner's Stare.

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM —• —- iTOO MUCH TURKEY. THE LURE OF THE GREAT CITY. SATE YOUtt COUPONS.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. ■: " v. .^v r *»r Fresh head lettuce at Rhoades’ grocery. Try some of Leaver® home made : candies. . • — —— -■ Clarence Fate, the Makeever house landlord, is laid up with a severe attack of grip. ~~ Don't fail to read our Big Pre-In-ventory sale adv. elsewhere in thic paper. ROWLES & PARKER. .. ,; ,i.. . —. -Vein Robinson went to Royal Cente/ yesterday, where Mrs. Robinson has been for some time and they expect to remain until sprfiig and possibly longer. ' v •' Eat sauer kraut and try and live one--hundred years. It costs only one cent a meal for each person. 25 cents a gallon for Silver Thread sauer kraut, at John Eger’s. S. P. Tudor and family, who recently moved here from Kentucky, has rented a house in the northwest part of towm. Himself and father, Nelson Tudor, are looking for a Tarm either to buy or rent. I , _ There will be many things you will want at the price. Rowles & Parker’s Big Pre-Inventory Sale, Jan. Bth to J3th. Alfred Tennyson Dickens, eldest surviving son of the novelist, Charles Dickens, died suddenly in the Astor hotel in New York Tuesday. Only the week before Mr. Dickens had addressed the Indiana teachers at their association meeting in Indianapolis. M..;.;. i .. i' -I'-'— The township trustees are coming in with their annual reports of receipts and expenditures. George Parker, of Hanging Grove; John Shirer, „of Kankakee, and Tunis Snip, of Keener, filed their reports with the auditor Wednesday, and all will be published soon in The Semi-Weekly Republican. Rev. F. A. Morrow, pastor of the Baptist church of Morocco, has ten dered his resignation there find will move to Rensselaer about March Ist. He expects to buy property before that time. He is now quite extensively engaged in business and may follow the real estate business here, in addition to losing after his store at Aix. . • Miss Bessie Ropp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew RopP, was married Sunday noon at the home of her parents north of this city, to Mr. Alburney Ogle, a young farmer. Among the guests at the home were the bride’s brother, Ed, of Chicago, and his friend, Miss Gertrude Radainacher, also of Chicago. They will make their home temporarily with the bride’s parents. d. E. Prior went to Chicago yesterday and will remain there until j Friday night. Others who will witness the production of “The Messiah” In Chicago Friday night, will go there tomorrow. It is expected that all dine together at the Saratoga at 6:30 and arrangements have been made to return on the train leaving Chicago at 11:25 that night and which does not regularly stop at Rensselaer. Forg. Moore, who for some time several, years ago was a section foreman on the Monoh at this place, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Moore, in Renselaer, from Satqrday until Tuesday. He was a section foreman on the Indihna Harbor road, at Hammond for some time but went out on a strike last spring and since that time has b’een working as a tile inspector. He has now quit that job and left from here for Lamar, Mo. where his family had preceded him and -where he will live on !a farm. He has never farmed any but will give it a trial and hopes to make that his future occupation'. Those that have waited until now tt> buy their new cloak, suit or overcoat, have waited well; our Pre-In-ventory prices will save you $ $ $. Sale starts Monday. Jan. Bth. paper. ROWELS ft PARKER. ' .Vi|V That home made bandy at Leaver* bakery is delicious. Try it. '

Entered January l, 1897, as aecond mass mail matter, at the post-e Moe at Benemlaer, Indiana, under the act of March 3, 1879.

Officials Say Subscribed Stock Was Not Paid mad Water Must Be Secoired Before Starting. 1 W. W. Sterling, president, and P. T. Longachre, secretary-treasurer of the United States- Match Co„ were in Rensselaer Wednesday after an absence of six weeks, and to a reporter for Thd Republican they talked freely of the situation here. They laid off most of the force employed at the factory after the building was completed and'&tn’ four or five weeks qnly a few men have been on the job. They have been putting in the heating plant and doing the plumbing necessary to match making. -In the meantime at Elkhart machines for making the matches have been under construction. One of them has been completed and only a few days ago was run for some time, cutting the match sticks, some-of which Mr. Long achre brought with him. The sticks are round with, a small grove in one side. The machine is claimed by them to. be superior to any other match making machine in use and therefore will figure materially in reducing the proportionate cost of manufacture. This machine might have been shipped here and matchmaking have started by Jan. 1 and this plan was at first considered but there are several good reasons why it was not done. In the first place, water must be procured for fire protection and not a wheel can turn until this is secured. In the second place, the cost of heating the big factory will be large and with a single match machine is could not be operated economically. Another reason is the that for part of the work it will require no more hands with four machines than it does with one*Under the combined circumstances it would have been impossible as well as impracticable to have tried to start by Jan. Ist. Various rumors have been out that the company was out of money and the. officials talked freely about this matter. When they started the pro motion of the company, they sold a certain amount of stock, taking in payment a small per cent of cash and accepting notes for the balance. The stock subscribers have failed to come up. with their part of the agreement and consequently the money which bad been expected for fise In the factory has not been available. Mr. Longachre will now give the matter his personal attention, aided by Mr. Sterling, and they anticipate no difficulty in getting the needed funds to proceed. Some time ago they Vere asked by several if there wis any stock for sale and at that time there was none. Now, however, by the failure of settlement by same subscribers, the stock will be placed on the market and Mr. Longachre is able to show figures that should convince any one that the investment is a good one. Wednesday he had with him ' a price list from a large match company, and he showed that with the use of tfie machines'that will be installed here, the matches can be sold at a 50 per cent profit over manufacturing cost and still be sufficiently lower than offered by the big factories now operating to cause an active sale. The machines are very neat In appearance and of the highest quality. There has been some little hitch between the city and the factory people in reference to extending the water main to the factory to afford the protection essential to procuring insurance. The cost of this extension will be about $2,500' mid the council has not felt Justified in the expenditure pt that sum of money unless protected by bonS from the match company. That this will be adjusted to the satisfaction of all Is confidently expected. Mr. Longachre will he hers the first of next week and will probably stay on the job until All the matters are adjusted. He states that noshing can stand in the way of the completion of the factory and that four match making machines will be installed and if the water can be procured by the last of March, the factory can be started by that time. During the meantime a small force nfill Re employed making cement blocks’" for the Rouses it is proposed to build in the spring. Frank Kelly, who has been the foreman daring the building construction,” will have charge of this work and prpbably of thd' house building in the spring. There are at present no vacant houses in Rensselaer and when the factory starts the workmen must have places to live and k is expected that as fast as houses are vacated in the spring by people, moving to the country they Will he rented b 7 match factory people. > . That there i§ a great business pos-

KENSSELAEK, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1912.

SAY FACTORY COMPLETION WILL COME IN SPRING.

Merchant and Wife Will Start on Long Pleasure Trip Sunday.

Mr, and Mrs. Qren Parker will start next Sunday on an extensive pleasure trip. They will take the southern to California, stopping for short stays at New' Orleans and San Antonio, thence to Los Angeles, Redlands, San Francisco, Portland and Salt Lake City. They expect tq be gone six or seven weeks, returning by March Ist At Redlands, Cali., they will visit Oscar Harris and wife, whose daughter, Miss Ruth, visited in Rensselaer the past fall. At Oraville, Cal.* they will visit Mrs. Dr. Karsner, a sister of Mrs. Parker's mother.

Emery Mills Gets Patent On Spoke Mitering Machine.

Emery Mills, a brother ot C- H. Mills, and a son of Mrs. Anna Mil! J, of this city, who lives at Nluncie, where be- is the Vice-President of the Muncie Wheel Works, has along with two other men been granted a patent on a spoke mitering machine. He has furnished his relatives here no informniion about his patent but his brother Howard understood about a year ago that he was working on a device for sorUngApokefT

Butter Cheaper.

Creamery, 35c pound. Country, 25 to 30, cents, but scarce. Swift’s Jersey Oleomargerine, 20c. This we cannot recommend too highly. Better than -a large per cent of

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butter.

sibility in the match making business the committee from the Commeiv clal ,Club satisfied themselves when the negotiations were first begun to locate the factory here and if operated on the plan of the contract, which the officials say they will do, it will prove a great advantage to our city. The present delay is not a serious one and/if the factory is able to start in the spring with four machines working it will be mighty satisfactory to our people.

EXTRAORDINARY SALE For January C. EARL DUVALL, WX We appreciate }he business the people of our city ; and county have given us and thds helped us over the rough spots. We are now going to show our appre- ; ciation by giving everybody a chance to buy Men’s, I > Boys’ and Children’s Suits, Overcoats, Cravenettes, : Hats, Caps, Sweaters, Sweater Coats, Underwear, ; Shirts, Hose, Neckwear, arid everything to wear, at ; the wholestafc prices, which means a big saving. Galloway Fir Overcoats, ior . . $28.00 $3.00 Kingstary Hits, at $2.00 $25.00 Overcoats, for 18.00 2.00 Wale* Hats, at 1.50 22.50 Overcoats, for . 16.00 1.50 CUcago Leader Hats, at 1.00 20.00 Overcoats, for 14.00 - ‘ ■ I ■■ ■ !!:“Es2£- . 11:8 >- »-* - „ * 15.00 Overctab, for . 10.00 At 50c grata, aew 38c ; SAKE PUCES ON SUITS Plltl , mo ** „ . $,.00 j == ' •■— goy,’ Kaee Pub, 51.00 trade aow . .75 j, $3.00 trade Wml Skirb, at $2.00 Bap’ Kaee Pub, 75c trade aaw . 50 2.50 trade Wool SUrb, <t 1.50 Beyi’ Kaee Paab, 50c trade aon . .38 . 2.00 trade Wml SUrb, at 1.25 - !80 Irad! Wm! SbiUT !! ‘?S *l*’ Stockings. Iron Clad No. 19gwde Wow Skirts, at . .78 tt jgc : 15c grades at 10c ; 111 SI.OO Winter Cape, at 75c ~.. , ei sa «1 *I.OO SUrb, at....... . . Vk ■ - . -• r ■ : Ali Fleece Lined Underwear, 50c r>d« at 38c Wed Uidcrweer - I " , 52.00 trade for . $1.50 Wml Hete, 50c trade nt' 40e jJO il»* tel • «-#• •: Wml Hue, 25c trade at , 20c 100 grade for . .75 . >Yt , t ; DUVALL’S - QUALITY SHOP- DUVALL’S [>• * - - _

JL Poultry Show 6olR! on All Wnk in the Odd Fellow Building. Chickens given away Rensselaer Orchestra every evening. Thursday night. BABY SHOW Saturday Afternoon At the Princess Theatre 810.00 IN CASH GIVEN TO THE BASICS. This is the best Poultry Show Rensselaer evsr had. Don't miss H. ADMISSION, 10 CENTS

Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans Died Suddenly in Washington.

Robley D. Evans, known to an ads miring world as “Fighting Bob,” died suddenly in Washington, D. C., last ‘Wednesday night, of acute indigestion, after a sickness of only a few hours. Rear Admiral Evans passed through Rensselaer a few years ago on a special car-over the Monon railroad and stopped for a short time and said a few words to a large crowd that had assembled at the depot to pay their respects to the “little hero.” At that time he had just returned from San Francisco, where poor health Tuu? forced him to relinquish command of the American fleet that' was to make a trip around the world. Robley -D. Evans was a man of kindly Impulses, although of gruff exterior and his dauntless courage and grim determination caused him to be admired the world over. He was a real leader and ,nis„ spirit of bravery brought around him men of firm determination td go through with any duty. His spirit never wavered and up tp the very end of his life he stood ready to gite his life for any right cause that liis country might espouse. It is said of him that he aSVed to be sent in command of the U. S. S. Indiana to Cuba, saying that with the good ship he could whip the entire Spanish navy and make Spanish the chief language spoken in

WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight and Friday. Slightly colder tonight.

hell for the next six years. He will be buried in the national cemetery at Arlington, Va.. Just across the Potomac river from Washington. with full, naval honors.

Gave Two New Years Receptions In Honor of Son’s Marriage.

Mr. and Airi B..XL Coiner, of Union township, gave two New Years receptions Monday In honor of the marriage of their son Ernest to Miss Pearl Lilves. At the noon hour about fifty of the middle aged friends of tbe host and hostess were entertained and a dinner of monstrous proportions was served. Turkey and chicken was served, along with about everything else that a land of plenty and a home fai* famed for fine cooking can provide. Following the dinner a number ot toasts were offered, Louis Hamilton offered a toast to marriage and W. C. Babcock and Victor Comer responded. All talks were in an amusing strain and added to the pleasure of the occasion. In the evening the younger friends of the bride and groom were entertained and this event also proved Very pleasing to the participants.

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