Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1912 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. - —~ r Try some of Leavers home made candies. Dr. Rose M. Remmek has returned from a visit in Indianapolis. The Teachers’ Training Class will meet this evening at the Presbyterian church. Better get in for some of that fine sorghum at the Home Grocery. 75c a gallon while it lasts. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Austin came down from Chicago last evening and spent today in Rensselaer. Joe Davisson, the hustling Kniman real estate dealer, returned this morning from a business trip to Wabash. The 6 for 45c oan special at the Home Grocery is a good one,,and is for all this week. Ask about it when you order. —" ■ • v This is the regular meeting night for the militia. A full attendance of members is desired. Drill begins promptly at 8 o'clock.

'Tomatoes are scarce and* the market is high, but tlte Home Grocery lias a big lot of especially fine ones at only 10c a can. ‘ •

Mrs. J. A. Dunlap left this morning for Dallas, Tex., where she will remain tor several weeks with her parents. Mr. Dunlap accompanied »er to Chicago.

The Ladies of the Grand Army will hold their installation of officers on Thursday afternoon at 2:30. A full attendance is desired.

The Delphi Herald has change! hands. George F. Heise is the new publisher. He has a good field for a good newspaper and we hope he is equal to the possibilities.

The aged father of Charles Haskins near DeMotte died last Sunday evening. He had taken carbolic acid with suicidal intent on Thursday evening. He was above 90 years of age.

“The Best Ever” home made bread, cinnamon loaves, cakes, doughnuts, rye and graham bread and Boston baked bearifcrat Mrs. Green’s bakery. Order the day before. Phone 477.

Jerry Murphy, a wealthy retired farmer and banker, died at his home In Brookston Monday night. He was the father of .Charles J. Murphy, the chairman of the 10th district democratic committee. ■

Miss Ethel Myers, a clerk at

Rowles & Parker’s store, received the > sad message yesterday just after dinner that her father had died suddenly at Kentland. The particulars of his death were not learned.

Harry Arrick was so much better Tuesday that he was moved from the doctor’s office where he had been since he was shot to his own residence. The Monticello Journal says that he is on the road to recovery.

Dan W. Waymire has sold his interest in the DeMotte Creamery to Ed Beeman, who has been his buttermaker for some time. He had The controlling interest in the concern. It is probable that Mr. Waymire will move to Rensselaer. The Republican was in error about the* teller-®t-the county farm freezing last Saturday night The leak in the bolter is an old one that had previously Undergone some repairs and more repairs will have to be made soon or the boiler be utterly out of commission. s • After heiptaig certain Indiana brewers and distillers put oyer on the people of Indiana a brewery-made liquor law, that great reform triumvirate, Senator Steve Fleming, Governor Tom Marshall and the Indianapolis News felt tout Tom Taggart and Crawford Fairbanks have shown base ingratitude in not permitting them to tave a look-in on the organization of the new. liouorcratic state committee.— Marion Chronicle To and a buyer tor yOur property, try a rlatlfiid adv. tn this paper.

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHT’S PBOGBAM . —• — Some Mother-in-law. The Secret of the Confessional. JSAVE lOUB COUPONS.

"Casey Jones" Kept Audience In Good Humor at Ellis Theatre.

Notwifthstanding the intense cold Ellis theatre had a good sized crowd Tuesday night to witness, the laughing, screaming comedy entitled “Casey Jones.” The audience was not disappointed and the comedy was one of the cleanest and most wholesome ever seen here. Especially was the comedy of Harry Love, as the lawyer of the Marks variety, worthy of mention. He is a real comedian, his acting made a decided hit and in his cane specialty and his refined monologue which accompanied it, he almost brought down the hopse. Mis Lydia Powpll, the leading lady, was also excellent in her part She combines grace, expression and, emotion admirably and would draw favorable comment on any stage. The support was happily correct and the merits of the comedy, which had a neat little plot interwoven in it were well brought out. This sparkling bit of fun will long be remembered by thpse who witnessed it.

Attendance of Schools of the County For Third Month.

The compiling of the reports of attendance in the rural schools for thb third month has "just been completed. It shows that the banner school of the county is that of Bert Llewellyn, of Keener township, with an average attendance of 99.6. The Jserage attendance of the county for the mouth was 94.79, as compared with 94.8 the second month,’ and 96.1 the first month. The banner schools in the different townships are. as follows: Barkley—Zelda Daugherty 98.88 Carpenter—Faye jlrwin 98.9 Gillam —Pansy Ingle 98.4 Hanging Grove—Louis Strantz. .99.1 Jordan —George Sage ; 97.1 Kankakee —Elmer Hunsicker ...95.5 Keener—Bert Llewellyn 99.6 Marion —Elizabeth Luers 99.01 Milroy—-Mary Jacks 98.3 Newton —Lesta Wasson ..97.9 Union —Angie Zince ...... -98.6 Walker —Dolly Hershman 98.7 Wheatfield—June Jessup 95.4 The report was due about a month ago but was held up by. the negligence of one of the teachers, who failed to get in the report.

W. R. Lee recently made a trade with J. H. Holden, by which Mr. Lee becomes the owner of the Holden property of almost five acres in the northeast part of the city. Mr. Holden secured in the trade a cash consideration and the following property* a vacant lot on Weston street between the residence of Dr. L M. Washburn and the residence of T. H. Stephens; the former M. J. Thornton property in the east part of town; the former Alf Jacks property in the north west part of town, and, the property formerly owned by Rev. F. A. Morrow in Morocco. Editor- John Bowie, of the Kankakee Valley Review, failed to come to Rensselaer today as is his weekly custom. His paper states that he is laid up with a “kink in his back,” the kind that makes a fellow have all the agonies of toothache, headache, rheumatism, stomache ache and all the other aches a fellow ever heard of, all combined and settled in the small ofthe back. Brother ’ Bowie writes like a man in the last throw of iplsery and says that every that has come in has advised him that he would be better in a different position. Some tell him to stand up, others to lay down, some say for him to sit uplift the big arm chairs and others to lay on his stomach. Some say to lay on the left side and some on the right side and John is so bewildered with the multiplicity of directions that he is apt to sta»Hß a sentry at the dopr to guard against invasion from people with a home -made remedy John don't think it a bit fqnny tq have some one come in and relate how their uncle died the third day after taking down withthe same kind of a pain. The fell >w that wants to pay a year’s subscription, however, will be welcomed env time of the day or night at the Bowie home. ■

XatessA January 1,18 ST, aa aeoond daw man matter, at the poat-ottM at BauwUwr, Indiana, under th* act of March 3,187 S.

MENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10,

Bev. C. W. Postill Favors Modern Ideas in Religion.

’ Rev. Charles W. Postill, of Attica, a former Jasper county boy, who was the first president of the Epworth League of the Methodist church and who was commissioned by the local church to preach about twenty years ago, filled the pulpit at the church Tuesday evening. A very good house greeted him and it would have done every person in. Rensselaer good if they could have heard his sermon. He believes in the modernized notion of Christianity and don’t hesitate to say that' he believes that the Christian will be rewarded for what he does and not for what he professes. He said that if two maps of the world were made, one of the Christian world and one of the moral world they would cover the same territory and he made it strong that Christian charity and love in exercise are of much greater influence for good than long prayers without service. He believes in prayer, not merely words, but prayer that sets action to the sentiment and helps to bring every man nearer the Kingdom of Christ-

Rev. Postill said that if Satan came into his church and wanted to join he would take him in. He stated that he knew there were-hypocrites in the church but that they were therp for repairs and that it was a part of the work of the church to reformall its members and to bring them to a realization of the greater things of life. He compared the church to a garage. He said that he entered a garage one time and just inside the door was a fine automobile, while across from it was an old machine that had just had a headend collision. He asked why they did not throw the old machine out and thus Improve the appearance of the garage. He was told that the business of a garage was to repair machines and that the damaged machine represented a greater possibility than the new machine. “That is the way with the church,” he said, “it represents so much In its possibility to restore man to the position he should occupy” Rev. Postill savs that all are born into the Kingdom of Christ and it is the duty of those who have their keeping in charge to train them in the, proper way and to keep them from wandering from the . fold. He said he was not in favor of letting them out to participate in the sins of the world and then trying to get them back by revival meetings. “But if they are out, let us find them as quickly as we can and make the church and the Christian life contain so much of happiness that they will never want to wander away again.” Rev. Postill /believes in religion that seeks to ■ accomplish something and he has proven a great laetbr in interesting the men and boys in church work wherever he has been stationed. At Attica he is awakening the people by his progressive attitude and beginning this week ho w 5 have a special service for a week all for .boys. After a short sermon each evening the boys will be taken to the basement where boy life will be indulged in, the things that make boys grow and think and keep their minds active and pure. - Rev. Postill urges the life that discourages “sissy” religion and encourages labor and charity and love in bringing the wayward back to Christ’s kingdom. After a visit to his farm near Surrey this Wednesday morning, Rev. Postill took the 1:55 train en route to his home. Tonight'Rev. A. W. Wood, superintendent of the Lafayette district, will fill the pulpit at the M. E. church. Thursday night Dr. R. D. Utter, of Lafayette, will preach, and Friday night Rev. T. F. Drake, who was pas tor of the local church when the bric'c church was dedicated in 1889, will fill the pulpit. ——

Co-operative Store Meeting.

There wiH be a meeting in toe Interest of toe co-operative store movement in the court room Thursday, January IL at 2:30 o'clock. All interested, ladles as well as men, in the movement, are invited to be present. Every subscriber be there ana bring one or two others that should ba interested in it

Please Call and Settle.

AH persons knowing themselves indebted to ntejfffl please settle as boot as convenient. I need toe money. L M. Washburn. Have your piano tuned by Otto HyawL Leave your order with any ot the band boys.

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION AT BALTIMORE.

June 25 is Date Selected by Democrats For Making Platform and the Presidential Nomination. The democratic national committee men at Washington Tuesday decided to hold their national nominating and platform convention in Baltimore on June 25th. Tom Taggart, the Indiana national committeeman, presided at the meeting. Other cities wanted the convention but Baltimore was out with the moneymid boosters presented a SIOO/100 certified check, and pledged that the money would be spent to make convention a big success. Money stul tqlks with the democrats and money *.ald Baltimore and Baltimore it. was.

Taggart favored Chicago and finally shifted to St Louis, offering as his reason that they were better located for Hoosier democrats. The democratic national conventions wet-.* held in Baltimore in 1844, 1848, 1852, 1860 end 1872. The convention will be held in the fifth regiment armory.

Hammond Times Poll Shows Taft Favorite—Roosevelt Second.

The Hammond Times conducted an exhaustive poll in Lake county to determine the choice of republicans for president The following vote was the result W. H. Taft 981 Theodore Roosevelt ’... 923 Albert J. Beveridge 417 Robert LaFollette .. 398 Charles W. Fairbanks 72 Scattering 76 Non-Committal 430 Total 3,197

College Defeated Monticello Militia Team Tuesday Eve.

One of £he most hotly contested basketball games ever played at Su Joseph’s college-was played Tuesday evening. The visiting team was from Monticello, being .the Company c militia team. The college won' the' game by the close score of 26 to 22. The game will be more completely reported by pur college correspondent -

Jesse D. Allman Property Purchased by Welsh Brothers.

’ Lewis and Ben Walsh have concluded a deal for the purchase of th? residence property of retiring county treasurer Jesse D. Allman, on Dayton street The deal was made by A S. Laßue. The consideration is understood to have been $3,200. Mr. Allman bought the property of U. M". Baughman about four years ago. The Welsh boys are to get possession of the property on March Ist and will occupy it as a residence.

The Black Spot Shows Where is First Choice” - Jt?•' J '1 ’J* : H jj fc ■ ; F Eb vl R? * *I • *I THE ORIGINAL HAS THIS SIGNATURE 00 ■ - ' ' : < . ■

High School Notes.

The first basket ball game of the season will be pjayed here next Friday night, with the Brookston high, school. The following schedule of games has been arranged: January 12.--Brookston at Rensselaer. January JlT—North Judson at Rciis. January 26.—Rensselaer at Monticello. February 2.—Rensselaer at Delphi. February 9.—Monticelio’at Rensselaer February 16—Rensselaer at Lafayette. February 2J.—Grown Foii.t at Rens. March I.—Lafayette at Rensselaer. • Vera Ann West, of Lowell, and Frank Hitchcock are new pupils in the froshman class. T The senior German class will begin reading Schiller’S "Wilhelm Tell” as soon as the books arrive. , ■ Miss Jane Moody, a former member of the high school, but a student at Western at Oxford, visited the senior classes last Wednesday. The chemistry breakage fee has been adjusted. Most of the seniors are “broke.”

The semester examinations will he givdu Thursday and Friday. All pupils who have regular work can finish by noon Friday. . , Report of attendance for December Class Agg. Att Absence Dally Att 9th 1042.25 20.25 57.96 10th .700. -37. 38.88 11th 488.50 49. 27.14 12th 470.0 14 5 26.19 Total 2701.25 i 120.75 150.17 Class Per Cent Times Tardy'Minutes 9th .9809 4 43 10th 949 6 94 11th .909 3 35 12th .972 ■—i ■ mi -te***r- ■ Total .953 13 172 Class Beginning Month Close Month 9th 60 59 10th 41 / 40 11th 31 28 12th .27 27 Total 159 154

Purtelle's Monumental Gall Keeps Paper Ballroad on the Map.

Monticello Journal. Eugene Purtelle, promoter of the Northern Traction Line, when in Logansport Friday to confer with the eomniercial club’s special committee on traction roads, of which J 7 T. McNary is chairman, stated, that the right of way has been secured from Chicago to Rensselaer, from Monticello to Lafayette and from Monticello part of the way to Cass county. The route of the proposed road parallels the Panhandle from Monticello, entering Cass county at Lake Cicott and running through Jackson and Noble townships to Logansport. —4 »=

That home made candy at Leavers bakery is delicious. Try it

Hetiaaf| JBj; J Tufetit* i Tailor i Made i Clothes i —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. J “I know there is a saving.” ; Inspection Invited. CLEANING. PRESSING. - ' H R Tuteur Over Warner's Store.

WEATHEB FOBECAST. j • Snow flurries tonight or Thursday; colder In the south' and east portions tonight; continued cold Thursday. Official Temperature—4 below Mero last night

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