Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1912 — Page 1

No. 19.

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Miss Bessie Moody is spending today fn Chicago, - Tpnj Jensen made a business trip to Wheatfleld today. John Behrens went to Chicago today for a visit of several days. ~~ . i. . Nice German dill pickles 10c per dozen at Starr’s. Hurley Beam was?down from Chicago over Sunday, Senator A. Halleck transacted legal business in Kentland today. Plenty of good solid cabbage at the Home Grocery. . Prank Lakin remains very low. It is thought probable that he will .not live more than a week. Dried Peaches, big fine Muirs, special at 12%c pound, at the Home Mrs. Jotm Webber went to Kankakee, 111., t&i&y, for a visit of several days with her brother, Grant Morris. The eleven-acre property of H. W. Marshall is for sale. See ad in : Classified Column.

Karo Corn Syrup. 15c size can 10c; fine sorghum molasses, pure maple’ sugar, at C. C. Starr & Co’s. ■ ii S L mm i ■■ n n Trustee George Parker, of Hanging Grove township, has his ankle in a cast and it will be a few days yet before Be can get out even with crutches. ‘‘The Best 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. It is now fresh fruits and vegetables. Why not use some good canned goods? The Home Grocery ia making attractive prices on all this line. Buckwheat flour, corn meal, selfrising pancake flour; the finest quality winter wheat Spur,. the best geo* eral purpose flour at C. C. St&rr & Co’s. “ ' “ ' • , .. „ . Mrs. Elizabeth Schrock returned this morning from Fort where she had been visiting relatives several weeks. She will again take up her home with her son, William Augspurger. Starr’s fresh roasted coffees are the best and cheapest Bine silver plated spoons given free with Starr’s Best Coffee. You don’t have to buy the coffee and then pay cost or more for the spckms to get them. C. C. Starr A Co. v \ Judge Hanley returned to Kentland this morning. The grand jury is In session there this week. It is understood that Acting Prosecutor Davis has stirred up a lot of vice over the county and will furnish some surprises to law violators. \ ‘Joseph Nagel has .been suffering from a throat trouble since Christmas and Fas unable to Becure any relief. Friday, in company with his local physician, Dr. M. D. Gwin, he went to St, Elizabeth's hospital in Lafayette, for treatment. ' . The Makeever house furnace is again in working order, much to the delight of the guests, the landlord and all concerned. To put it 'in the language of Landlord Fate “The chill is dispelled.’’ The boiler had suffered an extensive break because water had been turned into it when it was hot and dry. J. CT H. Tryon, who went from here to Oklahoma to visit his sons at Ruff and Tulsa, has now joined Mrs. Tryon at Sacket Harbor, N. Y., .having arrived there last Wednesday. He-'says that there was snow all the way from Oklahoma to New 'York and. more at. the latter place than any place dong the line* He states that there is good, sleighing but it is not very cold.

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM . • *'t- V : : Little Red Riding Hood. George Warrington’s Escape. SATE YOUR COUPONS.

J. J. HUnt made a business trip to Lafayette today. Fancy October mild full ’ cream cheese 20c a pound at John Eiger’s. Mrs. Florence Embree made a trip to Monon today. < ■ Mrs. Lyman Zea and son Ernie returned this morning from a stay of several days at Fair Oaks*. Fancy evaporated apricots 10c a pound and peaches 12%c a pound at John Eger’s. • - - Clyde Reeve and family, of Remington, visited his parent* Saturday and Sunday. Smith Newell went to Amboy today to see his brother and they will probably go together to Florida for a stay of a few days. - - W. H. Livengood returned to his home near Wabash todpy after a visit of a few days with his brother-in-law. Charles Arnold and family. D. W, Waymire was down from DeMotte today. He will probably remove to Rensselaer shortly, having sold his creamery at that place. Mrs. Bruce Hardy and children have moved to the home of her parents at Mt. Ayr. Bruce is working for the Crouch horse company at Lafayette. 1 Butter keeps on going up and the only way to get the best of the Butter Trust is to use Butterine. Fancy butterine for 18c and extra fancy for 20c a pound at John Eger’s. George Reed, who suffered a broken leg in the railroad accident last Wednesday evening, is getting along very nicely. He is not suffering much pain from his leg and all danger from infection has passed. Marion Pierson, who is working for a harvester company, has belen here for several days recuperating from a slight operation. A pin scratch resulted in a severe infection, but he is now practically well again. He is visiting his father, Hahry Pierson, north of town. The funeral of Elizabeth Redd washeld at the David Culp residence south of Lee Sunday. Neither Mr. Culp nor wife were able to leave the house to accompany the body to the Osborne cemetery where intermentwas Inade. A brief service only was held, being conducted by a man from Lee. There is no mistake about the marriage of Charles F. Spain this time. Having been misinformed several weeks ago The Republican waited, for hlB own confirmation this time before publishing it. His bride was Miss Pearl Criswell and the marriage took place at the home of her father, Michael Criswell, at Monticello. last Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock. Rev. Arman trout officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Spain are visiting relates and friends here and may decidWto mike Rensselaer their home.

Ed Oliver reports that he ia making very satisfactory progress with the promotion of the storage plants at Newland. Enough stock has been aubr scribed to assure the success of the project, although there is still Quite a lot to sell in order to build on the extensive plan at first proposed. Land owners in that section regard the enterprise with great favor, realizing that it will develop the trucking advantages and thus create a larger production of this nature. The success attained by onion growers there the past year and the great Increase in the price since the harvest period argues strongly for the success of the enterprise. The Republican suggests that Mr. Oliver and Tom Callahan would be' two good men to take hold of a project to build the Gifford railroad from Newland to Rensselaer. We are of the. opinion that Mr. Gifford would be willing to arrange terms tor the extension and that Rensselaer people Would do more for the accomplishment of this project than for anything ever proposed in the railroad line hejf!«<* A Classified Adv Wfll Mil tt

SxtucA Jan«u7 1, 18S7, *a sao«a4 eteM mail matter, as tfcs past-ofltM at SeasselMr, Indians, under the act of March 3, 1«7».

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1912.

FATAL WRECK ON THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

Former President Haraban of the Illlt* nois Central and Others Lost Life Sunday Night. A rear end collision occurred at about 12:30 o’clock 'Sunday night at Kinmundy station, 111., on the Illinois Central railroad that cost the lives of James T. Harahan, former president of the road; F. O. Melcher, vicepresident and general manager of the Rock Island road; E, B. Peirce, general solicitor of the Rock Island, and E. E. Wright, son of Gen. Luke Wright, former secretary of war. The wreck occurred when a south bound passenger train crashed into the rear of the New Orleans flier at the Kinmundy, 111., station. Mr. Harahan’s private coach, which was coupled to the rear of the New Orleans train, was demolished by the Impact. The former railway president was on his way to Memphis, Tenn. The New Orleans train left Chicago at 6:50 yesterday afternoon.

Thirty-five passengers, most of whom were unidentified, were taken from the wreckage injured. At an early hour tnis Monday morning it was reported that many passengers were still pinioned under*the debris of the splintered coaches. Hundreds of citizens hurried from their'homes to the scene of the tragedy and helped the survivors drag the dead and dying from beneath the mass of wreckage., ■ > , Fire from the overturned locomotive communicated itself to the coalfehes and to the horror of the first catastrophy was added the fear of the death of many injured persons in the flames. Mr. Harahan’s train, No. 25, had just drawn into the Kinmundy station, when without warning passenger train No. 3 running at a high rate of speed swung into the stationary coaches. The rear lights of train No. 25 are supposed to have become extinguished in some manner and the engineer of the following train failed to see the danger in time to apply his brakes. With a .crash, that was heard for nearly two inilfes the pilot of train No. 3 drove into the beavy private coach uot the ex-railway president Mr. Harahan, with his friends,-was seated in the rear of the coach. None was aware of the danger. The pilot of the oncoming locomotive pjdwed for twenty feet into the vestibuled private coach, instantly killing every person in that part of the car. Mr. Harahan was tossed through the splintering roof of the coach and was picked up dead a few feet away from the wreckage. His body was fearfully cut and bruised and many bones were broken.,. j A few feet from hie body of * Mr. Harahan was founa. the body of Mr. Peirce. The bodies of Melcher and E. E. Wright were found partially pinioned beneath a fallen mass oT -crushed wood and twisted ironwork. They were dragged out by railway men andplaced at the side of the track. The front end of the Harahan car telescoped into the coach ahead/and a number of passengers asleep in their berths were injured, some of them fatally. The fireman of train No. 3 jumped when he wap within fifty feet of the stationary train. He picked himself up uninjured and helped the other trainmen rescue the injured. A wrecking train was sent out from Central ia twenty minutes after tragedy, beaming a corps of nurses and doctors. The wounded were placed in one of the coaches of the forward train and taken to a hospital at Centralis. - In an open field beside the track a temporary hospital was established, and as soon as the injured were taken out they were placed under the care of surgeons. were performed by the light of -lanterns before , the victims were placed in the hospital coach.

Charles Odom Bought Kupke Farms at Public Auction.

Col. Fred Phillips again proved his success as a real estate auctioneer last Thursday when he sold the farm of 40 acres of Mrs. Josephine Kupke, of Gillfun township, at public outcry, llie purchaser was Chas. Odom, of Gil'am township, and the price pairt was $«1 an acre. Mrs. Kupke willTgo to ; Portland, Ore., about April Ist, Where she expects to make her future home with a daughter. She had resided on the farm she sold for thirty years.

• The It W. Marshall flne property for sale. See id in Classified Column.

Close at 6:00 p. m., except Saturday, during the Evangelistic Meetings. 5 Variety Store SI

MONEY-SAVING PRICES for the tfousewife. Large Collapseable Clothes Racks 89c 81.10 Value Ironing Boards 89c Clothes Line Props, metal ends 10c 60 good Clothes Pins Sc 50 ft Cotton or Hemp Clotoes Lines 19c 10c value Brass Curtain Rods 8c 10c value Scrubbing Brush 6c Toilet Paper, 10 roils for 25c Large Bottle Peroxide 10c 1 quart Milk Bottles ......... 7c 100 Milk Bottle Caps Sc Large No. 2 Stand Lamp Fancy Chimney ... 89e Large size black Coal Hods 19e Large size Galvanized Coal Hods ......... 89e 10 qt grey enameled Water Pail 14 qt. grey enameled Dish Pans 29c 8 inch Gold Band China Breakfast Plates .. lOe No. 8 Heavy Tin Wash Boiler 49c No. 9 Heavy Tin Wash Boiler ............. S7e 35c .value House Broom 20c QUALITY CANDIES AT POPULAR PRICES. Our Chocolates are the kind you will enjoy when you just, hanker after something sweet {. Chocolate# always fresh, % pound for 10c Cocoanut Squares, 1 pound for 10c Peanut Squares, 1 pound for 10c Fresh Butter Scotch wafers, 1 pound for .<. 10c Starlight Mint Kisses, 1 pound for ....... 10c Marshmellows, % pound for ............. j. 10c Fresh Salted Peanuts, % pound for ..j. 10c Assorted Fudge, 1 (found for .... >■ 10c ARE YOU A VARIETY CANDY CUSTOMER? ——— —~~~ 1 - ' Remember we finest line-of fancy china and dinner-wares in Jasper County. Headquarters for Granite ware, Tineware and every thing for the kitchen.

Tr€ide at th f e “Variety". The Stare full of "Bargains tv here your /iicKets. Dimes and Quarters do Double Dufy.

Former Jasper County Man Writes Letter From Wyoming.

Rock Springs, Wyo. , Jan. 16, 1912. Editor Republican: Enclosed please find order for renewal to The Republican until September, 1913. We read with much pleasure each issue of your paper, noting the many changes and lyfy-ovements taking place in Rensselaer and Vicinity since our last visit there in 1909. We rejoice in the erection of your new depot which has been so much needed for these many years. W« have a very thriving up-to-date

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little city here' <t|tout 8,000 inhabi-| tants, forty-two different nationalities being represented. The foreigners are mostly engaged in our coal mines where they make good wages, many of them over a hundred dollars per month. . ' 7 Since November we have had zero weather (I believe the coldest we have had was 26 below) up until the last few days, it i# i# very much warmer. One doesn’t ted the cold'here, however, as they do hi the east, owing to the dfy air. With best wishes for a prosperous 1912, we remain . i, _ Sincerely yours, A> L. McCIIRTAfN

MOOT SAYING PRICES ON SHOE REPAIRS. Children’s heavy Hemlock Soles, pair ...... 10c Boys’ snd Women’s Soles, pair 12c Men’s medium weight Soles, pair 14c Clinch Shoe Nails, all sizes, package ..... 6c Stands and all sizes Lasts, each 10c Shoe .Hammers 10c Shoe Knifes and Pegging Awls, each 6c Heel Platek, any size, 2 pair for .....; 6c Oak Leather Heel Taps, pair Sc Angles, saves the heels, 144 in box, box 16c MONEY-SAYING PRICES AT OUR NOTION COUNTER. Children’s Corset Waists, all ages 10c Infant’s Leather Moccasins, blue, white, pink. tan, pair 10e Ladies' Black Hose, pair- 7c Ladies’ embroidered corner H’kerchiefs, each 4eChildren’s Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, 2 for 6c Men’s large white hemstitched Handkerchiefs each ~ .IKc Men’s indago blue Handkerchiefs, each ... ,SHc Pearl Buttons lc and 2c a dozen Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Hose Supporters, pair 10c Crimped Hair Pins, 5 packages for ....... 6c Men’s black Jersey Gloves, pair . 10c Little Boys’ and Girls’ Jersey Cowboy Gloves pair tie Genuine French Briar Pipes up to 50c, choice 19c Misses’ double yarn mittens, extra beavy, pair lie Ladies’ double yarn Mittens, extra heavy, pair 16c . . -• ... ' 'i' fi SAVE MONEY HERE ON ELECTRIC LAMPS. 8 candle power Lamps 12c 16 candle power Lamps 15c or 2 for -.. 26c 32 candle Power Lamps 22c 20 candle power Tungsten Lamps ......... 69c 48 candle power Tungsten Lamps 79e

WEATHER FORECAST. Cloudy north; fair south ttortion tonight and Tuesday; moderate temperature.

Will Take Over Reed McCoy Store First of February.

Lowman Bros., of McCoysburg; who have purchased the Reed McCoy store at that place, will take the store over on Feb. Ist. Mr. McCoy will locate elsewhere, but has not yet determined upon a location.

Have your piano tuned by Otto Braun. Leave your order with any of the band boya.

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