Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1912 — Page 1

m». 22.

Clk Princess theatre IMP yiTT.fjPI, Proprietor. ■ Wfttob nil Space Brerj iiap

It*s There With The Flavor ifli I! 1 A * ijilfa rHE ORIGINAL HAS THIS SIGNATURE LOCAL HAPPENINGS. PJeaty of good solid cahbnge at the Grocery. - . ~\ ■ k'-. Mrs. Dean Merlca went to Prancesvillek for a short visit with relatives today. Fancy evaporated apricots 10c a pound and peaches 124£c a pound at John Eger’s. The pi A. R. Society will meet Friday afternoon, Jan. 26, at 2:30 with Mrs. C. H. Porter. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Moore, of Indianapolis, have been guests this week of his brother, B. J. Moore and family. .Bob Michaels has some stove wood In the tree that he will give away to anyone who will cut and-haul it. See Bob. - ' Frank Lakin continues to fail and bis condition Is now such that it is possible be may not live twenty-four 'hours." 7 t" * 777 '":i- ---■ \ V ' 'll" '' ' .. --- •JSr. F. A. Turfler is at Champaign, 111., today, lecturing and demonstrating his work at a meeting of the osteopaths of that section of Illinois. Why is it the River Queen Mill is rgetting the business? Because Flynn fa making the best buckwheat flour, rye flour, meal and feed. Get your bran of us. William Ei "Moore, whose health lately has been somewhat improved, is Spending this week With hiß daughter, Mrs. Joseph Paxton and family at Sonth Bend. / It is now hard to get fresh fruits and vegetables. Why not use some good canned gooda? The Home Grocery ic making attractive prices on all this line. 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'. Peter Bloom was fined a dollar and costs, six dollars in all, by Squire Bruner yesterday for intoxication. He was arrested by Marshal Mhstard He refused to plead golly and stood trial- Bloom paid the fine and costs and was released. •; The Royal Neighbors gave a “stork” shower to Mrs. W. H. Mackey Tuesday in. honor of her new baby. Many nice and useful presents were left for the little one. The guests took theirsapper with them and disposed of it gt the shower. < " "■ * *' • 'J ‘J* -i ' " v' 1 r- '*• Mr. and Mrs. Hale Warner are at Indianapolis, where they were pres ent Tuesday at an operation upon their daughter, Mrs. Virgil Hamilton, formerly Miss Hazel Warner, at the Methodist hospital. At last reports she was getting along very nicely from the operation 7, Baby won’t suffer ftve minutes with

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHT’S PBOGBAM ' —r* ' : V>. Buckskin Jack, the Earl of Glenmore. A Nicotine Conspiracy. SATE YOUB^ROUPON&k

Special Meetings Sunday at M. E. and Presbyterian Churches.

There will be two special meetings Sunday afternoon in connection with the union evangelistic services. The men’s meeting will be at the M. E. church and the ladies* meeting will be at the Presbyterian church. At the latter meeting a program will be carried out under the direction of Mrs. Ross Dean, who will preside. The speakers will be Mrs. J. K. Davis, Mrs. W. S. Day and Mrs. A P. Burton, and reading by Miss Ether Per'kins. ■ ■ '7 Mrs. J. C. Parrett and Miss Cecil, Morgan will sing a duet, Mrs George H. Healey will sing a solo and three girls will sing a trio. The meetings will be held at 2:30 in the afternoon and all the men and women of Rensselaer are Invited to attend.: <

Bluffer Purtelle Getting in His Work on Confiding Logansport.

Monticello Journal.„ The commerciAf clttb of Logansport voted last evening Vo get behind the effort to locate another ; interurban line into that city and to recommend and. urge that a subsidy The voted by Logansport and Eel township to an interurban line proposed and promoted by Eugene Pur telle to parallel the Panhandle line west from Logansport to this city. Mr. Purtelle was present apd explained his proposition to the club. It is proposed to ask a smbskty of % of 1 per cent on realty taxables. It is probable the petition will be. filed in time for February term of commissioners’ court.

F. E. Lewis Going to England; Absent About a Month.

Frank E. Lewis, general- superintendent oP' the Chicago and Wabash Valley railroad, the Gifford line, Will leave In a few days for accompanying his cousin from Toronto, Canada. He will be absent only about a month, his trip being of a business nature. He wilt visit London and Liverpool and also get across the border line into Wales. Mr. Lewis has been a resident of; Jasper county for almost seventeen years ami ia7one of the highly qualified men in our county from a clerical'standpoint, as well as one of our leading citizens.

Mrs. L. H. Wiley was surprised Monday evening by the Royal Neighbors, who gathered at her home and spei}t a pleasant evening. A token of remembrance was left by the order and tt number by individual members. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley will soon leave for Louisiana to make their home. ■ —r*-» 1 _j The second number of the lecture course, “The John Eberly Concert Co.,’’ gave a delightful entertainment to a crowded house at the M. E. church last evening. The readings by Miss Lyon was the feature of the evening, and her performance gave the best of satisfaction. Mrs. Yost has a pleasing soprana voice and rendered several selections that weep well received. Mrs. William Cooper, who Is now at the home of her sister, Mrs. James Snedeker, is now in a very critical condition. A brain tumor seems rapidly sapping her life Away and there is no relief possible. Wednesday she was delirious and suffered several convulsions and now her death ia almost daily expected.

After a good drill Wednesday evening the' militia company had a light lunch and this was followed by dividing the company into sections for the purpose of getting' recruits to take the place of those whose time has expired or who will be discharged fbr. other reasons. The contest between the sections will last about a month and will be followed by a banquet. A'* non-commissioned officers' school will be conducted""Friday evening by Sergeant Harve Robinson, who will take up the subjects in tbe school conducted by Major Freyermuth, Tbe questions are principally on military hygiene, and relate to the clotblng Ql soldiers, the selection of camp sites, the Importance of pure water, proper food supply, etc. ' * • ni'di.V. » Fancy October mild full cream cheese 29c a pound at 3ohn Eger’s.

Entered January 1, 18*7, aa eecond ■«« matter, at tbs pott-oflo* at Imimlmt, Indiana, under Ot Mt of VUoh 3, 187*.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY,, JANUARY 26, 1912.

ENCOURAGED BY LETTER FROM MAYOR OF GARY.

B. J. Gifford Believes Extension of Line to Magic City and the Coal Efclds Is Possible. B r J. Gifford baa received the following letter from Thos. E. Knotts, mayor of Gary, and is very much pleased by the tone of it . Gary, Ind., Jan. 23, 1912. Mr. B. J. Gifford, Dear Sir: -. .7.'' ./ :■ 7'7 ~' : I bad the pleasure of meeting some parties from Rensselaer, Indiana and had a short talk with them regarding the extension of your railroad to our city and thence to the coal fields of the southern part of the state. Permit me to say in behalf of our city that we are willing to lend our assistance to such an enterprise. The city of Gary is five years old and has a population of thirty thousand. The Calumet region, that is, North and Calumet townships of Lake county have a population of one hundred thousand. Gary alone has enough factories now in operation or located to furnish a population of two hundred thousand. The pressing need now and will be for the next ten years, not more'factories, but more houses for our workmen, to live in. The steel plant alone uses 20,000 tons of coal each' day and when completed" will 'use 75,000 ton every day. This is equal td Sixty train loads of fifty cars each . twenty-four hours. No one coal line can furnish the coal alone. With a direct line as you will have, through the most fertile country in the world connecting the greatest factory district in the world with the cheapest coal supply in the country, in my estimation will he's great success. Anything that the people or Gary can do to help you, I am sure will be done. J y Yours Respectfully,- - T. E. KNOTTS, Mayor. It Is Mr. Gifford’s purpose to act along the line briefly discussed in the letter. Hq hopes to extend his road northward to Gary and southward to the coal fields of Indiana. Completed, tthq road would have the assurance of a marvelous freight would not do Rensselaer any good if they hit across the east end of the county. It is Mr. Gifford’s intention to build this line southward from McCoysburg, then the hope of Rensselaer is to have an interurban line constructed that will connect us with the north.

Former Superintendent of Schools Died in New York.

William DeMattos Hooper, who was the-superintendent of the Rensselaer schools in the early eighties, and who went from here to Indianapolis where he was the city librarian froin 1882 to 1888. died last Sunday in New York City, where he had lived for a number of years. During the time Prof. Hooper and * wife lived in Rensselaer they were neighbors and close personal frienfis of M. L. Spitler and this friendship has maintained ever since their departure from this city and members of tbe family have kept in touch with Mr. and Mrs. Hooper by correspondence. Since leaving Indianapolis Mr. Hooper has been engaged in the insurance business. No children were born to the Hooper borne but they took a girl to educate a number of years ago. She is now a young lady. No Information was received here exeept that briefly contained in a dispatch to Indianapolis newspapers. Mr. Hooper was a close friend of Dr. J. N. Hurty, state health commissioner. The Indianapolis Star spoke of Mr. Hooper in the following language: Dr. Hurty, while Attending the recent celebration by the Indiana Society of New York, heard of the serious Illness of Mr. Hooper, but was unable to.visit him. Mr. Hooper lived here" for many years and was* a member of the Indianapolis Literary Club He presented many papers of high literary quality before that -organisation, and during his service as librarian compiled- tbe most complete catalogue of the library that evefTmd been published up to that time. Mr, Hooper recently had been editing a paper devoted to accident insurance topics.

“Doan's Ointment cured me of eczema that had annoyed me a long time. The cure was permanent”— Hon. S. W. Matthews, Commissioner Labor Statistics. Augusta, Me. ‘•The Best Ever” home made breach cinnamon loaves, cakes, doughnuts, rye and graham bread and Boston baked beans at Mrs. Green's bakery.

Close at 6:00 p. m., except Saturday, during Ate Evangelistic Meetings. S Variety Store 51

MONEY-SAVING PRICES for the Housewife. Large Collapaeable Clothes Racks 69c 91.10 Value Ironing Boards 89c Clothes Line Props, metal ends, . 16c 60 good Clothes Pins 6* 50 ft Cotton or Hemp Clothes Lines 10c 10c value Brash Curtain Rods .\.WI 10c value Scrubbin& Brush 6c Toilet Paper, 10 rolls for 26c Large Bottle Peroxide 10c 1 quart Milk Bottles 7e 100 Milk Bottle Caps 5c Large No. 2 Stand Lamp. Fancy Chimney .;. 89c Large size black Coal Hods 19c Large size Galvanized Coal Hods 29e 10 qt grey enameled Water Pail . 29c 14 qt grey enameled Dish Pans 29c g inch Gold Band China Breakfast Plates .. 10c No. 8 Heavy Tin Wash Boiler 49c No. 9 Heavy Tin-Wash Boiler .V. . . 57c 35c value House Broom 29c QUALITY CANDIES AT POPULAR PRICES. Our Chocolates are the kind you will enjoy when you just hanker after something sweet Chocolates always fresh, % pound for ......,10c Cocoanut’Squares, 1 pound for 10c Peanut Squares,-1 pound for ..1 10c Fresh Butter Scotch wafers, 1 pound for ... 10c Starlight Mint Kisses, 1 ppund for ......... 10c Marshmellows, % pound for 10c Fresh Salted Peanuts, % pound for ......... 10c Assorted Fudge, 1 pound for ... 10c ABE YOU A VARIETY CANDY CUSTOMER! Remember we have the finest line of fancy china and dinner-ware in Jasper County. Headquarters for Graniteware, Tineware and every thing for the kitchen.

Trade at the “Variety". The Store fall of "Bargains tv here your Nickels. Dimes and Quarters do Double Duty. ■ ' ■ ■ > '_ ■ 21

PEOPLE ARE MYSTIFIED BY BIG LAND PURCHASE.

Suspicion That Powder May Be Located in Kankakee Township In The Near Future. The purchase of Michael J. Kanally, a Chicago lawyer, of 1,593 acres of land in Kankakee township, and also of a right of way for sufficient width for a railroad from the land, which lies along the Kankakee river, to the C. A E. I. railroad, a short distance northeast of the town of Wheatfleld, has caused a great amount of specu-lation-within the past week. Mr. Kanally followed tfie buying job diligently, paying an extremely large price for much of the land, based upon the prevailing prices there. He maintained a complete air of mystery and people did not seem to know what was going on until he had secured practically all of sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 in the northwest corner of Kankakee township and several small tracts and the narrow strip to tbe Indiana coal road. It is .understood that H. W. Marble, who had sold him 40 acres and a right-of-way through a tract acres, asked him what he was buying the land and was told that it was none of his business. Possibly not just that plain but in words that left no doubt with Mr. Marble that be would not be told. There is a suspicion that a powder mill is to bw. established on tbe land purchased and that a spur will be built from the mill to the C. A E. I. and the Chicago, Indiana A Southern railroads. This would not meet the approval of the people of that section of Jasper county, but if that was the intention of the purchaser as the attorney for a corporation he has probably gone so far that the plan could not be blocked.

Marriage Licenses.

Ernest Fred Mischer, born Sumner, 18., April 11, 1887, present residence Remington, occupation farmer, to Eleanor Minerva Florence, born Minneapolis, Colo., June 12. 1889, present residence Virgfe, Tnd., father’s name Tom Florence, occupation hdusekeeper, first marriage for each. Samuel Ernest Brandenburg, born Benton county. May 25, 1889, present residence Pleasant Grove, oct&pation farmer, to Edith Saltwell, born Jasper county. Jnne 20, 1891, preseat resident* Fraacesvlße, Occupation housekeeper, father's name, Fred Saltwell, first marriage for each.

A Classified Adv. will rant it . -.-V » *1- - ' . • ‘ ••’•r- - • X.

WEATHER FORECAST. Unsettled and warmer with local snows or rains tonight or Friday.

Writes About Conditions in South Dakota—Well Pleased.

The following letter was received under date of Jan. 1, 1912, from Mrs. W. O. Clark, of Mitchell, S. Dak.: Realizing that the editor, as well as the minister and the doctor, needs money sometimes, we are enclosing our subscription renewal for The Republican. Well; we are very mueh alive out here, although the thermbmetor has been hovering about the 40 below mark for the last three weeks. We, in this part of the state bave had no blizzard, although we have bad some tolerably blowy days. I wonder what has become of the lady who was so sorry for the South Dakota people who raised nothing last year. Our .corn crop was very* good and when cutting for the silo the neighbors estimated at at 40 bushels to the acre. Our oats and wheat were more than a half crop. I know of no one in this part ,ot the state at least who were obliged to sell - their stock on account of feed or the lack of it. It did seem last year that we' were a good way from both water and wood, but if we do leave South Dakota it will not be for good. Mr. Clark and Will are feeding two loads of cattle for spring and fall market, bave a hundred bead in all. so that feeding keeps them out of doors most of the time, gives them excellent appetites, all are well and think this is a fine country to live; in but we cannot spare tbe home paper and enclose our renewal. I must tell you that Will has finished hauling 2.900 bushels of oats to the market, for which we get 43 and 45 cents per bushel. We also have some seed oats whidKwili bring more, so you see there is g Wgt of tbe state where people are raising something. We have a fine neighborhood, good day school bouse with furnace heat and a flourishing Sunday school too. We wish to be remembered to OUT old friends and to say that we have found South Dakota a fine home and that our hope for the future Is buoyant.” .

Impure blood runs you downmakes you an easy victim for organic diseases. Burdock Blood Bitters purifies the blood—cures the causebuilds yqo Up. v H»~ r»M ito rnTj -4a

HOMEY-SAVING PRICES OR SHOE REPAIRS. Children’s heavy Hemlock Soles, pair Hi Boys’ and Women's Soles, pair 12c Men’s medium weight Soles, pair ......... 14e Clinch Shoe Nails, all sizes, package ..... 5c Stands and all sizes Lasts, each ......... 10e Shoe Hammers 10c Shoe Knifes and Pegging Awls, each ...... 5c Heel Plates, any size, 2 pair for 6c Oak Leather Heel Taps, pair .......... 5c Angles, saves the heels, 144 in box, box 15c HONEY SAVING PRICES AT OUR NOTION COUNTER. .p: Children’s Corset Waists, all ages 10c Infant’s Leather Moccasins, blue, white, pink, tan, pair Mol Ladies’ Black Hose, pair 7c Ladies' embroidered corner H’kerchiefs, each 4c Children’s Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, 2 for Se Men’s large white hemstitched Handkerchiefs each . Btte Men’s indago blue Handkerchiefs, each ....tttc Pearl Buttons lc and 2c a dozen Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Hose Supporters. pair 10c Crimped Hair Pins, 5 packages for ... 5« Men’s black Jersey Gloves, pair. 10c Little Boys’ and Girls’ Jersey Cowboy Gloves pair 10c Genuine French Briar Pipes up to 50c, choice 19c Misses’ double yarn mittens, extra heavy, pair 12c Ladies' double yarn Mittens, extra heavy, pair 15c SAVE HOMEY HERE OH ELECTRIC LAWS. - 8 candle power Lamps 12c 16 candle Lamps 15c or 2 for 26c 32 candle Power Lamps .. 22e 20 candle power Tungsten Lamps 69c 48 candle power Tungsten Lamps 79c I

aI Oullil uOv I — I |Vj , „3

YOL.XYL