Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1912 — Page 1

No. 45. ‘

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Buy your poultry feed of Hamilton A Kellner. The D. A. R. will entertain the gentlemen on Thursday evening, Washington’s birthday, at the home of Mrs. E. P. Honan, “The Senator’s Daughter” is all that can be found in a bright, pleasing cpmedy-draina. Ellis Theatre, Saturday night, Feb. 24th. Eat Mrs. Green’s famous new process brown bread, it is the “Best Ever/* Try her mince pies, doughnuts, ginger cookies and all kinds of “goodies.” The “Best Ever.” White bread, too. Phone 477. Sticking his head out of the engine window, Erie Fireman A. P. Frederick, of Huntington, .was killed near his home town. His head was crushed to a pulp, striking the edge of a box car, John H. Phipps, who celebrated his one hundredth birthday anniversary Wednetsday, was Initiated into the Shenandoah (la.) lodge of Elks Thursday, making him the oldest Elk lathe country. • Eminett Brizentlne, Brazil, was refused a marriage license at Greencastle to marry Ruth James. He wanted to pay for it on the Installment plan. Relatives later made up the full sum necessary and the wedding took place. Saginaw, Mich. —The impersonations of Mr. Landon, of Boston, whose selections were both pathetic and humorous, proved him to be an artist of remarkable ability.—Courier-Her-ald. At the M. E. church Monday evening, Feb. 26th. Do not faiL to look over our line of farm machinery before buying. HAMILTON & KELLNER. The bill for Ellis Theatre Saturday,; Feb. 24th, is “The Senator’s Daughter,” a bright, entertaining comedydrama, full of good hearty laughs, droll situations and entertaining Sayings; just the kind of show that The Stock Co. appear to the best advantage in. WilUam D. Nelson, formerly of Remington, is now working at Pasco, Wash., from which place he writes briefly to The Republican. He says that the west is greatly overdone with mechanics and laborers and that thousands of men in that state and especially at Spokane are out of employment and suffering in many ways. He says that construction labor on the job he is employed on is paying only 85 cents a day and board. ■I , „ The annual indoor rifle match ofthe Northern Indiana Rifle Association will be held at Elkhart tomorrow and a team of four or five from the local militia company will attend the match. The competition is not limited to militia companies but also from social clubs, schools, colleges, police departments, etc. Sergeants Jerry B. Garland and John E. Robinson and prorates Ellis L. Thomas and Prank Alter wifi probably compose the Rensselaer team. Sergeant Garland, who for the past two years has been a member of the state team that competed with military rlflmen from ail over the United States matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, has been Chosen by Cot. Edwin P. Thayer, of the 3rd Indiana regiment, to again be a of the team. He will be required to spend three-weeks later iTthe year training for the match under the direction of an expertfrom the regular army. Twelve members of the team will be selected in this mariner this year and only three by the usual eßmlnation process! Fifing on range will begin about April Ist, If the weather permits. The local company will qualify its team for the .. _, —— ,

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM The Heart of the King’s Jester. A Ragtime Love Affair. Comedy SAVE YOUR COUPONS.

HOME GROCERY SOLD TO HENRY D. VANCE.

Logansport Mian Gets Possession of Store Founded Four Years Ago by Walter R. Lee. Walter R. Lee, who founded the Home grocery four years ago and who has conducted it successfully since that time, traded the store Tuesday to Henry D. Vance, of Logansport He also traded to Mr. Vance the old Stoner property, owned until recently •by J. H. Holden. in exchange he takes a farm of 188 acres, 1 mile from Kniman, 56 Arizona horses, which he will .bring to Rensselaer and sell, and $2,250 in cash. Mr. Vance is now in possession of the store and will continue to employ the same help that has worked for a long time for Mr. Lee. Mr. Lee has not decided in what, business he will engage, but as he has had considerable experience as a trader, it is possible that he will engage in that line and In the real estate business.

Monticello Bank Employs a Former Student at St. Joseph’s.

Monticello Journal. John Anheier, Jr., has been given a place in the Farmers’ State Bank. Mr. Anheier steps into this new position about as well equipped theoretically as any young man could expect to be. He has had two and onehalf years’ instruction tn the commercial section of St. Joseph’s college at Rensselaer, supplemented by six months’ study in one of the best commercial colleges in Indianapolis, where he specialized in banking. Added to this he has had much experience in business in connection with the Anheier Bros.’ establishment and is a popular young man among his associates.

Aged Mother of Rev. G. W. Switzer Suffers Paralytic Stroke.

Mrs. Katharine Switzer, age ninetytwo, mother of the Rev. George 'W. Switzer, of Lafayette, and the Rev. Willian/F. Switzer, of Hammond, was stricken with .paralysis Monday morning, at her home, in Otterbein, and can not recover. Her two sons . are among the leading Methodist clergymen of Indiana. The Rev. George W. Switzer is at the head of the Battle Ground Camp Meeting Association, and was formerly secretary of the Methodist hospital at Indianapolis. Ais brbther is at the head of the Methodist district at Hammond. a Binghamton, N. Y. —An excellent entertainment was given by Sidney Landon, Impersonator, under the auspices of the Wesley class at the Chenango Street M. E. church last night The impersonations of numerous famous people were extremely good. The large number of people present fully enjoyed the program.—Republican. At the M. E., church, Monday evening, Feb. 26th. Joe Pullins has been giving his sons, 4 and 6 years of age, their first business lesson. A year ago they were given twe ewes and their father bought two more for them, paying $7 for them. The ewes were turned into the orchard and let shift for themselves. The boy® were promised that -the-product- of ‘ the investment should apply to the purchase of a Shetland pony and they took a lot of interest in the ewes and In the lambs that came in the due course of time. Lambs do not usually grow up to be Shetland ponies but that was the result of thia investment Finally the sheep were sold and Joe took down his record book to show that the wool, the ewes and the lambs touruerea irom Micnigan ana arrivea ers for a lone time

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'V„ .. . Batmd January X, 18S7, M »ooid class matt matter, at ths post-o«oe at Bogsselaar, Indiana, under the act of March 3,187 Z.

NOTICE. Having sold the Home Grocery 1 ask that all knowing thtanselves Indebted to me to please call and settle. I. W.UI be fiEMtad at lire W. R. LEI. ? -... ■ ■ . ; A Claaatflad Adv. will sail it u. 4 '. -fV . ia.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1912.

HIT BY A NORTHEASTER; WORST BLIZZARD IN YEARS.

Lots of Snow, Big Drifts and Colder Weather Create Most Disagreesble Day ln Loqg Time. The worst storm in many years is raging over northern Indiana today, and many state that it is the worst storm of drifted snow in their recollection. Tuesday was a beautiful day and snow did not begin to fall until about 11 o’clock at might. It was 1 o’clock when a strong wind began to blow from the east The snow increased in volume and the wind in speed and by 7 o’clock this morning northern Indiana was well in the grip of the storm. And the fury still increased, and at the kour of writing, 2 o’clock,: there was no indication of abatement. snow in Rensselaer is drifted to a dept of several feet. InmanJ? places the sidewalks are covered with drifts four or five feet high. The mercury has stood at about 20 above zero all day and it is the fact that It is nd colder that makes it bearable to be out in the storm at all. As it is, a person soon finds it frightfully uncomfortable to be out. School children, who reached the schol house in the morning without much difficulty, found it very different at noon, and some of them could hardly reach their homes. Those living some distance from the school house did not return as a rule, while the buses were kept busy both hauling pupils and teachers from and to the school buildings. The attendance this afternoon in the grades is cut down to almost SO per cent, while th*e primary grade in the library has only 7 present out of 36; two-thirds are absent from the 2nd, 3rd, 4|h and sth grades, one-half from 4he 6th and one-third from the 7th. The high school attendance is also materially cut down. The Republican will be delivered tonight on the business streets only. The others will be mailed or delivered with the Thursday paper. It would be inhuman to ask the faithful little boys to undertake their deliveries under the existing conditions. The rural route men all went out this morning but J. B. Martindale and J. Q. Alter. Both telephoned to their wives that they were unable to complete the trip and would probably have to remain in the country all night. H. B. Murray had not been heard from but it was expected that he also would remain out all night. John Daugherty, on Route No. .1, had a lot of trouble and his horses got down and he almost perished before he received help. He will be out all night also. Conditions are serious in the country school districts and parents who sent their children to school this morning have been unable to get to the school buildings to rescue them. They have usually been able to get some one near the school house to care for them. The telephone lines have fortunately kept in repair and there was never a time when solicitous parents employed the phones t« greater satisfaction. -The forecast is for colder weather tonight, with a heavy snow, Which we are sure getting, and a clear day tomorrow. Possibly you can help some person that needs help yet tonight. Think it over and aee if there is some one that needs your aid. ?

Band Your Trees Now is Warning of State Entomologist.

C. 11. Baldwin, state entomologist, has issued a warning to fruit growers of the state regarding the banding of trees. Baldwin asserts all trees should be banded early in order to protect them from the red spider, which goes up the bark after the first warm weather of spring. The same bands, he says, will protect the trees a little later from the tussock moth and the bag worm, although it is not a complete protection, since eggs are laid in protected places on the trunk in the fall and hatch in the spring.

Band Boys Postpone Concert To Tuesday Evening, Feb. 27th.

The blizzard has caused a postponement of the date fqr holding the musical entertainment to have been given tonight, by the Boys’ Band. The concert will now be held next Tuesday evening, Feb. 27th. All who have purchased tickets will please bear this in mind. ‘ ; V ' •/ .

ONE HUNDRED KNIGHTS ENJOYED BIG BANQUET.

Pythians Fed Ob Turkey and the Like Served by Pythian Sisters— Fine Social Gathering. The be§t banquet given by Knights, of Pythias In Rensselaer for a great many years Was held at the armory Tuesday evening, and was attended hy one hundred and four members of the order, mostly local, although there were a number of visitors, including Editor John Bowie and G. D. Gregory, of Wheatfield; Dave Leatherman, of Wolcott; Thad L. Major, of Indianapolis, and Ure M. Frazier, of Newpoint, the last two named being the accountants working here on the trustees’ books. Chancellor Commander Davenport preSldefl and after all Knlgbta were seated about the four large tables, he made a very pleasing speech, covering the purpose and the principles of the order and talking of the splendid new members procured within the past Tew months. He then called upon the members to sing the opening ode of the order and this wgs followed by prayer offered by Rev. Winn. Then came the banquet, which was served three courses with interesting talks by L. H. Hamilton and G. A Williams in between. The first course was oyster cocktail, slaugh, pickles and olives, the second was turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, baked beans and rolls and the third was peaches, whipped cream and cake, The excellency of the banquet, both in preparation and service, was lauded by the speakers and praised In a resolution offered by Attorney Williams. Impromptu speaking followed, a number being called upon who had made no preparation. Judge Hanley, Attorney Dunlap, County Clerk Warner, Dr. F. A Turfler, Rev. Winn, E. D. Rhoades, C. C. Star and others made a few remarks which proved the congenial feeling of the participants and which argued strongly for the growth of Pythianism. Then while the ladles ate their own suppers and cleared the tables, etc., the men adjourned to the dodge room on the floor above the armory and had a pleasant social time. It had been expected to have some degree work, but there was a general wish to hold an open meeting of the sociable sort and this was agreet to and two or three hours of joviality followed. In all the affair was a very pleasant one, and all Knights seemed to get ipto the spirit and enjoy it to the fullest extent.

Relatives Seek to Break the Will of Mrs. Jenny E. Caldwell.

Sult was brought in the Benton county circuit court, at Fowler Moncfc|y, by Lafayette lawyers in behalf of inward C Sumner, Aaron Sumner, Reynolds Sumner, Abigail Hart, Minerva Ditton, Elizabeth Bond, Martha Jewell and James Hawkins to break the will of Jenny E. Caldwell, who died on January 20 and left a fortune worth nearly a million dollars to establish a home for women at Earl Park, Ind. In her will, Mrs. Caldwell, who was the widow of a wealthy farmer and former member of the legislature, left about $75,000 to friends and relatives, and the rest of her vast estate to the Jenny Caidwell home, naming as trustees of the institution James Barr, Lee Dinwidde and William Compton. The plaintiffs in the suit are grandchildren of Edward C. Sumner, who died in 1882, and who originally owned all the property included in Mrs. Caldwell’s estate. She obtained it through her father-and mother, her mother being a daughter of Mr. Sumner. The estatp includes 6,100 acres of land valued at <900,000 and personal property amounting to SIOO,OOO. The plaintiffs allege that Jenny Taldwell was of unsound mind at the time the will waff executed and;at the time she added a codicil in which additional bequests were made; also that the execution of the will was obtained by undue Influence and that the will was unduly executed.

Thompson Ross and Miss Gertrude Clare Kennedy Married Tuesday.

* Miss Gertrude Clare Kennedy, of Highland, Wis., and Mr. Thompson Ross, of Chicago, were married at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 20, at St Mary’s church tn Chicago. Miss Edna Gillen, of Racine, was bridesmaid, aadMr. Livingston Ross, the groom’s brother,, was best man. Mr. and Mrs. Ross will be at home after March Ist, at 4700 Racine Ave., Kilis Theatre Saturday, Feb. 24th, “The Senator’s Daughter.”

FORMER RESIDENTS OF JASPER COUNTY DEAD.

Albert Warner Died In Hospital al Champaign and Cass Wilcox in Clear Lake, Wash. Abner C. Wilcox, better known in Jasper-county by the name of “Cass” Wilcox, died at Clear Lake, Wash., last Saturday. He moved there seven years ago from this county. He was a brother of Mrs. John F. Bruner and Jacob R. Wilcox, of Rensselaer, and of G. M. Wilcox, who moved from Surrey to Eugene, Oreg., two years ago. His wife is a sister of Mrs. W. Frank Osborne, of Rensselaer, He was about 66 years of age and he leaves a widow and five grown children, all of whom are in the west. They had not known of his sickness. Relatives here received only brief information about his death. ' Albert Warner, who prior to three years ago was a resident for twelve years of Hanging Grove township, residing on a farm 6 miles northeast of McCoysburg, died Monday night in a hospital at Champaign, 111. He had been sick only about a week, having a gathering in his head. He lived on a farm, 3 miles from Thomasboro, 111., and about 12 miles from Champaign. Mrs. Warner is a sister of Mrs. Simon Cook and Mrs. S. W. Noland, of Hanging Grove township, and they were notified Monday of his serious condidition. Mr. Cook left that day for Cham Deiisrn« bu t did not AFri va thftrp until Tuesday morning, a few hours after Mr. Warner’? death. An operation was undertaken to remove the abscess, and death resulted. Mr. Cook returned here today and the body of Mr- Warner will arrive Thursday and burial will be made hi the Osborne cemetery in Hanging Grove township. Ellis Theatre, Saturday, Feb. 24th, “The Senator’s (Daughter, ’’ plenty of comedy as well as a beautiful love story, ending as all real stories should.

£■ ■ H „ Impersonator of Great Hen. Mr. Landon is more than a mere impersonator—he will make you thinfc the real, live, noted men whom he portrays, are standing before'.ybu and speaking to you. Mark Twain, our greatest humorist, wilt be here and deliver an afterdinner speech so characteristic of him, you will think, almost, that he has returned from the grave. The genius, roe, the httle-understopd author, will make himself more rieal to you and you will realize how human and appealing he was, when he shows you his heart in his rendering of “Annabel Lee.” “Bill” Nye will convulse you with his fun. Other celebrities may appear if there is time., ■V, > Then there will be Isaac Isaacstein, Yon Yonson, the German politician. the man from Green’s Corners,. Posey County, Indiana, the old war veteran, and others, all as true to life as life itself. You will see at least seven or eight distinct and different characters, each worth while and each entertaining. Tho fourth number of the Lecture Course, at the M. E. church, Monday night, Feb. 26th. General Admission, 35 cents. t

The EHis Theatre - W~ LIS O J XT’ T’’ t L fiircifiv I zlicynf F. S. Gordon Presents fl a A ■ a Bright - Entertaining n t run or A STRONG DRAMATIC STORY. Scats on sslfi st Jeqgcn’g. . ' . 3 .•

Off S4/ 1 Tte hard FRoDLBMS* Tutr 50MB JN Back of mb twabwa Banana oh TfffiFLOOR. AH> r SLIPPY Oft AM EAXy owe We don’t guess here about the .quality of our boys clothes—we know. It would pay you to know. You would save yourself lota of worry, time and trouble, if your boy wore Clothes. The new styles are unusual and distinctive. Better come in now while our assortment of these good clothes is at its best; ' Great suits for: $2.00 to SIO.OO. Duvall’s Qualitl Shop n ■

ELLIS THEATRE ' . .. ONE NlGttr ONLY amt FEBR U Y * •yr;.. MuSlCdh 8-New Pieces-8 Extra OfiartAttjhfi vuarwiws feiltohMrit. Ydw Nave the Hmm —da—d Price 25c.

WEATHEB FORECAST. Heavy snow north* turning to rain in the south part of state tonight; colder tonight; Thursday generally fair. s < Landscape Lecture Friday Evening. Mr. Shuler, the landscape designer, will give his picture demonstration Friday evening at the Princess theatre. Instructive to >ll. Don’t miss It <tet your Hzlo lamp, at Bar D.l- - Saves 85 per cent of electricity when turned down. 16 to 1 candle power.

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