Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1912 — Page 1

No. 47.

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. R. B. Harris made a trip to Chicago today. Now, will you groundhog skeptics be good? Buy your poultry feed of Hamilton & Kellner. Mrs. Bruce White made a trip to Monon today. Buy your wood and coal of Hamilton & Kellner. Alex. Frye made a business trip to Lafayette today. A. C. Robinson made a business trip to DeMotte today. •X Mrs. Emma J. York made a business trlp to Monon today. — E. M. Parcels went to Indianapolis today on a business trip. Ellis Theatre Saturday, Feb. 24th, “The Senator’s Daughter." Bom, today, Feb. 23rd, to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Donnelly, a son. The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Callahan is quite sick. W. R. Brown went to Tuscola, 111., today, on a combined visit and business trip. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Hochstettler and baby went to Morocco today for a short visit. Miss May Dunlap came down from Chicago today for a short visit with Mrs. C. C. Warner. Miss Marie Stith returned ta Lafayette today after a week's visit with Miss Florence Gorham. Miss Louise Mattern, of Whiting, is here to spend the week end with her coursin, Mrs. S. C. Irwin. Do not fail to look over our line of farm machinery before buying. HAMILTON & KELLNER. - Hurley Beam has been down from .Chicago since Wednesday recovering from a quite severe attack of quinsy. William Jackson returned to Chalmers today after a Visit- With his daughter, Mrs. John Smith, west of town. W. J. Wright and C. E. Osborne went to Chicago today to seect wall paper foY use in the former’s furniture store. "The Senator’s Daughter’* is all that can be found in a bright, pleasing comedy-drama. Ellis Theatre, Saturday night, Feb. 24th. • Mrs. E. L. Hammerton and little 1 daughter Marie went to Franklin Wednesday for a visit of a week with her brother, Leonard Elder. . 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. The worst thing that could happen right now in the weather line would be to have a big rain storm. The forecast' looks like that is what might happen. Get out your canoes. 4 M. J. Delehanty was down from Wheatfield today in company with William Slingsby, of Ottawa, ill., who last fall purchased of Frank E. Lewis 223 acres of land in Wheatfield town. •Mp. . .w-.\ •- ■ Father Stanislaus Nieberg, of Sedalia, Mo., who has been conducting a mission in Chicago, stopped off here yesterday for a short visit with Father Christian Daniel and other friends, cousin, Mrs. S. C. Irwin. Eat -Mrs. Green’s famous new process brown bread, it is the "Best Ever." Try her mince plea, doughnuts, ginger cookies and all kinds of “goodies.” The “Best Ever.” White bread, too. Phone 477. . "Uncle’’ Davy Nowelg was down town this morning for his regular weekly shave, but he did not make the trip on foot but came in the bus. He is standing the winter very well for » man ta Ms »lst year.

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHT’S PEOGRAM . * *—♦—• The Peacemaker. Hie Two Flats. Comedy. EXTRA TONIGHT Mr. Shuler exhibiting landscape designs.

The body of Albert Warner, which was shipped from Champaign, 111., to Lee, Ind., for burial in the Osborne cemetery, did not arrive at Lee until about 12 o’clock Thursday night, on the belated milk train. The funeral was held this morning at 9 o’clock. ■ ... - . . • . • ■■■ ■■’_ V. . John R. Phillips was in from McCoysburg this morning. There was not a thing new at that place that he knew anything about but in order to keep up with affairs at other places he paid a couple of years’ subscription to The Republican. 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. S. M. Laßue did not go to Roselawn Thursday because there was no train to go on. Today, however, he returned there to look after his business. He makes daily trips between Rensselaer and Roselawn, living here and conducting his store there. Mrs. Mary E. Frost, 76 years of age, who has been making her home for almost two years with her nephew, Sylvester Gray, and who has been an invalid for a long time, Is Very low today and it is thought cannot live long. She has been under the care of a nurse for several weeks. Ben Zellars, the Fair Oaks man who had his hand caught in a corn shredder fan several days ago, was down today to have the hand dressed by Dr. Kresler, who was able to save all the fingers except that a portion of the bone had to be taken out of one. The injured member is healing nicely. C. B. Steward was in The Republican office this morning. He fears that the blizzard has killed all the quail in this part of the counrty. There were many covies of qiiail that had been spared from the hunters by the protection of the law and there were not many farmers that did not have a number of them. It will certainly be a great misfortune if all have been killed. Ernest Clark, who prior to last fall had been the linotype operator at The Republican office for several months, and who resigned to go to Colorado on account of his health, has secured a position as a. telegraph operator for the Denver & Rio Grande railroad at Malta, a small town 6 miles from Leadville. He will live at the latter place. His health is greatly improved since he left Rensseaer. When the match factory building was going on last fall, Lee Longachre and one or two other employees bought furniture and established bachelor quarters in rooms over Roth Bros, meat market. They bought on the installment plan and defaulted on the payments and today the dealer took the furniture and resold most of it to the Jefferson Club boys for furnishing their quarters in the K. of P. building. Their rooms will now be very attractive. . The game editor of the Berne Witness, whose home was dynamdted because he fought and exposed blind tigers and-who was whipped last week for writing up the alleged crooked work of a township trustee, copses out again with a scathing roast for his adversary. He says that the trustee is a rascal and has always led the worst element of the community and defies him to another attack. He says that be is game to the core and ready to “die j with his boots on.” ; ..... J'• • - ■ 1 ' : : --- - r ' James P. Overton, who has been at the home of his son, Dr. Albert Overton, at Tuscola, 111., for several-weeks, arrived here yesterday, having stopped off for a couple of days* visit in Indianapolis on his way home. He has been very poorly an winter. His daughter, Mrs. Ida F. Nowels, of Pueblo, Colo., who Was Called to Tuscola, bn account of his sickness, also arrived yesterday to . visit her sister, Mrs.. J. W. Childers and family. She waa accompanied by her little daugh-

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1912.

Boy Injured Here Sunday Night Died in Lafayette Thursday.

Lafayette Courier of Feb. 22. Albert Sweet, the 17-year-old boy who was terribly injured Sunday night by Monon passenger train No. 3, at Rensselaer, died at 11:50 o’clock this morning at the Home Hospital. The lad suffered terribly from his injuries. He had been in Chicago looking for work and was on his way home when the accident happened. The boy was riding between the vestibules of‘the mail and baggage cars and when the train slowed down at Rensselaer he tried to get off. The vestibules suddenly closed in upon him and he was frightfully crushed about the hips and 1 abdomen. He was brought to Lafayette and taken to the hospital in the Evans ambulance. Dr. F. T. Hiner attended him and found that the injury was necessarily fatal. The youth’s intestines were crushed and he did not have a chance to recover. Young Sweet was the son of Mrs. Joseph Sweet, of 1724 Salem street He was born in Lafayette and spent all his life here. He attended Oakland school and then went to work. His father, Joseph Sweet, died last September, having been for eleven years engineer for the Merchants’ Electric Light Association. Young Sweet was last employed at the Duncan Meter Works. The boy left here Saturday afternoon for Chicago, where he expected to work. He was a well-liked young man and a boy of excellent habits. He was a member of the Sunday school of the Christian church. The widowed mother and four brothers, Dewilia, Walter, Harry and Arthur survive. The body was taken to the Frank & Son establishment and will be taken to the family home later.

Lecture On Holy Land At the Presbyterian Church.

Mr. William H. Hamelle will deliver an illustrated lecture on the Holy Land at the Presbyterian church this evening, February 23, under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge of Rensselaer. Mr. Hamelle is a thorough student of the Bible, Bible history and Bible scenes. Two years ago he visited Je rusalem and the Holy Land, studied the various points of interest, gathered the material and secured the stereoptican views that make his lecture very interesting. The lecture is free to the public and it will be highly appreciated by every Christian and student of the Bible.

J. A. Driscol, of Liberty, Ind., and Miss Alma Garvin, of Cambridge City, arrived here this morning expecting to address a meeting of farmers at a farmers’ institute. They learned after their arrival that no meeting had been arranged for. County Superintendent “dr SchooliPLamßon, acting with instructions fyom S. E. Sparling, president to the Institute, had notified Prof. Latta, of Purdue, that the meeting had 1 been canceled but in some manner the speakers did not learn of it. The Remington institute has also been called off on account of the weather conditions. Mr. Driscol discusses soil, poultry, stock and dairy subjects and Miss Garvin handles domestic science topics. Their visit here was not altogether a loss of time, for they went to the schoolhouse and talked for a short time to the high school pupils.

On account of the difficulty with which passenger trains were running Thursday, all freight trains were abandoned and the engines and train crews were used to help out the passenger trains. Only a few of the freight trains are running today. The trains are now getting a little nearer their schedules although moat of them are still some belated. No. 32 was two hours late today. The mdlk train, which was about twelve hours late ta its run from Chicago Wednesday night selaer until 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon on its return trip to Chicago, had reduced its belated condition to 8 hours by Thursday night Thia morning it was only about 40 minutes late and would note have been that late if it had not been required to wait at Monon to permit No. 36, two hours “late, to pass it Take It all la all the trains have done very well and the train crews have worked like beavers to get thipgs back to a dependable schedule again.

Chicken Pie Supper.

Mrs. P. W. Clarke’e and Mrs. W. G. Winn’s Sunday school classes will give a chicken pie supper at the Christian church Wednesday eventag, Feb. 28th, commencing at 5 o’clock. Price 25 cents. ■ '

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Tramp at Lafayette Finally Decides to Go to Work.

Lafayette Courier of Feb. 22. James O’Connell has gone to work. There would be nothing startling in this statement were it not for the fact that James O’Connell is the recalcitrant tramp who for several days has mutined against serving on the chain gang and who has been chained to the sidewalk on the east side of the court house for punishment. The incident, which assumed unexpected importance by reason of the attention the tramp attracted in his unusual position is regraded as closed. O’Connel declined to work on the chain gang because he said be did not want to wear out his shoes. He also pleaded sickness, saying that to work with wet shoes would aggrevate his ailment Yesterday on account of the blizzard he remained in jail. Today he was to have been taken out with the other prisoners on the snow cleaning gang, although it was not expected he would work, it being the intention to make him stay out with the other men while they worked. This morning he called Captain John Kluth to the jail grating and complained of being sick. "You don’t look sick,” replied the officer. “Well if you don’t think I am you can let a doctor examine me and if he says I am alright I will be satisfied,” said O’Connell. Dr. J. D. Hillis was called, reporting him to be in first-class condition from head to foot. O’Connell then capitulated. He donned his hat and overcoat and joined the others in the gang. Ten pairs of warm overshoes were purchased for the chain gang and they were supplied with warm coats and caps. The chains were not used today. The men did good work in the snow drifts and O’Connell worked as well as the others.

Jeanette, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Firman Thompson, has been quite sick and threatened with pneumonia, but is now slightly better. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kiplinger and Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Harmon went to Lafayette today -to attend a banquet given by the T. P. A.

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The Ellis Theatre J h m.^ llls Saturday Night, Feb. 24th F. S. Gordon Presents THE STOCF^- COMPANY In the great Comedy-Drama of Washington society, « Che Senator’s Daughter Bright - Entertaining Full of Laughs A STRONG DRAMATIC STORY. Prices: 25c-35c-50. Seats on sale at Jessen’s. ;

Prices That Stock Brought in 1848—Compare Them With 1912.

E. L. Bruce brought In a copy of the Farmers’ Guide today to show us the following article: The records of an administrator’s sale of goods left by a farmer of Shelby county in 1843 have recently been dug up. These show that at a sale held at the time horses sold for |ls, cows at ?4 each and corn at eleven cents a bushel. The sale list shows that 7 cows sold from $4 to |7 each while four 3-year-old steers brought $7.30 for the lot. Three hay stacks containing 2% tons per stack brought $3 each. These prices are somewhat in contrast with the prices paid now at public sales.

Household Goods at Auction.

The following articles will be sold to the highest bidder at the courthouse corner Saturday afternoon, Feb. 24th, at 4 o’clock: , v 2 beds, 2 dressers, 12-foot table, sewing machine, stand, 2 stoves and other articles. BEN AHLERS. Fred Phillips Auctioneer.

WEATHER FORECAST. Increasing cloudiness and warmer; Saturday rain or snow and warmer.

Must Clean Snow From Walks.

The sidewalks In front of all city property, whether business, residence or unimproved, must be cleared of snow = This is reauLred by city ordinance and I am instructed by the city officials to have it done and the cost taxed up against the property wherever neglected.

GEORGE MUSTARD,

Landscape Lecture This Evening.

Mr. Shuler, the landscape designer, will give his picture demonstration this evening ht the Princess theatre. Instructive to all. Don’t miss It.

Hylo Lamps.

Get your Hylo lamps of Bay Dalmer. Saves 85 per cent of electricity when turned down. 16 to 1 candle power.

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City Marshal,