Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 February 1912 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Phone 273 for feed, coal and wood. Fresh fish this week at Haus’ restaurant.""”— *■ Try some of those nice breakfast mackerel at 8c each and Jake fish at 5c a pound, at John Eger's. Mr. and Mrs. C. W: Duvall returned from Grand Rapids, Mich., last, night, where they had been to attend the funeral of Mrs. W. H, Corhetl. A 25c can of fancy California yellow half-peaches in heavy syrup, for this week at 16c. JOHN EGER. « The Domestic Science Club will meet at the public library, Saturday afternoon at 2:30, There will be_an excellent program. Everyone itudiatL Headquarters for lenten foods. We have all kinds of canned, smoked, Salted, and spiced fish to be had in the market. JOHN EGER. George Scott, who was operated on Monday afternoon, is getting along very nicely. He has been resting easy and spends part of the time reading the newspapers. We can grind your eob-meal, tablemeal, crack your corn and do all other grades of grinding on our new mill. HAMILTON & KELLNER. - --| Abe Martin says: “Th’ trouble with runnin’ a country newspaper seems t’ be t’ keep from mixin th’ social Join’s up with th’ court pfoceedln’s. Ther's so blamed many perfect men an’ women in th’ country it’s a wonder a couple o’ ’em don’t get married.” We are selling a largo number of Corn King spreaders. They are a splendid machine and our terms are very liberal. HAMILTON & KELLNER.

George F. Meyerß yesterday sold a 60-acre farm belonging to himself to Henry Henrichs, who owns the adjoining farm near Zadoc. Mr. Meyers then purchased the Sarah M. Pettet farm of her heirs. It contains 120 acres and is located in Walker township. Electric irons, with controlling switch at handle, the most economical iron on the market, price {5.00. For sale by Ray Delmer, Phone 151. Harry Walker, of Laporte, defputy state game warden, expects to leave for the Kankakee river about March 4. The launch recently purchased by the state will be in service patroling the stream until April 15. The first few weeks of this trip promise anything but a pleasant duty, but for the remainder of the season there will be more or less real pleasure attached to the service. J At a meeting of Roosevelt boomers held at Logansport Tuesday, ' which, by the way, was as big a failure as the one undertaken- Wednesday in Rensselaer, Fred Landis, he of the long hair and vine clad cottage spec* laities, was the chief talker and he Is reported to have taken a few digs at the Taft administration. Fred was Senator Beveridge’s chief spieler during the last campaign and did his lull

share to contributing to Beveridge’s defeat. He is not a republican worthy of the name and is a factionalist and a trouble maker. He ppresehted the Logansport district in congress one term and promised pbstoffices'to about every other voter in-the district. He soon found that you can’t fool the people more than once ahcl he turned the district democratic and has since been devouledly at work to turn the whole state that way. Fred was the only one of the Roosevelt bunch indiscreet enough to make his suppart of Roosevelt by attacking Taft. He Reserve* a seat in the rear instead of on the platform. He is a poor selection for RoOse-: velt forces to make in Indiana, and is a good deal like Nelson Bozarth and W. W. Bedgood, two ot the geßtry that came to Rensselaer Wednesday. in, ■-■■!■■■■ «■■■■■— Slaughter shoe sale at Murray’s, beginning Saturday, March ted. See shoes ih our window. The G. E. Murray go. ~ •

The Evening Republican.

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LAFAYETTE ACCOUNT OF ROOSEVELT MEETING.

Lafayette Journal Sends Member of Staff to Report Meeting, With the Following Result. Lafayette Journal. Rensselaer, Jnd., Feb. 28. —Today while the residents of this patriotic and peaeful tlttie city were enjoying their noon repast, they were disturbed by the yelling of “We are the people, we are the stuff, we want more Teddy, we never get enough.” The male residents rushed oR onto the streets to ascertain where the racket was coming from and the reason for it. On the main corner of the town they found the source of the noise. It wa3 issuing from seve** husky voices. ——~—“—r~ —"V."""' ' The residents- of iteitfssetaer xtoofiat a distance and asked one another what it could mean. Some thought perhaps there had been a delivery at Longcliffe. Finally a little man with smobth face and grey hgir, wearing a stiff hat and glasses, stepped Into view and he was immediately recognized aS Unde Billy Roberts, of Lafayette, the rival of -that great detective, William J. Burns. Upon being recognized the noble sleuth proceeded to introduce his friends, and they proved to be the following influential politicians: ltussell K. Bedgood, of congressional aspirations; Charles Werkhoff, who would like to be mayor of Lafayette; W. J. Bozarth, the much heard of offleeseeker from Valparaiso; Charles Haskell Henderson, leader of the bucking broncos at Lafayette; EE O. Fffer, of Elkhart, and that able lieutenant of ex-chairman Lee, F. J. Doudiean, of Indianapolis. After the formalities of introduction, Uncle Billy wanted to know where the meeting was .Jo be held. At this question the crowd seemed mystified and wanted to know what meeting he had referred to. “Why, the Roosevelt Meeting,’’ responded the affable Billy. „ “We know of no Roosevelt meetffigT You certainly are in the wrong church,” responded the Rensselaer spokesman. “Why, yes,” responded Billy, “there is to be a big meeting of *Roosevelt admirers here today and we are here to help boom the cause, also to advocate the nomination of our fellow townsman, the Hon. Thomas Bauer, president of the Boxboard company, as a delegate to the republican national convention, which is to convene in Chicago.” “We never heard of it,” responded the crowd. Just then the 1 o’clock whistle blew and the residents went to their various occupations leaving the boomers on the street corner: Immediately the gentleman of congressional aspirations, Mr. Bedford, took the'matter in hand and called the roll. All seven being present, they immediately adjourned to the curbstone, where a meeting for the good of the cause was held. It was the unanimous vote of all seven present that Uncle Billy make use of his detective instincts fad find a Roosevelt admirer, “Leave it to me,” said Billy, “and I will proddee the goods.”

The curbstone meeting then adjourned. After a two hours search the noble sleuth reported that he thought he had an admirer corailed in the court house. The loyal supporters of the cause then hastened to the coumy castle to talk Rooseveltism to the only likely person Uncle Billy could find. After much parleying on the question of the day the eveT thoughtful Charles Haskell moved that a rousing meeting be held at Rensselaer at a later date and that all the faithful In the Tenth district be notified by postal cards. After the passing of the motion the meeting adjourned and the city’s guests departed for their various homes, still wondering why It was the people of Rensselaer had not heard of the seven Roosevelt boomers. Tb s It cores plies, eczema; any skip itch- •' ' ‘ * __ ' •' *

latnKl January l, 18S7, u moond din auUl matter, at the post-offlo* at BiUMUwr, nadnv tt» Ml of March 3, 1870.

John F. McHugh, of Lafayette, well known here through his connection with the defense in the trial of the McCoys, died at 3:20 o’clock yesterday afternoon at St. Elizabeth’s hospital in Lafayette. He had been making a brave but hopeless fight for many weeks against the disease with which he had been suffering since the first of the year. He was partly conscious up to the very last. His remarkable constitution, pluck and vitality kept him alive many weeks longer that the physicians expected him to live. Mr. McHugh died from the complications that developed from gangrenous blood poisoning. Three toes on his left foot had been amputated in the hope of checking the disease, but the poison penetrated his system and finally caused hib death.

RENSSELAER. INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1912.

YOUNG MAN KILLED IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.

John Boras, of Mt. Ayr, Met Death to That Towo Wednesday Evening When Team Ban Away. John Burns, 26 years of age, son of Mrs. Biddie Burns, a widowed lady livmg north of Mt* Ayr, met death lit a runaway Wednesday evening. Young Burns had been in Mt Ayr to haye a wagon fixed and was riding on the gears, having left the bed off. It was about 6:30 or 7 o’clock when he started * . home and his horses became frightened and ran away, starting inside the corporation. Trustee Conda Stucker beard the horses running and several others did also but they could only see a glimpse of the animals as they dashed along. The telephone was used and James Holley, living a mile in the country, succeeded in stopping the horses at bis place. They were free from the wagon at that time. A search was then hegun for Burns and about an hour later his body was found In the street in front of the residence of Trustee Stucker. He was dead when found and an investigation made by the local doctors and later by the deputy coroner from Goodland, showed that bis skull had been crushed and that there wfere two gashes on the forehead that extended through the skull. Death was probably instantaneous an J caused- by him -being thrown headThe rear-part of the wagon had become separated by the v falling of the king bolt near the place where Burns’ body was found. The horses had pulled the front wheels of the wagon a mile further before they became freed from them. A large pile of ashes In the center of the street near where Burns fell Trom the wagon and over which the horses' had passed in their mad flight is held responsible for his being jostled off the wagon gear’s. Burns had a brother die a little over a year ago as the result of a runaway accident and one of the horses that was in the runaway Wednesday night is also reported to have killed a man about a year ago at Morocco. Burns lived 2*6 miles northwest of Mt. Ayr. He was a young man of good repute. He lived with his mother, an older brother and a sister. His funeral will take place Saturday morning at 11 o’clock at the home and burial will be made in the Lone Star cemetery.

John F. McHugh, Counsel of The McCoys, is Dead.

Big Ketman Ditch Contract Let at Winamac for $144,000.

At Winaipac Wednesday the contract for the Ketman ditch, whiGh was petitioned for in 1906, and has been in the courts since that time, was let for {164,000. Engle Bros., of Monterey, were the successful bidders. There will be 3,000,000 cubic yards of excavation on the work. The ditch will be the largest in Indiana. The main line and branches will be 100 miles in length, thirty feet deep and 150 feet wide in places. The construction work will begin as soon as the weather permits. The ditch will strike several counties, including Jasper,

Forty-Nine Years Old and Has Had Only 13 Birthdays.

Mrs. William Warren, of Tefft, was forty-nine years old today, having been born February 29, 1863. Notwithstanding that she Is 49 years of age she has bad only 12 birthdays, or once every four years. As far as hre are able to learn she is the only person living in Jasper county whose birthday falls on the 29th of February.

A pail of nice, pure, fruit jelly for 200 at John Egers. Reduced prieee 4a jabber boots at The G. E. Murray Co. y Butter wrappers, any quantity, plain or printed, may be had at the Republican office >

ENTHUSED ABOUT MATCH FACTORY CONSOLIDATION.

B. Forsythe Much Elated Over Possibility of Securing Factory Now la Operation. Be Forsythe, the representative of the Rensselaer Commercial Club, and W. R. Meguire, of the United States Match Co. and George H. Healey, o' The Republican, arrived home this Thursday morning from their trip to an adjoining state to investigate a match factory with a view to effecting a consolidation with the United States Match Co., which has erected buildings in Rensselaer. , Owing to the shortness of time to prepare an article for publication, we are able to discuss the result of the investigation but briefly. For pruden tial reasons, also, the paper will not at this time refer to the match company’s name or location or to the name of the manager of the company. At. a meeting of the directors of the Commercial Cliib to be held this even ing and at a general meeting to be held Friday evening the matter will be freely discussed. Mr. Forsythe, who went to the place as a possible investor, returned home very much enthused about the proposition and the writer entirely agrees with him that the consolidation and removal of the factory here, the completion of .the machines now in coursi. installation in the building here would be a magnificent thing for Rensselaer, far larger than we had hoped for and oj much greater employment capacity than the factory promoted by Mr. Sterling. Mr. Forsythe is willing to take stockJn the jfroposltion and hopes to encourage others to do so, for he realizes that to have this factory located here will mean a great thing for Rensselaer. The writer was not a member of the committee selected by the directors of the Commercial Club and therefore'not expected to make any recommendations from a business standpoint, nor would we ask that our business judgment be -given any consideration whatever. On the matter of what we saw at both Elkhart and the other city, we will talk freely at the meeting to be called by President Worland and the members of the board of directors! The machines which Mr. Sterling says ■are to be installed in the factory here are being built in a machine shop at Elkhart. One is completed sufficiently to be operated and was demonstrated to the writer and Mr. Forsythe Tuesday and to E. L. Hollingsworth Monday. Three other machines are partly constructed and the material is in the shop for their completion. There is also in the shop some large and expensive machinery necessary for the construction of the match machines. The machines in the Elkhart shop ar» all Lundgren machines, which are claimed Jo be the best maebin'es manufactured, and the patents fpr which Mr. Sterling holds. The factory In the town later visited occupies a-very adequate building, but it is not modern and was not erected

for match factory purposes and it is not adequately protected from fire. In it thrfee machines were in operation and the committee had the opportunity of seeing the Lundgren and Diamond machines, working pide by side. Another machine of another make was in operation. A machine shop was also busy in connection with the factory and in it another machine was bs ifig built. Box making machines were in operation and the plant was a hive of Industry; the matches were completed, boxed and cased ready for shipment and the process is very Interesting and the machines were working in good order. The factory employs men and women, boys and girls, and it would prove a great thing for Rensselaer to secure the factory and we hope to find our businessmen responsive to the present opportunity. .

The writer will be pleased to give the investigation more extensive review at the meeting or meetings that are to follow, if there is a disposition to enter into the protect offered. Friday Mr. Sterling and the manager of the factory that is operating sill visit Rensselaer with a concrete proposition and they will present that to our people Friday during the day and Friday evening at a meeting to be held and the place for which will be announced in the Friday Evening’s Republican.

Seven Horses at Zimmer’ s Sale Brought Average of $223.

Auctioneer John Culp cried Matt Zimmer’s sale in Gillam township Wednesday and the sale was one of :|*res and a coming three-year-old gelding brought an average price of $223. while the best team of mases

The Ellis Theatre J h m.^ ll,s Saturday Night, March 2 F. S. Gordon Presents THE STOCK COMPANY In the great laughing success—one continued laugh, Clk marriage of mama 120 Laughs in 120 Minutes The Cleverest Comedy of the Season. Don’t Miss It. Souvenir Spoons to the Ladies. Prices: 25c-35c-50. Seats on sale at Jcssen’s. •

WEATHER FORECAST. - - .. . Generally fair tonight and Friday; colder south and east' portions tonight.

JUDGE ESTABLISHES NEWTON TOWNSHIP ROADS.

Halstead and Yeoman Reads, Which Were Attacked by Remonstrance, - Established by Sellers. Attorney 'Emory Sellers, at Monticello, as special judge, occupied the bench in Jasper county this Thursday morning when the remonstrance cases against the Halstead and. Yeoman roads in Newton twonßhip were called. Jay W. Stockton and others had remonstrated against the improvements. Judge Sellers did not go very far into the cases until he called a halt in the proceedings, said that he did not care to bear any further evidence and. made bis. ruling establishing the roads. Mr. Stockton for the remonstrators gave notice of appeal. 1 ;

Fred Griffin Cleaned R. I. Red Platter at Monticello Show.

Fred Griffin, formerly editor of the Remington PtObb and for some time a resident of Monticello, has been an enthusiastic Rhode Island Red fancier for some time and he will not be satisfied until he has the best birds in t!he country. At the Monticello poultry show held last month he was extremely successful with tils exhibits and onp of his pullets was the highest scoring bird in the show, being graded 95% and also winning shape and color specials. On a pen of five birds he won every first. 9 ribbons, silver cup, incubator and about {2O worth of special premiums. Mr. Griffis did not have these birds at the time of the Rensselaer show. He is advertising in The Republican’s far famed classified columns and it is quite sure that Jasper county Rhode Island fanciers will have some of his stock to exhibit another year.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

At the last meeting of the literary society held Friday afternoon the students and the members of the faculty were chosen delegates for the mock republican national convention to be heM- at the next meeting. About onefifth of the number in the delegation at the real convention will take part Such a convention will afford an actual illustration of how the president of the United States Is nominated and will be instructive In the work of civics.

At a like convention given by the Lincoln League at Indiana university last week the Interest and enthusiasm of the spectators and delegates was great during the entire convention. County Superintendent leunson visited the high school last week. Mr. Brady gave the high school very instructive address Wednesday morning in which he briefly outlined to the students the changes he would make and the course he would pursue if he were entering sc|uml again. The instructors who were here to attend the farmers’ institute which was postponed on account of bad weather, gave the members of the high school short talks Just before noon last Friday, * Charles Porter returned to school Wednesday after several Weeks’ absence. The R. H. S. basket bail team will play the Lafayette H. S. team here Friday night. March Ist. As this is the last game of the season It will be necessary to have a large crowd in order to finance the game. Part* have been assigned for a play entitled “The Private Secretary” to be given by the l?igh school some time In March tor the benefit o t the high school «mn«l - - ' .

"I SFffW gHL tfBA £*s ■Bvys Sa dut Mr uwl i - V/ For MB * q-WW Pm y,■ ■ ■ Look at the insides of the boys suits we sell. Any one of them will show you just why it is rightly named Rip it open, take a peep at it’s thorough construction. You will find it ‘‘wear proof” indeed. Extra care where the strain comes buttons seiye4 tight, honeady made through *nd through. Our spring suits are great. Every good style in afl the new fabrics and colors it represented in our stock—there’s a big assortment to select from. GZ&tjfefitoy Suits—the good kind* . • $2.00 to SIO.OO. DuvaU’s Quality Shop JJI . .V I;. ■yjh | KEEP YOUR CLOTHES RIGHT. J Keep them well brushed, cleaned and pressed at all times and they will last you twice as long. Let me “play the valet” for you and take all the responsibility off your shoulders. You will find that way very satisfactory and most economical. Ido not injure any fabric, but 1 am quick in delivering orders cleaned and 'pressed to your satisfaction. JOHN WERNER, Tafler.

A lazy liver lead* to chronic dyspepsia and constipation—woakeue U»e whole system. Doan’s Regulets (25 cents per box) correct the liver, tone the stomach, cure constipation.

Methodist Church.

■ ■ n, mFpigm Sunday is Membership Day at Trinity M. E. church. Baptism and Reception of members at the morning service. Evening service subject: “Separate from Sinners.” Sunday school at 9:3b a m. Epwortb League at bp. m. You will he welcome at theae services. ■■■ ■ " • To feel strong, have good appetite and digestion, steep soundly and anjey life, use Burdock Blood Bitters, the great system tonic and builder.

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