Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1912 — Page 1

No. 59.

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS Phone 273 for poultry feed. ■- - See our line of buggies. Hamilton & Kellner. Mrs. Louis Leopold and daughter came from Wolcott this morning to visit relatives here. Cord, block and split wood for sale by Hamilton & Kellner. Mrs. Kate R. Watson went .. Delphi yesterday for a short visit with her sister; Mrs. Edward Baech. Daniel Clarke, of near Lee, is reported in very critical condition, his death being momentarily expected. Try some of those nice smoked Finnan haddie, white-fish, halibut and bloaters. JOHN EGER. Roy Cheeseman yesterday completed his removal to Lafayette, where be has found regular employment in the Monon shops. Dr. E. N. Loy went to Chicago to--day and it is understood that the long delayed operation on George Reed will take place today. Mrs. H. C. Hoshaw was called to Eureka, 111., yesterday, by the death of her son’s wife, Mrs. J. W. Seelman. Pneumonia was the cause of her death. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pancoast and daughter, Miss Oka, are now at Bowling Green, Ky., where they have directed The Republican be sent to them until further notice. We can now furnish you nice leaf lettuce and celery; and if you want to make lental salads, we have fancy canned shrimp, lobster and salmon. JOHN EGER. John Garland and family have moved here from St. Marie, 111., and he will live on Jay W. Stockton’s farm, west of Rensselaer. He is a son of William Garland, southeast of town. t Mrs. D. E. Grow and Mrs. Harry Kresler are today entertaining at the home of the former a large number of ladies at oards. Yesterday they entertained at sewing. The M. E. Industrial Society will hold their annual Easter Apron Sale and Market, for which they have been preparing during the year, Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6. Place to be announced later. We are this week unloading our third car of flour since Jan. Ist, 1912. Last year we handled sixteen carloads, and with the quality and price, we ought to be able to sell twenty carloadb in 1912. JOHN EGER. County Treasurer Fell has received a letter from his son, Charles J., who recently moved from Carpenter township to Monte Vista, Colo. He is very favorably impressed with the country and thinks he has a fine op- • portunity there. Chamberlain’s Cought Remedy has - won its great reputation and extensive sale'by its remarkable cures of coughs, colds and croup. It can be depended upon. Try it Sold by all dealers. c John Groom has sufficiently recovered from his severe case of pneumonia, which it was for a time feared would result fatally, to be able to go visiting, and last Wednesday went to Wolcott to his daughter, Mrs. 8. Q. Dyer. He. will probably remain about two months and will read The Republican while George Newman arrived from Oklahoma City Wednesday and will wprk this summer for Bert Hopper at .the carpenter trade. He was in Oklahoma City almost four years .and had poor L health most of the time and is now In poor physical condition. He reports that conditions in Oklahoma Are far from good and. that the outlook for employment of mechanics this year -- - is poor. I have Just opened a new meat market next door to Frank. Bowen’s r; grocery Meat-delivered to any part of the city. Phone 202. Vv . ' ' G. EL BECKER.

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHT’S PROGBAM ‘Hie Stolen Nickle. A Dark Deception. Gus Phillips tomorrow afternoon and Night. SAY® YOUR COUPONS. . .—.-a-'—- £. !: t'- 'i t ; : ./■ -

Special Meeting! A special meetig of Prairie Lodge, No. 126, F. & A. M., will be held on the night of Monday, March 11th. Banquet to follow work. A good attendance is desired. C. H. MILLS, Sec’y.

Masons, Take Notice. Prairie Lodge, No. 125, F. & A. M. will meet on Saturday, March 9t6, at 1 p. m. to attend the funeral of Brother Thomas Chesnut. , J. C. PARRETT, W. M.

The ladies of the Christian church will conduct an Easter market and apron sale. 'Date and location announced later. _ A. S. Laßue adds to the list of robin red breast testimonials today. He saw one at hiß residence on River street. The groundhog has speedily resented the intrusion of these spring harbingers, however, and plans a cold wave to show his disapproval. —- John N. Baker, of Barkley township, is of the opinion that in some places in Jasper county the quail stood the hard winter and the big storm very well at any place where there was a chance to get some feed. He had some shocked” grain and reported seeing a big flock only a few days ago. There are quite a number of prairie chickens, according to Trustee William Folger, of Barkley township. Some persons, however, who had several coveys of quail on their farms report that they hav.e not seen one since the blizzard. The weather forecast is again in favor of the groundhog theory. The slightly warmer weather is to be of short duration and not much warmer at tirai, for the snow which fell yesterday is almost all with us today. Tonight we are promised or rather threatened with more snow and a genuine cold wave. This is not calculated to inspire trade in spring hats, but that is about the only advantage that the men are able to see to it and the eoja Wll* ape-apt to preclude a number of fancy feathers from the millinery purchases this spring. Frank Randle and family, who have been living at Clarks Hill for several years, during much of which time be has been a' travelng salesman, although engaged in the mercantile business at his home town, are spending about two weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Randle, in Rensselaer. Frank has sold ont Ms business at Clarks Hill and the same passed into the hands of its new owner Tuesday of this week. On March 19th Mr. Randle and family will leave from here for Medford, Oregon., where they expect to make their future home. Mrs. Randle’s health has been quite poor and a visit to Medford two years ago proved very beneficial and they determined to go there to live. Frank does not know in whi>t business he will engage but probably as a.salesman. George E. Marshall and Chas. Hensen and fnrilies, formerly of Rensselaer, live at Medford and Mr. Randle also has relatives there. barren W. Washburn and wife and son Bret came over from Goodland last evening for an over night visit with bis brother, Dr. I. M. Washburn and family. Warren went, lit with some other Goodland men, last year in the fanning of a large tract of Couth Dakota land, using a motor plow in the work. They had out a large acreage of flax, but the weather interfered to some extent with harvesting it and the enow came on before they cauld get It threshed and they had to stack it and leave it ih the fields, building feneetf around it to keep out the stock Which runs at large'there* The man whd is looking after It for Goodland parties writes back some discouraging reports, saving that stockmen torn their cattle out and. then cut the fences around the flax stacks and drive their stock there for feeding. -As this is practiced In the night, there seems to he no remedy, and the owners are not hanking, much on their Rrat season's crop.

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Easter Market.

RENBSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY MARCH 8, 1912.

FOUR KILLED; 36 INJURED IN WABASH WRECK.

Passenger Train Derailed Near West Lebanon Thursday Afternoon Causes (.rent Damage. Four persons were killed and 36 injured in a wreck that occurred Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock on the Wabash railroad near the town of West Lebanon in Warren county. Passenger train No. 1, west bound, was running at about 30 miles an hour and as the train bit a split rail, the track gave way and the train plunged down the embankment of Redwood qreek. The train is known as the Continental Limited and was an hour and 40 minutes late. The baggage car was the first to leave the track. Jt lodged against a huge tree. The other coaches went to the bottom of the embankment The cars were of steel construction and were not badly damaged. The four who were killed were riding in the day coach. They wei;e: Mrs. U. Good, of St. Louis; Mrs. R. S. Grant, of Adrian, Mich., and two unknown persons, a man and a boy. Among the injured was D. E. L. Mitten, of Goodland, who was cut about the scalp and face and had one wrist and one ankle sprained. Fred Lux, of Monticello, also 'suffered slight injuries. __ Bonfires were built along the railroad track and West Lebanon and Redwood people made coffee and performed whatever aid they could for the sufferers. - r: Since the cars were made of steel, they could not catch fire or the disaster might have been much worse.

Crow Bounty Claims Are Being Filed With Auditor.

The commissioners at their March meeting allowed wolf, fox and crow bounties in the sum of $82.70. Bert Hanaway and Richard each brought in a wolf pelt and Henry Miller and John Poisel brought in one in partnership. The wolf bounty is $lO per head. E. T, Pullins received $3 for a fox pelt. There were a large number of crow bounties allowed, though most of /them were in small amounts. Ambrose Blasdel drew the smallest crow bounty, only 10 cents, and C. 8. Michaels drew the largest amount, $14.40. Three claims are on file for this month, as follows: James Fleming, $2.90; Wilson Bussell, $5.70, and Charles Hall, 90 cents.

Monon Passenger Engineer Injured Thursday Night.

Engineer Gorman, a regular engineer on Monon passenger trains Nos. 3 and 4, fell from the running board of his engine while he was oiling the engine at Chicago Thursday night. He struck upon his head and received a severe scalp wound and very badly -wrenched neck. Another engineer was called to make the run and Mr. Gorman was taken to Lafayette on. No. 3, which goes through Rensselaer at 11:05 p. m. Dr. I. M. Washburn, the company’s local surgeon, was called to meet the train here and accompany the disabled engineer to tbe hospital at Lafayette.

British Explorer Said To Have Found South Pole.

Captain Robert .F. Scott, a British explorer. Is said by Captain Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, to have found the south pole. We will take his claim with a grain of salt The Cook pseudoblepsis has made us a little chary of these antarctic explorers. There must be some sort of bacteria in the cold countries that cause men to make false claims, and until Scott comes nearer proving his claim than either Cook or Peary we will refrain from any special laudation#. .

Kid Glove Burglar Returned To Serve Reformatory Sentence.

Fred Hlx, the kid glove burglar who tor several months made his headquarters at Lafayette, moved in good society and robbed residences and railroad stations, was finally returned to the reformatory to serve on'; the balance of bis 14 years’ imprisonment He confessed to having robbed a bouse at Waynetown since his parole, bnt he stouUy maintained that he had noi robbed the depots. You judge a man, not’by what he promiais to do, but by what be has done. That is the only tine test Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy judged by this standard has no superior. People everywhere speak of R in tbe highest terms of praise. Tpr sale by all dealers. ” c

A Classified Adv. will rent It,

Purtelle Had a Railroad Meeting Thursday Evening.

Eugene Purtelle notified several people that he whs going to hold a railroad meeting at the court house Thursday evening. He invited them to come up and hear his latest. The newspapers were not asked to advertise the meeting , and the press was not asked to attend it. It was an unforgivable insult and it is impossible for us to report just what happened. In the first place, be It understood, the meeting was held just as he said it would be. He made good. There were three persons there besides the irrepressible Gene. We have been unable to find out just what happened, but did have it intimated that Gene still blames his failure here to the fact that the newspapers refused to recommend his stock for sale. Gene says that he has spent 125,000 or $250,000 or $2,500,000 or something like that in building railroads but that the newspapers have prevented him from succeeding in any of his enterprises. He is Btill willing to try it here if the people will put up the money and let him spend it.He was told on the. quiet by one of the three gentlemen present that the proper thing for him to do would be to bring a pot full of real money down here and get busy and thus secure the confidence of the people. Gene talks like a man who would do something if he knew how to do it and we have no doubt that any who wish can bay a few shares of his railroad stock and take a chance. Gene is said to have handed the newspapers a hot one and for fear the three auditors might not be able to give his stinging charge full circulation, we don’t mind pubiishngit. He said he thought we had been “fixed,” insinuating that we had sold out to the idonon railroad. Gene is more like a joke with each appearance in Rensselaer. He don’t even look like a railroad magnate to us any more. ' rv >ere is no testimony about his settling his unpaid checks and we understand that they are still outstanding or possibly resting in some more comfortable position. There is one distiQct advantage in Gene’s visits, however, he helps the newspapers out. on otherwise dull days.

Hansford Final Settlement Means Little to Creditors.

C. G. Spitler, trustee of the E. V. Ransford bankruptcy affairs, attended the final settlement meeting at Jafayette Wednesday. He reports that there will be mighty little for the common creditors in the final windup, probably 2 per cent, which will make 22 per cent in all. Tbe claims of the First Nations! Bank of Rensselaer, were allowed as preferred creditor. These claims amounted to about $5,800. From this is deducted $700,* which the bank allows for an equity Ransford had in some property at Pine Village. Referee in Bankruptcy Barnett has not'completed his final settlement sheets, but it appears that 2 per cent will be all that will be re r ceived. _ , The referee cut the claim of H. C. Shaw, of Indianapolis, tor attorney fees, from $l6O to $75.

Two Ejectment Cases Tried By Justice Bruner Thursday.

Justice Bruner had a rather busy day Thursday, disposing of one plain drunk case and two 'ejectment suits, Tbe drunk was a local yonng man who seems to be unable to leave tbe bottled adder alone, but rarely gets far enough soused- to require arrest One of the ejectment cases was brought by B. J. Gifford against Robert Herrick, who did not appear, but was reported to be moving out tbe day of the trial. Judgment was rendered in favor of tbe plaintiff.———Tbe other case was brought by Samuel Hackley against Ed- and Jeff Becker, and Hackley was given a verdict, which will result in the removal of the defendants from his farm if they do not voluntarily vacate.

Mrs. Ira Norris Dies After Long Illness of Tuberonlosfs.

Hrs, Ira Norris died at noon today at her home in the northeast part of Rensselaer. Tuberculosis was the cause of death. She had been failing for several months. She was 57 years of age last August. The funeral will probably occur Sunday, burial in Weston cemetery. ; ; ;r . ~ 4 We were out of potatoes for a short time last week, but we now have g carload of nice, white, Wisconsin, sand-grown potatoes, free from frost. .. John bger.

Hercules Suits for Boys r* —tv are all pure wool and shower proof 1 S OLD t 0 yOU witb a E naran * tee of sati sfaction. Hercules I Saits are made to give long I mfwmmar' wear. Coats have a patented I double lining in the 9leeve at I lllHmvmA l the armpit. Pants are lined fr lllirnmli throughout andhave all seams mil Irn ift reinforced. Buttons securely II Jr/j yi J 111 sewed on. Linings and trim/(y/liKwV\Sk mings used are the best & wart Buy your boy a Hercules Suit you’ll be aatisfied ijj JBLv MAJDB BY : j| mJjR Daobb.Cohn & Co. - I CHICAGO PM SALE BY S. Leopold, SSS” r

Gus Phillips at Princess in All Saturday Performance.

Augustus Phillips, tbe Rensselaer boy who bae become a prominent actor and who recently joined the players of the Edison film company, will make his first appearance at the Princess Saturday, when a comedy entitled “Lost—Three Hours,” will be played with him the leading character. The Princess is giving shows each Saturday afternoon now and it is quite probable that the house will be packed tor all performances. Rensselaer picture show patrons will be constantly oh the lookout for pictures in wMch Gus appears and business will doubtless be greatly augmented by the attendance of bis old friends here.".

Marriage Licenses.

Peter Leslie Merritt, born Remington, March 2, 1891, present residence Remington, occupation baker, and Myrtle Jane Bartee, born Remington, June 29, 1891, present residence Remington, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Davis Winslow, born North Carolina, July 26, 1850, present residence Fair Oaks, no occupation, retired, pensioner, one previous marriage dissolved by death May 13, 1908, and Margaret Ann Dodge, widow of Rodney H. Dodge, born Illinois, Nov. 4. j 849, present residence Pontiac, 111., occupation housekeeper, one previous marriage dissolved by death Feb.' 4, 1907. , Baled straw, baled timothy and prairie bay tor sale by Hamilton A Kellner.

Bowles & Parker’s GROCERY DEPARTMENT Headquarters for Kitchen Coeds. A Full Line of Richelieu Coffee. Unepaled in Qnality. Corn . . 15c, two for 25c Breakfast Food , . . 15c Pets 15c Fariaa 10c s Pineapple . . . 25c Rolled Oat* . . 25c tad 10c WUte Ckerries. . . 35e Oat Heal . . . . . 13e tales . . 30e Ydtew sad White Ctraaeai, 10c Aaparagaa Tips 30e Bilk, cans, . . 5c a»d 10c Pearl Onions . . 35c Gunpowder Tea, pk*.,lscod 30e Aland Staffed Olires . 30 Palry Ffon .... Preserves . , . 25c Clam Chowder .... 25c Macaroni 10c Red Satan, . . 18c aid 23c Pulverized Sugar . . . 10c Oyater Cocktail Sauce . Sevn bars Lenox tr Swift’s Pride Soap 25c I Three packages Yirgiiia Sweet Pancake Flour .... 28c I Aeae Flour |1.45, White Star Bar sl-35 Ynr money back if aet satisfied. ROWLES & PARKER .M IJWglglgjl marr (nan n mi nMH mb

The 1912 CHAOS WILL BE DELIVERED OH OK 1: ABOUT MAI 17th. g All Rensselaer Atonal wIH want It—should have it, and we hope to receive aa order fron every member. Price, SI.OO " | ' • ; *. y.'- f. • - -y,-r'-flyffigaHH }£*■ Orders by mail will receive prompt attention. Mall or phone orders to FLORENCE RYAN, phone ML or JOHN HEMPHILL, phono 18L RENSSELAER, INDIANA. • <. . • -V, '.sf-. am]

WEATHER FORECAST. Local snows and colder tonight. Cold wave north and central portion. Saturday fair, colder eastern and southern portion.

Market

Mrs. Watson’s class of the Presbyterian Sunday school will conduct a market in Warner Bros, store Saturday afternoon, March 9th. Home made candy, fresh bread, chicken and all good things for sale.

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