Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1912 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Fancy fig-newton cakes, only 10c a, pound at John Eger’s. Oyster shells and other poultry feeds sold by Hamilton & Kellner. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Holmon went to Lee last evening for a short visit with relatives. George Ferguson and family, of Wheatfield, have been visiting Rensselaer friends for several days. - There will be work in the first and second rank at the K. of P. lodge this evening. A full attendance is desired. W. M. Hoover, father of Sheriff Hoover, is suffering from rheumatism and is in charge of his family physician. Mrs. Mary Meyer Healy and her trimmer, Miss Hattie Grant, went to Chicago today to study millinery styles. Mrs. Michael Schultz, of Union township, has a quite severe attack of pneumonia, complicated with asthmatic troubles. Mrs. Rebecca Hemphill, mother of Dr. F. H. Hemphill, has been quite poorly lately and her condition at this time is not encouraging. Mr. and Mrs. E. Jensen returned to Wheatfield yesterday after a visit since Friday with their daughter, Mrs. J. P. Hammond and family. Accidents will happen, but the best regulated families keep Dr. Thomas* Eclectic Oil for such emergencies. Two sizes 25 and 50c at all stores. D. Z. Clark, an old soldier living in White county, south of Lee, is reported to be very seriously sick and not expected to live many days. As we near spring, we crave something for an appetizer. We have a full line of sweet, sour, and dill pickles. JOHN EGER. - Cecil Clouse does not improve any from his attack of rheumatism and is now confined to his bed and is suffering intensely from the disease. Simon Leopold spent Sunday ' in Chicago with his father and reports him getting along very nicely. Today Moses Leopold went there to spend the day with him. I have just opened a new meat market next door to Frank Rowen’s grocery. Meat delivered to any part of the city. Phone 202. G. E. BECKER. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garriott retarded to Union township today after a short visit with her grandfiaother, Mrs. Lorinda McGlynn, who is just recovering from an attack of pneumonia. You will find on our ten cent counter over two hundred useful articles, some worth double the amount we ask for them. Your choice for 10c. JOHN EGER. " ■■■r ■ ■■ ■*— Elmer Sullenberger, who Ilves in the old Hopkins property on South Weston street, has purchased the Kenton Blankenship property on Elm street and Will be given possession on May Ist Charley Moody severely sprained his left wrist a few days ago while working at a silo on his farm. He is compelled to carry it in a sling for a few days. He made a business trip to Chicago Monday evening. Roy B. Stiers and Ethel May Lewiq, both of Lee, were granted a marriage license Saturday. Thomas B. Grimed, a merchant policeman, of Lafayette, and Margaret M. Owens, of Wolcott, were also granted a license on Saturday.—Monticello Journal. Rensselaer has a tramp occasionally. Delphi, has them, about all the time. Rensselaer is “dry” and Is a long distance from a “wet" city. Delphi is “dry” but is situated half way between Logansport and Lafayette, both of which are frightfully “wet." One night recently thirty tramps were lodged th the Delphi city hall, to keep them from freezing.

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TONIGHT’S PROGRAM The Convict Brothers. The New Editor. United States Life Saving Volunteer Corps. SAVE YOUR COUPONS.

Will Enforce Ordinance Against Carrying and. Use of Fire Anas.

This morping while Sylvester Gray was working in his yard a bullet crashed against the glass in a door at his residence, breaking the glass. The bullet, from a 22 rifle or revolver, dropped to the porch floor and was picked up by Mr. Gray and turned over to the marshal. The bullet came from the east Mr. Gray heard no report, so the bullet must have come from some distance and have been a spent one-, as the porch covered the door and neighboring houses would have prevented the bullet from having been fired in a straight line and striking where it did. Marshal Mustard has decided to enforce the city ordinance against firing or carrying fire arms in the city limits and hereafter will arrest anyone indulged in such practices. Any one carrying a gun through the streets will J)e required to have a hunter’s license. Shooting of fire arms within the city limits will not be allowed under any circumstances.

New Signal Inspector on Monon’s Block Signal System.

A. G. Williamson has resigned as signal inspector for the Monon railroad and has accepted a similar position for an eastern road at Pittsburg. He has been succeeded by Fred Selke, who has been an inspector of a partof the recently installed block system.

Will Discontinue Buying Ragg. Owing to the low price, danger of fire and lack of storage, I will discontinue buying -old rags, but will buy Junk, iron, brass, copper, etc., as heretofore. B. S. FENDIG. The grocery store that burned in the frame buildings at Monon Sunday night was the property of Henry C. Dahncke, whose residence was also burned. Henry was the foreman for B. J. Gifford several years ago. He had SI,OOO insurance on his property. J. R. Stevens returned to Hammond Monday evening after a visit since Saturday with his parents, E. Stevens and wife. He is now working for the Indiana Gas and Electric Co., in Hammond, having a good position in their office. Hiram Day and Dr. H. J. Kannal are attending the clay products show in Chicago today. Dr. Kannal expects to decide upon the method of construction and the material to be used in th 4 fire place to be built in his remodeled home. Miss Helen'Haaf, a nurse who has been caring for George W. Ketchum since his return from the hospital two weeks ago, returned to Chicago last evening. Mr. Ketchum is slightly improved and, although slow, it is believed that he will gradually regain his former condition of health. Charles Battleday expects to move about April Ist into the house on North Vanßensselaer street now occupied by Attorney Dunlap, but Mr. Dunlap has not yet been able to secure a house into which to move. He was negotiating for the purchase of the Cox property occupied by Rev. W. G. Winn, but this was sold to Edgar Cox, now living in Oklahoma, a son of Mrs. J. H. Cox, and a former resident of Rensselaer. March 12th and snow bound. That is a little exageration, for we were not exactly snow bound, although five or six inches of heavy snow fell during the afternoon and night and the walk making process had to be repeated this morning. The snow was moist and heavily packed and there was enough moisture in it to make 10 or 12 inches of ordinary snow. Today the snow has melted but slightly and the forecast is for colder weather. A year ago people were sowing oats apd planting garden. The groundhog is drawing near bls limit, however, this being the 29th day o' his 42. Prepare for warmer weather after the 15th. ' ' , " * Butter wrappers, plain or printed, at this office.

Entered January 1, IBST, aa aecond class maU matter, at tbs post-offlce at Xenaselaer, Indiana, tinder the act ot March 3,187 S.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1912.

MAY BUILD FINE NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.

School Board Wishes to Keep Abreast >. of the Tines—Needs New BuildIng For Upper Classes. The abandonment by the Rensselaer school board of the approved plan to erect an addition to the old school building in order to care for the present needs of the schools was the cause of mature deliberation. The congested condition of the school buildings since the first of last September has caused the school board and the faculty to believe that it will not be long until much more room will be needed and they believe it better to meet the. problem now and prepare for the future. The addition had in it an element of make shift and it would have been folly to spend SII,OOO or $12,000 for an improvement that would have served only a temporary purpose. The board has now’ decided to ask the public to support a movement to erect a new building on the lots owned south of the city light plant. Jt is expected that the building will cost about $26,000. It will be for the high school and will contain the four high school classes, an assembly room for them, a laboratory and gymnasium. It will put the school abreast of the times, which it can not hope to be without more modern quarters. The old building was erected in 1882, the newer one ten years later and now there is a crying need for more room, better accommodations and some new equipment. The school board members have been talking with the people for some time and the plan seems to meet almost unanimous approval. All want to keep up the standard of the Rensselaer schools and to provide for giving our children the best education possible. The boa<rd will be pleased to talk this matter over with our citizens and The Republican offers its columns for a discussion of the subject.

Rensselaer Young Man Praised By Military College Paper.

C. Loren Sage, son of Warren Sage, of this county, is now the principal of the commercial department and athletic director of the Bunker Hill, HL, military academy. The February “Boy Pilot,” the monthly paper published by the students of the school, contains a good picture of him and speaks of him in the following highly complimentary manner: “Mr. Sage is a native of Indiana and a graduate of the Onarga seminary. He is principal of the commercial department and athletic director of the Bunker Hill Military Academy since March, 1910. The students have found in him a friend and capable instructor, the faculty a worthy co-laborer, and the community a noble citizen.” Accompanying the copy of The Boy Pilot was a half tone picture showing the gymnasium, main building. Stiver hall and the beautiful academy. Boys are enrolled for as short a period as 12 weeks and this year the summer session will continue for 8 weeks. The summer course this year will include the choice of farming, gardening, dairying, floriculture, carpentry, poultry raising and practical mechanics, in addition to the indoor and military work. The enrollment for the summer* course is limited to fifty. <

G. A. Williams Won Case Against Lowe In Upper Court.

The appellate court has returned a finding in the case of John C. Lowe vs Geo. A. Williams, of Rensselaer, finding for the defendant and reversing the decision of the lower court The case is the outgrowth of the McCoy bank failure and has been several times related in these columns. Briefly it was as follows: Baughman & Williams, as partners, had made a collection for Lowe Hi the sum of about $650. The money was deposited in the McCoy Bank and Lowe came to Rensselaer and was given a check for the amount the last day the bank ran open. Lowe did not cash it and the next day the bank failed. Lowe came back to Baugh man & Williams for settlement but they claimed that be had unnecessarily delayed tn getting the check cashed and Lowe brought suit The case was tried in Newton county and judgment was , rendered against Baughman & Williams, who appealed and the case was reversed in the appellate court and returned for retrial. This time Lowe made Williams the sole defendant The lower court again decided in* favor of Lowe and now the appellate court has reversed the decision and Williams is again oa top/*

We sell “The Plow a Man Can Pull." HAMILTON ft KELLNER.

TWO BIG NEW ENGINES GET OFF THE TRACK.

Powerful Locomotives Give Trouble First Day They are Tried Out On Monon Railroad. Engines 500 and 502, two of the powerful Brooks locomotives purchased for freight business by the Monon railroad met trouble the first day they were tried out. 'No. 502 went northward through Rensselaer Monday afternoon. t Jt reached Hammond before it had trouble and there went partially off the track. It was righted before morning. No. 500 arrived In Rensselaer at 10:45 Monday night and took siding to permit passenger train No. 3 to pass. After the passenger had gone ‘through, the engine moved up to go on the main track but it had gone only a short distance when the engine jumped the track and almost went over on its side. Engineer Kiley and Fireman Brick were in the engine and Brick jumped through the window of the cab and ran down the small embankment, thinking that the engine Was going clear over. But the solidly frozen ground kept the engine from going over, although it plowed deeply into the grountl along the truck. Conductor Chase lines says that the train was not going faster than four or five miles an hour. Had it been going at full speed serious trouble might have ensued. As it was, the 'damage was not extensive, although the pilot was torn from the engine and the steel monster was wrenched extensively. The tender was also off the track, but the train was stopped before the first car reached the switch, where the trouble started. Investigation showed that the left wheels had run over the “frog” instead of being pulled to the right side of it, thus passing outside the left rail' It is said that the engines are too long for the short curves at the switch ends and that they may not prove practical until considerable alterations are made in the switch connections. The Monon had ordered nine of these engines and these were the two first delivered. They come from the American locomotive works and are of the Brooks pattern. The engines are 68 feet in length, twice the length of an ordinary box car. The engine without the tender weighs 142 tons and is constructed to haul a train of 3,000 tons. They are of very attractive appearance and were counted upon to do wonderful service in the Monon's greatly congested freight traffic. Tn get the engine righted proved a big task and the Monon wrecker was inadequate to complete the task and at noon today, Tuesday, a big wrecker was brought down from the New York Central railroad in Chicago to help put the engine on the track and this was accomplished by 2:30 o’clock and the engine was able to pull its train into Chicago, leaving here at about 3 o’clock. The Monon also had other serious trouble, the “Red Devil Special” having crashed into the rear end of a freight train early this morning on a straight track near Carpentersville, south, of Crawfordsville. The engineer on the freight train was slightly injured as was one passenger. The north bound milk train was 3 hours late, caused by a broken eccentric on the engine.

Last Operation Proved Very Severe For George W. Reed.

The operation performed on George W. Reed at the Hahneman hospital last week, by which the final amputation of his right leg was completed, proved a quite severe shock to him and his progress toward recovery has not been as rapid as it had been hoped for. The poison in his system as a result of the infection which followed the railroad accident has not entirely disappeared and it will probably be three or four weeks before he can be returned home. Mrs. Reed returned here Sunday.

Old Soldier Suffered Fracture Of Right Hip—Serious Injury.

Timothy Comer, 73 years of age and a veteran of the civil war, met a serious misfortune Monday forenoon, having slipped on the icy pavement on the east side of the county jail and suffered an intra-capsular fracture of the right -femur, at the hip. He was taken to the home of bis cousins, the Misses Comer, at the Coiner house, where be has been making his home, and Dr. Kresler was called. He was suffering greatly from the shock and it~i« feared that the injury will go seriously with him. -

Try a 25c package of rolled oats and get'a handy glass measuring cup with it £ JOHN EGER.

No. 665 L REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE first national Bank . At Rensselaer, Indiana, H 5 ■ At the close of business, February 20th, 1912.

RESOURCES. Loans and Discountss2Bl,97o.ss Overdrafts, secured and un- - - secured 3,280.75 U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 25,000.00 Other Bonds to secure Postal Savings.... 5,000.00 Bonds, Securities, etc 2,500.00 Banking House 8,000.00 Other Real Estate owned... 2,365.00 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents).... 2,176.49 Due from State and Private Banks and Bankers, Trust Companies, and Savings Banks 6,682.74 Due from approved Reserve Agents 80,213.69 Checks and other cash items 4,844.41 Grain Drafts 23,953.12 Notes of Other National Banks 730.00 Fractional Paper Currency, Nickels and cents 129.98 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: Specie i 510,011.85 Legal-tender Notes 6,500.00 16,511.85 Redemption Fund with U. S. Treasurer, 5 per cent of Circulation .... . 1,250.00 Total $464,608.58

Rensselaer, Indiana, Feb. 98,1915. We, the undersigned Stockholders of the FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF RENSSELAER, appointed for the purpose of making examination and audit of the books and accounts of said Bank, HEREBY CER. TIFY that we have counted the cash, examined the notes and securities, checked the accounts with depositors and with Reserve Banks, and made proof of all accounts on the books of said Bank, The loans are all well secured; the business is growing and prosperous; the National Bank Law is strictly observed, and the foregoing sworn statement to the Comptroller of the Currency is correct. GEO. E. MURRAY, EDW. P. HONAN, EDD. J, RANDLE, _ - '• • ~ Auditing Committee.

Jefferson Club Will Hold Pillow Shower Monday Evening.

The Jefferson Club, which has proven to be one of the best social organizations of young men ever maintained in Rensselaer and which has It suite of rooms In the K. of P. building nicely furnished, will hold a pillow shower next Monday evening, March 18th. Each member of the club is to invite one girl, who is sure to bring a sofa pillow, and it is expected that the gifts will prove a great variety of tasts irt thqlr making. The young people will have a little dance at the armory as a part of the evening’s entertainment. Aside from the chaperones there will be none but the club members and the pollow doners at the affair.

Phone 273 for wood, coal and feed.

ELECTRICITY! The fractica! Lighting Element of. the Twentieth Century. ' Be P7IACT/CAL and at th* eame ffa* lCO/iOMICAL. Hai>* ifour Building LtfMtd Urtth tltctridly. Electric Wiring Electric Bells Electric Flat Irons Electric Curling Irons Electric Vacuum Cleaners Electric Flashers for Signs Electric Flash Lights Electric Signs 3 LOCK ATTACHMENTS, can be used on any snap switch. Up-to-Date Fixtures of all kinds. Estimates given on all work. All work done according to National Board of Fire Underwriters —inspected by City Electrician. Raymond Delmer Shop at Rensselaer House, opposite the Rostoffice. DAaaw ■ inti rnone isi.

LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $60,000.00 Surplus fund.. 15,000.00 Undivided profits, less Expenses and Taxes paid.,. 15,741.43 National Bank Notes outstanding 25,000.06 Due to State and Private Banks and Bankers 14,081.11 Individual deposits subject p to check : 257.971.4 d Demand certificates of deposit 77,714.51 Total $464,608.58

WEATHER FORECAST. Fair and colder tonight; Wednes day fair. - . -

Chicago and Indianapelis Wrestlers to Meet In Rensselaer.

ling match. The principals are to be Joe Collins, of Chicago, whose weight is 150 pounds, and Billy Scbober, of Indianapolis, who weighs 145 pounds. Both are reported to be fast Mid are scienced and a good match is expected. Scbober is the Ugbtweigbt champion of Indiana and Collins is one of the clever mat lads In Chicago and has several, times met Hammond grapplers and never been defeated there. The match will take place at the Ellis theatre Saturday night of this week, March 16th.

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