Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1912 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Judge Hanley returned to Kentland today to resume court. Senator Halleck made a business trip to Kentland today. Mallie Clark was down from Wheatfield over SundaJ’. John Poole made a business trip to Hopkins Park, 111., today. Chas. E. Simpson has been laid up since Saturday with a severe cold. • *: *■ ’ So far no one has been in. to say they “just got done sowing their oats.” Hallie Gwin, of Chesterton, was here today visiting his father, James R. Flynn. Mids Jane Moody came home from Western at Oxford Saturday to spend the spring vacation. Miss Elizabeth Spitler went to Chicago this morning to visit her Bister, Mrs. Delos Coen. - The annual inspection of Company M will take place on the evening of Tuesday, April 2nd. •• —— - The Jefferson Club will soon issue invitations to the Easter dance to take place at the armory on April 9th. The Unique Club of the Pythian Sis ters will meet Thursday afternoon, March 28th, with Mrs. B. J. Moore.

Easter Millinery Opening Saturday \ : j G**' BroUurt 6 Ct CkHlg* My Spring and Easter Stock is of unusually fine attractiveness this year, and 1 will be pleased to have every person living in or near Kensselaer visit my parlors during the Opening days. Hats trimmed to order by artistic milliners. Mary Meyer Healy.

The Home Grocery Under the new management, is growing - - * better each day. 5T - • ■ , '■ ' ’ ‘ . • . {!(-'■' * f “ . - • • ' *.’**'' ' “ r -.fvT;? 4 Special This Week: V :>«v • ■' . . ----- - - -* pried Apricots, 15c lb. Dried Peaches, - ' 10c lb. Black Prunes, - 9c lb.

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Attorney G. A. Williams went to Paxton, 111., this morning, onjegal business. Mrs. Williams accompanied him. Mr. and “Mrs. Van Grant went to lafayette to visit his brother, Orlan Grant and wife. They will return home this evening. What has become of the fellow who formerly contended that the winters were getting shorter, owing to a change of seasons. Miss Fairie Norman, of Parr, was an over Sunday guest of Miss Florence Gorham, that being the lattef's 21st birthday. Clinton Brown wiy have charge of the Moody-Parkison horse, Lignard, this year, and will keep him at his barn near Surrey. Mrs. Z. E. Nutt returned to Kempton, 111,, today, being accompanied by her daughter. Miss Regina Burris, who will visit there for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Parker Overton, of Hammond, visited her mother, Mrs. George Andrus, and his sister, Mrs. J. W. and family Spnday. W. C. Whitsel, a drug salesman, who has been coming to Rensselaer sor 7 several years, will try to interest Rensselaer people in calcium chloride, a treatment for streets that is said to be very effectual in laying the dust. Mr. Whitsel will be here Tuesday for that purpose.

Bntmd January l, 18*7, ■■ mmul els— mall —attar, at tfca pot-eM— at Bapa—la—, Indiana, under tba act ot Marsh a, IdTS.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, MARCH 25, IM2.

Misses Gertrude and Bethel Murphy returned to their home in Morocco this morning after an over Sunday visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Harris. Misses Isabel and Esther Scheetz, who live with their grandparents, August Krueger and wife, at Parr, Bpent Sunday with their mother in Rensselaer.' Riley Miller, who moved here last week from Kentucky, has rented Jas. Passon's Scott property and moved into it He will Work'on the Thompson much. ' John Morgan wqgfcup from Indianapolis Sunday to spend a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan. He is attending college -at Butler university and this is the spring vacation. Mr. and Mrs, Perry Des Elms, who formerly lived In Jasper county and who just returned to Kouts, Ind., after having been away from there four years, were given a surprise and welcome by their friends at Kouts, who brought in their baskets and .enjoyed a fine evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Comer and baby came from Winchester Saturday for a visit of a few days with his aunts, the Misses Comer. He is prospering on the farm but the conditions there are as far delayed as they are here and there is not much to do now but visit and wait for spring to open up.

There was a big snow in the central and southern parts of Indiana Sunday and men from about Indianapolis state that there was from 6 to 9 inches of snow, badly drifted. Pat Farley, the mail clerk, came here from Liberty this morning and reports that thgre was a big snow there, which drifted, in places about 4 feet deep.

Most of the Jasper county delegates to the state convention went to Indianapolis this afternoon on the 1:55 train. The delegation seems to be about equally divided between Taft and Roosevelt supporters and that seems also to be the situation in Indiana, and both sides are claiming that they will control the convention and also have the majority of the delegates from the different congressional districts to the national convention.

Three beys from Rensselaer were discovered as the thieves of about 25 chickens from the Halligan farm recently. Five were taken the first time and 20 the last time. Some were sold and some were killed, dressed and salted down at the home of the boys. There was talk of trying to send the lads to the reformatory but the mother plead so hard for them that the Halligan boys decided not to do anything this time. They believe that a hundred chickens were stolen during the : c~-v— —-

Other delegates to the state and district conventions from Jasper county are: James Parkitfon to Hammond and John Rush to Indianapolis from Newton township; both are for Roosevelt. From Carpenter township, A. E. Malsbury to Indianapolis and W. E. Peck to Hammond; both for Taft From North Union, H. J. Dexter to Indianapolis and I. F. Meader to Hammond; both for Roosevelt Wheatfleld township, Ward Hamilton to Indianapolis and W. B. McNeil to Hammond; both are said to be Roosevelt men. Keener township, F. M. Hart to both conventions; he is for Roosevelt. East Barkley, Ed Oliver to Hammond and C. P. Moody to Indianapolis; no Information as to their affiliations. Walker township sends Taft delegates to both conventions and gave Taft nnanimous endorsement in resolutions.

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Benjamin Wendling, postmaster at Desplaines, 111., was sentenced to serve thirteen months in the leaven worth, Kas., penitentiary and pay a fine of $l7O by United States District Judge Landis at Chicago Wednesday. Wendling hired a clerk for $45 per month and. then certified to the government that he paid $75 per month for clerk hire. '

The Kankakee river is said to be a raging torrent since the ice and snow began to melt away, and great damage is looked for before it settles down to normal conditions. The large bridge at Shelby was carried away on Monday and great fears are entertained for the Brown dike, which holds the water off the north aide of the river. Several men are patrolling it, as it means a great damage should the banks give way under the pressure. John Brown denies - the report of the wrecking of the Shelby bridge on Wednesday.—Crown Point Star.

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Bellevue hospital physicians and surgeons of New York city are elated by the confident belief that by an operation performed last Friday on Harry G. Osmers, a youth of sixteen, they had achieved an absolute cure for epilepsy, a disease whose eradication has baffled science in the past.

Wilson A. Clark, son of Mrs. Lucy Clark, has been making things in Kansas win since he went there several years ago and has not only succeeded at farming bat has made substantial profits in the sale of farms he has owned. He rented the first year he was in the west and then bought 80 acres, which he sold three years later for S7OO more than he paid for it He then bought a half section for $7,500 and later sold it for SII,OOO, clearing $3,500 on it He has now purchased another farm, where he will live this year and it is quite probable that he will find some one who wants to pay him a big profit for it after he has farmed it a >ear or two. He now lives near Cedai Point having moved this spring from Clemants.

WEATHER FORECAST. , Fair south; rain or snow north portion tonight or Tuesday;' warmer.

Encouraged by bis victory over Theodore Roosevelt in North Dakota, Senator LaFollette has announced his intention to make a vigorous speaking campaign in every state where preferential primaries -will be held. One day recently when the milk train was late and did not arrive at Fair Oaks until quite a little time after school had takdn up, and two of the teachers, Mrs. John I. Gwin and Miss Grace Peyton were therefore late, they were much gratified when they arrived at the school to find that two of the older girls, namely, Hazel WllHams and Florence McKay, had taken charge of the two rooms and were going through the regular lesson course. The girls are deserving of much credit for their act and the teachers are high in their praise of them. Have your sale bills printed at The Republican office.

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