Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1912 — Page 1

No. 84.

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. J. J. Lawler came dawn from Chicago last night. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Dean returned from Chicago last night. Mrs. Sarah Miner went to Monon today for a short visit — :r . Misses Marie Hamilton and Jennie Parkison are visiting in Parr today. Mrs. E. G. Perrigo went to Mt. Ayr after visiting here with her father, Thos. Crocket Judge C. W. Hanley and Court Repbrter C. R. McFarland returned from Kentland today. Edward Cyr, of Fowler, died Friday morning in St. Elizabeth’s hospital in Lafayette. Mrs. Ernest Ramey went to Wheatfield today to visit with her aunt, Mrs. Harmon Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Platt went to Earl Park today, where he will work for a couple of weeks. Mrs. J. Q. Alter, who has been visiting at Delphi for a few days, returned home this morning. Joe O’Connor came.down from Hammond last night and will remain over Sunday with friends. NUbs Ethel Grant has been visiting relatives in Chicago all week and is expected home tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kelly and sob and Ed Sutherland, of Remington, were visitors in Rensselaer Friday. You cannot buy a better Cream Separator than the Blue Bell. We can give you easy terms on this machine. HAMILTON & KELLNER. Mrs. Louis Paul son returned to her home in Wheatfleld after visiting several days with J. W. Tilton and family.; Buckskin shoes and pumps in all styles for women and children at Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Frank Hill, B. J. Moore, Alton Padgitt, Rice Porter and A 1 Daugherty went to Monon today to attend a big sale. As ufcugi we have the New Ones for men,, women and children. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Miss Myra Watson came down from Chicago Friday evening to visit over Easter with her mother, Mrs. Kate R. Watson. f. This season we have a larger variety and a larger package of garden seeds than we have ever had before. Two packages for five cents. JOHN EGER.

Our Large General Store Is Open for Your Inspection. ' ; * - J ' / Jk Fine Line of Groceries, Shoes and General Merchandise Everything at Reasonable Prices. We Only Ask a Share of Your ' Business . Morrow Bros. In the Odd Fellow Building

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM —♦— Ray Van Bold. Widow of Rickey O’Neal. His Daughter. SAVE JOUR COUPONS.

Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Finley are visiting over night with his sister, Miss Finley, principal of the Watts de Peyster school. See our line of boys’ shoes and oxfords before you buy your son’s spring footwear. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Dr. A. P. Rainier came over from Remington to get bis new Overland torpedo roadster yesterday from the local agent, Dr. J. Hanssen. Miss Winona McFarland, who has been teaching at the Gant school in Union township the past year, left today for her home at Marion. As usual, we will be headquarters for, and how have in stock new garden seeds and onion sets. JOHN EGER. / Mrs. Eldon Hopkins came home from Monticello today, at which place she has been nursing the aged father of J. H. S. Ellis, of this city, for the past three weeks. Mrs. Amanda Morlan returned this morning from Williston, N. Dak., where she has been visiting since last fall with her son Frank and daughter, Mrs. Nora Anderson. Work shoes which are durable, pliable and water-resisting are hard to obtain, but our Barnyard Shoes have these qualifications. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Mrs. Sam Robinson went to Rensselaer last Saturday for a few day’s visit with her daughter, Lottie, who will go to Chicago shortly to take a nurse’s training course at the Lake Side hospital.—Morocco Courier.

The Republican was misinformed about Ed Lane, trustee of Nqwton township, accompanying the solicitor for the Gleaners in his township. Mr. Lane informs us that it' was never his intention to do this. He has nothing to do with the local effort to organize the Gleaners. E. W, Wickey, of East Chicago, a member of the Indiana legislature in 1909, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination tor lieu-tenant-governor of Indiana. Mr. Wickey is a staunch Taft man and was a delegate to the state convention from Lake county. James Hall, of Lafayette, killed himself Friday by putting a gas tube into his mouth and turning on the gas. His wife was at Attica and he left a note warning her not to strike a match upstairs. She went to his room and found it filled with gas and his lifeless body lying there. He was formerly engaged In the saloon business at Attica. “The Plow a Man Can Pull” is as popular as ever. Come and examine our whole line of farm implements. HAMILTON & KELLNER.

Enteiwd January 1, 18S7, as second class mail matter, at tbe post-office at Bensselaer, Indiana, under the act ol March 3,187 t.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1912.

Gave Gun Club Members an Exhibition of Fancy Shooting.

H. W. Catfwallader, who travels for a gun shell company and who is regarded one of the best experts in the country, gave a demonstration to a number qf the local gun dab Friday afternoon. Only a few were present as the event was not advertised. Cadwallader is both a rifle and shotgun expert and his feats of marksmanship proved very entertaining to those fortunate enough to see them. With a rifle he would hit walnuts, pieces of candy and marbles thrown into the air, he would also rim out a bullseye, planting every shot just where he wanted it. By holding the butt of the rifle at his hip and not sighting at all, he could hit walnuts in rapid fire at a distance of twenty feet. With the shotgun he rarely ever missed A bluerock and he performed a number of trick events that were “eye openers” to amateurs. One trie* was to lay a tin can on the ground, fire under it and force it into the air and then pump the remaining four shots into it before it reached the ground. With a rifle, he performed much the same trick. Laying a No. 12 shotgun shell on a board, he fired a bullet directly under it. This caused the shell to bounce into the air and the marksman would pierce it with another bullet while it was in the air. After Cadwallader had completed his exhibition he gave away a* number of samples of the shells he is advertising.

William Clift Still Has The Cap He Drew in 1861.

William Clift, who belonged to the 31st Indiana rdfeiment during the Civil war, still has the soldier’s cap that was shot from his head fifty years ago today, Feb. Bth, 1862. Although once a bright blue, the cap is now a dull green and the heavy leather beak is as rough as alligator’s hide. The button that held the strap on the right side of the cap is missing and a bruised place on the strap shows .where a Johnny's bullet scraped it and tore the button off. It was at the battle of Shiloh and Mr. Clift relates the circumstance as vividly as though it was yesterday instead of a half century ago. He was firing from a trench at confederates who were only as far away as across the road and was taking aim when the bullet struck his cap and knocked him senseless Into the pit. He recovered shortly and proved to he only slightly wounded, the bullet having stunned him with a scraping wound that hnly broke the skin. An inscription on the cap shows .that he drew it on Chrißtmas evening, 4861. r

Frank Hill’s Fast Horse Exceeds Speed Limit.

Frank Hill and Earl Clouse narrowly escaped injury Friday afternoon when his fast driver ran away. Just as ‘they were approaching the Washington street bridge the buggy ih which they were riding became uncoupled and the horse took fright and dashed east on Washington street to Cullen, then north to the Porter livery barn, where it stopped of its own accord. In the fast dash the front wheels struck a corner of the bridge and stripped the harness froin the horse. Neither of the occupants of the buggy were injured to a great extent, although Clouse became slightly entangled in the wheels.

Gypsies in Disfavor at Valpo; Ordered From Town.

Valparaiso Messenger. With the advent of springtime came also the gypsies, and today a large band of the dusky tribe wandered in from the west. The caravan was composed of probably fifteen wagons,'from which climbed the Romany women who went the rounds of the town on a fortune-telling expedition. But their stay in Valpo was not long. Officer Joseph Glover rounded up the wagons at the southeast corner of the square, drove the fortune tellers from the streets, and ordered the whole lot out of town.

Lest you forget, we again repeat. "Don’t forget Reed’s Cushion Sole Shoes, when your feet trouble you.’’ Ask your neighbors concerning the comfort derived from these. Sold only, at Fendig's Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. • ~ High grkde Tungsten Lamps delivered to any part of the city. Ray Delmer, phone 238. 0 .. . For a mild easy action of the bowels, try Doan's Regulets, a modern laxative. 25c at all stores " v .

Returned Soldiers’ Photographs Which He Had Taken Away.

• Rice Porter, of whom B. E. Tomkins, the picture enlarging man, who used fraudulent means of securing orders from old soldiers, rented a horse and buggy to make his deliveries, has feeeived photographs of several told soldiers who refused to take the enlarged pictures. .Tomkins had refused to give up the small pictures while here unless the enlarged ones were taken and paid for. He evidently thought better of this, however, for he has returned the pictures and asked that they be given to their owners. He states that he will be back soon, but it is probable that he will never return to Rens selaer. The pension department has been made acquainted with his methods and he will probably he given an opportunity to explain his representations if he can be apprehended. Probably the most fraudulent thing that Tomkins did was to induce the signatures by making the victim believe that he was a solicitor from the pension office. In surrendering the signature after the enlarged picture was paid for, it is sajd that Tomkins has never surrendered the contract but just torn off the signature and returned it. There is naturally some wonder as to what the wording of the contract is. Tomkins’ methods are far from honorable and when he was pronounced a fraud and worse things by veterans who confronted him, he made a very weak defense of his methods and resorted to bluffs. When the pension office replies to the complaint registered with them, it is probable that an effort to locate Tomkins will be made.

Say Eggs Will Be Higher Than They Were Last Year.

Eggs will be even higher this year than last, according to members of the Indiana and Western Ohio Egg and Poultry association, who met in a special session in Indianapolis Thursday. .The expected increase in the price of eggs is due, the association members say, to the severe winter. “There is no doubt in my mind,” said J. A. Long, of Portland, president Of the association, “that eggs will be much higher this year than last The season is late for one thing and the poultry has been injured by the excessively cold weather. Feed has been high and scarce and on account of this the farmers have been marketing an unusually large number of chickens already. More chickens have been marketed since the first of the year, I believe, than ever before.” J. A Long was re-elected president of the association, and Robert R. Reagan, of Indianapolis, was elected secretary to' succeed Frank Hadley, of. Seymour.

Funeral of Peter VanLear Will Be Held Monday Morning.

The body of Peter Van Lear Was brought from Chicago Friday evening and the funeral will take place Monday morning at 9 o’cljock at St. Augustine’s Catholic church. A report has become circulated that Mrs. Van Lear was left in needy circumstances. This is not the case. Their little home on Front street is free from incumbrance and he also leaves some other means, sufficient to take care of all present needs and to leave the widow something besides.

Justice of the Superior Court Died at Martinsville.

Judge James H. Jordan, one of -the Justice of the Indiana Supreme court, died at Martinsville Friday of brigbts disease. He served in the Indiana Legion during the Civil war, was educated at Wabash and Bloomington. He had been a supreme const Justice since 1894. Judge John W. Spencer, of the Vanderburg circuit court, the democratic nominee for the place held by Judge Jordan, will probably be appointed by Governor Marshall.

Indianians in Oregon Have Organized Indiana Society.

An Indiana society has been organized at Portland, Oregon, with Walter Evans, formerly of Valparaiso, as president, and George H. Upthegrove, another Valparaiso boy, secretary. Hr. Evans ft making t6e race for prosecuting attorney. S. B. Huston, another member of the club, who formerly resided at Kouts, will make the race for United States senator. He ft a prominent attorney of Portland^

When you caftt find the shoe ydh want come to oar Exclusive Shoe Store. We are liable to have it and If we have not we will get It for yon, if it is obtainable. Fendig's Excluahre ■Shoe Store, Opera Ho®ae Block,

! How is This for a Bargain Good for 10 Gays ; 25 pound Eastern Cane Granulated Sugar - $ .99 ; 3 pound 20th Century Coffee -- - ; 1 pound Finest Imperial Tea - . - - - - .58 ; 5 pound Giant Head Carolina Rice - - - - .50 ; 5 pound Rolled Oats - -- -- -- - .25 ; 8 pounds Navy Beans - - * ----- .50 ; 5 pounds Farina called Cream of Wheat - - .30 ; 3 pound Macaroni - -------- .24 ; 1 pound Success Baking Powder - - - - -35 ; 1 pound Arm and Hammer Brand Soda - - .05 ; 3 pound Corn Starch - - -- -- -- .21 ; 2 packages Yeast Foam - - - - - - - .04 ; 1 pound Old Dutch Unsweet Chocolate - * .35 ; 1 pound Old Dutch Cocoa ------- .40 ; 1 pound Shredded Cocoanut .18 | 1 bottle Lemon Extract ........ ; 1 pound Black Pepper . . . . ■- ...*.'■•*- . .30 ; l /i pound Ground Cinnamon . . .. . ; 3 cans Extra Standard Corn . . . . . - .25 j 3 cans Lye Hominy . V . ..... .25; |l2 cakes Cocoa Castile Soap ... T • ' . . ,> > - 17.74 JOE JACKSON Telephone 122

Interstate Commission Makes Big Four R. R. Toe the Mark.

Fowler Republican-Leader. Last fall the grain shippers on the Big Four between Templeton and Raub, inclusive, filed suit with the interstate commerce commission against the road on the grounds of discrimination of rates to Chicago, The rates to Chicago was six or six and a half cents on the Big Four and four and one-half cents per hundred on the C. & E. I. Ry. The interstate commerce commission has ordered The Big Four to meet the rate of the competing line. Heretofore the grain men cn the Big Four between the points named above have been handicapped With this discrimination when the Chicago market was better than the eastern market.

Roselawn Druggist Arrested On Whisky Selling Charge.

John W. Crooks, the Roselawn druggist, was placed under arrest Thursday by Deputy Sheriff Walter Rainford, on a charge made by Lewis Wetni Jr., who is said to be in the employ of the anti-saloon league. There are said to be three affidavits to the effect that Crooks sold liquor in half pint quantities without a doctor’s prescription. Crooks was taken to Kentland Friday and placed under bond. His bonsmen are Harry Baxter and Humphrey Barber. „ - . Let your wants be known through our classified column.

”~- - . THES Should be Made to Order. Portfolio of Fashions just received, containing 800 samples for :,[<, Ladies' and Misses Suits and Coats to Order by The Ideal Tailoring Co., Chicago. In selecting garments from this book, yon are assured finished creations representing the handicraft of workmen recognized as the highest skilled and most finished in their calling. clothes, may be assured that they will be buying : garments that will give the utmost satisfaction. Eighteen different measurements are taken when you order an “Ideal Tailored garment, ana in to way a perfect fit is assured. See the 1912 Style Book at Mrs. H. PURCUPILE’S

WEATHEB FORECAST. Showers and colder tonight; Sunday fair and colder.

Dike Bursted In Kentucky; Much Damage Ensues.

The huge government levee along the banks of the Mississippi river at Hickman, Ky., broke Friday night, letting a mighty torrent of water overflow the lowlands of the Reelfoot Lake district. The flooded district was very densely populated and the breaking of the dike caused great destruction and it is feared great loss of life will ensue. The known dead is reported at 18. The property loss is estimated at $5,000,000. . - V

Cinders to Give Away.

Those who want cinders for hauling can get them from the K. at P. building by inquiring of Moses Leopold, agent. We want every young man in Rensselaer to see the Dope, Critic and, Hyto lust, before purchasing spring footwear. These lasts combine style and comfort along with conservatism in shoe making, which at present bespeaks the well dressed man. These lasts are radical departures from fads which have existed in some lines es footwear for the past two years. Fendig's Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block.

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