Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1912 — Page 1

No. 101.

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Grand Song Recital BY Miss llda Schnee, Contralto Prof. W. J. Nowak, Bass-Baritone Assisted by Master John McGahey, Violinist Prof. W. L. Hovorka, Accompanist An Evening of Beautiful Music and Song, which will be enjoyed by everyone. At the CHRISTIAN CHURCH Thursday Night, May 2d V Tickets 50c, High School 35c At £endig’s Drug Store

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. B. J. Gifford made a business trip to Chicago today. Large sweet navel 'oranges, 20 and 25 cents a dozen, at xfohn Eger’s. * v | _ _ r . Robert Overton made a business trip to Monon today. Buy the genuine Jackson Hill coal of Hamilton ft Kellner. Matthew Kays, of San Pierre, was a Rensselaer visitor yesterday. Menno Chupp, of Surrey, went to Kokomo to spend ft few days with his uncle. J. F. Irwin returned from Wheatfteld today where he has been visiting bis son,, Ed. __ Purina Chick Starter and Crown brand poultry feed for sale at Hamilton ft Kellner's. Wm. Bennett went to Lowell to visit for two or three days with a sister who is living there. High grade Tungsten Lamps delivered to any part of the city. Ray Del* mer, phone 239. Mrs. N. G. Halsay and little daughter came over from Kankakee, 111., to visit with her husband for a few days. Mrs. Rdur Blue returned, yesterday evening from a visit of three weeks with relatives in Chicago anft LaPorte. Mrs. Jamps Donnelly went to Chicago to visit for a few days with her children, Harley Marlatt and Mrs. Jennie Chantal. t ;■ This week only, foi*2s cents; 4 cans Great Western Hominy, kidney beans, pumpkin, corn, apples, dr pie-peaches. JOHN EGER.

Misses Afina Fitzpatrick, Virginia Tillett, Ocie Coffell and Pearl Guyer autoed over from Francesville last night to attend the band concert. Frank Kelly, the Remington grain dealer, was in Rensselaer a short him yesterday evening, having come from Frankfort where he has been on business. * - Joe Bennett, who worked at Ixiwell last ’year, was here yesterday. He vent back today to get his Ford runabout and then he will return here %to work for a time. Leland Jessen has accepted a position with the Wagner Co,, a grate brokerage firm, of Chicago, and went to r.ima, Ohio, today to work in one of their branch offices. • , ' - - Insurance on horses against death trom any oause Ifct 6_per cent per annum. R. B. HARRIS. -?-- . . ' '

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Miss Sarah Bowman and Miss Waymire, of the Watts de. Peyster School, went to Chicago today. They will be in Whiting tomorrow night to give a talk on the work of the school. Mrs. Harrteon Timmons wient to FrancesviUe this morning to visit with her grandmother, Mrs. Scott, for, a few days. Harrison will join her there tomorrow and visit over Sunday. ——- Lack of restraint of the sale of cocaine in Chicago and the appalling extent of its use there are conditions shown by an investigation by the bureau of chemistry of the department of agriculture. Joseph Hill, who has been visiting for a few days with his uncle, Joseph Francis, 3 miles west of Rensselaer, returned to his borne in Ogden, 111. Jfkbiaal&err -Who has been here since last September, returned with him. Mrs. R. Timmons returned to her home In Kankakee, 111., yesterday afternoon, after visiting for two weeks with her brother, Will P. Michal, of Jordan township. Their aged mother lives at Will’s and is in her 89th year.

The lower house of the Arizona legislature passed a bill proposing an amendment to the recall provision of the constitution to include the judiciary. The bill provides for submission of the recall to the people at the next general election. L. W. Benbow, of Parr, returned yesterday afternoon from Greencastle, where he went to visit his aged father, who has been poorly but whom he found somewhat improved , and with chances of living for some time. He is almost 91 years of age. An extra gang of workmen is here for the purpose of sodding the plot of ground between the platforms at the depot and extending from the depot to Forest street and the work was started Thursday. Flower beds are also to be made in the grass plot and the depot surroundings made very attractive. The American Salvation Army meetings continue to be of %mch interest hnd a great crowd greeted them at their hall last night They will not have meetings at their hall Sunday, but will conduct the morning services at the Christian church and the evening services at the Methodist church. Lieutenant Hopper and Mrs. Capt. Chettenden, of the free day nursery department, of Chicago, will come this evening and remain over heffif week. Capt Chas. E. Ernst, In charge of the industrial work in Chicago, and Mra. Capta. Kennedy and Scott will come down to assist in the Sunday meetings. Far Sale —Typewriter ribbons of all makes. The Republican. A Classified Adv. wUI reat It

Entered January l, 1807, as second class mail nutter, st th# post-office at UniHIMT, Indiana, under the act of March 9, 1870.

The writer bad the good fortune to make an automobile trip into Barkley township Thursday and to observe some of the improvements being made by Rensselaer men who have recently acquired extensive interests in land that formerly belonged to B. J. Gifford and which needed drainage, fencing, new buildings, paint and lots of planning and labor to put into condition to produce according to its native fertility. , . - The trip was made in company with Delos Thompson, Frank Ham and John Eger, who own land there and who are spending a lot of money to improve. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Ham bought 600 acres some time ago and have since sold all but 240 acres. Thi n has been fenced and is now being thoroughly tiled. It is surprising to note b°w much improvement has been made within a few months by the installation Of tile, the clearing of timber, etc. The fall for the purpose of an outlet is sufficient to transform a number of fertile swells that have usually remained full of water all year into fields of waving grain. On this farm there is clay subsoil to a considerable extent and practically the entire tract can be cultivated with the completion of the improvements now under way. Mr. Ham’s brother lives in one of the houses and is in charge of the work. Will Lewis, a ditcher, lives in one of the other houses. Mr. Eger owns about 1,700 acres in the Gifford country and he is also making extensive improvements in the way of drainage, the painting of houses and barns and the building of barn additions.* The houses are being painted a uniform color, all yellow, and the barns are painted a drab with lighter trimmings. The land that hfcs been tiled has disposed of all the water from the recent heavy rains but the untiled land will prove untillable until later in the season unless the tile is installed this spring. It is proving q very difficult matter to get ditching done this year, owing to the late spring and to the present excessive rains, which, of course have seriously retarded all farm work and are going to shorten the oats acreage by almost half the county over. Farms owned by J. H. Ohapman, E. L. Hollingsworth, Dr. F. A. Turfler, S. C, Irwin, J. W. Marlatt and C. S. Chamberlin were pointed out and'each Is being Improved in many ways and the result will be the reclamation of a lot of land that was literally unfit for use before these improvements were undertaken. The credit of much jof this is due to Benjamin J; Gifford, who bought the land when It was all swamp and divided it into farms, built houses and ditches and a railroad and performed the first essentials to making gjUhe country bloom -with wavißg grain. *The Republican does not wish to indicate that the Gifford lands are entirely without fafclt, for that is not the case. There are long ridges of white sand in places that can never be transformed into a very marked degree of fertility, but this forms only a small part of the total acreage and is largely offset by the extreme fertility of the drained pond lands. It must be remembered that this land lies only a few miles, from 2 to 6 of the famous Wall street of Barkley township, where farm lands are valued at SIOO to S2OO per acre and sales have been refused at the latter figure. The reclamation of this land will not only mean the financial gain of the men who have undertaken the great expense of the improvement but will aid in the general improvement of the county and the towns of the county. It means new stone roads and petitions for these are now pending. - One of the best improved farms in Jasper county is that of Ed Oliver, of near Newland and it occupies land that a few years ago was regarded very ordinary but that is now being fertilized for profitable farming of all crops and part of which is raising onion crops With a productive valuation of S2OO or S3OO per acre annually. Jt is very fortunate that the lands in this part of Jasper county have passed into bands able to make the needed improvements sad the future holds in store ample reward for the person that invests in the Gifford country. r"

Subject Sunday morning at Trinity M. E. church: “Making and Breaking Connections.” Evening: "The Golden Now of Opportunity,” Sunday, May 6,. will be Membership Day. Baptisms and reception of members at Mm morning service. This has been changed from April 28, as first announced.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1912.

Rensselaer Capital Reclaiming Neglected But Fertile Lands.

Methodist Church.

Herman Tuteur Several Years Ahead of the Times.

All kinds of machinery has been invented to do the work of man, but the first attempt that we know of to break a colt by motor was called to our attention yesterday. We will have to give Herman Tuteur credit for pioneering in this great field of endeavor. He purchased a Thor IV motorcycle from the Jasper County Telephone Co. a few days ago and has since been busy delving into gasoline engine mysteries and learning how to manipulate the emergency brake. While riding on the Remington road about 4 o’clock yesterday at a fair clip he met Ray Adams, who was driving a mare with a suckling colt The colt saw the motorcycle but the motorcycle couldn’t see the colt and as the motorcycle Was geared higher thqn the colt there was a collision, with the result that the colt almost got broke. Aside from biting the dust and bending a pedal on the machine, Herman escaped without loss or injury. .He thinks, however, that he ran into a good thing and before long he will probably have a sign out that reads something like this: “Breaking Colts by Motorcycle.”

“Billy” Frye Pays $3,200 For Wasson Bus Line.

/ The Jasper Trust & Savings Bank, administrator of the H. Wasson estate, announced yesterday that it was ready for bids on the bus line. Billy Frye and Kanne Bros, were the only bidders. ■■ ■■■.. ■ Four bids were made, all of which were Opened. Kanne Bros, made the first and third bids and Frye the second and fourth bids* The first bid by Kanne Bros, was $2,500, which Frye raised- to $2,800. Kanne Bros, then bid $3,000, which Frye raised to $3,200, and the deal was closed. Mrs. Wasson will take Mr. Frye’s residence property in the northeast part of town and the balance in cash, while Mr. ]f r y e acquires the lot and barn on Division street. As previously stated in this paper, Mr. Frye will more in a few days to the property formerly occupied by Chas. Parker. Mrs. Wasson and family will move into their new home as soon as it is vacant. Without doubt, Mr. Frye will make a success of the business, for he has worked in that line several years and has always been a conscientious worker and a hustler.

Mrs. Michael Eger Will Pass 80th Milestone Next Sunday.

Mrs. Michael Eger, an old resident of this city, will celebrate her 80th birthday anniversary in a quiet manner next Sunday at her home on N. Van Rensselaer street. While still in her teens, she came alone to this country from Baden, Germany, and settled in Lafayette, Ind., where she lived a few years. She was married to Michael Eger while a resident of Lafayette and, 59 years ago, when William, their first child, was about two years old, they moved to Rensselaer, where she has resided ever since. Mr. Eger died in 1904. Mrs. Eger has suffered a trifle from rheumatism this winter, but she is enjoying very good health to" cne of her dg.? and many old friends are still living who will rejoice with her and wish her many more happy birthdays, such as Sunday will be.

I Want to Retain Your Business.

Having bought the Wasson bus line, I hope to retain all the customers of the line, whose patronage I earnestly solicit. I worked hard for Mr. Wasson and would not have entered into opposition to him, but this was my opportunity to get into business for myself and I have paid a big price for the business, which I hope by prompt and courteous treatment to conduct to the satisfaction of all my customers. The patronage of the public is solicited. Galls may be left at the Makeever House, No. 107 or at my house and barn, phone, No. “ask.” Respectfully, “BILLY” FRYE.

Stiff Winds Tear Roof . From Large Barn at Parr.

Union township was visited by another strong wind this morning, probably considerably more severe than the one that visited Rensselaer. It was very difficult for a covered rig to keep on its wheels. The only damage so far »eported was the unroofing of a large bam owned by Chas. U. Garriott, at Parr. The roof was tom almost entirely off, causing damage to tberfxtent of 175.

First Open Air Concert of Season Given Thursday Night.

The Rensselaer Boys’ Band gave its first open air concert Thursday night. Although it threatened to rain, a goodsized audience assembled down town and many people came in from the surrounding country. Prof. Otto Braun, of Lowell, has bad charge of the boys all winter; he has worked hard with them and came down about twice a week to instruct them. He has developed some real good musicians among them and the excellence of the program as rendered last night shows that his efforts have not been in vain. The people as a whole, were well pleased with the concert and will probably turn out in larger numbers.

Taft and Roosevelt Send Handkerchiefs to Kentland.

• A noteworthy fact about the bazaar held by the ladies of St. Joseph’s church at Kentland Thursday afternoon, is that, among the handkerchiefs on sale was one from President Taft and one from Col. Roosevelt. Handkerchiefs for this sale were received from almost every state in the union and also from Ireland.

Short Furows.

Published with the consent of the author Abe Martin (Kin Hubbard) from the Indianapolis News of last Saturday. Th’ craze fer speed an’ luxury in these days o’ seventy horse power tourin’ cars, Ijall slim skyscrapers, eighteen hour trains F New York an’ ocean liners with croquet grounds an’ swimmin’ pools must bewilder th’ ole fashioned homebuddy. Nearly ever’buddy you meet seems t’ have a mile er two lead on his income an’ shoWin* no fatigue. They may be populists, non-partisans, socialists, standpatters er genuine reformers in politics, but ther real progressives in orey-thing else—an’ th’ element o’ danger only seems t’ make ’em all th' more progressive. They hunt th’ churches with th’ softest 'cushions, th’ hutels with th’ most flub dubs, trains that only touch th’ high places, autos that kin scarcely turn oround in a ball park an,’ ships as long as a tile mill. Constable Plum’s married daughter, up t’ Indynoplus, says it’s somethin’ fierce up ther. She says if a feller keeps a hoss an’ buggy he’s rated as hard up. If you call on anybuddy it makes ’em mad if you come on a street -car instead of a auto fer fear th’ neighbors ’ll talk about it. Some folks fast fer a week list to show off In a case Sunday night an’ smoke at th’ table an’ act prosperous. They’ll give ih’ waiter a quarter an’ then walk two miles t’ their homes. It’s gittin so people won’t ride on a train that stops at Winchester er Fortville. They’r rather git killed on somethin’ faster. If you want a doctor you’ve got t’ go about a square from th’ oon fer ther all in the skyscrapers. If you take your folks t’ th’ theatre an’ set back o’ th’ tenth row some woman ’ll say: “It seems t’ me If my husband wuz a clerk I’d set closer t’ th’ stage than th’ tenth row.” v lt’s fun t’ hear a feller with a eighteen ninety-six derby hat talkin’ about his nineteen twelve car. A doctor ’ll tell a feller that he jist must git out in th’ air. An’ then th’ feller’ll run in debt fer a tourin’ car an’ stand th’ doctor off. Folks talk about goto’ t’ Europe jist like they wuz goln’t’ Muncie. They want t’ play lawn tennis all th’ way over an’ then splash around in a swimmin’ pool all th’ way back. “People seems t’ be crazy about runnin’ in debt er paying money fer ever-thing bttt necessities," said a corner grocer, as he sprinkled Kis lettuce an’ started out to deliver a ten-cent can o’ salmon three miles out on North Meridian street Constable Plum’s married daughter up t’ Indynoplus heard him say it Ther haint no excuse fer bein’ appalled at nothin’ these days when ever’buddy that steps on boat er train wants t’ wake up at ther destination.

Christian Church. Sunday services will be as follows: Bible school 9:30 a. m. Worship and communion 10:45 a*, m. Christian Endeavor 6 p. m. Sermon to Odd Fellows at 7:30 p. m. Staff Capt. Chas. E. Ernst, in charge of industrial work in Chicago for the American Salvation Army, will speak at the morning service. Everybody invited to all the services. Looking Fer More Business. For painting, paperhanging and Interior decorations, also for all outside painting call W. & Richards it r Son. Phone 331.

WEATHER FORECAST. Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and probably tonight. Colder tonight. Saturday fair and colder.

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Notice. The ladies of the G. A. R. will give a market Saturday, April 26, at Scott Bros.’ store in the Odd Fellows building. There will be lots of good things waiting for you there. Renew at Once. On May 1, The Ladies’ Home Journal will advance in price to $2.00 per year. New subscriptions and renewals, for one year from expiration of present subscription, will be accepted until April 30 at $1.50. Mrs. LEM HUSTON. Phone 81. We have only a limited amount at northern grown, early seed potatoes left. Rurais, $1.50; Burbanks, |L<O; Six Weeks and Rose, $1.60. Ohioe, $1.75. JOHN KGHR. Capt. Wilhelm and passengers of the Bremen, which arrived in New York Thursday from Bremen, reported that between 3 and 4 o’clock last Saturday afternoon, while in the vicinity of where the Titanic foundered, his vessel ploughed through fields at bodies of the victims of the disaster.' ..- 0 4 A troubled conscience of forty-six years’ duration was appeased last week by a contribution of $2,000 to the “conscience fund” of the federal treasury 1 , at Washington. The amount was received by Treasurer McClung from an unknown person In Chicago, who declared he had suffered under the weight of bis wrong for nearly half a century. , y v'v *; R. L. Budd, who recently purchased a farm of 80 acres near the H. J. Dexter farm in Union township, was in town yesterday getting lumber for a new chicken coop. He subscribed for The RSapublican, so that be. can get acquainted with Jasper eoanty people. Mr. Budd is a young man and moved here from Chicago a few weeks ago. Partial home rule for Alaska, with authority in the legislature to grant to women the right to vote, was approved by the house of congress Thursday when it passed the bill for a local Alaskan government. Woman’s suffrage scored Its first victory la the house when, by a vote of 81 to as .m amendment was adopted assuring to the Alaskan legislature the right to modify the qualifications of electors by extending the elective franchise to women. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Holden went to Chicago yesterday afternoon. He is in quest of geranium plants for use at the cemetery and is having much trouble in finding them. Plants froze out quite generally during the 1 winter and he has been informed by several large dealers that they cannot supply him with a single plant. This may interfere considerably with his plan t-f cemetery beautification. The beds have been spaded and made ready for planting but*he may have to change bis plans and use seed flowers instead of plants. — • Agent Beam, as well as all Monoo agents, has received an order from P. L McManus, superintendent, informing them that they must enforce the regulation forbidding persona from entering the agent’s quarters at the depot The order says that do not permit customers or others to go behind the bank railing and that agents must consider their office 1 “o - ,v* • •' counting room from which all except the agent and his aids are excluded. Mr. Beam has posted the order conspicuously and is enforcing it to the the window or over the counter.

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