Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1912 — Page 1

No. 129.

OPENING tafetyAlrdome Monday, June 3 BEU F. BARNES, - - Manager BILLY BOUGHTON’S IhkF Overland Show Has been engaged for this event, bringing to Rensselaer one of 7 the Best and Strongest Vaudeville Companies EnTottr. LOOK AT THIS LIST OF PERFORMERS. NELAH, Queen of the wire. MILLIE St CYR, French Magician. AMY BOUGHTON, Serpentine Dancer. THE LEANDOS, Premier Acrobats and Contortionists. HELEN MAY, Aerialist. BILLY BOUGHTON, Comedian. ARCHIE HINCHLEY, Song and Dance Artist. atGayety Airdpme all week, commencing Mon., June 3. TEN CENTS TO ALL .. . • '■ ’• I LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Attorney John Dunlap went to Dan grilletoday on business. - Try our new, mild, full cream and brick cheese. JOHN EGER. J. H. Craig, Of Chicago, was here yesterday on business. Fresh strawberries every day at John Eder’s. S. Hatter went to Momence, 111., today to visit for two weeks with a son. Fresh strawberries received daily. Quality is fine and prices low. ROWLES ft PARKER. Bom, Monday, May 27th, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter I. Smith, of the northwest part of town, a son. / Kellogg’s Diet System Sterilized Wheat Bran at Rowles & Parker’s.' Phone 26. Mrs. C. A. Cox, of the state soldiers home, is visiting her parents, Elder and Mrs. D. T. Halstead. , ■- ■ . . - 5 / Virginia sweet pancake flour, 1 packages for 25c. ROWLES & PARKER. A Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Newels and wife are visiting for the day with friends in Monticello, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wallace and daughter went to Chicago today for a start visit with his parents. 12 i Allen Fendig, of Wheatfield, came yesterday to visit his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Fendig, for several days,

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4 cans Wisconsin corn, 25c. \ ROWLES & PARKER. John Carmichael returned yesterday from a short business trip to Logansport. • The house Monday voted an amendment in the naval appropriation bill which would create a dental corps in the navy. Hot weather beverages: root beer, birch beer, sarsaparilla and ginger ale. Large quart bottles, 2 for 25c at John Eger’s. Win. Zacher, who is now workink in Chicago, has been visiting with friends and relatives here for a few days. Mrs. Mallie Cowder, of Logansport, came today and will visit until Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Sarah M. Kerns. E. L. Hollingsworth and a party of six have arranged to attend the automobile races at Indianapolis tomorrow. Mrs. L. T. Tryon and baby, of Broken Arrow, Okla., who have been visiting in Illinois, came yesterday to visit Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Tryon. Vem Jacks came from Lafayette yesterday for a short visit with his friends. He is now a brakeman on the Monon. Miss Edna Hauter went to Chicago today where she is taking special piano instruction at the American conservatory of music. J. P. Irwin, of DeMotte, who has been visiting friends and relatives here for about a* week, Returned to his home today. 11 I Rev. F. A. Morrow, who just returned from a business trip to Winamac this morning, left on the milk train for Bluffton. The school board of Converse has selected E. O. Sneathen, of Walkerton, Ind., as superintendent of the schools there for the ensuing year. Unqualified approval of the Bourne parcel-post bill was given by Postmaster .General Hitchcock \ln a report sent to the senate postoffice committee and made public Monday. Mrs. Albert Alter, of Forrest, Ind., is expected • here this week to visit with her brother, Chas. Nowels, and wife, of Longmont, Col., and other relatives. Noble Peacock arrived home Sunday from Wyoming, where he has been since bis discharge from the U. S. army in 1910. He expects to remain here 1 with his mother, Mrs. Erastas Peacock.' Mrs. M. C. Powell, who recently returned to Washington, D. C.. has ord-. ered The Republican sent to her at 513 Eighth street, N. E., where she lives with her daughter, Mrs. Will Martin and family. . / In the Massachusetts primaries of last month Charles S. Baxter, who headed the Roosevelt ticket, defeated Senator W. Murray Crane, leader of the Taft ticket by 9,551 votes, according to the official figures published Monday.' —Estelle Myers, who has been working in Chicago Heights, 111., for the past two months, has been laid up since Thursday at the home of his parents in Parr, having run a nail in his foot He returned to his work today. . * James T. Randle does not recover very rapidly from his sickness and it is thought probable that he will not be able to leave his bed for a week or more. He is at the home of his brother, Henry Randle, north of the railroad. There is thought to be nothing seriously the matter, but he just became exhausted and took to his bed. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Gregg, Miss Etta Hess and Strange Lyons, of Brook, and E. N. Gregg, of Lowell, and Masters Buster and Gaylord Gregg, came here today via auto route, where the two latter took the train for Lowell. The remainder of the party drove to Indianapolis to witness the automobile races tomorrow. Mrs. D. G. Warner, Mrs. C. C. Warner and Mrs. Fred Phillips returned Tuesday evening from Delphi, where they were guests at a theatre party Monday evening and at a card party giyen by Mrs. Love Crampton-Calk-ins ruesaay wveraoun. rue ueipni Dramatic Club surprised its friends by having the Camden Dramatie<Cluh give a» play in the dub’s theatrd Mon> day evening. It had been planned to have t picnic at Falling Springs/near Delphi, Tuesday, but the rain interfered with that part of the program. ■ - ' '■ ■

Entered Jaaaary X, 18S7, as second dan mail matter, at the poat-ofllce at Benaselaer, Indiana, under the act of March 3,187 S.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY MAY 29, 1912.

Memorial Day, Headquarters Rensselaer Post, No. 84, Department of Indiana, G. A. R. e Rensselaer, May 20, 1912. To the Public of Rensselaer and Vicinity: >• This Post is sure that it voices the sentiments of all the soldiers in requesting merchants and business men of our city to close their places of business from 2 to 5 o’clock on the afternoon of Memorial Day, May 30, 1912. It is urged that aU properly decorate for the occasion. Everybody is respectfully invited to participate in the spirit of the day, and all orders and Sunday schools and individuals are asked to march in'the procession. The afternoon will be observed as nearly as possible according to the following ITINERARY. The court house bell will ring at 1:30 P. M., when all civic and military bodies will assemble at their respective quarters, organize and proceed to the court house square, reporting to the Officer of the Day, Henry Wood, or to his Aides. At 2 o’clock the bell will ring for the formation of the parade. The Boys’ band will move to the crossing in front of the. court house as a starting point and the organizations will take position as directed by the Officer of the Day. The position will be as nearly like the following as possible: L Military, Company M, 3rd Infantry, I. N. G. 2. The Sunday Schools of Rensselaer. 3. Fraternal Orders. 4. All soldiers. 5. Citizens generally. 6. Rensselaer Fire Department. 7. All other vehicles. The line of march will be weSt on Washington street to Front, thence via Susan and South streets to the cemetery. PROGRAM; 1. Call to order by the chairman, Comrade D. H. Yeoman. 2. Invocation, Bev. J. C. Parrett. 3. Music, male quartette. . 4. Opening remarks, by Chairman D. H. Yeoman. 5. Reciting Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. 6. Music, quartette. 7. Oration, Rev. W. G. Winn. x 8. Dirge to fallen heroes by the Boys’ Band. 9. Music. 10. Benediction, Rev. 0. L. Harper. 11. Return march in reverse order ? with exchange of courtesies on Washington street, where the parade will disband. By order of Attest : J- M. WASSON, Post Commander. W. W. REEVE, Post Adjutant.

SCHOOLHOUSE CONTRACT LET—PRICE IS $24,691.

Rahn-Johnson Construction Co., of Chicago Heights, Will Erect High School Building in Rensselaer. The school board Tuesday afternoon let the contract for the new high school building. The successful firm was the Rahn-Johnson Construction Co., of Chicago Heights, whose bid was >24,691. Thtr other firms to bid were: Pierson & Mote, Chicago Heighs Smith Newell & Brother, Rens. 25,443 E. S. Mpore, panvllle, Ill..:.. 29,000 The successful bidders will begin work very soon on the building, which is to be on the school lot east of the old school building. A Mr. Johnson, of the construction company, was in Rensselaer today and let the excavation contract to B. D. McCoily, whb A. C. Robinson to do the work, beginning next Monday morning. Architect Dunlap Was also in Rensselaer today.

T. K. Harmon, of Rugby, N. Dak., arrived here this morning in response to a telegram and went to the home, near Surrey, of his brother, Jerome Harmon, who has been very sick for the past several months. Mr. Harmon’s condition is very serious now, and it is believed by doctors that he has no chance of recovery. An added feature of the Indiana Society’s picnic at Culver, Ind., June 1, will be a series of ay Ivan tableaux by the Culver military academy’s cadets. A committee of the society’s officers visited Lake Maxinkuckee Sunday to complete the details of the picnic. Almost a thousand persons are expected, to be present / Samuel Duvall Jr., while doing a painting job on South Cullen street at the Hammond property, now occupied by John I. Gwin, fell from a ladder and sustained a dislocated collarbone, and also strained ligaments. Dr, English re-set and treated the Injury. Sam will probably be on the shelf 4or a few days.

Music Lessons.

We can give music lessons during the summer months to several pupils at the Monnett Home and Watts de Peyster School. Phone No. 447. - I

SPEEDING CHICAGO AUTOISTS THROWN INTO DITCH.

Jean Doran and Andrew Ortmeyer Had ThriHing Experience Near Wolcott Yesterday. Two. Chicaga autQists. Andrew Ortmeyer and Jean Doran, on their way to Indianapolis to witness the automobile race, were ditched near Wolcott Tuesday morning. Tlfey tried to follow a short turn in the road while running at a forty mile clip and the machine turned over. Ortmeyer, who was driving, was caught under the car, but was not hurt. Doran was thrown against a fence and his Left arm was cut. The car was righted by farmers and the two men went on to Lafayette, where the machine was repaired. s '

Great-Grandson of George P. Daugherty Drowned.

The news reached here Tuesday of the death by drowning of the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bader, of Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Mrs. Bader was formerly Miss Ethel Daugherty, daughter of Paris Daugherty, and granddaughter of George P. Daugherty. Bader will be remembered here by many friends as she taught in the common schools here for about five years before moving to Wyoming about eight years ago. The following account of the drowning is given in a Basin, wyo., newspaper: “The sad tidings came from Ten Sleep Saturday afternoon that the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bader had wandered away from the house and in some manner fell into the Nowood river, and was drowned. All the neighbors turned, out to hunt the child but the body was not found until about 7 o’clock Saturday evening, some distance below the Baddt ranch. The sympathy of the entire community will be tendered Mr, and Mrs. Bader in their sad affliction.”

Attention Knights.

All members ot Rensselaer' Lodge, No. 89, Knights of Pythias, and all visiting Knights, are asked to meet at day afternoon to march to the cemetery in the Memorial Day parade. W. A. DAVENPORT, \ . Chancellor Commander

Now is the Time for Canning Pineapples The quality is very fine, and we believe prices are as low now as they will be this season. Vi' Leave Your Orders Early * Fresh Strawberries in each morning. Phone 41 Home Grocery ■ -7 - - ■ : vr: * / ''

PRESS REPRESENTATIVES EN ROUTE TO SPEEDWAY.

Jack Latt, Menlo Moore and Tommy Bourke of Chicago American to Report Fight and Races. —— Two official press eeirs representing the Chicago American passed through here today enroute -to Indianapolis. In car No. 1 were Jack Lait, dramatic editor of the Chicago Evening American, and Menlo Moore, a staff man. Car No. 2 was driven by T. E. Bourke, sporting editor of the American. While attempting some high hurdling stunts over other machines enroute to the races, car No. 1 took a ditch north of the city and the versatile Jack Lait gave a pole dimbing exhibition worthy of the respect of the jolliest tar that ever sailed the mighty main. ; A year ago Mr. Lait accompanied William Randolph Hearst on a 12,000 mile tour of the United States, acting as special reporter for the trip. Mr. Lait also gained considerable fame, when he returned last October from a record tour around the world. He went under the direction of the Chicago American and made the trip in forty-one days, which is the shortest time record. He will cover the McFar-land-Bronson bout at Indianapolis tonight. Tommy Bourke is the official Chicago American reporter of the races to be held at the motor speedway. Both Mr. Lait and Mrs. Bourke regretted f very much, being pressed for time, their inability to meet the oldest resident of Rensselaer or as-j cend the winding stajrs in the court house tower, but assured us that should we drop in, so to speak, at the editorial sanctum in. Chicago, they would be glad to take us street car riding apd show us where the tunnel caved in.

Only twenty-four cars will be seen in the five century automobile grind on Thursday at Indianapolis. Two machines were eliminated Monday and one entrant withdrew. Of the two Eliminated, on# car was not fast enough to endure the time trials, and another was out by accident The three cars withdrawn were of unknown quality in competitions, so their absence will not be regretted so much.

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WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight; Thursday fair and slightly warmer in north and central portions.

NEW JERSEY GOES TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

Colonel Gets AH or Nearly AH of Delegates In Tuesday Primaries— Wiltd>n Was Victorious. ■ 'President Taft lost the majority and possibly all of the New Jersey 3elegated in Tuesday’s primary election and Theodore Roosevelt will get them to add to his HsL While the returns are not complete it seems that Roosevelt won by a substantial majority in practically every district and will control the state convention. Governor Wbodrow Wilson secured the big end of the democratic delegates, but may lose six from the state who will go to the national convention uninstructed. Some papers claim that Taft will have 10 of the 28 delegates. A Washington dispatch to the Indianapolis Star suggests thatsome Taft delegates in Indiana are apt to slump to Roosevelt, getting on the wagon so as to be with the winners. Roosevelt claims 429 delegates at this time. Taft claims in excess of 540, the number necessary to nominate. The national republican convention convenes in Chicago on June 18th, which is two weeks from next! Tuesday.,

A baby was stillborn Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac (who live onthe Lawler land southwest of Rensselaer. Burial will take place Thursday morning. John , Priest, traveling passenger agent of the Monon route, went to Chicago one afternoon not long ago to be a guest at a banquet at the Grand Pacific Hotel, at which 100 prominent passenger men will be present The banquet is to be given by the passenger department of the Great Northern railroad and representative passenger agents from all parts of the middle wesf have been Invited. Mr. Priest represented the Monon. —Lafayette Courier. A Classified Adv. will rent It

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