Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1912 — Page 1

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OPENING GayefyAirdome Monday, Judo 3 BEN F. BARNES, ■ - Manager BILLY HOUGHTON’S Overland Show Has been engaged for tills event, bringing to Rensselaer one of the Best and Strongest Vandeville Companies En Tour. <Uf/. LOOK AT THIS LIST OF PERFORMERS* NELAH, Queen of tbe 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 Knee Will exhibit at Gayety Airdome all week, commencing Mon., duhe 3. TEN CENTS TO ALL

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. D. J. Warner went to Hammond today. * Fresh strawberries every day at < John Eger’s. Miss Eva Clark visited relatives in Hammond Sunday. ■ - jP ll — R. Meguire made a'business trip to Chicago today. mim ■ NtiiMMS—— Mrs. W. F. Smith is visiting relatives in Thorntown this week. Misses Minnie Hemphill and. Tillie Malchow went to Chicago today. Jamie Willis and Eli Kuboski made : an auto trip to Chicago today. Try our. new, mild, full cream and brick cheese. JOHN EGER. - - ■■ ’4* - Floyd Elder visited his brother, Leonard, at Franklin over Sunday. B. S. Fendig and daughter Miriam, of Chicago, visited his mother here yesterday. s Mrs. Kenneth Rhoades went to Gary yesterday where her husband is working. ■ ■■*■ ■ L. See our line ' of cultivators and ■ gophers. 5? ~ HAMILTON & KELLNER. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Washburn were over from Remington Saturday afternoon. ' - , Miss Rose Martin returned to Brook today after a short visit with rela-l panted tier lor an mueniut* visit. |

The Evening Republican.

Attorney J. A. Dunlap has moved to the house vacated last week by Firman Thompson. x G. E. Ulm returned to Delivan, Wis., today after visiting over Sunday with his family here. The finest lot of buggies ever exhibited in Rensselaer. See them before yon buy at Hamilton & Kellner’s. Elmer Wilcoj played ball with Monon against Monticello Sunday and his team won by the score of 7&o 2. Mr. and Mrs. Will Porter and little nieces, Wanda and Elizabeth Mead, of Hammond, visited relatives here Sunday. Remember we bundle the famous Deering line v of mowers, rakes and binders. ' - HAMILTON & KELLNER. Cope rianly and Ray Wilfcon returned yesterday from Lafayette where they witnessed the conference track meet. The latter went by the motorcycle route. Kenneth Allman, son of J. D. Allman, returned home yesterday from Boulder, Col., where he has been attending the Colorado state university for the past year. Mr. and Mrs. John Sharp and children and her sister, Mrs. Joe McAvoy, returned to their home in Chicago Heights, 111., ffter visiting for several days here with relatives. Albert Bissenden has. purchased Lyman Zea’s barn and will use the best of the material in the construction of a house 'for himself on lots he owns in the east part of town. Mr. and Mrs. David Sutcliffe, of Spokane, Wash., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lera Huston. Mrs. Sutcliffe was formerly Miss Lennle Lang, bt this county, and is a sister of Mrs. Huston. You can secure Mica Special Roofing from any dealer In Jasper or Newton counties. If your dealer does not have it 1n stock, call me up and I will supply you direct. Prices the same everywhere. HIRAM DAY. Mr. and Mrs. Vermont Hawkins came down from Chicago Saturday evening and returned Sunday, spending the day Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Willis and with Vermont’s three children, who will continue to make their home with their grandparents in Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. J. t*. Hagins returned Friday from a visit at Delphi with Capt. S. L. Woodruff and family, a retired Pullman inspector. They also visited at Lafayette with Capt. E. G. Beach and wife, of the John A. Logan Post and Corps, of which Mr. and Mrs. Hagins are members, and took part in Memorial Day exercises. Dispatches from Washington state that Governor Marshall’s name will be presented to the* 4 Baltimore convention either by Senator Shively, chairman of the Indiana delegation, -fff' Judge Andrew A. Adams, of Columbia City, a member of the Indiana appellate bench, who is a delegate from the Twelfth district Senator Shively Is .understood to be willing to make the presentation speech^

J. A. Knapp has- been repairing the Lambert, auto wrecked a week ago Sunday when it turned over in the ditch, killing Miss Enolia Retherford. The machine is at Knapp’s garage on Van Rensselaer street, where the front axle has been straightened and where it will remain until a new rear wheel and glass front are received. One of the front wheels also proved to be quite badly damaged, having several broken spokes. Following its- custom of several years the Christian Sunday school gave to its pupils who had graduated from the Rensselaer high school a morocco bound bible. There were eight who received the blbles, four boys and four girls, namely: Jennie Comer, Mae Clark, Hazel Weber, Gladys- Pierce, Joe Reeve, Alfred Thompson, John Groom and Virgil Robinson. Superintendent Hamilton presented the Bibles, making a short talk to the graduates. .j. Mrs. B. S. Tillman is here from Lebanon to spend a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. King. She will go from here to Winona, to which place Mr. Tillman has preceded .her and where they .will probably spend the summer. He will take some special work in the school there in order to further qualify himself as an instrac tor. Unless a better position offers he epects to' return to Lebanon again this fall, where he has met unqualified success the past three years. Calling Cards, printed or engraved, correct else and type, at this office.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA. MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1912.

$200 IN JEWELRY MISHING; MRS. GEO. SCOTT LOSER.

Rings at First Thought Misplaced How Believed to Have Been Stolen From Home. Rings to the value of S2OO, at first thought to have been misplaced during process of house cleaning, are now believed to have beep appropriated thief. ' Mrs. George Scott is the loser. There are three rings missing, all being; set with diamonds and valued at j)yer |2OO. Their loss was first discovered last Tuesday, sometime after dinner. The last time they had been worn was the preceding Sunday. On that evening, before retiring, Mrs. Scott deposited the rings, as usual, in- a. small jewel case and laid it awaj She thought nothing about it until Tuesday afternoon when, while cleaning bouse,, she noticed they were not in their usual place. A thorough and exhaustive search was then instituted, and, at the suggestion that the box containing the rings might have been burned with debris, a search through the ashes was made, but no trace of the rings were found. Mrs. Scott feels certain that the rings are hot on the premises, as the search made was thorough in-every respect, and it is supposed that the jewelry was stolen. She states that she was visiting with neighbors, but noticed no evidence of the house being rifled, --

Speeding Fined By Dyer Justice of the Peace.

The little town of Dyer enjoyed a profitable revenue derived from speeding Chicago autoists last week. On Friday eight autoists were arrested by the town marshal, haled before a jnstice of the peace and fined. Each paid sls for the temporary pleasure derived from exceeding the speed limit. They are reported to have paid, smiled and promised not to do it again. Many of the autoists who went through Rensselaer hit it up at a high rate of speed, some going through Washington street at 25 or 30 miles an hour. Marshal Mustard stood on the street most of the time and his star served as a warning to a number but when they got a block away they Increased their speed in a very tantalizing manner. The drivers did not seem reckless, however, and no accidents of any kind occurred'in Rensselaer. The marshal is rather*between two fires in the fulfillment of his duty with respect to touring autoists. If a few of them are fined they are apt to boy cott Rensselaer and use their influence with others to select a different route. All of us like to see the big machines go 'through and their patronage is enjoyed by'gasoline iSeIP" ers, garages, hotels, restaurants, drugstores, picture shows and to a greater or less extent by many other, businesses. It is doubtful, however, whether these violations should be permitted in defiance of law. It certainly looks bad to local autoists who have been prosecuted or frequently warned and they are apt to wonder why the tourists come in for such favorable discrimination.

Young Rensselaer Educator . Married in Hartford City.

Mr. and Mrs. Guy T. Gerber arrived in Rensselaer Saturday afternoon from Hartford City, where they were married that morning at 6:45 o’clock. The early hour was selected.in order to confuse the high school students, who planned to give them a big send off and they were married and out of town before their young friends knew about it The wedding took place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stewart The bride, Miss Ruth Stewart was a graduate from the Hartford City high school in 1911, being a pupil of her husband, who for two years has been the head of the commercial department of Hartford City schools. She is a beautiful and accomplished young woman, and one of the most popular in her home town. Mr. Gerber graduated from the Rensselaer high school in 1906 and has since been engaged in educational work, spending some time in commercial colleges and adopting that as * teaching specialty. He will probably return to Hartford City to teach again? this fall, bat that will depend Bornewhat on the opportunities that present themselves during the summer months. Mr. and Mrs. Gerber will visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Gerber, for some time and they are now receiving the beet wishes of his Rensselaer friends.

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SAYS SENATOR LORIMER WILL BE THROWN OUT.

Philadelphia Paper Says Unless He Resigns Illinois Senator WUI Be Ousted 55 to 38. The Philadelphia North American .prints a poll on the forthcoming vote to oust Senator William Lorimer from the United States senate. It is to the effect that unless the senator from Illinois resigns he will he thrown out by a vote of 55 to 38. It is possible that other senators who have been backing Lorimer may turn against him in order to be on the winning side. If the North Americon is correct this will be the closing; chapter in a long fought battle to dislodge Senator Lorimer, who has long been--- the object of attack by the Tribune and other papers, which have printed several sensational stories charging him with having secured his election by fraud. Many of the charges are undoubtedly false and were framed up td aid ip securing SeUatdr Lorimer’s political undoing. In the investigations in the senate the- evidence sufficient to convict him of the charge was not secured and no jury could have ever arrived at a unanimous verdict. The public was prejudiced, however, and much malice has ■been shown toward him by a class of self-anointed who wholly ignore the Biblicai injunction, "Judge not that ye be not judged," and who accepted the falsely inspired newspaper attacks without the investigation which they would hope to secure for themselves if similarly charged. An example of the manner fn which ambitious statesmen are willing to set justice aside in order to cater to the ravenous demands of their constituency is the attitude in the Lorimer matter of Senator. John W. Kern, of Indiana. Less than four years ago when Kern was defeated for election by Senator Shively, he made public charge that Shively’s election was procured by fraud and stated that he knew the eight members of the joint assembly who had been purchased. Then his lips were sealed by a pledge that he would be made a U. S. senator in case of democratic victory, provided he would let the Shively charges drop. And the victorious John Worth Kern has said nothing but he has made a grandstand play against Lorimer andjtooih he and Shively are rampant to have Lorimer removed. —IXI We are certainly drifting into an era of life where prejudice and malice usurp the place of fairness and justice. r IX' Senator Lorimer guilty but he was proven-so by the influence of malicious newspapers and not' by the fair method of evidence Introduced to those charged with direct responsibility.

Sunday School Convention In Jordan Township a Success.

The Jordan township Sunday school convention was a great success. The program was carried out as published. The meeting was held In the grove, where a platform and seats had been arranged. Special, mention might be made of a song from the Janies school by a large class of young men and women. Mr. Leatherman, Rev. Parrett and Mrs. Fell were in attendance. There will be conventions held in' Carpenter and Unian townships next Sunday.

Death of Thos. D. Jones, Civil War Veteran of Monon.

Thomas D. Jones, a Civil War veteran, and one of Monon’s oldest and most respected citizens, died a week ago last Sunday at his home there, after a long period of failing health and several days of acute suffering. Mr. Jones was 82 years of age and moved., to Monon township in 1859, where he has since resided.

Plane Instruction.

I will return to RensselaCroaJhne 15th and will be reijtfy for a number more piano Phone 111.

Plane Tuning.

Now is the time to have your piano tuned, cleaned and polished. Call on Otto Braun, the hind teacher • J T Six hundredJinembers of the Fraternal Order of Eagles are expected in Indianapolis Wednesday and Thursday, when the seventh annual convention of the Indiana State Aerie. F. 0. E. will be held in that city. Half the number expected will be delegates and the other half visitors.

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FORMER HOOSIER FIGHTING MISSISSIPPI FLOOD.

Omar C. Rile die, a Former Jasper County Boy, In Midst of Mississippi Flood District Omar C. Ritchie, a native of Jasper county, and brother to Mrs. Kate R. Watson and Mrs. A. Baech, who a few years ago purchased a cotton plantation in Louisiana, facing the Mississippi river, has had a strenuous time this, spring with floods. MP. Richie wrote a graphic account of his experiences to a friend in Anderson, Ind., and the letter is copied in full in Sunday’s Indianapolis Star. He states that - the water began to rise rapidly about April Ist, but that he continued to plant corn and cotton, as no flood since 1882 had ever bothered that plantation. Water continued to raise and by the middle of the month levees began to break, which breaks were temporarily repaired by the surrounding plantation men and tenants. They thought they were reasonably safe from the floods hut on. April 20th back-waters of a nearby levee arrived and began going up one of Ritchie’s big outlet ditches. Mr. Ritchie in his letter tells -of how he and his 176 negro tenants and also the men of other plantations fought for five days and four nights with only seven hours’ sleep, to save their crop. They filled thousands of sacks with earth and built culverts and dams, but after the firth day little hope of saving the crops were entertained and after news came that all of his neighbors had given up the fight he ordered hlB men to quit. The next night all his place, with 500 acres of growing cotton and 350 "acres of fine corn, were covered witff from one to ten fe,et of water. He .moved all bis stock by steamboat to the hills, thirteen miles away. He states that the water is slowly falling and that as soon as tbe ridges of his land begin to show he will start replanting cotton and corn.

Notice to Land Owners. - We are revising our land list for this season and would like to have your property on our list. , V. J. CRISLER ft CO., Rensselaer, Ind. Office State Bank Building.

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BEL LARUE.

pS@Sg| TRY THE HOME GROCERY ! THIS WEEK italt A PINE ► V ;• , < : 3-pound eti Eutern Apples, it 10c ! ; 3-pound can Faacy Pie Peaches, it . 10c \ ; 3-pound cai Yellow Free Peaches, at ' 15c i ; 3-pound can Nice Dessert Peaches, at 20e : ; 3-pound can Very Best Dessert Peach, at , 25c ; : 3-pound can Hummer Apricots, at 20c ! I 3-pound can Finest Green Gage Plums, at / 25c 1 ; 3-pound can Pacific Coast White Cherrfts, at 35c 1 ; 3-pound can Indiana Tomatoes, at . . I : 3-pound can Extra Standard Krant, at 10c ; ; 3-pound can Southern Lye Hominy, at . 6c 1 ; 3-pound can Dry-Pack Sweet Potatoes, at . 12c : ! Millar Line Of $ PHnilP II ! A. &K. Best ; Teas and Coffees | *llllllO Flour

WEATHER FORECAST. Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; warmer in east portion tonight; cooler Tuesday. .if:.;;~.l' J “- : 7

INDIANA FARMS RAPIDLY INCREASING IN VALUE.

Amazing Gains Shown By Figures Based on the Tenth Decennial Census Taken in 1919. • The census bureau, in a bulletin Issued last Thursday, shows an amazing increase In farm values in Indiana during the ten years from 1900 to 1910. The figures are based on the tenth decennial census, taken in 1910. In 1900 the average farm in Indiana, land only, was worth $3,099. In 1910 the average Indiana farm, land only, was worth $6,104. The average number of acres in Indiana farms in 1910 was 98.8, as against 97.4 In 1900. The average value of all farm property in 1910 .was $8,396, as against $4,410 in 1900. The average value of implements and machinery per farm increased from $123 to $l9O and the average value of live stock from $494 to SBO7. The greatest increase in the value of Indiana farm holdings during the decade, it will be observed, was in the value of the land ftself, which nearly doubled.

Clean Your Hats.

We will be in Rensselaer for a few days only, cleaning and reblocking men’s hats. , Straws, panamas and Stetsons a specialty. We also clean and restore old faded rugs to their original colors. Leave orders at the Comer House. -—— The Chicago Hat ft Rug Co.

Dirt Fer Filing. Apply to A. C. Robinson if yon want dirt from new schoolhouse excavation. Free for the hauling. ? » ■■lie Lessens. We can give music lessons during the summer months to several pupils at the Monnett Home and Watts de Peyster School. Phone No. 447.

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