Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1912 — Page 1

(No. 136.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. O. K. Rainier was in Monticello yesterday. _ " _ Miss Edith West is spending the day with friends in Roselawn. i■ i 5 Miss Florence Petty, of Chicago, is visiting Rensselaer friends. — C. H. Sternberg went to Medaryviile today to look after farming interests. Granville Moody, Sr. and Kenton Parkison made a business trip to Chi» cago yesterdiy. — J N (A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Simons, in the east part of town, Monday afternoon. John Medicus returned from Brook yesterday, where he has been working for the past week. Philip Kistner, of Dunn, came today to look after his farm in Hanging Grove township. Harry N. Steinman, of the Chicago Auto Supply Co., was in town yesterday calling oh the trade. Miss Ruth Covington, of Chicago, came today and will visit until Sunday with Miss Eva Moore. • J,' L. Brady is erecting new coal sheds east of his elevator. A substantial cement flooring has been laid. Why pay 40c a peck for old potatoes, when you can buy fancy new ones for 50c? JOHN EGER. The house has passed Representative Crumpacker’s bill creating a subport of entry at Indiana Harbor, this state. Mr. Hansen, of Chicago, has rented a room in town and it is understood wilt- start a dry cleaning establishment soon. Miss Emma Tanner, daughter of E. Tanner, is expected home today from Upland, Ind., where she attended Taylor university. Remember we handle the famous Deering line of mowers, rakes and binders. HAMILTON & KELLNER. Mrs. James Snedeker went to Morocco foday in response to a message stating that her sister, Mrs. Wm. Pollock, is very seriously ill. Tou can secure Mica Special Roofing from any dealer in Jasper or Newton counties. If your dealer does not have it in stock, call me up and I will supply ysu direct Prices the same everywhere. HIRAM DAT.

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The Evening Republican.

Dan Coleman and wife were over from , near Brook today. Dan is hobbling about as a result of running a rusty nail in his right foot Marion Pierson came down from Chicago last night for a short visit. He is working in the collection department of Rothschild & Co. Miss Dot Hawkins, of Roundhead, 0., came yesterday for an indefinite visit with her sister, Mrs. A R. Zimmerman, of Barkley township. Now is the time for pineapples for canning. They are at their best. Get our special price on them in case or dozen lots. JOHN EGER. Willie ■Keen, of Wheatfield, and Harold Clark from Indianapolis today for the summer vacation. They had been attending school at the Institution for the Deaf. Mrs. John Makeever, who has been at the home of her son in Indianapolis for the past month taking treatment for her eyes, is expected to return home next Sunday. The Ladies Industrial Society of the M. E. church will have their regular 10-cent Social Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Tom Crockett in the east part of town. Everybody invited. The National Federation of Women’s clubs, which will meet in. San Francisco during the third week of June, will undertake a vigorous campaign for a national marriage and divorce law. ’i, Senator W. S. Kenyon defeated former senator Lake Young Monday at the primaries in lowa by from 50,000 to 75,000, carrying every congressional district and nearly every county in the state. The carpenter work on the A. P. Burton house on Weston street and the Charles Grow house on Van Rensselaer street is progressing rapidly. These will be two of the finest residences erected in Rensselaer in recent years. “Take out my incubator ad,” was Leo Reeve’s instruction this morning. He went on to say that he sold the incubator, had one or two other applications and one from as far away as Sheridan. There are many daily proofs of the value of Republican ads. We have on exhibition in our show window a mammoth sack of “Afistos” flour that we are going to give away on the 4th of July to the one that guesses the nearest correct weight One guess with every 50-pound sack of Aristos purchased.— : * —JOHN MGER.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA. THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1912.

CAR OFF TRACK CAUSES CONGESTION.

Four Trains Held Fer Honrs; Delay of U. S. Malls Costs Monon Hundreds of Dollars. The worst blockade affecting Rensselaer in several weeks Occurred this morning, when the north bound freight No. <2 was stopped at the railroad bridge, two mile's east of here, at 4:45 this Thursday morning. A journal burned out on a boxcar loaded with brick, throwing the car off the track and spreading the rails. An attempt was matje to tip the car over and off the main track, but it was so heavily loaded that the telegraph poles, which were the only available leveridges, were not strong enough to stand the strain. A wreck engine from Monon was summoned and at afiout 9 o’clock the track was cleared. In the meantime four trains were delayed here until after 8 o’clock, while No. 36, the Indianapolis train, and No. 4 were held at Pleasant Ridge, and No. 40, the milk train, - at McCoysburg. They were finally enabled to pass on the side tracks. This blockade will cost the Monon several hundred dollars for delaying the United States mails. * "T" ’

Active Work Begun On New High School Building.

The grounds for the new high school building, to be erected on the vacant lot just east of the present high school building, were staked off Wednesday afternoon and active work was begun this morning. The ash trees that are to be saved for replanting around The new building, were dug up this morning and the others cut down and the brush burned. Sub-contractor A. C. Robinson has a large force of men and several teams working with scrapdAs, which presents a very busy scene. The sod was plowed up this morning and the men are now working at the excavation for the basement which is to be under the entire building. Fred McColly has been hired by the school board to look after its interests and to see that all specifications are complied with.

Ladies Home Missionary Society Held Election of Officers Tuesday.

The Ladies Home Missionary Society met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Leslie Clark and after the regular business Mrs. Harper read the report of the‘district meeting, which was held at Indiana ’ Harbor on 'April 29-30. Then the following officers were elected: president, Mrs. Will Parkison; cor. sec., Mrs. Leslie Clark; recording sec., Mrs. Chas. Porter; treasurer, Mrs. Frank Hemphill; secre--tary-of.. literature. Mrs. Frank Haskell; mite box secretary, Mrs. E. P. Honan; committee on music, Mrs. J. P. Hammond, Mrs. Delos Thompson and Mrs. Frank Alter; treasurer of flower fund, Mrs. J. D. Allman.' After the roll was called light refreshments were served by the hostess. The society will meet with Mrs. Elmer Gwin in July.

Lost One Cow and Others Made III By Ensilage.

Ray Harris, who lives on A. H. Hopkins’ Union township farm, /lost one cow a day or two ago and had others made ill by ensilage. It' was no fault of the feed, however, as other stock was thriving on it. The stock that was affected was recently shipped in from Chicago and bad largely came from Michigan. It had been fed on dry feed and not very good feed at that and when turned loose on silage the food proved ton rich and one cow died and it looked as though serious trouble Would result to all of the shipped in stock, about twenty head. The trouble was ascertained, however, and the cattle will be given the silage in gradually increasing rations and no more fatalities are expected.

Delphi Has a Carnival Company—Attractions Good.

'Delphi, a city about the size of Rensselaer, and sandwiched in between Logansport, Lafayette, Frankfort and MonUcello, manages to have a half dozen big days each summer. Already a carnival, company is .holding sway there. The Herald of that town pronounces the attractions all first-class, not an objectionable feature. There is an aerial show, an athletic show, a jubillee, singing and dancing show, also the handcuff king, the smallest living lady, the glass blowers, ~tfcr merry-go-round, the doll rack, a ferris wheel, and free trapeze performances. The carnival company seems to be working oh* its own hook.

COMMISSIONERS’ MONTHLY SESSION WAS BBIEF.

Transacted Business of County In One Day—Let Contract to Build Stone - Hoad. - The county -commissioners got through the business of the month in a single day this month and adjourned Monday evening. The most important business of the brief session was the letting of the contract for the building of one mile of the Charles E. Kersey stone road in Keener township. The job went for $2,499 and the treasurer was ordered to issue boiyls for payment. Tunis Snip was awarded the contract. F. M. Goff, et al, petitioned for a ditch and the county surveyor was ordered to file report on June Bth. Henry J. Hendricks petitioned for a highway. Frank Hershman, John O’Connor and Robert Ziek were appointed viewers. The contracts for poor farm supplies were awarded as follows: groceries, John Eger, $175.52; meats, Roth Bros., $37.50; dry goods, etc., E. VanV,\ The engineer was ordered to prepare plans and specifications for three bridges in Barkley and one each in Kankakee, Union and Walker townships. Charles May, trustee of Carpenter township, was authorized to grant additional aid in the sum of sls to Mrs. W. S. Bartlett. The following interest amounts were reported. First Nat Bank, int. May $192.28 Trust & Savings Bank 92.61 State Bank of Rensselaer 100.69 State Bank of Remington 66.13 Wheatfield Bank .’. 7. 31.00

Young Ladies Start On Delightful Trip Through East.

Misses Edith Adams and Nell Moody left today for a delightful trip through the east. They went to Detroit, from where they w4M go to Niagara Falls over Lake Erie and Ontario. From there they will take a steamboat down the St. Lawrence river to Montreal, Canada and then sail down the Hudson river to Albany, N. Y. They will then go to New York City, where they will sail along the Atlantic coast to Boston. They have npt planned the time to be spent at any one place but will be guided by whimsical fancy. The pleasant outing will extend over about two weeks’ time. 'After a short stay in conservative Boston Miss Moody will go to Orono, Maine, for an indefinite visit with her sister, Mrs. C. E. Lewis, and Miss Adams will board the 20th Century Limited for Chicago, then home.

J. D. Allman Making Prospecting Trip Through the West

J. D. Allman and mother, Mrs, May C: Allman, of Remington, left today for Boulder, Col., where they will visit his sister, Mrs. W. H. Coover. Mr. Allman will make a short visit there and go on a prospecting trip through California and Oregon. His first stop will be at Bakersfield, Cal., where he thinks seriously of investing. He will go as far south as Los Angeles and will visit friends at Redlands before proceeding north and through Oregon, stopping at Eugene, Ashland, Medford and Grants Pass. He will move his family by the first of September if he makes an investment. His mother will stay at Boulder, Col., while Mr. Allman is prospecting and will return home with him the latter part of July.

Widows of Titanic Victims To Receive Red Cross Aid.

Seventy-two widows, sixty-three of whom lost their husbands in the Titanic disaster, has already received, or will soon receive, nearly one-half of the $150,000 fund raised by the Red Cross emergency relief committee, according to the chairman’s preliminary report. The report calls attention to several particularly pathetic cases. One woman lost nine relatives on the sinking ship. A Mrs. Johnson, professional singer, was so overcome by the shock of her hosband’s death that she lost her voice, and is unable to support herself.

Many Farmers Arc New Replanting Corn Fields.

- a number of farmers are. forced to replant their corn owing to poor seed or to the wet, cold ground. It is said that some large fields are almost totally destitute of corn and will have to be replanted. The cause is generally attributed ter infertile seed, thus substantiating the forecast of agricultural papers made several weeks before corn planting time.

A Claallfied Adv, will Add It

Miller & Hirt’s | Tnv TIIT if Bacon and Hams | JPY |||f | ""SJ, 1 HOME GRO CE R Y THIS WEEK FOR A PINS 3-pound can Eastern Apples, at * 10c : 3-pound can Fancy Pie Petckes, it . 10c can Yellow Free Peaches, at 15c 3-ponid can Nice Dessert Peaches, at * 30c ; 3-pound can Very Best Dessert Peach, at . 25c ; 3-ponnd can Hammer Apricots, at v . 20c 3-ponnd can Finest Green Gage Pinna, at . 25c : 3-ponnd can Pacific Coast White Cherries, at 35c : 3-ponnd can Indiana Tomatoes, at 3-ponnd can Extra Standard Kraut, at 10c : 3-ponnd can Southern Lye Hominy, at 6c : 3-ponnd can Dry-Pack Sweet Potatoes, at . 12c Millar Line of i PIUMP II f A. AK. Beat Teas and Coffees ! ■ IBUIID o Floor

PIONEER ADVOCATE OF DRAINAGE FOR NEWTON.

tJohn Foresman Says If It Were Not For Ditches Our Land Would Not Be Worth Anything. John Foresman was over from Newton county today and talked freely about his experiences as an advocate of drainage. He said to a reporter for The Republican, “I am the daddy or drainage in Newton county and served as a viewer on the first ditch ever established there.” He went ahead to relate the unsystematic manner in which tile was laid in the old days and how each drainage scheme had resulted in such great good that others had been started and how swamps and swails and marshes had given way to golden grain, and land that wat literally valueless was now worth from SIOO to S2OO per acre. “Do I favor the Borntrager ditch?” asked Mr. Foresman. “Well, I should say I do. All these years I have been telling people to ditch their lands and to run their drains to the Iroquois and then to ditch the Iroquois river and provide an outlet sufficient to take the water away. We have been dredging and ditching for years and have received marked benefit, but now we must do the most important thing there is for the further development of our land and that is to lower the channel of the Iroquois river. It would be the trunk line for all of our ditches and make our land just as valuable as the higher priced land in Illinois.” Mr. Foresman is probably a competent authority on ditches and his enthusiasm shows a conviction that he will live to see the day when his prophecy about the Iroquois will come true.

Plano Instruction. I will return to Rensselaer on June 15th and will be ready for a number more piano pupils. Phone 111. BEL LARUE.

' Mich el in TIRE PRICES Reduced Effective May 30 Substantial Reductions on ail sizes. Size MEW PUCES 0M Prices 34x4 $33.25 $35.15 - 43.75 47.25 37x5 54.06 58.75 . THE SUPERIORITY of MICHELIN TIRES IS RECOGNIZED ALL OVER the WORLD IN STOCK BY The Willis Supply Co., and

I ‘ I SET THE STYLE In men’s Suits, because I afta an expert cutter and tailor with an eye to all ths changes of fashion, and ever ready to adopt the newest innovations. Get a suit made here and you will be ahead of your friends in the style. Most of the smart dressers in town come here for their clothes, and thus get the reputation of always being dressed In correct form. Nevertheless our charges are moderate. JOHN WERNEB, Tailor, Rensselaer, Ind.

WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight and Friday; cooler tonight. |

Special Sale On MllUsery. " Panamas, sailors, trimmed bats, also dressmaking. Over Trust & Savings Bank. MRS. H. A CRIPPB. Cleaning Wall Paper. If you want your wallpaper cleaned, leave your order at once with W. A. Davenport. f: Musk Lessons. .. . . .. .*. 1 ■ 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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