Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 159, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1912 — Page 4

ClfflFIEI C6LBBH FOB SAIS- “ ■ ■— l i For SJe —ls acres, 1 mile from town, on stone road; good orchard, lota of ■mall fruit, 3 good wells, house and good outbuildings. A. E. Wallace, Phone 40-A. V: For Sale—Broilers, from 2 to 3 pounds. Inquire of Elmer Godshall, Phone 142-A. For Sale —Bee keepers’ supplies. Leslie Clark, at Republican office. Catalogue free. fw Sale—Cheap, one complete dinner set and a few other household articles. May be seen at home of ' Peter McDaniels, on Cullen Street. Mrs. Matheson. Far Sale —160 acres of corn land for sale at a bargain by the owner. This is one of the very best farms in Jasper county, Indiana; all level and a black sandy loam, well fenced, good woli ol water, with tank and windmill, large 24-inch tile, fair outlet; no other improvements; all in blue grass, not a foot of waste land. If you want a bargain this is sure it; easy terms. Four miles of town. Write me at once. Would rent the pasture to a good party very reasonable. J. W. Maddox, Oakland, 111. For Sale—A fine pair of driving horses, ages 5 and 6 years. O. C. Halstead, Route 3, Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale—About 2 loads good hay, out of barn. Reuben Yeoman, 7 miles west of Rensselaer. Phone on Mt. Ayr Exchange. Fer Sale—Ten head of 50-pound •boats, will sell all or to suit Harry Swartsell, Phone 142-M. For Sale—Oak lumber. Select white oak and burr oak for barns, cribs, •heds, etc., also floor joists, studding and rafters for bouses. Will saw to any dimensions in any quantities at a very reasonable price. Bridge lumber a specialty. See or write Ben D.McColly or Leslie Alter, Phone 521-E, Rensselaer. For Sale—A few excellent secondhand sewing machines at the Singer office. Will sell cheap for cash or on time. Call any Saturday. R. P. Benjamin, Agent For Sale—B conveniently located five-room cottages, at right prices and on easy payments. Firman Thompson. For Sale—Lumber, from $1 to $2 per hundred. If you need lumber it 'will pay you to calk at our sawmill, 2% miles north of Pleasant Ridge. Sinclair & Hornbeck. Fer Sale—Typewriter ribbons of all makes. The Republican. WASTED. 1 Wanted—One or 2 tons of good clover hay. A A. Fell, County treasurer. Wanted—Housekeeper, who can go ahead and manage work; small house, small family. Inquire Jarrette’s Variety Store. Wanted—Girl for general housework. Bert Overton. Wanted—Family washings and ironings. I live in the west part of town, first house north of Isaac Kepner. All washings delivered. Mrs. F. A Turner. Wanted—The book entitled “Autobiography of Rev. Granville Moody.” Phone 258. Wanted—Teams to haul ties to Pleasant Ridge. For particulars see Rowles & Parker, Rensselaer. Sinclair & Hornbeck. Wanted—so men or boys to work In onions. Will pay 20 cents an v hour. Pay every night Can get board near work for 40 cents a day. Need to lose time only while actually raining. Ed Oliver. Telephone 522-A ■ " 1 BUTTERFAT. — - W. H. Dexter will pay 25%c for butter fat this week. FOB BENT. For Beat—A good 7-room house, with barn, on Van Rensselaer street, one block from court bouse. Robert MicbaL LOST. Lost—A tan leather grip containing valuable papers; fell'from automobile, probably between DeMotte and Hammond. .Property of Judge Ibach, of the Indiana Appellate Court. Information * same will be communicated to owner if furnished The Republican. Lost—Child’? white coat. Finder please return to EM Miller or Phone 428. A—- , . i Lost—Saturday evening, a bill book, at or near Leek’s hitch barn; contained valuable papers. Finder please return to Frank A Bicknell, at Leek’s bitch barn, » ■ ■ ■""" "■ 0 ~~ 7' Lost—Somewhere between postoffice and Knapp’s livery barn, two fives and a one dollar frill. Return to George M. Robinson.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS, Mrs. Hurley Beam is spending several daysein Chicago. 7A. C. Robinson went to Dwight. 111., on business today. ~~CKigr~Hlll went ~to his home hr Madison for a few days. Miss Ivy Irwin is visiting here with Mr. and Mrs. Van Grant. Deering binders, mowers, rakes and repairs sold by Hamilton & .Kellner. Lawrence Hildebrand, Sr., came Mown frOm Cfaicago yesterday evening. 7 . 7 " ! __ Sandwich- ' , Perkins’ Windmills. Harry Watson, Phone 204. Miss Bess Seegar, of Marion, came yesterday for several days’ visit with L H. Hamilton and family. We have a large assortment of hair switches and can match any shade. MARY MEYER HEALY. Mrs. Frank Borntrager and three children, of Ft. Wayne, are visiting her parents, Mr. and ftfrs. M. W. Reed. M. W. Reed was feeling considerably better yesterday and made a trip to town. However, he is feeling quite poorly again. Mrs. J. E. Harrod and daughter, Laura, of Indianapolis, are guests of Mrs. George Fate and family, at the Makeever hotel. Standard twine at 6%c per pound. We guarantee this twine to be as good as any twine sold at the price named. HAMILTON & KELLNER. Miss Verdie Lewis returned to her home at Lee yesterday, after several days’ visit here with her sister, Mrs. Orville Miss Lucile Knox returned from. Chicago yesterday where she had been visiting friends and relatives for the past three weeks. L Peering Standard twine, 8c cash, or B%c September 1, 1912. Avoid twine trouble and use this grade of twine. HAMILTON & KELLNER. Mrs. Susie Lister and daughter, Miss Ruby, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred McDaniels, of Chicago, are visiting M. W. Reed and family. Mr. Hayner, the piano tuner, of Chicago, is in town. Your patronage respectfully solicited. Leave orders at Clarke’s jewelry store. The monthly 10-cent social by the ladies of the M. E. church will be held Tuesday afternoon, July 9 th, at the church parlors. Everybody invited. There will be a meeting at No. 8 school house, west of town, at 10:30 next Sunday. A basket dinner will be served in the grove. D. W. Williams will preach. Everybody invited. Mrs. Ernest Lamson and daughter returned yesterday from Union City, where they visited with her parents for three weeks. Her little nephew, Robert Michael, returned with them for an indefinite stay. You 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 you direct. Prices the same everywhere. HIRAM DAY. John Donnelly, son of Alfred Donnelly, was taken to Wesley hospital in Chicago Sunday, where he was operated on for appendicitis, thirty hours after he was taken sick. He is now out of danger and making rapid recovery. B. J. Moore and son, Harry, and W. C. Babcock and son, William, who took the early morning train yesterday for Chicago, returned in a fine new Jackson touring car, which Was purchased by Mr. Moore. It is a 45-horsepower, 1912 model machine, costing $1,650, and is a beauty in every respect. We were again temporarily out of “Aristas” flour last week. We have just received a car, making the ninth car of flour we have handled since Jan. 1, 1913. More than has been handled by all the others in the same length of time. . If the quality was not there, we could not have sold it. JOHN EGER. . The residence of Postmaster Geo. E. Murray on River street, is being overhauled on the inside and an addition built on the north side. When the wdrk is complete the residence will he among the most beautiful in the city. During the work of remodeling Mr. Murray and family are living in Dr. Brown’s house, just across the street.

CASTOR IA For Infants and ChMiOL The Kind You ha»e Always Bought Signature of

Large Crowd Witnessed Gayety’s Fine Program.

A packed house greeted the performance last Tuesday night, given gala week vaudeville artists. The attractions consisted of numbers by Lester and Moure in their delightful singing and dancing acts, Marie Obermeyer, and Nellie Claird, the singing comediennes, and a song by Mrs. Kleist The feature of the evening was the Pirouette dance by the little Misses Helen and Maudie Reynolds. The dance was novel to Rensselaer theatre goers and the beauty of the dance and the grace with which it was executed had a very pleasing effect on the audience. That the people appreciated -the work of the little misses was well shown by the liberal Applause bestowed upon them. Tonight Reynolds and Donegan will head the Gayety bill with their great skating act, the same one that was presented before the king and queen of England in Buckingham Palace, during the Coronation ceremonies. The skating act be well supported tonight by the entire program as printed, except the Hufford and Chain team, who will come Thursday.; Flo and Wynn will go on tonight and will be here with their act for the entire week. To add to the success of the “headline” act for tonight and Thursday afternoon and night, Mr. and Mrs. A 1 Kleist will be assisted by several dther musicians, who came today. The orchestra will consist of seven pieces. Judging from the way the audience’ enjoyed the show last night, one would surmise that the comediennes have made a decided hit since coming here.

Fire Almost Destroyed A. L. Branch Residence in California.

Mrs. Jacob Wilcox is in receipt of a letter from Beatrice, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Branch, of Stock-* ton., Cal., stating that their house was almost destroyed by fire one day last week. Mr. Branch recently completed a fine flat building. Himself and family lived on the ground floor. The upper floor was rented. The woman living above was using gasoline for washing clothes. The gasoline exploded. The woman ablaze rolled down the steps and into the yard. Beatrice saw her and screamed for help. Neighbors ran out and someone smothered the flames with a blanket, but the woman died a little later at a hospital. The house was set on fire and the upper part almost destroyed, while the finishing of the downstairs was badly damaged. The water damage below was also extensive. The property was insured for $6,000 and Mr. Branch’s household furnishings for SI,OOO and he will he saved from serious loss. Wanted -Young men to take tickets the Fourth. Apply to Don Wright. Miss Mattie Hatten came from Lowell today to visit with her grandfather, S. Hatten. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Bowman, from southeast of town, went to Kirklin this morning to visit relatives. John Robinson, of Morocco, came today to visit over the 4th with his sister, Mrs. Harve J. Robinson. Miss Opal Sharp returned Monday from a visit of two weeks with Mrs. Mabel Strickfaden Stalker at Noblesville. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith and children, Marie and Floyd, went to Chicago this morning for a week’s visit with relatives. Misses Anna and Katharine Kistner, of Dunn, Ind., and Pete Sondergrath, of Fowler, can\e today to visit over the 4th with Mrs. Mary Eiselm^n, Mrs. R. A. Parkison and daughter, Miss Ruth, went to Chicago this morning, where the latter will be examined by a specialist. She is recovering from her throat trouble but has been suffering with a pleurisy pain in her side.

George V. Moss, of Frankfort, was here last evening with a party of eastern capitalists going aver the proposed .route of an interurban road which is being promoted by Frantfort and other capitalists. Mr. Moss is the attorney of the proposed road and is working to have it built through Rensselaer. The trip was being made over the route by automobile.

Charles Myers, the Wheatfield merchant, passed through Rensselaer today enroute to his home from Anderson, where he purchased a new Lambert automobile of the 1913 model. It is the first 1913 car released from the factory. Mr. Myers and family spend their winters in Florida, where he has investments that are proving very successful. He stated that be paid $125 per acre for land-that Is now worth SI,OOO per acre and 'tot which he could secure SSO per acre annual rent for trucking purposes, but he does not 'fvant the land cultirated.

* Our Classified Column will find, yon a purchaser for most anything yon bare for tale. Try it

REMINGTON.

Mrs. Spencer has been on the sick list. Miss Minnie Bartoo is still quite sick.- - ---•—• —• Mr. and Mrs. Fred' BurgerMonday callers in Rensselaer. Miss Pearl Morris returned Saturday from a week’s visit in Wolcott. Mr. Merle Warren, of Lawton, Okla., was a week end guest of his aunt, Mrs. Yeoman. J. A. Huff, of Fargo, N. Dak., was a guest two days last week of Mrs. Belle Greene. The Presbyterian Missionary Society meets with Mrs. Mary Meyers, Thursday, July 11. Miss Elda Alkire is enjoying a two weeks vacation in Attica and visiting various relatives. Mrs. Hal Sheetz and daughter, Florence, returned to their home in Indianapolis Monday. The Presbyterian ladies will serve a tea in the Gilbert and Cornwall garage Tuesday, July 9. Miss Grace Taylor, of Chicago, will

spend the week of the 4th with her" grandmother, Mrs. Hicks. Miss Lucile Babb, of Memphis, Tenn., came Tuesday evening to be a guest of Mrs. Melle Greene. Prof. W. J. Kay and family returned Monday evening from a week end visit with his brother in Watseka, 111. Six of the misses who attended Miss Avis Crowder’s houseparty, reached home Wednesday, tired but happy. Mrs. John McCollough entertained at six o’clock dinner Monday, July 1, in honor of her husband’s birthday: The. three protestant churches will hold union services in the town park each Sunday evening until the opening of Fountain Park. The Misses Lucy Parker, of Lockport, 111., and Vera Agate, of Morocco, Ind., are guests this week of the Bartee and Biddle families. The Relief Corps picnic last week was a thoroughly pleasant affair. The Rensselaer corps was well represented and the reunion proved enjoyable. Mr. Ethan Bartoo died Monday morning, July 1, at his home on Indiana street. Arrangements for the funeral are not compete at the time of this writing. Remingtonites will adjourn on the glorious 4th and will be seen in Rensselaer, Wolcott, Fowler, Chicago, or any old place where a celebration is in progress. Mr. and Mrs. James Washburn are planning a family reunion of Mrs. Washburn’s side of the family, to be held on their lawn in the form of a picnic, July fourth. Mrs. James Washburn reached home Thursday from Beloit, Wis., where she witnessed the marriage of a nephew. The home trip included a day of sightseeing in the parks of Chicago. Prof. W. J. Kay will give a James Whitcomb Riley lecture-recital Saturday evening, July 6, in the Presbyterian church. It will be a benefit to aid the ladies in their efforts toward the building of the new church. Prof. Kay is from Washington and Jefferson college, Penn., and comes highly recommended. His successful work is instructive. His friends are very grateful to Prof. Kay, who gives this program as a contribution in honor of his wife’s earlier association with this church.

County Commissioners Were in Session Monday and Tuesday.

The county commissioners adjourned Tuesday afternoon, after finishing the business of the July term. Scholarships to Purdue University were granted to Walter O. Lutz and Walter Groom. Wolf bounties were reduced to $5 for old and $1.50 for cubs. The auditor was directed to give notice for letting the contract for coaj for the court house, jail and county farm. Interest for June was reported as follows: First National Bank ....... .$179.46 Trust and Savings Bank ...... 75.29 State Bank of Remington 60.36 State Bank of Rensselaer .... 86.97 Bank of Wheatfield 30.51 The auditor was directed to advertise for bids for bridges in Kankakee, Walker, Union, Newton and Barkley townships. A portiop of the George Naninga et al highway was ordered re-adver-tised. The George Putts et al highway was ordered advertised. Charles E. Kersey was awarded the contract for highway No. 2, petitioned township. The price was $5,443. The letting of Section No. 1 was taken under advisement until the Angust term. William McAleer et al, petition for ditch. - Referred to W. firank Osborne, county surveyor. • W. B. Wortley et al, petition for ditch. Ordered established. W. Frank Osbonie appointed superintendent of construction. . Albert S. Swing, petition for 'ditch. Continued for remonstrances. *\ / Thos. Davis et al ditch. Tinie for completion extended to October Ist. Mark Knapp et al. Petition for ditch. A. D. Washburn and the Chi-

Official Program c. ' • * - Rensselaer, Indiana, July 4, 1912 .

MORNING. 10:00 —Auto Parade, best decorated auto, Ist, $10; 2nd, $5. 10:30—Song. • —Reading of Declaration of Independence by" Rev. J. €. Parrett. —Song. —Address by Col. E. P. Hammond. —Song. 11:30—Dinner. AFTERNOON. r I:oo—Free act, Gus Henderson, rube rope artist. I:3o—Boys’ race, 10 to 15 years old, 50 yards, Ist, $3; 2nd, $2.. - 1:45 —Young men’s race, 15 to 21 years old, 100 yards, Ist. $3; 2nd, $2. 2:oo—Fat Men’s race, 190 pounds or over, 50 yards, - ( Ist, $3; 2nd, $2. 2 :15—Three-legged race, open to aH, 100 yards, pair, Ist, $3; 2nd, $2. 2:30—Sack raee, open to all, 50 yards, pair, Ist, $3; 2nd, $2. 2:4s—Potato race, open to all, Ist, $3; 2nd, $2. 3:oo—Free act, Top and Topsy, the educated dogs. 3:15 —Five mile motorcycle race, Ist, $8; 2nd, $5; 3rd, $3. 4:ls—Free act, Twirling Talbots. 5:00 Balloon ascension, parachute drop. s:3o—Supper. ’ EVENING. 7:00—Free act, Gus Henderson, rube rope artist. 7 :l5 to 8:15 —Free band ebneert. B:ls—Free act, Top and Topsy, educated dogs. B:3o—Fireworks. 10:00—Twirling Talbots. Music all day by Rensselaer Boys’ Band, i Ball game, Lowell vs. Rensselaer, at Riverside ball park, &p. m. This is independent of the cele- ! bration proper. White City Show’s free acts at their own hour.

J. H. S. ELLIS, FRED PHILLIPS, W. V. PORTER, Marshal of the Day. Committee on Privileges.

Come With Us. Rensselaer will celebrate this year —and when Rensselaer does anything, you know she always does it right. We have made special preparation for the business of the Fourth, and will be able to take good care of you. Come to our store; make it your headquarters. We have an exceptionally full list of Fruits, Vegetables, and Quick-Meal Specialties, and will greatly appreciate your business. Sse, or Phone 41 early. Home Grocery

THE HOLPUCH ROOFING CO, Composition, Foil, and Brave! Roofers. Orders nay be left with B. D. NcCoily or at tew school building. cago and Eastern Illinois Railroad file remonstrances. Continued to August term. " ,• r Church of God SenrieeS. Elder Joseph Williams, of Forest, Ind., will preach at the Church of God next Sunday at 10:45 a. m., and 7:45 p. m. Everybody cordially invited. " We have taken the agency for Remington typewriter supplies and If you want the best typewriter ribbon male call at The Republican office or phone your wants. Ribbons for all makes of machines. *>

v *; J *h? Effec * Ctetober" 14.*191 lT* som sovn No. Sl—Fast Mail ........ 4:40 a.m. No. 6—Louisville Mall .... 11;<0 a. m. No. 37—Indpls. Ex. ....... 11:61 a.m. No. S3—Hoosier Limited .. 1:66 p. m. No. 3»—Milk Accom. ...... 6:02 p. m. No. s—Louisville Ex. 11:06 p. m. «ohh Bonn No. 4—Louisville Mali .... 4:66 sum. No. 40 —Milk Accom. ...... 7:16 a.m. No. S3—Fast Mag ........ 10:06 a. m. No. 80—Indple-Chgo. Ex.... 1:06 p.m. No. ♦—Louisville Mall AEx 3:17 p. m. No. 80 Hoo»ler,Limited^... ■ Train No. 31 maxes connection at Monon for Lafayette, arriving at Lafayette at 0:16 a. m. No. 14, leaving Lafayette at 4:30, connects with No. SO at Monon. arriving at Rensselaer at 6:44 p. tm. Trains Nos. SO and SS, the Limited,” run only between Chicago and Indianapolis, the C H. 4k D. service for Cincinnati having been discontinued. W. B. REAM. Agent.

What have you to sell at this time of the year? Try a classified ad in The Bepdbllcah and you can sell it Remember, that all classified ads go in ell Issues of The Evening and SemiWeekly Republican. 1