Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1912 — Page 1

No. 170.

Gayety Airdome BEN F. BARNES, Suiter George & Vestuno Singing and Talking Act. A Guaranteed Attraction. ■ - ■ - • ■ mi I —■ ~r /. “THE PUGILIST AND THE GlßL”—Pirce comedy. “FOR THE PAPOOSE”—A fins Indian story and western drama. “HIS MOTHER”—A swell American drama.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. W. R. Meguire made a business trip to Chicago today. C. E. Prior went to Chicago on a business trip today. Deering Standard twine for sale by Hamilton & Kellner. A girl was born to Mr. and Mnp. Robert Hurley, of Jordan township, Saturday night. "TC" Joe Long and Earl Hemphill went to the Kankakee today to try their luck at fishing. t Mrs. J. W. Childers left today for a two weeks* visit in Hammond with her brother, Parker Overton. A. Gangloff returned yesterday from a short visit at Plymouth with his daughter, Mrs. John Nagel. ! —— rr^ 1 If your old binder plays out call on Hamilton & Kellner. They can furnish a new one immediately. Mrs. J. Doll and son and niece, of Chicago, are visiting several days with H. W. Walter and family.

SandwichPerkins* Windmills. Harry Watson, Phone 204. A boy was born this Wednesday morning, July 17, 1912, to Mr. and Mrs. Ord Yeoman, of near Pleasant Ridge. Mrs. J. Van Cleef, of Cyclone, Ind., returned to her home' today after a week’s visit with E. 0. Gunyon and family, at Newland. __ '■. . Mrs. S’ C. Irwin and little daughter, Genevieve, left today for a visit of a mon,tlh or so with relatives in and around Minneapolis. Mrs. A. K. Yeoman and grandson, Walter Randle, went to Chicago today to visit for days with her son, Roe Yeoman and wife. ReV. John R. Daily came down from Indianapolis today to preach the funeral sermon of Mrs. Belle Coovert at Mt. Ayr this afternoon. The progressives of White county have issued a call to select delegates to the state convention to be held in Indianapolis August Ist. Mfb. Conrad Kellner went to Chicago yesterday to be present today at the wedding of Lawrence Hildebrand, Jr., son of Henry Hildebrand. Miss Roxie Gunyon, who lives with an aunt at Stockwell, Ind., returned to that place today afteT a few days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Gunyon, of Newland. Mrs. I. H. Feel, of Peru, came today and will vi*it here for a month with her mother, Mrs..H. A. Warren. She was accompanied by her mother-in-law, who will remain for several days. Mrs. Judson J. Hunt was hostess Tuesday afternoon at her home on North Front street to about eighteen young ladles, mostly members of the M. E. Sunday school. The occasion was given in honor of Misses Mabel and Blanche of Baroda, Mich., nieces of Mr. Hunt, who are here for a week’s visit. Light refreshments were served. George and Veeteeno, who close their engagement at The Gayety this .evening, have given the best of satisfaction, and no one should fail to see them on their closing night Thfir Indian impersonation is especially fine and pleases their audiences very much. This vaudeville act and three pictures are given for the small admission of ten cents, i

The Evening Republican.

John M. Knapp, the distributor of the R-C-H automobiles, .is unloading a car load of the machines today, one 'of which is already sold. Miss Myrtle Amsler, who was operated on for appendicitis last Wednesday at the Presbyterian hospital, returned home Mopday, greatly improved in health. Mrs. C. A Cox, a matron at the soldiers’ home at Laflayettef returned there yesterday after a visit . sincfe Sunday with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. D, T. Halstead. The body of Bryan Legg, who was drowned Saturday afternoon in the river near Monticello, was recovered Monday afternoon. It was found floating in the river. Mrs. O. A. Pierce, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Parkison and- other relatives and friends here for a few days, returned to her home in South Bend this morning. Mrs. C. R. Harsha and little daughter, of Lafayette, who have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Childers for a few days, went to Roselawn today for a stay of two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Oge Yeoman left today for their home in Kingman, Kans., after attending the funeral of her father, W. E. Moore, and visiting with relatives and friends here for several days. -■ 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.

Howard Speaks is getting along fine now and La recovering very satisfactorily from the effects of his recent poisoning from a rattlesnake bite. The swelling in his hand and arm is going down rapidly. Please bear in mind that Mrs. E. P. Honan’s section and Mrs. Leslie Clark’s section will serve ice cream and cake on the court house lawn opposite the State Bank, Thursday evening, July 18. Come and bring your friends. Mrs. Hargreaves, Mrs. Edward Peck and granddaughter, Catharyn Pfeck, Mrs. Belle Greene and granddaughter, Miss Lucile Bapp, motored oyer from Remington this morning and are guests for the day of Mrs. j. £>. Allman and family. Some of the features of the R-C-H car are most axle clearance ,of any car, Warner auto-meter, tally-ho horn, center control, automatic sparker, straight line drive shaft, Bosch magneto, non-skid tires* jiffy curtains, etc. And best of all, the car is sold for S9OO, fully equipped. This price Includes everything. You do not buy thfe car add then have to spend two or three hundred dollars before you are ready to take a trip. If interested ask John Knapp, the local agent, for a free demonstration. The Wm. Hoover, Hr' farm home, south of town, has lately been turned into a veritable hospital. Mrs. Hoover and sen, Frank, have been confined to their beds for the past two or three weeks with a bronchial trouble. About a week, ago Frank’s wife was. taken ill with the same trouble and has since been confined to her bed. Her condition Is somewhat'worse today. She has been coughing considerably and has had a severe billlous attack. Frank has not enjoyed the best of ’health for about two years and was planning to Chicago to consult It specialist today but the trip Is deferred. s£Jss Fern Osborne, the trained nurse, is now at the Hoover home.

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RENSSELAER* INDIANA. WEDNESDAY* JULY 17, 1912.

FORMER MED ARYVILLE DENTIST TAKES OWN LIFE.

Had Been Missing Since Last Friday —Body Found Tuesday Hidden by Tall Weeds in Pastern. Actuated by self-confessed remorse, Floyd E. Cording, 31 years old, a dentist of Lafayette, took his own life Friday night by swallowing cocaine crystals. His body was found Tuesday morning concealed by tall weeds in a pasture soutih of Lafayette, by a passerby who was attracted by the odor of decomposing flesh. A note dated July 7, lyiijg by his side, was addressed to his wife. It told her that he had been untrue to her and that he was going to carry out the tlhreat of suicide he had made. The note concluded with these words: “As every one knows, I am no good, so here goes, and hope you much joy and happiness. I would like to kiss you goodbye, but am afraid you would be suspicious. So kisses and last love. God knows I hate to leave you but I am gone. Goodbye.” last Friday Dr. Cording called his wife on the telephone and informed her he was going to kill himself. Mrs. Gordint notified hbe police Qf her liusban’s threat and an effort was made to locate him. Mrs. Cording said that their married life had been happy and his rash act must nave been prompted, by distress over financial matters. His practice had not been good of late. Dr. Cording was graduated from the Indianapolis Deptal College in 1900 and went first to Evansville, later to Medaryville, where Ihe practiced four years. He went to Lafayette in 1911.

Abe Martin Says: “It must be awful t’ have t’ choose between havin’ you# appendix cut out an’ a new tourin’ car. Prof. Alex Tansey says this is good weather t’ stick around. Alex, is purty cute fqr a feller that’s alius taught school and only been t’ Niagara Falls once.” Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Parkison and. daughters, Ruth and Jane, left this afternoon for Kingman, Kans., for a visit with, relatives. They go west for the benefit of Ruth’s health and will spend the winter in Kansas and other states and may remain in the west permanently. Frank Stockton, of Greenacre, Wash., has sent his mother, Mrs. Almira Stockton, a sample of the cherries raised in that state. The samples sent are called the “Bing.” They are a large deep red cherry, with very solid meat. The Republican has been furnished with samples of the ries and must say they are delicious. Wilson Shaffer, of west of town, is now carrying his right arm in a sling and has his.thumb in splints.'-He was cranking his automobile several days ago and the engine kicked back on him, resulting in his temporary disability. It will probably be several weeks before he can Use his hand to good advantage. News was received from the factory people yesterday, acknowledging receipt of the notification that the city had accepted their proposition to furnish water. They stated that Mr. Sterling is now in the east but that as soon as he returns a meeting of the directors of the match factory company will be called for the purpose of taking action on the water matter and that they hope to be here next Monday evening to meet the city council and close up the contract for water and meet their conditions. ’

Miss Julia Leopold, wttfle standing near .a bird cage at her home Saturday, turned her head and struck her eye on the corner of the cage. Tffe retina and corona frere badly torn and for some time it was thought by local physicians that the wound extended to the pupil, but so far her sight is unimpared. The accident occurred about 3 o’clock in the afternoon and she took the Hoosier Limited that same evening for Chicago* where the eye is being treated by a specialist. She will probably be absent Jot another week. _ . / . - George F. Meyers has sold his eighty acre tract of land north of town to Harry R. Kurrie and Alf Donnelly. Mr. Kurrie gptm the south 40 for $l6O per acre and Mr. Donnelly the north half for $157.50 per acre. This was formerly a part of the Monnett land. Mr. Kurrie owns a'farm adjoining the 40 on the north bought by Mr. Donnelly and intended to purchase that 40, but while he was studying over the matter Mr. Donnelly, wlur owns a farm nearby, stepped in and bought it, and Mr. Kurrie had to be contented with the other tract., -

National Biscuit bread goes like hot cakes. Tl 7 a loaf at McFarland's.

“BUDDIE” WASHBURN HAS NARROW ESCAPE.

Falls Under Running Automobile and Rolled Several Feet —Comes Up Smiling and Unhurt “Buddie,” the four-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. I. M. WaShburn, miraculously escaped serious injury Tuesday afternoon when he fell under his father’s running automobile. The doctor and his son were driving, from their home to the office. As they were turning the corner at McFarland’s grocery the doctor threw She engine from high into low gear. “Buddie” was not holding to anything and the sudden jerk, caused by changing gears, unbalanced the littie fellow and threw him from the machine and under the running board, between . the front and rear wheels. The doctor made a grab for him but was not quick enough. H. F. Parker, who was on the crossing at the time, shouted and he also made an effort to^, reach the boy. In an instant o*6 doctor had thrown in the brakes and put on the reverse. Before the machine was stopped in » its forward course the rear wheel mounted . the lad’s body across the waist, partially doubling him up. The reversing of the macing then rolled the boy two or three feet before it could be stopped. "Buddie” was not disabled even for a minute and, excepting slight bruises, seems to Be none Che worse off by the accident. That he was not injured fatally or even seriously seems nothing short of a miracle to those who witnessed the accident. *—

Enjoy Delightful Four-Day Automobile Outing-Trip.

Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Meguire, accompanied by her son, Ray Wilson, and Hugh Kirk, returned last night from a delightful four-days’ outing and automobile trip taken In their big Abbott/Detroit touring car. They left here at 4 o’clock Saturn day morning and started north, going through Winamac and other small towns to Bass Lake, where they stopped off for a short while. From, there they wept through LaPorte to South Bend and then to St. Joe and Benton Harbor, Mich., where they had a two days’ outipg on the lake. From there they drove down to Chicago and then home, arriving here early yesterday evening. The trip was a beauty from a scenic viewpoint, as the territory they traversed is very picturesque. The beautiful scenery, combined with a pleasant two-day stopover at the Gretna Green of America, and no engine or tire trouble, made the trip most delightful and enjoyable. They covered 15500 r 400 miles inall.

Young Couple Marked at Home Of Rev. D. T. Halstead.

A quiet wedding took place Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock at the home of Rev. D. T. Halstead. The contracting parties were Miss Blanche Coffel and Ellis Thomas. Rev. D. T. Halstead officiated. t The ceremony was short and was witnessed only by Mrs. Halstead and Mrs. A. D. Lee, a neighbor. Ellis Thomas is a son of Lars Thomas and is an excellent young man. He is engaged in carpenter work. Miss Coffel is a daughter of Wm. Coffel and is a very estimable young lady. The bride and groom did not go on a honeymoon, but went to the home, in the east part of town, of the groom’s father, where they will go to housekeeping. . They have a large circle of friends who will wish them much happiness.

According to the belief of Dr. David D. §cannell, of Boston, America is breeding a flatfooted race without tbe power to use thsir toes, as nature intended, which fault is Jjfue to the type of shoes that are worn and tbe fact that tbe custom of toeing out is Commonly taught as the correct method of walking. . £ James Hill, 47 years old, of Petersburg, became despondent Sunday because of financial reverses, went to tbe barn and hanged himself to one of the rafters. His body was found several hours later by mem bars of the family who had become worried because of bis absence.! He had been In ’poor health for some time. There will be no generel state election in Arizona next November, and the present state administration will go over until 1914, according to a decision given out by the state supreme court Presidential electors only will be voted for in November;

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Echos from the Bargain Counter of The Home Grocery A DOZEN USEFUL ITEMS AT A BIG CUT FOR THIS WEEK. 7 Bars Lenox Soap . . . -25 4 Cans Golden Wreath Sn|ar Corn . .25 4 Cans Argos Golden Pompkin . .25 4 Cans Great Western Lye Hominy . . .25 4 Cans Extra Red Kidney Beans . .25 1 Package (!2 boxes) Searchlight Matches . . . .45 2 Packages Oriole Corn Flakes . . .15 I Pound 60-cent Japan or Gunpowder Tea . . . .48 | Packages Reindeer Seeded Raisins y : .25 A really good 40-cent Broom, only . . .29 A. & K. “Best” Floor, guaranteed 1.39 4 Pounds Good Rice . .25 Phone 41—Thank You The cleanest and freshest Grocery in the city. Patronage, great or small, wanted and appreciated.

Pregram of Marion Township Sunday School Convention.

The following program has been arranged for the Marion township Sunday school convention, to be held Sunday, July 21, 1912: 10:45 a. m. Sermon in all the pulpits on Sunday school work. 2:30 p. m. Session of Marion township in M. E. church. Song. 2:40 pT r n». Prayer by A. A. Fell. Appointment of committees. Music by Presbyterian Sunday school. “What Marion Township can do to Make Jasper County a Front-Line County,” by J. N. Leatherman. Music by Christian Sunday school. “The Cradle Roll and Beginners* Department,” by Mrs. Dr. Loy. Music by Baptist Sunday school. “What should the Sunday School Do For the Missions,” by Grace Peyton. Music by Methodist Sunday school. “The Rural Sunday School—lts Advantages and Disadvantages, v by Mrs. Alf Hoover. Election of officers. Offering. Prayer by L. H. Hamilton. 6:30 p. m. Mrs. A. A. Fell will talk at the vesper service on some phase of Sunday school work.

The railroads of the United States are making preparations to handle the largest summer travel and vacation traffic this season in many years. About 500,000,000 persons are transported each summer by the railroads east of .the Mississippi river, 50 per cent of the passenger traffic of the country, for' the entire, year, -Special rates are named to 800 resorts east of the Mississippi. The Rev. R. W. fl King, who has ended his twenty*four years’ ministry at the Congregational church at Paulsboro, N. J., never received a cent In payment for his services. He first held meetings at his home, but after two years in his modest way he and his parishioners built a church. Mr. King is to retire and will dwell in Philadelphia. »■■»■!« ft William Davis, aged 50, of Wabash, died while attempting to start his automobile Monday. The engine had stopped jvhile be was driving and while attempting to start it, he was stricken with heart trouble. All accounts that have run longer than four months qre now due and a payment on same will we greatly appreciated. I. M. WASHBURN. Carriages and buggies for sale by Hamilton ft Kellner.

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WEATHER FORECAST.

Generally fair tonight and Thursday; cooler Thursday north and central portions.

“A Modern Eve” Continues To Draw in Chicago.

Chicago continues to center its interest upon the Garrick theatre, where Mort H. Singer’s tuneful musical comedy, “A Modern Eve,” now in its fourteenth week, is delighting large audiences at every performance. Never before has a better balanced cast appeared in a musical offering in that city. While praising the book, the lyrics, the cast, chorus and production, the critics of the Chicago press combine in .attributing the great success of “A Modern Eve” largely to . its musical waltzes and lifting airs that linger in the memory. The many song hits, Including “Good-bye, Everybody,” “Is the Girl You Married Still the Girl You Love?” “You’re Such a Lonesome Moon Tonight,” “Rita, My Margarita,” “Hello Sweetheart” and “Every Day is Christmas When You’re Married,” are to be beard in all public places at all times, and the "Goodbye Everybody” waltz has created as great a furore as the famous "Merry Widow” melody. In spite of the warm wither, "A Modern Eve” will undoubtedly endure throughout the summer. Chicago is a great convention city, and as the fame of the remarkable Mort H. Singer success has spread throughout the country, the thousands of visitors feel that thetr outing would be incomplete without havtngenjoyed an evening at the Garrick Theatre where “A Modern Eve” remains as a demonstration of “the survival the fittest” Performances are given nightly, including Sundays, with matinees Wednesday and Saturdays.

Marriage License.

July 16. Ellis Lowell Thomas, born Tippecanoe county, Ind., July 16, 1893, residence Rensselaer, occupation carpenter, and Blancbe Annetta Coffel, born Carroll county, Ind., December 31, 1893, residence Rensselaer. First marriage for each. * When Patrolmen Smith and Brown of the city force at Ft Wayne attempted to surprise a burglar at work in the home of William Butler they were attacked by a vicUms bulldog, evidently on guard. While the officers were beating off the bulldog the burglar escaped from tbe house and, although a bullet from the revolver of one of the policemen wounded him and brought him to his knees, he escaped in the railroad yards. V fe 7 ?

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