Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1912 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Mrs. Stella Ketchum went to Ghicago today. Moses Leopold made a business trip to Chicago today. . .. Mort Murray left today for Louisville and other points in Kentucky. N. G. Halsey returned today from' an over-Sunday visit at Kankakee, 111. Willis Lute made a business trip to Delphi, Warsaw and other cities today. Mrs. I. A. Leavel returned this morning from several days’ visit at Wabash. Clarence Smith spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. N. Littlefield and children spent Sunday with relatives in Chicago. Miss Constance Adams went to Chicago today to visit with her brother, J. E. Lakey. a,. - Chas. and Earl Saidla and Dennis Markey made a business trip to Cincinnati today. John" and Kenneth Groom and sister, Gladys, returned today from a visit at Wabash, Ind. H. Sampsell returned to his home at Logansport today after visiting friends at Parr. Mrs. C. W. Rhoades went to Charlevoix, Mich., yesterday, for a visit of about two weeks. « HaiVy Milner and R. F. Robbins, of Remington, made a business trip to Lafayette today. A subscription renewal was today received from William E. Timmons, of Elk Falls, Kans. Clint Col vert returned Saturday from a week’s vacation spent in Chicago with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Harrod, of Hammond, visited over Sijnday with his father, W. W."Harrod and family, of near Aix. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold their monthly 10-cent social at the home of Mrs. C. W. Duvall Tuesday afternoon, August 6th. We were again out of “Aristos” flour for a few days last week, but have Just unloaded another c&t at* Old Wheat “Aristos,” making the 10th car of flour since January Ist, 1912. The high quality of "Aristos” is what increases our flour sales JOHN EGER.

The Evening Republican.

We want your thrashing bill for groceries, and will save you money on same. JOHN EGER. Harry Woocl went to Taylorville, 111., today tp visit his sister, Mrs. Florence Greenwalt, for several days. Mrs. Will Zard returned Saturday from Warsaw, where she had spent several days visiting Mrs. E. B. Winters. Miss Fairy Nichols, of Brookston, came today to visit with her uncle, Jesse Nichols, and wife at the county farm. Ruel Jenkins returned today to his home at Brazil after a visit over Sunday here with Rev. C. L. Harper and family. James H. Chapman, Rial B. Harris and E. D. Rhoades went to Chicago today to attend the “Bull Moose” con-: vention. , Misses Nell Meyers and Muriel Harris returned Saturday from several days’ visit at the Harper cottage at Battle Ground. Mrs. A. W. Andrews and children returned to their home in Shawano, Wis., after a few days’ visit here with Mrs. Mary D. Eger and family. Mrs. George W. Royster returned to her home in Green Bay, Wis., after several weeks’ visit here with Miss Flora Harris and other friends. Oscar Leech, McFarland’s grocery clerk, returned yesterday from southern Illinois, where he spent a two weeks’ vacation visiting relatives. ' Mr. and Mrs. A Harmon, of Mitchellv S. Dak., are visiting their son, L. A. Harmon, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harmon visited them here over Sunday. Mrs. R. Miller and daughter returned to their home in Chicago after a short visit here with Mrs. Austin Hopkins and daughter, Gertrude, and other friends. Mrs. Carrie Chaney returned to her home in Pontiac, 111., today after a visit of a week here with Mrs. Kate R. Watson, Mrs. Elizabeth Gwin and other relatives. Louie Muster and daughter, Miss Leota, went to Valparaiso Sunday, where the latter will visit relatives for the next week. Louie returned home Sunday night. ! —3 I 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.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 191£.

NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH IN WHEATFIELD HOTEL.

McGlynn House Burned Sunday Morn- | ing While Family and Guests Slept —Escaped Through Windows. The McGlinn hotel building at Wheatfield was totally destroyed by fire at 2 o’clock Sunday, morning and three men who were sleeping in the upstairs rooms were forced to jump out of the windows to save their lives. Ward Hamilton, of Wheatfield, brought the details of the fire to Rensselaer this Monday morning. The hotel was the leading hostelry in that town. The building belonged to Mrs. Lorinda McGlynn, of this city, and was occupied by Eld Higbt and family, who conducted a hotel. Mr. Hight and two of his children were away from home, visiting in Illinois. Mrs. Hight and a hired girl were at home and occupied the downstairs bedrooms. In the upstairs rooms were William Turner and Gerald Tilton, of Wheatfield, and a man named Ballard, of Medaryville. The fire started at the spot of the stairs. It 4s said that a srtove occupying the hall had been filled with old paper and this had been lighted Saturday evening but had been watched { , until it was out The fire doubtless had its origin, however, as a result of the fire in the stove. It was about 2 o’clock Sunday morning when Mrs. Hight and the girl were awakened by the clackling of the flames. They rushed out of their room and found that the flames were ascending the stairway and that the esdape for the guests in the upper story was thus shut off. They gave the alarm and the men made' their escape through windows., Tilton and Ballard jumped but Mr. Turi? er climbed out of a window and down a pole on which the old fashioned dinner bell hung. . Mr. Ballard is reported to have been burned about the face and head some. For all the escape was narrow. The hotel and contents were destroyed and hard work was performed by Wheatfield citizens in keeping the fire from burning the barn and buildings across the street, which also belonged to Mrs. McGlinn and in which Hight had a restaurant. The front of the restaurant building was damaged considerably. Mrs. McGlinn had SI,OOO insurance on the hotel building in G. H. McLain’s agency. She had mo insurance on the restaurant building. Mr. Hight is also reported to have had SI,OOO on his hotel furnishings. He last $25 in paper money. Silver money in the same pocketbook was recovered. Mrs. McGlinn expects to go to Wheatfield tomorrow to view the ruins. The hotel contained twelve rooms. It was quite an old but very substantial building.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kresler left yesterday for a visit at Kokomo. Mrs. C. P. Wright went to Bluff ton today for a few days’ visit with relatives. Mrs. C. Roberts and children, of Bakersfield, Cal., are visiting George F. Meyers and family. H. R. Grow and wife and D. E. Grow and wife attended the camp meetings at Battle Ground yesterday. Beginning tonight the shows at the Gayety Air dome will start at 8 o’clock instead of 8:15 as has been the customary time. Carl Duvall returned yesterday from a two weeks’ vacation, most of which time was spent at Lake Maxinkuckie, Bass Lake and Logansport. For your threshing bill we have put on sale our fancy evaporated peaches, 10c a pound, and fancy prunes, 3 lbs. for 25c. JOHN EGER. Rev. B. F. Clifton and Chas. Shriver, of Ml. Ayr, were in Rensselaer today, the former taking the train here for Battle Gi&und to attend the camp meeting. . W3M Moore, of Laurens, lowa, has been here for several days. He expects to again make Jasper county his home, but may not move here for several months. 1 —— M ■ ■ ■ ■■ i . I Miss Eva Moore and brothers, Steward, Jacob and Abe, left yesterday for several days’ visit with relatives in Columbia City. They made the trip overland in their father, B. J. Moore’s, automobile. Ray Wilson, Hugh Kirk, Herman >Tuteur, Kenneth Rhoades and Bob Wartena motorcycled to Cedar Lake yesterday afternoon, making the trip in about three hours. Rensselaer was well represented At Cedar Lake yesterday, there being, it is understood, between forty and fifty Rensselaer people there.

Rev. D. A. Tucker Writes of Family and Other Matters.

Rev. D. A. Tucker, former pastor of the First Baptist church here, in w.ritKtg from Glenburn, N. Dak., to renew is subscription, says: “We have just passed through some affliction. Our son, Clarence, the only child we have at home now, age 17 years, had an acute attack of appendicitis, and had to be operated on and he had a severe cold that, after the operation, settled on his lungs, and he had congestion of the lungs, so he had a serious time of it. He is now, convalescent. We are here caring for a Baptist Mission church. Our term of employment expires October Ist. We do not think we will remain here another year. Not decided just what we will do. We have a prospect for a great crop in North Dakota this year and I will remain in the state until after my crop is marketed any way. Our son, lAeut. Bates Tucker, is now professor of military science and tactics, in' the University of Rio Peidras, in Porto Rico. He reports the black plague at San Juan. Our son, James, is in the marines and on the warship California, now at ManilM, P. I. I have closed a' threeweeks’ gospel tent meeting. On the closing day last Sunday we baptized four persons. Well, we have not lost our interest in Indiana, and especially in our home town, Rensselaer, as we have a house an<J lot in Rensselaer.”

To Attend Centennial Celebration Ceremonies Honoring Father.

Charles P. Moody and nephew, Granville Moody, Jr., went to Ripley, 0., today to attend the centenial celebration of that city. There will be a very interesting program for this celebration. Tablets of Mr. Moody’s father, Rev. Granville Moody, and his brother-in-law, Admiral Joseph P. Fyffe, of the U. S. navy, will be unveiled along with the| tablets of several other prominent citizens. There will also be installed, an electric light at the spot at Ripley where “Eliza,” of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” is supposed to have landed on crossing the Ohio river on the floating ice, as is told in thte play of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” This light is provided for in the will of a wealthy citizen of that place who died, and is to be kept burning forever.

Record Breaking Excursion Over Monon Sunday.

The excursion run over the Monoh Sunday from Carmel, Ind„ to Chicago, was a record-breaker from the local viewpoint. Agent Beam sold 104 tickets. The highest previously sold this year was 91. Several of the local base ball fans went to see the SoxWashington game.

Sheriff of Newton County Died Thursday Afternoon.

Moses C. Sawyer, sheriff of Newton county, died Thursday afternoon at his home in Kentland. He has been an invalid for the past two years, suffering from tuberculosis. He is survived by a wife and two children. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at Kentland.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Healy will leave tomorrow morning for Danville, 111., to visit Frank Meyer and wife. They will propably visit other places before returning home. Mrs. Matt Worden and son, Louis, left Sunday for Green Bay, Wis., for a visit of two weeks or more with her sister, Mrs. F. J. O’Connor. Mr. Worden accompanied them as far as Chicago Harry Folk, former court reporter here, and wife, of Hammond, came Saturday and visited over Sunday with Judge and Mrs. C. W. Hanley here. They left today to visit relatives in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Passon returned Friday night from about two weeks’ visit in Illinois with his sons, Clifford and Charles, at Chicago Heights. They also attended a family reunion at Joliet. John Bovenkirk and son, of Chicago, are spending a vacation .with Mrs. Peter Tyson, of Keener township, and he was in Rensselaer today with Trustee Snip. Mr. Bovenkirk is prints pal of the School for Christian Instruction, in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mbguire, B. Forsythe and Mr. O’Donnell, of Kansas City, Mo., went overland to Elkhart yesterday in the former’s auto. They will attend a stockholders’ meeting pf the United States Match Factory Co. They return home tomorrow.

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Repentant Minister Returns With Touching Plea to Friends.

Frankfort News. Rev. Parker, the minister who was the chief actor in the sensation at Kempton and who left that place rather hurriedly and in disgrace, has returned. He went back Wednesday night, going there in company with Guy Campbell, who met him at Indianapolis. Soon after reaching Kempton be •met a number of his former friends and associates and made a talk that was most touching in every detail, many being visibly affected by the remarks of the self-styled repentant man. He assured them that he felt deeply the disgrace and humiliation which his weakness had thrown him, but he had returned to Kempton to live down the past and to prove to those about him that an erring man could reform and redeem himself in the eyes of those whom he had betrayed, and so forth. He will remain in Kempton and will employ* himself at whatever labor he can secure. There is a report that Postmaster Guy Campbell will find employment for him, possibly giving him work about the printing office, a business that is owned by Mr. CafnpbelJ.

Funeral of Infant Held This Monday Morning.

The body of Clara Louise, the §- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fleet Lakdn, was brought here on the 11:18 train Sunday, and taken to the home of Mrs. Lakin’s sister, Mrs. Harry Collins. The funeral was held at 10:30 o’clock this Monday moaning at the Collins home, conducted by Rev. C. L. Harper, pastor of the M. E. church. Burial in Weston cemetery. The child was taken sick over a week ago, suffering from cholera infantum. Mrs. Collins was called to Chicago the latter part of last week on account of the sickness of the child but it died Saturday morning. Those from out of town who attended the funeral were the parents; Fred Hullas, Mrs. K. Procknell and Mrs. Schinler, all of Chicago.

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WEATHER FORECAST. Fair, except probably showers extreme north portions tonight or Tuesday; slightly warmer tonight.

Republicans Selected Delegates To Various Conventions.

A number of republicans met at the court house last Saturday afternoon and selected delegates to the state, senatorial, representative and judicial conventions. To the state C. W. Hanley, Frank Foltz and O. C. Halstead. To the senatorial S. R. Nichols, C. G. Spitler, A. F. Long, Chas. Morlan, Geo. W. Foulks, John Rush, Alva McCashen and Wash Cook. This convention will meet Friday, August 9th, in Rensselaer. To the representative, which meets at Montfcello on August 14th, Jesse Nichols, Ray Wood, W. F. Smith, J. H. S. Ellis, G. L. Parks, Ed Grant, W. F. Michaels and John R. Phillips. To the judicial, which meets at Mt. Ayr on August 21st, B. L. Sayler, J. A. Dunlap, R. *D. Thompson, Frank Ham, W. P. Gaffield, Erhardt Wuerthner, Lyman Raymond and George Parker. John O’Connor, representing Walker and Kankakee, and J. C| MeColly, representing Wheatfield and Keener, were chosen delegates to the state convention and took the train here today for Indianapolis.

Card of Thanks. We wish to thank the kind neighbors and friends for their many acts of sympathy and assistance during the sickness and following the death of Nathanial Rowland. i - C. B. Wells and Family. Rex Ott and Joe Trully left today for Mitchell, S. Dak., where they will in the harvest fields this fall. They will travel around after the harvest season and probably will go to Canada. f Mrs. Dan Robinson, of Blufftod, came to attend the funeral of her, aged grandfather, Nathanial Rowland, and for a short visit with her parents, j Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Wells, who will acI'company her home Tuesday for a short visit.

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