Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1912 — Page 1

No. 192. \

CNe Gayety flirdomc BEN F. BARNES, Manager COOK and GRANT High-Class Musical Comedy Playing on a number of Novelty Instruments. This team comes direct fronvone of the high-class vaudeville houses in Chicago, with a positive guarantee. Come out and see them and we assure you that you will not be disappointed. PUGYUIBIS® “THE WOOING OF WHITE FAWN”—A Fine Indian Story. “A WINDY DAY”—A good Picture. PATHE’S WEEKLY—Showing the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks holding their state reunion at Anderson, Indiana, and eight or ten other educational and interesting subjects.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Buy your thrashing coal of'Hamilton & Kellner. N. G. Halsey visited Sunday with ~fiif~faffitty~at Kankakee, 111. Hurley Beam spent Sunday'with his wife and relatives here. Miss Harriet Lander, of Chicago, spent Sunday with friends here. New 1912 pack of canned peas at 10c.a can. JOHN EGER. Mrs. E. C. Owens, of Chicago, is visiting at the home of John Kohler. Born, Sunday, August 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hile, of Rensselaer, a son. Forest Morlan came down from Chicago to spend Sunday with the home folks. Sweet potato season is now at hand. Fancy ones at 5c a pound at John Eger’s. Miss June Waterbury, of Chicago, is visiting her uncle, W. H. Beam, and family. Paul Miller went to Wolcott to visit for a couple of days with Calvin DuCharme. John Poole and son, Willis, went to • Battle Ground today where the former owns a farm. Miss Mary Dluzak went to Chicago today where she will work in a wholesale house. Chas. W. Rhoades left yesterday for Charlevoix, Mich., to join his wife for a sojourn of several days. Mrs. Smith returned today from Hebron, where she visited with her son, Ray Smith, for a few days. Mrs. Brunsden returned to her home in Hammond today after a few days’ visit here with her father, W. R. Shesler. Mr. and Mrs. Frank X. Busha, of Lafayette, visited over Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam. ' • v Mrs. Able Graht went to Chicago today to visit several days with her aunt, Mrs. George Sigler, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Healy returned today from a visit of a week or more with her brother, Frank P. Meyer, at Danville, 111. Miss £>ay 'Jordan went to Evanston, 111., yesterday to remain for several days at the home of her brother, Rey. O. S. Jordan. Mrs. Helen Teagarden Sanders, of Antonio, Texas., is visiting her aunt,, Mrs. Charlotte George, and family for Several weeks. G. E. Curtis, of Clinton, Ind., visited over Saturday and Sunday with his cousin, Charles Spencer,, and family, of south of town. ■ "*■ 1 j r'■ ' - ' / - Mrs. J. H. Krum returned today to her home in North Manchester, after a visit of four weeks here with her sister, Mrs. D. E. Hollister. Edgar Duvall went to Kentland this afternoon to join a party of youngpeople who will attend a dance at the George Ade farm this evening. . Come and see the Milwaukee Corn Binder. We think H is the best one on the market HAMILTON & KELLNER. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Gibson, of Fair, Kans., who have been visiting her sister,. Mrs. James Powell, for the past week, went to Chalmers for, a visit

The Evening Republican.

We have plenty of old wheat flour and can guarantee you against trouble that you will have with new wheat flour. JOHN EGER. James Norris was called to Newcomerstown, Ohio, Sunday by the death of his oldest sister, Mrs. Sarah Norris, aged 76 years. He left that day to be preseift at the funeral. “The Town Fool” August 15th. Good company, special scenery for each act, the best singing and dancing specialties ever seen in Rensselaer with a traveling company. A. H. Tedford, of Vincennes, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. George Hopkins, for a few days. His brother from Goodland was in attendance at the republican convention here last Friday. Emerson Coen will receive his discharge from a four years’ enlistment in the U. S. navy on August 26th, and will come at once to his home here. He has been stationed at Newport, R. 1., for some time. Miss Grace Norris, who taught in the Fulton high school last has been employeed this year at North Vernon at a substantial increase of salary over the first year. She will receive $75 a month. 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. Lester M. Speaks left this morning for Minot, N. Dak., to work in the harvest fields. He may decide to move there permanently. Mrs. Speaks did not accompany him but will remain here until he decides about their future home. Robert Platt resigned his position as clerk at the Nowels’ restaurant to accompany his sister, Miss Stella, to Bangor, Mich., fjr an with their uncle, John Knight, and family and cousins, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Murphy. The Ladies of the G. A. R. met at the home of Mrs. Geo. H. Healey Saturday afternoon, visited with Mrs. Julia A. Healey, who has been in very poor health for several months, and made eleven fine bocjuets for sick comrades and other invalids. Mrs. Gerry Clifton and two children, who have been visiting the fame ily of T. F. Warne, of Parr, for the past five weeks, left today for their home in Los Angeles, Cal. They will stop at Longmont, Colo., for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Nowels. * . . .. Manager Ellis personally guarantees Harry Greenes new show “The Town Fool,” to please all who attend.. This is a safe bet for Green has been making good here for years with his old play, “Eli & Jane,” and the new show is reported to be a cracker jack. The R-C-H cars are equipped with demountable rims and an extra rim is furnished without extra charge with each oar. This makes It possible for a lady to take a tour alone with pleasure, as she does not have to worry over the prospect of a blown out tire. Deane Merica suffered a severe attack. of indigestion yesterday evening at the depot, while in the company of Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Beam and Mr. and Mrs. Frank X. Busha/ He suddenly became faint and it was necessary for them to carry him to bis home. A doctor was autqmoned and for some time his life seemed to hang in the balance. He feels much better today.

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J. J. Montgomery has purchased a lot juat south of the residence property occupied by Dr. W. L. Meyer on Cullen street, of C. G. Spitler and will erect thereon a modern brick veneer bungalow, containing five rooms and a bath. The bungalow will have no lath or plaster on the inside but will be lined with the new wall board panels. It will be roofed with asphalt shinges and is supposed to be an airproof, rain-proof, vermin-proof,- and cold and heat proof bungalow. Ben Smith will do the excavation for the cellar and will do all concrete work. Hiram Day has the contract for all the brick work, while Catt and Beckman have the contract for the frame work. The plan for Building is one recommended by a relative of Mr. Montgomey, who is a building contractor and has constructed many bungalows of that design in the past few years. The bungalow will have low ceilings and it is claimed that the fuel required in heating it will equal only about half of that necessary for an ordinary house. *Mr. Montgomery expects to have his new home ready for occupancy by November Ist. It will cost about $2,000.

Day and Hubbard Acquitted of Murder Charge at Watseka, III.

Roy Day and Joseph Hubbart were found not guilty Saturday of the murder of Jacob Bradick, near Crescent City, last September. They were found guilty in the first trial, but were granted another trial by Judge Frank Hooper. The acquittal on the second trial was due to the efforts of Sheriff James F. Ireland, who became convinced that he had arrested the wrong men. He safd Charles Bradick, the principal witness, was not positive in his first identification of the prisoners. Day and Hubbard were arrested about two years ago on a chicken stealing charge. The case was venued to Kentland where the trial was held and they were acquitted. H. J. Dexter is now the proud owner of one of the best automobiles ever owned in Union township. He was in town and took home with him an RhC-H car, sold by John Knapp. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder, of Lafayette, spent Sunday with his cousin, George P. Daugherty, who continues in very poor health. Mrs. Paris Daugherty, of Ten Sleep, Wyo., has also been visiting him for the past two weeks and may remain for a somewhat longer stay, although it is a very busy time to be away from her home, where farmers are right in the middle of their abundant harvest. The Forester’s band, assisted by five members of the boys’ band, nine pieces in all, went to Dunnington via the automobile route yesterday to furnish the music for the ceremony of instituting a new C. O. F. lodge at that place. They witnessed a base ball game between Dunnington and Danville, 111. George Hassar, former athlete at St. Joseph’s college here, pitched for Dunnigton, beating the opposing team 1 to 0. The band has been engaged to return there three weeks from yesterday, where there will be a corner Stone laying for a parochial school. In Harry Green’s support of “The Town Fool” is Lizzie Esher “Davenport LaMont,” Georgia Bessett “Billy Bowman,” Floyd Warner “Ralph Whiteaker,” Nad Compton. Harry says the special scenery is one of his features. The first act shows officers’ headquarters at Ft. Baker, San Francisco. The second act shows the parade grounds, same place and the third act is “The Broken Heart” saloon ands Wells-Fargo express office In the gold camps of Arizona. The show is truly a scenic production with a clever star and good supporting cast. J. D. Allman completed the loading of his household goods In the car last Saturday and they have already started to Ashland, Oreg., near which city he purchased a fruit farm and where they expect to make their future home. The family will start for there within a wsek or ten days. Kenneth Allman, a graduate of our high school, who attended Colorado State University at Boulder last year, will not enter cbllege this year. As county treasurer Mr. Allman made a competent official, as a citizen he ranks very high, and his removal from Rensselaer will be regretted by all who have known him and his excellent family. Their abundant success in their new home will be hoped for by all who know them.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1912.

J. J. Montgomery Begins the Construction of $2,000 Bungalow.

ARRESTED TWICE SATURDAY NIGHT.

George Kauffman Fined on Assault and Battery Charge—Later on Charge of Intoxication. A new white mans' hope loomed up on the horizon, or rather in the pool room, 'Saturday'' afternoon about 5 o’clock, when George Kauffman, of near Goodland, who apparently had laid in a supply of grog shop wet goods when Goodland maintained a dispersing station there a couple of years ago, sailed onto G. E. Becker, proprietor of the depot butcher shop, and his brother, and “cleaned” them up. Thu dispute seems to have started over a pool game. After a short exchange of words Kauffman lit into BeckeV, with whom he had been playing pool, with a pool cue, whacking him over the noodle several times and then repeating the performance on G. E. Becker, who had attempted to interfere in behalf of his brother. After the pool oue was shattered and shorn Kauffman discarded the splinters that he held in his hands and put the finishing touches on the Becker brothers with his fists. About that time Marshal Mustard interfered. G. E. Becker had Kauffman arrested on the charge of assault and battery and arraigned before Squire John Bruner’s court about 7 o’clock. He plead guilty and was fined $lO and costs, amounting to $14.80, which he stayed for 90 days. Marshal Mustard then swore out a warrent for Kauffman’s arrest on the charge of intoxication. The hearing was also held in Squire Bruner’s court and Kauffman was found guilty and fined $1 and costs, amounting to $6.80. He paid up and started to leave and then decided he wanted an itemized account of the costs to hold as a keepsake and have as a constant reminde# of the happy occasion. It looks as tbdbgh Attorney Parkison has started something by way of demanding itemized accounts_of justices of the peace, when he interfered with the Monon justice’s lucrative graft in behalf of two Rensselaer boys.

Negro Killed at Monon— Man Jumps Out of Car Window.

Henry Dahncke was over from Monon today. He reports that a colored man named Joe Williams was killed by the milk train in the Monon yards at Monon Sunday evening. Williams had come with others from Louisville that day to work at steel rail laying for the Monon. The boarding car was in the yards near the coal chute. As the milk train pulled in Williams stood at the side of the track and made no effort to get away. The train was running at a rapid rate and he was struck by the engine and thrown a distance of fifty feet and killed instantly. Apparently the running board at one side of the engine struck his head and the scalp was cut almost from ear to ear and torn backward and hung down his back. One of his legs was broken. He had brought no clothing with him except what he had on his back and that was only a pair of overalls and a jumper jacket and little was known by his fellow workmen about him. Apparently he was about 35 years old. At about 1 o’clock Sunday night a man named Earl Pritchard, a passenger on an excursion train returning from Chicago, jumped out of a car window near Chalmers. The train backed up but no trace of Pritchard could be found and the extent of his injuries could not be learned. It is believed he was asleep when he jumped from the train.

G. A. R. Hall Will Be Open Saturdays Hereafter.

Recently the G. A. R. members voted to keep the hall in the- court house open on Saturdays for the accommodation of old soldiers and any friends whom they may take there with them. The adjutant-general’s reports, which contain tbe names of all who enlisted in the state, can be consulted there' and there are a number of pictures, war curios and other things of interest A number have been taking advantage of tbe “open bouse” plan. A brick storeroon 22x40 feet in dimensions has been erected south of the alley in tbe rear of Jarrette’s variety store *lmd will be used by Mr. Jarrette for a stockroom and he will have the partition removed from his store and considerably enlarge his stock of goods. \ We want your order tor groceries and extra dishes that, you will want to buy for your threshing bill and will save you money on it

JOHN EGER.

Who’s Business ? j & 4 If a man smiles on a lady, that’s His Business. « If she returns his smiles, that’s Her Business. j If they get married, that’s Their Business. But if you want the very Freshest, Finest Gro- ; ceries for your Harvest Table, that’s THE HOME ; GROCERY’S Business.'' ; Peaches Prunes Apricots Corn Peas Tomatoes Hominy Saueskraut Ham Bacon Dry Salt Sweet P’kld Pork < Picnic and Rolled Boned Picnic Ham ANY AND EVERYTHING GOOD TO EAT, AT THE phone 4i Home Grocery j

Hoosier in Alabama Given Praise in Breeders’ Gazette.

The Breeders’ Gazette, a national authority on stock and agricultureal pursuits, in the issue of July 31st, contains an article entitled “In the Alabama Canebrake.” It was written by Joseph E. Wing, of Ohio, who is regarded one of the most up-to-date farmers in the United States and who writes very interestingly jof a visit he paid to Uniontown, Ala., on the occation of the annual teachers’ institute and bartecue, held at the canebrake experiment station. The article would be worthy printing in full but this is not done because of Its length. After describing an automobile trip of 25 miles through the rich, black soil the writer says: “Now and then we find a field of alfalfa; now and then the farm of a newcomer. A northern man, one who had brought down fine percheron mares, had good growthy colts to show for the experiment. We stopped for an hour at Bermuda Hill, a great grassy stockfarm managed by a fine young Hoosier, W. H. Pullin. There he showed up his young alfalfa, his, lusty colts and calves grazing bermuda grass, told us of making a collection of 54 varieties of grasses, clovers and other legumes on the farm, and to top all showed us the enormous toe joints of some mighty ruminant that once crashed through the canebrake and fattened on its succulent grasses; may be a mastodon, may be a bigger beast, and evident it is that for some thousands of years this has been a place covered by beasts as well as by men. A great artesian well spouted, throwing endless living streams to divers pastures. Down the rose-bordered roadway dame a lady riding a good Saddle horse and smilingly thanked us as we helped the steed past the auto. Thus ended the day in the canebmke.” The Hoosier mentioned is none other than our own Winifred Pullin, son of Charles Pullin, who selected that country as a home after making several trips to the Pacific coast and other places. He is a scholarly farmer, an enthusiast in his southern work and the praise given him in the Breeders’ Gazette is a worthy praise for the fine results he is attaining there. Mr. Sparling visited him and spent considerable time in that country and is very favorably impressed with it

THE ELLIS THEATRE A m 1C THURSDAY, HUg. IJ -• 11 - " ; HARRY GREEN will produce for the firet time 01 tiy state his sew play Be Town Fool —— ' 1 '■ . 111 *■■■■■■■—■—g*—< • * Big Comedy Dramatic Production! j All Special Scenery for Each Act!j —HARRY GREEN 1 Appears as ‘The Tows Fool,” aippited by a wpasy of real j SINGERS DANCERS-COMEDIANS- the heat taleit moaey cat bay. \ Fas that crackles like the fire frm a gattlii£ fas. Dos’t aba t This, THE PEARL OF DRAMATIC PURlTY—Tharsday, Ait 15. j

WEATHER FORECAST. Thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday; warmer in north and central portions tonight.

Former Rensselaer Teacher Now Prominent Entomologist.

Tbos. J. Headlee, who was a science teacher in the Rensselaer high school in 1903 and 1904, and who has been conpected with the Kansas agricultural college at Manhatten since 1907, being at the head of the entomological department and state entomologist, will shortly go to New Jersey to take charge of the entomological department of the state school of agriculture. He has built up a big reputation for himself as an expert in insect life and recognition of bis ability has resulted in bis selection as the head of the mosquito fighting work in New Jersey. A fund of $25,000 has been placed at his disposal to be used in fighting mosquitos. Mr. Headlee is a native of Yeoman, Carroll county, and his wife is from Delphi. Prof. Ross Dean, of the Rensselaer schools, has kept in touch with Dr. Headlee during the past several yearß and knew of his selection for the important work. A picture of Dr. Headlee which appeared in a Minneapolis, Minn., newspaper, was sent to The Republican by Senior Hopkins, who is in business in that city. It is quite remarkable how many former Rensselaer teachers have been advanced in important educational positions, which should cause school patrons to realize that we have had some especially able teachers in onr schools.

Republican Representative Convention to be Held Wednesday.

Republicans of White and Jasper counties will meet at Monticello Wednesday of this week and nominate/a candidate tor state representative. The present incumbent Is John G. Brown, of Monon, who was twice chosen and who has made a splendid representative. It is quite probable that he will again be named, inasmuch as the senatorial nomination went to White county. Delegates from Jasper county were chosen a week ago Saturday and will probably go from Rensselaer and the north part of the county on the 11:48 train.* See the “Plow a Man Can Pull.” Sold by Hamilton & Kellner.

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