Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1912 — Page 1

No. 198.

Che Gayety Hirdome BEN F. BARNES, Manager ——_— ■ ■ Jenesse & Meller In Singing, Talking, and Italian Serenading This is a good, clean act, and worthy of yonr patronage. Don't fail to see and hear them, for they come highly recommended. v ~ ■■ “THE GIRL AND THE MAYOR”—The Girl-A Bicchi. “HIS WIFE’S OLD SWEETHEART.” “FIGHTING DAN McCOOL”—Fighting Dan reveals his identity.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. The Rensselaer schools open two weeks from today. B. D. Comer made a business trip to Lafayette today. Carl Duvall visited over Sunday with friends in Logansport — Hamilton & Kellner sell the Weber, Columbus and Buckeye wagons. Quite a large number of Rensselaer people visited Fountain Park Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Gomery, of Sheridan, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Fell., Our new ones are here. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. L. S. Myer and family, of Flora, are visiting their son, Dr. W. L. Myer, and family. We will pay two cents above market price for ear corn. HAIMDIL/TON & KELLNER. Harry Zimmerman returned to Michigan City today after a short visit with /datives here. If you want a corn binder buy the Milwaukee, It is the best on the market. Sold by Hamilton & Kellner. Big reductions on all oxfords and summer footwear. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. John McClanahan, who has been working in Hammond for some time, visited over Sunday with his family here. Joe Larsh went to Kokomo Sunday, taking his children, Jack and Doris, there for a visit with their grandparents. The Misses Befnlce and Marguerite McKinley, of Brazil, left for their home today after a visit with Mrs. A. A. Fell. Mrs. Florence Kean and daughter, Edna, of Buchanan, Mich., are here on a weeks’ visit with Wm. Washburn and family. • ' Thos. Crockett has completed the new house on his farm southeast of Rensselaer and his son, George, moved into it Saturday. Mrs. Maggie Andrews and daughter, Hortense, of Oceana county, Michigan, cp.me today for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Andrews. We are specialists in fitting feet. See us for the alleviation of your foot troubles. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Mrs. T. W. Borntrager and son, Charles, returned to their home in Louisville, Ky., after a few days’visit with, the Borntrager brothers here. We are unloading this week another car of our famous White Star flour. We can save you money on your flour bill. We guarantee our White Star, equal to any flour on the market at any price. White Star, only $1.35 a sack. ROWLES & PARKER.

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The Evening Republican.

Charles B. Landis, former congressman from the Ninth district, declares himself a republican and will stump the state for President Taft this fall. The child born to Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Sayler, at Albert, Kans., died Saturday. Mr, and Mrs. Sayler have the sympathy of their numerous friends here. Mrs. J. C. Mcßee and children returned to their home in Monon today after a few days’ visit with Everett Brown and family, qf Barkley township. ' The W. F. M. S. of the M. E. church will have a call meeting at prayer meeting Wednesday evening. It is very important that ever/ member be present. Mrs. E. Smith returned to her home in Chicago yesterday after a two weeks’ visit here with Mrs. Vernon Nowels and other relatives and friends. Arthur S. bjowels and family, of Columbia City, are here for a visit with her parents, Capt. and Mrs.- J. M. Wasson. They drove through in his automobile. J. L. Brady left last week for Washington and other western states, where he will prospect for the next four or five weeks, with a view to locating in that country. Ralph Smith returned to his home in Chicago last night after a short visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Van R. Grant. His wife and children, who have been here for a week, will return this afternoon. Earl Leech and Ed Sherby, of East Chicago, motored to Rensselaer on their Harley DaVidsons Saturday for a short visit with his mother, Mrs. Alex. Leech, and family. A new porch has been erected at the house owned by Milt Roth and which has been occupied for several years by J. K. Davis and family, greatly ifnproving the apeparance. Buckskins, velvets, patents, tans, gunmetals, in all the latest creations at our Exclusive Shoe Store. See our’s before you buy. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. The Epworth League of the M. E. church will give a lawn fete, Tuesday evening, August 20th, on the parsonage Pawn. Everybody cordially invited. Music furnished by the band. W. R. Lee and son, Archie, came home from Newman, 111., yesterday, where Mr. Lee has been engaged in the mercantile business. Mr. Lee has closed- out his stock there and will remain here for the present. If you don’t find your shoe at your regular trading place don’t give up. We may have the very shoe you want. Try uS, we are glad to show our goods. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Vern Haas, who is working in the local freight offices of the Monon Ry. in Chicago, recently secured a substantial promotion, receiving a good increase in salary. Vern is surely making good in his new work.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1912.

W. R. Lee nydde Ebusiness trip to Monticello today. Misses Blanche and Edna Babcock went to Chicago today. Rev. C. W. Postill and wife, of Attica, are visiting friends here today. ; W. B. Leonard, of north of town, went to Chicago today on business. John Duvall came down from Crown Point yesterday for a short visit with his family here. ,R. H. Cappman, of Brazil, returned today after an over Sunday visit here with S. E. Yeoman and family. Hugh Kirk and Ray Wilson returned yesterday from a motorcycle trip to St. Joe and other places in Michigan. Mrs. M. P. McCaffrey returned to her home in Ottawa, 111., after a few days’ visiFwith J. B. Greaser and family here. ' _ _ Misses Bernice and Marguerite McKinley returned to their home in Brafcil today aflfcr a visit, since Thursday with relatives here. Mr. andMrk J Donaldson returned to their horn*' in Terre Haute today after a three weeks’ visit with their daughter, Mrs. J. D. Martindale. Mr. and Mrs. Orlan Grant, who have been visiting his relatives here and her mother in Hammond for the past week, returned to their home in Lafayette today. Ike and Lew Leopold and families, of Wolcott, drove over here yesterday in their new Cole 40 machine for a short visit with A. Leopold and family and friends.

Miss Clara Smith, of Terre Haute, who has been visiting her uncle and aunt here, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Swim, for the past two weeks, returned to her home today. John Borntrager, accompanied by John Knapp and son, Lawrence, went to Chicago today to get more R-C-H machines, one of which Mr. Borntrager has purchased. If you are paying more than $1.35 a sack for your flour you can save money by buying our White Star, every sack guaranteed. We are unloading another car this week. Telephone 95, Rowles & Parker’s. Miss Elizabeth Spaulding, manager of the Western Union telegraph office here, left yesterday for Greencastle, where she will spend a .two weeks* vacation. Miss Amelia Tittle, of Lawrenceburg, is in charge of the office during her absence. —> E. E. Climpton, of the Independent Harvester company, went to Lafayette today to take charge of a machinery display at the Tippecanoe county fair. He will also have charge of the display at the Indiana state fair, to be held at Indiapapolis. 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. Several members of Company M went to Fort Benjamin Harrison, near Indianapolis, today, to participate in the annual state military tournament. Some were entered as contestants, some went as range officers and others as scorers and pit hands. They will be absent for nine days. Ernest Clark is now telegraphing on the Santa Fe railroad in Utah. The altitude at Tennessee Pass, Colo., proved to be too high for his heart and he made the change. He has almost recovered from his lung trouble and feels much encouraged. George P. Daugherty continues to have a pretty hard time with his protracted illness and added to the disease from which he has been suffering for several months he has lately been having A lot of trouble with his right foot, the skin sloughing off from the bottom and difficulty being experienced in healing it up. He is quite cheerful throughout his sickness and looks on the bright side of it, which is a big aid toward his recovery.

G. E. Thornton and wife; of Surrey, came down Sunday and had dinner with W. A. Davenport, after which they all motored to Lafayette in Mr. Thornton’s automobile, going through Wolcott and Montmorenci. On the return trip they stopped near Montmorenci and partook of a good lunch which had been prepared for the occasion. Weather and road conditions were ideal and they report a delightful time, having no trouble in the hundred and four miles traveled. ...

More About the Suicide of Horace Gilbert Saturday.

W. R. Shesler arrived in town Saturday evening from the Peter Buck farm in West Carpenter township, where Horace Gilbert, the farm tenant, took his life Saturday noon. Mr. Shesler was quite broken up by the sad incident and described the man’s death with emotion. He was waiting at the house for Gilbert after Mrs. Gilbert had refused to allow the mortgaged cows to be taken away. He was in the yard as Gilbert and his oldest son drove up in a buggy. He saw Gilbert swaying about in the buggy. His flnst impression was that he was drunk and he asked Mrs. Gilbert if he was intoxicated. Both went to the buggy then, believing that Gilbert had taken suddenly sick. Mr. Shesler smelled the odor from carbolic acid when he approached the buggy. He instructed Mrs. Gilbert to bring him some sweet milk at once and to telephone for a doctor. He dragged Gilbert from the buggy and into the shade beneath & tree. He lived for about 15 minutes. Mr. Shesler remained at the house for some time- and gave what assistance he could to the distracted wife and children. Gilbert was quite well known in Rensselaer, having lived for some time on the* Iliff farm, south of town. He was a very good man but was quite unfortunate in a business way and the needs of his large family kept him always in straightened circumstances and he had a number of creditors here. He had evidently planned the suicide with deliberation and had purchased the carbolic aeid a day or two before the deed was committed. His bad financial condition and a fear that he would be sent to the penitentiary because he had disposed of the mortgaged corn, dobtless caused his rash act. County Coroner W. J. Wright held an inquest at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon and gave verdict of suicide. The body was placed in charge of a Goodland undertaker and it is understood that the funeral services will be held this Monday afternoon.

Two Automobiles In Collision— Fifty Dollars Damage Done.

While maneuvering with their machines in front of the Maxwell garage this Monday morning about 7:30 o’clock, Dr. S. Herbert Moore, driving his Overland, and D. E. Grow, in his Ford, “got together,” so to speak, resulting in considerable damage to the Ford car. Both cars were going very slow. Mr. Grow was driving east and Dr. Moore was turning his machine around in the street. He seemed to be giving very little attention to where he was going and ran against the Ford from the side. Dr. Moore’s car was not damaged, but the front axle on the Ford was twisted, also two torsion rods were bent and a fender torn off. It is probable that a new axle will have to be bought before the machine can be used. The damage amounts to about SSO.

, A. Leopold went to Hammond today to visit with his daughter, Mrs. Leo Wolf, who with her husband and children, just returned from an extended visit in Europe. Samuel Fendig left yesterday for the east on a business and pleasure trip combined. He left Chicago for Buffalo and then to Albany. From there he will take a boat trip down the Hudson river to New York City, where he will spend a few days. From there he will probably sail along the coast to Boston. He will probably be gone ten days. Mrs. Lillian McGuimpsey and two. children, of_ Clinton, Indiana, came Wednesday for a few days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nowels, and other relatives. They left yesterday for Longmont, Colo., where she will teach in the primary schoole this winter. She has two brothers located there, Gaylord and Charles. The former is instructor of manual training in the Longmont schools and the latter is manager of a placing mill. 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 al), the car is sold for 1900, fully equipped. This price Includes everything. You do not buy tife car and 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.

Are You Canning? To help you reduce your canning expenses, we make some prices this week on cans and canning accessories: Mason Jan, half-gallei, per dozen > 75c Mason Jars, quart, per dozen - - - * 65c Nason Jars, pints, per dozen 50c E-Z Seal Jars, quart, per dozen 85c E-Z Seal Jars, pints, per dozen 75c 5c bar Sealing Wax 4c Best 10c Can Rubbers 8c Nason Jar Lids, per dozen -18 c Jelly Glasses, per dozen 18c Quart Tin Cana, per dozen 38c ANY KIND OF FRUIT. Home Grocery

Widow of Three Weeks Re-Married at Clerk’s Office.

A marriage license was issued at the court house this Monday morning to John Richard Lucas, of Bedford, Indiana, and Emma Dili Ward, of this city. Rev. W. G. Winn, of the Christian church, was called to the court house and their marriage took place at 11:30 at the county clerk’s office in the presence of County Clerk Judson H. Perkins and his deputy, Miss Eva Moore. It was the second marriage for each. The bride is the widow of Wallace Ward, whose death occurred about three weeks ago. She just returned Saturday from Brookston, where her late husband was buried. She is the mother of three children. Mr. Lucas lives at Bedford, Indiana, where he is a section foreman and a railroader at that place. His first marriage was dissolved by divorce last February. Mr. and Mrs. Lucas will probably go to Bedford shortly, which place will be their future home.

The big battle ship Delaware is the ideal fighter of the American navy. That vessel stands at the head of the list of the twenty-one battle ships in battle efficiency for the year 19111912? Her final merit figures, as compiled by the navy department, gives that vessel a rating of 74.785 per cent. Governor Johnson, of California, vice presidential candidate on the progressive ticket, announced yesterday that he will start east about August 27th for a speaking tour of thirty days. He said it was expected Col. Roosevelt would come west at the same time. Approximately 50,000 freight cars have been assembled in the wheat growing territory of the Missouri river, for the first shipment of crops. This is a conservative estimate made by officials of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Soo Line railroads. •Grasshoppers broke up a band concert at Atchison,* Kans., Wednesday night. They crawled into some of the instruments and put them out of tune so badly that the musicians could not play. Farmers say the pests are more numerous than for ten years. The United States department of agriculture is looking for plant enthusiasts to aid in the work of experimenting with the thousands of new varieties of foreign plants brought to these shores annually by the bureau of plant introduction.

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WEATHER FORECAST. Thunder showers tonight or Tuesday; not quite so warm Tuesday in south and central portions.

Monon Officials on Tour of Inspection Over Entire System.

A special train carrying several officials of high standing of the Monon railroad made a short stop in Rensselaer. Among the officials were General Manager A. H. Westfall; Treasurer Byron Castle; Auditor T. W. Evans; General Superintendent P. I* McManus, Engineer of Maintainance of way A. S. Kent; Engineer of Motive Power G. E. May. The officials started from their Chicago headquarters this morning and expect to go over the entire Monon system. They are stopping at all the stations and are making a general tour of inspection and aim to become personally acquainted with employes all along the line. Incidentally they are paying off all employes for the first time in’ thirty years. Heretofore all salaries have been mailed. It will probably take them four days to cover the entire system.

Marriage License.

John Richard Lucas, • born White county, Ind., April 8, 1864, residence Bedford, Ind., occupation section foreman, second marriage, first dissolved by divorce, February, 1912, and Emma Dill Ward, born White county, Ind., May 20, 1879, residence Rensselaer, second marriage, first dissolved by death in July, 1912.

Auto prices to Fountain Park.

I will make daily trips to Fountain Park during the meeting of the assembly for $1 for the round trip, fonr persons to a load. Phone orders to No. 80. TONE KANNE.

For the first time in the history of politics in this country, a woman Is to be made a member of the executive committee of a national committee. Although this fact has not been announced officially, it is known that Miss Jane Addams, who seconded the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt at Chicago, jvill be a member of the executive committee of the progressive party. A joint resolution, extending the appropriations of 1912 for the remainder of the month of August, was adopted 6y the senate Friday. The resolution had already been adopted by the house and will now go to the president.

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