Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 214, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1912 — Page 1

No. 214,

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Mrs. Charles Stevenson made a business trip to Monticello today. ■All kinds of baled hay, straw and feed for sale by Hamilton & Kellner. Ed Ames went to Indianapolis yesterday 1 evening to spend today at the state fair. Devere Yebman came down from Gary last evening for a short visit •with home folks. Miller Raub, of Chalmers* returned home last evening, after spending the day with Ed Oliver. Misses Hilda and Fern Hanaway, who attended the dance last night, returned today to their home in Monticello. Miss June Waterbury returned to her home in Chicago today aftdr a short visit here with her uncle, W. H. Beam, and family. Mrs. C. C.\iSnepp returned today to her home in Edinburg after a visit of a week here with her brother, A. W. Sawin, and family. Rev. H, L. Kindig, of Monticello, and Rev. Utter, of Lafayette, arrived today to conduct the funeral services of Capt. John M. Wasson. , —= -4 Mrs. Roberts and daughter, Marcelinerreturned yesterday evening from Chicago, where they have been visiting friends since Tuesday. Miss Avaline vMcCann returned to her home in Belleview, Ky., today after a three weeks’ visit with Miss Lillian Feldhaus, of north of town. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lewis, who lives on a farm north of town, went to Rossville today and will attend a reunion ' of the Lewis family there tomorrow. The regular monthly dime social of the ladies of the M. E. church will be held at the home of Mrs. J. F. Irwin on Tuesday, September 10th. Everybody invited. Mrs. Chas. Gregg and sons, Dwight and Luther, arrived today from Rockfield, Ind., for a few days’ visit with Wm. Daugherty and family, of northeast of town.

Miss Anna Muzik returned today to her hpme in Chicago after a six weeks’ visit with Joe Neasey and family, of east of town, and other friends and relatives. Mrs. Mann of Thayer, has been visiting here since Saturday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. West, and family. Mr. Spitler came down today for a short visit I • / . The funeral of Capt. J. M. Wasson will be held this afternoon at 4 o’clock and all stores and business houses of the city will be closed between the hours of 3:30 to 5. The Domestic Science Club will meet Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at the public library. The subjects to be _ discussed are, "Ways of Canning Vegetables,-” by Mrs. George Healey; a paper on “How to Get Eggs in Winter,” by Mrq. Joe Pullins.

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The Evening Republican.

Everett Brown went to Chicago today to visit his wife, who is now a patient at the Chicago fresh air hospital. She is making very little improvement in health. Mrs. W., D. Bond and two children returned to their home in New Buffalo, Mich., today after a visit here since Saturday with her mother, Mrs. Peter, May, and other relatives. Miss Beatrice Erickson and Mr. Kenneth McCain, of Kentland, who attended the dance at the armory last night, remained here today as the guests of Miss Anna Hartley. Mrs. Everett Potts had a severe attack of heart trouble yesterday and another attack early this morning. Serious results were at first feared but it is thought she will now recover. Lillo Hauter, who graduated from the agricultural college at Purdue university last June, left last Tuesday for Cheney, Wash., where he will be instructor of agriculture in the Cheney high school. Philip Blue, C. M. Blue and Harry ■Wiltshire spent Thursday at Cedar Hake trying to induce the fish to bite. The finny tribe, however, turned a deaf ear to their pleadings and they came home flshless. -A / Mrs. Minnie Fellney, of Salsbury, who has been visiting here since Saturday with her son, Harry, and a son at Foresman, left today for New Albany for a short visit before returning to her home. Miss Lillian Burns, of Chicago, who is now a nurse in the Washington Park hospital at that place, came today for a week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Burns, of northwest of town. ( Mrs. R. A. Parkison and daughter, Mrs. K. T. Rhoades, and Misses Muriel Harris and Alice Coen went to Lafayette early morning to visit for the day, making the trip overland in the former’s touring car, A paper was passed around to the merchans today asking the suspension of business this afternoon on account of the funeral of Qapt. J. M. Wasson. All banks and business houses will be closed from 3:30 to 5 o’clock.

Biss Grace Norris left today for North Vernon, where she has been engaged for the following* year as instructor of latin in the city high school there. Her mother, Mrs. James Norris, accompanied her as far as Indianapolis. The Lassens, at Cedar Lake, have added a strip of land to their property, and intend building a large summer amusement place next year, and also make an up-to-date bathing beach. Their intention is to have a drawing card, and intend spending quite an amount of money before they stop improving.—Crown Point Star. You can secure Mica Special Roofing from any dealer in Jasper of 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, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER «, 121*.

ORE ELDRIDGE GOES TO NORTHERN PRISON.

Monticello Man Who Went the Pace That Kills Returns There and Is Sentenced 2 to 14 Years. Ore Eldridge, who for a number of years cut quite a figure in business at Monticello, where he was regarded as a substantial farmer and stockman until it was discovered £f few months ago thart he had employed various dishonest and criminal means of covering up his financial losses, is now in the Mjchigan City penitentiary, having started to serve an indeterminate sentence of from 2 to 14 years. Following the exposure of Eldridge’s affairs he skipped out and for some time his whereabouts were unknown. The White County Democrat publishes ther*.following story of his return and the sentence to prison: ■" Oregon Eldridge, who has been a fugitive from justice for the past several months, was arraigned in court at nine o’clock -Thursday morning for forgery and was sentenced' by acting Judge George F. Marvin to a term of two to fourteep years in the state prison north. He whs taken to Michigan City on the first train by Sheriff Price and at once entered upon bis prison term. The fact that Eldridge was/ in the state was known to only a few. It seems that knowing the condition in which he had left his business affairs preyed on his mind to such an extent that he determined to return. He came back to Indiana sometime in May and obtained employment on a farm near Indianapolis. He learned of the complicated condition of the affairs of his family and finally concluded best thing to do was to give himself up so as to be in reach if needed in straightening matters out. A week or two ago he went to the home of his father at Francesville. Wednesday he communicated with the authorities here and Thursday morning Sheriff Price went up there and brought him down. His arraignment in court followed in a short time afterwards. -kt While the indictment was being read he sat with his handkerchief to his face, and on being asked as to his plea he replied that-he was'guilty. He was ordered by Judge Marvin to stand up and receive sentence, but after standing a short time was allowed to resume his seat as he was almost overcome. Judge Marvin remarked upon the painful duty devolving upon him, but stated that there was no other course open; he then pronounced sentence, and a few moments later Eldridge left the court room in charge of Sheriff Price to await the coming of the northbound train. Only v a few persons were in court at that time.

New Express Label System Now in Effect

Under an oVder issued by the interstate Commerce Commission express companies throughout the United States have put into effect the new way-billing and labeling system of handling shipments. The new practice is being followed in all' local express agencies, and Agent Reeve, of the American express company, has his hands full in getting broke in to the new way of doing business. The order of the commission was made following an extended investigation, in which it was discovered that many times, when a shipment was >{> sent with charges prepaid, collection also was made when the package reached its destination. It was also found that charges often were collected because the prepaid shipment had not been properly marked or waybilled. The pew “prepaid,” “collect” arifi “C. O. D.” labels wtill record the transaction beyond possibility of error. The shipper will be given the benefit of the doubt raised by any error or omission of the express company or its employes. Delivery will be made at once, and necessary corrections of charges or collections will follow. Yelltfw labels, way bills and delivery sheets will be need on prepaid shipments, while white ones will designate collect shipments.

Auction Sale. One pair of roan geldings, coach bred, 2 and 3 years old. To be sold to the highest bidder on 12 months’ credit * Sale will take plajfe in Rensselaer, near public square, at 3 o’clock SATURDAY AFTERNOON, Sept 14th. X HEKBY HARRIOTT. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. Crazed by illness, Isaac Bankbard, 51 years of age, discharged a target rifle into his head at his home in Peru Friday. The bullet penetrated his brain and caused instant death.

WHITE COUNTY MEN GO AFTER RAILROADS.

Brookston Stock Shippers, Appeal to Interstate Commerce Commission For Refund of Overcharge. Ten prominent farmers and stockfeeders of near Brookston have appealed to the Interstate Commerce Commission at Washington to have an alleged overcharge by the Chicago & Northwestern and the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville railroads returned to them. Last fall these ten men bought 22 car loads of stock in’ Omaha and shipped them to Brookston. to be fed. They assert that they were told at Omaha that the shipping rate would be 24.63 cents per hundred. When the stock arrived at Brookston they were required to pay an additional s.62yper hundred. The men are William Robinson, D. M. Kelly, French Bros., L. T. Kent, August Hildebrand, Reed Alkire, J H. Kneale, C. W. Brackney, J. P. Erickson and Sherry O’Connor. They ask that the overcharge be rebdted and that they be allowed interest ton the overpayment and also cost of collecting, in all SSOO. Many Jasper ‘county people have had somewhat the same experience in shipping over two railroads. Last year a farmer returned here from South Dakota, where he had ■ - ■ i - 5 paid in advance the freight on a shipment of household goods. After their arrival here he was compelled to dig up about S2O more. The appeal by the Brookston men to the commission should correct this abuse.

Winfield T. Durbin Will Speak at George Ade Farm.

.Winfield T. Durbin, a businessman with a record of honest administration of the’ business affairs of the state when he was governor and whom the republicans have again chosen as their standard bearer in Indiana, will open his campaign at Marion on September 12th. He will also speak at the George Ade farm, near Brook, at a later date. People who believe that the governor of Indiana should be a businessman, able'to handle the questions'that confront the state’s chief executive without calling the brewers of the state into conference, should not fail to bear Mr. Durbin during the campaign. He has always been a republican and yoa are certain to admire his frank and honest manner. He will not talk much of the “Mary of the vineclad cottage” language, but he believes in that practical republican doctrine of keeping the cottage and not Mary vineclad. He represents the sane notion in reform and can be trusted with the reins of government better than the orator who shouts sentiment to please he eardrums. '

Each Postmaster Will Work Out Zone for Parcels’ Post

A dispatch from Washington says: The postoffice department has decided that every postmaster shall work out the parcels post zone of which his office will be the center. The department will undertake to furnish postmasters with information that will enable them to perfect the system. It is pointed out at the department that if/a complete parcels post system should be installed there would be in the neighborhood of sixty thousand zones, and that for the department to work out this number of zones would entail an enormous expense. While Postmaster-General Hitchcock expects to begin introducing the new system the first of January, the time fixed biy law, it wilh-be the middle of next year before any consid- t erable number of postoffices are designoted as parcels postoffices. At the outset a few of the larger offices in each state will be so designated ahd the list will be increased gradually.

M. E. Foreign Missionary Society Elects Officers.

At the M. E. parsonage Thursday afternoon the Ladies Foreign Missionary Society of that church held thefr annual meeting, electing the following officers: President Mrs. A. A. Fell; Ist vicepresident, Mrs. Chas. Porter; 2nd vicepresident Mrs. Leslie Clark; recording secretary, Mrs. Frank Crftser; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Cordelia Williams; treasurer, Mrs. Almira Stockton. A music committee consisting of Mrs. C. L. Harper and Mrs. F. A Turfler was chosen, also a flower, committee consisting bf Mrs. Henry Amsler, Mrs. J. M. Wasson and lffrs. Henry Wood. * . The society made report of the work of the past yew, during which time $172.36 was collected and sent for missionary work in Africa, China and India. 9 . . •

Saturday’s Buyers. You will find plenty of good things to eat in Fruit and Vegetables. < ■ Watermelons Sweet Potatoes i jjj Canteloupes Good Irish Potatoes :: Peaches Celery Plums Tomatoes Oranges Green Lima Beans Bananas Cooking Apples Lemons Homegrown Onions i Malaga Grapes Spanish Onions Try Milo Sugar-Cured Breakfast Bacon. Call us early. ! I Phone 4i HOME GROCERY f < > J)IDNT you know there was such a thing as a lucky wedding ring? Ask your married friends. Or inquire of any lucky couple who have been joined in holy matrimony with a ring bought at THIS store. We have them at all prices aiid in all weights every one a harbinger of good luck. Come in—both of you. cJESSEN THE dEVVELEPs Bensselaer, Ind. There are Three Big Essential* for good paint—it must penem 13h trate the pores of the surface ■ Vfh painted; it must be elastic; it lu 4 dnM must I>€ waterproof. These 1, m, dßgyiWr are three reasons why we are glad to recommend I Phoenix(Eckstem) I WHITE LEAD (Batch Bay Painter Trade-Mark) I ard pure linseed oiL These ■ reliable, old - fashioned materials, when properly mixed ]l and applied, hang to the wood M AnVyg f until slowly worn away. They lvjl are* not affected by beat or 11m and are absolutely INf weather-proof. Come to ns for your paiDt supplies and rM J |\ Ask for Our fillteWL Painting Point* I|gj & containing color schemes and many ■ helpful paiutiu* suggestion*. ■ Sold by A. F. LONG Bg9j|

WEATHER FORECAST. • \ Probably fair tonight And Saturday, cooler Saturday and in the northwest portion tonight, i “ The Milwaukee corn binder, the best on the market For sale by Hamilton A Kellner. * , -.»• ’

Meeting es Ladies’ Literary Club Postponed for One Week. « u • The first meeting of the Ladies Literary Club will be postponed until Friday, September 13th. Mrs. George A. Williams. . • Use our Classified Column.

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