Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 242, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1912 — Page 1

No. 242.

SOLD CITY BONDS AT GOOD PREMIUM

Indianapolis Firm Outbid Local Banks and Bought School Bouse. W IICity Attorney Leopold embarked in the auctioneer business long enough Tuesday to sell an issub of city bonds amounting to $5,000, the proceeds of which will go toward clearing the accumulated indebtedness for the new school building and for equipping it, over and above the issue made by ther school board against the school city and which amounted to s2(j>,ooo. The bonds brought a premium of $86.25 and were sold to Elliott & Son, of Indianapolis, after the State Bank of t Rensselaer had bid them up to $5,086. The bonds bear 5 per cent interest and are non-taxable, thus being very desirable. There aire ten of the bonds each for SSOO. The .first one matures Aug. 1, 1913, and one matures each 6 months thereafter until the last one matures on Feb. 1, 1918. Apropos to the selling of bonds of this character Samuel E. “Sparling made a suggestion a few days ago that seems to be an excellent one. He believes that all municipal bonds should be in denominations of SSO to SIOO, and should be sold to any local persons who oare to invest. Since they are non-taxable they would prove mighty good and safe property for persons with small amounts to invest It would be giving the people who pay the taxes the advantage that is usually taken by the banks and by capitalists in the cities,, and by agents for clients who are glad to get them. It might'be surprising to many to know what a vast number of people there are who have government bonds in very small denominations. This shows that there are many people who would invest if they could do so. Money in bank pays only 3 per cent, which is less than taxes. A municipal bond bearing 5 per cent interest and non-taxable would bring a large number of small investors and keep the bonds and the interest money at home; at the same time giving local taxpayers the advantage that foreign capital, , Is constantly looking for.

Lyceum Course Dates.

Dec. 3.—Sylvester A. Long. (Delivered commencement address in Rensselaer two years.) ..Jan. 31.—Maclnnes Neilson. March 10. —Sarah Mildred Willmer. April 14.—Tl>e Bohannans.

Try Rowen & Kiser with your next order. Phone 202. County Surveyor Osborne and Lucius Strong went to Tefft this morning and will be joined there by William Fitzgerald, the third commissioner for the F. W. Powers ditoh and will start the job of viewing. C. B. Prior went to Chicago yesterday afternoon to be present today at the marriage of Judge McKenzie Cleveland’s daughter, the Judge and Mr. Prior being old friends. He will also transact some business while there and remain over Thursday to hear Governor Wilson’s speech. Neckwear bargains. Get a fine 50c necktie for 39c at Simon Leopold’s. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY, OCT. 12. With every $2.00 order we will give a pound of 30-cent coffee free. ROWEN & KISER. Phone 202.

Stetson Hats We have just received a “bunch of em. Derby and soft hats, in 'all styles and colors, in prices that will “fit aity head.” “flout an de time" to boy your New Hat. Traub & Selig “Tie New York Store”

The Evening Republican.

J. CECIL ALTER IS DOING GOOD WORK

. . a Jasper County Boy Receives Recognition by Government for His Able Labors in Weather Bureau. J. Cecil Alter, who has been an observer in the weather bureau at Salt Lake City, Utah, for some time, has recently'“received signal recognition of his work by being appointed the representative of the United States weather bureau at the seventh national dry farmers’ congress, to be held at Lethbridge, Canada, Oct 19-26. One hundred prominent agricultural ~ experimenters, railway officials and government investigators have accepted invitations to be present and speak. Thirty countries are to be represented and the exhibition of dry farming products is expected to be the moat extensive ever seen. The list of speakers includes Secretary Wilson, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture; Also Minister Bonrell, of Canadian agriculture; James J. Hill, Dr. L. H. Bailey, of Cornell, and many others. Mr. Alter will thus find himself in quite distinguished company. He is regarded an authority on dry farming as well as in snow measurements and stands high with the agricultural department. The September number of The Utah Parmer contains a long article from him in which he shows the precipitation for the year by months all over the state. The article argues that ceratin parts of the state are not worthy of an attempt at dry farming and are so situated that irrigation is impossible. It also shows that where there is an average annual precipitation of 15 Inches dry farming pays even though the farmer does not get a crop every year. He says: “Scientific dry farming pays, and pays well, as scores of hard-working farmers can testify with a dollar sign in front of the testimony. It is to thee© men we are looking to develop the hundreds of thousands of acres of non-ir-rigable land that is, as yet, untouched, except by a sufficient amount of rain, which ihas fallen upon the unjust quite long enough.” Mr. Alter’s article shows his Care'Ll! reasoning and his thorough familiarity with all parte of Utah. He has been away from Rensselaer for several years and has steadily climbed to prominence by the hardest kind of work,- coupled with the application of his excellent mental attainments. He is the son of John E. Alter, of Union township. \

MRS. GRACE NICHOLS LEATHEROCK IS DEAD

Daughter of S. R» Nichols and Lady of Marked Literary Talent Died at Putnam, Oklahoma. S. R. Nichols Tuesday night received the had news that his daughter, Mrs. R. E. Leatherock, .had died at Putnam, Okla., where her husband was engaged in the practice of medicine. As Grace Nichols she will be rdmember©4 to many of the people of Rensselaer and Jasper county. She taught in .the district schools for some time and later went to .the state university at Bloomington, where she met Mr. Leatherock. She later taught in the Remington high school and In the high school at Madison, S. Dak. After their marriage Mr. Leatherock taught in the science department of the Rensselaer high'school. He also attended medical college while here and after his graduation they moved to Cherryvale, Kans., and later to Putnam, Oklahoma, where he built up a large practice. Mrs. Leatherock had considerable literary talent and a number of h?r poems were published some years ago in The Republican. They also were accepted by a number of magazines. Deceased leaves a husband and three children, girls aged about 12 and 15 years and a son aged about 7. She was 4-1 years of age the Ist of October. Mrs. Leatherock visited her father here four years ago, remaining for about a month. Two yeans later her -two daughters were here. Owing to her father’s temporary illness he did not think it advisable to make the trip to Putnam to attend the funeral.

Horses Wanted. A buyer will be at Knapp’s livery barn this week. If you have horses for sale either sail or phone to Knapp’s stable, Phone 186. . , . «U - - •••'• -C* -| • Any of our 60c neckwear for 39c this week. SIMON LEOPOLD. When hi n-'ed of heating coal try Gwin’s Virginia Splint I. C. Gwln Lnhiber Co. Special lot ,of sweater coats at sl, the 11.60 and $2 grades. y,« SIMON LEOPOLD. Miss Dorothy Spencer, of Remington, came yesterday to visit Miss Marie Hamilton and tomorrow these two girls and Miss Luella Robinson will attend the horse show and visit friends at Montlcello. r»< i f The jiffy curtains are a feature of the R-C-H cars that are meeting with instant favor by the public.

Entered lunuuy 1, lot, m seooad (dk ndl matter, at tfo pbit-oao* at BeaSiisiMr, Aitffaaa, mnder the act of Mant a, 18TS.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1912.

WITHHOLDS HIS NAME FROM MOOSE TICKET

Ellas Arnold Will Not Hoke Race For Commissioner—Files Statement ♦ ■ With County Clerk. State of Indiana, Jasper County, ss: To the Board of Election Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana: Gentlemen: ( Ton are hereby requested not to eertify my name on the progressive ticket as a candidate for the -office of Commissioner of the Second Commissioners’ District of said County, as I have heretofore requested the chairman and secretary of said party not to use my name, as a candidate for said office. , ' Respectfully Submitted,

The above communication was received this Wednesday morning by County Clerk Perkins. It is understood that Mr. Arnold had given no encouragement to the selection of himself by the committeemen and that he has not favored the naming of a ticket by the third party. Mr. Arnold was a Roosevelt admirer and has been encouraged by the progressives to join the third party movement, but he has not considered that his action in so doing bound him in any way to go back on the republican county ticket which he helped to name. And his action is thoroughly honorable and exactly what his friends and admirers felt certain he would do. Mr. Arnold doubtless thinks as we all do that whatever opposition the democratic party has in succeeding years must come from a united party. We believe that that party will be the republican party. But if It is not, and If the new party becomes so powerful as to make the republican party unable to cope with democracy, then we must unite against democracy under the new name. The action of the few men w.ho named a ticket is far from honorable, it has received mueh criticism from men prominently identified with the progressive movement because of their admiration of Roosevelt or Beveridge or of the platform adopted by the party. These men have regarded their action in helping to name the republican ticket as In honor binding them to support the ticket at election. Some others were opposed to the method of naming a ticket. They said that if a ticket was to be named they thought it should be an open matter and let every person run that wanted to instead of meeting in secret and “making” a ticket Mr. Arnold’s action commends him to the people as a man who stands firmly for fairness and the square deal and The Republican can not see how any man who had taken part In the convention and helped to name the splendid ticket which the republicans put out could do anything else.

This week I will sell all 50c neckwear at 39c. SIMON LEOPOLD.

Patrick Hayes, of White county, the democratic candidate for representative of Jasper and White counties, is here today meeting a number of the voters. O. K. Rainier is introducing him about town.

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ELIAS ARNOLD.

SECOND DAY AT THE TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE

Enelid Hale Quartet'Furnished Music —Sessions Horning, Afternoon and Again at Night. The teachers of Jasper county again assembled Tuesday morning at the M. E. church for the second day of their county institute. Opening devotionals were conducted by Prof. L. A. Pittenger, who, taking as a text; “The Lord’s Prayer,” spoke of the three prayers which we all, who would fully realize ourselves, must pray. The first prayer he said is prayed by all animals, and. is '“Give us this day our daily bread.” The next prayer expresses the hope of man for something better, “Lead us not into temptation,” and the third prayer, the one that all who would be great must yield to is “Thy kingdom come, Thy Will be done.” Following this, the Euclid Male Quartet, which so delightfully entertained Monday evening, consented to give several numbers. Agiong these selections were Monday night’s favorites, “Daddy,” and “Melody 'of Love,” and “America,” which latter two were played upon the chimes. At 10 o’clock Prof. L. A. Pittenger opened the regular work of the institute with his lecture on Composition. Prof. Pittenger discussed the teaching of this important subject in the schools of Indiana and pointed out that the poor work done is from two main reasons: First, because of the poor English used in the home, in the Community and often in the school; and second, because of the poor organization of the Work itself in the schools. He showed how better work might,, be done by t&king up the subject in its logical sequence, as follows: First, the mechanics are to be learned; second, the whole idea is to be developed; .third, the single instance is to be enlarged; fourth, the four forms of discourse to be studied; fifth, the study of the story form; sixth, of the essay; seventh, of the poem; and lastly, of the drama. .e rest oi the forenoon time, Prof. Betts discussed the school problems las a whole. Enlarging upon its purpose as an institution and the purpose of each factor, he pointed out some of the avenues of wasted energy, and discussed the significance of the fact that the average attendance of our schools is only sixty per cent Prof. Betts’ lectures are inspiring and give a’ larger view of the teaching profession as a whole. Following the opening songs of the afternoon session, Miss Votaw, the instructor in music, gave a short lecture on “Music as a Means of SelfExpression.” Among the instructive suggestions brought out was the advice to pronounce the in vocal music or else leave the Selection to the sphere of instrumental music. Prof. Pittenger next opened his lecture by'answering one of the questions of the “Query Box,” to which all are requested to contribute questions concerning the profession. The able instructor then continued his general topic of English work and gave many valuable thoughts and instructions in the teaching of composition. He told of the development of the story, of good and bad criticism, and of errors, their kinds and causes. His conclusion was to emphasize the point that‘the purpose of composition is to write so that somebody else can understand the thought, which purpose can be realized by the teacher if the proper steps are followed. Prof. Betts next continued his lecture on the problem"'of the teacher in

Speaking. Judge U. Z. WILEY Of MitMptlit Formerly Judge of this Judicial Circuit, later an Appellate Judge, will address the voters at a meeting ii the PRINCESS AIRDOME, in RENSSELAER, TONIGHT TONIGHT 4 at 7:30 o’clock. Let Everybody Come Out and Hear Judge Wiley Present the Issues.

Are you troubled with your 'T]L__ e Have you been Disappointed Elsewhere ? J Do not despair. Come to me. I will examine your eyes, fit you with the glasses your eyes really need, and if you don’t need them I will tell you so. If the print blurs, and runs together when reading; if the threading of the needle is more difficult, or If your eyes get red and Inflamed, it is a sure’ eign that eye-strain is present and should be corrected. KRYPTOK LENSES, TOEIC LENSES, LOW BRIDGE FINGER-PIECE MOUNTING FEATURED. Dr, Rose M, Remmek Phone 403 Harris Block.

the actual work. He showed the function of the teacher to be three-fold, namely: organizing, managing and teaching. He followed this discussion with an explanation of the purpose of the recitation. This purpose was seen to be complex, including both the testing and the teaching purpose beside the actual drill. Before the afternoon lectures Supt. Lamson called the roll of the different normal schools to see how they were represented by Jasper county teachers. Indiana State Normal leads with 33; Valparaiso University next with 25; Indiana University 11; Marion Normal 9; Winona College 6; DePauw, Angola, and Indianapolis Teacher Training School, each 4; Purdue 3; Butler and Danville, each 6; and those from outside the state, numbering 4. The Tuesday evening session opened with singing led by Miss Votaw. Prof. Pittenger chose for his topic to discuss the purpose of teaching the selections found in the Howe Forth and Fifth Readers, adopted by the state. He showed clearly, by vivid illustration that there are different types of literature and consequently the purpose in teaching and methods pursued must of necessity vary. He also mentioned several stories which he recommended to be read by teachers, among which stories are “Put Yourself in His Place,” and “The Revolt of Mother.” After this lecture Mrs. J. A. Dunlap delighted the assembly with a vocal solo.. The last lecture of the evening was given by Prof. Betts on the “Art of becaming more pleasant and better looking.” After an introduction setting forth the power of a personality, he established the thought that everyday thought lies back of the personality and therefore the making of a pleasing personality is within the power of all who will but give attehtion to the state of mind.

A Classified Adv. will sell It

WEATHER FORECAST. Rain tonight; colder south and west portion; Thursday rain and colder.

NINTH MING - GAME WAS TIED Second Game of World’s Series Played at Boston Was 5 to S at Close of The Ninth Inning. The Red Sox-Giants' game today stood 5 to 5 at the end of the ninth inning. The game was played at Boston. Presumably Collins and Mattaeson were the opposing pitchers. The score Tuesday was 4 to 3 in favor of the Red Sox. Joe Wood pitched and eleven Giants whipped the air. Tesreau was taken out after the game was lost by the Giants and Otis Crandall was substituted. It was too late, the game was gone, but Crandall was almost invincible. Early Morning Bus Calls* Hereafter I wish all who want to have the bus call for them for early morning trains to leave the calls at my residence instead of the hotel. All other calls can be left at either place. Residence Phone No. 369. BILLY FRYE. A Classified Adv. will find It SPECIAL FOB SATURDAY, OCT. 12. With every S2JM) order we will give a pound of 30-cent coffee free. BOWEN * KISER. Phone 202.

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