Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1912 — Page 1

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Traub & Selig “The New York Store” THE STORE WITH THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. ~ Make the Man's Christmas Merry Give hinva gift that will please him —give him something that he can use. If you have a brother, father, son. cousin, or just an ordinary “gentleman friend,” and you intend making him a present for Christmas, a visit to this store is just the place. We will help you select something nice as well as useful for him. Traub & Selig “THE NEW YORK STORE.” N. B. A Big Fat Turley will he given away Free every week.

BRIDE AT LOGANSPORT KILLED SLANDERER

Takes Life of Woman Who Had Said " 11l Things About Her While at the Wedding Monday. Mrs. Elizabeth Cls-rk-Laiig, who was married Monday, -murdered Mrs. Mary Ooppel at Logansport Tuesday, shooting her at the threshold oT the Copple home. Elizabeth Clark was married to Jos eph Lang, a restaurant proprietor at Logansport, Monday evening and Mrs, Coppel attended a wedding' supper given by the bride. She is alleged to have whispered to some one that the bride Was old and ugly and that she would not he true to her husband and that he would regret having married her. The report was taken to the bride, who determined to avenge herself and she went to the Coppel home and shot her as her two little children held to her skirts. Mrs. Lang said she was glad she had committed the deed. Later when her husband and the prosecuting attorney called on her she expressed some remorse, saying her violent temper was responsible for the act. The Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. church will meet with MrSt A. A. Fell tomorrow afternoon. \ Three boys were arrested and taken before Judge Hanley this afternoon on a charge of stealing coal from a car belonging to Hamilton & Kellner. They proved to have only picked up loose coal al<?ng the track, and. Judge Hanley released them wiflUV Warning.

Mrs. Ray D. Thompson, Mrs. Veruon Nowelfi and Mrs. A. R. Hopkins yesterday entertained a number of ladles in honor of Mrs. Phil O'Neil, of Anderson, and Mrs. Lawson Meyer, of Gary, at .the home of Mrs. Thompson on McCoy avenue. Euchre was played Mrs. O’Neil, who ihas been Mrs. Hopkins’ gueßt for the past week, returned to her home Erast us Peacock, who came from Tarpon Springs, Fla., to attend the funeral of his son, Noble, who met a tragic death Tuesday evening of last week at the stockyards, is still here and will remain to look after some matters of business. He lives on an orange and grapefruit farm 5 miles from Tarpon Springs, it is understood that Mr. Peacock has • given some investigation to the question of the Monon railroad’s responsibility with a view to having an action for damages begun.

The .teachers who had visited various schools Monday and Tuesday were all on hand ready for the opening of the schools this morning and all refreshed and invigorated by the experience in visiting some p£ the model schools of other cifltsi" 'The Republican, through an oversight, mention all of the teachers except Miss Myra Watson and Miss Edith VanArsdel, list published Monday. Miss Watson visited the General Custer school, where she taught iu Chicago last year and also at the Jones school, which ie situated in the business district of Chicago and attended by children of many different nationalities. She found this school especially interesting. Miss VanAudel visited the schools at Lafayette and Wabash.

The Evening Republican.

BLACK CHAMPION WEDS CAMERON GIRL

“Big Smoke” and 19-Year-Old While Girl Married at Home of His Mother Tuesday. Jack Johnson, the world’s champion pugilist who has been in the eyes of the people for some time because oi his depraved conduct toward several fool white women and whose conduct toward Lucile Cameron, a white girl of Minneapolis, caused him to get landed in jail, has now married the girl, wtho is only 19 years of age. Johnson had another white wife, who ended her life by shooting herself recently. The Cameron girl recently testified before the federal grand jury which returned indictments against Johnson, charging (him with violation of the Manji act. The ceremony was performed at the home of Johnson’s aged mother on the south side, by H. A. Roberts; a negro preacher, in the presence of a dozen colored people and several newspaper reporters. Miss Cameron wore a grey suit a' sheppard plaid and a large plack picture hat witlh purplfe plumes. Johnson had a suit of the same material especially made for the occasion. A curious crowd of nearly 1,000 men and women gathered outside thi house and a squad x>l police was kept busy maintaining order.

Elder David T. Halstead, whose wife died recently, has taken up his residence with his sister, Mrs. Jared Ben jamin, and daughter, Miss Mattie Benjamin, on Jackson and Cedar streets. He has been feeling quite poorly lately but is somewhat improved at this time. « ’ i

The evidence of Shelby Comer was taken in the case of Harold Kikstam, the Swedish lad who made application for his seeond papers in naturalization, this morning, and being favorable Wikstam was admitted to citizenship and signed the oath of allegiance. O. C. Halstead and Earl Daugherty are attending the stock show today. Earl is a son of Pari3 Daugherty and lives in Ten Sleep, Wyoming. He came here-a few days ago for a visit with his, grandfather, Oeo. P. Daugherty and family, lie is very much in love with the west. - County Auditor and Mrs. Hammom went to Chicago Sunday morning to visit their daughter, Mrs. Leo Colvert, and husband, who are now keeping house at 1727 North Sawyer avenue Mr. Hammond returned Sunday night and Mrs. Hammond remained there until Tuesday evening. The special meetings at the Baptist church are being conducted by the pastor, Rev. R. B. Wright, at the present. There is every indication of interest and a good meeting is expected. Rev. diaries H. Signion will be here tomorrow nigiht and assist the pastor. He is a plain preacher of the word, and will interest all who hear him. Come out and help in this good cause of making Rensselaer better. You are especially invited to come. The schools resumed this morning, all except the 6th, 7th and Bth grades, which did not take up until noon. 'Superintendent Clarke has prepared a statement for this issue of The Republican that should have the attention, of all school patrons. We are better fixed for a fine and prosperous school now than any city the size ol Rensselaer in the state and the patents should co-operate in every manner with the school authorities. Mrs. Jollm Werner returned yesterday evening from a visit since Sunday with her little daughter, Margaret, who is attending the school for the blind, at Indianapolis. Margaret was very timid- for - a time after being placed in,fche 'institution and begged to be brought back home, but now she is quite reconciled and is enjoying the life there and is making excellent progress in tfhe school work, much to the gratification of her parents.

Wiilbur Sayler and wife, who came from Oregon almost three weeks ago to visit his father, W. D. Sayler and family, have been getting along without a suitcase which they had checked through to Rensselaer. The missing baggage was traced from tlhe shipping end of the .line and never reached St. Paul, which is a general transfer point. The railroad has given up all hope of recovering it and Wilbur has been supplied with a claim blank to fill out so that he can recover the value of the suitcase and Its contents. Dr. John Ellis returned to Chicago tills morning after a visit of two days with his father, J. H. S. Ellis. John is still in the Cook County Hospital but expects to leave that institution in two or three weeks and to determine upon a location and the kind of practice he will engage In. He has tjyo or three good openings at this mne. He is not certain whether he will locate in a large city or in a smaller one, but will probably engage in general practice. His long schooling and his experience at the Cook County Hoepital has given him a splendid understanding of his profession and be is certain of success in whatever field he may decide to locate. The R-C-H cars are equipped with demountable rims and an extra rim is furnished without extra charge with each car. 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 oaf tin.

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Heze Clark in Indianapolis San Picks Rensselaer Halfback For Mythical Team. ;Heze Clark, old football player and coach and a sporting writer on the Indianapolis Sun, has picked Sheridan as being the unquestioned football champions 6t the high schools of the state. Clark also puts four of the Sheridan players on the all-state team, wlhich is a mythical team of the best players in Indiana high schools. The only Rensselaer man to get on the team is Leslie Choate, the Frankfort lad who played a star game at halfback, and who is given the left half back preference over all other backs in the state. Morocco is- not represented on the team, evidently the attention of Clark not having beefi called to some of the good players on tihat team. Worth McCarthy comes in for some favorable mention. Clark says of him: . “Worth McCarthy, of Rensselaer high school, is a fast player and might have been placed on the all-state team except for being slow at mastering the signals. He is a brother of Dr. Frank McCarthy, the one-time famous Indiana university end.” Of Fred Putt 3 he says: “Putts, full back of tihe Rensselaer team, is one of the best punters in the state and deserves honorable mention. He weighs 180 pounds.” In conclusion he says: “There are few if any half backs of real class this season. Leslie Choate, of Rensselaer, is the best in the state. He is a fast runner and good punter. He weighs 165 pounds and this is his last year on tlhe team. Paul. Miller, a half back on the Rensselaer team, is a hard line plunger and returns punts well. He is strong on giving his teammates interference.” Rensselaer, therefore, has inadf quite an excellent showing in the mind of one of the leading sporting writers of the state.

John Morgan, Rensselaer athlete, who played a star game of football with Butler college tJliis year, was selected by the Indianapolis Star as the all-state half back of the secondary college teams. Had he been playing with one of the'big colleges he would certainly have commanded notice iE &sJngfer ranks. , ‘ ,

Leo has a dandy line of blankets From 69c to SIO.OO a pair. Also some good numbers in ready-made comforts. Mrs. Barney Minebrook, south of town, has been ill for more than two weeks with typhoid fever. Apparently the disease is running Its course without seriously endangering the patient and her recovery is confidently expected. Mayor Thomas E.' Knotts, of Gary Saturday made the formal announcement that lie will be a candidate fox re-election next fall, thereby ending the rumors that he would retire from politics at the end of his present term. The Peoria board of trade has indorsed Willis U Moore of the United States weather bureau for appointment as the next secretary of agriculture and has forwarded a resolution to that effect to President-elect Wilson. 1 Henry Blessing, a well known farmer at Beatty’s Corners, Laporte county, lost both of his hands in a cornshredder on Thanksgiving. lit trying to save one hand he made a grab with the other and lost them both. The largest and most delicately adjusted seismograph in the United States has just been installed in the museum of natural history in New York city. It was presented to the Now York Academy of Sciences by its president, Emerson McMillan.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1912.

CHOATE IS PICKED AS STAR HALFBACK

The “old beefhouse" of Armour & Co., at Chicago, was destroyed by fire Friday night. Thousands of cases of lard, canned goods, fresh and ealt meats, poultry, etc., were damaged by fire and smoke and water. The loss, it is estimated will reach $200,000. John W. Sibben, formerly cashier of the First National Bank at Manistee, Mich., Friday pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzling $44,300 and was sentenced to serve seven years and six mouths at hard labor in the fed-eral-prison at Fort Leaven worth. Governor Goldsborough of Maryland Friday night announced the ment of William P. Jackson, republican national committeeman for Maryland, to succeed the late United States senator Isadore Rayner. He Will serve until the legislature meets in January, 1914. Alfliough Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes of the United States supreme court is the oldest roan on the bench, he leads in the number of opinions read in court thus far this term. Justice Holmes has read four out of six opinions. "He will be eligible to retirement from the court December 8 Frank B. Reaves, former superintendent of the South Bend Watch company, who caused a sensation two years ago when he became lost in Europe, and Was not heard from for months, is dead. His mind became affected while he was crossing the ocean, and detectives throughout the world searched for hkn v He died at the Northern Hospital for the Insane at Logansport and will be burled, at South Bend.

JOHN DOE FINED $5 FOR HIS FUN

Stranger Who Was Reluctant About Hiring His Right Name Has Relatives Here. « The gtranger who was picked up at the depot Tuesday morning in a condition of intoxication that beggars description, was sufficiently sobered up m the afternoon to make his appearance before Justice Bruner, where he pleaded guilty to being drunk and was fined $5 and costs, a little over SB. He bad no money with which to pay the fine and when placed in jail to lay out the fine, he confided in Marshal Mustard that he had relatives here, a daughter and son-in-law, whom he had come to visit. He had hoped not to let them know he had arrived in such g state but when confronted with the pfopositibn of laying out the fine in jail,-he decided to ask the son-in-latf to come to his rescue. The daughter, however, opposed having their money spent for such a purpose and he was allowed to stay in jail over night and until this Wednesday afternoon, when the son-in-law offered to stay the fine. John Doe_ gave his correct name to the marshh’l .but the latter could not remember it. He lives at Kokomo and started' hei;e to visit his daughter on Tuesday offiist week, just seven days before he arrived. He had started to drink at Logansport and had kept it up until he was in a frightful condition when he arrived here. His clothes were fairly good, but fie was about as dirty as any man the marshal has had to handle lately. An odor that would make a polecat envious eminated from him and if Ed Fawley, the man who assaulted old man Stowers and is serving a long jail sentence, will not drink up any more of the disinfectant, it will come in handy to renovate the cell John Doe occupied.

To Patrons of the Public Schools.

With the high school in a building of its own, the old building, formerly occupied by the high school, is now available for the use of grades below the high school. Grades six, seven and eight have been assigned to this old building. These grades have been organized into a department and are in ctliargemf four teachers, Miss Mildred . Vanderburg, who will be priheipal of the building; Miss Clara Holmes, who has charge of the seventh grade; Miss Bessie Wiley, who has charge of the sixth grade, and Miss Edith Eastham, wftio has just been added to the Rensselaer corps of teachers. Miss Eastham conies from Terre Haute, Ind., and is a graduate of the state normal school there. The work in these grades will now be largely departmental. Miss Vanderburg will teach reading and geography; Miss Holmes will teach arithmetic and English, M iss Wiley geography and history, and Miss Eastman will teach grammar, reading and writing. This plan of organization wiil make it easier to introduce such special subjects as sewing, manual training, etc. Provision has been made for work in these subjects to begin within a few days/ Mr. Hopkins will have the boys in manual training. A new room for this work has been provided in the high sdhool building. A complete equipment in the way of benches and tools has been purchased and will be in use in this department. The work in sewing will be in charge of Miss Wiley. A special room has been provided for this purpose. In both the manual training and the sewing tihe system provided by the Progressive Industrial Education Company, of In-

dianapolis, will be used. This system has been in use in some of the good schools of the state for several years. Wabash, for example, Is making use of this system. The plan is for the company to furnish all the material needed and also furnish each child with printed instructions how to proceed with the making of each separate article, both in the sewing and the manual training. The work of the teacher will be to see to it that the instructions are understood and carried out. The lessons furnished have been prepared by three of the most prominent teachers of industrial work and are very clear and explicit in their instructions.

The three grades have been distributed in four rooms. Room one will have grades six and seven, room two will have grades seven and eight, roopn three, grades eight, and room four grade six. The pupils have been divided so as to have about the same number in each room. But there will be no difference in the work done by the different divisions of any grade. For example, the portion of the seventh grade who are in room two will do just the same work and have just the same instructors as the por-, tion of the seventh grade who are in room one. Each teacher will have general charge over a certain room, but she will not be in this room at all hours of the day. At certain periods she will be teaching her particular subject In some other room.

It will thus be seen that the new department will be in some respects like the high school. It will serve as a sort of transition school between .the grades and the high school, yet it will be complete In Itself. One of the objects In organizing the school in this manner is to lessen the break how existing between the grades and the high school. There are many advantages in this form of organization and the hearty co-operation of the parents Is earnestly requested to the end that it may be made highly successful. W. F. QLARKE, Superintendent

PAUL PAINTER WAS ROLLING THEM HIGH

DeMotte Section Hand Imbibed Freely and Created Disturbance That Caused His Arrest Paul Painter is a section hand at DeMotte. He has been working industriously for a long time and was regarded a harmless and pleasant man: But he attained this reputation when he was not drinking. A few applications of John Barleycorn transformed him and for a day or two life has been mighty unpleasant for about everybody else at DeMotte. Stories of the way Painter was “painting” the town reached Rensselaer Tuesday. Mrs. Troxell, who runs the best hotel in Indiana, and who had Painter for a boarder, reported that he was storming the boarding house and threatening to kill the landlady and all the guests. Her brother, Justice John Bruner, swore out a warrant for his arrest and Deputy Sheriff Gus Grant went to DeMotte. He put a bottle of whisky in the back end of the automobile as he went through thfe streets of DeMotte and Painter smelled It,' climbed into the back end of the auto after it and the deputy cranked up the machine and brought him to town. This is tbd method of capture related by an official at the court house. Another is to the effect that Painter was terrorizing the people at the hotel when the officer arrived. He made no effort to resist arrest but informed, the officer that he was just having a little fun. He was brought into town, lodged in jail over night, sobered up and pleaded guilty this Wednesday .morning to being drunk and Judge Hanley assessed a fine of $5 and costs, $11.60 in all. This was promptly paid and Painter returned to DeMotte, insisting that while <jrunk, he was perfectly harmless and had not intended to harm a hair in anyone’s head.

A Classified Adr. will rent It.

No. 6651. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE first national Bank At Rensselaer, Indiana, At the close of business, November 26, 1912.

RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts $312,128.65 Overdrafts, secured and nnsecured 6,863.12 U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 25,000.00 Other Bonds to secure Postal Savings 5,000.00 Bonds, Securities, etc 2,500.00 Banking House, Fujniture and Fixtures 8,000.00 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents).... 1,189.53 Due from State and Private Banks and Bankers, Trust Companies, and Savings Banks ... 1,395.47 Due from approved Reserve Agents 29,436.69 Checks and other cash items.., 1,690.77 Fractional Paper Currency, !„ Nickels, and Cents...... 132.12 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: Specie r . 7,080.80 Legal-Tender Notes /.... 3,952.00 11,032.80 Redemption Fund wiflh U. S. Treasurer, 5 per cent of , Circulation 1,250.00 Bills in transit 7,934.45 Total $413,553.60

State of Indiana. County of Jasper, ss: I, E. Lk Hollingsworth, Cashier of the above-named tank, do sol—raly swear that the above statement is true to tbs bast of my knowledge sad belief. E. I* HOLLINGSWORTH, Cashier. Correct—Attest: GEORGE E. MURRAY. ED. P. HONAN. EDD J. RANDLE, * 3 Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of December, 1912. GEORGE A. WILLIAMS. Notary Publie. My Commission Expires Feb. 17, 1914. : i

JOHN EGER. President. DELOS THOMPSON, (JsUw. J. H. CHAPMAN, Vice-President. CHAS. M. SANDS. Asri. Cashier. Che State Bank of Rc«s*daer Report of the condition of the State Bank of Rensselaer, a State Bank at Rensselaer, in the State of Indiana, at the close of Its business on November 26, 1912.

RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts...... .$227,394.72 Overdrafts 1,505.95 l|. S. Bonds 5... 100.00 Other Bonds and Securities 6,310.00 Furniture and Fixtures.... 1,000.00 Due from Banks and Trust Companies 68,258.66 Cash on hand 9,997.43 .Total Resources $314,566.76

State of Indiana. County of Jasper, as: B, James H. Chapman, Vice-President of the State Bank of Rensselaer, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. _ . JAMBS H. CHAPMAN, Vice-President. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of ’ December, 1912. CHARLES G. SPITLER. Notary Public. My Commission expires April 8, 1912. |J|| Money le Loan at Carre** Bates. Tew Patronage MaM ~~ * :• \ :\ US

WEATHER FORECAST. Rain tonight or Thursday; cooler Thursday. ■

New Fall-Fledged.

vv. R. Lee has discontinued the grocery end of his business and 'Will henceforth be a full-fledged shoe and dry goods merchant. Mr. Lee lias been on the Chicago and eastern markets for the last twenty days and modestly asserts that he believes he will have the really down-to-tbe-mlnnte Christmas shopping store. With new linens, new drawn-work, new collars, new ties, new scarfs, new hoods, new over-laees and embroideries, new minings, new ribbons, new silk skirts, new heather-bloom skirts, new bedspreads and so many useful notion items he certainly has room to his claim. Mr. lee intends to make his one of the leading stores of Northern Indiana and he will appreciate it indeed if when you get something there that pleases you, you will tell yonr friends. It will fie a favor to sbem and help film.—Adv.

Cream Chicken Dinner

will be served at the Christian church next Thursday, Dec, sth, from 5:00 to 7:30 p..m. Menu: cream chicken, mashed potatoes, Waldorf salad, rolls, coffee and pumpkin pie, aSI for 25c. Everybody welcome.

Christmas Home-Made Candies.

Home-made candies are healthiest I make all kinds. Get your Christmas order to me as early as possible. r Mrs. H. R. WOOD, Phone 444.

Preaching at Egypt.

The weather being favorable Rev. Parrett will preach Sunday afternoon. Dec. Btb, at 2:30 p. m., at the Egypt school house. This is a good season of the year to use the classified columns in The Republican. Advertise whatever you have for sale. You will thus find a buyer with the cash.

LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in...... $60,000.## Surplus Fund 20,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Expenses and Taxes paid... 9,961.04 National Bank Notes outstanding • 24,500.00 Due to State and Private Banks and Bankers 11,686.63 Individual Deposits subject to Check 281,576.16 Demand certificates of deposit 58,404.78 Postal Savings Deposits ... 2,382.97 ‘ ~;i ' 1 Total $413,553.40

LIABILITIES. Capital Stock—paid In $30,000.00 Surplus 19,000.09 Undivided Profit*.... 483.28 Exchange, Discounts and Interest .less expenses and Taxes paid - 2,519.33 •Demand Deposits . 210,445.48 Time Certificates 52,118.67 Total Liabilities 9314,566.76

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