Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 302, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1912 — Page 1

The Evening Republican.

No. 303.

SPITS OVERCOATS SHIRTS HATS CAPS GLOVES SWEATERS JERSEYS MUFFLERS NECKWEAR HOSIERY Low Prices

The articles mentioned are all useful and each in itself beautiful, and the range of prices so large that all tastes can be satisfied. All articles possible put in appropriate Holiday Boxes without extra charge. Groods laid away and delivered when wanted. TRAUB & SELIG Given away absolutely free each iiTho Maui Vnrk Odd Fellows Bldg. ,ot partku ' I lie lluIV IUIIV OIUIG Rensselaer

WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight and Saturday; somewhat colder tonight. Five thousand pounds of candies and nuts for our Christmas trade. JOHN EGER. 4c. Select holly and holly wreaths, direct from Newbern, North Carolina, at money-saving prices. Jarrette’s Variety Store.

$ • We Have the Dainties for the - Christmas Dinner And will have sufficient extra help to get your order to you promptly. FLORIDA GRAPE FRUIT SOLID CABBAGE FLORIDA ORANGES, all sixes PARSNIPS MALAGA GRAPES TURNIPS BALDWIN APPLES HEAD AND LEAF LETTUCE WAXY LEMONS JERSEY SWEET POTATOES GOOD BANANAS CALIF. JUMBO CELERY Fresh Country Eggs, 30c dozen, ' * Home Grocery Call us early, Phone 41

electrify Vour Rome Your wife will praise of her the year round, and you will enjoy the delights of your purchase if you invest in electrical labor savers lor Christmas presents. We have a fine line of l Electric Electric Toasters Mazda Globes Irons , ' Shades V Percolators Chandeliers Hot Pads Portable Staad Lamps Stoves Porch Lights CALL AND SEE THEM. K- T Rhoades Sr Co. At C. W. RHOADES’ BARBER SHOP

L P Ilfjffllfflr **• L | 'v-/ * <u/ / Make, it a Sensible Xmas This Year. V ' 3 Every family, man and woman, is feeling the high cost of the necessaries of life—but don’t worry—let us help you make this Xmas happy, as usual. Instead of giving articles that are admired at first sight only, and then are forgotterTthe next day, why not give something of real service; a Suit, Overcoat, a Hat, a Sweater—these will give pleasure and comfort throughout the year. > BUY YOUR PRESENTS HERE Good Clothes

Masonic Notice. Prairie Lodge No. 125, F. & A. M., will meet on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 1:15 p. m., to attend the funeral of Brother Joseph V. Parkison. J. C. PARRETT, W. M. We have just unloaded our third car of apples. This is a car of fancy New York fruit. Belflowers, Spies, Greenings, Baldwins, Johnathans Kings, Russets and Talinon Sweets. JOHN EGER.

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CLOSE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 1912

Commissioners Met Thursday and Closed Up the Business for > the Year 1912. The county commissioners met Thursday for the purpose of closing up the business of the year and to let the contract for supplies for the various offices. The contract for stationery and supplies in Classes 1, 2 and 3 was let to the Burt-Haywood Co., of Lafayette. Class 4 was awarded to Healey & Clark, of Rensselaer. Devere Yeoman filed a new bond as surveyor-elect in the sum of SI,OOO, Signed by Andrew K. Yeoman, Stephen Kohley and E. J. Randle. Through an oversight the amount was not filed in the previous bond, so that a new one was necessary. W. L Hoover filed a bond for $5,««0 as sheriff-elect. It was signed by Wm. M. Hoover and Frank Hoover. Frank Owen Wood was admitted to the Home for Feeble Minded.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1912.

QUICKLIME USED IN FLESH DISPOSAL

Murder at Richmond £wo Tears Ago Just Discovered—Body Beneath Own Kitchen. On Sept. sth, Henry Dayton, 45 years of age, disappeared from his home at Richmond, Ind. No suspicion attached to Joseph P. Snyder nor to Dayton’s wife. A few days ago Snyder disappeared. He had been living with Mrs, Dayton since the murder. She then turned a letter over to the poliee which he had written Dec. 2nd, 1911, in which he confessed to having'killed Dayton and buried him beneath the kitchen in quicklime. The officers investigated and found Dayton’s skeleton. Snyder is a fugitive from justice and Mrs. Dayton, who is quite sick, will be arrested as an accomplice to the murder as soon as she is well enough to sit up.

Sunday School Class Gave Shower for Coming Bride.

At the hoihe of Miss Mabel Nowels Thursday evening Mrs. Pell’s Sunday school class gave a miscellaneous shower for Miss Bertha Stocksick, whose marriage to Mr. Edward Becher will take place next Tuesday. A number of very pretty and useful presents were given to the coming bride and a pleasant evening spent.

A Classified Adv. will flad it

TIEPINS CUFFLINKS SUSPENDERS . UNDERWEAR HANDKERCHIEFS COLLAR BAGS TIE RINGS TIE RETAINERS SUITCASES HANDBAGS UMBRELLAS High Quality

SYLVESTER GRAY NAMED COUNCILMAN

County Councilman Appoint Sylvester Gray to Succeed John Martindale. ri: The county councilmen met Thursday to make some special appropriations, mainly for bridges that are needed soon. $1,900 was appropriated for two bridges in Barkley township; $1,500 for two in Wheatfield township, and $550 for one in Walker. Sylvested Gray was appointed councilman from the third district to succeed John Martindale, whose death occurred recently.

Invited Chicago Mayor But He Could Not Come.

Dr. Johnson, who is a personal friend of Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chicago, was recently in conversation with him and the mayor expressed a desire to come here on a hunting expedition. Last week Dr. Johnson arranged with a number of local sportsmen to help him entertain the mayor provided he could come at that time. An invitation was sent to him but he repUed that he was now too busy with the appropriations estimate for the ensuing year and therefore not able to come at this time As the quail reason expires Dec. 31st, it is probable that the mayor will not get down before next fall, when he has indicated that he wijl be pleased to come

Will Spend Christmas With Son in New York City.

Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Shedd left at 10:12 this morning for New York City, where they wiU spend Christmas and several days thereafter with their son, Harry Shedd. They will not visit their old New England home on this trip.

Pennies Silver Coated To Resemble Dimes.

Wateh out for youjr dimes. A new form of counterfeiting is to eoat pennies with tin. They closely resemble dimes and several have been passed in Indianapolis, where a colored boy was arrested by the police for passing them. The boy says he bought them of another colored boy.

The line of tailored waists at Lee’s embody the new ideas. See George P. Meyers’ list of Farms for Sale in another column.

BIG AUDIENCE WITNESSED FUNFEST

Good Words Heard on All Hands About Holden’s Charity ShowCleared Large Sum. The funfeSt proved a very enjoyable event and the local charity fund was augmented $72. About three hundred people were present and all seem to enjoyed the program thoroughly. The money procured will be used by the Presbyterian, Methodist and Christian churches in supplying Christmas joys to the poor or held by them as a relief fund. The money procured at the Thanksgiving entertainment, the liberal gift by Mayor Meyers, the money given by the Good Fellows and the money raised at the funfest will aggregate about $250, and this will be a fund that will probably last throughout the year in the hands of the organized charities. r The entertainment promoted by Mr. Holden was something entirely new in Rensselaer and was very much life “amateur” nights employed in charitable entertainments in cities. It consisted of songs, mostly the old-fashioned favorites, musical numbers, jokes, short speeches and a mesmeric act in which Mr. Holden hypnotized Attorney Honan, blackened him up and caused him to deliver a darkey oration. Mr. Honan very ably carried out his part, acting very much embarrassed when relieved from the trance. One number that proved a great delight was given by “Grandmother” Morgan, who sang an oldtime religious song. She was 89 years of age the 9th of last May but she has by no means lost her sense of humor- and after she had sung one verse of the song, she hesitated a moment and then said, shyly, “Well, they only asked me to sing one verse.” Her remark served to bring the large audience into an appreciative laugh and a round of applause followed that must have been very gratifying to her. The program started in a very laughable manner. Attorney Williams explained that the entertainment had been started by Mr. Holden, who had laid down and caused himself and Attorney Spitler to do all the work. Mr. Spitler raised up and protested the statement of Mr. Williams and then Mr. Holden appealed to the audienbe While all were talking in a loud tone, the pipe organ, the piano and two violins started up, all playing different tunes and then the band, which was concealed in the basement, began playing. It was a prearranged scheme that had the appearance of a “rough house” for a little while. The program closed with a song by the “Battle Axe” quartette, composed of C. C. Warner, Yern Crisler, Moses Leopold and George Williams. They struggled through a verse or two of the Spanish 1 ' Cavalier, and finally all left the platform but George Williams, who continued to sing. A elever part of the program was the story telling of B. F. Learning. The success of the entertainment can be credited to Mr. Holden, who planned it, staged it and . took charge of all details. He has probably secured for himself a steady job as an annual charity entertainment promoter. Why not a nice bedspread? Lee has a good line.

Fruits and Vegetables Of all kinds at reduced prices tor the Xmas buyers at our place from now on until Xmas Day. DON’T FORGET IT that you can’t beat our store for the Best Line of Candy and Nuts at the right price. Be sure you see our Line. It will save you money. CANDY BOX given away to teachers and ten-pound buyers. Don’t forget ’the place and number. Ro iven Sr Kiser Opposite Court House - Phone 80S

The Ellis Theatre J. H. 3. ELLIS, Manager. TONIGHT ED W. ROWLAND & EDWARD CLIFFORD (Inc). Offers Che Rosary BY EDWARD E. ROSE THE GREAT NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND BOSTON SUCCESS Like the Poem and Song It Will y Live Forever. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SETTINGS EVER SEEN ON THE STAGE. Large Company of Exceptional Ability. Prices - - - 50 c 76c and 31.00

MORSE BUNTE Milk Creams Bitter Sweets High-Grade Candies . Xmas Packages F. W. TOBIAS Newspapers Magazines

H. W. WOOD, JR., IS APPOINTED TRUSTEE

Succeeds Harvey E. Parkison— Will Come to Rensselaer and Give Full Time to JobV. _______ Harvey W. Wood, Jr., has been appointed by Auditor Hammond to fill the unexpired term of Harvey E. Parkison as trustee of Marion township. Mr. Parkison tendered his resignation two weeks ago. Mr. Wood lives south of Rensselaer but he intends to move Into town and to devote his entire time or as much as is necessary to the office. He Is a well qualified young man and we believe will prove an excellent man for the place. Mr. Parkison has made a good official. As previously explained he was elected for four years and the term was extended to six years by an act of the legislature. He did not care to serve longer than the four years and his private business was also taking up so much of his time that the office became a burden.

Frank Turner and Ike Kepner Form Partnership.

Frank Turner and Isaac Kepner have formed a partnership and will engage in the cement, brick, plastering, tile setting and building business. They are already figuring on work for the coming spring and advertise for work in the various lines they wiU engage in. You can tie to Lee’s new line of Dependon hose, men’s, women’s and children’s. '

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