Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1913 — Page 1

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Sent Sample Bricks By the Pareels Post.

Every employe of the Gary postofflee has sore arms today as the first taste of the parcels post, and Postmaster, John W. Call and Chief Clerk Joseph Tracey are carrying their arms around in bandages. Yesterday two big dray wagons backed up to the postoffice and unloaded 1,000 heavy paving bricks, each one a separate stamped parcel. The bricks are samples being mailed by W. P. F. Barty, a Gary brick dealer, who found that he could send them at less expense by parcels post than by express. The postmaster and assistants spent most of the day carrying the 6,000 pounds of bricks into the postoffice, to be ready for the first outgoing postal parcel mail tomorrow.

Fammer Rensselaer Girl Married at Oneida, N. Y.

On December 10th, at Oneida, N. ¥., occurred the marriage of Miss Carrie Dickinson, daughter of Reuben Dickinson, and formerly residents of Jasper county, to Mr. A. J. Paul, of that city. The bride is a sister of Mrs. Michael Farmer, who was formerly Miss Mae Dickinson, and who now lives in Logansport. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Paul started on a wedding trip to Mt. Clemens, Mich. They will reside in Oneida, N. Y., being it home after Jan. Ist

Death of Son of L. H. Swartz Caused by Pneumonia.

Verlie Clarence Swartz, 9 months old, son of L. H. Swartz, of Jordan township, died Tuesday afternoon of pneumonia, after a sickness of two weeks. The funeral will be he)d at the residence Thursday forenoon and burial will be made at the Egypt cemetery.

HOUSEHOLD CARES

Tax the Women of Rensselaer the Same as Elsewhere. Hard to attend to household duties With a constantly aching back. A woman should not have a bad back, And she seldom would if the kidnews were well. Doan’s Kidney Pills are endorsed by thousands. Have been used in kidney trouble over 50 years. Read what this Rensselaer woman says: Mrs. Larkin Potts, Clark & Washington Sts., Rensselaer, Ind., says: “I was weak and nervous and had but little strength or ambition. I rested poorly and was eubjeet to severe headaches and pains across my loins. I could hardly attend to my houeework at times and I always felt tired and worn out Doan’s Kidney Pills, procured from Fendig’s Drug Store, gave me relief at once and before I had used them long all my aches and pains disappeared. I am grateful to Doan’s Kidney Pills for what they have done for me.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doans—and take no other.

Hardware Stores Close.

Beginning next Monday, Jan. 6th, the undersigned hardware merchants will keep their stores closed after 6 o’clock each evening except Saturdays. WARNER BROS. E. D. RHOADES & SON. C. W. EGER.

On and after Jan. Ist we close at 6 p. m., except Saturdays. Jarrette’s Variety Store.

Start Off Right Start Off the New Year with the Right Foot. Place a policy on your life in the Right Company. If your life is not amply protected get right in the NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL- The Company with the right contract; the right the right dividend. This company has scores of policy holders in this county in the aggregate covering an amount of over a auarter of a million dollars. Many of them re-insurpd in lie company. Not one single dissatisfied policy holder. This company does more than it agrees. Get right with yourself now, and start off the new year with a policy in the GRAND OLD NORTHWESTERN. “It’s right if I write it.” C. Arthur Tuteur I write accident insurance, too. -

The Evening Republican.

TRYING HARD TO RESTART RACING

Mineral Springs Race Track Promoters Will Ask Law Legalising Pony Events. - ’ I _■> Gary, Ind., hbred racing under the Paris Mutual system, by which a large percentage of the proceeds would go to the charitable organizations of the state, may be started at the Mineral Springs track at Porter, if the plans which are now under way are carried out and sanctioned by the state legislature. A bill is said, to be now completed, ready to be introduced in the state legislature as soon as it convenes at Indianapolis on January 9, completly ft '&ut'horizlng racing under the system and if it goes through, the track will run uninterrupted after the opening of the season next spring.

H. E. Parkison vs. Mary Margaret Fisher, et al; petition to sell real estate. Daniel Messner, et al, vs. James Sheldon; suit on note. Dixon & Co., vs. John M. Knapp, suit on account. Pearl, Davis vs. Walker Township, Jasper County, Indiana. Alleges that cow was killed by having been bitten by dbg with rabies and that Trustee Karch refuses to settle. Asks S6O.

In drawing some conclusions from a statement of the facts surrounding the arrest and release of a man on a charge of drunkenness last week, The Republican made, as It is x now convinced, a mistake in saying that It did not seem right fir City Attorney Leopold to counsel Sheriff Hoover. The city attorney is only obliged to represent the city in things covered by city ordinances and it is not a part of his duty to engage in any prosecutions for violations of state laws, which would leave him free to defend any person he chose. The salary of the city attorney is S2OO a year, and this would not justify him in discarding very much private business and none where.there was not a conflict with his duties as the legal adviser of the city. The trouble in this case was not a city matter and if Sheriff Hoover was liable for the release of the prisoner and was to be prosecuted for his act, it would be the prosecuting attorney of the district and not the city attorney who would prosecute. As The Republican stated In the first instance the matter was one of rather small importance. The influence brought upon the sheriff to release the prisoner, who was Incarcerated

for drunkenness without any charge being filed, was strong, ana there was sufficient guarantee that the prisoner would be produced when wanted. The guarantee was verbal but it was made by responsible men and the sheriff accepted It. What would probably have been very much better would have been for the sheriff to have called the officer who had made the arrest and have asked him to acquiesce in the action. There is, however, a deeper question involved, and that is the rights that the city officers have to use the jail for prisoners they arrest. There has always been conflict between the sheriffs and city officials and this question should be settled and an effort made to bring peace to all who have participated in the recent unpleasantness. J ■■ ' 1111 " ■ ■ ’ - If Lee says so he will.

Oysters 35 cents per quart; fresh fish all week at Haus’.

Gerald Strong, of Homer, Mich., returned there Tuesday after a week’s visit with the family of H. E. Hartley.

SateNd Jinury 1, MW/m moohA oUea n*IJ natter, at the post-o Ace M Beuselaer. tadlaaa, under the sot of Wareh 3, 137».

New Suits Filed.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1913.

TEXAS LOOKS GOOD TO HORACE H. FELL

Son of County Treasurer Wrote a Glowing Account to Auburn Newspaper—Raising Rice. Horace H. Fell, son of County Treasurer A. A. Fell, and formerly a .resident of Carpenter township, is now located at Chalmers, near Bay City, Texas, where he is engaged. in farming and likes the country so well and considers the prospects so assuring that he makes conditions thereabouts the subject of a very interesting article in the Auburn, Ind., Bee. Mr. Fell formerly lived at Auburn. Some years ago he went to lowa in the automobile business and then to Bay City, Texas, where for a year he was engaged in the garage bust, ness. A year ago he moved to a farm and his letter certainly has the tone of one who believes he has found the opportunity for happiness and prosperity. After discussing a number of matters of chief interest to the people of Auburn, Mr. Fell points out the most serious drawback to Texas. He says it is the unscrupulous real estate shark, who misrepresents instead of stating plain facts. He says that they tell glowing stories of the fabulous fortunes that lie in wait for the northerners who will come down there and raise walnuts, pecans, figs and oranges. That many northerners have tried it and hav&“'hfter a year or two or three, givegi up in disgust and pronounced Texas as a whole a land of waste when they might have succeeded if they had raised cotton, corn, rice or stock. For these things, ho Says, there is no better place on earth. Corn produces from 30 to ”80 bushels to the acre, cotton a bale to the acre and rice in abundance. Oats, wheat and barley do not do so well owing to the salt air. Speaking of his this year crop, he says, “I had rice exclusively this year. Conditions were right fbr raising, harvesting and marketing. I had out 140 acres and have now between 1,500 and 1,600 sacks of rice, valued at $4 a sack. I hope to put out 200 acres next year and began plowing the last of November. There is lots of wild game here and we have mallards right along and now there are geese and thousands of Jacksnipe. I helped kill a deer recently.” In every line of Mr. Fell’s letter he shows real pleasure at his experiences and prospects in Texas.

See George F. Mey ers’, list of Farms for Sale In another column. Alva McNeil, of LaCrosse, was here on business today. Clean-up prices will now prevail at Lee’s. Well, we all started today with a clean page. What are you going to do with it? J. C. of Peru, came today to look after his Jasper county interests. Mrs. J. W. Fawcett, of DCiphi, is. spending the day with her sister, Mrs. Julia A. Healey. George Williams, aged 50, while working on a building at Evansville, was instantly killed by coming in contact with a live wire. ' ■ " ' 11 - a » Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robinson came from Battle Ground this morning for a visit of a week with relatives in and near Rensselaer. There will be no meeting of the Domestic Science Club this week, owing to sickness of several of the members. r~~ .l . ■ - - . * Just received another car of bran and middlings. Bran $1.25, and middlings $1.40 per 100 lbs. HAMILTON & KELLNER. _ - \ Mrs. Delbert Beckman, of Lafay ette, came this morning, joining her husband, who was called here Monday by the dangerous sickness of his mother, Mrs. J. C. Beckman. Buy our buckwheat flour and corn meal through your grocer and if he does not have it order direct of us. . HAMILTON & KELLNER. J. W. Groom and wife will leave tomorrow morning for their home In Kingman, Kansas. His father continues to grow' weaker each day and there seems but a remote chance of his ever getting up again. The children of Perry Marlatt had their New Years dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Milt Roth today. Mr. Marlatt and wife were paresent, as were also Mr. and Mrs. John Marlatt, Mr. and Mrs. Will H. Mackey, Miss Gladys Jackson and Mrs. C. O. Swift and ffttle son, of Evanston, 111.

CLEANED PLATTER AT LOUISVILLE SHOW

( .. - ■ f -i•„ .- . Emmet Pullins Won Five Firsts On Turkeys and First Prise Barred Rock Cockerel Pen. il II I ■ . ■ If Jasper county did not prove its poultry superiority completely at the Chicago show, where Emmet Pullins and William Hershman were winners in almost everything exhibited, it was proven last week at the Louisville show. Mr. Hershman did not take his turkeys and Langshan chickens there, but Mr. Pullins had both turkeys and Barred Rock chickens and in the Bronze Turkey events.he won five first prizes, while in the Barred Rock class he won fitst prize on his cockerel bred pen. that being his only exhibit. His success at the big shows has been a great advertisement to him and he is now receiving about thirty letters a day, orders for eggs, and requests for prices on his prize winning birds. He is right in clover now and will doubtless have a busy summer packing turkey eggs at $lO and S2O a setting, and Barred Rock eggs at from $5 to $lO.

Mrs. J. C. Beckman’s condition is slightly more encouraging today and the family and physicians are more hopeful, although they know that she still has a hard fight if she recovers. - C.T). Hughes, of Monticello, is to take charge of the Wolcqtt plant for the Jasper County Telephone Co. J. J. Montgomery, general superintendent, has been at Wolcott several days, in personal charge of that plant. A reduction in the net shortage of freight cars throughout the United States Is noted in the current bulletin of the American railway association. On Dec. 14, there was a total shortage of 61,006 cars. On Nov. 30 the total surplus was 26,135 cars and the shortage then amounted to 62,536 cars. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Warner were able to come down town today for their New Years dinner, which they had at the Makeever hotel, seated at a table with their three sons, D. G., N. H. and C. C. and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Warner have been married almost 57 years and are enjoying quite good health. There were no rural route deliveries today, as it is a holiday and' it was welcomed by all the carriers who have had a strenuous time during the heavy holiday business. Tomorrow’s mail will be a big one, however, and will be the first day that parcels post packages will be carried by rural carriers. Tn an effort to stem the tide of business taken away from them by the institution of the parcels post, the express companies have ceased opposition Ito the efforts of the interstate commerce commission to reduce their rates, and will in some instances, itvis reported, make even further reductions in order to hold the shippers’ trade. A four year search, prosecuted relentlessly, was rewarded Monday by the arrest in Boston of Milton Burdick, who* is charged with stealing S6OO from a Rockford, 111., bank in February, 1908. Burdick, then a lad of 18, was in charge of the elevator in the bank building and had access to the bank proper. When the loss was discovered Burdick had vanished, and this the police took as an indication of guilt.

H. W. Osborne, who has been farming Mrs. J. W. Pierce’s land, south of town, has decided to quit farming and will hold a public sale Monday, Jan. 13th. He expects to go to Mountain City, Tenn., and visit for a time at his old home and also to spend Some tluie In Virginia and North Carolina. He will not farm this year and is not decided just what he will do, but may return td Rensselaer, where he has made a number of friends who will be glad If he- returns here for his future residence. The New Year*s dance last night was another very enjoyable affair and about seventy couples attended. The Jefferson Club, which Is handling all the dances this year, had the armory very attractively decorated, as well as their own suite of rooms on the same floor. The Douglas colored orchestra furnished the music, which consisted of violin. cornet and drums. The Jefferson Club gave out souvenirs In the sffape of 1913 calendars, all very beautiful subjects. The next dance the club'*kvill give will be on the night of January 21st. ■■■ - Cow feed. 80e per 100 lbs. < HAMILTON & KELLNER. u

OFFICE HOLDERS WANT MORE CASH

Sheriffs, Treasurers, Etc, Plan to Upset Democratic Plan of Rigid Economy. Indianapolis, Dec. 31.—1 n spite of the warning that was given to the sheriffs by some of the democratic party leaders when the sheriffs held their secret meeting here a few days ago, that public officials need not come to the legislature this year with requests for higher salaries, it looks now like it will require the services of a very large and sleepless watch dog of the treasury to keep the county and township officials from raiding it. The sheriffs want more money, so do the county treasurers, the county clerks, the surveyors, the county superintendents, the township assessors, the township trustees and everybody else that has anything to* do with the public business. . Twb.or three days ago the county ■treasurers came to town and held a secret meeting and discussed plans for inducing the legislature to increase their salaries. On the same day the county clerks came in and held a secret meeting that was, ina secret until it was discovered by a newspaper reporter. The clerks decided to ask for a raise. The county superintendents from all over the state held a secret meeting at the state house and outlined a number of things they will ask from the legislature. Among other things they want an increase in salary. They also want to hire all School teachers instead of having them hired by the township trustees. They want a law that will require their approval of plans and contracts for new school houses, thus giving them the power to veto any new school house project that might be started. These are only some of the things they will ask. They flatly refused to give out any information, but a reporter got the information through a keyhole.

POST INSTALLATION SATURDAY MORNING

Ed Laughry, of Monticello, Will In stall New Officers of G. A. R. Post No. 84. Rensselaer Post, No. 84, Grand Army of the Republic, will instal its new officers Saturday afternoon of this week, Dec. 4th. Comrade Ed Laughry, of Monticello, well known to the veterans of Rensselaer, has promised to be here to instal the officers who were elected some time ago. The new officers are: D. H. Yeoman, Commander: Burgess Dillon, Sr. Vice; Tim Comer, Jr, Vice: A. J. Bellows, Chaplain; John Kresier. Quartermaster: Larkin Potts, Offi cer of the Day; Whitsell Lewis, Offi cer of the Guard. There are also two or three appointive offices to he ap pointed. Mr. Loughry will come to Rensselaer on the 10:12 train Saturday morning and return on the 2 o’clock train. The installation »will take place at about 10:30 o’clock. All old soldiers are urged to be present. Commander-elect D. H. Yeoman will not be on hand to be installed, as he is now in California. Burgess Dillon, the senior vice, will be installed as commander.

Have you noticed the new electric lighting system of the R-C-H ear sold by John Knapp? The cars are equipped with 12-inch Bullet electric head lights and double parabolic lens, and 6-lneh Bullet electric side lights with parabolic lens.

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NEW OFFICERS TAKE COURT HOUSE JOBS

George W. Scott Becomes Recorder and Devere Yeoman Surveyor— Tilton and Osborne Retire. John W. Tilton completed eight years as county recorder Tuesday evening, Dec. 31st, and retired from the office. Today, Jan. Ist he was succeeded by George W. Scott, of Rensselaer, who was elected in November. Mr. Tilton was a resident of Wheatfield when he was elected. He has made a fine officer, being competent clerically and obliging to all patrons of the office, He is not decided >what he wiH do;. He will probably spend several weeks looking around and may find some opening in Rensselaer. His many friends hope that he wW- His successor, George W. Scott, is also splendidly equipped for the duties of the office. He was a school teach-, er for several years and has been the township assessor of Marion township for four years. His popularity was proven at the nominating convention and the election and that he will prove just as abliging while in office is certain. A box of cigars and a box of candy was placed by him on one of the desks in the office and all callers invited to help themselves. W. Franke Osborne retired Dec. 31st as county surveyor, a position he had held for four years and which he had capably filled. It is a job that no man can fill and not make a few enemies and Frank is going out with a consciousness of having done his duty as he saw it X ’thout regard to consequences. He was defeated for re-election by, Devere Yeoman, a popular young democrat, who took office today. Devere secured a good education as a, civil engineer at Valparaiso unb versity and has had some splendid practical experience during the past two or three years. That he will also prove a capable and accommodating official Is certain. Jfar. Osbornejtms several jobs to be completed and is the city engineer for RensMae.-. He will probably find considerable private work in that line, but he has not decided definitely about the future. His last official act of 1912 was the filing of the amended report of the Ryan ditch. County Commissioner Charles A. Welch, of Carpenter township, also officially takes office today, succeeding Charles T, Denham, who has served ably as commissioner from the 3rd district. D. 8. Makeever, who defeated Charles H RtapkhAuan in the second district, will take his office one year hence. A. A. Fell, county treasurer, and J. P. Hammond, county auditor, have each served one year today, while J. H. Perkins, county clerk, did not take his office until May Ist, lapt year.

Small Blaze Called Fire Department Ont

At about 2:30 o’clock two women who were passing Lon Kiser’s house in -the northwest part of town, discovered the roof on fire. An alarm was promptly turned in and the fire team made a quick run to the house and the company soon had the blaze conquered with chemical extinguishers. The damage was very small The house belongs to C. B. Steward.

Hamilton and Brown shoes at Left’s for men, women and children. x

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