Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1913 — Page 1

No. 13.

School Information.

Froity time to time in the past, and we hope he will keep it up in the future, Sm>erintendent Wm. F. Clarke, of the city schools, has supplied The Republican articles regarding the schools. These articles are directed to the patrons and should be tread carefully by every parent of school children, for the subjects discussed are of vital Interest in determining the best means of securing the practical things that education should supply, and they can more readily be solved If the patrons will inform and express themselves. In an article at this time, Superintendent Clarke points out the fact, well known but seldom considered in the relation he presents it, that about 40 per cent of the scholars in Rensselaer get no higher than the eighth grade; that there are more scholars under each teacher in the grades than in the high school; that the grade teachers are not paid nearly so much as the high school teachers and therefore the big expense Of our educational system is in the high school, where so small a per cent of our boys and girls go. At the same time less efficiency is provided in the grades, Where there are so many more pupilß. 1, and these need and should have the ablest instruction that can be given them. Mr. Clarke’s article thoroughly the subject and every person who is interested in our public school system should read his article and join with him in the modern thought along the lines of epdeavor to procure the best results by the adoption of practical methods.

Got a Good Dip Into the Governor’s Contingent Fund.

The governor of the state of Indiana is given a contingent fund for emergency use, which is right and proper. The use made of it might, however, be questioned. Governor Marshall had a hobby during his term of office. It was the making of a new constitution. He wanted it so badly that he chose to try to give it to us in an illegal way. The courts decided that the method was not according to law. It didn’t take much of a lawyer to see it, either, for the constitution provides the means for its amendment and the means were not followed.- But Tom was stubborn and he hired some good democrats to make a contest before the supreme court. Of he lost. That was certain, but Tom didn’t care so much, as long as the state was paying the freight. He hired Dan Simms, of Lafayette, and Dan recently received SI,OOO for his services. The governor allowed it out of his contingent fund. The Tippecanoe County Democrat, which is just raising a fuss all of the time about claimed "irregularities” in Tippecanoe county, says: “Friends of Dan W. Simms are congratulating him on his good fortune.” Wouldn’t you like to be congratulated under similar circumstances?

Notice to Woodmen.

Hereafter all Woodmen dues and assessments will be paid to the undersigned, clerk of the local camp. I may be found during the store hours at Murray’s grocery department. JOHN R. MERRITT, Clerk.

Teachers’ Training Class.

The Union Teachers’ Training Class will meet ill the new school building on Wednesday, January 15th, at 8:15 p. m.

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The Evening Republican.

DID NOT TRY THE BISHER LAND CASE

Defective Affidavit for Change of Venue Caused Judge Vinton to Return Case to Monticello.

The witnesses who were called to Lafayette Tuesday to testify in the John G. Bisher land case might have remained at home if they could have told whdt was going to happen. There were a large number of witnesses, including a number of men and women from Gillam township, and County Clerk Perkins, of Rensselaer, wh6 had six large record books that gave him about all he could handle to carry on and off the train. Judge Henry Vinton, of the superior court of Lafayette, was on the bench and the question was raised that the affidavit made by George A. Williams, as guardian for Laura Bisher, was defective. The court did not pass upon this phase ,of the question because the motion was made by Attorney Sellers, the guardian of Reed, one of the plaintiffs r 4;o return the case to Monticello. To this the defendants agreed and the case was sent back there. It will probably come up at the next term of the White circuit court and it is probable that the defendants will then ask a change of venue on a new affidavit. This will delay the case considerably and it is probable that it will not be tried for three or four months.

Gome to Hundreds of Rensselaer People.

There are days of dizziness; Spells of headache, languor, backache; Sometimes rheumatic pains; Often urinary disorders. All tell you plainly the kidneys are sick. Doan’s Kidney Pilm are especially for kidney ills. Can Rensselaer residents doubt this statement. Mrs. M. S. Babb, Railroad St., Monticello, Ind., says: “Last fall I was troubled by a dull, gnawing pain in the small of my back and there were other symptoms of kidney complaint in evidence, such as dizzy spells, headaches and trouble with the kidney secretions. I procured a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills and I was fortunate bA£bnd my expectations in being promptly and positively relieved.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s—and take no other. 7

See George F. Meyers’ list of Farms for Sale in another column. Ralph Hoover, a wealthy Allen county farmer, has been arrested for shooting his wife, aged 17. Born, this morning, Jan. 15th, to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Calloway, of Walker tbwnship, a daughter. Try one of those large cans of fancy spinach for 10c. ______ JOHN EGER Lyons & Wert, of Brook, shipped a mixed car of cattle and hogs from Rensselaer today. Rev. A. G. Work, of Lafayette, yesterday conducted the funeral of Dr. C. T. Brockway, of Brookston. . A can chuck-full of fancy white spears of tender asparagus for 15e. Try a can and you will buy more. JOHN EGER Russell Sage and wife today moved into part of Miss Maggie Worden’s house, first door south of the Presbyterian church. We have in stock a full line of hard and soft coal. We would appreciate your orders. HAMILTON & KELLNER. Mrs. Sarah E. Lyon returned to Remington last evening after visiting her son, John E. Lyons, and wife for a week. Chop, bran, middlings, oil meal, tankage, oyster shell and all other feeds sold by first-class feed stores, for sale by Hamilton & Kellner. Louis Becker and wife, of near Brook, will move soon to the Chas. Doctor farm, southwest of Rensselaer. Today Mr. and Mrs. BeCher made a trip to Monon. We were out of Ariatos flour for a few days, but have Just received our first carload for 1913. We sold 16 cars in 1912, and, with the quality and price, we should sell 20 in 1913. “Aslstos,” the perfect flour, 31.35; "Lord’s Best,” a high patent, $1.30; Washburn Crosby's “Gold Medal,” $1.25. JOHN EGER.

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DAYS OF DIZZINESS

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1913.

ARCHBALD FOUND GUILTY BY SENATE

Jurist Stripped of Office and Forever Disqualified From Holding Office in United States.

Robert W. Archbald, of Scranton, Pa., for twenty years a judge in that state, was adjudged guilty by the U. S. Senate Monday on five charges of “high crime and, misdemeanors.” He was stripped of his office and forever disqualified from holding positions of public honor or trust. Impeachment proceedings had been pending in the senate since last summer. It was charged that he had corrupted the office for the private benefit of himself and his friends. Sixty-eight senators voted for his conviction and five voted against conviction. Senator John Worth Kern, of Indiana, was excused from voting. He was defending the dynamiters in Indiana while the hearing took place and was not familiar with the evidence. The charges were that he had been influenced by railroads in many cases and had accepted favors from railroads that were litigants in his court. On one occasion he had accepted a trip to Europe for himself and family and all the expense was borne by Henry W. Cannon, of New York, a director in several railroads'.’

Che disqualified judge got oply part of what was coming to him, and a penitentiary sentence would, be a fitting addition.

Halton Powell Company Pleases Large Audiences.

The Halton Powell company, playing at the Ellis Theatre this week, pleased another large audience last night, when they presented “The Morning After,” a roaring farce eomedy that left the audience laughing during the entire performance. Tonight’s bill will be “Let George Do It.” This is one of the cleverest bills the company presents, and a laugh a minute is guaranteed, especially the second and third acts.

LEE CHANGES 1-HOUR SALES FROM EVENING TO AFTERNOON.

W. R. Lee has decided to change his one-hour extra-special sales from evenings to afternoons. The sale each day will now be between 3 and 4 o’clock p. m. This is done to favor those who cannot mak% it possible to® get in evenings. Mr. Lee uses a single item for just one hour each day at an exceptionally low price, as a leader. Below he gives the list of items and the day they are on sale this week: Kimonas Wednesday W. B. Corsets Thursday Rugs Friday Ladies’ Waists Saturday

A complimentary dinner to “Uncle Joe” Cannon a‘t the completion of pS long term of service in the house is to be given by democrats and republicans of that body. For 25c we will sell you 3 pounds of nice large peaches, or 8 pounds of nice large prunes, or seeded, seedless, or large, loose, Muscatel raisins. JOHN EGER Mrs. J. H. Payne returned to Hammond this morning after a visit here with her sons, Charles and Louie, and her daughter, Mrs. I. B. Marion. ' We can sell you a first-class spreader at a lower price than you can buy of any cheap catalogue house. HAMILTON & KELLNER. President Taft has completed plans for the first seven months of his citizenship after March 4. He will reside in New Haven, but for three months of the seven he expects to live in Canada. Have you noticed the new electric lighting system of the R-C-H car sold by John Knapp? The cars are equipped with 12-inch Bullet electric head lights and double parabolic lens, and 6-inch Bullet electric side lights with parabolic lenß. The first move toward making the U. 8. naval station at Guantanamo, Cuba, an impregnable outpost of defense for the Panama canal has been taken. A board of officers of the army and navy will visit Guantanamo immediately. John Mohler spent last week in Lawrence county, Tenn., where he has a farm of 350 acres he recently secured in a trade in which he" disposed of his home in Rensselaer. He is quite well pleased with the outlook and hopes to shape things up so that he can move to the farm. Bert Hopper, the carpenter, will give up his trade and move to the country about the first of March. Bert is a splendid mechanic and it is not improbable that he will be induced Jby some one to re-engage in the building business before the summer is over, . , To find a buyer for your property, try a classified adv. in this paper.

PIONEER NEARS END OF HIS LONG LIFE

“Uncle” David Nowels Began Sinking at Midnight and Death is Now Momentarily Expected.

Possibly by the time that this paper is being read by its patrons the life of “Uncle” David Nowels will have passed out. His decline, which became more rapid about three weeks ago, has carried him steadily toward the grave and at midnight last night there was a decided change for the worse and throughout the hours up to this time there has been only the faintest spark of life. His body is motionless and to all appearances he is dead, but the heart still bepts very feeble. He can not last longer than a few hours.

He is a pioneer of Jasper county; he lived long and nobly and by his hard work proved what industrious and dauntless men could accomplish in the plains and forests of a new land. Kindly and unostentatious “Uncle” David Nowels has led a life that has brought to him the respect of every man, woman and child in the entire community, and now, at the age of 91, he lays the mantle of a well-spent life aside to accept the reward he has so richly earned.

“BOWIE SPECIAL” MOST NOT BE ABANDONED

Commission Decides That C. & E. I. Must Continue Trains With - Proper Schedule.

The “Bowie” special on the C. & E. I. is to remain. The trains were put on several months ago after the Wheatfleld Improvement Association headed by Editor John Bowie, had procured signatures to a petition asking for some sort of passenger service on the railroad between LaCrosse and Goodland. The state railway commission investigated the matters set out in the petition, ordered the trains put on and the people along the route called the train, which makes two round trips a day, ‘The Bowie Special.”

Recently the railroad officials tried to have the commission authorize them to take the trains off, on the grounds that they were not paying, but that the road was losing money right along on their passenger business. The commission set Tuesday as the time for a hearing and invited Mr. Bowie to present the side of the people. Aft ex, he had made his statement, the commission ruled that the trains not only must be maintained but that an accommodating schedule must be adopted that will permit passengers to make connections with the Monon railroad at Fair Oaks and with other roads crossed. This has never been done before, the claim being made all along the route that the officials of the road have done everything in their power to discourage travel, so that they would have an excuse for abandoning the trains. The victory Mr. Bowie has secured for the people will be a splendid bit of news for them.

For baby’s croup, Willie’s daily cuts and bruises, mamma’s sore throat Grandma’s lameness—Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil—the household remedy. 25c and 50c. \ Mrs. Bertha Nichols Bishop and baby arrived in Rensselaer Monday' night from Czar, Alberta, Canada, and will visit her father, 8. R Nichols, for some time. Her sister, Mrs. Hale Grant, of Spokane, Wash., is also here. B. J. Gifford’s condition is still further improved today and it is believed that he will be able to leave his room at the Makeever hotel within a few days and to resume active charge of his road building operations. An amendment to the postofflee appropriation bill to annul executive orders placing assistant postmasters and clerks in first class offices and all fourth class postmasters Under the classified service w%s adopted Monday by the house sitting as a committee of the whole. There was a little rain lafct night and the temperature has been above freezing about all day today and much of the ice and snow has been melted from the surface of the earth. It began getting colder before noon today and there are some present indications of a quite eold spell, which are supported by the predictions of the weatherman.

NEW BOOKS FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Bound Periodicals, Juvenile Books, Fiction and General Works Added to Library.

The library has recently placed on the shelves 138 volumes of bound books, 52 volumes of fiction, and 48 volumes of general works. Many of the latter are of great interest. Their titles include: Bruce—Economic History of Virginia. Avirett—The Old Plantation. Earle—Colonial Days in Old New York; Diary of Anna Green Winslow. Wharton—Colonial Days and Dames; Through Colonial Doorways. Eucken—Problem of Human Life; Christianity and the New ledalism; Meaning and Value df Ljfe. Bergson—Creative Evolution; Laughter;Matter and Memory; Time and Free Will. Stewart—Critical Exposition of Bergson’s Philosophy. James—The meaning of Truth. McDougall—Psychology. McKendrick—Physiology. Call—The Freedom of Life. Saleeby—Worry, the Disease of the Age. Taussig—Principles of Economies. Bogart—Economic History of the United Suites. Nearing—Woman and Social Progress. Carver—Principles of Rural Economies. Tarbell—Tariff in Our Times. Somner—Equal Suffrage. McKeever—Farm Boys and Girls. Cmbb—Festivals and Plays. Needham—Folk Festivals. Montessori—The Montessori Method. Carrington—Fresh Air and How to Use It. Eaton—The Oregan System. Munro—The Initiative, Referendum and Recall (both sides). Antin—The Promised Land. Davenport—Heredity in Relation to Fungenics. Parsons—Choosing a Vocation. Bloomfield—Vocational Guidance of Youth. Snidden—Problem of Vocational Education. Eggleston—Recollections of a Varied Life.' Bryce—South America. Ely—Studies in the Evolution of. Industrial Society. Bradford—Commission Government in American Cities. Childs—Short Ballot Principles. Foulke—Biography of General Morton. Griffith—Biography of Benjamin Harrison. , Foster—Twenty Years of Diplomacy. Van Dyke-Out of Doods in the Holy Land; Days Off. William Dudley Foulke, of Richmond, has presented the library with copies of three of his books: Maya, Slav and Saxon, and Protean Days.

Select Names of Three Hundred Jurymen for Year.

Jury Commissioners C. J. Dean and B. F. Pendig met with County Clerk Perkins today and drew the names of three hundred men from various parts of Jasper county. These names will be kept and from them will be selected the jurymen for each term of court during the coming year.

Mrs. James Donnelly has been sick for the past two weeks with pleurisy. She suffered a severe attack of pneumonia two years ago and has never been in good health since that time. She does not improve any from the pleurisy and Jim, who has been nursing her, is commencing to get played out and it is probable that Mrs. Donnelly’s daughter from Marion will come to help care for her.

Two men in an automobile were killed instantly at Lagrange, this state, Monday afternoon by a passenger train on the Grand Rapids and Indiana railway. Charles Tlmmis, a liveryman of Lagrange, and Joseph Talbott, of Wabash, were the victims. The men were muffled in big fur coats and had side curtains on the machine, so that although there were no obstructions at the crossing they did not hear or see the train. The machine was carried a quarter of a mile.

Anson Cox, who has been hunting and visiting in Jasper county for several days, was called to Hammond to resume charge of the flat building Dr. A. J. Miller is having erected. During Anson’s absence some of- the mechanics became involved in a discussibn that required his presence to adjudicate. Mrs. Gox and Lillus are spending the winter with relatives in Chicago. Mrs. Cox underwent a'surgical operation some time ago and while she is reeovering very satisfactorily she will not return here to resume charge of her home before April

WEATHER FORECAST. Generally fair tonight and Thursday; colder Thursday.

WANTS DIVORCE FROM ERRING WIFE

Reesy Cavinder Alleges That His Wife Confessed Her Misdeeds When Accused by Him.

Reesy Cavinder has filed an application for divorce from his wife of a few months, Lilly Fay Cavinder. The complaint says that they were married Sept. 24, 1908, and lived together until Jan. 22, 1909, when she left him. The complaint her with cruel and inhuman treatment. It alleges that she carried on correspondence and associated with other men and was unduly familiar with them, and that she conducted herself in a manner entirely improper - with them. The complaint sets out that the plaintiff demanded an explanation of her conduct and she admitted that she was guilty of the charges he made. It then sets forth that she left him and that her whereabouts has since been to him unknown. In order that the only important government-owned hydro-electric power plant in the country may be utilized to full capacity and all of the ten immense shops at the Rock Island, 111., arsenal, two of whieh are now idle, may be operated, the ordnance officers of the war department and the commercial interests of Davenport, la., and Rock Island and Moline, 111., are urging congress to make an appropriation of $250,000 at the present session to enlarge the arsenal’s plant for the manufacture of field artillery equipment.

Lyceum Course Dates. Jan. 31.—Maclnnes Nellson. March 10,-Sarah Mildred WlUmer. April 14.—The Bohannans. Order your Calling Cards at The Republican office. “A Welcome Chance to Those Who Suffer.” Coming to RENSSELAER, INDIANA Saturday, Jan. 18th , an Sunday, Jan. 19th To Stay it The Hakeever Hove. Dr. Albert Milton Finch 0f Jamestown, Indiana. V Consultation and Examination Confidential, Invited, and FREE. • I will be in Rensselaer ou SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JAN. 18 and 19, 1913, to tee my old patients and all the new ones that will come. Remember, 1 come to you every four weeks, and have cured many cases in your city and country that have been given up to die. Why suffer when you can be cured? I examine you free of charge. If in doubt about what your trouble Is, come and I will tell you wbst it is and forever settle the question. Remember, If you are curable, 1 will take your case; if Incurable, wttl give you such advice as will probably prolong your life many years. I treat and cure all Chronic Diseases. Don't forget time and olaoe. I wU pay HUI In geld for nny chronic disease I accept and Ac act

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