Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1913 — Page 1

Ko. 27.

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FOUR YEAR OLD BOY DIED SUDDENLY

Child of Henry Meyers of Kniman Died Within Few Moments After Eating Dinner. Eddie, the 4-year-old son of Henry Meyers, of near Kniman, brother of Mayor Geo. F. Meyers, of this city, died suddenly Thursday afternoon at about 1 o’clock. The little fellow had been ill for about two weeks, suffering from stomach trouble, but recently had been somewhat improved. He was taken to the dinner table Thursday and was seated on the lap of a member of the family when he became suddenly very sick and died before medical aid was received. The funeral will be held at the residence near Kniman at 10 o’clock Saturday morning and burial made in the Wheatfield cemetery by the side of the mother, who died almost three years ago.

ATTORNEYS READY TO PAY YODER’S FINE

“foxy” Noah Toder Did Not Show Up When Case Was Called at Kentland—Fined $250. Newton County Enterprise. “Foxy” Yoder, the Jackson township Amishman who has helped to fill pages of court record, and who recently disposed of his holdings in this county and flew his kite for Ohio, failed to put In *an appear ance Monday when his case for assault on Clara Tolbert was called, and a fine of $250 was assessed against him. His bondsmen, M. E. Graves, of Morocco, and J. At Dunlap, of Rensselaer, were prepared for the ruling of the court and Immediately paid the fine. Messrs. Graves and Dunlap recently located Yoder in Ohio and at the point of a well directed argument persuaded Yoder to come across with SSOO, which was sufficient to meet the fine and defray their expenses. Four criminal suits against Yoder were dismissed. A damage suit instituted by Mrs. Tolbert is still pending, and to safeguard her interests action has been brought to set aside the conveyance of his farm, made after the damage suit had been started.

Alliance, o.—lt takes a Scotchman to understand a Scot, and Mr. Neilson is the best interpreter of the Bard of Ayr that I have heard. Gifted with a fine literary sense, his Lecture and Song Recital is simply ifreslstable, charming—and everybody says sa Flve hundred people took seats in our church; all were delighted.—Robert A. Carnahan, Pastor First Presbyterian Church. At M. E. church this evening. Remember, trains Nos. 5 and 6 will stop at McCoysburg on Feb. 6th, so that persons desiring to go from Rensselaer can attend Michael Rlngeissen’s sale. The jiffy curtains are a feature of the R-O-H cars that are meeting with instant favor by the public.

WOMEN. Has a woman obeyed the Impulse of unerring nature, society declares war against her—pitiless and eternal war. She must bo the tame slave. She must make no reprisals. Theirs is the right of persecution, hers the duty of endurance.—Percy Bysshe Shelley. A timorous woman drops into her grave before she Is done deliberating.—Joseph Addison. There are women so hard to please that it seems as if nothing leas than an angel will suit them; hence it comes that they often meet with devils.—Marguerite de Valois. Woman is a charming creature who changes her heart as easily as her gloves.—Honore de Balaac. Without the smile from partial beauty won, Oh, what wore man? A world without a sun. —Thomas Campbell. Women who have lost their faith Are angels who have lost their . wings, —Dr. Walter Smith.

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PHYSICIAN’S AUTO ALMOST BURNED

Drs. E. 0. English and M. D. Gwin Put Out Fire With Water From Mud Puddle Thursday Eve. Drs. M. D. Gwin and E. C. English made a professional trip northeast of town Thursday evening and were returning homA in the former’s automobile, when the car stopped in a mud puddle and it was discovered that the gasoline tank had sprung a leak and that the car was all ablaze underneath. Both physicians engaged in a lively fight with the flames, scooping the water and mud with their hands from the puddle where the car had stopped and throwing it against the flames. They had Quite a desperate fight for some time, and finally succeeded in subduing the blaze without serious damage to the car, but both doctors had considerably soiled their shoes and their clothing and Dr. Gwin had suffered some burns to his hands. They procured aid and had the machine pulled out of the mudhole and into town. Had the fire not been discovered or had the machine stopped at some dry plqce onthe road it is quite certain that it would have been entirely destroyed by* the fire. ■

WILL LET LOWER IROQUOIS CONTRACT

Dredge Men are Gathering to Bid on Borntrager Ditch—Letting to Occur Saturday. •.- f . . The lower Iroquois or Borntrager ditch contract will be let Saturday, when Superintendent M. B. Price will knock it off to one of the several dredging Arms that will be represented. The dredge men began to arrive Wednesday and others came today. It is probable that the cost of the ditch will be near SIOO,OOO. G. H. Sternberg, who made the upper Iroquois improvement, has an advantage in the bidding, having a dredge already in the river awaiting the letting of the contract The dredge has been there ever since the upper improvement was completed.

INTERESING ITEMS FROM MONON NEWS

Man Who Moved Here Said to Have Drawn $5,000 Auto—Freight Crew Lost Clothing. J. S. Sexon and Miss Maude M. Noland were married at Monticello Monday. The groom is a son of J. B. Sexon and the bride the daughter of Leroy E. Noland. Both are well known in the Lee neighborhood and will have the congratulations of many friends. It is currently reported that Vic Bowsher, son of William Bowsher, held the lucky number in a magazine drawing that awards him an automobile valued at $5,000. It is further related that he Was offered $2,500 cash for his prize, but would probably stand pat for the machine, as money is no object to him. The Boshers have made a large sum of money from shipping frogs to Chicago market, the big ditches in this section affording a good field for their operations. They move<r last week to Rensselaer to be near er the center of the frog zone. For this reason we have been unable to Interview Young Bowsher as to his good fortune in the automobile drawing. The train crew of local freight No. 45 had a close call for their lives at South Hammond Wednesday morning at 5 o’clock, when the caboose was consumed by fire. Thecrew was composed of Conductor Asa Graves, Engineer Otis Graves, Fireman Harper Wilson and Brakemen Charles Dickinson, Harry Burroughs and John Helfrich, who were sleeping in the car. Engineer Graves had gotten up to start the fire and laid down partially dressed for things to warm up. When the blaze was discovered the entire car was In flames and the men had only time to escape In their night apparel. All but two of the boys lost their watches. Helfrich lost $26 In money and all his clothing, Including a new suit Wilson lost sls in money, besides his watch and clothing. His hair and eyebrows were singed and had his exit been delayed another minute he would have perished In the flames. The loss to the train crew amounts to several hundred dollars and the caboose was a total loss. The origin of the fire Is attributed to gasoline having leaked from the can on the floor. The boys made their regular run In borrowed clothing.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1913.

The KITCHEN CUPBOARD

WHEN SERVING HAM. WHEN a whole bam is to be cooked scrub it, trim off the hard dark parts, cover with cold water and let it simmer slowly, allowing a half hour for each pound. When it is taken off the fire let it stay in the water until the liquid is nearly cold, then peel off the skin and sprinkle with sugar and cracker crumbs. Some suggestions for cooking ham, which is a favorite cold weather food, are given here. Substantial Viand*. Ham With Cream Sauce.—Trim the edges off a slice of ham, put into a hot frying pan with one teaspoonful of drippings, put over a hot Are and keep turning the ham constantly. When nice and brown on both sides remove to a hot platter. Put a tablespoonful of flour into pan, mix well and add one cupful of cold milk. Stir and boil three minutes. Pour over the ham and then serve. Broiled Ham.—Take ham sliced rather thick. Freshen it by soaking in cold water overnight or by parboiling it in water. . Wipe dry, place between the bars of a gridiron and brown slightly on both sides. Season with pepper and serve very hot ______ Novel Recipes. Baked Ham In Crust—Take a ham and allow it to remain in water overnight. Wipe it dry, trim away any rusty places and cover with a simple crust, taking care that It is thick enough to keep the gravy in. Place in a moderately heated oven and bake for nearly four hours. Take off the crust, then cover with breadcrumbs and garnish the knuckle with a paper frill. Serve plain or with sauce. • Oanapees of Ham.—Take three ounces of cooked lean ham, place in a mortar and pound it for several minutes until it is a smooth pulp, then add half an ounce of butter, two tablespoonfuls of Worcestershire sauce, half half a teaspoonful of French mustard. Pound the whole well together for five minutes more, then place the paste on a plate. Toast six slices of bread, two Inches in diameter and a quarter of an inch thick. Spread the ham evenly on the six toasts and with the knife give the paste a nice dome shape.

PUT ONE OVER ON JOHN EGER, GROCER

Mrs. Eger Gave Him Surprise Thursday, When Forty-Two Assembled for Dinner Party. John Eger, grocer, was the victim of a complete surprise Thursday at 6 o’clock, when he returned to his home for his supper and found forty-two friends there for dinner. Mrs. Eger had been trying all of her married life to |pol her husband just once and this is the first complete success she has ever made of it. The guests enjoyed themselves to the fullest extent at the dinner ai)d during the evening, when six-handed seven-up was played.

There Is nothing healthier or better for food at this time of year than dried or evaporated fruits, gnd they have not been as cheap and as fine a quality for a good many years. New fancy evaporated peaches, nectarines, apples, plums, white cooking figs, loose muscatel, seedless or seeded raisins, 3 pounds for 25c. Prunes, 3, 4 and o pounds for 25c. JOHN EGER. A burglar with a craving for pie broke into Hampton’s restaurant at Newcastle and ate eight pumpkin, mince and peach pies. Nothing else in the place was disturbed. We still have four spreaders left on which we will make a very special price and will give liberal terms. HAMILTON A KELLNER Mexico and the countries of Central America had a well advanced civilization when all the remainder of the western hemisphere was sunk in darkness, according to Professor Alfred M. Tozzer, of Harvard University, whose treatise on Mexican manuscripts has been made public by the Smithsonian Institution. The Investigator found the ancient peoples had methods of counting time and of writing. See George F. Meyers’ list of Farms for Sale In another column. Gov. and Mrs. Ralston have received an invitation to attend a reception at the White House Tuesday evening, Feb. 4, as guests of the President and Mrs. William Howard Taft The governor has not decided yet as to whether be wilj attend. *

FRIGHTENED HORSE INJURES B. F. BARNES

Horse Took Fright at Passing Locomotive and Dragged Him i Along Street. B. F. Barnes, the restaurant man, received injuries just before noon today that may confine him to his bed for several days. He was on his rounds delivering bread and had just made a delivery at Remley’s resturant at the depot and was standing In the restaurant talking when he was informed that a train was coming and he left the restaurant to look after the horse. As he reached the street the horse had started to run and Mr. Barnes grabbed the wagon in an attempt to reach the lines. The wagon was overturned on him and passed over his body on the frozen ground. The horse was stopped by a bystander after running about a hundred feet without any injury to the rig or horse. Mr. Barnes was carried to the restaurant and later removed to his rooms in the Republican building. His body was badly scratched in a number of places and he is suffering considerable from a wrench over his hip. It is too early yet to tell If he suffered any internal Injuries, and while the physician does not apprehend any serious re suits, it will be several days before he can resume his work.

AN ACCOMMODATION VERY MUCH NEEDED

Trade From North Part of County Lost Because of Failure to Make Cross Roads Connections. F. M. Hart, of DeMotte, was a Rensselaer visitor over night. He came yesterday morning, expecting to return in the afternoon on train No. 6, but it was an hour late and he would thus have missed connections at Shelby and so he remained here over night. The frequent delay of No. 6, by the way, is responsible for much business being kept away fro.m Rensselaer from the north end of Jasper county. Persons along the Three I road would come here to trade if they were certain of getting home the same day, but they are unwilling to take the chance of having to remain here over night If arrangements could be made for train No. 38 to stop at Fair Oaks and Shelby whenever No. 6 Is late, these people could be accommodated, and it is certainly asking but little for the railroad to give Agent Beam an order to do this. The accommodation of the patrons of the road is one of the things the people have a right to expect and when the company’s train is so late that connections are missed that travelers had expected to make, it is nothing more than right that the fast trains should stop to assure the accommodation. The Republican has though for a long time, also, that trains Nos. 5 and 6 should make regular stops at Parr and McCoysburg. These are not especially fast trains and the people in these two villages are greatly inconvenienced because the trains do not stop. Rensselaer people can not visit McCoysburg by train except to go there on the milk train in the evening and return on the same train the next morning and if they have any business to transact they would have to remain over two nights, while If Nos. 5 and 6 stopped there they could go on the 11:09 train and return on the 3:38. There are an abundance of fast trains between here and Chicago. The service Is all that could be asked, but we believe that some of the outlying towns should be given advantages that they do not now enjoy. Possibly the attention of railroad officials has never been called to this neglect and perhaps a petition from businessmen might bring about the desired » result. Especially should the connections at and Shelby for returning traders be assured.

MEASLES NOTICE. Children having measles should be Isolated In a room apart from the other children of the family, who should be kept at home until all danger of the disease Is past CITY HEALTH BOARD. Special Notice—Trains to Stop at McCoysburg. Passenger trains Nos. 5 and 6 will stop at McCoysburg qn Thursday, Feb. 6th. on account of Mlehael Rlngeissen’s public sale. W. H. BEAM, Agent

OURS IS THE GROCERY BUSINESS Being Exclusive, we study your food wants and necessities day by day and season by season. We have the best the market affords and at the lowest possible price. If you have anything in the way of products for sale, give us a call. The large volume of business we do enables us to handle everything to the best advantage for buyer and seller. ■ ' : • t • ’ The Home Grocery

nothing. A state of absolute nothing is a state of absolute contradiction. Absolute nothing is the aggregate of all the absurd contradictions in the world, a state wherein there is neither body nor sprit nor space, neither empty space nor full space, neither little nor great, narrow nor broad, neither infinitely great space nor finite space nor a mathematical point, neither up nor down, neither north nor south, no such thing as here or there, this way or that way or only one way. When we go about to form an idea of perfect nothing we must shut oat all these things. We must shut out. of our minds both space that has somethiug in it and 4tpace that has nothing in it We must not allow ourselves to think of the least bit of space, nor must we suffer our thoughts to take sanctuary in a mathematical point When we go to expel body out of our thoughts we must cease not to leave empty space in the room of it, and when we go to expel emptiness from our thoughts we must not think to squeeze it out by anything else, hard and solid, but we must think of the same thing as the sleeping rocks dream of. Not till then shall we get a complete idea of nothing.—Jonathan Edwards.

Lecture Course Announcement.

The third number of the Lecture Course will be given this evening, Jan. 31, by Maclnnes Neilson This number promises to be one of the strongest of the entire course The following has been taken from the advertisement sent out by the bureau and gives one a very cleai conception of the man and hit* work: “Among the younger men who have given themselves to the Ly ceum platform within recent year> is Maclnnes Neilson. By virtue of a combination of rare gifts he ha.* come into high favor, and made s position for himself at once secure and estimable. “Mr. Neilson Is a Scotchman, and with the Britons of the North he lived until the completion of a sue cessful educational course in Gia* gow University. He is a scholar, and, familiar with history, and the best In fiction and poetry, his lee tures are characterized by a grace fulness of diction, a deafness of ex pression, and great directness or appeal Classical and forceful, hie word-pictures, full of nature, are never above his hearers. His thought Is clear, real human; and clothed In vestments of scholarly simplicity. Is admired by cultured and uncultured. “Mr. Neilson’s Scotch accent is a delight, and there Is a peculiar plaintiveness In the voice that makes his appeals Irresistible. While there is a constant inter play of pathos, wit and humor, yet Mr. Neilson treats no subject trlvi ally. He Is distinctly a man with a message and a message that. In fearless and Impassioned speech burns in on the minds and hearts of his auditors.” Akron, O.—There were many good things, but special mention should be made of the lecture on Burus by Maclnnes Neilson. Mr. Neilson fairly carried his audience back to Scotland. He spoke for Bums, and he spoke so well that one could almost feel that he was walking side by side with the beloved poet.' The audience wept with him and laughed at his spirit of Burns was made to live again. All else was forgotten. It was back in Scotland, back with Burns, back to the dear old home—Press. At M. E. church this evening.

WEATHER FORECAST. Generally fair tonight and Saturday; much colder tonight, with a cold wave.

A. D. Seems to Be a Badly Disgusted Democrat.

Newton County Democrat. Attorney A. D. Babcock was down from Goodland Wednesday. He favors a new constitution providing a clause is inserted convening the state legislature once in ten years for a thirty day session, and then hang any member who is found In the capital city after adjournment.

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