Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1913 — Page 1

No. 32.

The “Rex Theatre” Thursday Night, Feb. 6 “Aurora Floyd” In two reels, from the story by Miss M. E. Bradden. “The Deacon’s Troubles” and “A Tempermental Husband” Two Keystone Farce-Comedies. ELYSIAN CLUB BENEFIT

Basket Ball I Rensselaer H. S. VS. Oakwood H. S. West Lafayette Friday, Feb. 7th 4:00 P. M. At High School Gymnasium Genera) Admission, *lsc. Ellis Theatre J. H. S. ELLIS, Manager. ONE NIGHT ONLY L Saturday, Feb. 8 Mr. TOM GREELY presents the old-time favorite comedy t Side Tracked ✓ With Five Big Vaudeville Acts DON’T FOROET DAT AND DATE, PRICES 25c, Cali Phone No. 98 for Reserves. TheEllisTheatre J. H. S. ELLIS, Manager. ONE WEEK, COMMENCING Mon., Feb. 10 FRED E. CLAYTON PUTS FORWARD Miss Bobby Robbins AND HER 810 COMPANY OF POPULAR PLAYERS 16 People. All New Plays 5 Vaudeville Acts Nightly ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAM NIGHTLY Ladies Free Mon. Night Opening Play, the Sensational 4-act Society Comedy drama, “Olift in name Only” Introducing a Realistic Production of the Inaugural Parade PRICES 10, 20 and 30 GENTS. Phone 98, Ellis Theatre, for Reserves

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A Treat Next Week For Local Theatre Goers.

. Fred E. Clayton,- manager of the Miss Bobby Robbins Co., the attraction' at Ellis’ Theatre all next week, has arranged with the estate of Graham Phillips, to produce an 1 play his dramatization of the popular book, “The Price She Paid,” Although Mr. Clayton is compelled to pay an enormous royalty for the privilege of playing this piece, he feels that he has been more than justified as he has played to capacity houses, with this piece, at every performance. The big onenight stand shows are demanding, and getting, $1.50 and $2.00 prices in every town, while Mr. Clayton’s company, who are Just as well prepared for the play, are making the prices within reach of all, 25c, 35c and 50 cents. The opening play, “Wife In Name Only,” Is a particularly timely one, as It gives an opportunity to present a realistic pVoduetion of the inaugural parade. FivftJW* feature vaudeville acts will be presented, nightly, making & continuous performance. The prices for Monday night will remain the same as the usual repertoire prices, 10c, 20c, and 30c. Ladies will be admitted free under the usual conditions. r —— —-

Standard of Weights Adopted By Indiana State Legislature.

The following list of articles shows the standard of weights per bushel as adopted by the Indiana state legislature two years ago: Articles Pounds Apples 48 Barley 48 Beans 60 Buckwheat 50 Coal 80 Cornmeal 50 Corn on ear 70 Shelled corn >56 Cranberries 33 Middlings A 40 Oats 32 Onions 48 Parsnips 66 - Peaches, dried 33 Potatoes 60 Sweet potatoes 56 Rye 56 Salt 50 Clover seed 60 Grass seed 14 Timothy .... T. 45 Turnips 55 Wheat 60

American Actors Objected To Saluting Panama Flag.

The Republican today received a Panama paper from Prank Crosscup, who Is a member of the canal zone police. The paper contained a story of the two young American vaudeville actors, Halllgan and Crosby, who had walked on a Panama flag while on the stage at Colofi. The flag was used In the decorations and It Is said that the actors had no thought of insulting the Panama government. It was taken as a great insult there, however, and the men were arrested and ordered to pay a fine and also to be taken before the police station on Sunday morning and compelled to publicly apologize and to salute the Panamanian colors. Americans were greatly wrought up because of the latter j>art of the sentence and they pronounced It “degrading” ana threatened to start something if the sentence was carried out

Notice to Odd Fellows. The Odd Fellows lodge will give work In the third degree Thursday evening, Feb. 6. All sojourning and resident members are invited to attend. FRED a TYLER, Secretary. Dyspepsia is America’s curse. To restore digestlqn, normal weight, good health and purify the blood, use Burdock Blood Bitters. Sold at all drug store. Brice, SI.OO.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1913.

GIRL IN ANGER FIT COMMITTED SUICIDE

Sixteen-Year-Old Daughter of James Whited Drank Carbolic Acid After Quarrel With Brother. Mary Elizabeth Whited, 16-year-old daughter of James Whited, who lived on one of the Henry Harris farms west of this city, drank carbolic acid Wednesday night at about 10:30 o’clock and died thrrfe hours later. ' The girl is said to have been very willful and headstrong and to have often threatened to kill herself. Wednesday evening she quarreled with a brother, who -seems to have been tormenting her by passing a paper across her face between her and the light while she was at tempting tb read. Her mother finally had to compel the children to stop their , fussing and the girl said she would kill her brother. She went into the pantry of the home and procured a vial of carbolic acid and went to her bedroom, where she drank the acid. Her smaller sister saw her commit the act and reported it-gnd a summons was sent to Rensselaer for Dr. Hemphill, who secured an automobile at the garage and made the trip to the farm in 28 minutes. The girl, however, had passed away about three minutes before his arrival. She had taken two ounces of the acid and the physician would have been powerless to aid her even had he been there immediately after .the act was committed. Coroner Wright was called to the house and found the circumstances as herewith stated and will issue a certificate of suicide. The funeral arrangements have not been completed.

Mere’s a Giggle For You; How to Live to Be 110.

The editor of The Lake County Times has evidenty grown weary of politics and of his effort to improve the “region” and diverges greatly in his editorial leader for Wednesday., We publish his diversion just to show the meandqrings of the editorial mind. Here it is: Years ago when Cleopatra was running the “Beauty Hints” column in the Cairo Gazette, someone wrote in and wanted to know how to live to be 110 years old. And Cleo. answered: Drink 100 jars of beer a day and let your wives tickle your feet. At least, that’s the way those ancient Egyptians grew old, according to Prof, Max Muller of the University of Pennsylvania. The Professor declares that papyrus scripts discovered along the Nile prove what he says beyond peradventure of a doubt. Which may be considered pretty good proof. The Egyptian noblemen of that early day was very particular to have his feet tickled before retiring and every one of his many “Ijalves” got a tickle. While of course the exact manner in which the tickling was done is neccessarily problematic—we have no 3-coL half-tone, dug up along the Nile to clear up this point—yet we imagine that the nobleman when he wished to go through the feet tickling ceremony, lined his wives up and after reclining iii such a way as to expose the bottom of his fact allowed each wife to pass by and administer one tickle apiece Of course, they were each provided previously with a feather duster, a rake or a hatchet, it being before the “Equal Suffrage” movement and perfectly safe to entrust a woman with an Implement. We are sorry the pTof. mentioned that about the beef. If it is true that they drank 100 handles of suds a day we’re afraid that their right age was 55 years. They were seeing double.

Night Passenger From Chicago Will Stop in Rensselaer.

On request of the city council, passenger train No. 35 from Chicago will make regular stops at Rensselaer after February 16th. The train Is frequently spoken of as the “theatre train." It leaves Chicago at 11:10 and arrives In Rensselaer at 1:18. Tt will prove quite an accommodation to shoppers and theatre goers, who have heretofore been greatly Inconvenienced, as they were compelled to remain in the city'until 9 o’clock, which did not give them a chance to attend a theatre, or else remain over until the early morning train, which meant an all night’s Job getting home. The council been successful in this matter, might now take up the matter of having trains Nos. 5 and 6 stop at Parr and McCoysburg, which would prove a great advantage to merchants and a convenience to the people of these two towns. Use our Classified Column.

REMINGTON.

Jim Peck made a business trip to Indianapolis Wednesday. Thomas & Somers began a large plumbing contract at Wolcott this week for Mr. Gerberick. Charles W. Barrett, of Watseka, 111., was here last week looking after his farming interests. Miss Sterra Bracken, of Oblong, 111, is making a visit with Miss Garnett McNary this week. J. R. McCollough and S. H. Cornwell have opened a real estate and Insurance office above Townsend’s drug store. Mrs. G. H. Hargreaves entertained a few friends Thursday evening in honor of Mrs. Balthis and daughter. The Presbyterian Industrial Society held a successful market last Saturday In Miss Harper’s millinery parlors. The Aid Society of the Christian church met with the wife of Rev. Wickham last Thursday at the home of Mrs. Sam Bowman. The annual meeting of the Presbyterian Missionary Society will be held Thursday, Feb. 13th, at the home of Mrs. Harvey Hartmann. Rev. Goodacre and wife, of Wolcott, were dinner guests of the Hargreaves family last Wednesday, and attended the Fortnightly Club. The thermometer is said to have gone to four degrees below zero Monday morning. Several parties reported bursted water pipes. Oris Hotalling is beginning on the plumbing trade, devoting his Saturdays and out of school Bouts to learning the trade at Thomas’ & Somers’. The fire department answered a false alarm Saturday morning. The water jacket in Jake Wren’s stove exploded, demolishing the stove and giving Mr. Wren a few? bruises, and scalds. -——— — Fred Berger sold at public auction on his farm west of town, his full-blood Norman horses. A considerable number of horse buyers were attracted by the sale. All of the horses brought over S4OO a head. A dance was given at the home of Tom O’Connor Monday evening and another was held Tuesday evening in Townsend’shall. About forty couples were present at the latter. Mrs, Will Townsend, accompanied by Miss Bertha Primmer, arrived home from Huntington Monday. Thfesjonner is slowly regaining her eyesight after an operation at that place.

Clubs. Mrs. E. H. Bull was hostess to the Fortnightly Club last Wednesday, when the Red Cross program was observed. A large attendance of members were there and enjoyed the address by Rev. Goodacre, of Wolcott, who is a recognized organizer in this locality. The sentinel of the club was In favor of recommending that the local federation of clubs affiliate with the Red Cross organization. Mrs. Goodacre was a special guest, accompanying her husband. Mrs. Bull was assisted In serving by Mrs. Frank Peck. The next session of this club is postponed to Feb. 19th, at the home of Mrs. Hargreaves.

Passenger Trains Were Delayed by Leaky Engine.

Three passenger trains were greatly delayed today and all were in Rensselaer at the same time, owing to a leak in the engine pulling No 32, due here at 10:12. The train was a half hour late out of Monon and made poor time, Anally coming to a complete* stop about 2V 2 miles east of town. The engine sprung a leak and enough power could not be generated to pull the train into the station. Finally the local freight engine, which had pulled its train as far as Fair Oaks, was sent here and brought the train in, not arriving until 12:30. Southbound trains Nos. 5 and 37, due at 11:09 and 11:32, came in reverse order after being held at Surrey for some time They were compelled to take siding until No. 32 passed and away about 12:20. The local freight engine was to aid the engine on No. 32 into Hammond and then return to Fair Oaks and complete the local freight trip, the crew of which remained at Fair Oaks during the Interval, Mayor Meyers was at Elwood yes torday and killed two birds with one stone, so to speak. He went there to look at a 5-room house and two lots, which he was about to take In trade on a farm of acres, known as the old Hochbaun farm, near Virgie. The deal was closed, Otto E. Jordan, of Elwood, getting the farm. While there Mn Meyers called on Calloway Bros., formerly of this county, who owned a farm of 400 acres northeast of Knlman, and purchased the farm.

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REUBEN BLACKMORE SOME NERVY FORGER

Gashed Two Checks and Tried to dash More, Left Town and Then Returned and Was Arrested. Reuben Blackmore, whose escapade in forging the name of Walter Porter to a check and cashing it at Morrow’s store, came to light Wednesday, also succeeded in cashing another check for $lO at Fendig’s drug store. That he holds a poor opinion of the alertness of the people here to learn of forgeries seems proven by the fact that he voluntarily returned to Rensselaer Wednesday afternoon from Lafayette, where he Jiad been since the day before and whither Sheriff Hoover had gone in search of him. Deputy Sheriff Gus Grant and Marshal Mustard were at the depot when Blackmore and George Kaufman, with whom he had made the trip to Lafayette, stepped off the train and Blackmore was at once arrested by Mustard and after being identified by the member of the* Morrow firm who had cashed the check and C. E. Garber, the clerk at Fendig’s drug store, he was arraigned before Squire Irwin and bound over to the circuit court. In the forged check cashed at Fendig’s drug store, as well as the one cashed at Morrow’s, the forger had used the name of Daniel* Kipponer as the payee. To the one cashed at Fendig’s the name of Ed Becker was signed. Mr. Fendig was at dinner when Blackmore entered the storp, purchased 10 cents worth of castor oil and tendered the check. Mr. Garver, the clerk, gave him $9.90 in change without questioning the validity of the cheek. The same day Blackmore seems to have made at least two other efforts to cash checks. At Haus’ restaurant he tried to cash a check, saying that he had two checks, one for $lO and the other for S2O. Mrs. Haus was at the restaurant and refused to cash either, referring him to Long's drug store, but Mr. Long states that he did not come to his store. The same day he went to Jessen’s jewelry store, where he had left a watch to be repaired. Mr. Jessen was out and B. N. Fendig waited ou him. He tendered a check signed by a man named Baker. Mr. Fendig stated that he would not cash it but would take it to the bank to he cashed. He said that he could just as well take it there himself and went out, ostensibly to the bank, but later returned and said that he could not get it cashed as Baker did not have sufficient funds. It is said that he had been drink ing here for several days and that he carried on his orgy at Lafayette. He made no effort to resist arrest but stoutly denied that he was the man who had cashed the checks.’ _ Other bad stories of Blackmore are being told and it is said that he was suspicioned of having stolen an overcoat fron another young man at a dance given over south of town, where he was employed. That he will get a penitentiary sentence is quite certain, as the evidence against* him seems to be positive. He is about 25 years of age.

High School to Meet Oakwood Friday Afternoon.

The Oakwood high school of Chicago will play the Rensselaer high school at basketball Friday afternoon of this week at 4 o’clock at the high, school gymnasium. The general admission will be 15 cents.

Valentine Social.

The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold a Valentine Social Friday afternoon, Feb. 14th, at the home of Mrs. Charles Rhoades. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody and strangers in the city especially invited.

COALrCOAL Call No. ,4 for all sizes of hara coal; also genuine Jackson Hill and*Luhrig for ranges; Pittsburg, splint, smokeless and Indiana for heating purposes. RENSSELAER LUMBER CO. Joe Jeffries came yesterday afternoon and left this morning. He makes his home at Huntington, but is now traveling for Barton, Price & Co., of New York, selling groceries, silks, velvets and neckwear. He may possibly arrange to make Rensselaer his headquarters. Mrs. Charles Stultz underwent a surgical operation at her home at McCoysburg a few days ago, a local physician performing the operation. A 5-pound uterine polypoid was removed. She is getting along well and with good prospects of restoration to health.' , „ . .

BARGAINS NBW In Clothing and Furnishingt Traub it Selig “Th* Now York Store” ■ ’

■■ i-i.Ji-.L.'f WEATHER FORECAST, Fair tonight and probably Friday; not quite so cold tonight.

GIFFORD’S TAXES HAVE BEEN SETTLED

Secretary and Relative Arranged With Local Bank for a Loan Which Prevents Land Safa The delinquent taxes of Benjamin J. Gifford, amounting to $4,589.12, were paid this Thursday morning. Settlement was made by Mr. Gifford’s secretary, N. G. Halsey, who, with Attorney George Gifford, of Tipton, are in charge of the affairs or the unfortunate genfleman. The money was procured at a local bank and the settlement of the taxes at this time will pretent the sale of the lauds advertised at delinquent tax sale Monday, Feb, ioth. ■■ : ,■; : ; Mr, Gifford’s condition does not change materially. Some times he seenys better for a short period and then he talks at random and shows that he is suffering a mental disorder, doubtless produced by his recent stroke of apoplexy.

Jim Moore Was Completely Surprised Wednesday Evening.

Miss Florence Moore carried into successful execution ic surprise on her brother, Jim, Wednesday evening. It was his 19th birthday and in the evening he was brought down town by one of his brothers, ostensibly to attend a picture >du>w t but after they -came down they decided to go back home and not attend the show. While they were away twenty girl and boy friends assembled at the Moore home and Jim was overwhelmed when he ran into them. The evening was spent playing games and at 10:30 o’clock a twocourse luneheon was served. The guests and the surprised host enjoyed a pleasant evening.

COLLEGEVILLE.

Last Saturday was the mid-year holiday. The students enjoyed the morning by going to the city or rambling through the country. On Feb. Bth, Saturday, Sr. Viator will be our opponents. This will be the great game of the season, owing both to the strength of the neighboring team and to great rivalry between the two institutions, athletically. The game will be called at 8 p. m. The pleasant snow of Sunday evening brought out many cameras on Monday morning. The local amateur photographers are bound to get the best there Is in scenery for lasting impressions of the delightful Hoosier winter seenes. On Sunday night the glee club had its first outing, when they rendered several highly appreciated numbers at the entertainment given by the St. Augustine Literary Society at their hall. The youthful singers acquitted themselves very well, and the members owe much of their ample success to the untiring efforts Prof. W. J. Nowak gives to the club. Base ball is already in the air. Every day finds a squad of pitchers working in the gymnasium. There are splendid prospects for a strong team: with Lill at his best, and the rest of the infield of last season intact the team will be able to give a good account of itself. Though the schedule is not yet complete, games have been arranged with some of the strongest college teams, as St. Viator, Wheaton, Loyola and others. The hardest game of basketball in which the locals have been engaged was the one with 8t Stanislaus College last Saturday. When the last whistle sounded the score stood 38 to 18 against the visitors. This Is the lowest score to whieh the home team has been held this season, and the St. Stanislaus lads put up the gamest fight that has been seen on our floor for some thne. The team work of the home quintet was exceptionally strong, and at times the visitors were entirely unable to break up their fiery pass work. Ooach Stockton has succeeded in building the best point-getting machine that hgs yet appeared on the records. J. W. Bishop returned to Kirkland today after a brief visit at the home of 8. R Nichols. He is the father-in-law of Mrs. Bertha Nichols Bishop, who recently came here from Canada for a visit with her father, S. R Nichols.

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