Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1913 — Page 1

No. 36.

“GET WISE ” I To the Splendid Values we are showing in ; ■ Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Clothing and Furnishings TiIAUB A BELIG “The Now York •tor*"’

WEATHER Pair tonight and Wednesday; colder tonight, with a cold wave.

Another Roselawn Girl is Victim of Tuberculosis.

Miss Opal Sawyer, 19 years of age, died Monday morning at the home of Hiram Potter, of Roselawn, where she had been making her home. She was the daughter of Charles Sawyer. Tuberculosis was the cause of death. The funeral Will be held at Kankakee, 111., to which place the body will be shipped Thursday morning; -4 It was only a little over a week ago that Miss Jennie Mulder, a popular young lady of that town, died of the same disease. Miss Sawyer had lived at Roselawn but a short time, having lived near Brook for a few weeks prior to going to that place. She had been in good health until about six weeks ago, when she contracted quick consumption.

Plan on Foot to Boom Judge Hanan’s Home Town.

A dispatch from LaGrange states that a development company is negotiating for a 20-acre tract of land at the edge of that city with a view to platting It and selling lots. The news has local interest because the land to be used for the suburb belongs to Judge J. W. Hanan, who was the special judge In the Borntrager ditch case, heard here last summer. The dispatch also states that it is probable that should the plans not be carried out by the development company, Judge Hanan will himself father the promotion scheme and plat the tract into building- lots and factory sites. The land is near the residence of Judge Hanan, who is reported to be a man of abundant means to successfully carry out the plan.

Wednesday’s Half-Hour Sale at Leopold’s.

At the special half-hoqr sale at Leopold’s Model Clothing Store, Wednesday, all 75c overalls will be sold at 67 cents.

City Council Proceedings.

All members were present at the city council meeting Monday evening. The ordinance providing for gates at the railroad crossings was passed to the third reading. The city treasurer presented his report , for the month of January. It shows total funds on hand of $12,020.07. The following balances are on hand in the various funds: corporation $3,122.40, library $753.89 Water $3,379.84, road $3,088.69, electric light $978.37. The usual grist of claims were allowed. ~

Special Gingham Sale.

One day only, 9c yard for ginghaiH worth 12y 8 c yard. Friday Feb. 14th. Remember the date and tell your friends. Rowles & Parker’s, the Big Corner Department store. Those ladies who were not present to hear the address by Supt. Schanlaub before the “Mothers' and Teachers’ Circle,” missed a rare treat. The lecture dealt mainly with the relations of child and teacher; the responsibility of the parent toward the child and the great need of the parent and the teacher in co-operation in the work of education. Our county superintendent is deeply Interested in having manual training and domestic science taught in the public school. Let us seek through our organization to render worthy service to the children. We hope soon to have an address by Dr. Mary Jackson, of Hammond. Watch for the date, and be ready to make one of the listeners.—Sect, of M. F. T. Circle, i 1 the Brook Reporter.

See George F. Meyers’ list of Farms for Sael in another column. \ ▼ i Hr

The Evening Republican.

FORGER SENTENCED ON PLEA OF GUILTY

Reuben Blackmore Admits Forgeries and is Sentenced to Serve From 2 to 14 Years.

Reuben Blackmore, the man who passed forged checks last week at Morrow’s grocery and B. F. Fendig’s drug store, and who is evidently the same person who had previously successfully evaded detection after cashing forged checks about town, entered a plea of guilty when arraigned before Judge Hanley this Tuesday morning and ha. was sentenced to serve an indeterminate sentence of from 2 to 14 years in the reformatory at, Jeffersonville, to which place Sheriff Hoover will take him Wednesday. Blackmore is 26 years old, is said to come from a good family, but to have formed bad habits and to have been in trouble at different places during recent years. The success he met here with his forgeries for some time should cause our merchants to require identification or authentication for all checks Cashed.

U. S. WILL SEND GUNBOATS TO MEXICO

Conference at Washington Determines Not to Intervene But to Protect U. S. Interests.

The revolutionary uprising in the Cfty of Mexico completely absorbed the attention of President Taft and the state, war and navy departments Monday, and at the end of a series of conferences it was determined that all this government could do was to send a sufficient naval force to Mexican waters to afford refuge for foreigners and to observe and report upon conditions in the troubled republic as they develop. In accordance with this decision. Secretary Meyer ordered the armored cruiser Colorado, now at San Diego, to proceed at once to the Mexican port of Mazatlan. Another vessel of the Pacific fleet, probably the armored cruiser South Dakota, also at San Diego, will be dispatched to Acapulco on the west coast of Mexico to take up a post to be vacated by the gunboat Denver, which was ordered to Central America. A resolution was introduced in congress Monday regarding thQ Mexican' situation. Senator Martine and Representative Hamil, of New Jersey, introduced in the respective houses a joint resolution directing the administratioh to take immediate steps to safeguard American lives and property. Representative Murdock, of Kansas, introduced a resolution of inquiry directing the secretary of state to inform the house what steps, if any, have been taken “to protect the lives and property of American citizens in the republic of'Mexico.” The impression grows that the present conflict between President Madero and the revolutionary lead er, Felix Diaz, will terminate in the complete victory of either one or the other and the eventual pacification of the troublesome country. It is doubtful, however, in view of the character of the Mexicans and the Indians whether they will be satisfied with either ruler and in many circles the belief exists that eventually it will be necessary for the United States to take a hand in the settlement of the difficulties.

When the doctor orders you to stop 'work it staggers you. X can’t, you say. You know you are weak, run down and failing In health day by day, but you must work as long as you can stand. What you need is Electric Bitters to give tone, strength and vigor to yohr system, to prevent break-down and build you up. Don’t be weak, sickly or ailing when Electric Bitters will benefit you from the first dose Thousands'Jbless them for their glorious health and strength. Try them. Every bottle is guaranteed to satisfy. Only 50c at A. F. Long’s, Druggist. -

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'strangofs In the city especially invited.

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No Need to Stop Work

Valentine Social.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1913.

PROCURED CHARTER FORM NEW BANK

J. D. Allman Returned From Indianapolis With It-J. N. Leatherman to Be Cashier.

Jesse D: Allman, former county treasurer and one of the organizers of the new bank, was; in Indiaiapolis Monday and there procured a charter for the bank, which will be named the Farmers’ State Bank, of Rensselaer, Indiana. It'was incorporated with a capitalization of $35,000. James N. Leatherman, former county auditor and since leaving that office An employee of the First National Bank, is to be the cashier of the new bank, and has tendered his resignation to the First Nation al, of which he was elected the cashier only a few weeks ago. Mr. Leath erman was not a stockholder in the First National, but will have considerable money invested in the new bank, it is understood. The other officers of the bank, it is reported, are to be R. A. Parkison, president, and J: D. Allman, assistant cashier. It was definitely decided some time ago to occupy the Harris •building, now occupied by Dr. J. Hansson, who will vacate it on or before March Ist. The furniture in the bank, which' was used in the Harris bank, will be used in the maim being revarnished and put in first-class condition. The bank organizers expect to be ready to be-' gin business by the middle of March. While Mr. Leatherman had notified the First National some time ago of his intention of going with the new bank, his successor has so far not been chosen and he is still at that bank. The Republican this afternoon was informed by F. L. Hollingsworth, president of the bank, that he had no information to give out for publication at this time " ■ - ““ - ‘

DELINQUENT TAX SALE HELD MONDAY

Match Factory Lots Sold to E. L. Hollingsworth, Taxes Amounting to $104.46,

The delinquent tax sale took place Monday at the court house. A table was moved to the large corridor on the main floor and County Auditor Hammond and County Treasurer Fell conducted the sale. Local bankers and loan agents surrounded the table and as the advertised lands were called out some one of the men would say, “I’ll take it,” or “Do you want it?” and the purchase would be made usually by the person holding a mortgage if there was one. The sale was the smallest in recent years, although there was more advertised than in recent years. Most of it had been paid, however, before the time for the sale. The match factory lots, on which there was a total tax and penalty of $104.45, was sold to E. L. Hollingsworth, president of the First National Bank. What this sale means, no one seems to know. It is hardly probable that the match factory promoters are going to sacrifice the land, which would be the only possible profit they could get from their exploitation. In addition to the match factory lot sale, three pieces of property in the town of Remington were sold, 3 in Gillam township, 1 In Kankakee, 13 in Keener, 1 in Jordan, 1 in Milroy, 1 in Marion, 2 in Renss* laer, 4 in Union, 4 in Walker, an I 5 in Wheatfleld township.

STAGE GOSSIP.

The Immortal Sarah appears in motion pictures today as tomorrow at the Princess, presenting the great drama, Queen Elizabeth. The pictures are clear and well defined in every way, showing Sarah Bernhardt’s unequalled acting in minute detail. All that is lacking is speech. The explanation of the scenes as shown on the screen from time to time, with a well developed imagination, and knowledge of the English history, will more than counterbalance the lack of speech. Prof. Horton will preside at the piano, assisted by Porter Ayres, with the drum and traps, which assures the audience of music which will "speak." Those who have not heard “Doc” Horton play pictures, will be most agreeably surprised and pleased at this style of playing.—Huntington Herald.

Come here Friday and select that new gingham dress, only 9c yard for gingham worth 12%e. ROWLES A PARKER.

FINED $10 FOR A WILD WEST STUNT

Good Fellow When Sober Tries to Transform Free Wood’s Barbershop into Hitch Barn. I

Absent the sombrero, the chaps, the spurs and the revolver, but with all the bravado that is presumed to go with the western cowboy,,a man who has recently shown some in clination to vary from the narrow pathway of sobriety, Monday afternoon cut a caper that resulted in his arrest, his temporary incarceration In jail and his being fined $lO and costs for his short-lived fun. In deference to his relatives and at his own request, The Republican is omitting his name from the paper, and we sincerely hope that he will hereafter show the same respect for himself and the same consideration for his relatives and friends that we are showing by concealing his name. He is a first-class man when sober and numbers all of his acquaintances as friends,'but when he is drinking he assumes an entirely different role and becomes a veritable Mr. Hyde, as compared with the Dr. Jekyll of his sober periods. Monday afternoon, mounted on his riding horse, he- drove to the door of Free, Wood’s barbershop and asked if a friend was there. Being answered negatively, he said. “I believe I can ride in there. Setting action to his words he said “get up” to the horse the faithful animal went right through the narrow doorway. The driver’s legs must have been pushed upward and over the back of the horse, otherwise he might have been badly injured. Free Wood, the barber, was cutting a customer’s hair and had his back to the door as the man and his horse entered. He did not realize what was happening until the intoxicated man half fell from the horse over against him and the man he was worklng on;

At about that moment Marshal Mustard appeared # and placed the man under arrest, calling upon Constable Parks, who was in the barbershop, to help him. The man was taken to jail and Barber Wood had to suspend his tonsorial operations for a few moments while he played chambermaid and janitor, the horse having undertaken to keep pace with its driver by its rude and unbecoming conduct while in the shop. The man toop a nap after being placed in jail and it served to bring him back to his senses and before supper time he was taken before Squire Bruner, where he entered a,plea of guilty to intoxication and was assessed a fine of $lO and costs, something more than sl3. which he paid. He said he did not remember having driven into the barbershop and showed gfreat remorse when told what he had done. He made further amends by calling at the barbershop this Tuesday morning and apologizing to Mr. Wood and offering to settle any damages. Mr. Wood said that aside from scrubbing out there was no damage and the incident wis brought to ah amicable end. Tt should serve as a lesson to the man to guard his fault with renewed vigor and it is sincerely hoped that he does not again cut any capers as a result of his becoming intoxicated.

Mrs. Grover Cleveland Bride Of Mr. Thomas J. Preston, Jr.

At Princeton, N. J., Monday occurred the marriage of Mrs. Grover Cleveland, widow of the former president, to Mr. Thomas J. Preston, Jr., a member of the faculty of Wells college. People as old as the writer will recall that the newspapers talked very much about the difficulty that President Cleveland had in inducing her to marry him, and that their courtship covered a number of years, during which Mr. Cleveland made proposals to her at various epochs in his life and that she did not finally promise to became his bride until he was elected president. Now, he has been dead but a few years and his widow is again married. Which all goes to substantiate the old saying: “When you court a maiden, Feign, lie and flatter; When yop court a widow, Why, jdst go right at her.”

Church Box Social.

On Friday evening, Feb. 21st, at the Oak Grove school house in Walker township, a box social will be held for the benefit of the U. B. church. Everybody invited.

Dr. King’s New Discovery

Soothes irritated throat and lungs, stops chronic and hacking cough, relieves tickling throat, tastes nice. Take no other; once used, always used. Buy it at A-,7. Long's, Druggist.

/ < , THIS illustration reproduces the fignre of Abraham Lincoln as it appears in the great statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens at the entrance to Lincoln Park in Chicago; a noble work of art, before which thousands of Americans stand every year as a great shrine of patriotic inspiration. # Lincoln served his country and his fellowmen, according to his best judgment and ability; if he had made no mistake he would have been more than Human; but he “ did his best. $ We can all do what he did, in our own work; it may be running a clothing, dry goods and grocery store, or a farm or a home; it may be as an employe or as an employer, it may be something big, or something little. Let us do it as well as we can. . The G. E. Murray Co. This store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes.

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