Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1913 — Page 1

No. 56.

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Sweet Lavender AUSPICES RENSSELAER HIGH SCHOOL At Ellis Theatre TON I G H T A delightful story beautifully told in drama. The High School plays have always pleased all who have attended them. Reserved Seats - -35 c General Admission -25 c Sergeant-Instructor From U. S. Army Visited Go. M. Sergeant Louis H. Cook, 'of the 23rd U. S. Infantry, who is on detail with the Indiana National Guard as an instructor, visited the local company Wednesday evening and had charge of the drill. His methods of instruction are excellent and much good is certain to come to the national guard by reason of his work. Sergeant Cook will be here Wednesday evening, March 12th, and again on March 19th, and it is hoped every member of the company avails himself of the opportunity to get his instruction. He went to Monticello today to instruct the company of that place, and will spend three weeks between the two cities. Everybody’s friend—Dr. Thomas’ Eclectic Oil, the great household remedy for toothache, earache, sore throat, cuts, bruises, scalds. Sold at all drug stores. 25c and 50c.

THE NEXT NUMBER OE THE Lecture Course At M. E. CHURCH y ■ «T% F J* I Jr mi£U BARAH MILDRED WILLMER. Monday, Mar. 10 At Btls p. m. ADMISSION 35 CENTS

The Evening Republican.

WEATHER FORECAST. Generally fair tonight and Friday; rising temperature Friday; moderate northwest winds, becoming variable by Friday morning.

NOTRE DAME TEAM MISSED CONNECTIONS

Arrived in Hammond After Milk Train Had Gone and Could Not Fill Their Appointment. St. Joseph college had a big disappointment Wednesday evening when the Notre Dame University basketball team missed railroad connections at Hammond and were thus unable to fulfill their engagement with the strong basketball quintette of the local college. The disappointment was not only felt by the basketball players and tjheir loyal supporters at the college but by a number of Rensselaer people who had expected x to witness the game. The showing St. Joe has made with all opponents this year is so excellent that it is believed there are few teams that are equal among the smaller colleges, and it is certain that they would put up a great game in any company. This was to have been the concluding game of the year and the students had planned to make it the occasion for a big time.

“SWEET LAVENDER” BY H. S. TONIGHT

High School Had Final Rehearsal and All is in Readiness for Presentation. The high school, always good In amateur dramatics,' have spent a long preparing for presentation the beautiful English drama, “Sweet Lavender,” and it will be given at the opera house this evening. x The demand- for seats for high school plays is always large among school patrons and it is quite certain that when the curtain goes up on the first act every bit of available space in Ellis Theatre will be taken. The reserved sale began Tuesday evening, following the first announcement in The Republican, and they went so fast that many who had hoped for good seats were disappointed. The community Is right in giving the high school pupils this sort of patronage and in lending support to this feature of school life. The schools should be very near to the hearts of all and whenever an entertainment is given to which the public is invited there is benefit to both the schools and the public in consequence. .Aside from this fact is the certainty that all who witness the high school plays will get their money’s worth, and frdm all advance statements this is especially true of “Sweet Lavender.”

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1913.

WILBUR THARP HAD MIGHTY CLOSE CALL

Former Resident of Jasper County Game Near Meeting Accidental Death by Shooting.

Monticello Herald. Mention was made last week of an accident to Wilber Tharp, which at that time was. thought to have hap* pened while he was out hunting, but it now appears that the shooting occurred in his office by the accidental discharge of a revolver. Fortunately he is able to tell the story himself, and below is an extract froih a letter received by his father, Mr. Oscar Tharp, Monday Morning: “Two weeks ago Monday T was accidentally shot while in my office, by another party with a 32-caliber revolver, at a distance of abouf ten feet. The ball entered my lower lip, broke my jaw and tore out three of four teeth on the side. This broke the force of the ball and 1 spat the bullet out in the sink in the doctor’s offlce.'The shot knocked me down, but I got right up and walked up the hall two doors into the doctor’s office, where we picked out teeth, bone and bullet, and then he sent me to, the hospital to be operated on. Was only in the hospital four days. It was a narrow escape, but a ‘miss is as good as a mile’ they say. If the ball had struck a half inch higher it would have entered the mouth and probably broken my neck or struck the spinal cord. It had been very painful and inconvenient but that seems to be over now.” He is able now to be at his office and attend to business, and upon the whole the news is a great relief, not only to his parents, but to his many friends here who have been in suspense.

C. P. WRIGHT WAS QUICKLY DISCHARGED

State Made No Case Against Local Real Estate Man on Charge of Embezzlement. The trial of Charles P. Wright, charged with embezzlement, came to an abrupt close Wednesday afternoon at about 5 o’clock, when the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Frank Davis learned that the money which the Wileys had caused to be paid over to Mr. Wright had been disbursed by him in good faith to W. H. Cohee, the fugitive Indianapolis real estate man. Mr. Wright had receipts to show that he had made authorized distribution of the moneys, paying S2OO to the Wileys, $5 to J. J. Hunt for some abstracting and had sent a draft for the balance to Cohee. The money which the Wileys would have received came from the sale of the former J. K. Davis farm in Barkley township to John Eger. The farm was never in Wiley’s name but he had a contract equity. He had authorized Mr. Eger to pay the money to Wright for Cohee, who was to. apply it to the purchase price Qf a farm in Louisiana, and the money went for that purpose. Attorneys here have expressed the opinion that not only was Mr. Wright’s exoneration complete but that Cohee himself would have had adequate defense had he been present to stand trial.

New Bank to Start Business Next Week.

The Farmers State Bank expects to open for business the latter part of next week and Cashier J. N. Leatherman and Assistant Cashier J. D. Allman are now at the bank building arranging for the opening, which has been somewhat delayed because the supplies have not arrived. As previously stated, the bank will have a capitalization of $35,000. Mr. Leatherman severed his connection with the First National Wednesday evening. His successor at the First National has not been chosen, but County-Audi-tor J. P. Hammond, who was for some time the assistant cashier, is helping at the bank for the present

Ezra L. Clark Very Low; Death Momentarily Expected

Ezra L Clark was taken very much worse at about 4 o'clock this morning and soon lapsed into un consciousness and gradually during the day he has been approaching the end, which is now momentarily .expected. He has not regained consciousness. The family physician saw him after noon today and said he thought it impossible for him to last until evening.

STORES TO CLOSE FOR DEDICATION

All Merchants Agree to Have Business Houses Closed After 6 O’Olock Friday Evening. ; So that all could have an opportunity to attend the dedicatory exercises of the new high school at the high school auditorium on Friday evening, March 7th, the stores and business houses of the city have all agreed to close that evening at 6 o’clock. Prof. Edgar O. Holland, a former teacher here, will deliver the Address and the auditorium should be packed With people who are interested in educational matters. The list includes the barbershops, drugstores, meat markets, and grocery, drygoods and clothing stores. For this week only, to get you started to- using them, 3 large cans of our solid packed Jersey sweet potatoes for 25c. JOHN EGER.

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