Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1913 — Page 1

No. 68.

A SPECIAL LETTER Rensselaer, Indiana, March, 1913. To Our Friends and the Public in General: . We wish to let you men and young men (who are our friends and also those who still have our acquaintance to make) know that we have now on display in our store, a beautiful and complete‘line of new Spring Suits, in all colors and consisting of new shades of blues, browns, tans, greys, mixtures and stripes. | The models are of the newest designs, smart and snappy styles for the younger fellows and rtiore conservative ones for the older men. Every suit is guaranteed all pure wool, and the prices at which we sell them are so low that it will astonish you when ■you see thern. Don’t fail to tell yojur friends about them and don’t fail to come in yourself and look ’em over. Also the newest and best in Spring Hatsand Caps, as well as all other furnishings for men and young men. Our prices, as you well know, are the lowest in x town. Very truly, yours, TRAUB & SELIGf.

Easter Offering FINE FOOTWEAR Style, Service, and iJconomy we offer in exchange for your patronage, and money cheerfully refunded on any unsatisfactory purchase. LADIES’ SHOES and Pumps, of velvet, patent or tan leathers, in a variety of styles and prices, $3.50, $3.00, $2.50, and some as low as $2.00. CHILDREN’S WHITE BUCK, high top and low top shoes, prices according to size—s2.so, $2.00, • $1.75, and $1.50. \ MEN’S GUN METAL and TAN SHOES and OXFORDS, button or lace, with high toes and short vamps, m, prices range from ------ 10 George E Collins

GRAND Easter Millinery Opening • , 5 M,,„b Friday 2 0,21,22 Saturday ’ ’ A Fine Display of Trimmed Easter Hats And competent milliners to * make up your Hats to suit ?ou. Remember the dates or the Opening and come in early and see my line. Mrs. Mary Meyer Healy

The Evening Republican.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1913.

PROGRAM FOR THE “BEAUTY” MEETING

Free Entertainment Friday Night When New Civic Organisation Will Be Completed.

The “make Rensselaer beautiful” organization will be completed Friday night at the high school auditorium, when the program herewith will be carried out. Every person in Rensselaer Is Invited to the meeting and every person will be entitled to take part in the organiza tion, which has as its purpose the beautifying and the cleanliness of Rensselaer.

Several weeks ago J. H. Holden found ready response when he suggested that prizes be offered for the -best kept premises in this city and a fund of SSO was raised and it is intended to carry out the scheme of Mr. Holden to pay this out in three prizes. The organization hopes to be the means of encouraging ‘all to work to the end of giving Rensselaer a name as a city of beauty and pride. It also hopes 4o be able to disburse valuable information in the cultivation of flowers, in keeping alleys and back yards in a sanitary condition and fighting the fly nuisance. The organizatiop has no thought of interfering with anyone’s private business, but to hold itself willing to give aid wherever requested and to assist the city health authorities in the enforcement of healthful conditions. Every person should come out ahd hear this program, see the illustrations flashed by stereopticon and help start the splendid plan off with a vim. If all will do their full pare this year Rensselaer will be vastly improved, and there will be just /ause of price in the culmination of the plans. The program follows: Call to OrderJ. C. Parrett Piano Duet Mary Brown lone Zimerman “The School House as a Social Center” G. A. Williams “The City Beautiful”. .J. H. Holden Violin Solo ...Ruth Wood Vocal Solo ........Mrs. M. D. Gwin Stereopticon Talk .... ~W. G. Winn Vocal Solo Mrs. J. A. Dunlap The City Sanitary.„ .Dr. M. D. Gwin Suggestions From a High School Class in Civics ...C. Ross Dean “Vacation Employment for the Young” Wm. F. Clarke ‘The American Ci.vic Association” C. L. Harper Business. Music M. E. Choi i

TWO CROWN POINT MEN ELECTROCUTED

Employees of Electric Company in That Town Met Sudden Deaths Tuesday Evening.

Lowell Tribune. Our people were shocked yester day morning when they learned that Harry Ferry and August Kindberg had been instantly killed at Crown Point Tuesday night by coming in contact with a live wire on the Northern Public Service Co’s, lines. Both men were employes of the electric company and about 8 o’clock went out to repair an are light near the Erie depot, and a short time after were both found on the ground dead. In all probability both were instantly killed. The bodies were removed to -the light plant and a pulmotor was used to try to bring them back to life, but all efforts were of no avail. Harry Ferry was well known here. About two years ago he married Miss Addie Stephens, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stephens, and f<?r some time he and his wife' conducted a restaurant here. He was an honest and industrious young man and made friends with all whom he met. About three or four months ago he and his wife moved to Crown Point and were preparing to build them a home in the near future. Mrs. Ferry and little baby were in Lowell and when the news of the accident reached here she and her parents were taken to Crown Point by .H. A. Hildebrandt Mr. Ferry leaves a wife and one child to mourn his untimely death. August Kindberg, the other vietim of the accident w<w quite well known here, having helped to build the lines here when the company began to furnish the lights in Lowell. The accident ha| cast a gloom over the town. Both men were in the prime of life. The bereaved r ones hive the sympathy of their friends in their great sorrow-

See our 11.98 work shoes (or men, regular $2.50 value. Get a pair before we are broken In sizes, at Rowles & Parker’s.

FEDERATION OF CLUBS WILL MEET HERE

Tenth District Convention of Women’s Organizations Will Hold Meeting Last of April.

The tenth district of the Federation of Women’s Clubs will be held in Rensselaer some time during the third week in April, the exact date not yet having been decided upon. From every city and town in the district ladies will come here as delegates and the meeting promises to be one of great interest to all who pre in any manner interested dn club life. It will be the first convention of women’s clubs, we believe, that ever convened in tjhis city. The selection of the exact date will be made shortly by Mrs. Frank Ross, of Kentland, the district secretary. The meetings will probably be held in the Presbyterian church. The state president, Mrs. Me-Wirter, of Indianapolis, will be here and will address the delegates at one of the sessions. A local program will also be arranged. Ladies of the Literary Society are especially looking forward to a splendid gathering.

TEARING DREDGE BOAT INTO PIECES

Big Dredge Machine to Make Borntrager Ditch Undergoing Repairs and Enlargement.

Charles Sternberg, who has the contract for the construction of the Borqtrager ditch, came yesterday from Ohio, where he' has a large contract partly completed. His foreman, Cleve Jenkins, with a force of eight men, are busily engaged getting ready for dredging the lower Iroquois river. The first step in this direction was the building of two 'large cabins, ohß for the kitchen and the other for the sleeping apartments of the dredge employes. These have bee neonipletcd ahd the old dredge boat has been almost torn into pieces. Mr. Sternberg says there won’t be one board nailed to another within a week. This is necessary in the preparations to double the size of,the boat in order that it will be able to support the longer boom , needed to build the ditch, which will be wider than the upper Iroquois improvement. Mr. Sternberg will complete all the preliminary arrangements with all possible haste, in order to get started digging. A trip to the dismantled dredge boat, which is in the river near the old Stott Grant farm, will prove quite interesting. ■

M. E. Bazaar Friday and Saturday.

The ladies of the Methodist church will hold a bazaar Friday afternoon and all day Saturday, March 21 and 22. Also a market on Saturday, at George E. Collins’ Shoe Store.

Professional Notice.

During my absence in New York and Baltimore my practice will be left in the care of Dr. C. E. Johnson, and all calls will receive the same attention I would have given them personally. DR L M.

Our Plumbing at Prices that will Interest You. > The cost is often an important factor in the problem of whether you shall / have plumbing placed in your home or not. The erroneous idea that ’ fthe cost is excessive may deter some people from further consideration of new plumbing equipment It would be much better to consult us and let us show you how the great variety in designs of plumbing fixtures makes possible either a moderate priced, , g plain but serviceable bathroom or one as Nfe A luxurious as can be desired. . ' We recommend the well known -- 7 Standard" guaranteed plumbing fixtures and will be pleased to show you • illustrations of these fixtures of which there is a suitable design for any bathroom. i A little talk with us about your plumbing may 1 quickly show you that a new plumbing equipment is well within your reach. 3ta- * r ■ - i«>mt E. D. RHOADES & SON, Renszdaer, Indiana | J ' . ,p’« mM f —■

MRS. FRED KING DIED IN HOSPITAL

Young Wife and Mother Victim of Pneumonia—Funeral to Be Held at Warsaw. • •

The sad information reached Rensselaer this Thursday morning that Mrs. Fred King, of Warsaw, had passed away at 2:30 o’clock in the morning at the Hope hospital in Fort Wayne, to which place she was taken less than two days before. Tuesday of last week, March 11th, a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. King. The young mother was getting along very nicely until last Friday, when pneumonia set in and this was the cause of her death. Tuesday it was deemed best to take her to the. hospital and a trained nurse and Mrs. “Billy” Sunday, wife of the noted evangelist, and the husband aereompanied her there. Nothing, however, could be done to relieve her and death closed the young life at the hour stated. Mrs. King’s maiden name was Nell Delsel and she was married to Fred King October 4, 1910. Her husband is employed at the Winona Lake park and they resided in Warsaw. She is survived by the husband, the 9-days-old baby and by her parents and one sister. Mrs. J. W. King, mother of the bereaved husband, left for Warsaw this Thursday moining to attend the funeral, the arrangements for which had not been made up to the hour she departed. . The many friends of Fred King, and those who met his wife during her visits here, will keenly feel the sorrow of her untimely death.

PETITION ASKS FOR STREET PAVING

Brick or Other Substantial Material Recommended for Washington, Cullen and Dayton Streets.

A petition is being circulated and it is understood quite liberally signed to provide for Xhe paving of Washington street from the bridge to the Makeever hotel, thence north on Cullen and Forest streets to the railroad. The* petitioh recommends brick or other substantial paving material. George A. Williams, A. J. Bellows and D. E. Grow are leaders in favor of the petition. Robert Yeoman is circulating a remonstrance. To. defeat the project will require. 70 per cent of the abutting property owners. 'lnasmuch as tjifi improvement is so much needed along these streets it is probable that the objection will not be very heartily endorsed.

Cleaning Notice. All the alleys, yards, and closets in Rensselaer, must be cleaned this spring. The board in this notice simply appeals to your pride in cleanliness. Get busy and secure the scavenger, for our next notice will be an order and anything tagged thereafter. City Board of Health. The Keystone is the mT>st popular disc on the market. It is sold by Hamilton & Kellner.

WEATHER FORECAST. Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday: show north portion tonight; cold wave tonight; colder southeast portion Friday. <

TO THE PUBLIC.

Desiring rest and relaxation from the active duties of twenty years in the management of the First National Bank, I have sold my shares in the said bank to James N. Leatherman, Jesse D. Allman and their associates in the organization of the Farmers State Bank, sftid they will take active charge of the business as soon as the necessary details of the transfer of stock can be conveniently arranged. This sale of rby holdings does not involve any other changes in the policy of the bank. I shall retire from the office of president and director, and Robert A. Parkinson will be elected to fill the unexpired term of office until the next regular election. I desire to take this occasion to' thank my friends and neighbors, whose loyalty and co-operation have made possible whatever measure of success has crowned my efforts in the building up of the business of this bank. I have had at all times the heartiest co-operation of the board of „ directors and shareholders of the bank, and in retiring, I desire to thus publicly thank them. I bespeak for the business community the same trust and confidence in the new management that they have shown in the past; my ♦ associates on the board of directors will continue to give the bank their personal attention, in co-operation with the new officers. I shall continue to live in Rensselaer, devoting my time to my real estate and investment interests, enjoying a long coveted rest. In due time I shall be located and shall then send my friends a greeting. Very gratefully yours, EMMET L. HOLLINGSWORTH.

Aged Mother of George Morgan Stricken Wednesday.

Mrs. Mary J. Morgan, aged 90 years, suffered a slight stroke of apoplexy Wednesday mornlflg at the home of her son, George Morgan, with whom she lives. The trouble receded during the day and night and she is now very much improved. ,

Former Congressman Receives Complete Record for 16 Years.

Valparaiso Vidette. Hon. E. D. Crumpacker has received complete volumes of the Congressional Record covering the sixteen years which he was a member of the house of representatives at Washington from this district. The books are bound securely for permanent use. They were taken to the Crumpacker home from the postofflee in two wagonloads recently. Besides the books, Mr. Crumpacker has about fifty large maps which he will distribute among his friends in this district. Many others were sent out before he left Washington.

Must Not Hitch On The Business Streets.

Any one hitching on the streets of the business part of the city will be subject to prosecution. This applies to the telephone and light poles, trees or hitching posts of any kind. By order of the City Council. W. R BHEBLER ? City Marshal.

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