Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1913 — Page 1

No. 140.

SAGE STONE ROAD PROJECT DEFEATED

94 to 93 Was Result o! Election Held Wednesday—Petitioners Toted Against Road. The Charles E. Sage stone road in Jordan township Wednesday resulted in the defeat of the proposed 13 miles of stone road by the narrow margin of a single vote, the result being 94 against the improvement and 93 in favor of it. ' The improvement was petitioned for about three years ago and has been hanging fire ever sinee and causing a lively contest in which James H. Chapman carried the remonstrance side of the question to the supreme court. There is was held that his remonstrance was premature and the case was sent back and the election held. Unless another petition is filed the road can not be built. It provided for about 13 miles of road, mainly east and west roads, two of which extended almost through the township.

Roy Scouts Hiking From Crown Point to Indianapolis.

Poster Bruce and John Allman, two 18-year-old boys from Crown Point, were in Rensselaer Wednesday afternoon and remained over night. They are members of the Boy Scouts at Crown Point and conceived the idea that It would be great fun to hike to Indianapolis and they started out in fine spirits. They were equipped in the Boy Scout uniform, which closely resembles the U. S. Army uniform. -The boys walked from Crown Point to Shelby the, first day, a distance of 18 miles, and from Shelby th Rensselaer the second day, a distance of about 24 miles. They were footsore and weary upon their arrival here but were still strong of heart and determined to continue their way to the state capital. They jhad no thought of walking back, but expect to return by train after seeing the sights in the big city.

Wisconsin Men Almost Had Very Bad Auto Accident.

Dr. H. S. Brown and die Gullickson, of Cushing, Wia, were laid up In Rensselaer last night and today by a break down of their Buick roadster. They were returning from a visit at Ndblesville, Ind., and were coming along at a lively crip about 5 miles south of Rensselaer when the, driver noticed, that one of the front wheels was scraping on the fender. Investigation disclosed that the front axle was broken, almost in two. It was so nearly Severed that it was impossible to run the car into town and it bad to he drawn in by another car. Mr. Gul_licksqn stated that they /were coming at a lively clip and he was surprised that a serious accident did not occur, as certainly would have resulted save for the timely discovery. Dr. Brown went to Chicago this morning to get a mew axle and the car is laying up for repairs at the Rensselaer Garage.

Wife of Chesterton Minister Dies After Long Illness.

Mrs. C. A, Brawn* wile of. the .Methodist minister at Chesterton, is dead after a prolonged illness. Rev. Brown is well known throughout this conference and has been located at Chesterton tor the past tour years. Dr. A. T. Briggs, district superintendent, who was here Wednesday, conducting the third quarterly conference, went to Chesterton this morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. Brown.

E. P. Honan Ohosen Delegate To International Convention,

Edward P. Honan, of Rensselaer, who has been prominent for many years In the Catholic Order of Foresters, was again elected a member of the Board of Trustees of the state court and a delegate to the International convention to be held at Louisville, Ky., in August. Joseph Nagel represented the loeal lodge and Thomas Porter the Remington lodge at the convention.

SALK GOES ON. 1 !■• Notwithstanding Mr. Lee’s absence, due to his conducting a big sale at Reynolds, where he recently bought a store, his sale here goes steadily on. Miss Florence Moore, who has proven herself a good clerk and able assistant, is in charge and meeting with splendid success. She feels that ladies are and should be Interested in the nice line of oxfotas yet in stock, as well as the Red Seal and tissue ginghams; also silks, hose, notions, etc., at the exceptional cut prices. There Is still a good deal of white goods and you might do well to see the lines at „onca for disposition may U be made of it any time, when yohr chance of getting things at such big reductions will be over. See to it Give Leefs dosing Out Sale a call at once. Miss Moore will appreciate It and the time may be ort . L. _

The Evening Republican.

ALFALFA GROWING IN JASPER COUNTY

Demonstration on the C. F. Mansfield Farm Proved Interesting to Fifty Who! Attended. . - T ~ ''. i? ■’ 7 ’■■■“•— —-. ’ 'll?—,. —-- * - V \- --In spite of the cold rain last Saturday, about fifty men attended the alfalfa demonstration on C. P. Mansfield’s farm, 8 miles south and east of town. The demonstration was In charge of Prof. J. C. Beaver, of Purdue university, and Mr. Mansfield proved an able assistant to him and an excellent host for the crowd. Mr. Mansfield has seventy acres on which he is very Successfully growing alfalfa and the most interesting thing in the demonstration to both the Purdue authorities and to the people of this and surrounding counties, is the success in growing it on two sand hills in the field. Among the points brought out in the demonstration, the first was that 'lime is necessary for a growth of alfalfa. A test for lime in any piece of land may be tried by pouring either hydrochloric or muriatic acid over a sample of it, and the presence of lime can be noted by the “boiling” resulting from it. Mr. Mansfield has had to apply lime to his land, there being only a very slight test shown for lime when he tested for it before seeding his alfalfa crop last August. He has been rather fortunate in obtaining the lime element for his land, in that the soil underlying his land, after about a depth of 3 or 4 feet shows a strong test for lime and the dredge ditch running through his farm has caused the dredge subsoil to be very convenient for him and those living on neighboring farms. He has -applied about 20 loads of ditch bank per acre. The ditch hank contains about 20 or 25 per cent carbonate of lime. The second point made in the demonstration was that the soil must be inoculated for the successful growth of alfalfa. On the roots of alfalfa, which were found to run very deeply into the earth, were found bunches of knots or tubercles eaused by little bacteria which grow on the roots of the plant. It is necessary that there bacteria, or ‘bugs,” as they were humorously called, be in the soil in which alfalfa is grown. They are necessary to gather nitrogen, it being necessary food for the plant. The necessity for their presence was shown in pulling up a little weak plant and on its roots few or no tubercles were found, showing that the bacteria had not gotten on the plant; whHe the roots ot a large healthylooking plant were found to have a large growth of tubercles on them. This showed tfliat the plant could not. grow unless its roots got to the bacteria. The application of these baeteria to the land is spoken of as inoculation. Bacteria grow on different clovers, and it. has been found that the kind that grow on sweet clover will also grow on alfalfa, so they may he obtained by sprinkling the field with soil in which sweet clover has been growing. About 1,000 pounds of sweet clover soil was applied per acre. The third point made at the demonstration was that alfalfa can be successfully grown in Jasper county While the most interesting point was the fine crop found on the sand hills, an excellent crop was also found on the rest of the land, which was for tlje most part a heavy loam.

Thcre were some poor spots in the fields, but these were accounted tor, first, by the fact that the seed had very often been planted too deeply, and that In a few places water had stood on the land. These were the next points brought out in the demonstration; that the land should be drained to keep water from standing on It, and the seed should not be planted too deeply. The point about the planting of the seed was early demonstrated where the drill had run shallow or where some of the soil had been blown off, leaving the seeds in only a shallow depth of not over one inch. Where this had been the case a fine crop resulted, while if the seeds had been planted deeply, but few were able to come through the soil. ■

Three cuttings can be made during the season and the crop is now ready for its first cutting. This cutting wifi average at least 1Y» tons per acre, and the crop will average 4 tons per acre tor the season. Alfalfa has a feeding value of $25.00 per ton, and on the market will brink about $20.00 per ton. Land, if properly drained and planted to alfalfaj will return at least 10 per cent Interest on a $200.00 valuation of land. With this in mind we are forced to agree with Prot Beaver and Mr. Mansfield when they say “grow alfalfa." The demonstration closed with talks from several present and with all extending « vote of thanks for the dear manner in which things

Entered Jeftoary l, 1897, as second class mall matter, at the post-office at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the act of March S, 1479.

One x of the main features of the commencement program will be the rendition of the "The Dead Witness,” by the C. L. S-, on Tuesday evening, June 17. The period -of the play is that of Henry V, King of England. The plot envolves itself in the treachery of lord Falmouth, who by the shedding of blood, strives to possess himself of his brother's riches and titles. While the Duke of Kent is away in France fighting the king’s bat ties, he leaves his properties and his children in the charge of Lord Falmouth. The latter at once takes for his associates a set of murderous gamblers. Sir John Merlin argues with Lord Falmouth that he is doing injury to his brother, the duke. The duke returns as- a lowly pilgrim and 'personally sees the condition of affairs. A gypsy boy gives this information to Lord Falmouth, who with his henchmen arranges a chase apd attack on Kent, who is wounded but not slain. The conspirators next plot to poison Kent’s two children, but in this they are thwarted by Kent’s servant, who plans the part of the court fool. In the last act Kent, whose life was saved by his servant, appears and at his request the king shows mercy to Falmouth, but to the chief criminals due justice is meeted out. ‘

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1913.

WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE WINS IN ILLINOIS

Bouse Passed Bill Which Senate Had Previously Passed—May - Be Unconstitutional. * Women will be able to vote in Illinois unless the vote in favor of woman’s suffrage as passed by the lower house of the legislature Wed * nesday is reconsidered or the law declared unconstitutional. The senate had previously passed the measure. The vote in the house was 83 to 58. Governor Dunne says that he will approve the measure. When the vote was being taken women who had lobbied for-the bill for several weeks occupied the galleries and intense excitement followd the announcement that the measure had passed. The chance of declaring it unconstitutional is small, so it is said, being based upon the fact that the law gives the right to vote for county collectors. County treasurers are ex-officio the county collectors, and as the office of treasurer is created by the constitution and there is no office of county collector, the argument is that the law provides the right to vote for an office that does not exist will invalidate the law. The law does not grant unrestricted suffrage, only providing the right to vote for offices created by statute since the constitution of 1870 was adopted. County treasurers were provided for by that constitution and the new- law is thus contradictory on that point. A constitutional amendment will be necessary before women will be allowed to vote for state officers. Women will be able to vote for alderman in Chicago next spring and for mayor in 1915. Women can also vote for “wet” or “dry” questions and on all propositions. Temperance people expect a big advantage because of the passage of the law. Representative McCarty, of Chicago, who is opposed to the measure, changed his vote and supported the bill when it became evident that it was going to’ pass. He did this, however, only as a means of making a motion that the bill be reconsidered, when he hopes to muster enough strength to defeat it.

GOLLEGEVILLE.

The play is interesting, as an exposition of royal English history. Those who impersonate the various parts do full justice to their characters and will make the presentation rank favorably with previous efforts of the same character. Cast of Characters. s Henry, King of England—Francis Martin. Duke of Norfolk—Schuyler Douthit. Marquis of Dorsit—Ralph Rogers. Sir John Merlin—Theodore Fettig. Duke of Kent—Charles LeJune. Alfred, Son of Kent—Alexius Koenig. Edwin, Son of Kent—Joseph Collins. \ v Fool-Urban Koehl. Lord Falmouth, Brother of Kent— Peter Zeller. Tyrrell, Cantwell. Orton, Tools of Falmouth—Edwin Kaiser, Angus McLoed, Albert Kaiser. Mandeville—Henry Beuke. Gypsy—John Kostic. Attendants, Servants, etc. 1

were presented by Purdue university through Prof. Beaver, and a vote of thanks to Mr. Mansfield for his hospitality during the occasion. Another note for consideration of the alfalfa crop, if grown, is that the Gifford railroad, if put through this section, will afford an easy outlet through Wolcott for alfadfa bay into the com belt of Illinois; where it is in great demand.

A Classified Adv. will sell it

MADE FINE SHOWING ALTHOUGH DEFEATED

Athletics Defeated 3 to 0 By St. Joe in Hastily Arranged Game— Clark Fanned Thirteen. The Athletics are greatly elated at the fine prospects for a ball team, notwithstanding the fact that they met defeat by the well-trained St. Jo‘e nine in a hastily arranged game Wednesday afternoon. The score was 3 to 0, as officially registered, although Conn, of the local team, knocked a home run, which the umps disallowed because Conn “cut” second base. Had the game been arranged in time to advertise, a large crowd would have attended. At is was, quite a number from town attended the game, while the student body was out in force. Manager Kiplmger and the fans are greatly elated. They say that a fine team is in prospect. It showed a little green to start with and there were several errors and some foolish base running that cost the game, for the Athletics outbatted the Collegians and with airtight fielding should have won* the gam*, Clark and Wilcox worked together for the first time this year and enthused the fans by the best battery work that has been seen here in a long time. Thirteen collegians were retired by the strike-out route and only three connected safely with the ball. That is some going with a buneh of stickers like St. Joe and presages some great sport with visiting teams ‘during the next few months. The locals had some trouble in -their stick work and the naughty bats just would not connect with the ball except on rare occasions. Moloney for the college struck out nine, while four safeties were registered. Conn, who ‘played with Brook a few years ago, is- now working near Rensselaer. He was some sticker in those days and was one of the fellows the Wren outfielders backed up for. He played second base Wednesday and looks _ good. His home-run wallop was joy to the Athletic fans. Yirgil Denniston, alsO*a former Brook player, now engaged in the barber business here, played a good game at third and looks solid for that point. Eldet, in the field, pulled them down out of the air just like an Oregon apple picker and when he gets his batting eye will be very valuable to the team. “Old Reliable” Harry Swartzell was at first base and just as good as ever, which means that the initial sack will be in trusty hands. Morgan played shortstop and will doubtless be able to handle that position creditably. Another practice is -to be held Friday afternoon and Captain Wilcox will put the finishing touches on his colts and be ready for the Sunday contest with Remington.

Local Militiamen are Attending Regimental Shoot.

First Lieutenant True D. Woodworth, Second Lieutenant Herman B. Tuteur, Sergeants Garland and Robinson and Private Wiseman left this morning for Warsaw to attend the rifle match of the 3rd regiment of the Indiana National Guard. The match will last three days and twelve companies will be represented and about fifty men will compete for positions on the team to represent the regiment at the state match to be held at Evansville, beginning June 20th and lasting to July 13th. At that match each company will be entitled to send five enlisted men to participate in the company team matches.

Baptist Church.

Sunday School at 9:30 a. m. Morning service, 10:45 a. m. Pres. E. A. Hanley, of Franklin college, will speak at the morning service. You are very cordially invited to be present. ;

R. B. WRIGHT, Pastor.

Attention Old Soldiers.

The old soldiers arc requested to meet at the G. A. R. hall Friday at 1 p. m., for the purpose of attending the Scott funeral in a body.

D. H. Yeoman, Commander.

Church of God Services.

Elder S. J. Lindsay, of Oregon, 111, will preach at the Church of God next Sunday at 10:45 a. m, and 7:30 p. m. Everybody invited. ■’ Never can tell when you’ll mash a finger or suffer a cut, bruise; bum or scald. Be prepared. Thousands rely on Dr. Thomas’ Eclectic OIL Your drupgist cells it. 25c and 50c. Calling Cards—printed or engraved; correct sixes and type faces. Let The Republican have your next order.

AUTO DRIVERS MUST HAVE PICTURES TAKEN

License Jfnst Be Procured by July Ist and Your Picture Must Be Attached to It. Harve Moore sent to Indianapolis to procure application blanks for himself and Bob Smith for chauffeur licenses and the blanks arrived yesterday. They are very exhaustive in acquiring information of the applicants and it looks like a big force of clerks will have to he employed to care for the applications when they are filed in Indianapolis. The blanks provide that the applicant shall tell all the experience he has had with different makes of cars, all the accidents he haa. ever had, if he was ever arrested, and he is also required to file duplicate photographs of himself, the pictures to be unmounted and on pohtographer’s paper 1% inch in diameter. Every driver of a commercial car and every hired chauffeur must comply with this law by the first of July. Photograpers will have their hands full making pictures as only the size mentioned will be accepted and the applicant must make affidavit that the photograph was taken within the last 30 days. Car owners must also pay the new license according to the motor power of car. For each 25 horsepower and under the fee is $5 a year, but only 6 months’ license Is granted at this time and the cost is prorated for the six months. If you expect to drive a car after July Ist you had better write at once for the application blanks and in the meantime have your picture taken.

Born, this morning, June 12th, to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey R. Keen, of Jordan township, a daughter. Mrs. Keen IS the daughter of John Bill, now a resident of Rensselaer. Mrs. Joseph Ploughjeck, of near Parr, is recovering from a severe attack of appendicitis. It was a second attack and it was feared that it would result fatally, hut she has made excellent recovery the past few days. The body of Miss Viola Sayler, wthose death occurred Tuesday night at the home of her parents near Kniman, was brought to Rensselaer today for burial at Weston cemetery. Ar-large concourse of mourning relatives and friends accompanied the sorrowing parents here. Attorney George H. Gifford, who has been looking about the farms in the Gifford seetion, states that the corn damage there was not nearly so extensive as at first reported and that he saw only one field that was seriously damaged. The leaves of it were quite severely frozen and the field may have to be replanted. William Burns, an aged ditcher who lives in Newton township, and who has had an eruption on the face and hands for some time, returned yesterday from Chicago, where he had been a patient at the Wesley hospital and where the sore on his left hand was diagnosed a cancer and was removed, the left thumb being cut off as a part of the operation. The surgeon holds out good prospects of recovery. The local physician had cured up the facial blemishes largely before he was taken to Chicago. Constipation causes headache, indigestion, dizziness, drowsiness. For a mild, opening medicine, use Doan’s Reguelts. 25c a box at all stores.

Pastor.

Commander.

Flour Sale o $1.23 a Sack $4.92 per Barrel Sale Begins Monday, June 9 Ends Saturday, June 14 This week we unload another car of A. A K. Best Flour, whieh no longer needs comment on quality. For five years this grand la old flour has gone forth from the Home Grocery and one by one it has gathered satisfied customers until they are numbered by the score. We don’t claim to sell more flour than all the other merchants in the world, but we do claim that no other one merchant here sells more than we; thanks to high quality and uniformity of the tried and true “Best" We, the originators, are the only one* to give our trade the chance at the money-saving unloading plan. Think of it, only $4.92 per barrel Ji|| A chance for you at millers’ price. Don’t get disappointed. Get your order in. The HOME GROCERY “tho Home of Good Things to Eat.”

DITCH ARGUMENT STARTS TUESDAY

Extra Day Required by Court and Attorneys to Go Over Ryan Ditch and Laterals. Special Judge Cunningham and the attorneys in the Ryan ditch case found that the task of visiting the assessed lands along the route of the main ditch and the laterals more than they could compass in two days and this has altered the program to some extent After spending Tuesday and Wednesday along the route the work is stIH uncompleted and the court and attorneys went out again this Thursday morning. As it had been planned to have the argument started today, it was necessary to revise the program and the time for the argument to start was changed to next Tuesday. Judge Cunningham will spend Sunday with his family at Kentland, and George M. Gilford, executor of the will of Benjamin J. Gifford, who hr carrying out the program of the testator, will spend the intervening time at his home in Tipton. It Is understood that some striking inequalities of assessment have been shown to the court and it is very probable that there will be several modifications bf assessment. Unless these should be so many and so great In the aggregate as to reduce the revenue below the cost of construction, however, it is probable that the ditch will be built as planned, and it Is said that the assessed benefits are considerably in excess of ttoe probable cost of construction.

The best machinery is what our progressive fanners want. We handle only standard lines. HAMILTON & KELLNER. H. W. Wood left this morning for Dayton, Ohio, to attend the reunion of his regiment, the 93rd Ohio. He expects to return home Saturday evening. We are.this week unloading another car of Wisconsin sand-grown rural potatoes, for late seed or fancy table usa 15c a peck or 60c a bushel JOAN EGER. Z. F. Little, Morf Kilgore and George O. Bales, of Goodland, came to Renseslaer yesterday by auto and stopped at Remington and picked up F. L. Lough, cashier of the Remington bank. Mr. Little and Mrs. Kilgore were arranging for a local representative of the Newton County Loan and Savings Association and C. G. Spitler will look after their business in this place. Henry Jones, for several years a resident of Chieago, where he has been engaged in the barber business, has been in quite poor health for some time and spent the past winter at Block Mountain, North Carolina He returned from there about two weeks ago and visited his brother, John Jones and family, of Newton township, until today, when he returned to Chieago. Henry has been suffering from lung trouble and his condition was so had when he went to North Carolina that he could scarcely speak above a whisper. He is now considerably improved but expeets that the winter months will again drive him southward.

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