Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1913 — Page 1

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BIFF! OLD SOL HIT US A JOLT TODAY

Government Thermometer Registered 101 at 1 O’clock—Sets a New June Record.

In the shade, 101. Three degrees hotter than it was Monday, June 15th, and a new record for hot weather lor June Although there was some' breeze blowing and at times it was cool enough ito be quite refreshing, the heat was very oppressive and any one compelled to perforin any sort of labor found the task irksome. Com farmers are Smiling blandly and say that the “inch a day” growth Is- being doubled and that corn never looked better in the county. Glad that some persons can enjoy the heat. It is hard on fat folks, as witnesser.il yours truly.

Union Vesper Service.

The first union vesper service for this year will be held on the south -steps of the court house on next Sunday evening at 6:30. Rev. C. L. Harper, of the M. E. church, will preach. Everyone most cordially invited. . >

LET THE HOT DAYS COME.

Let the mercury soar! Who cares? A big assortment of cool, comfortable suits has newly arrived. Plain and fancy Blue Serges, Grays, Tans, Browns, Stripes, etc.—ell of superb fabrics guaranteed Pure-W ooL Prices $12.50, sls, $lB and up. Drop in and look them over. Special 4th of July Offer. TRAUB & SELIG.

Good Price for Good Eggs.

I* will pay 17% cents for strictly fresh, clean large eggs. If you have any cherries for sale call Phone 39. Fancy Produce Market. 0. E. PRIOR.

Get your can rubbers and tops of Rowen & Kiser, phone 202. .

;; f Sneeial W 4th of July Offer U ' „ W e will prove to you conclusively that f\\ «\ \ VjW a Traub & Selig “Guaranteed-Value” Suit is if AM \ XIIII / jjflL far and away ahead of anything you ever saw '\7/ / /Jjr 5k at the price. The styles are the very latest; <4 jff' M /Jl the fabrics the most durable; the patterns, | £ nlrN'fl the an< * tailoring we know will please jikipi i: fSSrI; ©■■s P \ 1 Will <' §II yj\ i\»\ At this popular price our showing of I 111 mg \ 111 fine Bu its f° r men an< * y° u . n & men is < • A fJF 1 ShVJP amazing. You are certain of satis--1 ' II ll\ \l H 7 ‘ Other Splendid Values in Suits at :: I it I V 11 $9 to $25 111 1 \ 1 111 II Nobby Norfolks; two and three button exij II HI \\ ||M treme styles for the younger fellows; stylish- / l lla * 1 Hi ly conservative suits for their fatheis and // I I \ \ ill I older brothers. All the new shades; grays, < ► til 11 I \\ \ l|l | tans, browns, blues, black and white, etc. | f|| |I I Guaranteed Saving of $3 to $5 on i: II || | Every Suit Iju I \\ ||[| v Straw Hats, Caps, Underwear, Sox, Shirts, I I I 1 lIU etc. Everything a man or young man needs I 11/// 1 I I for summer "we have here at lowest prices. LJZJ Llffl Boys’ Nobby Norfolks with two fairs Kiickerbocker • fp-a4 Pasts, exceptioHilly flse it $4.39. Many others &HB ' from $3 to S7.SO. t TRAUB & SELIG “THE NEW YORK STORE” :> Odd Fellow* Building Rensselaer, Indiana

The Evening Republican.

BRIDGE COLLAPSES BEFORE TRAIN IS DOE

tier of New York Central Structure - Across Wabash at Lafayette v Goes into River.

; ■ ~ Just ten minutes before Big Four passenger train No. 18, hound for Indianapolis, was due at Lafayette Thursday night, the second pienr on. the New York Central railway bridge spanning the Wabash river,' collapsed and fell into the river. A crash of stone and masonry was heard for blocks and the falling of the pier caused the stopping of all trains on the Big Four and Lake Erie & Western railways. The bridge was badly damaged by the flood in March and railroad bridge men had been working on the Structure since that time.' Fortunately none of the workmen were on the east side of the bridge at the time. The railroad officials are also rejoicing that no trains were on the bridge when the pier collapsed. It is feared that the bridge is badly damaged and will he out of service for some time. . c The Big Four is detouring its westbound out of Lafdyette on the Monon tracks to Chicago. The eastbound trains are going by way of Danville, 111., and then on the Peoria & Easternrinto Indianapolis. When the pier collapsed 120 tons of masonry piling went into eighteen feet of water. The new double track bridge was built by the L. E. & W, railroad nine years ago and the pier cracked Where the concrete was joined on to .the old heavy stone pier. Bridge experts, from Chicago and Cincinnati were rushed to Lafayette in an effort to save the $250,000 structure.

Don’t fail to see the pack of genuine Siberian blood hounds in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Monday evening, June 30. Pop and soft drinks of all kinds at Rowen & Kiser’s, phone 202.

Entered January 1. 18*7, aa aacond claaa mail matter, at the poat-offloe at Benaaalaer. Indiana, the act at Mare h 8, I*7B.

'■ At about 9:30 o’clock this Friday morning at the home of the bride on Scott street 1 1n Rensselaer,~ occurred the marriage of Miss Ethel Sharp, one of our most popular school teachers, to Mr. William P. Cooper, treasurer of White county ahd one of the wealthy farmers of that county. The ceremony was performed by Rev. C. L. Harper, of Trinity M. E. Church, in the presence of the bride’s sister, Miss Opal Sharp, and a neighbor, Mrs. Philip Blue. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper left on the 10:12 train for Chicago and will take a seven days’ boat (trip out of the city, going to ’ Georgian Bay and other places. Upon (their return they will go to Monticello, where they expect to begin housekeeping about September Ist, his residence property being leased until that time. Mrs. Cooper will visit some winlh his relatives and will, also spend part of her time here until the first of September. The bride has been a teacher in the schools of the county and city for a long time and is one of the most popular young ladies in our city, where she has spent almost her entire life. Mr. Cooper is a wealthy fanner and stockman and for some years resided at Chalmers. After ihis election as county treasurer he moved to Monticello and later sold his old home >farm in Big Creek township and purchased nearer Monticello. He is a W?. lower vylth one son, and is one of the moet highly esteemed citizens of White courity- Both are deserving the congratulations of all who know them, for each has won a real jewel for a life partner.

Some very excellent new white clover honey is on sale at the Home Grocery. Selling at 15e.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1913.

ANOTHER SCHOOL TEACHER MARRIED

Miss Ethel Sharp and William P. Cooper, Treasurer of White Co. Surprise Friends.

SON KILLS FATHER IN DEFENDING MOTHER

Monon Freight Conductor Assailed Mother White Drunk and Son Shot Rim to Death.

John C. Barger, a freight conductor on the Monon railroad, was shot three times and almost instantly'killed at 12:30 o’clock Thursday morning by his son, Paul, 18 years old. The tragedy took place at the Barger home, 1134 North Fifteenth street, Lafayette, and was the result of a vicious attack by Barger on (his ,wife, who was lyingin bed. Barger, who had been asleep upstairs, came down to compel his wife to go upstairs With him, and uttered an .oath when he entered the room and saw his wife and son lying in bed. He walked to the bfd, leaned over Jiis son and, with his right hand, seized his wife by the throat.Mrs. Barger and her son were anticipating troub'e because Barger had come home under the influence of liquor early in the evening, a condition that always made 'him abusive, ?.nd they had thrown themselves, fully dressed, on a bed downstairs. Paul had determined to protect his mother from his father’s abuse and bad placed a pistol under the pillow before he threw himself on the bed. When bis father leaned over him and sedzed Mrs. Barger, Paul, who had remonstrated wi]th him when he entered the room and had begged him not to hurt his mother, drew the pistol from its hiding place. He pressed the muzzle against his father’s body and fired. Barger straightened up when he re-' cedved the wound and Paul fired again. Barger then started toward the foot of the bed and passed around it to reach his wife. Just as he passed the foot of the bed, Paul fired the third shot. Barger staggered under the wound, sank to the floor, gave a few gasps and was dead. , After his father fell, Paul went to the telephone and ealled Dr. Arnett, the family physician, who hurried to the house. When Dr. Arnett arrived, he found that Barger was dead and notified the police department. < Captain PoweH called the ambulance and he and Officers Younker and Kelm went to the Barger home. They made a hasty investigation and returned to headquarterg, taking Paul to jail with them. —i All of the shots fired’by the son had taken effect. One entered the body just below the heart, one penetrated the upper part of the abdomen and the third entered the chest just below the left arm,

Sorority Girls Depart After Enjoyable Visit Here.

Miss Helen Murray’s Alpha Chi Omega friends left this morning for their various homes. Her guests were: Ida May Rush, of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; May Sayle and Floy Munnston, Of Madison, Wis.; Irene and Ruth Norris, of Oshkosh; Ann Kieckhefer, of Milwaukee, and Margaret McKenna, of Green Bay. All were college friends of Miss Murray at Wisconsin University. Miss Peari Ruihley, of Arch bold, Ohio, who is a graduate of Western College for Girls at Oxford, came yesterday to be Miss Murray’s guest for several days. ’ The young ladies were given a lively time here, luncheons, jdcnlcs, auto and theatre parties, dances and dinners being given for them.

Marriage License.

William P. Cooper, born Fountain county, Ind., Nov. 8, 1858, present residence Mpnticello, occupation county treasurer; second marriage, first dissolved by death June 23, 1905; and Ethel Sharp, bom Kentalnd, Ind., Oct. 28, 1880, present residence Rensselaer, occupation school teacher, first marriage.

Don’t fail to see the world’s greatest Topsy in Uncle Tom’s Cab- 1 in Monday evening, June 30, under a big tent. We are headquarters for chick feed and chick starter. Order of pa—Rowen & Kiser, phone 202. 1 ~ 1 ’ 1

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BASEBALL Riverside Athletic Park

Sunday, June 29 Momence, 111. vs. Athletics ~ ' / -

General Admission - 25 cents Games Called at 2:30/

We are now offer/mi\ in S our entire , ,ine |M| of ladies ready-to-wear dresses, skirts I .l/ and waists at one1. 11 fourth of the regu- |;\ | larprice. The line -1 iIT y is complete. JfP Saturday, June 28 G. E. MURRAY GO. *

James W. McEwen Should Be Confined or Taken Away.

The aged editor, James W. McEwen, whose mental condition has been bad ever since sickness compelled him to discontinue the publication of his paper, the Democratic Sentinel, has for some time been disposed to put in almost the entire day walking and his daughter, Mrs. Bostwick, has followed him about to see that no injury befel him. This has kept her busy from early morning until late in the evening. He has shown a growing tendency to be annoying and for several days he has been striking and kicking at those with whom he is best acquainted. He does so in a semiplayful mood but that does not lessen the annoyance and he has inflicted shin injuries on several whom he has kicked. This Friday morning as J. 8. Moon was drinking from the public fountain on the north side of the public square Mr. McEwen caught hold of his head and when he looked up to see who it was McEwen spat tobacco juice all over his faeei, Ailing his eyes. Moon giezed the old man and choked him a little and then shoved him away and,Mr. McEwen Ml on the sidewalk and against the coping. He was not injured and when helped to bis feet was able to accompany his daughter home A few days ago he eaught Miss Opal Sharp by the throat and Choked her until his finger prints could be seen for a day or two. He has also tried to catch hold of other women, while several men have suffered his kicks without making much complaint. Now, however, he is becoming such a menace that people are demanding that he be incarcerated either at home or else sent to the asylum, and the latter place would be much the better for him, as he would receive the attention which his condition needs, and his wife and daughter'would be relieved of his care. . This should be done without delay as some one Is apt to injure him seriously if he commits such insults again as he did this morning.

Straw Hats can be bought for lees money at the store of TRAUB & BELIG than at any other store in town.” ' Try our fancy new full cream eheeeo. JOHN EGER.

Friday, July 4th Wheatfield Regulars vs Athletics .',2. ... .v. '! •/;/

WEATHER. Continued warm and probably fair tonight and Saturday.

Auto Racer Killed at Indianapolis Speedway.

Harry Martin, auto race driver and mechanician for the Stutz car company, was instantly killed on the Indianapolis speedway Thursday when a tire of the machine he was in blew up. Frank Agan, another maehanlcian, who was also in the car, was seriously injured. The men were tasting a car, a tire blew up, the machine skidded into the cement wall and turned over, both being caught beneath the wreckage.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer, Ind., will on the 14th day of July, 1913, at 8 o'clock p. m~ receive sealed bids, for the construction of a 6-inch sewer on College Avenue from Milroy Park north to /River, according to. plana and specifications now on file in office of City Clerk. Bide may be filed with City Clerk and must be accompanied by certified cheek in sum of One Hundred Dollars. CHAS. MORLAN, i/ty Clerk.

NOTICE TO STAMDMEN FOB THE FOURTH. If you are going to soil lemonade, . got your lemons of Bowen & Kiser. They bought their lemons before the market went up and they will give you a bettor price than anyone in a town. Phono ML Must Clean Up For the Fourth. Owners of vacant lots, occupied and unoccupied property, must clean up by mowing weeds* tall grass, etc., before the Fourth. If not done forthwith I will do it and the expense will bo taxed to the property. CITY MARSHAL. " 11 “i" l ' mmmmmmmmm, nan The City Marshal has ordered everybody to clean up for the Fourth. Do so by buying your new suit, hat, shirt, eto, at our store TRAUB * BELIQ. Order your canning goods of us.— Rowen & Kiser, Phone 202.

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