Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1913 — Page 1

No. 162.

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CONTRIBUTORS TO GET 20 PER CENT BACK

Fourth of July Celebration Manager Wright Will Return Fraction of All Money Donated. Manager Don Wright has settled all claims that have been presented or of. which he has knowledge and has prepared a statement of all receipts and expenditures for the celebration and makes, the following report: Total col. from merchants... .$171.50 Total expended . 433.07 'Balance ”....,1$ 33.43 The" band also realized quite a little money from the "concessions and the merry-go-round and from this will take $53187, and add it to the $38.43, making a total of $82.30, which will make it possible to return 20 per cent of all amounts contributed by merchants and businessmen. The band (boys will receive $5 each for their day’s playing and there will still be left about $25 to go into the treasury of the band.

Goodland Plans to Hold Aviation Meet in August.

Disappointed at not getting the aeroplane for the 4th of July, the people of Goodland are determined to secure one or more machines for some day early in August and the money deposited for the machine on the 4th will be kept for that purpose. It is reported that an effort will be made to have Remington, Wolcott, Reynolds and Monticello join with Goodland and have the machines fly from one town to the other, making stops at each place. Many people have never seen the a!r crafts and this arrangement would doubtless draw large crowds.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ray Holman and children spent the Fourth with his brother, George, and family at Mon-, ticello.. 1 "• ---■ Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jacks and children ;and • Mr. and 'Mrs. Alf Jacks spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jacks. Mrs. S. M. Jacks and son and Mrs. A. Jacks went to Mrs. Wm. Jacks’ Monday to gather cherries. ' iMr. and Mrs. Wm. Stiers and children spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and'-Mrs. Fred Stiers. Several from here spent the 4th at Rensselaer. i Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Noland went to Monticello the 4th. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Jacks and children and Mr. and Mrs. «T. C. Lewis and children spent the 4th with Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Lewis. Mrs. C. Ward and little granddaughter, of Monon, spent the 4th with Mrs. Ann Rlshling. >. Dollie Jacks went to Lafayette Thursday of last week for a week .or two visiting with relatives. Mrs. George Wood was in town Tuesday. Mrs. Della Culp went to Monticello last Thursday and visited her brother, George, and family until Friday evening. Mrs. Johnson Widner and children and, Miss Stella Widner went to Delphi Thursday and visited until Sunday evening. Miss Agnes Stiers went to Monon Thursday to the doctor. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stiers and lib tie son went to Karfkakee Friday and visited until Monday evening:

Gary city officials will take steps to compel the Gary & Interurban railway to adopt a 3-cent fare. Terms of the company’s franchise stipulate that after Its line is in operation five years It must sell eight car rides for 25 cents and pay the city 5 per cent of its earnings. The line has been In operation over five years and the company has failed to keep its agreement. Deerlng Standard Twine ten cents and prison twine nine cents. Spot cash only. HAMILTON & KELLNER. The town of Walkerton was threatened by fire Sunday afternoon when 25 cases of dynamite stored in a car on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad exploded. Brands from the blazing cars were blown to all parts of the town. At one time no less than nine buildings were ablaze.

The Evening Republican.

To-Night’s Program. “The Heart of Mrs. Robins,” a Vitagraph drama. “Groundless Suspicion,” Edison drama. “The Pawnbroker’s Daughter,” Kalem Comedy. PAUL MILLER, THE RISING TOUN GTENOR, TONIGHT.

ATTORNEYS ALLOWED $10,000 FOR WORK

Lang Owners are Making Vigorous Complaint at Size of F 69 Allowed Ryan Ditch Lawyers. Special Judge Cunningham before leaving Tuesday allowed Attorneys Foltz and Williams a fee of SIO,OOO for their work in behalf of the Ryan ditch, which is 4 per cent of $250,000,- the estimated cost of the ditch This is the maximum sum" allowed by law It is understood ttyat the attorneys who represented thfe remonstrators did not make any formal objection to the allowance, although they refused to recommend that the court allow that amount N Several of the land owners assessed for the ditch have made a vigorous protest against the allowance and their criticism seems more directed against the court than the attorneys This ditch has been in court only about a year and the fee seems excessive for the amount of legal work involved One attorney said Tuesday afternoon that he would have considered half the amount entirely adequate There is a sort of professional ethics among lawyers, it is said, that they do not object to the allowance of fees to one another, as any of them may get into position at any time where they need the aid of the other fellow to get a big fee. Attorneys Halleck and Potter, w'e believe, were alloyed only $7,500 for the Marble ditch petition, which has gone through the suprenie court and which has been in litigation in some form or another for about six years. Austin O. Moore was very indignant at Mie size of the {ee, and others are said to feel the same way. Judge Cunningham appointed County Surveyor Devere Yeoman, superintendent of the ditch. The remonstrators who filed notice of appeal will have thirty days in which to perfect the appeal and if they decide to carry it to a higher court they will have sixty days more to prepare the transcript. Charles Guild, »of Medaryville. was here Tuesday afternoon and was greatly pleased that the ditch had been established and said that its construction will mean the redemption of a large’amount of land in Gillam township.

Hurley Beam’s Gondition Is Still Very Serious.

Word received today from Hurley Beam, who was taken to the Wesley hospital again Monday morning. is not very encouraging. The clamps which were put on the artery in his throat to prevent the homerrhage were removed Tuesday night and a special nurse was in attendance all that night. The hemorrhages started again and the Surgeon expected to tie the artery, which is regrffded a serious tion, but which is believed to hold out hope of recovery. The family are feeling that the surgeon did not exercise very good judgment in performing the operation at a time when his tonsils were swollen and inflamed. Instead of eifttimg or burning the tonsils off as is the general method they were pulled out by the roots and the ulcers which followed caused the artery leakage. Two weddings occurred In .Tasper codnty today and more extended mention of them will be made tomorrow. The first took place at 10 o’clock this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rowles, the contracting parties 1 being Prank Howard Miller and Miss Edna Annis Kean, both of Buchanan, Midi The other marriage was that of Miss Cora Dexter to Mr. Roy Stewart Armstrong, of Chicago, and took place at 2 o’clock in the afterrtobn at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Dexter, of Union township. Both marriages were performed by Rev. Armstrong, the twin brother of Roy Stewart Armstrong.

Entered January 1, 1887, as second class mall matter, at the post-ofllee at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the act of March >. 1878.

RENBSELAER, -INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1913.

WILL PETITION COUNCIL FOR PARK

Many Oppose Holding Celebrations On Streets and Want Large Park for the Purpose. A petition was circulated Tuesday by Judge Hanley and liberally signed by professional and businessmen, asking that the city council appropriate money for the purchase of ground for a large public park. Several tracts have been selected, .notably, the crab apple orchard, south of Grace street and extending to the river, the Kanne grove in the extreme southwest part of tbwn, the Strong tract along the river bank at the planing mill and others still further from town. Many are opposed to the holding of celebrations on the streets and say truthfully that there would be much more comfort where there is an abundance of shade and that a platform of a permanent kind could be erected for the free attractions where every person could see ’them and where band concerts,, etc., could be held. The argument in favor of having the celebrations down town' are that the businessmen put up the big end of the money and want the crowd where they can get a share of the business. A large park would be a good thing if it did not cost too much to maintain and could be used for many occasions, among them the Chautauqua and possibly the vesper services.

STATE AND NATION JOIN IN DEFENSE

Fight to Be Made Against'Hog Cholera in Montgomery County and Purdue Will Assist. Lafayette Journal. Prof. G. I. Christie and Dr. R. A. Craig, of Purdue university, returned Tuesday night from Crawfordsville, where they attended a conference with Dr. Niles, of the animal husbandry department at Washington, D. C.,. and Dr. A. M. Nelson, state veterinarian. Plans were laid- for a campaign against hog cholera in Montgomery county. The United States government has appropriated $25,000 to be used in a demonstration for the coptrol of hog cholera in Montgomery county. The work has been divided into three divisions. Purdue university, through the extension department, will take a census of each farm of the county, noting the number of hogs' deceased. The government will furnish five men to administer serum to ®H exposed animals. The state veterinarian will administer quarantine and control laws. Last year Montgomery county suffered a loss of over $178,000. If anything can be done to save a part of this amount to the farmers in that county it will certainly mean much for the prosperty of the state.

Presbyterian Church.

The subject of the morning sermon for next Sunday wild be “A Living Epistle.” At this service Miss Shedd will sing a solo with organ, violin and piano accompaniment. Mr. Parrett will preach at the James^school house at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon. At the Union Vesper services in the evening the subject of the sermon will be “Henry Ward Beecher.” Everyone most cordially invited to these services.

Monon Will Run Another 75-Gent Excursion Sunday.

Another 75-cent excursion to Chicago will be run next Sunday, July 13th. This excursion will start from Greencastlc at 5:30 in the mofnlng and is scheduled to leave Rensselaer at 9:15 and to arrive in Chicago at noon. Returning It will leave Chicago at 11:30. The ball game that clay is between the White Sox and Boston.,

Rex-All Ball Team to Play at Morocco Sunday.

Manager McGlinn, of the Rex-All ball club, has arranged a game with Morocco for next Sunday, and will take his team there for the game. An effort was made to get the Morocco team to play the Athletics here Sunday but they were scheduled and offered Rensselaer any vacant date later in the season.

Card of Thanks.

We earnestly desire to thank our friends and neighbors for the sym pathies and kindnesses extended us in our great loss of husband and father.—Mrs. Ramp and Family.

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GYPSY PATRIARCH DIED MONDAY NIGHT

Nomads Encamped Neat Monticello When Messenger Came—-Body Taken to Danville, 111. Monticello Journal. For about a week past a tribe of nomads have been in White county and have been camped for the most of the time on the land of The Hydraulic Company across the river from Norway. There are twenty wagons with men, women and children galore, but principally children. One of old men, Thomas Nicholas, has been seriously ill for some time and died last night at about 11 o’clock at the age of 77 years. The services of Biederwolf & Meredith, undertakers, were called in and arrangements are being made today to take the body to Danville, 111. Clarence Watkins took two men of the tribe over there is his auto today to arrange for the burial and the body will be taken there tomorrow on Bryan’s auto truck. A party will accompany it in other autos. The' deceased owned a. large farm in North Dakota (md was reputed to be a man of much wealth. He leaves three sons. Nearly all of those in the company seem- to be related to him in some degree and he was the king or patriarch of the tribe. There are several men in the company who arC members in good standing of the prominent secret orders of the country. Green Emile, one of them, is a member of Laurens Lodge, No. 75, F. & A. M., Dublin, Georgia, and of Monroe Encampment, I. O. O. F., Monroe, Georgia. J. C. Nicholas is of Dante K. of P. lodge, 683, Chicago. Eli Miller, a coppersmith, is a member of East Peoria, No. 668, I. O. O. F. and of Dante lodge, 683, K. -Of P. All carry their cards showing them to be in good standing and talk lodge work intelligently. All of them seem to have plenty of money and have been buying freely here in the stores. It is evident they belong to the “Back to Nature” Club, as the attire of the children is simplicity itself and in some instances of the style extant before Mother Eve and Father Adam ate of the apple. Last night while the patriarch was dying in his abode, someone, presumably of the neighborhood of Norway, set off a charge of dynamite among or near the horses, causing them to break loose and scatter all over the neighborhood. Under the circumstances it was a dastardly and cowardly act. The people had delayed their journey on account of tjie illness of this man .and they were deserving of a ittle forbearance and courtesy at the least.

It is Mighty Hard to Build a Railroad These Days.

Some people believe that the grading of a few miles of right-of-way and the building of a few culverts and small bridges are a big start in the construction of a railroad. Proof that it is a very small thing is furnished by the experience at South Bend and Logansport. A promoter secured right-of-way, franchises, subsidies and graded considerable roadway and built culverts and small bridges between South Bend and Logansport. He went broke and a receiver was appointed a year agQ. He has succeeded in selling the righ-of-way and other assets of the company for $19,500, which is only a small part of the cost. A dispatch says that the road may yet be built. But the original promoter will not make anything out of it and all who put money into it will lose it, as the money procured, from the sale will go to pay the debts.

Marriage Licenses.

Roy Stewart Armstrong, born -Reed City, Michigan, Feb. 4, 1888, present residence Chicago, occupation telephone engineer, and Cora Dexter, born ftensselaer, Dec. 1, 1887, present residence Rensselaer, occupation school teacher. First marriage for each. Frank Hammond Miner, born Buchanon, Mich„ Feb. 9, 1886, present residence Buchanon, Mich., occupation concrete mason, and Edna Annis Kean, born Chicago. Aug. 7, 1887, present residence Buchanon, Mich., occupation not given, father’s name Joseph Marlin GCean. First marriage for each.

Auction Sale of Horse, Wagon, Buggy and Harness.

I will sell my horse, good single spring wagon, good runabout buggy, and one set single harness, at public auction in front of the court .house Thursday evening between 7:00 and V:80 o’clock. J. W. SMITH.Fred Phillips, Auctioneer.

C. ROSS DEAN TO BE NEW SUPERINTENDENT

Former Principal to Head Rensselaer Schools—C. M. Sharp Probably the Principal. C. Ross Dean, principal of the Rensselaer schools for the past two years and an instructor in the high school for several years, has been employed by the school board to be the superintendent. It is quite orobablrAhat C. M. Sharp, who has been the science teacher for the past two years, will be chosen principal, although the school board did not bake any action at its meeting Monday night. Mr. Dean is at present taking some special work at Chicago University and will be there for about two weeks more. He is a graduate of the Indiana University and a young man of energy and ability and the fact that he was chosen from a field of seventy applicants shows the high esteem in which the school board holds him. The salary he is to receive has.,not been made public, but it is understood that to begin with he will receive less than was paid Superintendent Clarke last year, which was $1,400. The board is finding it necessary to retrench some financially, owing to the very great expense at which it has been placed in buying equipment for the new high school building, but this is only a temporary retrenchment, as all members of the board are desiious of paying good salaries to the teachers and realize that they must do so to procure the best talent. Mr. Dean’s many friends will be pleased to know that he has been chosen to the important position and will feel that the schools will progress under his management.

CITY OFFICIALS VISITING GARY

Councilman, Marshal and Fire Officials Attend Municipal League * Meeting in Magic City. Councilmen Dean, Kresler, Hopkins and Catt, Marshal Shesler and Deputy Fire Chief Rhoades went to Gary this Wednesday morning to attend the meeting of the Indiana Municipal Leogue, with which Renhselaer was recently affiliated. It is probable that Fire Chief Montgomery, who went to Chicago yesterday, will also join them at Gary. A dispatch from Gary says: The twenty-third annual session of the State Municipal League convened in the Gary. Commercial Club rooms Tuesday afternoon. About 100 city officials were present, including the mayotas, members of boards of public works, city clerks and city engineers from a number of the' larger cities of the state. Mayor Knotts welcomed the visitors to the city and Annis Burk, private secretary to Mayor Shank of Indianapolis, responded for Mayor Shank, who was unable to attend on account of illness. The principal the league was held Tuesday with an address by Dr. J*. N.’ Hurty, of the state board of health, who talked on “The Sanitation of the City.” Discussions were made by W. D. Duncan, secretary of the board of health of Columbus, and W. T. Swank, secretary of the board of health of Crawfordsville. Talks also were made by H. S. Norton, president of the Gary Commercial tllub; W. P. Gleason, superintendent of the Indiana Steel Mills, and Judge B. S. Reiter of the Lake Superior Court. Wednesday was a gala day for the visitors, who were taken over the city by members of the board of public works and in the afternoon visited the Indiana Steel Mills on trains especially provided. It was expected that more than 300 visitors would be in the city by Wednesday noon.

Office Changes in Court House To Accommodate New Agent.

In order that the new county agricultural agent, CT G. Barrett, can have an office adjoining the county superintendent, with whom and the township trustees he will be closely associated, a change has been made In the location of the office of the county assessor at the court house The assessor’s office has been in the basement heretofore, but will hereafter be on the third floor of the court house, an arrangement that is very satisfactory to the assessor, John Q. Lewis. Mr. Barrett will have his office in the room formerly occupied by Mr. Lewis and a doorway will be cut through to the office of Superintendent Lamson.

One way to relieve habitual eon stipation is to take regularly a mild laxative. Doan’s Regulets are ree-

VETERANS MAKE KICK ABOUT FOOD

Governor Ralston Listens to Complaints and Weekly Change in Bill of Fare Will Be Tried. Lafayette Journal. With the daily menu at the State Soldiers’ home, the science used in preparing it and the time allowed for consuming it as topics, a round table discussion was held yesterday in the office of Governor Ralston at Indianapolis. Members of the state board of charities and members of the board of trustees of the home conducted the discussion, while Governor Ralston acted as referee. Col. Daniel B. Kebler, commandant of the home, was present and answered some questions. Members of the home had complained to the governor that there was too much of a sameness in their .bill of fare, that the cooking was bad and that they did not have time enough to eat their meals. As a result of the conference, the board of charities suggested that the bill of fare be changed oftener. The plan has been to use one bill of fare for a month, but from now on the bill will'be changed once a week. There is a sufficient variety and it is believed that the weekly plan. trill give entire satisfaction. Commandant Kehler said that the complaint did not surprise him. “I have been at the home under tour administrations and every time there is a new governor,” he said, “some of the members go to him with complaints.” The trustees today will pass upon the estimates for the supplies for the next quarter and they may make some additions to the bill of fare.

Refreshing Rain and Some Strong Wind Tuesday Evening.

After many broken promises the weatherman supplied some rain Tuesday evening and it was accompanied by a strong wind and some lightning flashy that did slight damage. The precipitation is reported to have been almost an inch in Rensselaer. 2 • - At Brook there was some lightning damage! Attorney W. E. Harry telephoned The Republican that a barn belonging to John Rosenbrock was struck by lightning and damage to the amount of about S2O resulted. Also that the summer kitchen of the Hugh M. Light house was struck by lightning and burned. The wind was blowing in a favorable direction ta carry the flames away from the house and only the summer kitchen was burned. In Rensselaer several tree limbs were broken off but the damage was not extensive. There was general rejoicing that the rain came and it will do a great deal of good, although it was not as much as ail would have wished. More is promised for today and it looks favorable. Since the above was Written other reports of a more serious nature have been received. Ed Jenkins was in to see Insurance Agent R. B. Harris and inform him of losses he sustained. Mr. Jenkins lives on Fred Tyler’s farm In Hanging Grove township. A corn crib was blown over there, a calf killed and a cow injured. W. W. Sage, from southeast of town, reports that a silo at his farm was twisted about and considerably damaged and that several trees were blown down. "" Corn was injured in some places by being blown down and occasionally it is reported to have been broken off. „

Says Petition for Union Tp. Division Was Swiped.

When the commissioners went to consider the petition for the division of Union township into two townships Tuesday the petition could not be found and W. L. Wood, the Parr merchant who circulated the petition, is certain that enemies of the proposition have stolen P Mr. Wood, however, had with him a copy of the petition and of all the names and supplied it to the board and action went over until the August term of the commissioners. A remonstrance is being circulated in North Union township.

Daughter of Shelby Woman Suicides at South Bend.

Many Rensselaer people know Mrs. Anna Warner, an old womanfe who runs a restaurant at Shelby, and some probably know her daughter, Hazel, now 21 years of age. The girl committed suicide by taking morphine after a quarrel with her lover Tuesday morning. She Is said to have been a very bad woman and to have committed her rash act while an inmate o! a house of ill fame at South Bend.

WIATHIR TO RIO AST. Showers this afternoon or tonight; cooler; Thursday fair,

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