Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1913 — Page 1

No. 221.

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Woman Long an Invalid Found Dead in Her Bed.

Mrs. Margaret Lyons, 60 years of age, widow of Henry Lyons, who died two years ago, was found dead in her bed Sunday morning at the home of her son, John Lyons, on the William Blankenbaker farm, 1% miles southwest of Parr. She had been an Invalid for the past fifteen years, subject to spasms of apoplexy. The funeral will be held at the Parr church Thursday, being delayed in order to permit a daughter to arrive from a western state.

Marriage License.

Earl Clouse, born Rensselaer, Indiana, Aug. 5, 1888, residence Rensselaer, Indiana, occupation deliveryman, and Aria Blanch Lyons, born Remington, Indiana, July 21, 1895, residence Rensselaer, Indiana: first marriage for each.

Republicans to Organize.

A call is made for a mass meeting of Republicans for the east court room Tuesday evening, Sept. 16th, at 7:30 o’clock, to organize by selecting a chairman and precinct committeemen for the City of Rensselaer, preparatory to nominating a municipal ticket. d O. WARNER, County Chairman. We are showing every new style and fabric in the line of Men’s and Young Fellow’s Suits and Overcoats. Prices the lowest. TRAUB & SELIG.

Chest of Silverware To Be Given Away The chest of silverware on display in our window is to be given away. We will give to every customer purchasing $1 worth of goods a key, until 1,000 keys are given out. One of these keys will unlock this box and the one holding this key will be given the silverware. E D. RHOADES & SON

The Evening Republican.

CAUSED ARREST OF RENSSELAER COUPLE

Clarence Hamilton and Mrs. Cleve Harkrider Alleged to Have Been Together at Plymouth. An alleged clandestine love attain that is said to have caused one separation and that is certain to bring disgrace on another home has terminated in the arrest at Plymouth of Clarence Hamilton, a painter and paperhanger of this city, and Mrs. Cleve Harkrider, who are alleged to have been found together at a Plymouth hotel. Mrs. Harkrider is well connected here and her two sisters and brother have been greatly disturbed at the rumors connecting her name with various debauches. A week ago last Saturday night a telephone message was sent to Nightwatch Critser that Hamilton was at the Harkrider home and Marshal Shesler accompanied the nightwatch there. They were admitted to the house and made a search, but could not find Hamilton, although a neighbor said that he knew he had entered the house and was positive he had not left. loiter a rumor was out to the effect that Hamilton was concealed in a cubby hole and that the officers were within a few feet of him. Last week Hamilton left Rensselaer, ostensibly to go for his two children at Pretty Lake. On Thursday he was seen at Monon with Mrs. Harkrider and later they were seen together at Plymouth and a tip was sent here and Marshal Shesler went to Plymouth Sunday and pflaced them under arrest. He could not procure a warrant there, however, and sent here to have the warrant made out and E. B. Smith swore out the paper before Justice Bruner and' it was sent to Plymouth Monday. He was expected to bring the couple here today.

The affidavit charged her with conducting an immoral resort and him with being a frequenter of it. Cleve Harkrider, the woman’s husband, left here some time ago, having been convinced that his wife was receiving attentions from other men. He is said to be in Illinois at this time. Hamilton’s wife is an invalid, and the shock to her when she learns of the alleged conduct of her husband will probably affect her adversely. She is said to be a very estimable lady.

Earl Clouse and Miss Aria Lyons Married Monday.

Miss Aria Lyons, who has been employed for some months as a dining room girl at the Makeeverhouse, and Mr. Earl Clouse, deliveryman for Rowles & Parker, were married Monday evening at 7:30 at the clerk’s office by Squire Irwin. They will begin housekeeping at once in one of A. Leopold’s houses on Rutsen street.’ Both are popular with ■their circle of friends and all will wish them much happiness. '

Will Take Auto Trip to Kansas to Visit Sister.

S. 8. Knouff and mother, Julia A. Knouff, of Town Creek, Ala., arrived in Rensselaer Monday in his 5-passenger Marathon touring car. ’Mr. Knouff is the brother of Mrs. Isaac Wiltshire and Wednesday Mrs. husband will start with them on a long auto trip. They will first go to Kentland and then to Fowler to visit relatives and then start for LUcas, Kans., to visit other relatives. They will be absent about three weeks.

Thursday evening, Sept. 18th, will be the regular meeting night for Royal Arch Chapter and a full attendance is desired to transact important business.

Entered January 1, 1«»7, aa second dan mail matter, at the poat-ofllee at Renaaelaer, Indiana, under the aet of March », lift

Royal Arch Meeting.

J. C. PARRETT, H. P.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, September U, 1913.

LITTLEFIELD TO BE NEXT POSTMASTER

Gets Telegram From Congressman Peterson Saying That He Had Been Recommended. ■J , „ N. Littlefield, democratic county chairman, received a telegram Monday afternoon from Congressman John B. Peterson, informing him that he had been recommended for appointment as postmaster. It is understood that F. E. Babcock, who also sought the nomination, received a telegram from Congressman Peterson saying that Littlefield had been named. It is presumed 'that Mr. Littlefield’s recommendation will be confirmed by the senate within a few days and that he will be informed of it within a short time. Just when the change will be made is not known.

Democrats generally expected that Congressman Peterson would not wait long to make his decision, as he probably realized that quite a controversy was taking place here and that irreparable damage might follow long delay. Letters he wrote in response to telegrams sent him in behalf of Mr. Littlefield had made the friends of the latter feel confident that he, would be recommended. The activity of Mr. Littlefield’S, friends and the great number of them probably influenced Congressman Peterson and his action will be good news not only to Mr. Littlefield but to a vast majority of the democratic in Rensselaer and Jasper county. J. A. McFarland, the grocer, was especially active in his behalf, while Frank Welsh, William Erwin, Eli Gerber, W. R. Nowels, William Nowels, Ed Herath, W. D. Bringle and many others were supporting his candidacy. When the telegram came from Washington, Mr. McFarland, who had been dubbed Mr. Littlefield’s manager by The Democrat, hoisted "Old Glory” on a fishing pole and set it up in front of his store. There was a lot of handshaking among democrats who >were back of Mr. Littlefield. Eli Gerber said to The Republican editor this Tuesday morning, “We want to thank you for your valuable aid in Mr. Littlefield’s behalf; for we were jn the hole without any newspaper to present our claims. He had no objection to some one_else being a candidate, but we dicTthink it very small that he would point us out in his newspaper in a contemptous manner.” All over Rensselaer J. A. McFarland’s ability as a political campaign manager has gone up about 100 per cent because of his fine success in this appointment. He has shown that he could break even with the little coterie from this county who defeated him for the nomination for state representative at Monon last year. The appointment of Congressman Peterson has proven that he has his ears to the ground and that he knows who his friends are before as well as after nominating conventions.

Mr. Littlefield will devote his entire tlipe to the office, so he states, and will do all in his power to prove satisfactory to patrons irrespective of politics. The clerks in the office are under the civil service rules and will continue with the new postmaster. They are Miss Fame Haas, W. A. Davenport and Edson Murray. Thtf-salary ot. the postmaster the next year will be $2,100.

John Ade to Be 85 Tears Of Age—Picnic at Hazelden.

In honor of John Ade, father of George Ade, the children and his friends have issued invitations for an old fashioned picnic which will be held at the Hazelden farm, near Brook, on September 18. The venerable rgentleman will be 85 years old on that day and a large gathering is expfected to pay a fitting tribute. Mr. Ade’s many friends have been asked to bring with them their dinner baskets and spend the day as guests of the Ade family. There will be various amusements and an all day program has been arranged which will include the awarding of many prizes to the winners of the athletic contests for both young and old.

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AFTER MEN WHO WRECKED COLUMBIA

Investors Willing to Spend Last of Cash Intrusted to Bring Guilty Men to Justice. Lafayette Journal. “The Columbia Casualty company was conceived in fraud and never had a legitimate aim,” said Attorney Charles M. McCabe, of Crawfordsville, recently, in discussing the case against the men who had wrecked that company last April, and. Nicholas Muller, Edward J. Tousey, Gerry Haynes and William H. Webb, the four men implicated, will be resting in the Marion county jail, before many weeks, facing charges of grand larceny and embezzlement if the lawyers are successful in 'their fight to bring the men to justice. Mr. M<M3abe will leave tomorrow, accompanied by Attorney W. A. Moon, of Crawfordsville, for Austin, Tex., to appeal to Governor O. B. Colquitt, of Texas, to issue a writ of extradition for the accused men that’they may be returned 'to this state for trial. The governor was induced to revoke the order he had previously issued for the arrest of the defendants on the plea made by the lawyers engaged by the men, in which' they claimed that the Indiana stockholders arC only trying to prosecute the defendants to collect a debt. Documentary evidence will be taken to Texas by Mr. McCabe to prove that the prosecution of the accused men is not for the purpose of collecting a debt.

“The Columbia Casualty company was formed solely for the purpose of giving the perpetrators of the frqud an opportunity to carry out their scheme,” said Mr. McCabe in speaking of the swindle. “The plan worked admirably and today, out of nearly a; quarter of a million dollars taken in, little more than $50,000 remains for the stockholders. But a majority of these stockholders, while many of them jean ill afford to stand the loss of their money/are willing to sacrifice the money if the swindlers can be made to suffer the penalty of their misdeeds. The stockholders are not trying to collect any dpbt, they onfy want to see these men put in prison.” According to the story of Mr. McCabe the Columbia Casualty company is the outgrowth of the Southwestern Casualty company, which was organized in Indianapolis in March, 1910, with a supposed capital stock of $500,000. This concern was incorporated by ten men who paid in only $lO apiece. The Southwestern company a few days after its corporation voted to defer the selling of stock fo’r a period of two years on account of th®, fact that G. J. Clymer apd Edward J. Tousey, to whom it proposed to award the contract for the selling of its stock, were tied up with another concern and would not be free from the previous contract until 1912. At the end of two years, or in March, 1912, the company went into court and secured permission to change the name of the concern to the Columbia Casualty company. The contract was then let to Clymer and Tousey and the offices were moved to this city. Handsome and luxurious offices opened and soon a large number of leading business men of Lafayette were induced to buy stock. Suddenly a few days after Easter Sunday they all moved to Indianapolis, leaving the offices here vacant. They consultea former Attorney General Bingham, of Indianapolis, who told them they could not possibly get a charter to do business, as the assets of the concern consisted of only notes and certificates of deposit, these certificates representing discounted notes given by stockholders in return for stock purchased. The whole amount on hand >at that time in notes and certificates was little more than SIOO,OOO, the remainder of the $232,000 collected having been dissipated in various ways. The men were living in luxury In the best rooms of the Claypool hotel and were entertaining lavishly there. Early in April of this year the men at the head of the concern made their master stroke. It was after steps had been taken to have a receiver appointed. Haynes negotiated with a Dr. Hqtchens, of Indianapolis, for the purchase of a piece of Indianapolis real estate for $34,000, paying for it with certificates of deposit issued by various Indiana banks with which the promoters of the concern did business. This real estate, after, its purchase, was deeded over to the Columbia Casualty company and was listed as an SBO,OOO asset. Haynes and his associates took the difference between SBO,OOO and $34,000, or $46,000, and fled from the state with it. In the meantime Horace Fletcher, who owned a small block of stock in the concern, applied for the appointment of a receiver and James Bingham was appointed. As to the present status of the criminal proceedings against the four men named Mr. McCabe says

PRESBYTERY HOLDS FALL SESSION HERE

About Fifty Ministers Attend the Meeting at Presbyterian Church - —Dr. Geiston Sick. The fall meeting of the Logansport Presbytery convened in Rensselaer Monday evening and sessions continued throughout today. Dr. J. M. Geiston, of Valparaiso, who was to have delivered the opening sermon Monday evening, was prevented by sickness from being here. It is understood that Dr. Geiston suffered a severe ease of ptomaine poisoning. In his absence Rev. Frank Grandstaff, D. D., of Logansport, delivered the opening sermon, his theme being “Personal Consecration.” The very bad night prevented many from attending, but those who did were rewarded by hearing a splendid sermon that thrilled them with the speaker’s zeal

Miss Johnson, the missionary who was here for the Sunday School convention, delivered an interesting talk of her work as a missionary among lepers. Rev. T. R. White, the student pastor at Bloomington, Ind., delivered a splendid talk about his work which had to do with raising money for extension work.

Dr. Grandstaff, of Logansport, was elected moderator, and Rev. John S. Burns, of South Bend, was chosen permanent clerk. The examination of two candidates for ordination, namely, Rev. M. H. Crouse, of Gary, and Rev. Geo. H. Allison, of South Bend, took considerable of the morning session. Several ministers were late in arriving. Some got here on the late trains Monday night and others this Tuesday morning.

Admirable Suggestions for A City Beautiful.

To the Editor: In response to The Republican’s invitation for comments on the park proposition* I offer the following: All authorities agree that the water front is the proper place for park improvement. Rensselaer has not much of a water front, yet how beautiful it could be made, if the city could acquire the banks ot the river on both sides right through the corporation from Matheson avenue to Melville street, widening out into parks where suitable tracts lying adjacent could be secured, such as the Strong property on College aven tie, advocated in your article: the Susan Strong property on Grace street, known as the hawthorne grove; the shallow lots on River street opposite Kannal avenue: or the point on Milroy avenue across from the cemetery, and connected by a riverside boulevard drive and a foot path or walk on each side of the stream. In time our hideous bridges could be replaced by cement arch bridges over*, looking this parked embankment, with new ones at the crossings ot Matheson avenue leading into the cemetery, and of Work street.- This long irregular park extending throughout the city, would be within easy distance of all localities and would be far more convenient to the people than a large park all in one compact body. This may seem like an ambitious plan, but it could be adapted as a policy and worked out in the future. With the rock as foundation, the boulevards would not be expensive. Another civic improvement that should be considered is the nomenclature of the streets. At present we have many duplicates, three Washingtons, two Harrisons, and most absurdly a South street, and a West South street. The founder of Rensselaer began with an admirable plan of recording history in the street names. I propose that West Harrison street be renamed Warner street In honor of Norman Warner; that West Washington street be renamed Abigail street in honor of Abbie Roberts, whose good deeds will never die; and that West South street be renamed Wasson street, in memory of that revered and beloved patriot, Capt. J. M. Wasson. City Beautiful.

It is uncertain although he is confident that before long all four will be brought back to Indianapolis for trial. "We are going to the very bottom of this case,” he said, “and every guilty man must suffer the consequences of his acts, no matter who he may be.”

NOTICE. - All those who want stand privileges for the Red Men’s Pow-Wow and Celebration should apply to A E. Wallace without delay. ■ Plain or printed Butter Wrappers, at this office. *

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MONOPLANE IS HERE READY FOR FLIGHTS

Came by Express on the 2 O’Oloek Train and Will Be Set Up at Ball Park Wednesday. The monoplane is here and will be set up at the ball park , Wednesday. It came by express, arriving this Tuesday afternoon from Chicago. The mechanic will arrive this evening and Mestach, the daring aeronaut, will come tomorrow. A number of concessions have been rented to out-of-town people and are coming in today. Express Agent Timmons found himself swamped today when several very large boxes, apparently filled with “Teddy Bears,” were sent by express fbr some one with a concession. The boxes were too large to pass through the door to the express office and even if they would go through, the office is too small to hold them. He found it necessary to rent a room to store them in, as it was raining and they might suffer damage. Thursday the first flight of the monoplane will be made. The ball game that day is between the Athletics and Lowell. The admission to the ball game Is 25 cents. After the game the gates will be thrown open and the monoplane flight wiH 1)0 free. There will be no other attractions while the ball game is going on and the band will lead the procession to the park each day. See programs for the hours of holding the other events.

Other Children of Green Still Very Poorly.

W. A- 'Green and daughter, Miss Laura, spent Saturday and Sunday at Michigan City, where the family of Everett Green have been so sorely afflicted with trichinosis. So far the 3-years-old daughter is the only one to die, but a 6-years-old son and a daughter 18 years old, were in a very critical condition, while the other children were all suffering from the disease. The attending physician would give very little encouragement that any of the children might live, although he was making a hard light to save them.

Onions May Reach $2 Per Bushel Say Many Growers.

An article in the Indianapolis News of Monday tells of a meeting of onion growers at Ft. Wayne, and states that onions there have been •selling for 70 and 75 cents a bushel, but that the crop represents only about half the acreage of the 1912 crop and that the yield is very small where affected by the drouth. The indications, said growers, are favorable for the price going as high as $2 a bushel. Another meeting of the growers will be held at Ft. Wayne Friday of this week.

Rebekahs Attention.

A full attendance of members of Rensselaer Rebekah Lodge. No. 346. Is desired for Friday night, Sept 19, as important business is to be transacted. Mrs. C. W. Platt, Noble Grand. Florence Gorham, Secretary. During the Red-Men’s Pow-Wow, Sept 18, 19, 20, pay us a visit and learn what*s correct for Fall and Winter in Clothing, Furnishings and Hats. TRAUB & SELIG. The first night school of theology in the United States will be opened in the North Baptist church. New York city, on the evening of Oct 20, said Rev. John R. Ginn, pastor of the church, to his congregation Sunday.

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