Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 224, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1913 — Page 1

No. 224.

The enrollment at the Mt.. Ayr school this year is 77, and of this number 10 are in the high school. We do all kinds of dry cleaning, dyeing and pressing. Satisfaction guaranteed. MOORE & ROBINSON. Mrs. and Mrs. Orlan Grant, of Lafayette, are here for a few days’ visit with his mother, Mrs. Mattie Grant and friends. Sweet potatoes, cheaper than Irish potatoes. Fancy, large Jersey sweet potatoes, only 3c a pound at John Eger’s. Editor J. P. Simons, of the Monticello Democrat, visited Rensselaer today and spent some time visiting the newspaper offices. We are showing every new style and fabric in the lihe of Men’s and Young Fellow’s Suits and Overcoats. Prices the lowest TRAUB & SELIG. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robinson, of •Morocco, came today for a short visit with their daughter, Mrs. Harve J. Robinson, and family. TRAUB & SELIG are Showing ■ the largest and best stock qf new Fall and Winter wear for men. boys and little fejlows, rightly priced, -• 'Mrs. Chetser Besse, of Remington, and Mrs. H. F. Stokes, of Hammond, daughters of former Sheriff John O’Connor, of Remington, are visiting the family,of Attorney Halleck. Rowles & Parker’s, “The Big Store,” you will And the best place to buy that hew Fall Suit, Overcoat, Raincoat, Fur Overcoat, everything for men and boys at the lowest prices. Gus J. Daseke, first aid to Judson Fitzpatrick in the publication of a live newspaper ’at Francesville, was over today to take in the PowWow, meet the girls and witness the ball game. The new Fall Hats and Caps, Sweaters, for all ages, are here in abundance, ready for your early choosing. Prices right. TRAUB & SELIG. Mrs. John Maloy is planning to start next Wednesday for Melbourne, Fla., where her son, Dr. Bernie Maloy, is located, and where she will take up her The doctor is prospering in his new home and is pleased with the climate and the people. Never before have we shown so many popular priced hats as we are showing this season. We want you to comq in and look them over. We are willing to abide by your decision. Millinery Dept. 2nd floor. ROWLES & PARKER. Trustee Snip, of Keener township,' will probably erect a fine new school house at DeMotte to take the place of the one condemned recently. It is probable that he will adopt the progressive plan of abandoning some of the district schools and hauling the children to the central school house. Traub & Selig gave away a large number of souvenirs Thursday, it being the first anniversary of their business in this city. Men were given pipes, the women received Japanese trays and the children got shell horns, siren calls, whistles and flags. The souvenirs will be given away today and tomorrow, as long as the supply lasts. Ed Ames raised some toes this year, a sample of wnich he today brought to The Republican .office. He planted at three different times and the latest planting proved the best. The potatoes were’sand grown and are of the Rural New They are clean, smooth and in every respect a fine potato.

Mrs. A. Gangloff has been a frequent patron of The Republican’s classified column and invariably with satisfactory results. She advertised peaches for sale the past week and had seven calls before breakfast the next morning, one of them serving as an alarm clock and waking her up. The advertisement was ordered out ahead of time because the supply was exhausted. The Gangloff property in Parr was advertised for sale and one response was received from Wlsconsin. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Griswold, of east of Remington, are here today “to attend the Pow-Wow and visit relatives and friends. About three weeks ago twin daughters were born to their daughter, Mrs. J. Everett Winters, in Chicago, and a telegram from there indicated that the babies could not live. Mrs. Griswold went to Chicago at once to give what assistance she could. One of the babies was sent to an Incubator hospital and has been there for about two weeks and indications are very favorable for Its recovery, while the other one has about recovered at the home and the, prospects of raising both are now very encouraging.

The Evening Republican.

MAKES REPORT OF LAWN PRIZE MONEY

Total Receipts $57 and® the Same Amount Expended—A Good Investment for AIL J. H. Holden, ’ who started the lawn prize competition by taking sip a subscription last spring, wishes to make the following report of receipts and expenditures: RECEIPTS. Dr. Gwin .$2.30 Harrington Bros. C0.....2.00 A. E. Brand ...1.00 Rens. Lbr; Co 2.00 Babcock & Hopkins ....2.00 Roth Bros .7......1.00 E. D. Rhoades & Son ...2.00 Traub & Selig ...........1.00 E. L. Hollingsworth 1.00 Rowles & Parker ..1.00 John M. Knapp .....—I.OO C. G. Spitler & Co ‘..1.00 M,aude Spitler" . S.OO Delos Thompson 1.00 C. Earl Duvall 1.00 B. F. Fendig 1.00 Moses Leopold 1.00 Simon Leopold ...... .’.,..,1.00 Vernon Newels 1.00 A. F. Long 1.00/ Warner Bros. .1.00 Geo. E. Murray 1.00 H. B. Tuteur 1.00 W. J. Wright ...1.00 C. W. Rhoads 1.-Q0

—C.W.Eger ... 1.00 J. J. Eigelsfbach .. .t 1.00 J. J. Hunt 1.00 C. E. Prior LOQ A. G. Catt 1.00 JLarsh & Hopkins .......1.00 R. D. Thompson 1.00 f Frank Kresler 1.00 W. L. Frye ....1.00 F. W. Tobias .....1.00 Grant Warner Lbr. Co.. 1.00 Wood & Kresler ... 1.00 Geo. A. Williams 1.00 \ Hamilton & Kellner 1.00 C. A. Roberts 1.00 E. P. Honan .....1.00 H. F. King ..1.00 , Rens. Prod. Co. 1.00 Fred Phillips ....' 1.00 Mrs. John Eger 2.00 John H. Ramp ...........1.00 Rowen & Kiser .1.00 V. J. Crisler 1.00 J. N. Leatherman 1.00 Dr. Loy ..1.00 J. H. Holden 1.00 Total $57.00 EXPENDITURES. Prizes $50.00 Expense of Judge 5.00 Expense to Purdue 2.00 Total $57.00 This money was well expended and the effect it has had__on the physical appearance of Rensselaer is of itself valuable to every resident. The work of beautifying Rensselaer has only begun. Next year an even greater improvement should be made. We have increased determination as well as a year’s experience. The doctors will all tell you that we have had a very healthy year in Rensselaer. The removal of rubbish piles, manure heaps, etc., the breeding places of flies and disease germs has helped to make it healthy. The sanitary lesson, as well as the result, is valuable. It has been wisely suggested that for another year the prizes be given to tenants hnd not the owners of city property. The owners, as a matter of pride, will keep their places up. The tenants will show more interest if they are to be rewarded for doing so. One suggestion is to make two classes for next year. One for owners and the other for tenants.

Another suggestion is. that efforts be made during the winter to raise money for furthering the work of the Civic Improvement Association. One man said that if S2OO or S3OO could be raised that men with lawn mowers could be hired to clean up parkings in front of unimproved properties on some of the principal streets three or four times each year.

Following the visit of Prof. Lommel here many newspapers commented in a very complimentary manner our city’s effort along this line, while many traveling people and visitors have said they never say Rensselaer look so good. A minister Who attended the Presbytery meeting here last Tuesday said he had never seen a place that impressed him more favorably and remarked that he believed he would like to reside here as a permanent home after retirement from active ministry. And all of this has cost us only $57, and SSO of this remains right here in Rensselaer. Rensselaer has made some important strides, within the past year. The closer union of the churches, the organization of our charities, the arrangement for yearly ch'autauquas and the sanitary and beautification campaign. The next year should witness a very much greater Improvement and when the request for money is made it should be met with cheerful response. It is like “bread on the waters,” and will return many fold

Entered January 1, IM 7, an eeeond elans man matter, at the post-ofllee at Rensnelaer, Indiana, under the net of Ifareh i, UTS,

Last Sunday there was a home coming at the Baptist church about three miles from Forest and close to the home of Albert’s father and the occasion was a reunion for many former residents of the neighborhood. Mr. Alter had taken his family to the ehurch and had enjoyed a very pleasant day, seeming in an especially good humor. Toward the latter part of the afternoon they started home in his automobile and the first symptoms of trouble was a blinding sensation and he turned the car from the road and ran into a tree, not hard enough to do any damage, but Mrs. Alter realized that, there was something the matter with him. They managed to get to his father’s house, where his condition became worse at once, he being almost totally blinded. He sat on the door rtep for a short time and then was assisted into the house. The paralysis started then on his right side and he realized his condition and would lift his right arm up and down with his left hand. His condition grew worse rapidly and soon the paralysis affected his entire •body, leaving him speechless anti sightless. Mr. Alter is about 53 years of age and it is understood his financial affairs are in excellent condition and that his wife and children will be well provided for. ,< It is easy for you to buy your Fall and Winter outfit here because our stock is the largest to choose from. Correct in style and priced the lowest It pays to trade here. TRAUB & SELIG.

to you as a blessing if not in a financial way and even from a selfish standpoint it is a good investment. If the Strong and Werner properties could be acquired and the parking plans carried out, there is nothing to prevent Rensselaer being the most beautiful city in Indiana within a few years. g-n This article is being stretched Bfflisiderably beyond the length at first planned, but we have found the topic so interesting that it is difficult to find a quitting place. The Republican has always believed that with the number of wealthy people we have some one should desire to perpetuate their name by making a substantial contribution to our future city. Dr. Hartsell might have done this. His wealth, accumulated here, was disbursed to relatives- who had never seen him and who had not been mentioned by him in a will made twenty-five years before his death. And Dr. Hartsell was a very prominent man with many ardent admirers and his honor could have been perpetuated if he had left a few thousand dollars for the improvement of the city so many years his home. Of course, he died suddenly and we can not know what his'intentions might have been, but he had been very sick for a long time a few months before his death and had made no will at that time. Fifteen or twenty thousand dollars would have provided for a Hartsell hospital, a Hartsell park or some other form of memorial that would have perpetuated his memory. Other names once prominent in our city m'ay be forgotten that might easily have been preserved with a little charitable consideration of the city where their owner had been affluent.

A few years ago r the Milroy' property was a desolation. A few women took up the plan for its purchase and later Mrs. Mary E. Thompson took up the monument proposition. She was loyally assisted by Miss Mary Washburn, who contributed her work as sculpture, and today Milroy Park is a beautiful spot. The monument honors our city’s foremost patriot and the names of every Jasper county soldier is engraved on the pedestal of the massive seat at its base. A progressive city administration has completed the work by having the grounds improved until today it is a beauty spot that radiates its influence to the remotest parts of town. ' It is quite probable that Dr. Loy will call a meeting of the civic as* sociation before long to discuss next year’s plans and a great throng of enthusiasts should attend and show their anxiety to take part in the plan to make Rensselaer a garden spot of delight. Then In a few years we can hold another home coming and feel proud to have as our guests the people who knew us in our “kiltie” days before this inspiration to be somebody in municipal existence slezed us. Altogether, now, let’s pull for the future without a knocker in the corporation.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, September 19, 1913.

Albert Alter Stricken After Attending Reunion.

W. R. Nowels returned Thursday from Forest, Ind., where he went after receiving the information that his son-in-law had suffered a stroke of paralysis. Albert lies in an unconscious condition and it is only a matter of a few days until he will pass away.

MESTACH MADE FINE FLIGHTS THURSDAY

French Aviator Mounted the Air and Sailed Gracefully Over the Heads of the People. The monoplane feature of the Red Men’s Pow Wow celebration was a splendid success Thursday, when George Mestach, the famous French aviator, made two splendid flights, much to the delight of the people who witnessed them. In his second flight he circled over town, about the court house tower and attained a height estimated at 500 feet. The crowd was very much pleased. The ball game between the Athletics and Dowell was won by the former by the score of 8 to 1. Clark allowed but three hits and Lowell would have been shut out except for two errors. The home team had on batting clothes and Shurte was touched up for fourteen hits. Parks led with the stick, getting four hits out of five times up. Tietz, of Chicago Heights, played a fine game at third for the locals, accepting all seven chances in a masterly manner. He is to pitch today’s game against the Frankfort team, which came on a special train this morn,ing. The street attractions are very good. Especially has the singing of Miss Avery proven pleasing. The La Grecia aerial act is also very good, as are the trick bicycle riders. The automobile parade was a decided failure. There were only three ears and only one of these was intended for parade purposes. George Reed had decorated his big Inter-State car up as an Indian float and it was certainly splendidly done. All the occupants of ..the car were in Indian costume.

The Remington ball team will play here tomorrow. Here is the summary of yesterday’s game: LOWELL. R H PO A E Alyea 2b 0 1 2 3 0 Lynch ss 0 0 2 2 0 Purdy cf 0 0 3 1 1 Yates/' 0 1 8 1 0 Brown' If 1 0 1 0 0 Petrie 3b ..0 0 2 1 1 Fisher rs 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor lb 0 16 10 Shurte p 0 0 0 2 1 Total’ 1 3 24 11 2 RENSSELAER. R H PO A E Parks 2b 1 4 2 11 Mason cf Swartzell lb 1 0 9 0 1 E. Wilcox c 0 2 11 1 0 Tietz 3b ...1 2 16 0 Eldridge ss 1 2 .1 0 1 Elders If .1 2 10 0 Denniston rs 0 0 0 0 1 Clark p 2 114 0 Total .....' 81427 12 4 Summary—Two base hits, Parks. Three base hits, Elders. Struck out by Clark 9, by Shurte 7. Bases on balls, off Clark 1, off Shurte 1. Hit by pitcher, Mason, Eldridge. Stolen bases, Clark, Swartzell, Brown. Umpire McLain and Fairchild, of Monon. Scorer Tuteur. 123456789 RHE Athletics 010105100 814 4 Lowell 000000100 13 2 12345678 9 RHE

McCoysburg Couple Married By Rev. Winn Thursday P. M.

Robert Jacob John, aged 20, and Ethel Sayler Ross, aged 19, of McCoysburg, procured a license and were married Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence of Rev. W. G. Winn, pastor of the Christian church. They will reside on a farm near McCoysburg.

DON’T BE MISLED

Rensselaer Citizens Should Read and Heed This Advice. Kidney trouble is dangerous and often fatal. Don't experiment with something new and untried. Use a tested kidney remedy. Begin with Doan’s Kidney Pills, Used in kidney troubles 50 years. Recommended here and everywhere. The following statement ' forms convincing proof. Mrs. George W. Snyder, W. Marion St., Monticello, Ind., says: “We found Doan’s Kidney Pills to be a good remedy for kidney complaint. They were taken by others of my family for backache and weak kidneys and positive relief was had. We are never without a supply of Doan’s Kidney Pills In the house which should show how highly we value them.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milbum Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s—and take no other.

Can’t Bring Boom on Monon Trains—Law Enforced.

Francesville Tribune. The Chicago excursion from Greencastle was well patronized last Sunday. Stops north of Monon were made at Rensselaer, Lowell and Hammond. At Cedar Lake a stop was made for water where some twenty-five passengers loaded up with bottled goods to relieve their thirst enroute. The train crew and a detective made them leave the booze on the platform, as the Monon, is now insisting on a strict enforcement of the new law which prohibits the drinking of intoxicating liquors on trains, except in buffet cars.

Small Blaze at Nathan Fendig Residence Today.

A gasoline stove in the kitchen of the Nathan Fendig, home was responsible 4 for a small fire this Friday morning. Mrs. Jacobs haid lighted the stove and was heating water in a kettle. She had gone to another part of the house and apparently the burner had choked up and some of the gasoline had dripped from it. When discovered the rugs on the floor were ablaze and the stifling smoke made it difficult to get the burning rugs from the house. This was soon accomplished, however, and there seemed to be no other damage unless the stove itself was ruined.

Developing Stone Quarry Industry at Kentland.

Kentland Enterprise. The press of an electric button Saturday afternoon discharged a ton of dynamite at the stone quarry and caused an upheaval of rock probably seventy-five feet square and twenty-flve feet deep. The charge was a little heavy and powdered the rock finer that necessary for the crusher. The dynamite was placed in twenty six-inch holes twenty-five feet deep, and simply upheaved the solid block of stone and shattered it into fragments. The water in the quarry was pumped out Friday and it is estimated some twenty or thirty thousand small fish were removed and taken to the Kankakee river. The big motor which will propel the entire works, has arrived and been set. A great industry will be developed.

Goodland Played Eleven Innings—Losing to Indians.

The Goodland baseball team entertained the Tndiahapolis team of the American Association Thursday and played an 11-innlng game with them, losing by the score of 4 to 3. Goodland’ had Lang, the Chicago pitcher who played with Monon in the game against Delphi two weeks ago. Indianapolis got only 8 hits, off his delivery. The Goodland boys got 10 hits off Works and WetseJ. Lang struck out 8 men.

Methodist Church.

Baptisms and reception of members at Trinity M. E. church Sunday morning. Preaching services at night. This will be our last service before going to conference. You are welcome to all these services.

Asks Patronage of Auto Owners Who Want Clean Cars.

I wish to notify the public that I am no longer with the Main Garage but after Sunday, Sept. 24th, I will be found at the Rensselaer Garage, as car washer, and I shall try to satisfy all with my work, as I have in the past. Hoping to secure your patronage, I am, very truly,

GEO. W. PARKER.

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

Now Is The Time This Is The Place To buy your Fall Sult. We Guarantee Satisfaction MOORE & ROBINSON Phone 408

WEATHER FORECAST. Continued unsettled weather with showers tonight or Saturday;’ warmer tonight north and central portions.

Skeleton of Woman is Found at Hobart, Ind.

The skeleton of a woman, thought to have been in the ground about Mx years was unearthed a* Hobart by E. J. & E. workmen, who are excavating along Duck creek for a new bridge. The form was in only a few feet of sand and was without a coffin. The ghastly find was then turned over to Undertaker Wild to await the return of Trustee Lewis Barnes, Who is away. It is believed that the skeleton is that of a murdered woman, and every possible means will be used to unravel the mystery. When the E. J. & E. railroad was put through Hobart, many years ago, another skeleton was found not more than a block away from the location of the last one.

Baptist Church.

Sunday School at 9:30 a. m. Morning service 10:45 a. m. Wednesday meeting 7:30 p. m. We give you a most cordial invitation to worship

R. B. Wright,

with us.

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.

Rheuma is Free From Narcotics

Relieves Rheumatism by Cleansing Whole System of all Impurities. Do not try to relieve Rheumatism by dosing the system with dangerous drugs. RHEUM A is free from all opiates and narcotics and it cleanses the system in a natural but scientific manner. The dangerous “waste” is eradicated from the kidneys, bowels, liver and skin. RHEUMA costs but 50 cents of»B. M Fendig. “I was a great sufferer from rheumatism for ten years. After two day’s use of RHEUMA I laid down my crutches and have since given them away. I am a well man.”—J. R. Crocker, 614 Sumter St., Columbia, S. C.

YoLXTH.

Pastor.