Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1913 — Page 1

No. 308.

HOLIDAY FIGHT RESULTS FATALLY

Cleave Cook, Farm Hand, Dies in Lafayette Hospital—Riley Mullendore is in. Jail.

Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 26.—As a result of a Christmas night fight at the home of Mrs. Jacob Mullendore, three and one-half miles southwest of Delphi, Cleve Cook, 28 years old, a farm hand, died this afternoon in a hospital here, and Riley Mullendore, 27 -years old, his assailant, is a prisoner in the Tippecanoe county jail. Mullendore was placed finder arrest this morning by the sheriff. When the sheriff arrived on the scene the Mullendore family was sitting up and Cook, who was -unconscious, was lying in a pool of blood on the floor of his bedroom. There had been no stove in the room and he had been lying in the position in-which fie was found by the sheriff since 10:30 o’clock last night with nothing on but fiis night clothes. Cook never regained consciousness and -Sheriff Fisher and State Attorney'Hennegar went to Delphi tonight to ascertain just how Cook was. attacked.

Mullendore has little to say regarding the fight, but tonight informed Coroner Hannill that he regretted that he had fatally injured Cook. He was greatly worried'-evCF the affair and had been crying. He stated that several days ago Cook came to the poolroom in which he has been employed at Logansport and told him he was going to beatup Faris Mullendore, a brother of the accused iqan. Mullendore told him that he had better not try it. Cook then, according to Mullendore, drew a knife and threatened him. The Logansport pollice were called an d. Cook- was taken from the place. Cook later returned to the farjn and resumed his work. He had been at Mullendore’s since last March. Riley Mullendore says that he feared that Cook would attack his brother, Feris, and that he followed Cook from Logansport, thinking there would be trouble at home. When the trouble occurred at the Mullendore home he used a revolver as a club and pounded him so hard that he fractured his skull. One shot was accidentally discharged from the magazine after Cook was rendered unconscious. When arrested Mullendore said that Cook had been too familiar with his mother and that the fight grew out of a family affair. Cook was born at Pilot Knob, Tenn., and came to Delphi six years ago. He was married eight years ago to Maud Brown, of Tennesee, who survives.

Where the Crandall Boys Will Play Ball Next eYar.

Goodland Herald. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Crandall and little son returned home last week after a few weeks’ viist with Mrs. Cnaindall’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Clark, near Wichita, Kans. Carl will be a member of the Indianapolis Indians next season, which promises to make a better showing in the percentage column ury der the hew management. Otis Crandall will assist McGraw on the Giants’ pitching staff.

Baptist Church.

Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Morning service 10:45. Evening service 7. Miss Grace Peyton and Miss! Ryder, of Vermont, will speak for us at the evening service, as they are attending school at Missionary Training School in Chicago. They will tell of their work in that city. Everybody welcome.

■ - I Everybody in our house wishes everybody in your * house a prosperous and happy New Year. The G. E. MURRAY CO. ■ i,. . ■ V , f,' /- T ’ * :■ ■ < ~ ■' ... ■

The Evening Republican.

KLONDIKE REDMEN CAPTURE RED FOX

Neither Guns Nor Dogs Used in Chase in Tippecanoe County Friday Morning.

Lafayette, Ind., Dee. 26.—More than 1,000 men and boys today took part in a fox drive which was under the auspices of the Klondike Tribe of Red Men. At the roundup 500 pensions were present. ‘ The lines started at 9 o’clock in the morning and closed at noon. It was just before the lines came together that Emery Brown, of Lafayette, captured one big red fox The animal was first sighted on Edward Rawles’ farm, near Octagon. Three other foxes were sighted but they succeeded in getting through Jhe lines. Mounted marshals had charge of the lines and guards kept the crowd back from the roundup grounds, in Henry Klinker’s meadow. After the roundup, the fox that was captured was turned loose within the circle and was captured a second time; The fox, which was a large one, was then killed and the pelt will be placed in the Red Men’s hall, tn the drive no dogs or guns were allowed, the participants depending entirely upon sticks, with which they beat the grass and bushes to drive out the foxes.

Have You a Silver Dollar Bearing the Date of 1804

It is hardly worth your while to look through your silver dollars to see if you have one of 1804, but should you-come across one of that date you will be able to dispose of it for the nice sum of $3,500. A dollar of that date was found in New Haven, Conn., Friday, having been excavated by a laborer. Odd coins are being sought by numismatists and if you have a really rare coin all you have to do is to make it known and you will be offered a good price. All are hot valuable that appear to be, however, as there are a great many of some issues of old coins. It is not the age so much as the limited issue that gives the value.

How to Bankrupt the Doctors.

A prominent New York physician says, “If It were not for the thin stockings and thin soled shoes worn by women the doctors would probably be bankrupt.” When you contract a cold do not wait for it to develop into pneumonia but treat it at once. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is intended especially for coughs and colds, and has won a wide reputation by its cures of these diseases. It is most effectual and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by A. F. Long. C

There wiU be preaching at the M. P. church Saturday evening of this week. Everybody Invited to attend the services at this church. x

- Fit His Case Exactly.

“When father was sick about six years ago he read an advertisement of Chamberlain’s Tablets in the papers that fit his case exactly,” writes Miss Margaret Campbell, of Ft. Smith, Ark. “He purchased a box of them and he has not been sick since. My sister had stomach trouble and was also benefited by them.” For sale by A. F. Long. C

Masonic Installation.

Prairie Lodge, No. 125, will install its officers on St. John’s Day, Saturday, Dec. 27th, at 8 o’clock p. m. J. A DUNLAP, W. M.

"My child was burned terribly about the face, neck and chest I applied Dr. Thomas’ Eclectic Oil. The pain ceased, and the child sank into a restful sleep.”—Mrs. Nancy M. Hanson, Hamburg? N. Y.

Entered January 1, 18»7, u second dam mail matter, at the poat-oSee at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the aet of March 8, 1878.

M. P. Church.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. SATURDAY,, December 27, 1913.

SUIT INVOLVES ALL OF GIFFORD ESTATE

Regina Burres, Through Her Next Friend, Dr. A. R. Kresler, Starts Important Suit. '

The suit just filed by Attorney John A. Dunlap, for Miss Regina Burres, against .the executor of - the last will of Benjamin J. -Gifford, and all the beneficiaries named in the will, will doubtless De the most sensational suit ever tried in this county. ’ Several months ago Dr. Arthur R. Kresler, of this city, was appointed the guardian of Miss Burres, who is only about 16 years of age. As her next friend he has brought the action for her and it has been entered into after mature deliberation and with the firm belief on the

part of Dr. Kresler arid Attorney Dunlap that Miss Burres is An fact the daughter of Mr. Gifford and therefore the only Child and entitled to a large share of the estate which the plaintiff’s complanit estimates worth $600,000. The last will and testament of the deceased left her a legacy of $5,000. It is proposed to attack the validity of this will on the following grounds: First. That said Benjamin J. Gifford was of unsound mind at the time said pretended will was executed. Second. That the alleged execution of said will was procured a by undue influence. Third. That said will was unduly executed. The complaint names as defendants George H. Gifford, executor of the last will-and testament of Benjamin J. Gifford, deceased; George H. Gifford, Margaret Bullock, Ella Bullock, Lou Sackett Enright, Eliza Griswold, Henrietta Wiggins, Elmira Goodykoontz, L. D, Gifford, George Gifford, Freeman Gifford, Roy Geringer, May Gifford, Cornelia Willis, Harry Gifford, Charles Kersey, Ida Kersey, Marietta Chambers, Jennie M. Hutchinson, Frank E. Lewis, Harriett E. Jones, Eugenia Duke, Carl J. Griswold, Anna Martindale, Annie Schooley, Lottie Marrs, Gifford Marrs, Robert Irwin, Grace Reed, Blanche Townsleyv Katherine Schlademan, George •Reed, Edith Bohrer, Thomas Callahan, Matie Kersey, The Chicago and Wabash Valley Railway Co., Mrs. Fannie Penfield, Fred Penfield, Mrs. Mary Bond, Mrs. Kate Babcock, . John Penfield and Grace Goodykoontz. The complaint sets out that. Benjamin J. Gifford died on March 30th, 1913, leaving Regina Burres as his daughter and sole and only heir afc law and the defendants as friends and distant relatives; that at the time of the death of the said probate and was then and there

WEATHER. ■ ' Cloudy tonight; wanner norths east portion; Sunday unsettled, probably snow.

»Abe Might Have Said But Didn’t* * Miss Fawn Elppencutt broke * f one of her now hair receivers * * this morning—the quarter one * * What has become of the old- * * fashioned farmer who used to • * leave the buggy in the front * * yard for the Chickens to' roost * * on? • * •*•••«•••« Try our new range coal - GrantWarner Lumber Co n Phone 458.....

Benjamin J. Gifford he was the owner and possessed of a large amount of real estate and personal property of the value of $600,000, which the said Regina Burres would inherit as such -child and heir at law.

The plaintiff further avers that on the 4th day of April, 1913, a certain written document, purporting to be the last will and testament of the said Benjamin J. Gifford was presented to the clerk of the Jasper circuit court as the last will of the said Benjamin J. Gifford, and that on said day was admitted to

Miss Regina Burres.

probated as the last will and testament of said Benjamin J.. Gifford and that thereupon the said defendant, George H. Gifford, was appointed executor of the said pretended will and gave bond on the

The Late Benjamin J. Gifford.

4th day of April, 1913, and was duly quaflrfied and has ever since been and still is acting as such executor. Attorney Emery B. Sellers, of Monticello, is associated with Attorney John A. Dunlap, of Rensselaer, in the interest of the plaintiff and there is every indication that the litigation that wiß ensue will be hard fought on both sides. The Republican herewith presents the pictures of both Mr. Gifford and Miss Burres. The clerk is directed to issue summons to the sheriff returnable on the 19th day of February.

All Section Hands Laid Off Except the Foreman.

An order Was received Friday by Agent Beam laying off all the section hands except the two foremen, James Norris, of Section 12, and Frank Miller, of Section 13. According to the order the men will be reinstated on J'an. Ist The section foremen are required to walk the track each day but will do no active work except in emergency cases.

Call TeL 6 for all kinds of hard and soft coal, quality and service guaranteed.—J. C. Gwin Lumber Co.

PRESIDENT WILSON ON HIS VACATION

Chief Executive Will Recreate With a View to Restoring His Impaired Health.

President Wilson has undergone a strain since his inauguration would have shattered the health of stronger men than he, but he held up remarkably well, succumbing to a cold early in December that confined him to his bed for several days. Immediately after the signing of the currency mjeasure he left Washington for Pass Christian, Miss., “the winter capital,” where he will remain for about three weeks. Very little work has been scheduled and the president will take as complete recreation as possible, with his mind off the affairs of state. In fact, the president 4s so certain that the tariff measure and the currency law will operate to the benefit of the country that he has no worries to destroy the complete rest for which he went south.

The program is for the president to -have nine hours sleep each day, and after breakfast each morning he will play golf with his physician. Each afternoon he plans to take an auto ride with his family and follow that with a long walk. Friday afternoon while out riding the president discovered the home of Mrs. J. H. Neville on fire and jumping from the auto ran to the door and informed Mrs. Neville, telling her not to be alarmed, as his secret service men and two chauffeurs would put out the blaze. He directed the men to go to the attic and they soon had the fire out.

As far as possible all business matters will be withheld from the president and only the most important business will be called to his attention. Congress is to reconvene on Jan. 12th. _

Oxford Gazette the Oldest Paper in Benton County.

Oxford Gazette. The Republican-Leader claims to be the oldest paper in Benton county. The Jacksonian was published in Oxford in 1857, and In 1865 it was merged into the Benton Tribune; this later "became the Oxford Tribune and this in 1910 was merged with the Oxford Gazette, making the Gazette without question the oldes paper in the county. The Fowler papers started as the Central Clarion under Dunean McWilliams in 1876. This later became the Benton County Herald, later the Era and still later the Republican. Then in 1893 John P. Carr started the Fowler Leader, which in 1909 absorbed the Republican and became the Republican-Leader.

California Woman Seriously Alarmed. "A short time ago I contracted a severe cold which settled on my lungs and caused me a great deal of annoyance. I would have bad coughing spells and my lungs were so sore and inflamed I began to be seriously alarmed. A friend recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, saying she had used it for years. I bought a bottle and it relived my cough the first night, and in a week I was rid of the cold and soreness of my lungs,” writes Miss Marie Gerber, Sawtelle, Cal. For sale by A. F. Long. * C

Mr. and Mrs. Granville Aldrich arrived here several days ago from Sioux City, lowa, where they have been living for the past two years? They went from here to Steamboat Springs, Colo., and prospected for five weeks in that state, finding that they had been very much deceived by glowing Circulars describing the country available for homesteading in that state They then went to Sioux City and located there, where he secured employment right away and worked all the time while there The health of himself and Mrs. Aldrich was greatly infproved while absent but they longed to be back in Rensselaer and now expect to make this city their permanent home and he has purchased of John Schanlaub the property now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Thorsen Otterberg, and of which they will get possession soon.

Cured of Liver Complaint "I was .. suffering with liver complaint” says Iva Smith, of Point "Blank, Texas, “and decided to try a 25c box of Chamberlain’s Tablets, and am happy to say that I am completely cured and can recommend them to every one” For sale by A. F. Long. C

M. E. Services Sunday. Sunday School 9:30. Preaching 10:45. Junior League 2:30. Epworth League 6:OC. Preaching 7:00. Everybody Invited All kinds of hard and soft coal at the Grant-Warner Lumber Co., Phone 458. Job work at Republican oflfce.

BREEDERS WILL MEET: AT PURDUE JAN. 15

Tenth Annual Session of State Assoeiation Will Convene at University Next Month.

Much interest is being aroused in the proceedings of the tenth annual meeting of the Indiana Live Stock Breeders’ association, toube held on Thursday, January 15, 1914, in the new live stock judging pavilion of Purdue University at Lafayette. The program is both interesting and instructive, including the following: 9 a. m., meeting of board of directors; 10:45, address by President Warren T. McCray, of Kentland; 11, address “Practical Application of Scientific Principles of Breeding,” Prof. W. W. Smtih, school of agriculture, Purdue; 1 p. m, judging pure bred beef cattle and . draft horses; 2:30, address “The Live Stock Situation with Especial Reference to Beef Cattle,” Mr. C. E. Bradfute, Xenia, Ohio. The programs of the association have always attracted the farmers and breedeis from all over Indiana. Live stock and corn judging, which is a regular feature of the annual short course instruction, will constitute a part of the program. The membership of the association has been greatly increased during the past few years, and the increasing interest in the work, of the association indicates that the live stock industry is coming to attain a greater and greater place Jn farming in Indiana. Members will also take prominence in the discussions of the Shorthorn, Angus and Hereford Breeders’ association, which are scheduled for 8 o’clock Wednesday evening, Jan. 14, in Agricultural Hall, Purdue. The four breeders' association meetings will form a vital part of the annual Short course program, tasting from January 12 to 17, and involving an attendance of nearly 2,000 farmers and their wives.

Masons to Install Officers And Banquet This Evening.

- Prairie Lodge, No. 125, F. & AM, will install its newly elected officers this Saturday evening and after the installation will hold a banquet and probably have an impromptu program of speeches and music. The officers to be Installed are: Dr. E. N. Loy, W. M.; Chauncey Wood, 8. W.; C. Arthur Tuteur, J. W.; Devere Yeoman, 8. D.; Delos Dean, J. D.; Al Peters, Steward.

Call TeL 6 for all kinds of hard and soft coal, quality and service guaranteed.—J. C. Gwin lumber Co.

FARMS FOR SALE OR TRADE.

160 acres, Union township, black land, gravel road, school and telephone, good buildings, $57.50. Terms $2,000 down. 120 acres, pasture land, fenced and on main road. Price $35. Terms SSOO down. 80 acres, Jordan township, fair buildings. Price $55. Terms SI,OOO down. 98 acres, Barkley township, all in cultivation, good buildings. Price $75. Terms $1,500 down. 180 acres, good buildings, corn and blue grass land. Price $65. Terms $1,500 down. 83 acres, pasture land, fenced and on main road. Price $35. Terms S4OO down. 75 acres, all cultivated black land, good buildings. Price SBS. 160 acres, close in, good com land, good buildings, at less than SIOO. Will take live stock or good property in trade. GEORGE F. MEYERS.

$5.00 Given On Each of the Following Dates Wetatfcy, Dec. 31 All conpoas good for the S2O It gold, which will he gives away Jasuary I, 1914. THE MODEL CLOTHING CO. S. LEOPOLD, Mutter. Profit Sharing System. The next $5.00 given away will be on on next Wednesday at*B o’clock. Everybody comeand bring your coupons.

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