Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1914 — Page 1

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Whicih tendance Report act o >4Jasper County Schools. “TaiW j report of attendance of ruarf ~ Banner schools in county. Barkley—Wilda Green, 9& Carpenter—Maud Rader, Gillam—Agnes Lambright, 99. Hanging Grove—Bamuel Posse, 95u Jordan—Laura Cooper, 100. Kankakee-Grace Poole, J 6. Keener—Bert Llewlvn, 98.7. Marion—Fred Tylei and Charles Blue tied with average of 97 7-12. Milroy—Martha dark, 93. Newton—Nelle M. Parker, 99. - Union—Lois Meader, 98. Walker—John Plasterer, 95. Wheatfield—Leona Miller, 94. The banner school of the county was that of Laura Cooper with an attendance of 100 per cent, The banner township was Newton, with 96.6 per cent. This is the second month that Newton has been' the banner township' , The average attendance of the county was 93 per cent.

Daomus Catarrh Stopped h Hiomel Just as long as you have catarrh, your head with be stopped up, your nose will iteh, yow breath will be foul, you wIU hawk and sniifia you will have dropping in the throat and that choked up feeling in the morning. The germs of catarrh have you in their power; they are continually irritating the membrane of your nose and throat. ■ - You must kill these loathsome germs or their desperate assaults' will fn time leave you a physical wreck. There is one remedy sold by B. F. Fendig that is guaranteed to kill the germs and stop catarrh, or money back._lt is Hyomei—you breathe it The complete outfit costs 11.00. There is none just as good or that gives such quick, sure ,and effective relict Y A Classified Adv. will sell it

The Evening Republican.

NOTICE OF EARLYOLOSING. -.Watheundersigned, agreeta close our places of business with the exception of Saturday nights, at 6 o’clock p. m., beginning January 5, 1914, Amtil further notice: | Rowles & Parker. l.Samjue> Fendig. W. R. Lee. E. WnArsdel & Co. B. J. Jam^tiv,. Simon Leopold ' C. Earl Duvall —. ’ B. N. Fendig. I Geo. E. CoHins. ! Mrs. H. Porcuplle. } Mary Meyer Healy. J The G. E. Murray Co. ’. Warner Bros. J W. J. Wright. John H. Ramp. D. M. Worland. . E. D. Rhoades & Son. Rowen & Kiser. J. A. McFarland. / Roth Bros. ) J. J. Eigelsbach. \ / Cleve Eger. Joseph Luers Buys W. L. ' \ Wood’s Store at Parr. V. ' - Joseph Luers has contracted for the purchase of W. Logan Wood’s store at I?arr and will take charge of the same about the first of January. Th? <WI was made by A 8. Laßue. /Mr. Wood will inaugurate a sale wbout the 15th of January, and reduce the stock somewhat before Mr. Luers takes charge. Mr. Wood will continue to make Parr his home, not having disposed of his residence property. He will continue to engage In the loan business. Rebekah Installation. The Rebekah installation will take place Friday night of this week, Jan. 2nd. A full attendance is desired.—Noble Grand. . • We can still furnish you nice Michigan potatoes In 5 bushel lota for sßse a bushel. 1 JOHN EGER.

Entered January 1, ISST. as second class maU matter, at the poet-oOlee at Rensselaer. Tadlsna. enOer the aet of March S. Ittß

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, January 1, 1914.

MUCH ACTIVITY IN ONION FIELD

Ed Oliver Has Sold $200,000 Worth of Beal Estate Near Newland—- < « Many New Houses. The now year is to be an eventful one in the history of Barkley township, the town of Newland- and incidentally for Jasper county. Ed Oliver has sold $200,000 worth of real estate, mainly onion and truck farm land, Within a short distance of Newland, 1 and Attorney S. C. Irwin, who has assisted Mr. Oliver in most of the sales, in the way of making out the legal papers, estimates that there will be in the neighborhood of one hundred families, possibly five hundred or more people, come to Newland to locate about the first of March. To accommodate these it will be necessary to erect many new houses and there has been considerable building going on all fall- while it is believed there will be more than fifty, houses rushed up in the spring. In fact, Mr. Oliver, acting under instructions from many of the purchasers, will start to erect a large number of houses. Other purchasers will arrive soon and look after their own building plana The most of" the land sold has been on the basis of one-third down, one-third in one year and one-third in two years. The purchasers are largely expecting to engagein onion raising and many of the buyers have had experience in that business in other fields. From near Davenport, lowa, will come some of the best onion growers in the country and they are frank to say that onion land near Davenport, no better than the land about Newland, is held at SI,OOO per acre. The investors in the Newland field have been attracted there by some extensive advertising which Mr. Oliver has done in a number of periodicals with wide circulation. The advertising has shown what onion growers have accomplished in that field and has held out a roseate possibility for industrious people. Judged by the experience of recent years there is a fine opportunity and the class of people who have purchased the tracts is a splendid type of ambitious citizenship. They are coming from many states and are coming with the understanding n aiIWAQQ nntrll’l AY) mi A frATTI i’T'lfMY* tlltlv SU.'vCUBS 'Will ulltstw IxtAill VliUll application and intense cultivation. Many of the tracts sold consist of 10 acres and men with families are expecting to depend upon this small patch to support them and to supply the money to complete the payment of the farms. With the average weather conditions abundant crops should be raised. The past season Was far too dry for successful onion growing but even at that Wealth producing crops were produced, many acres having from 250 to 500 bushels. The prices have ranged from 50 and 60 cents just after the harvest to a dollar or more at the present time. There is wealth In prospect If these conditions prevail year after year. There 4s a fine investment it equal conditions prevailed every third year- with much smaller returns the balance of the time. Due to Mr. Oliver’s enterprise something like five hundred people will come to Barkley township this year. If all goes well that many more will come another year and by that time it Is probable that most all of the muck onion land will be sold. With the building of the homes lor the eare of these new citizens and the labor necessary to care for the great acreage of onions they will raise, there will be busy times near Newland the coming year. Mr. Oliver’s sales were reported to The Republican as follows: A farm of 158 acres just west of Newland was divided into 10-acre plots and all sold- He sold 40 acres on the south side of Newland, 600 acres north of Newland, 122 acres off his own home place, 80 acres one-fourth mile west, 20 acres onehalf mile south, 127 acres threefourths of a mile southeast, all but 50 acres of a 255 acre farm south of Gifford, and some land northeast of Gifford. Among the new settlers will be a large colony from Florida, the advance guard of whom have already arrived. Others come from North Carolina, others from' Ohio and lowa and Illinois and Michigan. Several nationalities are represented. Thos. M. Callahan also has considerable land near Newland- as also has Harry Gifford. They sold some of their land, at first offering it at $75 per acre, while Mr. Oliver has maintained a price of $125 per acre, except for the 122 acres of his home farm, which he sold for $l5O per acre. Mr. Callahan and Mr. Gifford decided to Withdraw their land from the market, so it is said, and to wait until next year to offer it flor sale. Mr. Callahan will erect four houses on his land at once and probably rent a considerable part of it tor onion growing. He is a pioneer in the onion fields in that section, having grown some for several years.

MAYOR SPITLER’S RESOLUTION. > Asked by The Republican to express himself * f in the way of an official resolution, Mayor-Elect a J Spitler, who will take the oath of office next Mon- L RR day evening, alter a brief consideration, replied: <E| T “As Mayor of Rensselaei>it shall be my aim to > I REDUCE THE TAX LEVY without impairing J the efficiency of the administration; I shall endeavor to establish IMPROVED SANITARY CONDITIONS and to have an ECONOMICAL ADMINISTRATION of all the affairs of the city. -7 In this purpose I feel sure the members of the Council and all other officials will heartily cooperate.”

H. C. Montay, who came there a year ago, bought 10 acres of Oliver last year on the contract plan. He had a fine crop and this year increased his purchase to 40 acres, buying for cash instead of by contract. He has been an enterprising man in that section- having put in a set of scales and erected a scale house, and also engaging In the hardware and' building material business and also in the sale of coal. Mt. Montay spent a long time in Old Mexico and is a man of wide experience and he is of the opinion that Newland and the surrounding country is going to have a big boom and that it will be permanent and increase in extent ahd stability each year. The coming of all these excellent people to Jasper county will mean a very important forward step in the cultivation of land that had for many years been almost a waste and the success of the enterprise means a very big thing for Rensselaer and the business men of this city. In this matter we should give a hearty welcome to them and plan to interest them in our city as a trading point. Indications are that Newland will be the busiest place in Jasper county the ensuing year.

Miss Nettie Jordan Taken To Hospital for Treatment.

Mrs. S. L. Jordan- of Barkely township, returned Wednesday from Aurora, 111., where She was called by the quite serious sickness of her daughter, Miss Nettie Jordan, superintendent of the hospital at Aurora. Miss Jordan was taken to the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago, where she will probably be required to remain for two months, while under the care of specialists who hope to restore her to health without an operation. Miss Jordan has been the active head of the hospital at Aurora for some years and during the campaign to secure money for the magnificent new building she has Worked unceasingly. It was this very hard work, beyond much douibt- which has caused her sickness, which consists of gastric trouble of the stomach. Before she was taken to the Chicago hospital, she/had been bedfast for two weeks. The Interest tar her welfare at Aurone is so extensive that Mrs. Jordan was beseiged with expressions of hope for her daughter’s speedy recovery. In this wish her acquaintances in this county will join most heartily. - ■ - - .. a' When ordering buckwheat flour, graham, whole wheat flour, or meal, insist on having Sprague’s,, made freSh every day. Guaranteed highest quality. Your Grocer, or phone 456.

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TWO RESOLUTIONS—OURS AND YOURS.

Ours—To make The Republican a better paper during 1914 than it ever was before; to make it so go >d that all our present subscribers will feel that they can’t get along without it and that many others who to know about Jasper county will come in and subscribe. We shall alm to publish all the NEWS WHEN IT IS NEWS and in a fair, fearless and impartial man ner. We shall endeavor in this respect to procure correspondents to aid in making The Republican he best paper ever published in Jasper county. affecting us should e to reciprocate by seeing that your paper is paid for promptly in advance; to tell us of features that you feel will be of interest to our subscribers and widen its field of usefulness and influence; to employ Republican classified advertisements as a means of addiiflg to your material welfare and to help the editor get all the news in a prompt manner. / Together—To meet each other with a smile and to realize that it takes a lot of people to make up the world and that all of them are not put up just to our notion, any more than we are put up to the notion of others. Realizing this, to exercise the greatest charity toward our neighbors and all others and to try to create more happiness for every living thing during the entire year. r With confidence that these resolutions will make for greater good in this little world in which we live, The Republican desires to express the wish that you may all “LIVE LONG AND PROSPER”

Engagement of Miss Dorothea Hollingsworth Announced.

Mr. ahd Mrs. E. L Hollingsworth announce the engagement of their daughter, Dorothea, to Mr Ralph Townley Upjohn, of Kalamazoo, Mich. The engagement was announced at a dinner given at the home of Mrs. V. M. Allen, Sr., in Kalamazoo, New Year’s Eve. The center piece was of American beauty roses, and covers were laid for fourteen. Miss Dorothea is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L Hollingsworth and has been attending college in the east for some time She has many friends in this city. Who will be interested in the announcement of her engagement. All kinds of feed at the . Mill, Phone 456. Sprague’s meal is not kiln dried, and contains the natural flavor of the corn. Ask your groser, or phone the Mill, 456.

Ellis Theatre One Night Only 5 SATUR., JAN. 3 Callahan & Corbin present the Big New York Success “The Man on the Box” With Special Electrical and Scenic Effects. “The Man on the Box” tells a pretty story of a young man who takes a position as coachman so he can be near the girl he loves. You have read the book, now see the ptay. The theatrical event of the season. Prices 25c, 35c and 50c. <. ■■■■ 'a in— Phone Ellis Theatre, No. 98 F.IUS THEATRE FRI. JAN. 2 A New Thrill of Pleasure 5 NEW VAUDEVILLE ACTS Featuring Special New Year ATTRACTION JACK BIRCHLAND Absolutely the world’s greatest and cleverest human frog extraordinary. HAYTER and JANET in "No Divorce,” a most amusing half hour of delicious nonsense, and 3 more high grade acts, including the popular prima-donna Mias Frances Davies, and O’NEIL and MAT Two of the smartest singing and dancing artists showing their remarkable danees with glimpses of real fun. SPECIAL MATINEE AT 3 Two Shows at Kight Coounendag at 7 Sharp. -- Afternoon Prices IS and 23 cents. Evening, all seats 23 cents. ‘.‘PEOPLE LIKE IT BEST”

WEATHER. Continued cloudy; no Important change in temperature; brisk southerly winds. >

Can you make a good figure 4? Try our fancy buttering only 20c a pound. JOHN EGER Miss Myra Watson went to South Bend this morning to visit relatives until Sunday. Oapt. and Mra J. F. Hubbard, of Piqua, Ohio, have returned to their home after a week’s visit with Dr. and Mrs. E. N. Loy.

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