Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1914 — Page 1

No. 52.

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Matinee Afternoon 2:30 p. m. EVENING SHOWS. 7-8-9 P. M. All Seats 10c.

Pepria, Hl., Also After Services of "Lefty” Clark. Last fall a traveling salesman here stated that he would secure for Howard Clark a place on the Peoria, 111., team of the Three-Eye league, and for some time definite propositions were awaited but none were received. Several weeks ago Clark received an offer from the Adrian, Mich., team of the Southern league and after considering the matter for some time signed a contract. - ~■' , . Sunday he received a telegram from the Peoria manager ordering him to report on March 25tfiT although he was not under contract to that team. He has written to the Peoria manager informing him that his instructions came top late. Van Rensselaer Club Will Give Dance Thursday Evening. The Van Rensselaer Club had planned a private dance for Thursday evening but has now decided to make it open to all who wish to come and,the price of $1 for tickets has been'made. All dancers will be welcome. Use our Classified Column.

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The Evening Republican.

CEDAR LAKE SALOONKEEPER MURDERED

Three Lowell Men Charged With the Crime—Was Frightfully Beaten —Post Mortem Held. I — . V John Mitch, a”saloonkeeper at Cedar Lake, was murdered last Thursday night in his place of business. Three Lowell men, Ray Heilig, Albert Wymerly and Claude Jones have been placed under arrest and locked in the jail at Crown - PoinJ;, charged with the crime. It is said that Mitch had refused to sell the men more liquor after they had become intoxicated and that they went to his saloon and brutally beat him. He never regained consciousness after the beating. The paper account of the murder does not mention the extent of the injuries inflicted on Mitch, but a mah from that place informs .us that one of his legs was broken and that his head struck the concrete -floor and his skull was cracked when he was knocked down and the fiendish men who attacked him also used their knives on him after he tfas prone on the floor of his saloon. A post mortem examination is being heard to determine the character of the injuries. Mitch and his saloon are well known to Rensselaer people who have visited Cedar Lake in recent years and he is the man who about three years ago threw Ray Day, of this city, to the floor in his saloon and broke his leg. Day sued for damages and it is understood the case was compromised.

March Entered Arena Like a Lion—Warm Weather Promised

March entered the arena of time with the ferocity qf a lion. Saturday was a quite pleasant day but toward evening it grew cold and a blizzard was raging before midnight and it kept up its pace almost all day. The thermometer went near the zero mark early Sunday morning and it did not warm up much during the day. In the evening the mercury stood at 11 above. The weekly forecast indicates that the backbone of the winter has been broken, however, and that by the last of the week it will be materially warmer. The following forecast-is sent out from Washington. A A cold wave for the eastern part ■of the country, extending as far south as the Gulf of Mexico, for the first days o£ the week with warmer temperatures by the middle of the week and generally fair weather, were forecasted in the weather bureau’s weeklybulletin. “A storm of marked intensity, central Sunday morning off Hatteras,” said the bulletin, ‘‘will move northeastward and be attended by west and northwest gales and decidedly cold-er weather Monday in the middle Atlantic and New England states. Frosts and freezing temperature . will occur in connection with cold wave as far south as the east gulf and south Atlantic states. Generally fair weather will prevail during the next several days in practically all parts of the country except the north Pacific states, where rains will be frequent during the coming week.”

Typewriter paper at Republican.

Entered January 1, 1897, as second class mall matter, at the poetoffice at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the act of Marc h 3, 1879.

MALE STENOGRAPHERS WANTED BY THE U. S.

Entrance Salaries From SB4O to S9OO Per Year—Further Information From Commission. The United States civil service commission announces that while it has no difficulty in securing sufficient female stenographers and typewriters to meet the needs of the departments at Washington, the supply of male eligibles has not been equal to the demand. Young men who are at least 18 years of age and who are willing to accept the usual entrance salaries, which are SB4O and S9OO a year, have excellent opportunities for appointment. While the entrance salaries are low, advancement is reasonably rapid to those meriting it. -The examinations, which any competent stenographer should be able to pass, are held each month in the year, except December, at the principal cities of the United States. Full information in regard to the examination may be secured by addressing the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., or the District Secretary, Post Office, Boston, Mass.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Atlanta, Ga?; Cincinnati, O.; Francisco, Cal.; Seattle, Wash.; Customhouse, New’ York, N. Y.; New Orleans, La., or Old Customhouse, St. Louis, Mo.

Many Postmasters to Be Selected by Examinations.

An executive order has made it mandatory to select all postmasters of the fourth class not hitherto selected through civil service competition, by means of examinations and examinations will be held all over Indiana on April 18th. DeMotte and McCoysburg are not included in the list of offices for that date, they having been designated in earlier orders. Other postoffices affected are: Parr, Fair Oaks, Roselawn, Wheatfield, Reynolds, Idaville, Burnetts Greek, San Pierre, and about one hundred other places in Indiana. An applicant can take the examination at any place in the state but must be a resident of the district supplied hjt th ©office which he seeks. Some of the examinations are to be held on April 4th, but the one at Rensselaer will be held on April 18th.

Mothers, your boys have seen fit to deliberately destroy my property by taking their knives and cutting the signs in front of the Fire Sale. I will give $5.00 lor the information and conviction of the boy or boys who took part in this malicious destruction of my property. The state law of Indiana says that for this offense you may be fined from SIO.OO to SIOO.OO and sentenced from 10 to 30 days in jail, or both, at the deaeration of the judge or jury. There will be new signs made and if these are interfered with the law will have tu take its course, no matter whose boy it might be. Mothers, tell your boys it is just as honorable to steal as to destroy property. Both offenses lead to the penitentiary.

The Blue Bell cream separator Is one of the best on the market. Investigate this before buying.—HamI ilton & Kellner,

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1914.

Warning to Boys.

D. A. KLOETHE.

CIRCUIT COURT NOTES; ALL THAT OCCURS

New Cases, Those Advanced and - Finally Disposed of Are All Chronicled Here. Criminal—Frank Cavlndish has been arrested on a charge of assault and battery with intent to, kill. Bond fixed at $500.00 and approved, with J. H. Phillips as surety. The affidavit alleges that the offense was committed on the 7th day of February, 1914, and that the defendant used a leather “billy” filled with B B leaden shot. The prosecuting witness is F. M. Walters. State vs. Florence Klinger, tried Saturday before a jury,, resulting in a verdict of acquittal, the jury being out about thirty minutes. JStiate vs. George J. Hoehn, Jr. Cause certified from justice of the peace and appearance fixed for the first day of April term. Probate—George Reusch Estate. E. P. Lane, adm., files inventory showing personal estate to be valued at $657. Also petition to sell certain personal property at private sale without notice. Sale ordered. Civil—Jacob D. Rich vs. John B. Herriman and Sherman White. Cause dismissed at plaintiff’s costs. Fred E. Callahan vs. Daniel E. Lakin. Cause dismissed. New Suits—Samuel K. Jones vs. Chas. W. Bussell. Interest on notes. Returnable first day of April term. G. A. Williams, attorney for plaintiff. • Cordelia Ann Adams vs. Floyd Samuel Adams, divorce. Complaint alleges marriage of parties in December, 1909, and that they lived at Lowell for two weeks thereafter and then came to Wheatfield, where plaintiff has since resided with her parents. That the defendant has never supported the plaintiff or their child and that he is now supposed to be a resident of the state of Michigan. Plaintiff asks the custody of their one child, Clarence Samuel Adams, and for a decree of absolute divorce. Philip R. Blue is plaintiff’s attorney. Jasper Makeever and Isaac N. Makeever have filed an action to enjoin the sale of bonds, the making of a tax duplicate or the collection of their assessments on the Borntrager ditch. This is the second action of this nature filed, the former one having been filed and disposed of before Special Judge Uhl, nearly a year ago. The basis of the action is that Special Judge Hanan, who heard the Borntrager ditch case, had no jurisdiction to enter judgment for the reason that he adjourned court about the time of the democratic, national convention at Baltimore, without fixing a definite time to reconvene. When in the former case the matter was presented to Judge Uhl, he held the complaint insufficient for the reason that you could not make a collateral attack upon the judgment, but must raise the question during the progress of the trial and then by appeal to the higher court. There was no appeal in the Borntrager ditch and this is an attempt to attack the judgment of the court in an independent proceeding. Editor Babcock, of The Jasper County Democrat who is the defendant in a libel suit brought by J. A. McFarland, the groceryman, today asked and was granted a change of venue from the county.

North Vernon Has a Municipal Telephone Plant.

The Republican sent fifty letters to all parts of Indiana, asking questions about the telephone business. In not a single instance of the 23 replies were the rates nearly so high as those asked by the Jasper County Telephone Co. In many cases where there were more telephones than there are here, the rates were lower than they are here. Several of the plants have the “central energy” systems and operate at rates as low as those here and seem, according to our advices, to be making money. One of the questions asked by The Republican was, “Do you know of - any municipally owned plants in Indiana?” A’ reply from North Vernon, a city of over 3,000, says that the plant there is municipally owned. The letter fails to state the rates charged or to give other information. The Republican is informed by C. P. Wright that, the rate in North Vernon Is $1.25 for business phones and 75 cents for residence phones. Further inquiries are being made and will be pub-, llshed when obtained.

M. E. Home Missions.

The Ladies’ Home Missionary Society will meet Tuesday afternoon, March 3rd, at 2:30 o’clock, with Mrs. Leslie Clark. Members are each requested to come and bring their mite boxes. “ —7—

A Claaaifled Adv. will Had it

SURPRISED FRIENDS BY THEIR MARRIAGE

Miss Florence Moore and Mr. Tom Hoyes Joined in Matrimony at Lafayette Sunday. Friends of Mr. Thomas Jefferson Hoyes and Miss Florence Jane Moore were surprised to learn that they were married Sunday at Lafayette. Miss Mooie has been employed for some time at the Fire Sale and Mr. Hoyes is the head lineman for the Jasper County Telephone Company, and bo th are very popular with a largj circle of friends. The decision to get married seems to have struck them rather on the sudden, for both were at their regular places of employment Saturday and the marriage license was not secured until about 9:30 Saturday night, Clerk Perkins having accommodatingly returned to his office to issue the permit. They went to Lafayette on the 11 o’clock train Saturday night and the marriage took place at 12:30 o’clock at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. Roy Ch eesman. Rev. A. ‘ G. Work, of the Presbyterian church in that city, performed the ceremony in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Cheesman. They returned Sunday afternoon to Rensselaer and have temporarily taken up their residence at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Moore. They plan to soon begin housekeeping. Their many friends will join The Republican in wshng them a long Ife of marital bliss.

DOMESTIC SCIENCE COURSE OPENS TUESDAY

Miss Alma Garvin Coming for Two Days’ Course in Connection _ With Public Schools. Miss Alma Garvin will begin the program for the Domestic Science Course at 8:30 a. m., on Tuesday, in_.the domestic science rooms in the old high school building. Program for course ’ will be as follows: Tuesday—9:3o a. m. Demonstration “Common Vegetables and New Ways of Preparing Them.” 2:30 p. m. “The Making of Nutritious Salads from Materials Usually Found in the House.” Wednesday—9:3o, lecture, “House Sanitation.” 2:30 p. m. Demonstration “Desserts.” There will be a number*of exhibits and something of interest will be found to all. Ladies attending will do well to bring pencil and paper to copy recipes.

Report of Attendance for the Fifth Month of Rural Schools.

Report of the attendance sot the fifth month in the rural schools has just been completed and shows the schools having the best attendance in the different and their per cent to be as follows: Barkley—Zelda Daugherty, 96.6. Carpenter—Belle Southard, 97.6. Hanging Grove—Samuel Possee, 94.9. Jordan—Laura Cooper, 98.1. Kankakee—Margaret Yeager, 96. Keener-Charity Fairchild, 995. Gillam—Presley Kimmel, 96. Marion—Chas. Blue, 99.7. Milroy—Mrs. Morgan Sterrett, 89. Newton—Margaret Black, 98. Union—Sarah Badger, 95.2. Walker—Paul R. Dye, 95. Wheatfield—Wm. R. Custard, 91.5 The banner school of the county is that of Charles Blue, with an attendance of 99.7 per cent. He had only one day’s absence during the month. The banner township of the county is that of Keener with an attendance of 94 per cent. The average attendance of the county is 90 per cent.

County Agent’s Dates This Week and Next.

Cow Peas and Soy Beans will continue to be the subjects discussed by County Agent Barrett this week and next. His meetings are as follows: Tuesday, March 3, Union Center. Wednesday, March 4, Remington. Friday, March 6, Gillam Center. Wednesday, March 11, Kniman. The meetings are all evenings except that he will be in Remington during the day.

First Union Church Service Was Largely Attended.

A large congregation was present at the union service of the churches, held at the Presfbyterian church Sunday evening. Rev. J. C. Parrett had charge of the service. Rev. W.C. Winn offered the prayer. Rev. R. B. Wright read the scripture lesson. Mrs. E. J. Randle sang a beautiful solo. Rev. Paul C. Curnick preached the sermon upon the subject: “Christ a Mighty Savior,” which held the closest attention of the congregation. The next union service will be held the first Sunday evening in April at the Christian church.

INDIANA PAVILION AT THE EXPOSITION

Frank J. Mayhew Send* Copy of San Francisco Paper Giving Picture of Structure. Frank J. Mayhew, whose card says that he was a resident of Rensselaer from 1860 to 1865, and who now’ resides in San Francisco, Cal., has sent to The Republican a copy of The San Fi aneiseo Chronicle of Feb, 25th, which gives a large picture in perspective of the Indiana pavilion to be erected at the Panama Exposition grounds. The construction is to begin at once. The building and all of its furnishings are being contributed by the people of Indiana. It will represent an outlay of more than SIOO,OOO. It will be of the English type and will mark a divergence from the great majority of the state buildings at the exposition. The architect, Jesse T. Johnson, of Indiaanpolis, is said to have devoted great effort to make the building a real exhibition of the culture and advancement of the state rather than a mere place to exhibit the products of the soil. A library of 15,000 volumes from Hoosier authors will be a feature. The state legislature made an appropriation of $75,000 for the structure and its furnishings but this has proven inadequate and a statewide campaign is being made to secure the needed funds to carry out the plans and this has met with success.

Eli Arnold Writes From Pomona, California.

Pomona, Cal., Feb. 24, 1914. Editor Republican: As I promised many friends to write I will write a few lines and tell you I arrived here Jan. 13th o. k., and am feeling fine. Have gained 8 pounds since coming to this beautiful valley of sunshine, fruit and flowers. This valley is about 60 miles long and from 10 to 12 miles wide; mostly adapted to fruit and alfalfa. The orange crop is not so large as usual on account of the freeze of last winter, but a good crop of lemons and grape fruit do well here and are grown quite extensively. Grapes are grown in abundance. I saw one vineyard of 4,000 acres. This fruit is used in many ways and many wlnerys are in operation here. I have been visiting here with my oldest brother, Henry, who has been here for seven years and has been growing alfalfa, but now has retired and is well pleased. He will make this his permanent home. I have visited many beach towns and was a Long Beach. This is a fine summer resort. I saw the pier which broke last summer, when thirty people were crushed to death.

I have seen many eastern people here and they are all pleased with the cllpate and say they are here to stay. Among them are some Jasperites at Riverside. I visited our old neighbors, J. M. Bums, who has lived at this place for five years and has two alfalfa ranches, is married and living on one ranch and renting the other. Martin is looking as young as the day he left Jasper 14 or 15 years ago. I also met O. W. Harris, of Redlands. He is a nephew of Uncle Henry and Benjamin Harris, of Rensselaer. He left Jasper 28 years ago and is quite prosperous. Mr. Harris drove me to his large orange grove, one grove of 40 acres and the other 60 acres, and they are certainly fine groves. He also has an apply orchard of 16 acres near the mountains, about 20 miles out. Mr. Harris is well pleased with the climate and his health is Improved much since he came here. I also took a trip up in the northern part of the state in the great San Joquin valley, which Is 250 miles from this valley. We crossed the mountains and the great Mahava desert. I see in the Los Angeles Times of the blizzard you are having back east with zero weather, while we can walk out in our shirt sleeves, eat oranges and pick flowers while you freeze. It seems impossible but such is the case. I think this a great country for anybody, especially elderly people who cannot stand the cold. I see an article in The Republican in regard to the telephone company wanting more money from their subscribers. For what reason I don’t know, unless it is for poor service. For my "part I think we have had enough bad telephone service without buying more of It I hope you will succeed in keeping the rate in its bounds of reason, as our neighbor counties do. .J Yours sincerely, ' *

NOTICE. Those persons who know themselves to be indebted to me are requested to call and settle t<r at least to call. This is the second request If a third ta necessary it will be made by an attorney. L IL WASHBURN.

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E. ARNOLD.