Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1914 — Page 1

No. 59.

MARCH TERM OF COURT IS CLOSED

Decision Rendered in Shide-Gaffield Case— Donahue is PaVoled. Civil. - Court adjourned Saturday and Judge Hanley and Court Reporter Wagner wenit to Kentland this morning to o<pen the Newton circuit court. The court rendered his decision in the Gaffield vs. Shide case, in favor of plaintiff, each party to pay his own costs. Lakin vs. Lakin. Exceptions filed to report of commissioners in partition by Austn M. and Frank Lakin and cause is set lor hearing on 3rd day of April Term. The Gossard vs. Zimmerman case, wherein partition and sale of real estate was ordered, the commissioner, John A. Dunlap, reports sale of land to Lewis & Tudor, deed ordered and approved. Criminal. The court "overruled defendant’s motion for a new trial in State vs. Donahue, the case where defendant was found guilty of attempting to steal liquor from the town hall in Remington. He then sentenced the defendant to the penitentiary and suspended his sentence duirng good behavior. The Tanner case has been venued to Newton county on affidavit filed by defendant. Probate. Gifford Estate. T. S. Roberts files written offer of $104,500 for Gifford railroad, and tenders check of SI,OOO. Eugene W. Allen Estate. Administrator files petition asking authority to assign a certificate of stock in sum of $1,200 to Ella W. Allen. Court finds Ella W. Allen owner of said stock and directs administrator to make assignment of same, the pther heirs having waived all their rigiht, title and interest in said estate to their mother, Ella W. Allen. —Estate of Florence L. Peacock. G. A. Williams appointed administrator and bond filed and letters ordered issued. Mary G. Allen Estate. Final*report approved and administrator discharged. Stella F. Halleek and Emory G. Allen found to be the heirs.

ELLIS THEATRE One Night Only, Friday, March 13th Roy W. Sampson offers The King Bee of all Western Plays ___ __ FLAMING ARROW A Great Cast All Special Scenery Cowboy Band and Orchestra 1 Special Engagement A Guaranteed Attraction Prices, 25, 35, 50c. Seats on sale at box office. Phone 98.

WEDNESDAY AT THE FIRE SALE Will be LACE CURTAIN DAY. FREE! One pair of Lace Curtains with every two pair you buy. You buy two pairs at Fire Sale Price and I will give you Absolutely Free the Third Fair Dm If | AETUE ROWLES & PARKER’S OLD STAND ■. Mi VVLUEL IHE S B Rensselaer, Indiana

The Evening Republican.

CITY COUNCIL MET MONDAY NIGHT

All Members Present—Washington Sewer Sewer to Be Repaired— Claims Allowed. Mayor Spitler and all members of the council iwere present at the bimonthly meeting of the city council Monday night The street committee was authorized to have crossings put in on Van Rensselaer and Susan streets at the high school building. The committee was also instructed to have lights put in the alleys in blocks 3 and C The city attorney was instructed to prepare a resolution for the rebuilding of the sewer on the south side of Washington street to the east side of Cullen street. The fire committee was instructed to purchase four fire extinguishers*, two for the light plant and two for’ the fire department, The following claims were approved: Corporation Fund. W. R. Shesler, salary ........$ 30.00 Frant Critser, same ......... 30.00 Chas. Morlan, clerk 33.33 Harrington Bros., coal 4.00 Grant Warner Lbr Co., same 6.72 L. F. ■'Metal Co., metal polish 5.00 D. E. Grow, coal 23.24 J. V. Collins, stove, etc ...... 14.78 Road Fund. Chester Zea, teamster . 30.00 C. H. Morrell, clean walks «•... 7.40 Finnan Rutherford, same ... 2.40' Harrington Bros., oats ...... 28.88 Monon Crushed Stne Co., stne 38.75 C. M. Sands, treasurer, assessment Elm street sewer ... 10.32 Electric Light Fund. C. S. Chamberlin, salary ... 50.00 Mell Abbott, same 30.00 Dave Haste, same, 30.00 Diek Hartman, same ........ 25.00 Jesse Gates, same 30.72 Standard Oil Co., oil ........ 41.99 General Electric Co., sup ... 12.35 Monon Coal Co., coal ... .... 60.26 Boiler Works, steam separator for new engine ............ 100.50 C. M. Sandty ft paid 100.49 Water Fund. T- E. Malone, salary ......... 30.00 Platt Iron Works, sup ... 6.60 H Mueller Mfg. Co,, water sup 37.48 James B. Cloy & Son, same 19.16 Central Rubber Sup. Co., sme 4.19 There will be second degree work tonight at the K. of P. lodge. Use our Classified Column.

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

MUNCIE VOTES “DRY” BY 461 MAJORITY

Largest City in State to Banish Licensed Saloons—Voted “Wet” Three Years Ago. Muncie voted “dry” Monday. It is the largest city in Indiana to come under the saloonless banner. The majority against licensed grogshops was 462, the cause of temperance carrying 8 out of 12 precincts. All of ifche saloon licenses must be surrendered at the expiration of 90 days. It is believed that the result of the election in Muncie will have a general effect throughout the state in the larger cities. Muncie was voted “dry” in a county election held in 1909. Then a democratic legislature substituted the township and city units to replace the county units and Muncie along with many other cities went “wet.” The electon was held in 1911 and saloons were voted in by a majority ,of 504, Now, after three years of the iniquitous places the people of Muncie have returned a majority of 462 against them, which shows a change in sentiment of almost 500 voters. When the women vote in Indiana the day of the saloons will be doomed. The praise meeting to be held by the Womans’ Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church is to be held at the home of Mrs. George E. Murray at 2:30 Wednesday afternooninstead of evening, as published in this paper Monday.

Ole windy (March, first month of spring, Flat dwellers grow restless an’ janitors sing. —Miss Fawn Lippincut. Ther’s three kinds o' spring- -forward, backward an’ th’ plain almanak variety which arrives with th’ vernal equinox s on th’ twentyfirst day o’ March an’ remains over. Ther’s many harbingers o’ spring which are regarded as bein’ absolutely trustworthy signs that th’ season we long fer is cornin’ soon. Wild geese marble playin’, blue eyed violets peepin’ out o’ th’ slush, th’ robin, th’ shaggy umbreller mender with the workhouse palor, th’ candidate fer sheriff with ihis fresh hair cut, an’ the display o’ onion sets, winter elbows an’ garden tools —all are looked upon as bein’ unmistakeable evidence that winter is heatin’ a hasty retreat. When a farmer sees th’ first robin he begins f wonder how many cirl cus passes he’ll be able t’ pull down fer allowin’ his barn t’ he plastered •with flarin’ (posters, while his sons stand near th’ corncrib sullen an’ morose while they contemplate th’ pring plowin’. Th’ political candidate has been fooled so often by th’ first robin that he withholds his activities till th’ umbreller mender shows up an’ th’ frost is out o’ th’ courthouse steps an’ it’s balmy enough t’ lean agin’ the pustoffice. We rarely have any sleighin’ after th’ ambitious offlceseeker gits his neck shaved an’ his cards printed. OBpt 1 1’ return t’ the first robin.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1914.

SHORT FURROWS

By Abe Martin, In The Indianapolis News

NATIONAL GUARDSMEN FINED FOR ABSENCE

Four Soldiers Who Failed to Report For Strike Duty Are Sentenced By Court-MartiaL A court-martial convened,, at Indianapolis to handle cases of failure to report for duty when called during the strike last November, has concluded its hearings and four guardsmen were found guilty. The most serious punishment was meted out to Private John K. McKrearv. of Battery A, Indianapolis, who was fined S9O and sentenced to 6 months in jail. Emets Roberts, a private ol the second infantry, was fined $5. Fred B. Wease, also of the second infantry, was sent to jail for 10 days. James Lawson, a private in the battery, was fined $2. He left the armory without permission. Major Robert L. Moorehead w*s president and Second Lieutenant M. G. Henley was judge advocate <jf the board that tried the guardsmen. The findings of the board were approved by BrigsdierGeneral McKee, who is determined that those enlisted in the service of the state must report when ordered and must do their duty when ordered by the authorized officers. The military laws are binding upon officers and men alike and there is no escape when orders are issued calling them to duty. Rememlber, we will have a display of beautiful creations in early spring hats at the Paris Hat Shop 'opening Friday and Saturday.

Nature in spite o’ her celebrated reputation fer lookin’ out fer everbuddy seems t’ have given th’ robin th’ worst of it. Unequipped fer anything colder than 30 above he’s more frequently th’ forecaster of a blizzard than th’ dandelion. Unaggressive an’ meek he’d sooner starve than question .th’ propriety o’ th’ chesty English sparrow. Th’ only thing a robin’ll attack in or out o’ its lair is th’ blind, helpless angle worm. Yit nature sends him north a full four weeks before th’ angle worm is available. Utterly lackin’ in th’ instinct t’ keep away from his natural enemies he invariably selects a buildin’ site within easy reach o’ th’ family cat or in th’ roof gutter, where he an’ his family fall an easy prey t’ th’ April freshet. But th’ amount o’ publicity th’ first robin gits is enough t’ make Gaby Deslys close her American tour. He’s th’ only bird that gits his name on th’ editorial page. Long before he gits fairly balanced on th’ bare twig of an apple tree his arrival is heralded broadcast by th’ nearest newspaper an’ discussed in every home. How many times have we drawn th* curtain in th’ mornin’ an’ looked out upon a bleak, snowy March landscape an’ beheld th’ first robin with a sad far away look in his eye an’ wonderin’ what kind o’ a metorological disturbance nature wuz going to hand him next! Napoleon, standin’ on th’ barren slaty bluffs o’ St. Helena lookin’ gloomily out o’er a vast expanse o’ skeckless sea, didn’ have anything on th’ first robin. .

STATE BASKETBALL TOURNEY AT BLOOMINGTON

Rensselaer Will Leave for State University Town Thursday at 11:43 —Play Brookville. The Rensselaer basketball team, accompanied by Principal Sfiarp ■and- Coach Kirk will leave for Bloomington Thursday at 11:43 o’clock to take part in the state tourney of basketball teams. Sev-enty-five high schools will compete for the championship. The teams have been matched to play the preliminary games and Rensselaer meets Brookville a city about the size of this place and said to have a good team. The game is scheduled for 2 o’clock Friday afternoon. Rossville plays its first game with LaCrosse. The defeated teams are eliminated. There are four basketball courts and games start in the mornings at 8 o’clock. The winning teams are matched to play other winning teams and when the final contest comes two teams will finish and it will be the seventh game each has played. This will be a hard grind. The injury to Captain Groom in last Saturday night’s game is almost certain to keep him out of the game and thus lessen Rensselaer’s chance of success. The team to go ■from here is composed of Groom, Eigelsbach, Healey, Babcock, Hanley, McCarthy, Swaim and Miller, The lebanon high school is .considered one of the formidable contenders.

Marriage Licenses.

Glen Jay Norman, bom Jasper County, Sept. 2, 1891, present residence Parr, occupation farmer, and Nettie M. Davisson, bom Jasper county, Oct. 28, 1892, present residence Parr, occupation housekeeper; first marriage for each. Orville Fisher, bora Wheatfleld, July 23, 1892, present residence Wheatfleld, occupation fanner, and Pearl Ethel Keen, horn Rensselaer, Jan. 23, 1893 present residence Wheatfleld, occupation housekeeper; first marriage for each. John William Comer, horn Parr, July 2, 1890, present residence Parr, occupation farmer, and Minnie Belle Yiarman, horn Bourbon, Ind., March 3, 1894, present residence Et. Wayne, occupation housekeeper; first marriage for each. Theodore Phillips, bom Pulaski county, Ind., Aug. 2, 1863, present residence Gillam township, occupation farmer, two previous! marriages, both having been dissolved by death, first Feb. 28, 1907, second Nov. 13, 1913, and Myrtle May Mad> dox, bom March 13, 1890, Medaryvilie, Ind., present residence Gillam first marriage. Arthur Baker, bom in Hlinois, Feb. 14, 1882, present residence Roselawn, occupation farmer, second marriage, the first dissolved by death Feb. 27, 1910. And Cynthia dark Van Dusen, born Jasper county, Nov. 21, 1892, present residenceDeMotte. occupation housekeeper, first marriage. This couple was married by Rev. R. B. Wright at the pastor’s residence. Our new line of dress goods, consisting of the new shades and new weaves of both wool and cotton, cannot be excelled for beauty and durability. Also a fine assortment of shadow laces and at the very lowest prices.

ET VANARSDEL & CO.

Mortgage Exemption Blanks At The Republican Office.

This is the time for filing mortgage exemptions. Persons in need of the blanks can be supplied at The Republican office.

MANY LOST LIVES IN ST. LOUIS FIRE

Estimated That From 30 to 35 Perished In Burning of Missouri > * The Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis was destroyed by. fire Monday morning and there are seven known dead, their bodies having been recovered, and it is estimated that the total lives lost will be from 30 to 35. were many guests at the club, which was operated much as a hotel and the flames had gained such headway when discovered that escape by the elevators or stairways was cut off. Many crossed to the roof of .a 4-story building by means of an improvised rope ladder made of sheets. Many jumped from windows and there are fifteen in hospital®.

State Tax Commissioner To Be Here Next Friday.

James A. Houck, one of the state tax commissioners, will be 'here Friday of this week and has asked County Assessor Lewis to have all of the township assessors and their assistants in to attend the meeting, which is set for 10 o’clock In the morning at the court house. Any others who are interested will be welcome to hear the discussion. Assessors can ask questions about ,any problems with which they are consulted and Mr. Houck will be# prepared to set you right on all things that may have puzzled you up to this time.

Union Township Gave Good Send-Off to Mr. and Mrs. Alter.

Mr. and Mrs. David S. Alter were given a splendid send-off -by their Union township neighbors last Thursday evening. About sixtyfive gathered at the Alter home and gave them to understand that if they were going to leave they could not get away without having their home made Hie scene of a big farewell event. The evening was enjoyamy spent# in music and games and many expressed their regret that Mr. and Mrs. Alter are leaving the home they have so long occupied. Friday they came to Rensselaer and are spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Hemphill and Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Dean before going to the borne of their daughter in Chicago Heights. • «

Boy Charged With Murder Ate Soap to Fool Sheriff.

Eddie Mack, 13 years of age, who has been in a Lafayette jail for some time, charged with killing his companion, Clancy McCormick, aged 15, has been feigning epilepsy, according to a dispatch from Lafayette.. He was sentenced to the reform school at Plainfield and was refused admission there because it was believed he had epilepsy. He was refused at the epileptic village because it was overcrowded and has remained in jail. Saturday the sheriff discovered that be put soap in his mouth and worked it into a suds and then fell into a fit to feign epilepsy. He confessed when accused and said he did It to keep from going to Plainfield. He will now have to go to the boys’ reformatory. A 100-egg Simplicity incubator and brooder combined for $ll.OO, at C. W. Eger’s Hardware Store.

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