Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1914 — Page 1

No. 119.

—“* Hammond vs Athletics ' :. . : .; v -■■ ’'; t ' •'..; ' '■« ' -■.■■■■■■■, .1 I, ' ~ ~ ■—.■ ■ .».. ■ - I ■ , ■■■..— . •—• i«'| —I. *■ ■., Riverside Athletic Park, Rensselaer SUNDAY, MAY 24 . * r r?7-' ■.,*■■■■- h. 1 ."-ni -■■ T-,- "ITflßm ,J “Keckie” Moll’s Hammondites are playing * great game and have already defeated the Gary Standares and two or three fast semi-pro teams from Chicago. They were to have opened a new park at Hammond next Sunday but it could not be completed in time and Rensselaer was fortunate to secure a game with them. This is the first of a [number of games to be, played with fast teams, the Chicago Royal Giants [colored] on May 31, and the famous U. S. Army team, of the Chicago recuiting station, on June 7th. Real Baseball the Rest of the Year. Admission 25c to all, Ladies as well as Men.

Incipient Fire Conquered With But Small Loss.

A spark from the chimney which alighted oh the roof of R. B. Harris’s residence on North College avenue caused a loss estimated at $25 this /Wednesday morning. Quite a hole was burned in the roof. The fire department made a fast run and the flames which "were spreading rapidly, quite a wind blowing, were extinguished with the use of chemicals and pyrene, no water 'being used.

Surprised on Twentieth Anniversary of Marriage.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Paulus, of west of town, were completely surprised last Sunday when sixty or seventy of their friends and neighbors assembled at their home, with baskets of good things for a big picnic dinner. Friends and relatives from Kentland, Brook and Morocco were present, also a sister; (Mrs. Getting, from Michigan. All had the finest kind of a time. The occasion was the twentieth wedding anniversary of Mr- and Mrs. Paulus.

Cut Flowers for Decoration Day.

Easter Lillies, Daisies, Sweet Peas, RoseS, Peonaes and Carnations, all colors. Cycas,. oak and magnolia leaves, plain or with roses; also wheat, sheaths, plain or with flowers. Give us your order early, we Will hold them for you.—King Floral Oo

Notice to Encampment.

All members of Rensselaer Encampment No. 201, I. O. O. F., are requested to be present Friday evening. Work in the Royal Purple Degree afad refreshments. E. W. Hickman, C. P. J. W. Coen, Scribe.

Berries 12 l-2c Per Box ' ‘"'I'"*"*"" " ' '■ - ' Berries are running fine and the market is drop* ping lower every day, we look for berries to be down to ioc per box by the coming Saturday or probably lower. Call us and get our prices. We are carrying a complete line of fresh vegetables and fruit. Here are a few items for you to select your Wednesday’s supply from:

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The Evening Republican.

KNIGHTS PRESENTED PRESENT TO MINISTER

Rev. Winn Surprised When GoldHandled Umbrella Was* Presented Him by Pythians.

The social affair at the Knights of Pythias hall Tuesday evening proved one of the most pleasant that has taken place in that order, where similar occasions are quite frequent. The honors of’the event were shared wbout equally by the newly fledged Knights and Rev. W. G. Winn, who had come down from Chicago, to enjoy the occasion. Practically all the , seats in the large hall were filled and the very best (fraternity of feeling was.evidenced. L, H. Hamilton, C. G. Spit ler, W. A. Davenport, J. H. Chapman, J. P. Hammond, G. H. McLain, M. B. Price, Moses Leopold and O. Arthur Tuteur made short speeches, some of them touching upon the value of the fraternity to the new members and all to a considerable extent telling of their appreciation of Rev. Winn during his residence in this city. The sentiment of the membership was expressed in the motto engraved on the gold handle of a very handsome umbrella, which Chancellor Com-, mander Carl Duvall on behalf of the lodge presented to Rev. Winn. It read, “Because we like you.” Mr. Winn responded in a speech filled with emotion showing hie 'gratitude for the gltt find the many friendships it assured. He was taken completely by surprise, but left no doubt with those who heard him that he was full of appreciation for the remembrance. , :

Following the speech-making, refreshments, consisting of sandwiches, coffee and pickles, were served and it was near midnight before the hall was cleared of one of the jolllest gatherings that has ever taken place.

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RENSSELAER INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1914.

ATHLETICS IN FOR SOME HARD GAMES

Hammond Team to Play Here Sun* day and Good Garnise Scheduled For Other Days. The Athletics are to have some fast (baseball games and three games have been scheduled for the succeeding three Sundays. The games are as follows: May 24th, Hammond. May 31st, Chicago Royal Giants (colored). June 7th, U. S. Army team, of Chicago. * The Hammond team is managed by Harry “Keekie” Moll, and is.the representative team of that city, having defeated Gary and several Chicago clubs. Mr. Moll and his team was to have opened up the new ball park in Hammond next Sunday, but the grounds could not be put in readiness and he was glad to get a game with this city and Manager Kiplinger was glad to get him, for it is the intention of the management in the future to bring to this city only teams that have been very successful, so that the quality of the game may be improved. ; ~ i The Chicago Royal Giants will play at Gary next Sunday and the Union Giants are to'play at Kokomo. W. S. Petfers, Who handles the colored teams, is the oldest colored manager in Chicago, and is in touch With the best colored players. He will bring the Union Giants later in the season if derived. '

The U. S. Army team is made Up oif some of the best ball players that ever served In the army. All of these-are now detailed for recruiting service in Chicago. The lieutenant in charge of that service is 9 baseball fan and he secured the approval of the war department to play ball teams in towns adjacent to Chicago. The lieutenant will drive his U. S. car through from Chicago, accompanied by another army officer. The players, thirteen in number, will come down by train and all will be in military uniform. Several members of this team, while serving in the Philippines, played on the famous team that toured the orient. The ball team; is a fast one, according to the best information procure and it is expected to have the largest crowd to the army game that ever witnessed a ball game in Rensselaer.

Captain Wilcox is starting a spirited training for his players and after next Sunday’s game it Will be decided whether to use only members of the present team oj to strengthen up and have a better team. Secretary Tuteur today received a letter from a young man at Star City, who is anxious to play ball, provided he can secure employment here and an effort is being made to locate him a Job. He is an infielder. Parks, Who played at second in the first- game against Part,' is suffering from an injured arm and Jias been unable to develop the snap that will be seeded in that position. He showed considerable class last year and may get back into form. Morgan Is playing a great game at short and Eldridge is showing very well at third. Elder in left, Mason in center and Bristow in right make a good outfield, while Kirk and Denniston look likely. Harold dark has the movement of a good infielder an<f the second sack will lay between him and Parks. If outside help is needed, it is probable that Morgan will go to second, Eldridge to short and a new third baseman secured. Swartzell is playing well at first, except that he does not cover very much ground. He is unable to get out for the practices and this, also, operates against him. He is -the timely hitter of the team, however, and may have his post cinched for the season. If advisable, after one or two hard games are played a general shape-up will take place. Wilcox is playing a splendid game behind the bat and Mason is able to relieve him at any time. Howard Clark is getting into fine shape and his “breaks” were perfect last

rninaay. The management is advertising “real baseball” the balance of the season and proposes trying to have the (best teams out of Chicago here during the next few weeks. Delphi has been asked to give Rensselaer a game and it is possible the team will go over there on June 14th. A large number of fans would doubtless follow. Delphi plays to crowds of five and six hundred ««ry Bunday.

Only Three Days Left.

I will accept order, to clmn jour wall paper or rugs the balance of this yeek only. All orders received from now until Saturday May 23. will be taken care of; after that nothing doing.-W. A Davenport.

See our line Of buggies. Et amine the Velie buggy if you want a high " 'w***

Typewriter paper at Republican.

FACTORY PROPERTY TO COMMERCIAL CLUB

Compromise Affected That Gives Us ' Undisputed Ownership of Cement Factory Building. By some determined plans recently started there has been affected a settlement (between the BensseJaer Commercial dub and the United States Match Co., by which the commercial chib secures the undisputed title to the match factory building and the eight acres of ground which had 'been reserved for that site, also all of the platted but unsold lots that had not been

deeded to-the*mateh factory people When the acre property was transferred. This is subject to indebtedness totaling about SI,OOO, and this, it is expected, will be taken care of by the purchaser of the property whenever one eanbe found. . ■ .. .'v Taken all in all the commercial club has not fared so badly. Not nearly so totally as at first seemed certain. Considering the fact that total wreck seemed to stare the public-spirited proposition in the face, it may be said that we came out with flying colors. ; ; The match factory people will get about thirty acres of land, including about 90 tots in the platted addition. The commercial club gets, the building, the 8 acres it occupies and the balance of the platted lots not deeded to purchasers. Figuring the cement 'building at $lO,000, which it will be worth if it can be used by any factory, and propositions are being considered, we will be practically clear, and the land is undoubtedly worth more now than it was when it was purchased. Two or three prospects have been offered, but the commercial club was not in a position to do any business until the titleto the building was quieted. Now, that this’ (barrier is removed, it is not improbable that a factory of some kind may yet be started here.

BRIDE AND GROOM DROWNED IN CANAL

Canoe in Which They Start on Their ' Bridal Trip Capslxes and Both Lose Thrir Lives. Chicago, May 19.—Gordon H. Higgins, a student at Northwestern university and his bride of a few hours, Mrs. Verle Stewart Higgins, daughter of Dr. Harj-y Stewart, of Kewanee, ID., were drowned today when the canoe in which they had started on a honeymoon trip overturned in the Chicago drainage canal. Mrs. Higgins had been a student of voice culture here and she was about to return to Kewanee today after completing her course. She met Higgins, whom she had known tor a year, and they decided to wed. ’C: They were married by Judge LaBuy in the city hall, and started on their canoe trip at once. The canoe was being towed by a barge, When it overturned, according to bargemen. Neither body had been recovered tonight.

High Roller Rolls Three Miles and Wins Wager.

Baltimore, Md., May 19.—G. Howell Parr, a social leader in Battimore, who started at 7:45 o’clock last evening to roll from the Elkridge Kennel clfib to University Parkway, a distance of about three miles, completed his task at 11:20 a. m. today. He performed the feat on a wager and finished in good condition. For more than 15 hours, with frequent intervals of rest, Mr. Parr, dressed in a football suit, turned over and over on his hands and knees the entire distance, uphill and downhlU, through mud and over stones, without once rising to his feet until the end.

Hoboes Branded, Then “Paddled” With Staves.

IVrt Wayne, Ind., May 19.-A ly. rounded up •«>««« two vagrants in the railroad yards early today, branded each man l by clipping a furrow through hrs nair with a pair df horse clippers, ordered them oht of town and as they ran, peddled” each hobo with a The vagrants were told that if captured before the clipped hair grew out, they wouid be sent to the stone pile for one hundred days.

WftHf to AlwnnL The Alumni to meet at the office of Emmet Laßue Wednesday evening at 7:30. ; ? a ARTHUR TUTEUB, President - .>. 1 James O’Neal of Terre Haute, was nominated for representative in wrg" m wlh I 11 w UMO

REX THEATRE .. •. j Montgomery & Wnnwr, Prop*. The Man £ Golden West In Four Parts Everyone has heard of “Gentleman Jim,’’ ex-champion •heavyweight fighter; how many know that he is also a wonderful actor? In this recent production Corbett (himself) does some magnificent dramatic work, and the result is a feature of clean-cut, snappy action. Although this is Corbett’s first appearance in motion pictures, he has achieved marked success on the American and English stage in several different plays. Jim, employed in the Bank of California, grubstakes a gold prospector, and wakes up one morning to find himself half-owner of a rich strike. After numerous exciting adventures in the West, including a holpup of a stagecoach in which Jim is rushing 1100,000 in gold to Bank of California, and the pursuit of the bandits in a high-powered automobile. he returns to New York, and learns that his partner, Dick, has ruined the firm by gambling in Wall Street. Later, Jim and Dick are invited to the home of Jim’s fiancee, wihere Dick murders the detective who follows him into the house, and makes his escape. On circumstantial y evidence Jim. is railroaded to prison for the crime, but is freed when a snapshot is placed in evidence that has been taken of the murdered detective's eye, revealing Dick’s features plainly photographed in the pupil. • .. .. . . i . —‘ at T;3O and 8:30. Admission 10c.

EXPLOSION CAUSE OF WILSONS DEATH

Young Man Well Known Here Met Violent Death at Moline, Where He Was in Business. The following account of the accident that caused the death of Roscoe Wilson, well known in this city, to taken from the MoMne, 111, paper, where his death occurred last Sunday.

With* his body a flaming torch, Roscoe Wilson, tailor at 418% Fifteenth street, rushed to the street last night at 8:45 o’clock, screaming in pain. The streets were crowded, and the flames were soon beaten out after the man had suffered injuries from which he is not expected to live through today. He was at once rushed to the City hospital, where he remains in a conscious condition. Dr. A. H. Arp ana Dr. E. H. Sargent, state that the man is suffering intensely, . . . r Mr. Wilson was alone at the time of the accident. It Is supposed that the tailor was in the process of cleaning some clothing with gasoline, and the oil 'became ignited. While suffering intense agony, Wilson had presence-of mind enough to run for an assistant to save the building and many valuable suits of clothing which were hanging near the spot where the accident occurred. ■ Wilson descended the flight of

to run south through the crowd and crying in agony so that he was beard for several blocks. David R. Thomas, a close friend of Wilson’s, and Axel Gustafson, had Just alighted from a Watertown ear. They were walking north on Fifteenth street, when they met Wilson in front of Carlson Brothers’ book ktore. Both men took off their eoats and wrapped the suffering man with them. The flames were extinguished before Dr. A. H. Arp, Who had been summoned, arrived. On examination by the physicians at the hospital it was learned that Wilson’s body was badly seared all over. His left side from the foot to the shoulder was burned to a crisp. It is almost an impossibility for a person to survive with such injuries, according to Dr. Arp.

On making an inventory of the effects which the tailor had in his pockets this morning a pocketbook which contlaned S9O was missing. A hole had been burned through the pocket and it is expected that some person picked up the waDet

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WEATHER FORBCAST. Fair today and probably Thurs day; fresh southerly winds.

BANDITS GET $5,000; LOCK UP CASHIER

Three Robbers Imprison Official in Vault, Loot Bank—Flee and Are wurrouncioss®» Spokane, Wash., May 19.—Three bandits who today locked the cashier of the State bank at Spangle, Wash., in the vault and escaped with $5,000, have been surrounded by a sheriff’s posse in the wood*, four miles from Waverly, Wash. a. -- . na k ~ - - v a* from Moscow, laano. ■O. W. Newlon, cashier, was alone in the bank when the three men entered. They covered him with pistols and forced him into the vault and locked him in. The robbers then locked the front doar, money in eight and walked out the back door. t Before entering the bank the robbers naa arranged Wrtn a garage owner to drive them into the country, ostensibly on a business trip. After the robbery the men walked to the garage and started off .in an automobile. When the cargot out and disappeared in the timber.

Rex Theatre.

nigh?? three-reel- Warner feature film, teeming with baffling counterthriWng ad venture. In-

Vacuum Cleaner For Rent.

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