Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1914 — Page 1

No. 123.

At The GAYETY

THE AND TOMORROW EVENINGS

Biliaixl and Alberta, a clas- * . ■ sy couple In a refined comedy skit of Hanpony and Humor. , 'This act will be highly entertaining and should meet with the approval of all who chance seeing it. An extra fine line of movies and acts mapped out* for this week. > ■ •/'///<;

Bibles Given to Scholars In Christian Sunday School.

Following a very commendable custom that has prevailed for a number of years, the Christian Sunday School this year awarded Bibles to each member of the Sunday School who graduated from the Rensselaer high school. Seven of the graduates were entitled to the Bibles, namely, Ethel Clarke, Marlain Parker, Edina Price, Hazel Reeve, Geo. W. Healey, Worth McCarthy and Laban. R. Wilcox. Only four of those named were there Sunday to receive the Bibles, which are fine leather bound volumes.

Fred Hamilton Suffers Fracture of Left Arm.

A letter received last Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hamilton frbm their son, Fred, states that he suffered the fracture of one bone of his left arm above the wrist while cranking an Automobile. He is at Castleton,'where he. has been driving cars for some time. He told his parents not to worry as he was getting along all right.

The Stork

Bom, Wednesday, May 20th, to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lang, of Surrey, a daughter. Born, Sunday, May 24th, to Mr., and Mrs. Louie Ramp, a son, and the same day to Mr. and Mrs.' Tobias Woods, a son. The commencement will be held at the high school auditorium on /Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. Rev. Will J. Crider, of Orleans, Ind., assisted Rev. F. E. Crider in conducting the quarterly meeting Sunday at the Rosebud church. ' V Miss Jennie Comer is home from the Wesley hospital in Chicago and will probably not return to complete her training course as a nurse for some two months. The condition of her health is responsible for her temporarily giving up the course, Miss Marie Comer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. z Comer 1b to deliver a reading entitled, “Decoration Day,” at the cemetery Saturday we a part of the Memorial program. Dr. Curnick will deliver the address. All the Sunday Schools are requested to march and William fi. Day will have special charge of this part of the service. The city council will meet, tonight and the franchise for the Indiana Northwestern Traction Co. will be put into the terms In which it fe expected to be finally passed. The council, however, under the acts of 1913, can not pass the franchise until a data at least fifteen days in advance, is set for a public hearing on the franchise and in the meantime and at least a week before the franchise is acted upon, the full text of the franchise must be published. The trial of James L. Willis on the charge of perjury is taking place in Kentland today. Willis came over f ron? Ohio Saturday and spent much of his time vrith hie attorney, W. H. Parkinson. Attorney Halleck is assisting the state in prosecuting Willis. Stewart Short, the statefs witness, who saw him In the country with the little Thompson girl on the occasion of the assault, was to be the main witness of the state and his testimony was to prove that Willis had perjured hhnseif when he swore on the witness stand that he did not leave the corporation of Rensselaer that

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DWIGHT CURNICK WON ORATORICAL CENTEST

Brought Victory to Rensselaer at Gary Saturday Night—Next Contest at Bloomington. <* ■» ’’■V-ir • ?'iX '' • 7 •*** ’ *■ The contest of the state high school discussion league at Gary was an occasion of victory for Rensselaer. Dwight Cumick pleased the audience with his splendid oratory and convinced the judges that first honors belonged to him. rs “Rensselaer is still on the map.” There were five contestants, who Were on the program Jn the following order: Mr. Chamberlain! of Monticello, representing White county;. Mr. Marsdon, of Valparaiso, representing Porter county; Mr. Kreinman, of Gary, representing Lake county; Mr. Cumick, of Rensselaer, representing Jasper county, and Mr. Gray, of Lafayette, representing Tippecanoe county. The other counties of this district were not represented. The last three speakers were very close and the keen competition called forth some exceptional work for high school students. We might say in passing that our contestant was the only underclassman. He goes' 1 to Bloomington on June 3rd to represent this tenth congressional district in the final state contest—an honor in itself; but we’re looking for him to emphasize Rensselaer’s position on the map still more.

Family Living in Unhealthy And Crowded Quarters.

County Truant Officer Steward and County Health Officer Hemphill made a trip to Kndman one day last week to investigate the premises and mode of existing of a family named Tobias Goff, near* that place. They live in a squalid, two-room house, whieh sets right on the ground and it had been reported that the moral influences were npt such as should be permitted. >Mr. Goff and his wife are quite old people and their oldest daughter, and her husband and two younger daughters, one only fourteen, live with them, all sleeping in the same room, which was also used as a dining room. The old people have been sick a good deal of the time and the youngest girl also has been poorly, so that she was kept out of school. It had been reported that other men congregated there and that the room in whieh the six slept sometimes also accommodated from three to five others, while some of the guests found so much comfort in the congested quarters that they remained for several days. The trustee has been required to give aid ,to the family. The old man spends his time hunting and is reported ’to kill rabbits out of season and to disregard the hunting laws In-other ways. While the officers who visited the house have not yet taken positive steps, it is probable-that .something will be done and .perhaps members qf the family may be prosecuted. Good people living near there are incensed at the conditions. This is undoubtedly a place that should be cleaned up in the interest of health and morals. Goff is said to be feeble minded and this mental condition is'doubtless behind the .moral depravity. One of the girls was recently granted a license to marry, but with the proper restrictions this would not have been allowed. ' •;<

Tickets For Alumni Banquet On Sale at Long’s Drug Store. The alumni banquet to the graduating class will take place Friday evening of this week at the armory, which has been beautifully deeorated by the juniors for their reception 'to the seniors on Wednesday night. In o«rder to tell how many plates to provide, tt'is necessary to know positively by Friday noon and all who. intend going must provide for their plates by Friday noon. The plates are SI.OO each. The alumni banquet concludes the social events in honor of the graduating class. Besides a splendid banquet meal, which the ladies of the Presbyterian church will serve, a toast program that will be very interesting has been arranged. Mayor Spitler will be toastmaster.

We wish to thank those who hgve patronized us so liberally and #ho have helped us sell thousands of bulbs, vines, ferns and flower and vegetable plants and we stand ready and anxious to make good to any one who will tell us they did not get their money’s worth, and by next spring we hope to be able to serve you still better. We wish to remain, as ever. The King Floral Co.

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To Our Many Friends.

1 RENSSELAER, INDIANA MONDAY, MAY 25, 1911

DEFEATED HAMMOND IN BATTING GAME

After Getting Bad Start Athletics Came Up From the Rear and Defeated Visitors. •- • Before the largest crowd of the season the Athletics defeated the fast Hammond team Sunday by the score of 8 to 7. The game -was a hard batting one with the local team slightly the best There Were a number of expensive errors early in the game which - discouraged the team members and disappointed the spectators, but later the Athletics settled down to hard work and forged to the front in the seventh inning. The visitors tied the score to their half of the eighth and the Athletics again' scored one in their half, nosing the visitors out. . For the first time this season a home run hit was made on the local grounds, the batter being Rhode, the swift short stop for the visitors. He lined out a swift one to deep left center. It rolled through the fence and -before it could be relayed in Rhode had crossed the rubber. Elder again made a slashing 3-bagger and was scored by a sacrifice fly by Parks. aThe Athletics are not in flretclass condition yet and some changes in .the line-up are necessary. Just what they will be can not be told at this -time, but it is probable that dark will come to second base and Park® take right field. The Royal Giants, the famous Chicago colored team, are expected here next Sunday and a big crowd is expected. The band furnished some splendid music Sunday and enlivened the contest and Will play again next Sunday. A scrap that was started by one of the spectators rooting for the visitors was soon stopped. It is hoped that nothing of this kind occurs again. / The receipts Sunday were $52.25. The summary:. x ATHLETICS. R H PO A E •Eldridge 3b 0 1 5 3 1 Morgan as 1 1 0 2 1 Swartzell lb ......J 2 10 0 1 Wilcox, c 1 2 6 2 0 Elder H ..... 1 3 4 0 z 0 Parks 2b ..........1 112 3 Bristow rs *....1 10 0 1 Clark cf ~,.,......1 2 1, 0 1 Clark p 1 0 0 5 1 Total 8 13 27 14 9 HAMMOND. R H PO A E Rhode ss 2 2 3 3 0 Kouse rs 2 2 0 0 0 Thompson 3b ......1 0 2 0 1 Fowler lb 0 2 2 0 2 Gratwick 2b .......1 1 4 1 1 Arter cf .f.... 0 1 1 0 0 McCarty If ........0 0 2 0 0 Gratwick c 0 18 10 Flynn p 1 0/2 0 JJs Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 Total ...7 9 24 5 4 Two base hits, House. Three base hit, Elder. Home run, Rhode. Stolen bases, Gratwick, Wilcox, Swartzell, Harold and Howard Clark, sacrifice hits, Morgan. Sacrifice fly, Parks. Struck out, by Clark 7; by Flynn 7. Bases on balls off Flynn 2; off Clark 2. Umpire /McLain. Scorer Tuteur.

Son of John Zehr Shot Through the Foot Thursday.

Ezra, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Zehr, of Carpenter township, was shot through the right foot last Thursday evening. He was at hie home, northeast of Remington, and was cleaning a shotgun, which was discharged, and every bone in the foot was broken and an artery severed. His father hurried to Remington, 7 miles away, for a physi-' clan, and the shot was removed from the injured member and it is that the foot can be saved unless infection starts.

Muzzuceo Went Too Fast For People of Noblesville.

Last week Joseph Muzzuceo, an Italian auto driver, who will race a Tatter Special in the Big Indianapolis race next Saturday, passed through Rieneselaer, remaining almost a day to make repairs to his machine. The next day he passed through Noblesville faster than the laws of that city permit and faster than the officers cared to stand for.. They were unable to catch him, however, but sent word to Indiapapolte officials, who located Muzzuceo at the race course. He eaid that he could not drive the car any slower than he did at Noblesville. Hie employer to Chicago was conferred with and promised to go to Noblesville and appear for Muzzuceo and the latter was re-

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Call for Republican Representative Convention.

The Republicans of Jasper and White counties will meet in dele gate convention at Monticello, White county, Indiana, on Saturday, June' 20th, 1914, at 1 o’clock p. m., for the purpose of nominating a candidate for State Representative, to be voted lor at the November election of 1914. The representation for said convention will be on the basis of one delegate and one alternate lor each 200 votes cast in 1910 for Otis E. Gulley for secretary of state at the general election held in November, and one delegate and one alternate for each fraction of 200 votes cast tor Otis E. Gulley tor secretary of state at the general election in November, 1910, which will entitle the said counties to the following vote: ro Jasper County—B. White County—l 2. Delegates to this convention will be selected at precinct meeting to be held at the regular voting places of the precinct on Saturday, June 6, 1914, and the delegates will cast the vote to which their precinct is entitled. - . ‘ G. H. McLAIN, Chairman Jasper County. Win. HAMMELLE, Chairman White County.

Call For Republican Judicial Convention.

The Republicans of Jasper and Newton counties will meet in delegate convention at Brook, Newton county, Ind., on Tuesday, June 9th, 1914, at 1 o’clock p. m. tor the purpose of nominating a candidate for Judge of the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit and a candidate for Prosecutor of the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit The representation tor said convention will be on the basis of one delegate and one alternate for each 200 votes cast tor Otis E. Gulley tor secretary of state at the general election held in November, 1910, and one delegate and one alternate tor each fraction of 200 votes east for Otis E. Gulley tor secretary of state at the general election in November, 1910, which will eneitle the said counties to the following vote: Jasper County—B. White County—l 2. Delegates to this convention will be selected at precinct meetings to be held at the regular voting places of the precinct on Saturday, June 6, 1914, and the delegates will cast the vote to which their precinct is entitled. G. H. McLAIN, Chairman Jasper County.- . R. R. CUMMINGS, Chairman Newton County. To Select Delegates.

To the republican voters of Jasper county and all who care to cooperate with them: , Pursuant to the above calls the republican voters of each precinct in Jasper county will meet at their usual place of meeting in their respective townships on SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1914, at 2 o’clock p. m., for the purpose of selecting one delegate and one alternate from each precinct to the judicial and representative eonven'tlons above called. The delegates selected at the meetings to attend the judicial and representative conventions shall be entitled to the following fractional votes: Barkley, east .35 Barkley, west -30 Carpenter, east .40 Carpenter, west .35 Carpenter, south .50 Gillam .30 Hanging Grove -30 Jordan . .30 Kankakee -30 Keener 60 Marion, No. 1 75 Marion, No. 2 85 Marion, No. 3 -50 Marion, No. 4 MllrOy. .20 Newton / .30 Union, north .30 Union, south .35 Walker -30 Wheatfield ... M Total vote 8.00 G. H. McLAIN, Chairman. A. G. CATT, Secretary.

FOR PROSEOUTING ATTORNEY

I desire to have my name announced as a candidate tor the office of prosecuting attorney of the thirtieth judicial circuit, subject to the decision of the delegates to the convention to be held at Brook, Ind., June »th.-C. M. SANDS.

FOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE.

The undersigned wishes to announce his candidacy tor the nomination for joint representative of White and Jasper counties, subject to the decision of the delegates to the convention to be held at Monticello on June 20th, 1911—William L. Wood, Barr, Ind.

Notice of Appointment.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed executor of the will Of John Tillett,

PRINCESSTHEATRE TO OUR PATRONS During the hot summer months we have decided to close the Princess Theatre excepting Thursday and Saturday nights. We will continue to show at the Rex the same pictures that have •been running at The Princess, and will endeavor to have the Bex as coql and pleasant as possible. We will take pleasure in giving our patrons the best and newest pictures obtainable and will keep our present musicians. If courteous treatment and fair dealing extended to all will get your patronage we will do all in our power to deserve it. Especial attention will be paid to children. Those under 12 years will be admitted tor half price, and those under 6 years will be free. The “Adventures of Kathlyn” will be shown at The Princess as usual every two weeks, the next picture on Thursday night of this week. We will use the same service in both houses, that furnished by the General Film Co., who have been furnishing the films tor the Princess. In closing we wish to thank our patrorffc tor their patronage in the past and we will be pleased to have you continue it in the future. Yows tnily, Montgomery & Warner.

TWO GOOD SERMONS PREACHED SUNDAY

Union Services tor Old Soldiers and Baccalaureate Were Largely Attended.

Two union services Sunday were largely attended. The first was held in the morning at the M. E. church and was the annual memorial service tor the veterans of the civil war. Rev. J. C. Parrett delivered the sermon and it was very much appreciated by the large audience. About 'thirty old soldiers were present and a number from the Ladies of the G. A R., Which marched in a body to the church. The beautiful decorations were arranged 'by the Womans Belief Corps. The Methodist choir furnished special patriotic music. ' , In the evening at the Christian' church Dr. Cumick delivered the baccalaureate sermon. An organ prelude by Miss Glen Day opened the service. The high school chorus, under the direction of Miss Stover, then sang, “O’ For the Wings of a Dove.” The graduates and faculty then marched to the seats that had been reserved for them. Bev. Parrett offered the invocation and Rev. Wright read the scripture lesson and offered prayer. The congregation then sang “America,” and a quartette composed of Lura Halleck, Ruth Wood, Wilda Littlefield and Marjorie Loughridge sang ‘The Lord is My Shepherd.”

Dr. Curnick’s address was an appeal to the graduates to get the right view of life, securing the correct estimate of its value and aspiring to live for the accomplishment of correct things and not for the reward of success or fame qr wealth. He said that they were not too young to begin the doing of important things and urged that two things, service and others, should prompt the highest efforts of every member of the class. He dwelt upon the importance of making Jesus Christ a factor in living to order that the fullest purpose of education may be realized. Dr. Cutnick expressed the belief that something of rejigfarf should be taught in the public schools. The large congregation gave his address the most marked attention and all were much pleased and the graduates should especially receive a great deal of benefit from the sermon. The service was concluded by the singing of the doxology And by a benediction spoken by Rev. Parrett

Band Concert.

The Wolcott band opens their concerts this season at Wolcott with a big concert Sunday, May 31st, at 2:30 p. m. Everybody come.

FOR DECORAHOM DAT Pure-Wool Washington TrueBlue Serge Sults at a saving to you of $4.50 to $6.50. AH sizes. ■ < . The Dissolution Sale, Traub & Selig. - ,• •

deceased, late of Jasper County, Indiana. The estate la supposed to be solvent. JOSEPH L BEESLEY, Executor. J. L. Caldwell, Attorney. Rensselaer, Ind, April 14th, 1914.

WEATHER FOBBOAST, Partly cloudy, probably local thunderstorms; fresh southwest winds.

OFFICIAL FIGURES FROM LAKE COUNTY

Progressive Vote Dropped From 5,659 Two Years Ago to 650 to z Reeent Primary. The official figures of the recant primary in Lake county, in comparison with the presidential vote Ln that county in 1912, are interesting and highly illuminating. They follow: W 1912 1914 Democrat 5136 2260 Republican ... 5176 5950 Progressive 5659 650 Loss Gain Democrat ........56% Republican 15% Progressive ..88.5% . In no primary held this year to Indiana has the democratic vote equalled 70 per cent of their vote cast for president in 1912. On the other hand, the primary vote of the republicans in a number of counties showed fully as great an increase over their presidential vote of 1912 as was shown in Lake county. Almost as startling as was the gain of the republicans in the Lake county primary was the heavy loss in the democratic vote. As usual, the leaders of the Beveridge party are trying to explain their miserably light vote to Lake county with the declaration that they had no contests for nominations on the county ticket. Isn’t It about time they were offering some sort of an explanation as to why it is they do not have contests for the nominations in any of the Indiana counties?

HELPFUL WORDS

From a Rensselaer Citizen. •* Is your back lame and painful? Does it aehe especially after exertion? Is there a soreness in the kidney region? These symptoms suggest weak kidneys. If so there is danger in delay. Weak kidneys get fast weaker. Give your trouble prompt attention. Doan’s Kidney Pills are for weak kidneys. Your neighbors use and recommend them. Read this Rensselaer testimony. Nelson Randle, N. Main St, Rensselaer, Ind., says: “I have used Doan’s Kidney Pills at different times when suffering from a lame and ac'hi ng hack and other symptoms of disordered kidneys. I was led to procure this remedy at Fendig’s Drug Store by reading about its good work In similar eases. Belief soon followed its use and the back ache and other kidney ailments were removed. I do not know of a case where Doan’s Kidney Pills have failed to prove of benefit.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedyget Doan’s Kidney Pills-tbe same that Mt. Randle had. Foster-Mil-burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.

M.tte. to Al] member, ol RonndMr EpcaiDpTnenv jno. l v. v* *.» requested to be present Friday evening. Work in the Royal Purple Degree and refreshments. J. W. Coen, Scribe.

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