Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 168, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1914 — Page 1

No. 168.

Ball Game With Swift Chicago Greys Sunday P. M.

The swift Chicago ■ Greys will be here tomorrow to play the Athletics. The game Will be one of the best this year. Rensselaer will have the tightest infield that has performed this season. Morgan will go to first, Quill® will be at short, Fitzgerald at third and O’Brien at second base. ’ Good work is expected of the team and the swift schedule that is to follow will afford lots of amusement to fans. Thursday of next week the Chippeiwa Indians are to be here. Attend the'sale at Duvalls’ Quality Shop. C. EARL DUVALL.

'Bl V 9 August Reduction sale at I J '■ i."." -J- -•- . „J, ;,- -.--. A.,. ags • r’-r Duvall’s Quality Shop RENSSELAER, INDIANA Beginning July 20th and lasting until August 15th., we will make big reductions on all Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats and Caps.

$25 Men’s Suits, Sale Price $lB 22.50 ” ” ” 16 20.00 ” ” ” 14 18.00 ” ” ” 13 16.50 ” ” ” 12 15.00 ” ” ”11 12.00 ” ”” 8 . 10.00 ” ” ” 7 ~ ; BOYS’ SUITS SIO.OO Suits, Sale Price $7.00 8.50 ” ” ” 6.00. 7.50 ” ” ” 5.50 7.00 ” ” ” 5.00 6.50 ” ” ” 4.50 5.00 * ” ” 3.50 HATS $3.00 Kingsbury Hats - $2.25 $2.50 King Hats - - $1.75 $2.00 Wales Hats - - $1.50 $1.50 Wales Hats - - SI.OO

All 50c Racine Work Shirts 38c. This sale will pay everybody to come and purchase their wants as you can save dollars. MMMMMUMttMMMUMUMHUMMMMattHMUMMMMMMMMMWKMfeiMMMMMMMMHMMMMMMMMMM**** C. EARL DUVALL

The Evening Republican.

Dry Weather is Hard on Traveling Umbrella Menders.

This is a bad season on umbrella menders. Five were in town Friday and all looked as disconsolate as so many sick cows. The reporter haled one of them, -saying: • “Well, Old Timer, there’s not weather, is there” • . - “Well I should say not, there are five rain shoot guys in the burg today and they -won’t none of us make bun money.” . • McLaughlin’s earry-us-all arrived here last evening unannounced and the owner today erected it on D. 8. MakeeveFs lot aL the corner of Cullen and Harrison streets, just east of the jail.’

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1914.

Rensselaer Dredging Company Completed Job at Pendleton.

The Rensselaer Dredging Co., of which B. D. Comer’is the president, has just finished a job of work at Pendleton, near. Anderson, and Alva Stephenson and wife, Otto Schreeg and W. J. Piatt have arrivedas their-home™4feP«sb .Clyde Gun yon, Joe Gun yon and Dudly Myires are coming thorough by auto, while Roy Stephenson and family will ■qpntinue to reside at Anderson, where they moved some time ago. The dredge is now being moved to Gibson county, where another job is under contract. . Paul Halleck, of ’ DeMotfe '.ls spending this weekwith'his uncle, A. Halleck and family.

50c Racine Shirts, Sale Price, 38c, 2 for 75c SI.OO Dress Shirts - -75 c 1.50 ” ” - - 1.15 2.00 ” ” - - 1.50 2.50 ” ” - - 1.75 3.00 ” ” ■ 2.25 II I—■■■ ■■l - II II I ' TROUSERS $6.00 Grades $4.50 5.00 ” - - 3.50 4.50 ” - - 3.25 '4.00 ” - - 3.00 3.50 ”, - - 2.50 3.00 ” - - 2.25 2.50 ” - - 1.75 2.00 ” - - 1.50 1.50 ” - - 1.15 Racine Work Shirts 38c

Hammond Men Came Near Cashing in at Jerry’s Island.

Hammond, Ind., July 17.—An attempt to blow up the|uinting lodge at Jerry’s Island Kankakee river and thereby kill six wealthy Hammond men, among them A. H. Tapper, was made Thursday night. The steps of the clubhouse were saturated with oil and a dynamite bomb placed near them. It was discovered with the fuse burning and thrown into the river. - Earlier in the night an ax was thrown into the sleeping room of Wiliam Wlicockson, who was cut by window glass. The attacks are ( attributed to river pirates and bushwhackers, who bbjeet to thoT>T6sence of the hunters and fishers on the river.

FOUNTAIN PARK HAS A SPLENDID PROGRAM

15th to 30th-Aj*ine Array of Taly»ent Has Been Engaged — The twentieth annual session of Fountain Park will be held from Aug, 15th to 30th, and-the programs have been • circulated the past week and may be had at the banks and many of the stores in this city or in Remington, The session continues over three Sundays. The talent secured for this year is certain to attract ’ a large attendance at the park and the friends of the assembly will take especial pleasure in recommending it as the best place to spend a summer vacation among the refined influences of. th is well-establish cd educational resort. \ - y. The catalogue sets forth information about the cost of spending the entire period at the park. Most of the cottages tire privately owned or are rented early in the season. To accommodate the many who apply for privileges there are tents and tent space for rent. Accommodations can also be secured at the hotel, the rates being $1.50 per day, including rooms and board. Rooms per night are 50 cents and meals are 35 cents eaclT except’ Sundays, when the price i-j 50 t eents. C. H. Peck, secretary of the association, will furnish further information. All automobiles will be required toe liter at the north gate. .. The cost of admission for an auto is 25 cents. Season tickets for, automobiles are $1.50.

Season admission tickets are S 3. Single admissions 25 cents except on the two special days, Thursday, Aug. 20th and Thursday, August I 27th, when the admission will be 50 cents. The hack fare frdm Remington is 10 cents in each direction. A hack ticket good for 16 rides is $L There is a well equipped store, a barbershop, a hitch barn and a number of restaurants. The platform manager this year willbe Dr. H. Louie Calhoun, dean of the Bible college at Lexington, Ky. He has been the manager three previous years and his qualities of good nature and exuberance of spirit have made him very popular with the Chautauqua patrons. Since the last session he has been in the Orient and this will enable him to have- many ’ her and interesting stories and experiences to present to the regular attendants.

Saturday, Aug. 15th, is opening day, and is known as Grand Army and Sunday School day. r Old soldiers and the members auxiliary orders are admitted free if application is made to the secretary by the commandants of the orders. The Sunday schools of Jasper, Benton, Newton and Whte counties, coming as Sunday schools and prepared to furnish one song or one recitation will be admitted free. Secretary Peck must be notified that the Sunday school will visit the park a week ahead of opening day. The Sunday schools are urged to be on hand by Id o’clock In the morning. This would make a fine picnic outing for a Sunday school. The program for the first Sunday includes a sermon by Dr. Frank Grandstaff, readings by Miss -Marie Comer, lecture by Roland Nichols, musical entertainment by the Euclid Quartette and a sermonjecture by Mr. Nichols. . - - Thursday, Aug? "Wh? the’ first of the big days, Col. Bob Seeds is the lecturer. iHe is said to be a live wire and one of the leaders Of theT Chautauqua platform. On Sunday, Aug. 23rd, Sylvester* A. Long will deliver the lecture. On Thursday, Aug. 27th,■ Prof. H. A. Adrian will be the speaker. He is known as the “Burbank Man.” Sunday, Aug. 30th, is closing day, and Clinton N. Howard wjll be the lecturer. His subject will be: “Why God Made a Woman.”

Others on the program are Dr. George R. Grose, D. D., president of DePauw University, White’s Musical Review, Pilgrim Girls Orchestra, William Sterling Battis, Clinton N. Howard, German, the Wizard, the Beulah Buck Quartette, Williams Colored Singers, the Hearons Sisters’ Concert Co.. The Oxford Co., Maude Willis, interpreter of masterpieces, the Euclid Male Quartette, H. V. Adams, Glenn Frank |nd Miss Maidia Schwancke, who will give let! tn res and demonstrations on domestic science, household eco.nomics and hygiene. This talent is distributed equitably throughout the assembly and no one can make a mistake if they spent the entire time there or if they select any day for a visit and take friends to the assembly. It is a splendid program, tastefully arranged and this shouldbe the banner year in the history of Fountain Park.

y Big reductions on all men’s, young men’s and boys’ suits during our sale. 4 A C. EARL DUVALL

Baseball! Chicago Greys Athletics ■■■mi ■ ——* SUNDAY, JULY 19 • ■' V’ ■ Game Called 2:30 Admission 25c

WEATHER. Generally fair today and Sunday.

TONIGHT AT THE GAYETY

The Famous BURTONS Proved a sensation in their slack wire act. Many say it is the best wire act they ever saw. DON’T MISS IT. An entire change of pictures nightly. Admission 5c and 10c.

Presbyterian Church.

Dr. J. C. Templeton, associate secretary of the Presbyterian board, of sustentation, will deliver the sermon next Sunday morning. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to hear him.

NOTICE. Any person having any MH against me will please present same on or before Saturday, July 18th. VICTOR E. SELIG. Mrs. Harry Ballard, of Lebanon, is spending a week with her sisters, Mrs. Jennie Jessen, of Rensselaer, and Mrs. Alfred Hoover, south of town. Van Rensselaer Club Notice. ~ There will be an important meeting of the Van Rensselaer Club Sunday afternoon at 4:30 . A full attendance of members is desired.— Moses Leopold, President.

HANGING GROVE.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Erb, of Ohio, are visiting the former’s uncle, Chas. Erb and family, and Herman Erb. Trustee Geo. Parker was in Francesville Monday on business. Miss Cory, of Oaklandon, is here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robt Cook. M. L. Ford shipped a load of hogs and a load of fat cattle Sunday night and found a good market Mr. Ford had a fine bunch of blafck cattle and probablyJjy thirty days’ more feeding he would have topped ... the market. John Herr began thrashing his . wheat Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Bay, of Elwood, visited a couple of days this week with his brother, Jacob Ray* and family. Mrs. J. R. Phillips was in Rensselaer Wednesday. Sw

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