Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1914 — Page 1

No. 178.

TONIGHT AT THE GAYETY The Famous Carnes & Carnes played last night to a large assembly and they are sure musicians of note. Miss Cannes, the daughter, I 'is/ a beautiful and celebrated prima donna. They ''will appear again tonight. Don’t miss the extraordinary movies selected for- concert night. Show opens promptly at 8 o’clock. »

WEATHER. /Fair Thursday and probably Friday. Band Concert Program. The boys* band will have an extra good program for Thursday evening. It is just as good as you could hear if you went to some big park in the city. Prpf. Braun has the lads in a fine state pf training. Here is the program: The Black Mask March. Poet and Pleasant Overature. My Croony Melody. Blue Danube Waltz. W'hen You and I Were Young, Maggie. La Paloma. Along Came Ruth. Bohemia Girl. Follow the Crowd.

Birthday Dinner For Old Resident.

Saturday, July 25th, the children and grandchildren of Mrs. Thomas Eldridge met at her home in Mon'on to remind her of her 72nd birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge formerly lived in Hanging Grove township. Mr. Eldridge is a brother of Nathan Eldridge, of Barkley. At noon a fine dinner was spread on a long table under the trees on the lawn and in the afternoon a fivegallon can of ice cream was disposed of. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. EzYa Wolfe and daughter, of near Rensselaer; Mr. and Mrs. Ko rah Eldridge and children, of Milroy; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eldridge and children, of Lee; Bert Eldridge, of Francesville; Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Eldridge and children, of Kniman; Mr. and Mrs. Willard Tanner and sons, of McOoysburg. All of Mrs. Eldridge’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchil-dren except one granddaughter, Mrs. Clarence Cochran, of McOoysburg, who was unable to be present. Mrs. Eldridge received some nice presents, including a fine painting of the old home in Hanging Grove, as it appears now. The guests, with the exception of Nath; an and family, left about 6 p. m., wishing her more such happy birthdays.—Contributed.

Real Estate for Sale. t ». 300 acres, 1% miles northwest ot Wheatfield, Ind., level, black sandy loam, 160 acres in cultivation, on stone road. Tor particulars write to me at' Rensselaer, Ind. P. R. BLUE, Trustee. Public Sale of Livery Stock. ——fc— _ As we are retiring from the livery business we willsell the following stock at Duvall’s Livery Barn, in Rensselaer, at 2 o'clock sharp, on SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1914, 4 Head of Horses— l brown mare, 7 years old, a good one; 2 sorrel mares, 1 six and other 12 years old; 1 bay horse, 10 years old. 2 sets of buggy harness; one set coach harness, good one; 5 sets single harness; 1 set surrey barn ess, silver mounted, nearly new; 2 surreys; 4 single top buggies, one nearly new; 1 3-seated wagon; 1 pair bobs; 1 4-horse sleigh, good for farm use} 1 pair Imperial scales; 1 road cart; buggy poles and other traps. Terms—A credit of 6. months without interest if paid when due; 4 per cent discount for cash on all sums over 110; leaser amounts, cash In hand. Purchaser must give note with approved security. ‘ DUVALL BROS. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C G. Snitler, Clerk.

The Evening Republican.

FAST CHICAGO TEAM PLATS HERE SUNDAY

Jake Stahls to Meet Athletics in What Promises ?to Be One of the Best of Games. The Athletics expect next Sunday to be a great baseball everit, as the Jake StahJ team, of Chicago, is to play on the local diamond. The name Jake Stahl would be a drawing card any place, because of the prominence and success which Garland Stahl attained during the years he was actively engaged as player and manager, but Manager Burdette J. Smith, of the Stahls, is required by Mr. Stahl, who is the president of the club, to keep the team up to a high standard, and it has been winning practically all of its games this year. Last Sunday it was defeated 4 to 2 at DeKalb, 111., but it had won almost every game prior to that time. Mr. Stahl is the vice-president of the Washington Park National Batik, having given up big league ball two years ago to devote his time to business, but 'he is a baseball fan and the team which plays under, his name is one of the best ones in Chicago and Rensselaer is fortunate to secure thenr'Jor a date. The games recently have been very high class, just, what fans have been asking for and the in, creased patronage shows their appreciation of the improved quality. It is expected to make no changes in the line-up now, biit to give the present team a chance to familiarize themselves with the places they seem most suited for. Results recently have been very satisf£w?tory. The crowd at the first Chippewa game was the largest of the season, receipts being the second game the receipts were $71.50. It is believed that the largest crowd of the season will'be out Sunday, for the promise is for the best game of the year. Hamilton, who is regarded one of the best pitchers in Chicago, and who is reported to receive $25 a game for pitching, will probably be on the rubber for the Stahls. Clark will be in the box for the Athletics and he will be in fine trim, as his pitching against the Chippewas has proved very valuable to him, and he faces the batters with greater confidence than ever before. With two hired players from Chicago it is difficult to finance the game with the crowds that have attended most of the games. But the superior playing of the team has gradually had its effect and it is believed the Sunday crowd will near the 600 mark. It will be a great game and one wihich you should not miss if you are an admirer of the national sport.

All Old Soldiers Invited To Reunion of Co. A,87th.

Shelby Grant, Company A, 87th Indiana Volunteers, is to have the annqal reunion of his company at his home on Aug. IJth, the anniversary of the day when the company marched out of Rensselaer to join other companies and enter the great civil war. , All other old soldiers are invited and also other old citizens who were living in Rensselaer or nearby country during the civil war. There are still a of survivors of Company A, 87th, including Thos. A. Crockett, David H. Yeoman, Shelby Grant, William H. Hoover, John L. Nichols, John E. Alter, C. P. Wright and George Morgan. • The occasion will be a basket dinner, the wives of the soldiers and the old citizens being invited, all to bring baskets filled with picnic provender. There will be some speaking and it is possible than Hon. E. P. Hammond, of Lafayette, who was the first captain of Company A, will -accept an invitation sent to him by the survivors of his old company.

Precaution Against Fire.

Every person should take extreme precaution against fire during this very dry spell. Don’t throw matches, lighted cigars or cigarette stubs to the ground and don’t take any chances with fires. Turn off the water immediately When the fire whistle blows, for every pound of pressure helps. Let every person constitute a committee of one in using every precaution against the starting and spread of fire—J. J. Montgomery, Fire. Warden.

Reward Offered.

j A reward of ten dollars will be given to any person who will furnish evidence that will lead to the conviction of the person who stole telephone poles or may steal them in the foture, from our pole yard near the railroad.

A. L. CLARK. JOHN BRUNER

LMrge Sugar Honey Cakes, 10c a dozen. / HOME GROCERY.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1914.

PLANK GIRL DIED AT LAFAYETTE HOSPITAL

Foolish Delphi Miss Who Made a Suicide Compact With Married Man Died Wednesday. Grace Plank died Wednesday morning at St. Eliabeth’s hospital in Lafayette. ", Miss Plank is the Delphi girl who became infatuated with Emil Beuhrer, a married man whose home was at Toledo, Ohio, and who deserted his wife and three children and came to Lafayette to meet Miss Plant, with whom he entered into a suicide compact. Almost two weeks ago the couple went to Tecumseh Trail, near the state soldiers’ home, and each drank carbolic acid. They Were found soon after the act and were rushed to the hospital, where doctors and nurses worked diligently to save them. Beuhrer recovered and went to Archibold, Ohio, where his parents live, expressing the wish that he and the Plant girl might never meet again. She expressed the same wish and it came true, for she had been so severely burned that nephritis and gastric ulcers in the stomach resulted and caused her death. She became very penitent when .She realized what she had done and expressed a desire to live that she might make amends for her mistake. She was 22 years of age.

Senator Shively Reported To Be Critically Ill.

South Bend, rind., July 29 —Telegraphic advices received here by friends of United States Senator Benjamin F. Snively, of this city, announce his serious illness in Washngton. According # to information received here the senator is unable to leave his rooms. Senator Shively has been in ill health for some time but the fact that he is unable to leave his apartments was received here with surprise. Notwithstanding his continued ill health Senator Shively has refused to leave Washington, it being his ambition to remain at the capital until the adjournment of congress. Dispatches from Washington state that President Wilson is expected to appoint Attorney General Mcßeynolds to the supreme court to succeed the late Associate Justice Lurton before the end of this sessioii of congress. For earache, toothache, pains, bums, scalds, sore throat, try Dr. Thomas’ Eclectic Oil, a splendid remedy tor emergencies.

REMINGTON ITEMS

Mrs. Rowe Robinson spent Tuesday in Goodland. Mrs. Rainier is planning a stay at Winona Lake. Mrs. Sophia CummonS is home from a visit in Valparaiso. Miss Grace Thompson is visiting her brother in Valparaiso. (Miss Hazel Gray returned last week from a visit in Wabash. Mrs. Maud Helvie returned at the week end from a visit in Ohio. Mrs. Pearl Mann rturned to Gary this week for the winter season. Miss Eva Sullivan, of Wolcott, is a guest of friends here this week. Russell Parker, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Parker, is seriously ill. Mrs. E. H. Bull returned Friday from an extended visit in Kentucky. ' Vera Holzer has been spending the past week in the M. A. Gray home. Miss Maud Merritt is enjoying a two weeks’ vacation from the C. H. Peck store. Mrs. Walter Jhonston and daughters reached home Tuesday from a stay at Winona Lake.

Geo. Bartee Is decidedly improved and recovering from the ehock following the kick by his horse. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Tedford, of Idaville, spent the past week with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Peck. Mrs. Sam Thompson returned to Monticello last Wednesday after a prolonged stay with her mother. Miss Callie Bonner is still suffering with sciatica. Her sister Mrs.' Reeves, is oaring for the household. Miss Elsie Bickel was in attendance at the Iroquois county teach ers’ institute in Watseka last week. Mrs. Geo. Thompson and daugh ter, of Ft. Wayne, came Wednesday to visit Mrs, Howard Jones and family. Mesdames Baird, Dibell and Dobbins were of an auto party from Wolcott in attendance at the Tuesday concert. Rev. J. B. McNary and family are spending a two weeks’ vacation on an auto trip to several points in central * Prof. Elmore secured several new musicians for his Tuesday concert, Miss Nichols, Mrs. Turley, Geo. Nierengarten, with violins and bass viol. The musical program was the best yet given,

MISS ELLA DWIGGINS DIED IN MICHIGAN

Former Rensselaer Girl Passed Away at Bangor—Funeral to Be Held in Rensselaer. Miss Ella Dwiggins died early this Thursday morning at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. William Strowbridge, at Bangor, Mich? Her body will be shipped to Rensselaer, arriving here Saturday Miss Dwiggins lived in Rensselaer as a girl for many years. She has spent practically all of her mature life as a school teacher and tor some years both she and her sister, Miss Lydia, have been teaching at Marion, Ind., and at the close of the school term this year she was in fairly good health. She was siezed soon after the close of school with an acute kidney and heart trouble and she continued to fail until her death. When Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long and Mr. and -Mis. J. F. Hardman were at Bangor, Mich., on their auto trip recently they found Miss Dwiggins in a quite critical condition of health. The message which informed them of her death, therefore, was no surprise. Miss Dwiggins was a sister of Robert and Zimri Dwiggins, former residents of this city.

They’re Going to Old Tip for a Week’s Outing.

Virgil Denniston, Frink Cox, Boyd Porter, Orlie Clouse and Paul Munally, accompanied by a number of others, including several young ladies, and all chaperoned by Mrs. Lorinda McGlinn and Mrs. J. I. Porter, are planning an outing at Edgewater, on the Tippecanoe river. They will spend all of next week there. Several of the party were camped there last year and bad such a fine time that they are going again and are busily engaged with plans to make the outing even more enjoyable than that of a year ago.

Christian Church Services. 9:30 a. m. Bible school and adult classes. J. N. Leatherman, Supt. Good classes, good singing and competent teachers. 10:30 a. m., sermon, Wayside Altars. 6:30 Open air service.- Sermon by Rev. Parrett. Good music, and and an inspiring service.

Threshing Coal.

J. C. Gwin & Co. sells the best that can be bought for the money.

Miss Lucile Babb, of Memphis, Tenn., has been visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Belle Greene. She left for Chicago Monday. Mother Beal was called to Sheldon last Thursday by the death of her sister, Mrs. Dixon, whose late home was in Watseka. Mrs. Jas. Gilbert kept open house last Sunday, an auto party from Fowler coming with picnic baskets and taking possession. The Presbyterian ladies have planned an all day quilting party in the basement the first Thursday in August, servihg a picnic dinner. Miss Avonelle Geier returned last week from a month’s visit with her aunts, Mrs. O. P. Tabor in Wabash and Mrs. Homer Hardy in Huntington. Mesdamcs Honan, Herrod and Babcock, of Rensselaer, accompanied Mr. Babcock, of the Democrat, in attendance at the band concert Tuesday evening. Milton Roades was brought home last week by his father from Cullom, HL where he had contracted typhoid fever while working on a farm. He is improving. Mrs. Ernestine Krinning Haseall was born in Prussia, Germany, in 1842, coming to the United States in 1854. Tn 1855 she united with the Lutheran church in Lafayette; in 1862 married and moved to Remington, where she passed away at the home of her eon, George, on Friday morning, July 24. Mother of six children she is survived by two sons, George and Charles, of this place. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the resi dence, conducted by Rev. McNary. Interment in Remington. Three sisters and one brother are loving. Clubs. Mrs. Gumm is hostess to the Fortplgfhtly Club this week. She was unablc to fulfill her obligations to the chib last April because of moving Int oher new home on the date assigned her. Mrs. Geo. Stoudt receives the Jolly dub Friday of this week. •Mie Dorcas Club meets with Miss Mollie Shearer next Wednesday. The Study Clijb is reorganizing tor the season of 1914-15. Several new members have signified their intention of doing the work. The course this year is the modern English. /

Valuable Mare Missing and Mystery Surrounds Disappearance.

A gray mare 6 years old and valued at about $l5O is missing from the farm occupied by Roy Donnelly, northeast of town. The disappearance is the more mysterious because it occurred in broad daylight. On Monday morning Roy fed the stock. He left the house at about 7 o’clock and the mare was in the pasture at that time At noon Mrs. Donnelly fed the stock, but she did pot notice whether the mare came up or not. At about 4 o’clock in the afternoon the mare was gone. A search was made to discover how she bad gotten out of the pasture but no way was disclosed. An advertisement was placed in The Republican but no response was received. Then it be gan to look as though the mare had been stolen. Sheriff Hoover was called into the case and he went to the farm and made a search about the fence enclosing the pasture but no means of escape for the animal was found. W. L. Wood, df Parr, volunteered the services of his Auto Wednesday and the country was scoured for a considerable distance but not a clew found that would lend any light to the disappearance of the mare. The mare was a valuable driving animal and Mrs. Donnelly won a prize in the ladies’ driving race at the 1912 horse Show with her. Every person should be on the lookout for the mare It hardly seems possible that she could have been taken in broad daylight, but she is gone and the mystery is one that should enlist the active interest of every person.

Buy your threshing coal of Hamilton & Kellner. Mrs. John E. Meyers, of Kniman, came today to visit Mrs. Joe Davisson. Blue Bell pineapple cubes, in heavy syrup, 15c a can.

HOME GROCERY.

Miss Virginia Kessler returned to Morocco today after a short visit with Mrs. Rice Porter. Mrs. Stella Ketchum returned this morning from a visit with Mrs. A. G. Work at Lafayette; Miss Alice Fnlk, of Logansport, came this morning to visit Mrs. Carl Duvall. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Aldrich, of Sioux City, lowa, came today to Visit his parents; Mr. and Mrs. Granville Aldrich. Mrs. Frank Geitzenauer has been quite sick since Sunday with pneumonia fever, and typhoid >was threatened. She is some better tor day- ' ' ________ ' dne way to relieve habitual constipation is to take regularly a mild laxative. Doan’s Regulets ars recommended for this purpose. 25c a box at all drug stores. Misses Mabel Waymiro Stella Platt and Grace Reed went to Battle Ground today to attend the Ep worth League institute. They will remain until Sunday. Ellery Tgarn left for Lincoln, Neb., today, after a two weeks’ visit with the parents of 'his wife, Mr. ahd Mrs. Ed Long, at Mt. Ayr. Mrs. Hearn remained for a longer visit. Roy Johnson, Who had the misfortune to lose his right leg several weeks ago, went to Lafayette today to see about getting an artificial limb. < Itching piles provoke profanity, but profanity won’t remove them. Doan’s Ointment is recommeilded for itching, bleeding or protruding piles. 50c at any drug store. (Miss McDermott, of Chicago, an auditor sent out from the high court of the women’s auxiliary of the Catholic Order of Foresters, came today to audit the books of the local camp.

Most disfiguring skin eruptions, scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc.,, are due to impure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters as a cleansing blood tonic, is well recommended. SI.OO at all stores. Grant Davisson had the best oats we have heard of this year. He had an average of 36 bushels on 18 acres. His wheat made an average of 22 bushels on 10 acres. It was corn stubble wheat, which never yields so well. There was a deplorable scarcity of roasting /ars this year,•caused by the drought and many people who planted quite a large amount of com will not get an ear. The market price has been 15 cents a dozen fbr very inferior quality. Uncle Cain Galbreath will be 79 years of age on Aug. 16th and is planning to spend the day with relatives 'in .Chicago. He served In the civil war, having gone out from Rensselaer with Company G, of the Ninth Indiana. JL i: •

Great preparations are being made by the Tippecanoe County Medical soeitay for the entertainment of the state meeting of the Indiana State Medical association, Which will be held at Lafayette September 23,’24 and 25. . The United States department of agriculture has just issued a report on the soil survey of Tipton and Hamilton counties, Indiana, made by the bureau of soils in cooperation with the state of Indiana department of geology. -■ Moses Leopold and Art Tutcur are spending today fishing at the Kankakee, thereby losing an opportunity to demonstrate their ability as ihorsedhbe players at the Sunday School picnic. They intended to fish part of the day. At Ft. Wayne Tuesday, Judge Wood, referee in bankruptcy, ap pointed Allen Wheat and Glen R. Sawyer to be receivers of the Elkhart Paper company. The receivers were ordered to continue the business. Natives on Attu Island, westermost of the Aleutian chain, are dying rapidly of various diseases. Within a few years the island will be depopulated, say officers of the revenue cutter Unalga, which returned from a cruise to Seattle Tuesday. Col. H. A. Greene, commander of the central department of the army, with headquarters in the federal building, Chicago, Tuesday received an order of transfer to the army service schools ar Leavenworth, Kans. He will take charge August 15th. The Rev. R. E. Moss, of Eminence, Ky., has been asked to accept the pastorate of the Christian church at Crawfordsville, to succeed Rev. J. M. Alexander, pastor for the last four years, who has accepted a call to the Christian church of South Bend. Mrs. E. L. Hammerton and little daughter and Miss Nellie Manahan went to East Lynn, 111., today to attend the funeral of Mrs. Minnie Strom. Mr. Hammerton will also attend • the funeral, going to East Lynn after completing hte mail clerk run today. Some boys put coal oil on a cat and set fire to it Wednesday, near the public library. Aside from the. dreadful agony caused the poor eat property was endangered wherever the distracted animal ran. The names of the boys who perpetrated the outrage have not been learned but they should be prosecuted. Vilas-Price went to Longcliffe today to -bring his father, Samuel N. Price, who has been in the asylum tor several months, back home This was the third time he had been committed to the asylum and word from there is to the effect that he is entirely rational again. He is 56 years of age. The 19-month-old girl baby of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mißer, on South Weston street, got hold of ’a wad of cotton from a “Daisy Fly Killer,” ahd ate it. The baby became very sick and Dr. Loy was called. Arsenic is used in the cotton to kill the flies. The -little one had a very close call, but today seems out of danger. Rev. Paul C. Cumick and family returned Wednesday evening from their ten days* trip, which included six hundred miles in their auto and several hundred miles on the Jfkes. Dr. Cumick spent Sunday in Detroit, Mich., and preached Sunday morning at the Simpson Methodist church, of which he was a former pastor. Since there will be a great shortage of potatoes it will be a good idea for every person who has or can procure a piece of ground to plant turnips. They will mature if planted any time within the next two weeks. The ground is difficult to prepare now, but if a rain comes they can be planted in a hurry, the weeds and grass having been removed from the ground while it Is dry. Haye the seed ready and your patch of turnips -wiM be worth several dollars to you. Ben Oglesby is about recovered from exhaustion suffered last Saturday while he was fighting a fire northwest of town. He had been running the county’s new steam roller and sjearifler and a spark from tfhe engine set fire to the grass. It spread rapidly to a field on the Makeever farm where George Spangle lives and was threatening two large ricks of hay and also the farm house. Ben worked as hard as he could, fighting the flames with a shovel. The task was a difficult one and he was about to lose out when the agent for, the steam roller came along and gave valuable aid in putting out the fire, but it burned over several acres of stubble. Ben was completely exhausted and for several days was in a state of almost complete collapse.

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