Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 188, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1914 — Page 1

No. 188.

MANY CANDIDATES NOMINATED IN GREAT RACE FOR FORD AUTO AND OTHER PRIZES

Names Will be Published in Thursday’s Rensselaer Republican—Be Sure Your Name is in the First Published ListSubscription Receipt Books and Other Helps Furnished Free-Call at Office Day or Evening and Have the Manager Give You Full Details of this Wonderful Gift Enterprise—Send in Your Name Today.

The big automobile contest of the Rensselaer Repu'blcan h'as aroused great interest all over Jasper county and the campaign manager has been deluged with letters and telephone inquiries today. A large number of nominations of popular ladies and gentlemen have been made, showing that everyone is interested in winning that fine Ford touring car, piano and many other valuable prizes. At any rate, you cannot lose, for each and every candidate will be awarded ten per cenr cash commission on each and every dollar they turn in on subscription if they fail to win one of the announced prizes. Names Published Thursday. > The names of the candidates nominated wifi be published in Thursday’s paper. Of course'this will not be a complete list, as other candidates will be entering the campaign each day for the next few weeks. Ts you have not yet serit in your name, better’ telephone it to the campaign manager tonight so it will be among the first published list on Thursday. Pause and consider the time it would take you to win an automobile at your present salary or wage rate. Then weigh in your mind the effort you would expend to get this sum at your regular angle of attack on the livelihood question. Balance these decisions against the facility with which the auto can fie obtained if the proper approach is made to the task. The same argument maintains toward any one of the other fine prizes. , You do not have to be a subscriber to The Republican to enter your name and get busy and be a winner. Get On the First ftst. \ The first list of nominations will appear in Thursday’s paper and it will Ibe to your advantage to see that your name appears in the first list. Of course, nominations may be made at any time but an early start generally makes a winner, so we would advise you to get in early. Subscriptions and votes can be secured much easier when the field is cleanest for a canvass. Sart out today and gather up the subscriptions and votes of: your friends, before some one else gets ahead of you. Collect the money right on the spot and bring-it to The Republican office and we will issue the votes and give them to you and you can have them published any time during the contest that you see fit.

Prepare to Enter Today. Read the conditiohs carefully and prepare to enter. The time is not long. It is best not to delay. Suscess will certainly mean a magnificent reward for any time or effort you may spend on the business of seeing your friends and getting them to contribute to your success by votes and subscriptions. The contest is open to both men and women. Parents should env courage their - daughters to enter this contest It will afford an opportunity of indalcualble mental training and at the same time they get paid for their time. They will have no excuse to express regret as a sequel to their’ action. Think these suggestions over that sen t, observe the vote reooixr in these columns Thursday and after carefully considering all the details you will surely agree that it is well worth while. Earnest effort Will Insure success.

Not Something for Nothing. ' The facts are that every man must read a newspaper. People may do without a great many things, but a newspaper is a necessity; therefore you are not asking them to take something that they have no us? for, for the sake otf giving you the votes, but they are getting more than their money's worth in every sense of the word. They are getting value received and making you a present of the vote. Ask every- . one you meet to subscribe for The Republican and give the votes to you so that you can win. M you have already .entered the contest and have not as yet received a receipt book, be sure that you telephone the contest manager at

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once and he will see that you receive one. ■ : How to Enter and Win. Send in your nomination. You will find the nomination blank at the bottom of this article which counts for 5,000 votes. Only one nomination blank will, ibe credited to any . one candidate. The prizes will be awarded to the seven candidates who have the greatest number of votes to their credit at the close of’.the contest and there 'are only two ways in which to secure votes. One is by clipping the free newspaper coupon from each issue of the paper, which will count 100 votes for you ifor each coupon that you send in and by securing renewals and new subscriptions to The ißepublican. You can get votes and subscriptions anywhere, from other counties as well as your own. Votes will be given on all subscriptions when paid in advance. The contest is open to any man, woman, boy or girl of good character. *, Casi or send to the contest manager for a receipt book. The contest manager will be glade to have you call so that he can explain anything you do not understand. Telephone or write to him if you cannot call and a representative will give you full details. Should your father, brothers,, sisters, mothers or friends belong to any organization, get them to secure the votes and assistance of that organization. ' Do not let a day pass without securing some subscriptions and votes. The steady, persistent worker is what will make yqu the winner of a Valuable prize. Keeping everlastingly at it, is what always brings success. (Anyone, vote tor any candidate. It is easier to ask questions than to correct mistakes, so do not hesitate to ask questions. The contest manager is ready to help you. Get busy and win the prize of your Choice. Don’t stand back and let others gamer all the good things in life. Your opportunity is here—-will you grasp it?

Voting Coupon GOOD FOR 100 VOTES Rensselaer Republican’s Automobile and Prise Voting Contest. Address. This coupon must Ibe neatly trimmed and sent to the Contest Department Of The Rensselaer Republican, Rensselaer, Ind. If coupons are tied up in packages it'will only be necessary to write name and number in package on the top one. Not Good After Aug. 20th, 1914.

Special 25,000 Vote Coupon Good for 25,000 votes when accompanied by a new subscription of any length. Candidate .Address »»• ' •* ' ' ' ■» 'IS Subscriber ••««•••••••■ • «••■•••••••• •••••••• • • • • • This coupon is.good, for 25,000 extra votes when accompanied by a neW’ subscription of any schedule Only one of these to each candidate

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Nominate a Candidate Rensselaer Republican’s Automobile and Prise Voting Contest. Nomination Blank—Good for 5,000 Votes. I nominate \ ' <■< ■ Address' Phone No. Nominated by . ’ Address Only the first nomination blank cast for each candidate will count as 5,000 votes and under no circumstances will name of person making he nomination be divulged.

Funeral of Kathryn Snyed Held at Chatsworth Sunday

Mrs. L. A. Hamon returned this morning from Chatsworth, IM., where she had accompanied the parents of little Kathryn Snyed, the girl who died last week while on a visit at the Harmon home in this city. The child’s funeral was held at Catholic church at Chatsworth Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock and was so largely attended that many were unable to get into the church. The altar boys at the church were the pallbearers and the members of the little girl’s class ail marched in the funeral procession. All were dressed in z white and carried flowers. The little Snyed girl was a general favorite in Chatsworth and the sympathy of the community Was with her patents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Snyed. Her father is engaged in the hardware business in Chatsworth. *

Odd Fellows and Rebekahs To Have Big Picnic Friday.

The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, or probably we should say the Rebekahs and the Odd Fellows, because the women always play the important Wherever there is to be anything to eat, will hold a big basket picnic Friday afternoon at the home of Sylvester Gray, at “five points,” Rensselaer. All members of the two lodges are requested to bring (baskets filled with everything that a good Rebekah knows how to prepare and make this one of the finest picnics ever held in Rensselaer. '

Has Completed Some Good Buildings on Spang Farm.

J. M. Clifton, the carpenter, last Saturday completed the erection of a good barn on the old McCoy and Porter farm in Jordan township, now the property of C. B. Spang, of Illinois. Mr. Clifton began building work for Mr. Spang last December and has (been on the job every day since then that the weather was favorable. He erected one house, two barns and a double crib On the farm. Two silos are now contemplated by the owner. Mr. Clifton was in Fair Oaks over Monday night and reports a fine rain there and believes it will prove a great aid to late watermelons and eanteloupes and also to the pickle crop.

Warning Against Water Wasta

It has been called to our attention that people are careless in letting water waste through faucets and by not restricting themselves to a proper frontage on lawns for sprinking purposes and for watering gardens. Owing to the shortage otf water we are unable to supply water for these wastes and from now on any one diecovered wasting water will be prosecuted. Q & CHAMBERLIN, Supt. Water Works.

COUNCIL TO HAVE CITY BRIDGES PAINTED

Business Transacted at Regular Session of City Council On Monday Evening. AHI members of the city council were present at the regular meeting Monday evening except Councilman Wood. The clerk was directed to advertise tor -bids tor a sewer in the alley of Blocks 12 and 2, Benjamin’s addition, and for the Webster street sewer, contracted to be let August 24th. . The city engineer was instructed to prepare specifications tor painting the Washington street and the College avenue bridges, the city to, furnish the paint, ontract to be let August 24th. The marshal was instructed to have the rods'of the bridges tightened before painting. The clerk was instructed to charge to the Monon railway $6.50 tor water hauled away in tank car. The following claims were allowed: Corporation rand. W R Shesler, salary marshal. -I 30.00 Frank Critser, same nightwatch 30.00 Chas Morlan. sei clerk .......... 33.33 W "Frank Osborne, serv city eng 35.00 F J Ferguson, assist engineer.. 35.00 Carl Clift, assist engineer . 1.05 J W Childers, serv marshal .... 14.00 W S Parks, serv nightwaten ... 14,00 Vernon Ndwels, lunch fire dept 2.75 Rens. Fire Dept., Babcock & Hop- > kins Are ...... 100.00 Rens. Fire Dept., alarm July 28 18. v Boad Fund. Chester Zea, sal teamster 30.00 Vern Robinson, work street 24.00 John Albertson, same ......... 8.00 John Knapp; hauling took 7.20 A L Padgltt, same 5.80 O S Baker, work on Street ...... 4.00 Ed Randle, mowing weeds 2.75 Monon Crushed Stne Co., stone.. 21Q.55 C W Eger, mdse 38.86 Water Fund. John Sanders, work on main .., 3.00 Nat. lead Co., lead pipe ........ 33.71 C M Sands, treas., int water bds 782.92 H Mueller Mfg Co., water sup.. 19.80 Jim Overton, wk water main ... 3.00 Park Fund. Tom Cox, work on parks ...... 13.2 c Electric Eight Fund. C S Chamberlin, salary 53.33 Dave Haste, same . 32.14 T E Malone, same 32.1 Dick Hartman, same 32.14 Tom Hoyes. same 32.1' Jesse Gates, haul coal *24.94 Garlack packing Co., valve dies .40 Standard Oil Co., oil 30.75 Illinois Electric Co., sup ........ 40.82 Monon Coal Co., coal 61.41 Hidfe Leather & Belting Co., tape 6.51 C M Sands, treasurer 96126

RICHMOND AUTOES COLLIDED SUNDAY

Two Charles, of Remington, Met Head-On East of RemingtonConsiderable Damage. TWo Charles and two Richmonds met head-op-in the highway east of ■Remington Sunday. The Charles were Charles T. Denham and Charles H. Peck. The two Richmonds were two automobiles of that make. Mr. Peck was going east and Mr. Denham was going west. A buggy obscured one from the other. Just how it happened neither is just certain, it is said. Mr. Peck saw the impending danger and threw on his emergency brakes. His car slid along the ground. The Denham car hit it head-on and turned to one side and slid into the ditch. None of the occupants of the cars were ihjured but the cars themselves were badly damaged. One wheel was broken off Peck’s car and every spoke was broken out. Both axles were bent. Denham’s car was injured by having the steering wheel broken, the axles bent and other damage.

Danville Merchants Pull Off "Dollar Day” Sale.

Frank P. Meyer and wjfe and son, of Danville, HL, drove to Rensselaer yesterday for a ten days’ visit with his mother, Mrs. William Meyer and other relatives. Frank says Danville, next to Rensselaer, is the busiest town this side of Liege, Germany. He says that Rensselaer merchants are overlooking a good thing when they don’t have an association and put up a real vigorous scrap to induce more people to come here to trade. Over at Danville they pdt on a “dollar day” sale two or three times a year and it is a rehl hummer. Twenty thousand people attended the big sale there last week and every store in the city did a profitable bulstnesa

"Old Glory" Haft-Masted Because of the Funeral.

John O’Connor yesterday and today flaunted ’’Old Glory” at "half mast in respect to President Wilson, whose wife’s funeral and burial took place those days. It was a fine respect to a beautiful character and Mr. O’Connor’s act otf respect has the commendation otf the entire community.

Ice Cream Social.

An fee dream social will be held at the Aix church Saturday evening, August 15th, tfor the benefit of the churdh. Everybody come.

MOTORCYCLIST MET SUDDEN DEATH

Son of Mat Brown, Commissioner of Lake County, Killed by South Bound Milk Train. Harry Brown, nicknamed ‘Tommy,” son of County Commissioner Mat Brown, of Lake county, was ground to death beneath the wheels of the southbound milk train on the Monon railroad at South Hammond Sunday evening. Brown was engaged in a 206-mile endurance run on a motorcycle and dashed into the milk train, evidently not seeing it or being unable to stop hjs machine. Brown had made a perfect score in the endurance contest. Brown was 20 years of age. Saturday evening when he was making plans to enter the endurance run his mother had expressed misgivings that he might be injured or killed. Her worst fears were realized in a most horrible manner, for the young man was cut all to pieces, his head and legs and arms all being severed. Brown was riding a “Flying Merkle” and there is no watchman and no gates at the crossing where he was killed. His motorcycle Struck between the baggage car and the smoker and Brown was drawn beneath the wheels' and his body was picked up along the track some sixty feet from the place he was struck. The crossing surrounding permits a view of the track tor a long distance and Brown may have been looking down at the motor and thus have fMfed to see the onrushing train. Ws death brought a sad close to what seemed about about to close a most successful motor run by fourteen young men.

BIG FIRE LOSS IN JORDAN TOWNSHIP

New Bam, Cribs, Cattle Sheds and Scale House Destroyed by Tire Last Sunday. The liarm belonging to Benton Lyons and sons, of Brook, in Jordan .township, was the scene of a disastrous fire Sunday morning at about 10 o’clock. The barn, cribs, scale ’house and cattle sheds were destroyed by fire. The buildings were all new, having been erected only a year or so ago. The loss is estimated at $3,000 to $3,500 and it is understood there was only $1,200 insurance on the buildings. The fam owners live at Brook. The tenant is Charley rfancock. It is not known how the fire started.

Came From Kansas to Visit and Attend Reunion.

Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Downing, of Little River, Kans., are here to attend the reunion of his old company, A of the 87th, and to visit until they have their visit out with their old fiends and relatives. They lived in Jasper county prior to thirty years ago, when they epaU grated to the Kansas frontier and established a nest so cozy that they have lived there ever since. Mr. frowning Is vice-president and one of the directors of the State Bank of Little tyver. Mrs. Downing Is a sister Of Mrs. Laura Michael and of O. K. and Wilmotte Ritchey. She has not been enjoying very good health and the length of their Stay here will depend somewhat upon how she feels.

Old Colonel of tho 87th Here to Attend Reunion.

Judge and Mrs. Edwin P. Hammond and daughter, Miss Nina, came from Lafayette this morning to attend the reunion of Company A, of the 87th. It was 52 years ago today that Captain Hammond and his company marched out otf Rensselaer tfor the front. Later Mr. Hammond was the lieutenant-col-onel of the 87th and at the close otf the war he was given the brevet rank'of eoloneL He always enjoys being -with his old comrades and the pleasure is a mutual one, /for Judge Hammond holds a firm place in the affection otf each one. Mayor Spitler met the judge and his family at the station and has been with him most otf the day. Mr. Hammond will be 79 years otf age next November and Is now enjoying unusually good health.

CITY TIRE SHOP.

Notice to Mr. Auto Owner. We do all kinds otf casing and tube repairing by the Marble Hay wood vulcanizing system. The shop for service and good work. STOCKWELL & BRADOOK Over Fred HemphlH's Blacksmith —

WBAWSEBjrOBEOABT. Local thundershowers tonight and Wednesday. *

TONIGHT AT THE GAYETY Little Allright and Wife Japanese Novelty Act The 13th and last installment of the Adventures o f Kathlyn will be shown at the Gayety next Wednesday eve., August

MEDICAL SOCIETY PLANS BIG MEETING

Dr. John L. Porter Wifi Examine Many DI at County Meeting Friday of This Week. One of the most important meetings ever held by the Jasper County Medical Society will be held Friday evening of thH week at the home of Dr. I. M. WadWbum. The society will be honored by the visit of. Dr. John L. Porter, the noted specialist in orthopedics. It is planned to ask all who are suffering from nervous troubles, or troubles of the bones, joints or muscles to be examined by Dr. Porter in the presence of the other doctors of the county, who will doubtless all be in attendance. If there arc any persons suffering from any diseases in the line mentioned, in the surgical treatment of which Dr. Porter is regarded one of the world’s greatest specialists, and operation is desired it may be performed that evening free of charge. Dr. Porter is a brother of Mrs. 8. S. Shedd. He recently operated on Harold Nowels and Harold Roth.

Foreigner Laborer on Gifford Railroad Injured Monday.

Dr. L M. Washburn was called to Pleasant GrOve, where the Monon is having new steel rails laid on the old Gifford road. The work is be ing done by foreigners, Sicilians probably, and one of the men was caught beneath a rail and .suffered the fracture of his left ,leg at the ankle and also had the palm of his left hand badly torn and the metacarpal bone broken and forced through the muscles, making a bad compound fracture.

Removal Notice.

-■ - My millinery store is being moved this week into the room on Van Rensselaer street, formerly occupied by Mrs. Beam. My store will be closed this week during renmyal. MRS. PURCUPILE.

BENSON’S CENTRAL DELIVERY SYSTEM ■ < SCHEDULE A. M. P.M. 7:30 2:30 4:45 9:00 SatvJ., 10:45 6:30 “The Punctual Way” Every houewife weald like to knew “jot when” the groceries ere coniinß. The Ran san Raliwavv Cwata* DCUoa ven very oysicHi gaar anteet to he there on schedule time every dty. Yen’ll like the pl** end find ft beet to deal will Meiduito wk. ue cue system. . '** a/-'' W E. E. BENSON g

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