Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 298, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1914 — Page 1

No. 2981

TONIGHT AT THE PRINCESS The Million Dollar Mystery

Zudora, the beautiiful mystic girl detective, in Thanhouser’s greatest photoplay, Zudora. A stupendous production of love, mysticism and science in 20 ‘baffling episodes. 3,000 scenes. Oast of 1,000. Shown at the Princess Jan. 4th, 1915. C. A. Roberts, Christmas Buggies. With the baseball world as full of agitation as the average rain barrel is of wiggle-tails, with the Fed era!s, so is C. A. Roberts wan ting to sell buggies. Rensselaer, Ind. * Notice to Woodmen. All members of the Woodmen Lodge are requested to be present Wednesday evening, Dec. 16th. The annual election of officers will take place. Refreshments will be served. CHAS. W. PLATT, Council. John Merritt, Clerk. Phone 41 for fresh oysters.

Auction Sale - Aiid ion Sale Big Christmas Auction Sale at Mrs. Purcupile’s Millinery Store on Dec. 17, 18, and 19 Here is a chance to buy your Christmas presents at your own price, consisting of a miscellaneous stock of All Kinds of Holiday Goods including Gaines Pop Guns bolls Air Rifles Chairs Toy Dishes Toy Hor-. Speltag Board, Book’ C»± Slicks Toy Banks Toy Trains Snoking Jars Story Books < Drums Novelties " Also - Ladies’ and Gent’si Toilet Sets and Numerous Other Articles REMEMBER THE DATES| Thursday, Friday, Saturday December 17, 18, and 19 Auction every afternoon and evening at MRS. PURCUPILE’S MILLINERY Store on Van Rensselaer St. FRED PHILLIPS, Auctioneer

The Evening Republican.

Newton County to Become Part of Medical Society.

The Jasper County Medical So ciety met here a few nights ago and elected officers for the ensuing year. Dr. E. Besser, of Remington, was chosen .president; Dr. John G. Kenneman, of Goodtand, vicop resident; Dr. M. D. Gwin, of Rensselaer, secretary, and Dr. E. N. Loy, of Rensselaer, treasurer. It was then planned to take Newton bounty into the society and to give it the name ofthe Jadper-Newton Medical Society;-The next two meetings of the society are to be held at Remington, owing to its central location. After thgt the meetings will be held about with the different members, along the lines followed the past year. The physicians are planning to start a plan of aseer■taining who the persons are who fail to pay their ddetor’s bills and to enter into a contract to refuse to make calls upon them unless the cash is paid for the calls. This will not interfere at all with charity business or with calls ifor those who are actually unable to pay, but it will be done to compel those who are able to pay to do so.

Horseshoeing. Prices reduced on shoeing as follows: Four new shoes $1.50, except sizes 6 and 7, which will be 25 cents extra. ' FRED HEMPHILL, Cullen St. Blacksmith. Notice to Royal Arch Masons. There will be a meeting of the Chapter for the election of officers and work in the Most Excellent and Royal Arch Degrees on Thursday evening, December 17th. Refreshments will be served at seven o’clock. D. E. GROW, Secty. The Home Grocery is showing a very" fine line of Christmas candies and nuts; it will pay you to look at their assortment before buying.

RENBSELAER.INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16, 1914.

STOPPED SHIPMENT OF KOFFMAN STOCK

Local Creditors Questioned Right to Remove It From the State and Attachment Followed.

The editors, of The Democrat and Ropu'toiran do not usually work in double, harness, but they voluntarily hooked...up this Wednesday morning and in consequence of their team work there is a big padlock on the. front door of the store recently condiucted by Israel Koffman .and managed by his brother Sol. or Saul. As related in a previous issue of this paper the Koffman stove was closed Saturday night and a sign .posted in the glass door that the stock was.in charge of The Central Trust Co., of Chicago, as. receiver, on order of the United States district court. Also that! the newspapers were creditors. The Republican's claim was $48.80 and that of The Democrat $79.00, while taxes amounting to $60.60 were also due. Saturday evening a young man ‘giving the. name of J. C. Felker came down from Chicago and took possession of the stock. So 1! Koffman ‘left town on the 11:05 train. Monday and Tuesday, Felker, with the assistance of some others, packed the stock of goods and were preparing to ship it away, presumably to Chicago. The newspaper publishers did not care to lose their money and decided to ask Felker his authority for shipping the goods away. Felker evidently is a man oif small experience for he swelled up like a poisoned pup and displayed a tin star on his left breast with the air of an amateur detective. Informed that no one cared a rip for his star he said that he had proper authority and drew from his pocket a few papers that had the appearance of ‘being anything but legal documents. He did not show them, however, but ordered the newspaper men from the store and said be proposed to proceed with the removal. He Was informed that the newspaper men would return with an officer an 1 he said he would refuse to admit an officer. Cou'nty Treasurer Fell joined in the proceeding with the newspaper men and an attachment proceeding was begun and Sheriff Hoover lacked the front door with a chain and padlock. Felker consulted Attorney Parkinson and said that he Would get an order from Judge Anderson of the United States district court of Indiana. Pending developments the ‘goods are safely under lock and 'key and the brash Mr. Felker has found out that he could not put anything over on the newspapers. It is not certain that they will grt their claims but it is practically certain that the county will get the $60.60 in taxes and that much good will result even if the other claims are not paid. The whole thing looks like a tritok oif Koffman to drfraud his creditors and if this is a sample of the sort of Schemes framed dp by irresponsible merchants it is hoped that adequate punishment will be meted out to him and all who may be associated with him.

Gasoline Caused Slight Fire at A. S. LaRue Home.

Mrs. A. S. Lalßue received quite severe burns on her arms at 12! 30 today When a pan of gasoline beirtg used for cleaning a dress caught fire. Mra Laßnie screamed and Harvey Preston.» who 'lives next door, ran into the house and seeing the danger from the .burning gasoline caught the pan up and carried it to the back door and threw it out The gasoline set fire to the woodshed and the fire company .was called, and succeeded in putting out the Are without much damage. Some delay was occasioned by not knowing the fire plug number. All persons should familiarize themselves with the number of the fire plug nearest their home, or better still, the numbers on cards should be attached to the front of each telephone as was done several years ago.

Just received, another car of Monogram and White Star flour. If you are having any trouble in getting good bread try a sack and after* far trial If you are not pleased with the results we will cheerfully refund the price you paid. ROWLES & PARKER. oysters from the Home Grocery. ■' We are unloading another car of the famous Monogram and White j Star flour. Either brand is guarani teed, to please you or your momey refunded. I ROWLES & PARKER- , I,cJUfs'tJH Adv will And,* I

LEITER FREED OF PAYING OLD DEBT

July Lets Ex-Wheat King OffJudge Intimates Illegal Conspiracy Making Notes Void. Chicago, 111., Dec. 15.—Joseph Leiter peed not pay ’ the $380,933 in notes given the Interior and Monarch Elevator companies to pay for grain during Leiter’s attempt to corner the wheat market in 1898, according to the verdict tonight of the jury which heard the elevator company’s suit to recover. Leiter’s sole defense was that the late Frank H. Peavey and the late C. A. Pillsbury, both of Minneapolis, representing the elevator companies, had agreed with him to wjtnhold their wheat from the market. Their failure to keep this alleged agreement piieventd Leiter from effecting the corner and caused him a loss of aibout $12,000,000, according to the testimony. Leiter testified he had paid all other indebtedness following the wheat deal. His father, Levi Leiter, sold Chicago real estate valued at $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 after the wheat failure in order to keep his son’s record clear, he testified. Leiter said he had held" the Minneapolis men responsible for his loss.

Church of God.

Elder S. J. Lindsay will preach at the Church oif God next Sunday morning and evening. All are invited to hear him.

Christmas Bazaar.

Visit the Christmas Bazaar at the‘Catholic school hall Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings of this week, Dec. 16th and 17th. Many useful and fancy articles for sale. Oyster supper on Wednesday. Chicken supper on Thursday. Supper will be served beginning at 4 o’clock each evening. Music furnished by the parish orchestra. Some nice and useful presents among our 10c 15c and 25c fancy glassware.

JOHN EGER.

MAS I AS USUAL—We have the largest stock of nickle :: plated and aluminum ware for the holiday trade to be ;• found in our city. ° You will find the following articles du display at our | store. 1: :: * . o :: j Any one of which will certainly make a pleasing ; \ :: and acceptable, as well as a practical gift. < ► ———— _ .'l' 111 , Baking Dishes, Casseroles, Chafing Dishes, Serv- ;; «► INICKI6 > 1 la ted. ing Trays, Carring Sets, Coffee Pots, Percolators. " o _—_ - I In Silverware we are showing the following: Table Knives and Forks, Spoons in three sizes, :: | Gravy and Soup Ladles, I ’ Berry J Spoons, Butter Knives, Sugar Spoons, : ■ J Cold Meat Forks, etc. Ne have a good line of aluminum ware both in the :: :: spun and cast. Also several electrical appliances. < > - - ■ * : We would be pleased to show you anything in stock. : ; 4 New goods being received daily in all lines. < ;; ' - ' ' E. D. Rhoades & Son.

McCOY INDICTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER

Man Who Killed Wife and Wrecker of Home at Frankfort Will Escape Severe Punishment. Frankfort, Dec. 15.—William McCoy, who killed his wife, Norma McCoy, and her paramour, John Byerley, at the McCoy home on December 1, will not be tried for murder in any degree of that crime, as had been expected. The Clinton county grand jury, which investigated the crime, submitted a partial report last evening to Judge Coi>bs, returning two indictments against McCoy, chaiging him with manslaughter. One indictment charges him with killing Nonna McCoy and the other with killing John Byerley. In the language of the indictments McCoy “purposely, willfully, but without malice killed” his wife and Byerley. The indictment of McCoy for man slaughter saves him from the electric chair or even life imprisonment, the penalties that the law prescribes for murder. Conviction upon the charge of manslaughter carries with it an indeterminate prison .sentence of two to twenty-onle years. The indictment does not charge McCoy with premeditation in the commission of the crime, consequently his attorneys will not have to defend him against any change Of that kind. The indictment of McCoy for manslaughter was a disappointment to the state’s attorneys, who had expected the grand jury would indict him for either first, second or third degree murder, conviction for any one of which would have meant a long prison sentence and ‘possibly electrocution for McCoy, Though he took the. lives of two people publie sentiment largely has been with McCoy from the outset, because of the events that led up to and prompted the double homicide. It is expected that McCoy will

Has Another Factory Bubble Bursted in Rensselaer.

Mr. and Mrs. George Bollman, who came here from Waukegan, 111., some ten days ago and took up their residence at the Makeover hotel, awaiting instructions to begin the repairs otf the factory building as contemplated by the proposed starting of the kerosene gas heating plant factory here, left this Wednesday morning for Chicago. Mr. Bollman stated that he was unable to hear from Robert Winn, the promoter, nor from Ernest O. Linton, the inventor, who- had left here last week. He stated that he had made measurements preparatory to making the repairs on the factory building and had expected that Messrs. Winn and Linton would be here to start things,, moving. Failing to hear from them he went to Chicago and hoped to find everything all right, although unable to account for his failure to hear from the men with whom he was associated.

Interurban Engineers Making Final Survey for Railroad.

Chief Engineer Shellhouse and his gang of helpers have been busy this week on the final survey of the Lafayette and Northwestern Traction Co., and by Thursday evening expect to have the survey brought up to St. Joseph’s college or near there. The cold weather has made the progress slow since Monday but they plan to go right ahead and carry the survey on to Kankakee.

Attention Pocahontas.

There will be a Christmas exchange box at the hall Thursday evening, Dec. 17, at 7:30. AH members are requested to bring a present.

Head Reitzel tonight

have an early trial. The January term of the circuit court begins on Monday, Jan. 11, and his attorneys will ask that the case be set down for trial early in the term, either in January or February.

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