Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1915 — Page 4

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. 1 Classified Column "eaa"^>er" week of ala miim of The Even In* Republlcanand two Of Thu Semi-Weekly Republican, ts ooata. Additional aoacu pro rata. . •.. fOK MLI. FOB SALE—Some duck aud f OM t leathers. Must be sold soon BT wll ship.—Fancy Produce Market C. E. Prior. JOB SALE—SS head steers, wt. about 950 each; in good condition; also about SO tons good clean timothy hay.—J. N. Getz. 11. D. 2, Me daryvike, Ind. - - ■ *' ■ - JOB SALE —One good as new Essex Model incubator, 300 egg ea pacity.—Gangloff Bros. FOB SAXE—Cheap if taken at once; two barber chairs.—Van Wood, at barbershop near old depot ~ ' • ■ ' ' ' FOB SALE—MiIk, 7c a qt, delivered any place in town; morning deMveriflS only.—C. A. Reed, Phone «6& ~ ' FOB SALE—Fifty-seven and one third acres of land in East Walker township, nice level land. Can be sold cheap on good terms. See George A. Williams, Attorney, over JTlxat National Bank, Rensselaer, Indiana. , ( FOB SALE—BO acres, in cultivation. R. V. D„ well located, splendid buildings some tile and all good com and clover land. Price $75; terms SI,OOO down. Remainder long time—Arthur G. Catt FOB SALE—€O acres, ten acres timber and remainder black corn land In cultivation, on main road near school and station. Fine outlet tor drainage New four-room house barn and well. Terms SBOO down. Long time on remainder. Price $75. Inquire at First National Bank.

FOB SALE—Some pure bred Poland China boars, big type. Telephony call or write Elmer E. Pullings, Madary villa Ind. FOR SALE—22O acres Unproved Newton county land, four miles from market, 160 acres under cultivation and best tiled quarter in western Indiana, balance meadow and timber pasture Fair improvements. Price $75 per acre for quick sala Reasonable terms to right party. If interested write or wire J. A. Wells, Aledo, 111. FOR —l6O acres, 2 miles DeMotto mostly all levels 60 acres for corn; fine outlet paid for. S4O per acre. SI,OOO cash, balance to suit Might trade—J. Davisson. FOR SALE—Good 4-foot wood. Phone 915-D. J. M. Yeoman. FOR SALE—Some Rhoade Island Red roosters and some wild hay.— Elmer Jacks, Phone 9254 J. FOR SALE—Three 2-year-old Holstein heifers, soon to be fresh.—William J. Porter, Parr, Ind. Phone •SMI FOR SALE—32O acres, Virile of town; gravel road on two sides; Make-Em-Self ditch running lengthwise through place; nearly all under cultivation; S7O per acre, SIO,OOO mortgage due March L 1917, can be assumed; balance cash. A snap W. H. Wells, DeMotte, Ind. FOR SALE—WiId seed hay James Wiseman, Phone 936-H. FOR SALE—Good wild prairie hay.—Gideon Kauffman. R. D. L Fair Oaks, Lad. FOR SALE—One 3-yr-old Shorthorn bull, eligible to registry.—F. T. Ringeisen. MeOoysburg, Ind. FOR SALEWA few White Holland turkeys, extra fine ones.—Leo Kbljrog, Phone 901-J. ' FOB SALE— lOaere term, good Muad all in cultivation, fair building*, fruit, etc.; 7% mfles of ITsnssslsr— you es rant onion land nearby; $L506l wt& take sftW down, twins to suit on balance.—J. Davisson, Rensselaer, Ind. WASTED. WANTED—Fat hogs for market Pbonc 400.—A. W. Sawin. WANTED —Work on s farm. Address Boa 54 or telephone 288.-J. T. Karsner, Rensselaer, Ind. yAOTVh BariT copies of The Country Gentleman for the following dates: June 20, Jply 1L S, Miaad Nov. 2L all of the year 1914. starve J. Robinson. Republican office or phone 516. #

FOUND. FOUND—Girl's rubber. Inquire at this office - LOST—Man’s gypsy ring, set witli three stones, two diamonds with, ruby In center. Return to Republican office 1 • . LOST—A Yale key, No. 23717. Liberal reward. Return toG. M. Sharp. MISCELLANEOUS. L . . FOR EXCHANGE—A piece of town property for young milk cows. J. A. Dunlap, Phone 16. Now is the time to send in yoiir application for auto license and get a small number. We have the blanks and will fill them out and send them in for you—The Main Garage N. C. Shafer, Notary Pub lie Try our Classified Column. Thomas Davis was down from Vlrgie yesterday on business. Dan Tanner was down from De Motto on business yesterday. We are giving 14 off on all suits and cloaks. FENDIG’S FAIR. John Moore nfade a business trip "to Fair Oaks yesterday. V 4 off of price on every suit and cloak in the house. None reserved. FENDIG’S FAIR. W. V. Porter and B. J. Moore made a business trip to Monticello yesterday to see some road work 1 "ww ■ Closing out every suit and cloak in stock, % off. Come early. FENDIG’S FA Hi. Lester Randolph arrived yesterday from Sparta, Tenn. He will visit M. E. Brown, at Parr, for a time. We have on hands tankage, glutin, middlings, bran and all kinds of poultry feeds.—Hamilton &, Kellner. Mr. and 'Mrs. John Newcomb ar rived today after a week’s visit with friends and relatives in Pontiac, ill. Mrs. M. D. Carr is down from Fair Qaks to attend to her sick daughter, Miss Esther, who is a member of the high school here, Nellie Cover, daughter of George Cover, who suffered an attack of indigestion a week ago, is recovering very nicely and has passed all danger. Mrs. Marguerite Pullins, mother of Mrs. L. B. Fate, has improved so that she can sit for a short time. She suffered a nervous breakdown about a week ago. We can fill your order for nice sweet country butter. JOHN EGER. Julius Taylor, the colored carpenter, is about recovered from an attack of grip and rheumatism thab had him laid up for about, three weeks. For the next two weeks until we take our annual inventory, we will sell all the goods on our 10c counter at Bc. Over 500 different, useful articles. JOHN EGER. The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. church, will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Mrs. William L. Frye, on Division street. Miss Grace Norris, who teaches school at North Vernon, was home for the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Norris, and j left Sunday to resume her school! work. Ves Richards and Hazel Carr, the W. F. Smith & Co. stone road builders, have been home for the past two weeks, having found it necessary to give up building roads until the spring.

Wm. Thompson, who lias been visiting his mother, Mrs. J. J. O’Brien, returned to Chicago tor d&y and will visit in the-city for a week, and from there go to Delavan, Wi-s., where he works. Miss House, the primary, teacher of the Mon nett Sehodl, arrived yesterday, aceompanied by five of the students, from Chicago. Miss Ruth Blumfleld, a new student, is the last one the school can aceom ! modate until a vacancy occurs. War news today states that the j Turkish army has met an annihi-. la ting defeat at the hands of the Russians. A Petrogard dispatch says that the ninth army corps was completely annihilated. Iskhan Pasha, commander of the corps, was made prisoner. The Germans have made some gains in AisaceLoraine, according to a Berlin dispatch, which also claims that the Austrians and Germans have made continued advance in Russian-Po-hmd. CASTOR IA For Infants sad Children. IW KM Ywßm Ahnpßnpl Bears the ; \ ' * fc ' ’ ' - . . .. - 1 ■ ;—.ow --V (

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

Mrs. Leslie dark is visiting in Delphi today. M. J. Wagner, the court reporter, returned from Chicago today. Mrs,; W. H. Ooover, of Boulder, Coflo., is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Allman Miss Marian Parker returned to Oxford, Ohio, this afternoon, where she attends school. Clarence DrulMnger and L. E. Ponrtler,*'ot Mt. Ayr, were business visitors in Rensselaer today. Mrs. Barnum and Mrs. T. N. Atwood returned to Franklin after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Nattie Scott m | r Kenneth Allman has returned to school in Chicago after spending a week’s vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.. Allman. The' Business Men’s Association will meet at Collins’ shoe store this evening to perfect the organization. A full attendance is desired. i Miss Grace Peyton returned to her school in Chicago, after spend Ing Christmas vacation with her mother. Mrs Mary Peyton. Special Orange Sale by The G. E. Murray Co. Large, sweet SunKised oranges, the .40c per dozen kind, sale price, 29c per dozen. 15c for a half dozen. Harry Barnum returned to Indianapolis yesterday after spending the week end with his mother, Mrs. Barnum, and Mr. and Mrs. Nattie Scott.' ' j Miss .Viable Atwood returned to Chicago yesterday after spending a week with her mother, Mrs. Atwood. and Mr. and Mrs. Nattie Scott. C. C. Snyder returned to his home in Amboy today after auctioneering W. T. and A. B. Lowman’s sale Monday. He will return the 29th of this month to cry a sale for Charles Lowman. Misses Florence and Aileen Allman returned today to their school studies at Oxford, Ohio, after visiting with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Allman, through the vacation. George Healey, Jr., returned to school at Champaign, 111., today. George is three days late on account of sickness, but has fully re covered and is ready for the exam ination, which takes place in two weeks. Charles Miller, who came to this city for some years as the traveling representative of Hollweg & Reese, lias made a trip since the first of the year for an Evansville house, changing his line. His old customers gave him the glad hand. Today is a gloomy one, the temperature at a damp, near freezing point and yet warm enough to maintain a slight melting process. The sun is buried, deep" behind heavy clouds and a fog hangs low. We have had many fine winter days, however, and have no kick coming. Douglas and Sidney Johnson, of Eakley, Okla., arrived here today to visit Henry L. Wortley and other relatives. They are young m?n whose father was a cousin of Mr. Wortely’s father. It is possible they may decide to locate In this vicinity.

LAN®-*- 3 ’ ' If you want to be “Up-to-Date w j Become a Member of j First National Bank Landis Christmas j Savings Club | Everybody is joining to have money next year for a MERRY CHRISTMAS v The payments are se small and easy to make anyone can easily become a member and keep them up. Entire families as well es individuals are enrolling. People are coming > so fast that we are busy from early until late waiting on the crowds. ? Don’t get left. It’s the sure and easy *-ay to save. Come in new 5 Tl»e first payment makes you a member. No Fees —No Fine# —No Trouble jj F NK, Rensselaer, Indiana f

During the holiday vacation some repairs were made at the Monnett School for Girts. The first semester will end the first of February. - George Lawman returned to Amboy today, after having attended the saje of W. T. and A. B. Lowman yesterday. He also looked after hi# fanning interests in this county. The annual meeting of the Methodist Sunday school board will be held tonight at 7. Every member urged to be present, as the offices and teachefs will be elected for the year 1916. Wash Lowman returned from Lafayette yesterday, where he had been with hUr son, Frank, who is in the hospital. Frank is getting along fine and will be able to come home in about two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Barnes and baby, of Oshkosh, Was., came today for a visit with her paients, Mr. and (Mrs. O. K. Rainier. Mr. Barnes will leave tomorrow for Terns and Mrs. Barnes will join him there later.

Mrs. D. G. Warner was removed yesterday from the home of Mrs. Eldon Hopkins, where she had been taking treatment for the past eleven weeks, to her own home on Front street. She is encouragingly improved and further benefit is quite confidently expected. A report in a somewhat roundabout way comes to Rensselaer today that Miss Flos® Smith and Mr. Willard Millspaugh, went to Anderson to be married and that they will reside on a farm near Marion. Relatives here hove received no word since their departure Monday night. Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Parrett made a trip to Indianapolis yesterday and selected a 3-monthsold girl baby from the orphans’ home, which they will take on trial ,and if pleased will give a permanent home. This is an act of Christian duty that we feel Rev. and Mrs. Parrett will be gTeatly blessed for doing and the entire community will be interested in the welfare and development of the little one. t H. C. Montay arrived home last evening from Mayo Bros, hospital in Rochester, Minn., where he underwent a surgical operation on Oct. 22nd. He had. been on the rapid 'down grade for several months and had about despaired of life when he went to Rochester. They found him suffering from a dislodged and misplaced kidney and this was removed altogether. Mr. Montay weighed' only 114 pounds when he reached there and in eight weeks he went up to 156 pounds and now feels about as well as ever again.

Ivy Bowie, of Ayr, Ontario, Canada, where he is a rural mail Carrier, is visiting his brother; Editor John Bowie of Wbeatfldd, and accompanied the editor to Rensselaer today. It i® Ivy’s first visit to the United States, although lie is 38 years of age. John was born in Detroit, Mich., and soon after his birth his father went t oCanada, wbere the other and younger children were born. Ju a city of some twenty thousand not far from where Mr. Bowie lives is a prominent protestant minister by the name of Fogli, whom it develops is a brother of Ben Fogli, who runs the roadhouse at Water Valley.

Statistical Report Of the County Clerk.

Circuit Court Clerk J. H. Perkins (has made out (and filed with the state, his statistical report for the calendar year 1914. This report is as follows: * Civil cases filed 194 Civil cases disposed of ....155 Civil cases venued to other counties ............. Civil cases venued from other counties • > W Childrens' cases in juvenile ct. 3 Letters administration issued.. 34 Guardianships issued 16 Decrees of foreclosure entered.. 5 Sheriff’s sales 3 Marriage licenses issued 128 Hunting licenses issued ........314 Persons naturalized (4 from Germany, 1 from Holland)... 5 Persons declaring intention of citizenship (1 from Austria, 1 from England, 6 from Ger- . many, 6 from Holland and Belgium, 1 from Scotland, 1 from other countries) 16 Divorce cases filed 10 Divorces granted 8 Divorces dismissed 2 Criminal cases filed 54 Criminal cases dismissed 8 Criminal cases disposed of 12 Criminal cases venued to other counties i .... 5 Criminal cases venued from other counties 6 Conviction?, felony 2 Convictions for felony jeleased on probation 3 Convictions for misdemeanors.. 1 Convictions for misdemeanors released on probation 1 Cases for violation liquor laws.. 1 Convictions violation liquor laws 1 Arrests for grand larceny 1 Convicted and sent to jail for grand larceny •... 6 Arrests for petit larceny 2 Convicted and sent to reformatory, petit larceny 1 Arrests, all other felonies 2 Convicted and sent to Indiana ■prison, other felonies 1 Arrests for misdemeanors, (assault and battery 2, all other , misdemeanors 4) 6 Fined for misdemeanors, (assault and battery 2, all other misdemeanors 3) 5 Fined and imprisoned for misdemeanor 1 Mrs. Alice Moore, of Ohio, widow of Joseph Moore, drove to the home of her brother-in-law, Samuel O. Moore, near Elwood, Friday, seized her daughter, Josephine, age 9, and disappeared. A total of $20,500,000 was spent during 1914 in fighting tuberculosis according to the annual report of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, just made public.

PUBLIC SALE. I will offer at public auction at my farm, 4 miles southwest of Rensselaer, on the Bunkum road, beginning at lb a. m. on TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1915, the following described property: 8 Head Horses arid Mules—l span mules, extra good, coming 7 years, wt. 2200; 1 bay mare, 7 years, wt 1500, in.foal; 1 black mare, 4 years, wt, 1200; 1 bay mare, 3 years, wt. 1100; 1 grey horse, 6 years, wt 1150; 1 grey colt, 2 years; 1 black driving mare, 12 years old. 4 Head Cattle—l black cow, coming 3 years,"giving milk; 1 white Shorthorn cow, giving milk; 1 heifer; 1 yearling steer, Farm Tools—l broad tire wagon, 1 set work harness; collars; blankets; new Century cultivator, used one season. Terms—A credit of 10 months on all sums over $lO, without interest if paid when due; if not so paid, 8 per cent tfrom date; a discount of 6 per cent off for cash. MRS. S. B. HOLMES. Col. W. A. McCurtain, Auctioneer. J. H. Chapman, Clerk. RENSSELAER MARKETS. Corn—63 c. Oat®—47c. Wheat—sl.2o, Rye—9sc. Butterfat—33e. Eggs—3sc. Chickens—9c. Turkeys—lßc. Ducks—loc. Geese—9c. • Rabbits—7sc per dozen.

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COMMISSIONERS’ COURT.

All petition® for bridges are continued for the term. 8. C. Irwin Stone Road. Supt. A. B. Lowman and Engineer Devere Yeoman file final report and road Is accepted by the board. ‘ Cause continued for filing of financial report .Reuben €. Yeoman Road. Supt. Robert Yeoman flies final report showing total charges, of $16,841.82 and credits the same. Superintendent allowed $576.64 for his services. Lewis Fritz Road. Viewer® granted an extension of time to file report to and including'Feb. 1, 1915. Christian Roush Road. Viewers granted extension of time to file report to and Including Feb. 2, 1915. - '• 'Fred Karch Road. Report and supplemental report approved. Road ordered established without an election. Contract to be let on Feb. 2, 1915. P. R. Blue allowed an attorney fee of $75. Geo." H. May Road. Contract ordered sold on Feb. 1, 1915: C. W. Markin Road. New highway W. Frank Osborne, Frank Alter and Walter V. Porter appointed viewers and directed to meet and qualify at auditor’s office Jan. 18, 1915, and make report Feb. Ist, 1915. Royal L. Bussell Road. Notice of letting contract ordered for Feb. 2, 1915. All other road matters are continued for the term. C. J. Hobbs Ditch. A Halleck allowed $350 attorney fee. Charles Erb Ditch. Report and assessments approved and confirmed and ditch ordered established. Joe Stewart is appointed superintendent and directed to give bond in sum of $5,000. G. A. Williams allowed S9O attorney fee. King and Lawler Ditch. Board finds for remonstrator, Henry Paulus, and reduces his assessment. Board also finds for remonstrators, Makeever, Stockton and Williams, aftd reduces assessment and directs that report shall be so amended hhat the tile through e!4 of ne% of 26-29-7 be properly coupled to main tile at expense of Makeever lands and that other lands owned by Makeever estate may be drained into main tile when proper to do go through, tile now on lands of Vincent Eisele and at expense of Makeever estate and Makeever estate agrees to take no appeal. Ditch, ordered established and assessmnts approvd and confirmed* Frank King is appointed superintendent of construction and gives bond in sum of $5,000. J. A. Du/ lap allowed fee of S7O and W. H, Parkinson’allowed fee of S3O. Nathan Steffen ditch, Surveyor granted extension of time to file amended report, to andjncluding Feb. I,’ 1915. All other ditch matters are continued for the term. Miscellaneous. Auditor allowed $250 for preparing plat of lands for use in assessing real estate for the year 1915. H. W. Marble, commissioner from the first district, presents certificate of election with oath attached and the board reorganizes by electing Chas, A. Welch president. Albert J. Snip appointed constable for Keener township. E. D. Britten resign® as assistant highway superintendent and Albert B. Robbins appointed. Engineer Devere Yeoman presents general specifications for stone roads and the board examines and, approves the same. Hereafter all; roads constructed must in the main conform to-the standard specifications so adopted. The specifications adapted will make stone roads cost about $4,500 per mile. The reason of adopting such specifications is to get better roads, the county already feeling it a great burden to keep up the cheaply constructed roads, Bank Reports. Interest on public funds for December, 1914: First National .$130.80 Trust & Savings * 58.25 State Bank Rensselaer ....‘. 59.66 State Bank Remington 51.19 Wheatfleld Bank, no report. ' Bank proposals for public fund®: First National $200,000.00 Trust & Savings 200,000.00 State Bank Rensselaer... 100,000.00 State Bank Remington,. 50,000.00 Bank of Wheatfleld .... 40,000.00 All bids examined and approved] and the fund® are awarded to the: different bidders in proportion to their capital stock an l plus; Under the law the treasurer is required to distribute ibis fund® accordingly. ‘ ,

Ethel Bradshaw, of Attica, has been appointed assistant matron of the Sac and Fox Indian school, in Oklahoma. Federal troops stationed in northern Colorado coal fields have' received orders to leave the district at once. ;: > •-! m m Prince Cantacuzene, husband of Julia Debt Grant, has been decorated by the Czar for heroism in the Galician campaign. Abe Martin says: “It seems like ,th’ more adept a feller becomes in hand shakin’ th’ less he amounts to. When we read th’ “January Sales? we kind o’ wish we’d waited till Easter give' our Christmas ffres&itS.

Try oar Classified Oohram.