Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1915 — Page 1

No. 13.

PECK FUNERAL TO BE HELD SUNDAY

Former Remington. Postmaster to Be Burled in That Town at 3 \ Sunday Afternoon. The funeral of W. E. Peck, former Remington postmaster, will be held at that town Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The remains, accompanied by Charles and Prank Peck, brothers of the deceased, will arrive here Saturday morning from Chautauqua county, N. Y„ and will be taken to Remington. It is probable that a large number of Rensselaer people, including many members .of the Knights of Pythias order, will attend the funeral.

But One Unlucky Friday in Year.

Persons who are superstitious as regards Friday the 13th being an * unlucky day will have cause to worry but one day this year, as the calendar shows the “hoodoo” day will appear but once in 1915 and that will be in the month of August. During the past year there were three such days. Pour well known days of the iyear occur on Sunday, two of them, Decoration Day and the Fourth of July, falling on this day, while Stf. Valentine’s Day and Hallowe’en will also have to be celebrated on Sunday. The Lenten season begins Wednesday, February 17„ or eight days earlier than last year. Easter Sunday will arrive April-4, making it ten days earlier than in 1914. The following list shows the days on which events wilL- occur during the coming year: St. Valentine’s Day—Sunday, Feb. R Lincoln’s Birthday—Friday, Feb. 12. Lent begins Wednesday, Feb. 17. Washington’s Birthday Monday, Feb. 22. •'——---■-77 St. Patrick’s Day—Wednesday, March 17. Spring begins Sunday, Jdarch 21. Paul Sunday—March 28. April Fool’s Day—Thursday, April 1. Good Friday—April 2. . Easter Sunday—April 4. May Day—Saturday, May 1. Decoration Day, Sunday, May 30. Fourth of July Sunday. Labor Day—Monday, Sept. 6. Hallowe’en—Sunday, Oct. 31. Thanksgiving Day—Thursday, Nov. 25. Christmas Day—Saturday, Dec. 25.

Wolcott Citizens Building Swimming Pool for Public.

A number of the business men of Wolcott are at work on the proposition to (build a swimming pool for public use in that town. It is to be located on grounds near the new water works plant and the pool is to be enclosed in a cement block building with a stucco finish. The basin is to bp partially excavated In the ground, lined with cement, and supplied with water from the Sand pit the same as the water works. It is thought -that the elevation of the pit is such that there can be a continuous flow of water through the basin. In addition to the pool provision will be made for shower baths. Dressing rooms will be fitted up at each end of the building for the use of the patrons and every detail of the building will be fitted up in the best of style. Several hundred dollars have already been subscribed for the project besides much work donated, and its success seems to be assured.

The Daily Inquisition. -TT-/ / , I * Good Evening. Have you ordered porch boxes made yet

WEATHER. *<• - Unsettled with rain or snow tonight. Saturday, warmer.

Money to Loan and Loans Wanted

SSO(Mm approved personal security. S2OO on chattel mortgage. S4OO on first mortgage. „ j , •. $ So on chattel mortgage. °“ city Property. $ 75 on chattel mortgage. $1,500 first mortgage farm loan. 1 can loan your idle funds in any amount on safe, approved security at a good rate of interests

The Evening Republican.

Superintendent of Monon Schools Assaulted Tuesday.

Monticello Herald. Bupt. G. F. Lewis, of the Monon schools, was assaulted by C. A. Thacker, a resident of Monon, on the streets of that town Tuesday and severely beaten about the face and head, having one tooth knocked out. The attack grew out of the expulsion of Ira Fel2, a junior in the high school, by the superintendent about the middle of December, 1914. Attempts to have the boy reinstated since that time led to several conversations between Thaeker and Lewis, and a difference of opinion as to what was said in these conversations seems to have been the immediate cause of this altercation. Thacker met the superintendent on the street as he was returning to his work at noon Tuesday, and after some preliminary conversation blows were exchanged, which resulted in Lewis being knocked down twice. Thaeker was afterward arrested on an affidavit sworn out by Ed Smith and taken before a justice of the peace, where he pleaded guilty to assault and battery and paid a fine of five dollars and costs. Interviews of members of the school board and prominent * people in Monon suggest contradicting motives as to the cause of the trouble, and behind the scenes there may be a very interesting story. The worst trouble about the whole affair is that it does not extend merely to a personal difference between the two but that the public schools of Monon, wljich hatfe borne an excellent reputation, must suffer.

Chairman Hayes Makes Comment on President’s Speech.

The republican view of President Wilson's Indianapolis speech is reflected in a statement issued by Will H. Hayes, state chairman, who says: / , ‘The president has been in Indiana and the people of the state, regardless of polities, have 'been pleased to welcome him. We regret of course that it has been necessary for.the president of the United States to defend the course of his administration in this manner. While the president was trying to explain the reasons for his action in certain matters more or less conseqiiental, a million unemployed men with their families were crying for bread. Paralyzed business still awaits a ray of real hope. The policies of the president offer no solution for the extremity in which the voters of the country are really interested. Indiana democracy has taken a rather unusual sjfcp to try to save their situation, but nothing can prevent the voters of the state and nation, at the flrst opportunity they have, in taking that action which will bring- again to Indiana the efficient axid economical government which we deserve, and to the country again the prosperity to which we • are entitled.”

Card of Thanks.

We want to thank the people of our city; also for the kindness shown us by our friends and neighbors during the sickness and death of our dear father and husband. Farewell, dear father, sweet thy rest, Weary with years and worn with pain. Farewell till in some happy place We shall behold thy face again. Tis ours to miss thee all these years, And tender memories of thee keep; Thine in the Lord to rest for so. He giveth his beloved sleep. —Mrs. Hiram Day and Family.*

Our Prices of Shoos.

4 new shoes, common, $1.50. 4 new Jshoeq steel pinged, $2.25. 4 new Neversllp shoes, $2.75. 4 old shoes, SI.OO. All shoes over No. 5 are 25c extra HEMPHILL BROS.

LYCEUM COURSE DATES.

Jan. 21—Df. Cadman. Feb. 25— I The Boyds. March 17—Weatherwax Bros. April 7—Bargelt & Co. /

RBNSBBULXR, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 19&

ANOTHER LARGE REVIVAL CROWD

Rev. G. W. Titus Preached From the Theme “Shall We Know Our Friends in Heaven?” Last night’s audience was as large and enthusiastic as any of the meetings held in the evangelistic meeting. The auditorium was again filled to its capacity and from all accounts the service was helpful and Inspiring. The singing was of the very best quality and Prof. Altheide is giving excellent satisfaction. His solo ‘Teach Me to Pray,” was a splendid rendition. The sermon theme was “Shall We Know Our Friends in Heaven?” The speaker said in part: The thought of Heaven seems to strike a sacred and sublime chord in each o-f our hearts. We have all stood and looked into the* face of our loved ones as they have been taken from our grasp. Husbands have been called upon to say goodbye to the companion of their lives: wives have had to say farewell to dear husbands; mothers have watched the dark angel of death, as he has snatched the blue-eyed darling from the arms of love to the midst of our tears and sorrows of life, from under the dark cloud we -raise our hearts and ask the question, “Will I- know mother, father, husband, wife and child in God’s better land?” I think there is enough evidence given us to dispel the gloom and cause us to feel in our hearts that death does not sever these sweet and holy relationships of life. I lay it down as my first proposition that the hear tof mankind answers the question and has answered it in all generations. The ancient Greeks held it as one of their fundamentals that their spirits would commune with the spirits of their departed ones. Socrates said: ‘Gladly do I drink this cup of hemlock, for it sends my spirit yonder to commune with the. spirits of Ajax and Palamedes.” The Hindus believed the same for behold the Hindu widow as she unwinds her braids and cries not of her sorrow. Oh, that'l might spend yonder as many years with the spirit of my departed one, as there are hairs in thiS’flowing hair. ’ The American Indian caught the same vision when he placed in the grave of his dead the bow and arrow that he might hunt in the “happy hunting grounds.” Reason teaches us that we shall

know our friends in God’s Land. _One of the powers of the mind is memory or recognition. The Bible teaches so plainly that when*a man leaves this old world there is one thing he must carry with him and that is his memory. Remember the story of Dives and Lazarus. The rich man died and was carried to his place of torment In due time Lazarus died and went to Abraham’s bosom. In torment Dives requested to have some one sent to warn his brethren. The words came to him “Son Remember.” Oh, he had no need for one to remind him for he carried that faculty with him. If Dives carried memory with him into the darkness, and if recognition is one of the attributes of memory, so one carries the same power and attribute into the light, or into Heaven. This is b logical sequence. The Bfble teaches that undoubtedly we shall know each other in Heaven by many of its passages. Jesus said, "I go to prepare a place for you.” “In my Father’s house are many mansions.” Often did he speak of a Heavenly home. What is a home? Is it* simply tapestries, fine pictures, a player piano and other furnishings Is it simply a place for shetler from the storms of winter? If that’s all it means, it is of small value to us. A home should be the place of noble, holy and lofty impulses. It should have the truest kind of love and feeling, and know the atmosphere of the living Ood. One of the sacred' things about the home is the sweet relations that exist. Think you, my friends, that the God who loves us, and who has loved us into being, would rob us of that which means so much to us, and is the sweetest thing in our hearts? Thje mansion or home of which Jesus speaks would be no home, and be a place of little happiness if we could not hear the sweet voice, and behold the beauty of those who have gone before us. It is said: ‘*Ehey shall come from the north and from the south, from the east and the west, and shall sit down with the.heroes of the port in the Kingdom of God." Well, that will be a sweet and holy experience, -but I cannot help but feel th§t the one •I would long' to see even before meeting Moses and the -Prophets would be the sweet and holy mother who went into the shadow for

Deadly Barbed Entanglements Are Made in America.

It has remained for an American to devise the most murderous form of fortification that cap be used in the present European war. Since the "latest inventions in big siege guns have made ordinary fortifications not only useless but deathtraps to their garrisons, barbed wire' entanglements have come nto general use to hold aq enemy at bay. But where was the kind of barbed wire necessary for this work to be found. A Kokomo, Ind., manufacturer has answered the question to the satisfaction of some of the nations at least. A plant at Kokomo manufacturing wire has just completed special machinery for the turning out of barbed wire for the use of the allies in the european war. This special wire has barbs more than an inch long, wound on a one-eighth inch steel rod. The barbs are placed in sets of four at one inch intervals along the steel core, the points standing out at right angles. The barbs are sharper than those on the usual barbed wire and are capable of inflicting severe injury to a horse or a man. In spite of the size of the core rod the wire is flexible to a remarkable degree and is wound on ordinary feels for shipments. The local company expects to turn out immense quantities of this special wire in the near future for England and France.

JASPER COUNTY.

By H. M. George,

We praise thee for the golden grain Reaped fr6m the fertile land; We praise thee for the different soil, For clay, and muck, and sand. This Jasper County is the jftace To make a living sure; For there’s enough if it is dry, And if it rains there’s more. The grain grows in the southern part, ' And also in the west; Of all the crops the land brings forth, The corn crop is the best. V But oats is counted next to corn In acreage and yield;’ While peas and beans find worthy plftC6 Within the farmer’s field. In northern parts the cabbage plants Grow all along the ditches, And make the thrifty Dutchmen glad With dreams of untold riches. In eastern parts the fields are green With grassy onion tops; For in them is the farmer’s pay, More than in other crops. •, With mention of the other crops, We’ll not forget the hay, Which grows on dry or marshy land, And ihakes the poor land pay. With apples, peaches, pears plums, Our orchards are a sight, While cherries, berries, pears and <plums, IL_ - Grow if the season’s right. Besides enormous fields of grain, We raise some stock as well. Of horses, cattle, hogs and poultry, There is enough to sell. In other things we take high rank, ’Specially in education; While roads are smooth and level here, " . | As any in ths nation. For business men we have no lack, Whose prices are the best. Our public officers are honest men. I do not mean to jest! But judging by the kind of men That make a nation great, I think this is the grandest places In this grand Hoosier State. Fancy, large sweet oranges, 5 for II cents, or 24c per dozen. Don’t get fooled and pay more. Our oranges are the best.

ROWEN & KISER.

Eczema spreads rapidly; itching almost drives you mad. For quick relief, Doan’s Ointment is well recommended 50c at all stores.

me. After looking upon my Christ the'one I would, love to meet even before Paul, would be the companion of my joys and sorrows in this life Friends, take this happy and golden thought put of the religion of Jesus Christ, and you have robbed it of its sweetness and beauty. The sermon tonight will be on “Jesus’ Saddest Words.” There will be baptisms at the dose of. these» mon. Special music by way of a male quartette,

Remington, Ind.

NT. AYR MAN SITS ON ROBBER

Indiana Farmer Seizes Alleged Outlaw Following Sight Seeing in Chicago. Thursday’s Chicago Evening News contained the following account of a Mt. Ayr man’s experience in that city: “When the police of the West 13th street station reached South Western avenue and Lexington street early today in response to repeated telephone calls from residents of the district, they found J. M. Millet a farmer living near Mt. Ayr, Ind., sitting on an alleged robber and lustily shouting ‘police!’ Miller and the alleged robber were taken to the station and after the farmer had told his story to Sergt. Daniel O’Hara the other man was locked up on a charge of larceny. “Miller told the police that he had been seeing the ‘sights’ with a woman friend and was returning to the home of relatives in Taylor street when he was accosted by the man, who asked Miller, according to Miller, for some iponey. He had only $1.50 left after seeing th*e ‘sights’ and this he handed over, he said. When the man then attempted to take his watch, Miller asserted, he overpowered the alleged robber and called for help.”

BIG CIRCUS COMING.

Will B« at Princess Theater Saturday Afternoon and livening. The Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows will be seen here in moving picture at the Princess theatre at 2:30 and 7:QO p. m., Saturday, Jan. 16. A mammoth production, participated in by 700 people, 300 horses, 200 wild beasts, 14 elephants, 200 performers, 50 clowns. A genuine treat. Many original features. Something for all. Showing from time of arrival of No. 1 advertising car, unloading of circus, putting up tent, parade and entire performance from start to finish. Grandest spectacular of ipodern times. Positively nothing like it ever shown here before. World’s greatest and most reckless bareback riders, daring' fearless, graceful equestrians performing evolutions of incomparable horsemanship. Pictorial spectacular of America’s greatest eircus and wild animal exhibition. Don’t miss it—2:3o and 7:00, at Princess theatre, Saturday, Jan. 16.

Creamery Butter 34c.

We will retain high class creamery butter at 34 cents a pound. Buttermilk on hand at all times. The W. H. Dexter Creamery, just east of The Republican office.

Church of God.

Elder S. J. Lindsay will be here to conduct morning and evening services Sunday at the Church of God. The public will be welcomed at the services. DM you see the candle in our window? How long will it burn? BOWEN & KISER.

“Oh! Goody!” “Butter-Hist” Pop-Corn .Better than candy for the kiddies, and just right for the older ones. 1 Only the perfectly popped grains, then buttered to just the right taste. No burnt kernels, no “bachelors.” The wonderful “Butter-Kist” Popper, now ' at work in our store, is turning out hundreds of sacks of this tempting pop-corn, so fresh, A crisp and appetizing it fairly melts in your mouth. See this machine operate! And taste the delicious pop-corn it turns out. [TTr 5 r^J You’ve never eaten anything like it before. | kgSmi Take a sack home t«mlfllit-5c JJ Vernon Nowels, '■. ~ .

TONIGHT Christian Church “Je»u*’ Saddest Words” Male Quartette Baptismal Service Come

SHUTTING WATER OFF IN RENSSELAER

Shortage Makes Economy Necessary and All But One Fountain is Discontinued. Owing to the fact that the water is so low in the standpipe as to constitute a grave menace in the event of Are and to cause mqeh concern as to what the ottteome will be, the city council has taken a drasic step in the way of economy, ordering all drinking founts and horse troughs cut off except the one on,the west side of the court house. For some time the water supply has been running low, failing gradually despite the fact that the pumps were being worked to their limit. The water is mueh shorter than it was during the long dry spell in the summer. Of course, there has been very little moisture during the winter and it is probable that the water will increase with the advent of spring, but it is necessary and fair that every person exercise every effort to work in harmony with the movement for water economy. Fall in line, Mr. Good Citizen, and don’t waste any water.

Monticello Man Becomes Deputy State Treasurer.

- - ■■ _ ' Barney A. Vogel, of Monticello, for many years a county office holder deputy and a splendidly qualified official, has just been appointed chief deputy treasurer of state by George A. Bittler, the new state treasurer. Mr. Vogel at the time of his appointment was deputy auditor of White county. The position carries with It a substantial salary.

Large California oranges were never so cheap. Two mammothseedless, sweet, heavy naVal oranges for sc. JOHN EGER.

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