Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1915 — Page 1

No. 28.

BILL TO CONSOLIDATE TWO UNIVERSITIES

Senator Van Auken Proposes That Indiana and Pnrdue Be Made One—Both at Lafayette.

Senator Glen Van Auken, erf Au burn, Monday introduced in the state legislature a measure to consolidate Indiana and Purdue Universities and have both located at Purdue. The scheme has been talked for some time. It is an ex client prospect and we hope to see is accomplished. • The state of Indians splits about $1,000,000 each year between the two schools. Probably with both at one place a saving of $200,000 per year could be made. It would give •the state a great school, one that we could be proud of. Senator Van Auken said that at Auburn people who send their sons to college send them to Michigan or Pennsylvania Universities. This is the ase all over the state. Only, one young man from Rensselaer is attending the University of Indiana this year. It is Worth McCarthy. Many others who desired to go there for reasons of state pride, decided to go to other schools because by comparison they seemed to be larger and to afford better opportunities.' Then the water famine at Bloomington has kept hundreds away. Last fall Emil Hanley, Charley Mansfield and George Healey went to Illinois’ University; Will Babcock, Edson Murray and Faye Clarke went to Wisonsin University; Alfred Thompson and Ed Honan went to Michigan University; Floyd Meyers and Cope Hanley to Colorado University. It is not certain that all of these would have gone to Indiana?

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“Oh! Goody!” “Butter-Hist” Pop-Corn Better than candy for the kiddies, and just right for the older ones. .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 I TjOijjbf of sacks of this tempting pop-corn, so fresh, | < gqfrp* * crisp and appetizing it fairly melts in your mouth. See this machine And taste the delicious pop-corn it turns out. P " You’ve never eaten anything like it before. Take a sack Isome tonight—se Sjg ....... rrswy.obr r _ ... . ' ' r ■—* T ' ''r’’ I ''

The Evening Republican.

MOSER RETURNS TO FORMER HOME

Windfall Physician Surprises His Neighbors by Returning With Intention of Practicing.

Dr. A. B. Moser, who was supposed to have eloped with Mrs. Paul Pritchard, of Windfall, a few weeks ago, deserting his wife and child, has returned to Windfall and when he alighted from the train about half the population wa® there to meet him. He is reported to have walked down the street in his accustomed manijer and a stranger not knowing of the previous excitement that he had caused, would have supposed that he was simply returning from a trip of a couple of hours out of town. Mrs. Pritchard, who is supposed to have elft town with him, did riot return, but it is said that she is at this time at the home of her sister, Mts. Harry Coley, at Atlanta. Dr. -Moser is Said to have been in Indianapolis several days. There is a report that the doctor and Mrs. Pritchard went from Windfall to Jacksonville, Fla., and that they had 'been in that section of the country practically all of the time. A report from Windfall' states that Dr. Moser had returned with the intention of renewing his practice of medicine there. Mrs. Verna Moser, the wronged woman, has filed suit for divorce and changes her hujfi>and with adultery and names Mrs. Laura F. Pritchard. She charges that Dr. Moser and the Pritchard woman ived together as husband and wife. Mrs. Moser asks that she 'be given a divorce a <for the support of her IQjycarold son, whose care and custody she desires. fihe asks that the court give her such alimony as might seem proper. Dr. Moser is restrained from disposing of any of his property until after thi suit is determined

Order coal, wood and feed of Hamilton & Kellner, Phone 273.

but it is sune that many of them would have gone there if condition® had. been right. It is probable that during the past ten years many more have gone from this city to Wisconsin University than to our own state university. Purdue always has a splendid attendance from this place, because of its superiority as a technical school. If it were combined with the state university, it would make one of the greatest colleges in the United States and we believe the consolidation timely. Indiana" is spending a vast amount of money on the colleges, possibly more than would meet the approval of the taxpayers if they fully realized the amount, and as long as there are two college® to divide it between, with a constant rivalry between them, the taxpayers are going to get the worst of it. Consolidate these colleges at Lafayette and we will have a vastly better university, with less overhead expense and in time a marked economy. It is thought probable that the scheme of consolidation will meet much opposition in the southern part of the state. The bill would make the consolidation elective July 1. IPJB.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1916.

THE GROUND HOG.

Prepare for warm weather; The ground hog ame out And seeing no shadow To put him to route, . - Unpacked his valise And with air rather gay Gave out the advice He had come out to stay. Here’s hoping sincerely That he makes no mistake, For it sure gets our goat To be dumped by a fake. If this weather prophet Universal in fame Fall® down in his forecast It will be a great shame, But we re all from Missouri And he’ll have to show us How spring time can get here Without more of a fuss. However, we state, that We’re not going to trifle. And if G. Hog has lied We will get a big rifle And hie to the woods, Or his hole of a home And will laugh in our glee As we shoot off hi® dome.

Program of the Dance to Given for Organized Charity.

The “harity ball” to be given Wednesday evening promises co be one ox rhe most enjoyable events ox the season. The 10-piece orchesha will make its first appearance, having donated its services to make the dance a success. The following musical program, consisting ox 24 numbers, will be rendered xor the dancers: 1 When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Rose. 2 Down on Tampa Bay. 3 Isle D’Amour. 4 Minute Man, 5 One Wonderful Night. 6 California and You. 7 On the Shore® of Italy. 8 Pepper Pot. 9 I Wonder Who’s Next to Your Heart 10 The Dazzler. H Nights of Gladness. 12 La Petite Coquette. 13 Back to the Carolina You Love. 14 Valse De Ma Coer. 15 He’s a Rag Picker. 16 I’ve Loved You Since You Were

a Baby. 17 The Violin My Great-Grand-Daddy Made. 18 Society Swing. 19 Isle D,Amour. 20 Yankee Grit. Extra. 1 Croony Melody. 2 It® a Long, Long Way to Tipperary. ----- 3 Winter Nights. 4 Morning Exercise.

Former Kentland Lawyer Chooses the Wrong Road.

Chicago dispatches tell of the escapade last Saturday of Frank M. Ross, a former young Kentland attorney, Who is alleged to have cashed six forged checks. He was arrested and in default of $6,000 ibail was sent to jail. His case was set for trial Feb. 9th, the postponement being made to allow the police to search for more victims. Ross is a son-in-law of Judge William Darroch and for some time gave promise of becoming one of the able attorneys in this part of the state. He left Kentland several months ago and i located in Hammond, forming a partnership for the practice of law. His downfall seems to chiefly date from his location there and a few months ago he was charged with stealing an automobile or getting possession of it under false pretenses. He was later apprehended and seems to have squared that trouble satisfactorily. He made partial confession of his forgeries following his arrest last Saturday, stating that speculation in grain caused him to pass the worthless checks.

Freight Train Had Wreck On Main Track in Rensselaer.

North bound local freight train, No. 46, had a wreck this Tuesday morning in this city. Several cars were switched down the main track and struck a flatcar with such force as to crush it and two >r three other cars were thrown off the track. “Jumbo,” the big wrecker, was brought here from Lafayette to clean up the wreck. Fortunately, the passing track was clear and no delay occurred to passenger trains.

Mrs. Frances Ham Reporter In Quite Serious Condition.

Mrs. Frances Ham, aged mother of Miss Ida Ham, is quite ill at her home on North West Washington street, the street leading north from Weston cemetery. She is about 85 years of age. Her daughter, Mrs. M. L. Grose, of Richmond, came Monday evening to assist in her eart . . :• :

Feb. 3—Chas W. Lowman's sale

J. J. LAWLER INJURED; FATHER SUFFOCATED

Chicago Stockman and Wealthy Jasper County Land Owner Injured When Homo Burns. M. O. Lawler, father of John J. Lawler, died as a result of suffocation and John suffered severe injuries when their home in Chicago was burned Monday night. James Walters, local manager for the Lawler farms, received a telephone message this Tuesday morning from Charles Day, Mr. Lawler’s secretary, stating that his employer's injuries were such that he had been taken to a hospital for treatment. —Mr. Walters understood that Jack had jumped from a third story window and' that he had broken one heel and severely wrenched his back. The Chicago Herald gives the following account of the fire: Michael O. Lawler, a pioneer live stock commission man, was killed last night by suffocation In a fl re in his residence at 3619 Indiana avenue.

His son, John J. Lawler, was burned severely in an attempt to rescue his father, who was 82 years old and an invalid. (Mr. Lawler was in a bedroom on the second floor when the fire was discovered. His younger son ran to ;urn in an alarm and two daughters escaped to the street. One, Miss Anna Lawler, jumped- from a window and was injured. The rest of the family were on the ground floor. The elder son, who is a commission merchant at the stockyards, ran up to his father’s (bedroom and took the helpless old man in his arms. ; ™: The son staggered to the front of ;he house instead of escaping by ;he rear staircase, in his confusion, ■because of the smoke. The front stairway wa® shut off by the flames and he made his way into the front room. His clothing had caught fire and he burned his hands in beating out the fire. When he was ahnots overcome by rhe smoke he realized his efforts to save his father were useless. He placed the old man on the floor and leaped from a window. He was 'bruised by the fall. Firemen raised a ladder to the window when they arrived and carried out Mr. Lawer’s body. Ho is believed to have been suffocated While in his son’s arms. The cause of the fire was not learned. The damage is about $5,000. / Mr. Lawler retired from business five years ago.

61 FARMER SLOST STOCK BY PLAGUE

Valuation Placed on 720 Cows, 500 Sheep and 1,255 Hogs Killed Was $51,320.28. Indianapolis, Feb. I.—The cost of the foot and mouth disease in this state has been heaviest on the farmers of St. Joseph county, according to the report of the special egislative invetsigating committee. Sixty-one farmers have had 720 cows, ’SOO sheep and 1,255 hogs killed by orders of state or federal officers since October 24 last. The valuation placed on this stock was $51,320.28. The loss in a number of other counties was reported as follows: Gass county, four farmers, 67 cows and 110 hogs kiled, value $4,104.88; Tippecanoe county, two farmers, 36 cows and 121 hogs, value $3,227.03; Knox county, Ed Shapj). 221 cows and 194 hogs, value $19,575.57; Whitley county, one fanner, 16 cows, 86 hogs, value $1,418; Delaware county, E. Frank Cox, 25 cows, 40 sheep and 23 hogs, value $2,361; Allen county, four farmers, 70 cows; 3 sheep and 71 hogs, value $4,226.80. The firm of —. Brown and Son, of Lake county, which had 314 cows and 281 hogs, valued at $19,575.87, killed, was the heaviest loser in the state.

SALE NOTICE. Friday, Feb. 26, E. E. Burkhart, 5 miles northwest of Wheatfield. General farm sale, For the range we have genuine Jackson Hill egg, Kentucky Belle egg and cannel egg.—Hamilton & Kellner.

< > The Daily Inquisition. Have you any confidence in J ; the Ground Hog’s forecast? <-,

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Assessors to Meet in Lafayette On Feb. 11th.

Uounty Assessor Thornton has received notice of the meeting of the state board of tax commissioners to be held at Lafayette on Feb. 11th to give instructions about ;he assessing work to March Ist. The tax commissioners are holding meetings in districts over the state and Jasper, Benton, Parke, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Vermillion and Warren are o meet in Lafayette on the day stated. Mr. Thornton will attend the meeting and will be pleased to rave as many of the township assessors as possible accompany him. The Newton county assessors will meet in Logansport on Feb. ItOh.

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Imes Have New Indianapolis Home.

A note from W. J. Imes directs the address for their Republican changed from 21st St. to *llOB Udell St., where their millinery store is located. They have rented their home on 21st street and moved to a house they have just traded for at 1112 Udell street, two doors west of their millinary store. It is a 6room cottage and they traded two vacant lots for it.

Judge Anderson in Indianapolis Monday overruled the demurrer to the federal indictment of Mayor Don Roberts and 26 other Terre Haute citizens and set the cases for trial in the feneral court March Bth.

A RENSSELAER CITIZEN COMES TO THE FRONT

Tells His Friends and Neighbors Of His Experience. Every Rensselaer resident should read what a neighbor says. His testimony can 'be relied upon. Here are his own words. Jacob R. Wilcox, Dayton Street, Rensselaer, says: “I had pains through my loins and was in misery day and night. I always felt tired and worn out and was annoyed by a distressing kidney weakness. Nothing relieved me until I began taking Doan’s Kidney Pllsl. They were of such - great benefit that I consider them worthy of the highest endorsement. .The cure has been permanent.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Dqn t simply ask for a kidney remedyget Doan’s Kidney Pills-the same that (Mr. Wilcox had. Foster-Mil-burn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.

INDIANA DAY IN HISTORY. February 2 yr om Indi® n® Society Calendar. Stoughton Fletcher born. Didn’t ha ve enough money to pay ear fare. WHAT THE WISE ONE SAID WHAT THE WOE ONE ' ; MEANT * .'' ' i>. One of the easiest things in Fear not, but trust in Provi- th world j 8 to find bad investdence, wherever thou mayest meats. # —Fletcher.

Grand and Petit Jurors For February Term.

The following are the grand and petit jurors for the February term of th* circuit court. The grand jury will not be called. The petit jur yis called for the third Monday of the term. - Grand Jury. Norvill Osborne—Gillam, Chas. MicCashen—Milroy. Thos. Abbring—Keener. David A. Augsperger—Jordan. Chas. A. Faratbee—Carpenter. Wm P. Bennett—Marlon. Petit Jury. Arthur Waymire—Barkley. Elmer Brown—Carpenter. Peter Hordeman—Union. Wes. Bowdy—Carpenter. Wm. Middleoanrp—Walker. Geo. FoulkS—Milroy. Lyman Raymond—Jordan. Elias W. Faris—Gillam. Tunis Snip—Keener. Jud Moore—Marion. Wm Fitzgerald—Kankakee. C. C. Warner—Marion. G. D. Gregory—Wheatfield. David Halstead—Newton R. S. McDonald—Hanging Grove. Everett Brown—Barkley.

Men Are to Be Tight; Or At Least Their Clothes Are.

Milwaukee, Feb. I.—When the International Custon Cuteers’ association meets in Milwaukee to fix the styles tor men’s clothes for 1915, according to the best advance information available, it will decree the wearing of clothes more form-fitting than any worn since 1850. The waists will be higher and trousers tighter, while there will be a further departure in evening dress from plain black, blue or oxford gray being permitted.

Fresh fish, finnan baddies, smoked white fish and oysters on hand at all times at Osborne’s Fish Market

-j-i i / Not Rub Off, Lasts 4 Times as V UsgssOthsMb Sem W«A. Get a Can Today

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