Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1915 — Page 1

No. 85.

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Many Reported to Be Interested in Montana.

The Republican a few weeks ago published an interesting letter from S. W. Richardson relating to the opening up of a large section of land that is to be , sold at public auction, and another letter from him states that since the article appeared quite a number have written him for further information. Mr. Richardson's address is Clear Lake, Mont., and he believes there is a good thing for any person who has from SSOO to SI,OOO capital. The tract to be opened up consists of 200,000 acres instead of 100,000 acres as stated in the previous article. The auction sales occur in May, the 4th, 11th, ltßh and 25th. The Geraldine, Mont., Review of March 20th says that the Milwaukee railroad will make a rate of $27 - for the round trip from Chicago. Mr. Richardson still offers to furnish all the information he can to those who wish to inquire.

Baptist Church.

Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Preaching at the regular hour both morning and evening by Rev. O. E. Miller, of Burnettsville. Everybody welcome.

Presbyterian Church.

Program of the song service to be held at the Presbyterian church next Sunday evening, April 11th: Organ Prelude —Bel Laßue. Prayer. Vocal Solo—Carl Duvall. Anthem—Choir. Vocal Solo —Mrs. George Reed. Piano Duet —lone Zimmerman, Edith Sawin. •Vocal Solo—Martha Long. Scripture. Piano Solo —Margaret Babcock. Solo—Mrs. Randle. High School Male Quartet. Piano Solo—Marguerite Brown. Anthem —Choir. . ' . - Offertory. Cello Solo —John Duvall. Hymn—Congregation. Benediction.

Fresh Caught Fish.

Pickerel .- ••. 16c Trout 18c Catfish 15c Halibut 17c Osborne’s Fish Market, Phone 439.

At last we have a razor good enough to Life Shumate’s Tungsten $2.75 Sizes and shapes to fit any face and adapted to any beard*. FOR SALE BY—— Fendig’s Rex-All Drugstore.

Money to Loan |l,ooo on first mtg, farm security 1 year. |ISOO on first mtg. farm security, x 1 year. $ 500 on farm mtg. security 1 year. $ 50 on chattel mtg. .I*'” v'X/4

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The Evening Republican.

NEW TIME TABLE IN EFFECT APRIL 11TH

Changes Mhde in Time of a Number of Trains—No. 35 From Chicago to Arrive Here at 1:38.

A new time table for the Monon goes into effect Sunday, April, 11th. There are a number of changes that qll should familiarize themselves with so that they will not miss their .trains. The most important change in the schedule is that of train No. 35, which heretofore left Chicago at 10 o’clock at night and arrived here at 12:13. It will now leave Chicago at 11:40 and arrive here at 1:38. This should make it possible to get Chicago papers here on this train, which will be a welcome change. It will also be an excellent theatre train.

The object in the change at this time is to shorten the time required for the travel of the trams and thus meet competition recently established by the Big Four road. Last year when there was quite a “safety first” wave over the country the roads between Indianapolis and Chicago agreed to lengthen their»schedules as a precaution against accidents. But the pubile wants to get there faster and seem willing to take the risk-and consequently the adoption now of faster trains. No. 33, southbound, has a schedule of 1 hour and 57 minutes from Dearborn station to Rensselaer. Northbound, No. 32, which has hitherto gone to Chicago at 10:46, is scheduled 10 minutes earlier, now going at 10:36. The following is the new schedule for all passenger trains that pass through Rensselaer: SOUTHBOUND. No. 35 ..... .. . . 1:38 a m No. 3 ...11:10 pm No. 31 7:30 p m No. 39 5:50 p m No. 33 1:57 p m No. 37 11:20 a m No. .5 10:55 a m NORTHBOUND. No. 4 ............ s:olam No. 36 4:48 a m No. 40 7:30 a m No. 32 .10:36 a m No. 38 . 8:12 p m No. 6 3:31 p m No. 30 .. <'............... 6:45 p m

Wife Who Deserted Wilbur Criswell Sues For Divorce.

Mrs. Daisy Criswell, who deserted her husband and four children here some two years ago, and is supposed to have run away with a married man, is now in David City, Neb., where she nas instituted proceedings for a divorce from her husband, Wilbur Criswell, who lives near this city, where he is caring for his children at the home of his mother. Sheriff McColly was sent a summons to serve on Wilbur. It is not known what Daisy alleges in her complaint but there is every reason why she should not be granted a divorce. If she does get one, dhe will doubtless marry again and she should not bfe allowed to do so.

Some Forms of Rheumatism Curable.

Rheumatism is a disease characterized by pains in the joints and in the muscles. The most common forms are: Acute and chronic rheumatism, rheumatis headaches, sciatic rheumatism and lumbago. All of these types can be helped absolutely by applying some good liniment that penetrates. An application of Sloan’s Liniment two or three times a day to the affected part will give instant relief. Sloan’s Liniment is good for pain, and especially rheumatic pain, because it penetrates to the seat of the trouble, soothes the afflicted pari; and draws the pain. “Sloan’s Liniment is all medicine.” Get a 25c bottle now. Keep it handy in case of emergency. 8

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Loans Wanted S2OO on chattel mortgage. S7OO on city property. * $1,500 first mortgage farm loan.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1915.

FORMER KENTLAND CITIZEN IN BAD

Harry E. Rank, City Treasurer West Lafayette, Reported S6OO Short In His Accounts. Harry E. Rank, who served as a deputy jointly in the offices of the county treasurer and county auditor of Newton county for several years, and later went to West Lafayette, where he was elected to the office of city treasurer, is reported to be from SSOO to S6OO short in his accounts. Mr. Rank denies that there is any shortage and says that all he lacks to enable him to prove his statement are the coupons on some street improvement bonds. He says that these were destroyed by a woman whom he had to clean the house some months ago. The shortage was discovered soon after Rank left the office and a committee was at once put to work on has books, which they found to be in very bad condition and it took the committee ten days to complete the work. The shortage is in the street and sewerage department and it is said that many of the books and papers are destroyed. The state accountants examined the books and said that they were in such a muddled condition that it would cost S3OO if the work was done by them.

Mr. Rank, in talking to a newspaper reporter, denied that he was short in his accounts but that he was preparing to pay the shortage. There had been rumors for some time of the muddled up condition of West Lafayette financial affairs but the matters were never looked up until recently. Mr. Rank was held in high esteem by the people of West Lafayette and the exposure came as a shock and those who are well acquainted with the situation are slow to believe that the charges are justifiable.

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Grandmother Kepner and Her Great Great Granddaughter.

Mrs. Rebecca Kepner was 87 years of age on March 29th and her grand children had her picture taken with her little great great granddaughter, Mildred May, sitting on her lap. Mildred is a year and 8 months of age. The line of descent is as follows: Mrs. Rebecca Kepner, Mrs. Mary Jane Webber (afterward Wright), Mrs. Alice Potts, Mrs. Mary May and Mildred May. It is a fifth generation picture, but Mrs. Webber is dead and therefore the entire chain could not be photographed. Mrs. Kepner is the widow of Robert Kepner, who died a number of years ago and who will be remembered best, probably, because of his long service as janitor of the Rensselaer schools. Although past 87, Grandma Kepner is enjoying quite good health.

G. O. P. Feasts at Terre Haute.

Tn one of tha most enthusiastic love feasts ever held in Vigo county, members of the young men’s republican club were hosts to more-than 600 republican workers, including, a large number of the most prominent republican leaders in Indiana. James E. Watson spoke on the recent city election in Chicago. W. L. Taylor, of Indianapolis, also spoke.

Lawnmowers Sharpened Right.

I am erecting at the mill one of the famous Ideal Lawnmower grinders, a machine especially built for the work and which does it perfectly. The blades can now be sharpened uniformly and I guarantee to return your .machine in better shape than the day you bought them. It will be sharp and stay sharp longer than when sharpened by hand or on: an emery wheel. Have them done' right now and keep your lawn beautiful all year.—D. E. Hollister, Phone 163.

NOTICE. All members of the Van Rensselaer Club are requested to be. present at the club rooms tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. Special work.—Don Beam, jrTvsuitJUUo •> - Just received/an elegant lot of new hats. See than at the Paris Hat Shop, ■ ■■,* x , -

GENERAL NEWS IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

Busy Readers Can Thus Keep Abreast es the Times and Not Waste Much of Their Time.

Hospital Pharmacist Named.

Frederick Kerr, of Richmond, has been named pharmacist for the state insane hospital at Madison. He will be o in his work there June 1.

Arizona Launching June 19.

The battleship Arizona, building at the New York navy yard, will be launched June 19, Secretary Daniels has announced. The governor of Arizona has been asked to name the ship’s sponsor.

Paris Bans Tango.

"-..A decree prohibiting the dancing of the tango and other similar dances has been prepared by the municipal authorities. It doubtless will be issued shortly and enforced with energy. v.

Lorimer Must Stand Trial.

William Lorimer, former U. S. senator, and other officials of the defunct Lasalle street Trust and Savings bank of Chicago must stand trial on the charge of attempting to wreck the institution. . -

Kin in Four Armies.

Miss Helen Kinnaird, of London, who has toured America as an actress, has written to friends in this country and states that she has relatives fighting in four armies. She is mak ing an effort to remain neutral.

Boy Drowns in Rain Barrel.

The body of Ambs Alexander, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Alexander, of Brazil, was fotmd upside down in a rain barrel at his parents’ home by O. T. Hudson, one of a party of neighbors who had searched for the child several hours.

Cartridge in Fire Kills.

A cartridge in a bonfire in her yard at Crown Point Wednesday exploded and the bullet struck Mrs. Alvin Sanford in the neck. Mra Sanford, is a pioneer of Crown Point, and the mother of Birne Sanford, short story writer. Physicians think she will recover.

Governor Asks Democrats to Resign.

Governor Willis, of Ohio, has sent letters to fourteen members of the state board of commissions requesting their immediate resignations. Meet of them are democrats and the reason given was that they are not in sympathy with the republican administration.

Maneuvers on Cruise.

Not a moment of the long cruise to San Francisco thia summer will be wasted by the Atlantic fleet, the navy department announced Wednesday, the entire voyage being occupied in a series of maneuvers and problems of sea strategy upon which the navy war college is now at work.

Whiskey Poured in Sewer.

Executors of the estate of Joseph Kammerer, of Washington, Pa., emptied 245 gallon sos whiskey from 20 to 45 years old into a sewer. The liquor had belonged to Kammerer, a former distiller, but because this country was dry he was unable to dispose of it. The whiskey was valued at $2,000.

U. S. to Open Homesteads.

The opening of a large number of desirable homesteads in the Shoshone irrigation project, near Yellowstone National park in Wyoming, is announced for the latter part of April by the federal reclamation service. The opening marks the fifth unit of forty and eighty acre tracts to be offered the public in the reservation.

Fitzsimmons Weds Again.

Bob Fitzsimmons, former heavyweight champion, has plunged into matrimony for the fourth time, his bride this time being Miss Temo Zillen, who has been associated on the stage with him. The new Mrs. Fitzsimmons says that Bob is good enough right now to win the championship from Jess Willard. Fitzsimmons presented his wife with gens valued at $85,000.

Parcel Post to Undergo Changes.

Word has been received from the postoffice department at Washington that the C. O. D. and insurance feat ires of the parcel post service are to be extended to the patrons of the rural mail routes. The extension will be made at once and will affect abut fifty per cent of the population of the country. This new feature of the parcel post service is one of the important advances made within the last few mouths. Red and yellow onion ccU. 1c the | quart.—-Home Grocery.

TEST SEED CORN IS ADVICE OF AGENT

J. W. McFarland, Benton County Agricultural Agent, Says You Can Not Afford Not to Do It.

The Republican takes the liberty to publish for the benefit of farmers in this the argument for testing seed corn made by J. W. McFarland, the agricultural agent in Benton county and which is being published in the papers of that county. The article follows: With the first of May approaching it is time for the farmers to begin to test their seed corn. No man can afford to neglect testing the vitality of his seed corn no matter how carefully it has been stored. There are so many ways that the vitality of the seed corn may be injured that it as never safe to assume that it is all in good condition. You may have kept your com in the best way possible and there may not be a single ear that will not grow but there is likely to be a few that are weak and will produce., weak plants. These are the ears that the germination test will help weed out. Most any one that is familiar with conn can tell an ear that will grow, but there isn’t any one that can tell the weak ears without making the germination test. Every weak ear that goes to the planter means several hundred weak plants or vacant places in the field and hence a loss in yield. It is estimated that about 14 ears of corn are required to plant an acre. With a good average yield of seventy bushels per acre, each of these 14 seed ears have produced five bushels, which, valued at 50c per bushel, amounts to $2.50. Taking the above into consideration can you afford to plant a dead or weak ear? I have talked to several men that have been testing their corn. One man said .that nine per cent of his corn would not grow, another said that six per cent of his com would not grow, another .that he had only tested 100 ears and of these only about 50 or 60 per cent of it grew perfectly. All three of these men are men that gathered their seed corn in the fall and cared for it through the winter.

Don’t believe that you can afford not to test your corn. It takes so little time and then you are sure of a stand and also sure of more money. It costs no more to cultivate a field that has a good stand than one that has a poor stand and the only way to be sure of a good stand is to make the individual ear test

Man Thought Dead Returns To Valparaiso Unexpectedly.

Albert Willis, who left Michigan City seventeen years ago in order that he might “see the world,” and who had not been heard of since that time, put in an appearance in Vai panaisu Thursday. His brother, Rudy Wills, runs a saloon in that city and did not recognize Albert when he stepped up to the bar. Their mother lives in Michigan City and she had mourned her son as dead. Together they went to Michigan City that afternoon to see her. The paper does not record that he had accumulated great riches while away and evidently he had done nothing more than carry out his intention of “seeing the world,” which holds mighty little of value in it.

Six Hundred Baby Chicks Burned to Death at Valpo.

Valparaiso Vidette. Six hundred baby chicks went to their death recently, when a brooder became overheated at the Loring Gillespie poultry farm near here. By the Fourth of July they were to have been ready as broilers for delivery on contract to a Chicago man at a fancy price. The chicks were replaced with others shipped by express since the misfortune.

Porter County Man Brings Sixth Wife From New York.

Valparaiso Vidette. William H. Johnston, of Westchester township, divorced from a fifth wife a few months ago, has returned from New York with the sixth bride of his career, and was in Valparaiso yesterday calling on friends and introducing Mrs. Johnston. The much married man gave the information here that he will establish his home in Niles, Mich.

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SURRENDER OF LEE TO GRANT CELEBRATED

Large Number of Old Soldiers and Others Commemorated Event of Fifty Years Ago. A large number of old soldiers and the wives and widows of a number, also Sons of Veterans and their families and members of the ladies’ auxiliaries gathered ait the G. A. R. hall Friday evening and listened to an interesting program, largely reminiscent and historical, appropriated to the anniversary of the surrender of General Robert E. Lee to General U. S. Grant, fifty years ago that day. The speaking program was enlivened by some splendid music by the girls’ high school quartet and by a recitation by Miss Florence Gorham. The meeting was presided over by Prof. Ross Dean and was opened by prayer by Dr. Curnick. John Kresler, who served in the Fifth Army Corps and participated in the Appomattox campaign, told of the closing day® of the great conflict as he remembered them. Commander D. H. Yeoman, of the Post, told of things that were happening with the western army at that time and how the welcome news was received that Lee had surrendered. Burgess Dillon, who also served with the army of the east and who was on the program, was unable to be present owing to illness. Dr. Curnick spoke of the lessons of the war and brought out many splendid thoughts pertaining to the duties of citizenship and the questions that need solution at this time. George H. Healey told of the appearance of Generals Lee and Grant at the time of the surrender and Rev. J. p. Green spoke of the things that occurred after the war was over, also bringing out many good thoughts. He suggested that it would be profitable to hold these anniversary events more frequently and that it would be well if they could be held in larger halls where the public oould be welcomed. Refreshments consisting of sandwiches, pickles and coffee were served. The occasion was in all respects very enjoyable.

Literary Program Delighted Visitors at the High School.

The program given by Mrs. Edd J. Randle and Miss Kathryn Watson at the high school Friday delighted all who heard it and there were about ninety visitors in addition to the high school pupils. The following program was carried out: It is Spring .Ashford Maytime ...Dudley Buck The Pine Tree Salter Mrs. Alice Shedd Randle.' Brownies .-.. Leoni ■ I Hear You Calling Me. .C. Marshall The Crimson Petal ....Roger Quiltso Mrs. Alice Shedd Randle. Reading from “If I were a King” Kathryn Watson Lubin • Hayden Ghosts Lang Fairy Piper Brewer Mrs. Alice Shedd Randle. Thoughts of You Brown When I Awake ..Ellen Wright Damozel Nouvells Mrs. Alice Shedd Randle. Miss Watson gave an encore entiled: “Haunted By a Tune.” Miss Bel Laßue was the accompanies! for Mrs. Randle’s songs. The audience was delighted with both the songs and the readings. The program was in charge of both the Webster and Lincoln societies and Carl Eigelsbach, president of the Webster Society, presided.

A Car Just Received.

If you want to see a fine lot of quality buggies call on Charles A. Roberts, Rensselaer, Ind. Try our Classified Column. Sale bills printed hast

OUR BIG SPECIAL For this week taken from our regular stock of 10c canned goods: 4 large cans sauer kraut for ...25c 4 large cans pumpkin for 25c 4 large cans hominy for 25c 4 cans red kidney beans for ....25c 4 cans Snyder tomato soup for .. .25c JOHN EGER

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