Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1915 — Page 1

No. 108.

MYSTERY IN WHITE COUNTY IS SOLVED

Cecil Van Meter, Who Was Thought Murdered, is Safe in Pulaski County—Makes Statement. Cecil Van Meter, the young farmer whose disappearance from near Monon, several weeks ago caused a suspicion that he had been foully dealt with, has been found and has explained the cause of his leaving home and keeping his whereabouts a secret. „ Following the disappearance of Van Meter a man named Frank Hoover took up his residence at the Van Meter home. A few days ago he and Mrs. Van Meter were arrested on a charge of associating and he tried to commit suicide because he declared the charge false. Later he was released from jail and now Mrs. Van Meter has been freed.

Thursday Van Meter telephoned to his father at Buffalo that he was in Pulaski county and wanted to see his father. The old gentleman hastened to the place in Pulaski where the son said he would be and the meeting took place. He said domestic troubles had caused him to leave horn. After he

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The Evening Republican.

Mrs. John Browh Died in Wesley Hospital in Chicago.

Mrs. John Brown, wife of the wellknown banker and farmer of Crown Point, died in Wesley hospital in Chicago Wednesday night. She had been taken there for an operation for a tumor. Mrs. Brown was one of the best beloved women in Crown Point and her death is mourned by all who knew her.

The Primrose cream separator is sold by Hamilton & Kellner.

got away he feared that he would be arrested for desertion of his wife and children and he kept in hiding. He worked at Attica, Hammond and Chicago. He said he left his wife S4O and all the live stock on the farm. Probably the activity of the neighbors, whose suspicions resulted in all the ugly talk about the conduct of Mrs. Van Meter and Young Hoover, who is only 19 years old, was responsible for much injustice to them and some who went so far as to dig into soft places on the farm will now feel quite foolish. Only Thursday a wild take was circulated at Monticello to the effect that fishermen in the Tippecanoe river had dragged the body of Van Meter to the bank. The discovery of his whereabouts will set at rest the wild rumors and relieve Mrs. Van Meter and Hoover of the suspicions heaped upon them.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1915.

LAFAYETTE MEETING TO PROMOTE MEETING

Jasper County Committee Report Much Interest—Meeting to Be Held Here Saturday Eve.

The committee composed of Mayor C. G. Spitler, Attorney E. P. Honan, and Ohas. E. Peck met the committees from the other counties along the proposed Dixie Highway route at Lafayette Thursday. The other counties represented were Marion, Boone, Clinton, Tippecanoe, White apd Lake. The name chosen for the association was the Chicago-Indianapolis Air Line Dixie Highway Association. The committee from Jasper county desire to meet the citizens in the court house Saturday evening at 8 o’clock to report on the actions taken in Lafayette and to select two delegates to meet the Indiana commissioners in Indianapolis Monday and to attend the Dixie Highway convention in Chattanooga on May 20th. N. C. Shafer, of the Main Garage, took the two Rensselaer members and the Remington member of the committee to Lafayette Thursday. All returned home very enthusiastic for the proposition and convinced that with a concerted effort we can land

MAY FETE POSTPONED BECAUSE OF WEATHER

White Dresses and Bouquets Are Not Suitable For Damp Cold Day— Will Occur Monday P. M.

The May Fete to have been held this afternoon was postponed until Monday afternoon on account of the rain of last night, the damp ground and the cloudy skies today. White dresses, flowers and slippers are necessary to the success of the program and today is not at all suitable and the postponement was determined upon by the school faculty. It was decided to hold it Monday afternoon if the weather is suitable and should the conditions then be unfavorable to postpone it from day to day until the weather is agreeable. So the first bright and warm afternoon following Sunday will be the occasion for carrying out the fete at Milroy park. /

the routing through Remington and Rensselaer and that it will bring thousands of tourists each year through this country. All who can do so should attend the meeting Saturday evening and hear the proposition discussed.

Who Were They Hiding From and Who Were They.

A couple whose suspicious actions caused some wonder were in town Thursday. The man was about 50 years old and the woman somewhat younger. They came on the early morning train from the south and were let oy the train on the north side of the track. They dodged into F. W. Tobias’ restaurant and going to the window at the rear watched across the track and talked with each other about avoiding some one at the station. A man looked about the depot and finally came across the track and looked into the front part of the restaurant but the couple who were avoiding him were concealed from view by the show cases and tables. The man left and went toward town. Mr. Tobias asked the couple what they wanted and they replied that there was nothing they wanted. He informed them that he did not want his restaurant made a hide and seek place and the couple took their baggage and walked north. They were not seen again until just as the afternoon passenger train, due at 3:31, arrived and they boarded it. If the blush of teens had been on the cheek of the girl it would have looked like an elopment, but they were old enough almost to be in the grandparents class and their actions could not be solved.

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GRANGER “NOT GUILTY” VERDICT OF JURY

Father and Son Acquitted of Burglary Charge—Evidence Not Sufficient For Conviction. Henry Granger and son, Roy, were acquitted by the jury that tried them on a charge of burglarizing the ranch house of Joseph Adams, near Thayer. The jury brought in its verdict ait 9:30 Thursday evening after it had been out for about five hours. The result was no surprise to those who had heard the testimony, although they had expected that the result would be arrived at sooner. Even the attorneys for the state did not expect a conviction. The state had pinned its case on the evidence of Charles Shinkle and his character was made the target of the defense, and some twenty residents of Thayer and Roselawn testified that Shinkle could not be believed. Henry Granger has been a defendant in the courts on a number of occasions but has always escaped punishment on serious charges. With justice to him, The Republican wishes to say that the finding of the jury was just, for there was insufficient evidence for conviction and the doubt must have been in the minds of all whether the charge of Shinkle had any truth in it. Since Hank and his family have left Newton county and taken up their residence in Lake, where little if any attention is paid to liquor law violations, it will probably be some time before the r authorities of Jasper or Newton county will have occasion to prosecute them again. In fact, the many times that Hank has crawled through the eye of a needle, so to speak, when the attorneys for the state thought they had him where he could not get away, has to some extent discouraged the attorneys and they realize that Hank is almost a law unto himself in the river district.

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Use the Old-Time Sage Tea'and Sulphur and Nobody Will Know. Gray hair, however handsome, denotes advancing age. We all know the advantages of a youthful appearance. Your hair Is your charm. It makes or mars the face. When it fades or turns gray and looks dry, wispy and straggly, just a few applications of Sage Tea and Sulphur enhances its appearance a hundred-fold. Don’t stay gray! Look yopng! Either prepare the tonic at home or get from any drug store a 50 cent battle of “Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound.” Thousands of folks recommend this resdy-to-use preparation, because it darkens the hair beautifully and removes dandruff, stops scalp itching and falling heir, besides, no one can possibly tell, as it darkens so naturally and evenly. You moisten a sponge or soft brush with it, drawing this through the hair, taking one small strand at a time. By morning the gray hair disappears. After another application or two, its natural color is restored and it becomes thick, glossy and lustrous, and you appear years younger.

New Hitch and Feed Barn.

I have started a hitch and feed bam in John Knapp’s old stand and will appreciate a share of your business. I also do auto livery.—Dan Robinson.

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