Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1915 — Page 1

No. 127.

Tonight at the Princess “The Black Box” and weekly ~ Miss Loftis, the soloist will sing and play the piano. Vaudeville at the Gayety if _ the weather permits. ADMISSION 10 AND 5c

Discuss the Improvement Of the Air Line Route.

A meeting was held at the Lahr house, Lafayette, Friday afternoon for the purpose of discussing plans for the improvement of the air line route from Chicago to Indianapolis. Representatives were present from each of the counties interested in the matter and many suggestions were made as to the course which should be pursued. The men present were enthusiastic is advocating the improvement of the proposed highway and it is quite certain that the road will be oiled, curves eliminated and other improvements made that will make it a favorite with the tourists. After a woman gets on the shady side of 30 her birthdays run together like moving pictures.

DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP C. Earl Duvall - Rensselaer, Ind. Up-to-date Clothier, Furnisher and Hatter. As vacation time is drawing near and those who are contemplating taking a trip should come in our store and see the fine line of suit cases, traveling bags trunks and travelers sets we have on display. We have arranged for a special sale on these goods from Saturday 29th to Saturday, June sth. The following are special sale prices: t $12.00 traveling bags for $9.00 SCO tH© PallTl BOaCH SUItS we are showing, straw Hats, Palm Beach 6ooks, neckwear, shirts, hats, &»££* to caps and extra trousers. gS S&rti cases ";!" igS SERGE TROUSERS. DUCK TROUSERS. SIO.OO cowhide suit cases ..<-..57.00 ill 1 C lL $8.50 cowMde suit cases $6.00 You should purchase some of tne $6.00 cowhide suit cases $4.00 » 1 J ll* I $5.00 cowhide suit cases $3.60 Keep tool ana rii jlo omra. $6.00 traveling sets .S4.QP _ -- _- m _, $5.00 traveling sets $3.60 DMV A STETSON HAT $6.50 traveling seta v ...., $4.60 PV ■ M ° IEI gVII nfl * Special bargains in men’s, boys' and youths suits for this week. Look for the ad of special sale on tailor made suits from June sth to 13th. » Duvall’s Quality Shop C EARL DUVALL

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PURTELLE ROAD IS NOW A GONER

Judge Wason Annuls Charter of Indiana and Northwestern Traction Company’'. Monticello Journal —In the circuit court today Judge Wason annulled the charter in White county of the old Indiana & Northwestern Traction Company, secured by the organization headed by Eugene Purtelle several years ago and which had been allowed to go by default. The suit was brought bw Prosecutor Brockway, on relation of the attorney general, and judgment for plaintiff was rendered as stated. O. L. Brown, who is promoting the new line, which follows practically the same route as the old, was here as an interested party. He was accompanied by W. Stockton, of Round Grove township, who is interested in seeing the road go through. Mr. Brown stated that his plans are maturing nicely and that the failure of the subsidy election to carry in two townships so far will not stop active promotion of the project.

Draws Prison Sentence For Wife Desertion.

Otis Hazelgrove, charged with deserting his wife, has been found guilty by a jury in criminal court at Indianapolis and sentenced to the reformatory at Jecersonville for one to jjiree years. Hazelgrove demanded a trial by jury, which deliberated only ten minufc? The Hazel groves were married at Peru four years ago. Hazelgrove left his wife in Indianapolis in April, 1914. A child was bom in August of that year and their first baby died in October, 1914, ibut Mrs. Hazelgrove said her husband refused to come to Indianapolis to attend the funeral. Hazelgrove’s defense was that he could not make a’living in Indianapolis for his family and that he had returned to 'his father’s home near Delphi. He had sent his wife $2 since he left her.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1915.

BILL BAT SAYS IT IS NO HOOP SNAKE

Stakes Reputation as Nturalist That Hordemann Find is a Glass or Joint Snake. Editors of The Republican, Dear Sirs: I see a statement in your paper regarding the capturing of la hoopsnake by one Peter Bordenian, of Union township, Jasper county, Ind. The circumstantial evidence in the case shows that the specimen was discovered, pursued, captured and slain in the wilds of Walker township in the said county and state. Now I have not seen Pete’s goods that I might be able to make a scientific zoological, analytical examination of it but am willing to stake my reputation as a naturalist that it is a case of mistaken identity. Hoopsnakes, milksick and hydrophobia are rapidly being relegated to the oblivion of the past. From the brief description given me by a party who was so fortunate as to get a glimpse of the monster before he was immersed in alcohol, I suspect it to belong to the saurian family, and commonly known as glass or joint snake, which is in fact no snake at all but belongs with the lizard group. They have a glassy appearance, pointed nose, break into pieces easily, have eye-lids and can wink, while snakes can not, can neither climb nor swim, are not venemous by horn or fang, detached sections will never be reunited but new ones will grow on just as new leg® and pinchers do on a crippled fish. With due respect to the opinions of Mr. Hordeman (which I think may have been influenced by the suggestions of others) I submit these remarks for publication.—Bill Bat.

Christian Church.

9:30 Bible school. Every member is urged to be present. 10:46 sermon. Special music. 8 p. m., Baccalaureate sermon at M. E. church by Rev. G. W. Titus. The carpenter strike in Chicago will end next week according to the prediction of John A. Metz, president of the carpenter’s council.

MEMORIAL PROGRAM AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Bad Weather Causes Abandonment of Exercises at Weston Cemetery But Graves to Be Decorated. Owing to the bad weather and the wet condition of the grounds at Weston cemetery, it has been decided to hold the Memorial exercises at the Christian church at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The parade will form at the court house as originally intended and the various orders will march to the church, where the program, as originally published, will 'be carried out. The graves will be decorated in the morning by * a committee from the Grand Army.

Fowler Dental Office Is Robbed of Gold.

Fowler Review, —Thieves entered Dr. Walker’s dental parlors some time Monday night and stole SIOO worth of gold, which consisted of new gold in sheets, gold crowns, fillings, etc. The robbery was first discovered Tuesday morning when the doctor opened the office. Entrance to the room had been made through the front door, which had been unlocked with a skeleton key. Ass bill which was in the office desk was also taken. As soon as the robbery was discovered the police of the surrounding towns were notified and given a description of the articles taken, but no trace of the thief has been found. Whether the work was done by local talent or by pro-' fessionals is not known as the authorities have no clew to work on, but it is very evident that the (thief had sized things up beforehand and knew that Dr. Walker’s office was the only dental office in town that was not equipped with a safe.

Surprise on Mrs. Hinrichs By Kniman Ladies’ Aid.

The Ladies’ Aid of the M. E. church of Kniman gave a little surprise in honor of their president, Mrs. H. Hinrichs. Twenty-three were there to show their appreciation of her faithful service for the last two years and presented her with a Bible. The afternoon was enjoyed by singing. Mr. Hinrichs and the Lake sisters sang German songs. Refreshments were served, Mrs. Shell treating all to an abundance of popcorn balls and Mrs. E. Osborne taking pictures for remembrance of the day. All had. a fine time.

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Class Night Exercises Proved Quite Pleasing.

The senior class activities 'began with the "class night” exercises Friday night. Gaylord Long, president of the class, 'presided. The program was short, consisting of the class poem, class will, class prophesy and several musical numbers. All were interesting, especially to the members of the senior and junior classes, who were frequently mentioned by reference to some of their snore prominent habits. ' Russell Van Arsdel, in the class will, presented a number of articles to juniors, calling them to the front to receive their awards. His handling of the subject was very clever and some splendid humor was woven into the provisions of the last will and testament of the class. Agnes Howe gave the class poem, which consisted largely of Mother Goose jingles with applications to members of the class. Marie Hamilton, Vera West and Agnes Howe acted out the class prophesy. The scene represented a meeting of the three at a missionary convention and as each would try to make a report they would be interrupted by one of the others mentioning what had happened to some meml>er of the class. Various occupations were portrayed and much laughter provoked as each graduate re-

ceived mention in the prophesy. Luella Robinson and Edith Sawdn gave a piano duet, Anna Leonard sang a solo, and lone Zimmerman, Edith Sawin and Anna Leonard gave a piano trio. Superintendent Dean gave a very interesting talk, telling of some of the work performed by the class during the four years of the 'high school course. He also spoke of the class of 1902, of which he was a member and said they were widely scattered and in many occupations, and he said that the future might separate the members of the class of 1915 even more, saying that some may in the not far distant future, cross the sea, and others be separated by the width of the continent. He spoke of Miss Gertrude Kannal, who had been a member of the class but whose misfortune had deprived her of completing the school course, but said she was still regarded a member of the class and it was hoped to have her with the class at the alumni banquet. Taken all in all, the evening was very enjoyably spent and the large class of 1915 entered very gracefully upon the activities of the week that will mark the commencement of a wider field of activities for each. * - ■ August Belmont, of New York, has been elected head of-the volunteer aero-military service federation. A membership of 25,000 is expected within two months. Recruiting has already begun.

Base Ball at the College SUNDAY, MAY 30, 3 p. m. Riverside Team of Lafayette vs St Joseph's College A good game is expected. Gen. Admission 25c.

Monon May Put Train On Michigan City Line.

It 1b understood that as a result of the efforts being made by residents along the line of the Monon to get the utilities commission to order the re-establishment of the day train on the Michigan City division that the company officials themselves are seriously considering the restoration of the service. They have found out that the traffic of the present passenger train has fallen off very perceptibly and the reason therefore is not hayd to find. If people can not travel one way or the other and find accommodations to get back to their homes they will not travel at all, or if they do travel they will go via machine or team. The economical move by the Monon officials seems to have had just the opposite effect from what was intended, and they are beginning to see their mistake. In this line it is a notable fact that dozens of traveling men are now using small cars in which to get from town to town in their territory instead of patronizing *the railroads as formerly. The loss of time alone outweigh sthe cost of the cars, and it is easy to be seen how traffic can be almost entirely drawn away from a railroad unless some effort is made to accommodate it

Showers tonight; Sunday cloudy.

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