Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 238, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1915 — Page 1

No. 238.

Tonight AT THE Princess “Little Grey Lady” “In the Bishop’• Carriage” the picture which wasadvertised for tonight was destroyed by fire, consequently we will run the “Little Grey Lady” one of the Famous Players’ best productions. Show at 7 o’clock

Pianos and Player Pianos. One S6BO Schiller Ideal Player for $465. Two $550 Lagonda Player $385. One $375 Jesse French & Son’s piano $285. One $450 Schiller Piano with Wessel Nickel & Gross action. Best there is made $325. One new sewing machine $17.50. Two organs at bargains. 10 lessons given free with every piano. H. R. LANGE & SON. SAFETY FIRST. To get the most prompt result when reporting a fire make your report in the following manner to the central office: Eire at fire plug No. , giving number near the fire. Every telephone should have a card on it with the fire plug number on the card. These cards will be furnished by the telephone office or the news stand. Get your card today. J. J. MONTGOMERY, Chief Fire Department. I I ■' We have just unloaded a car of stoneware. Stone jars from % gallon to 20 gallons; milk crocks from % gallon to 2 gallons; jugs from % gallon to 5 gallons; churns from 2 gallons to 6 gallons, and at prices that we can save you money on all stoneware and flower pots. JOHN EGER.

ls it’s Electrical let Leo Mecklenburg do it. Phone 621

SPECIAL Two Day Flour Sale For Friday and Satur- 7 day Only We offer you White Star Floursl.47 Monogram - $1.57 Guaranteed to please you'or your money cheerfully refunded. Rowles & Parker v, Phone 95

The Evening Republican.

HARRY EGER SHOT JOHN W. CLOUSE

Dispute Oner Cow Led to Hasty Action—Shotgun Used At Long Range Without Serious Result* Hairy Eger spent Wednesday night in jail and was released on a SSOO bond this Thursday morning when arraigned before Judge Hanley. Harry had fired two charges of shot at John W. Clbuse, who lives a neighbor to him at the north edge of town. Cfouse proved not to be seriodbly injured and this will probably mitigate the offer sc. As nearly as The Republican can get at the circumstances that led up to the shooting Clouse had gone to the Eger home to see a cow which belongs to Mrs. Clouse, who is not living With her husband but is at present in Illinois. The cow, it is understood, had been left by Mrs. Clouse in care of Mr. Eger. One Story is to the effect that Harry had told Clouse that the cow’s bag was sore and that he had better come over and look after her and that he was there for that purpose when Harry returned home from Nat Heuson’s farm, where he had been helping thrash. Harry, however, denies that he had asked Clouse to come over to see the cow and says that when he came home from thrashing Clouse was there and that he ordered him from the place but that Clouse began to curse him and that he went into the house and got the shotgun and that Clouse was coming after him with a club. He fired twice at,Clouse, both charges taking effect in his back, but Clouse was some 75 yards away and only five shot pierced the skin. Probably a dozen more passed through his coat and shirt and rolled to the floor when Dr. Loy, who attended him, was digging the others out. One shot was deep enough to resist without considerable probing and was left where it iad lodged.

L. A. Harmon, court bailiff, who had 1 jeen at Parr with his wife, was comng back to Rensselaer at about 4:30 o’clock and saw Eger out in the road with the shotgun and asked him what he was doing and Harry x replied that if he didn’t take Clouse to town he would kill him. Clouse at that time started toward Eger and Harmon and Harry made a movement to shoot again but Harmon restrained him. Clouse was brought to town by Mr. Harjnon and swore out an affidavit for Eger’s arrest and it was given to Mr. Harmon to serve. Walter Porter accompanied him to Eger’s home and Harry and his wife and baby all accompanied them to town and to the office of Deputy Prosecutor Sands. Just as they reached the top of the stairway they met Clouse coming out and Harry reached for his hip pocket to get a revolver which the officers did not know he had. Mr. Sands caught his arm and the revolver was taken away from him. His mental condition was such that Judge Hanley declined to consider admitting him to bail and he was sent to jail for the night. By this morning he quieted down and the bail was furnished by his brother, C. W. Eger, and his attorney, George A. Williams.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1915.

Kentland Football Team To Meet Locals Saturday.

Kentland high school will pry off the local football lid when they meet the high school team Saturday afternoon at Riverside Athletic Park. Kentland sustained a 72 to 0 defeat at the hands of Morocco some time ago and inasmuch as Rensselaer has a game or two scheduled with that team this season, this game will give them a chance to get a line on the respective strength of the two teams. Kentland has served notice, howeverthat they are in much better trim than when - they were defeated by Morocco and expect to give Rensselaer much stiffer opposition that that encountered by Morocco. . - Coach Meyers has put the Rensselaer warriors through several weeks of hard work and the men, with two or three exceptions, are in good trim. It is probable that the entire squad will get into action duringthe game.

STORAGE BATTERIES Repaired and Recharged Also Magnetos repaired and mag netos recharged. Also Everything electrical. K. T. RHOADES & CO. Phone 579

Every Lady or Girl in Town Who intends to buy a new coat or suit this fall is invited to call and Z \ be shown our big, new and up to J 1 the minute line. J We have spent a great deal of time in collecting our fall assortment of suits and coats and feel amply paid for our trouble as we have the snappiest and most attractive collection of ready to wear garments we have ever shown at the most I / attractive prices. “ r A7"e want to Slio'w You MEN’S AND BOYS’ SUITS The cleanest and most up to date line T 4 of ready to wear suits in the city. Our talking point on these suits is the fine tailoring, fit, trimmings and fabrics. For the young men we carry the famous Kuppenheimer MgpF line of suits which are made exclusive IA styles for young men’s dress wear. For the middle aged and older men we carry the J. Friedman & Co.’s line off suits which IMjjjK ; A are made for more conservative lines. e We [MM ? " \ want to show you our line. We are positive ■■lll | 8A,,,, we can save you money and give you bigger W I|M£3 ■ values. 11l 111 Men’s Suits priced from SB.OO to $25.00 jW l|j Boys’ Suits priced from $2.98 to SB.OO ■ n The Big Corner Department Store TMB HOU« OF Rowles <& Parker

SHORT WORK MADE OF HOBO BURGLAR

Howard Boone Entered McCoysburg Store and Was Arrested and Convicted Same Day. ' Howard Boone- 35 years of age and a hobo by profession and confession, is now in the county jail and will be started within a day or two for the penal farm to serve a term of six months. At an eally hour this Thursday morning some one at McCoysburg saw a light in McDonald’s store and informed the proprietor. Before he arrived at the store the intruder had gone but he had left his mark in the shape of a discarded pair of shoes and old pants. A nempty shoe box and a disordered pile of overalls showed what was missing. About the time of the investigation Tom Becker reported that he had seen a man going south on the railroad track. Mr. McDonald hastened to Monon and after getting Marshal James Wilson began a search for the man and found him. He had on the stolen shoes and two pairs of overalls from the McDonald stock, also a handkerchief and some nickle and penny change stolen from the money drawer. The man was making plans to walk out of Monon and must be some walker for he had evidently gone from Rensselaer to Monon during Wednesday night and it was about 3:30 in the morning when he was seen in the Mc-

Attend Centennial Meeting At Schoolhouse This Evening.

The public is invited to attend the meeting to ‘be held at the high school auditorium this evening to take up the proposition of Jasper county’s part in the centennial of Indiana, a more extended article about which appeared in, x The Republican a few days ago. Several are expected from Remington and other places and it is hoped there will be a good representation from Rensselaer. It is important that steps be taken to show the part Jasper county has played in the state’s hisory.

Donald store. He gave his name as Howard Boone and said his home was in Anderson, Ind., but that he spent most of his time hoboing about the country. He said he had served two terms in the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville and one term in the prison at Columbus, Ohio. He did not seem so mind the prospect of going back to Jeffersonville but said he had avoided taking any of the $8 or $lO in the postoffice money drawer in the McDonald store, as he did not want to get tangled up with the federal authorities and have to go to Fort Leavenworth. He was brought to Rensselaer and Deputy Prosecutor Sands filed an affidavit charging him with burglary. This was later changed to petit larceny as the burglary charge is from 10 to 20 years in the penitentiary. Judge Hanley then stentenced him to serve six months on the penal farm. He was sentenced less than seven hours from the time he had committed the act.

FOOTBALL <** Kentland H. S. vs Rensselaer H. S. AT RIVERSIDE ATHLETIC PARK SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 Game Called 2:30 Admission, 25c This is the opening game of the season. Come out and help the locals start with a victory

FRESH FISH. Halibut, lb 20c Catfish, lb 18c Yellow Pike R) 20c Herring, lb l* c Trout, lb 18c OSBORNE FLORAL CO., Phone 439-B.

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