Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 242, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1915 — Page 1

No. 242.

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JOHN L. AMES DIED AT AGE OF EIGHTY-NINE

Father of Ed and Ruth Ames and Mrs. Frank Hill Passed Away Monday at 4 O’clock. *- ■ - John L. Ames, who would have been 89 years of age on Oct. 17th, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Hill, in Jordan township Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock. He had been in failing strength for some time and his death was not unexpected. Old age was the cause of death. Mr. Ames came here with the Hill family some eight or nine" years age and had made his home with the Hill family same eighf or nine years ago and had made his home with his children since that time. He is survived by .two daughters, Mrs. Frank Hill and Miss Ruth Ames, of' this city, and by two sons, Ed Ames, of Hanging Grove township, and Charles Ames, of Madison. His home was' in Madison for many years and the body was returned there for burial, being accompanied by the children from this place. The funeral will be held in Madison Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.

S. P. Haskell Buys Hotel At Wolcott —Now In Charge.

S. P. Haskell, who has been in partnership with his sister, Mrs. J. H. Dunlap, in conducting the White Boarding House for some time, has purchased the Sell hotel at Woloott and took possession today, Tuesday. The hotel had been conducted for nineteen years by Mrs. Sell. It is a 'frame building with 19 rooms and is a very popular hostelry. Mr. and Mrs. Haskell 'have had much experience in the hotel business and will doubtless make a splendid sucecss of the Wolcott hotel. Mrs. Dunlap will continue to run the White Boarding House.

CUT FLOWERS.

Potted Plants— Ferns, 26c to (1.50 each. Begonias, 10c to 25c each. Geraniums, 10c to 26c each. Special orders for funerals and other occasions furnished on short notice. OSBORNE FLORAL 00., _ Telephone 459-B.

WEATHER. Unsettled tonight and Wednesday; probably rain. A full grown sheep averages 152 pounds in weight.

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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Let Contract For Sewer and Transact Considerable Other Business— Councilman King Absent. The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present except Councilman King. The contract for a sewer on West Washington, Jackson and Elza streets was let to C. -Kellner at 47 cents per foot for the 10 inch sewer and 41 cents per foot for the 8-inch sewer, and $7.25 each for catch basins. A petition of C. B. Steward et al for a sidewalk on Vine street was referred to the street committee. The same action was taken on the petition of Mrs. M. J. Burr et al for a sidewalk' on Elza and West Harrison streets. An electrician license was granted to L. JL This is the first license taken out under the hew ordinance. Those doing wiring or making water connections without a license from now on are liable to a fine. ~ The city engineer filed a report showing that the brick alley in Block 9 has been completed according to specifications. The report was accepted. The light committee recommended that street lights be installed at the north end of 'Jefferson Street and one near the railroad at Jefferson street ahh one on College avenue. The light superintendent was directed to install same and also to extend the water main on Clark street. The city treasurer was authorized to transfer SI,OOO from the water to the corporation fund. The city treasurer’s report for the month of September shows the following condition of the city funds: Library fund, on hand $719.78; Road fund, on hand, $658.29; Electric light, on hand, $4,221.51; Corporation, overdrawn, $113.30; Water fund, on hand, $4,723.40. The usual number of claims were allowed.

Wind Started Touring Car and It Went Over River Bank.

Everett Brown, of Barkley township, drove his Overland touring oar to town Monday and left it at the home of his father on McCoy avenue. He is certain he set the brake but the wind was boltwing at a rapid rate and the'car was headed slightly down grade and the /wind started the machine and it ran some 60 feet down the road and lunged over the channel of the old river. The fall was 10 or 12 feet and the car suffered considerable damage. The steering gear was bent, also one axle and the fenders. It required considerable work and the use of another machine to pull the car out of the old channel.

Headquarters for the best shoes manufactured at the lowest puces. Where? Why, of course, at Rowles A Parker's. r-

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1915.

M’CRAY GETS 204 OUT OF 246 VOTES

Watson Gets 101 to Miller 86, Taylor 32, Robinson 25 and Olds 2 In Straw Primary. For Governor— Warren T. McCray 20< James P. Goodrich I<> Quincy A. Myers 14 R. 0. Johnson . 11 Charles A. Carlisle i 246 McCray’s majority 162. For U. S. Senator— James E. Watson 101 Hugh Th. Miller 86 William iL. Taylor 32 Arthur R. Robinson 25 Walter Olds 2 246 Watson’s plurality over Miller 15. Thus ended The Republican’s straw primary for governor and United States senator. The votq was not much of a contest. Warren T. McCray received 204 votes out of 246 and his supporters were very enthusiastic. It was noticeable that among those who voted for him were many now living in Jasper county who had been acquainted with him in Newton county and they were strong for him and will work hard for him if he is nominated. Another noticeable thing was the fact that many democrats asked for the privilege of voting in the “straw” primary, asking for the right to vote for Mr. McCray because they expected to vote for him at election time.

The senatorial contest was a little more diversified and the first time the votes were counted James E. Watson, of Rushville, and Hugh Th. Miller, of Columbus, were tied. After that, however, Mr. Watson forged slowly to the front and closed 15 votes ahead. William L. Taylor has a number of ardent supporters in Rensselaer, especially among the lawyers and businessmen. They showed* up in the first count and after that Mr. Taylor did not run so strong. Arthur R. Robinson had some acquaintances here and where he is known he is well liked. His vote of 25 was a very fair showing considering the fact that ne has not been sd long in the game of politics as the other candidates. It is probable that in December or January The Republican will take another “straw” ballot, on that occasion taking the first and second choice of candidates, the same as will be done at the primary election. It is hoped that every republican in Jasper county will vote the next time as it helps create interest and interest is certain to have the effect of getting the electorate to'learn something about the candidates. 4

The Republican’s “straw” primarycreated considerable attention not only in Jasper county but throughout the state and the result can be taken as a tolerably safe expression of the people at this time. There was not as many votes cast as we had hoped for. Some people do not care for ‘‘straw” elections, some have not made up their minds, some did not care to .go on record and a lot of people said they did not know anything about the respective qualifications of the candidates and did not care to vote without a more complete understanding.

This thing is certain—the minds of many, many voters are open to conviction and if the candidates want to get their support they must devise some plan to get before them. Newspaper publicity seems the most effective means and it is quite probable that the primary plan of nomination is going to make it necessary for candidates to use a great deal of newspaper space. Wright J. Patterson, of the Western Newspaper Union, said to republican editors of the tenth district at a meeting at the Press Club in Chicago several weeks ago, that the experience in primaries held in the south was that a lot of newspaper space was purchased by the candidates and he had with him to make 'his talk impressive a list of southern newspapers that had been used in the senatorial -fight there last year. The

newspapers can not give their space free to the candidates, for it is not the right thing to throw the bars* down to them and newspapers can not afford it. On the other hand, if the papers charge for the publicity, the candidate who is willing to spend his money will have a big advantage over the worthy candidate who does not have the cash. Two pages dn the average county seat paper, plate matter, would cost about (25. If a candidate used that much space during the campaign in one paper in each county he would have (2,300 invested in that way alone, while the plate would cost him an additional (200. The country editor is a busy individual. Be can not take time to pre-

THINKS IT GREAT FACTORY PROPOSITION

H. O. Johnson Says It Would Be a Great Thing'fror Our City If Building Could Be Utilized. The following article is from H. O. Johnson, formerly of Indianapolis, where there are several canning#factories. He says: There is not a better locality in the state than here fior such an industry. The fine farm land could amply support it. Such crops as com, peas, tomatoes, pumpkins, berries and various other things could be grown in abundance at a good profit to say nothing of the improvement in other values. The Republican of yesterday has touched but lightly on the advantage of such an industry. A can factory adjacent to the other might employ many of the people of this city who are now idle in the winter. One factory of that kind at Indianapolis employs 50 men and women. We probably could not hope for anything on so large a scale but think of what it would mean to this community. More homes, more rentals, more motor trucks, a street car line carrying officers and men from extreme parts of tjie city, more business for the merchants, a wholesale house, vast shipping orders, better values for property, an addition to the tax list and other advantages too numerous to mention. Where our surrounding merchants are now drawing on Chicago and Lafayette for supplies, we could lay them down at a profit to the merchants. Will not the merchants of Rensselaer join in this new cry and push it to a finish?

Omar Day Writes About His Work In Manual Training.

Omar Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Day, of Rensselaer, who is instructor in Manual Training School in Indianapolis, writes interestingly of his work to his parents. His department includes gasoline engine and automobile repairing and construction work and is something entirely qew in manual training and there are no text books as a guide and consequently it is up to the instructor’s initiative to keep up interest and make the instruction thorough and practical. Soon automobiles will actually be repaired in the instruction work for which the preliminary instruction in repairs to engines and parts will qualify the sixteen young men in the class. Mr. Day is very much pleiased with his work and his owfn training as a graduate of Purdue and with several years of practical experienre in large concerns should make him one of the most valuable instructors in the Manual Training School.

Red Sox Take Third Game Before Record Crowd.

Leonard held the Phillies to 3 hits* Monday while Boston got 6 hits and won the third game of the world’s series by the score of_2 to 1. The great Alexander was again in the bo* for the Boston team and his defeat greatly reduces the chances for the ' Lillies to win the The crowd at the game was 42,300, the record crowd for a world’s series. The receipts fdr the game were $83,191.

Stoves Put Up and Blakened.

Don’t worry about your heating stove. We will put it up, blacken it and shine the nickle parts. Call today.—F. W. Cissel.

sent to his readers effectively the things the candidates would like to have presented and if he could he would neglect the news features of the paper. It will be up to the candidates to solve the problem of getting before the people. The experience we have had in the “straw” primary leads us to believe that 75 per cent of the voters are not at this time decided how they will vote. It is after this 75 per cent that the candidate must direct his efforts.

STORAGE BATTERIES Repaired and Recharged Also Magnetos repaired and mag aatos recharged. Also Everything electrical. LT. RHOADES & CO. Phone 579

FORMER RENSSELAER GIRL MARRIED SATURDAY

Miss Pauline Pumphrey of Columbia City and Clyde Hull Married In Centerville, Mich. The following article is taken from a Columbia City Newspaper. Miss Pumphrey lived in Rensselaer until a few years ago and is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. George O. Pumphrey, of Columbia City, who were visitors here last week. The article reads: “Miss Pauline Pumphrey, a daughter of Mrs. Grace Pumphrey, of south Walnut street,, and one of the popular young ladies of the city, and Clyde Hull, a son of ex-city Marshal Frank Hull and wife, of East Van Buren street, were married Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Centerville, Mich., by the Rev. W. H. Fraser, of the Presbyterian church. They returned at once to Fort Wayne, where they remained over Sunday, and came to this city Monday morning. The young couple left town Saturday, telling their friends they were bound for Van Wert Ohio, to visit a relative of Miss Pumphrey, but that story was soon run down and it was concluded that the young people had outwitted their friends and left for some Michigan Gretna Green. There was no objection to the union on the part of the parents, the young couple merely desiring to fool their associates, in which they certainly succeeded. “They may not go to housekeeping until spring and for the present will remain at the home of the bride’s mother. The bride is a young high school lady with many friends who wish her happiness. The groom is employed on the Pennsylvania railroad and is one of the best young men of this city.”

Louie Wilcox Erects Fine New Building At Springfield.

Louis M. Wilcox, brother of Mrs. Frank Leek, of this city, and himself for some years in business at Surrey, is having erected a fine new building at Springfield, Ohio, where he has jeen in the monument business for several years. The Springfield News of last Wednesday, shows illustrations of three new buildings being erected in that city and in the introductory of a descriptive article says they are the most modern and handsome industrial buildings. One of them is the new L. M. Wilcox business and apartment building at the intersection of Wittenberg avenue and Weht Main street. The article says: “The Wilcox building will be ready for occupancy in about three weeks or the first of November. Two floors will be devoted to apartments of either five or six rooms each, two suites to each floor. Three store rooms on the first floor, two in Main street and one in Wittenberg avenue are provided. One of the Main street rooms and the one in Wittenberg avenue will be used by the I. H. Kelly Monument Works, while the corner room is occupied by a confectionery business.”

Attended the Funeral of Relative In Knox Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Day, J. W. Norman and Charles Leavel *drove to Knox Sunday afternoon and Monday morning attended the funeral of Mr. Day’s granddaughter, Mrs. George Thompson, daughter of Mrs. Charles Brown. Mrs. Thompson left a baby a week old.

Remember, Hamilton & Kellner sell the famous Pitson hard coal.

Four Glorious Days and Nights and Merriment will hold High Carnival at Hammond’s Fall Festival and Jubilee Industrial Commercial, Oct. 20-23 Auspices diamber of Commerce 100 booths displaying industrial innivationa and tip t odate mercantile exhibits. Shoals of new attractions multitudinous—Circus —Hippodrome innumerable laughter creating devices. Pure food shows, auto displays, machinery section, electrical wonders. An entrancing fire works show, gorgeous illuminations, striking decorations. Lake county auto prosperity parade, every day special events. *'.!i 200 AXm- FREE features, many never seen. * All to be seen without any charge whatever on Hammond’s principal streets.

FOUND BAD GOING OVER ILLINOIS ROADS

Motorists On Dixie Highway Trip Not Pleased and There is Talk of Ye* Changing the Route. Indiana may yet get the Dixie highway. It is understood that Allen C. Rankin, who is one of the head men in the locating of the road and the steps taken to get the selected route improved, is very much displeased with the progress made in Illinois and he has issued a “Get Bdsy Illinois” order and unless the route from Chicago to Danville is materially improved it is probable that some other route will be selected and that the Hammond, Crown Point, Rensselaer, Lafayette route is the most practicable. It is 40 miles shorter to Indianapolis than the route chosen via Danville.

Many of the cars that started from Chicago Saturday to accompany the ten booster cars as far as Indianapolis, returned to Chicago Monday over this route and they were frank to say that it has the selected route beaten forty ways for Sunday. N. C. Shafer, of the Main Garage, who -has been one of the most consistent of the boosters for the route through this city and who favors steps for the improvement of the route because of its practicability and shorter distance, says that it is a great shame that something is not done to improve the road north of Virgie, which now gives the entire route a black eye. Mr. Shafer thinks it would be a good thing is a “repair” day was settled upon and volunteers went to Virgie and put in a day on the road. Even grading would greatly help and this should be done within the next two weeks. There is no doubt that much motor travel will follow the official route, but there is no doubt on the other hand that there will always be a lot of cars to takt the shortest route and Mr. Shafer is right in urging that steps be taken to put the “airline” route in such good shape that Illinois can not catch up in ten years.

RED SOX 2; QUAKERS 1 Forty thousand people jammed their way into Braves Field today and saw the Red Sox down the Phils the third straight time and by the same score as the two previous battle's, 2 to 1. * Shore was sent to the rubber by Carrigan and delivered in great style, halmers opposed him and held the Red Sox wefll in check but the two runs proved enough for the Sox. Princess Tonight ■ " " ."“'-y ■ ~~ THE SEA WOLF By Jack London. A Thrilling Story of Love, Interwoven _ With Life On a Ship and a Barren Island.The very essence of Jack London’t charm and fascination have been transferred from the hook to this remarkable motion picture.

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