Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 259, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1915 — Page 1

No. 259.

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LAWRENCE BAKER VISITS OLD HOME

Prospector From Arizona With Long Hair and Broncho Hat Here to Look After Interests. Lawrence Baker is here from Miama, Arizona, t olook after his interests in the big estate of his father, William P. Baker, who died some two years ago. Lawrence is now about 48 years of age and with the exception of one visit made about ten years ago this is his first visit 'home since he left about eighteen yeai;s ago. It is understood than an with his father caused him to lrave home and for a long time he did not correspond with them and when his father and motner died h§ did not return home to attend the funerals. Next came the death of his brother- ‘ in-law, Taylor Boicourt, but he did not return then. He wrote to an attorney t.odispose of his real estate, half of the fine Baker farm north of town, and other property including a big farm in North Dakota. He borrowed money on his part of the estate and put the land on the market. He is here, he says, to sell it and to look after his crop. __ He came here Saturday wearing a broad-brimmed .cowboy hat with a leather strap about it. His hair has grown long and hangs in curls to liis shoulders. He carried a cane , and to one who did not know him he would have appeared very little, like "the of SIOO,OOO worth of lne real estate. He says that he has been engaged in prospecting and will continue to make his home in the west.

BLUE RIBBON FLOUR.

Brook, Ind., Oct. 27,1916. Mr. Ralph Sprague, Rensselaer, Ind., Dear Sir: We have tried out your flour and have been getting fine bread and find it as good, an any Minnesota flour we ever bought. Will, be up after com husking to get some more. Yours truly, j Harry Sell. " ». We reports like this on our “Blue Ribbon Flour” from all directions. We have many customers here in Rensselaer who will tell you the same thing. We claim for our “Blue Ribbon Flour” that it will make a nice flaky loaf of bread whiter in color, better flavor and will stay moist longer than bread made from any other flour on the market. Let us prove it'to you. IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, Rensselaer, Ind.

Special Sale of Trimmed Hats. I will have some special bargains h} trimmed hats Wed. and Thurs., the market days.—Mrs. Purcupile. • • Jim Ennis went to work today at the Harrington Bros, elevator. Will Platt will take the job Jim had at the Rensselaer Lumber Co. and Wilbur Hurley will succeed Platt at the Hamilton & fcellner job.

NEWLAND.

Mrs. J. W. Crist went to Chicago Friday to visit relatives. John Wilson and Elijah Ward shipped their onions last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wolfe and family returned to Grant Park, HI., Wednesday. .

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PINNED BENEATH HIS OWN AUTOMOBILE

M. J. Wolfe Ran Off End of Bridge Over Dredge Ditch at Kersey— Had a Close Call. Special! to The Republican. Kersey, Ind., Oct. 30th.—An automobile accident occurred here Friday afternoon at about 4 o’clock that almost cost the life.of M. J. Wolfe, of Hammond, who was driving in his Ford and ran off the end of a bridge that crosses a dredge ditch. The car turned on the side, pinning Mr. Wolfe beneath the machine in the water. The accident was witnessed by Mr. Eister/a clerk in the C. & W. V. office who happened to be lookihg out of the window just as the machine was approaching the bridge. He immediately soundeflthe alarm and C. J. HobbJT and F.tE. Lewis, who were in the office, together with Mr. Lafond, responded and lifted the machine off Mr. Wolfe and pulled him from under it. F. E. Lewis, who happened to have his machine at the office, loaded him in and took him to the office of Dr. Hewitt in DeMotte, where it was found that no bones were broken and that his injuries were not serious, but will probably- lay him up for a few days. He is now at the Halleck hotel, where he is being cared for. It is remarkable that he was not instantly killed, as Mr. Wolfe is quite a large man, and the ditch where the accident occurred is about eight feet deep, but fortunately there was not much water in the ditch. Had there been 4 dr 5 feet of water he no doubt would have drowned before he could have been released. Mr. Wolfe is unable to account for the accident, as he claims that he was not running fast and those who witnessed the accident corroborate his statement. There is a short turn on the approach to the bridge and the machine, instead of making the turn, went straight on, washed through the railing and into the ditch. The machine was considerably damaged. Mr. Wolfe rested quite well during Friday night, but is quite sore this morning, but no serious results are anticipated.

VIRGIE GIRL GETS INTO SOME TROUBLE

Leona Helsel is Charged By Erik Lindstram With Having Stolen Money From Him. Leona Helsel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Helsel, of Virgia, whose . onduct for the past or three >e\rs • has been sue has to indicate that she was a derelelist, was arrested this Monday morning on a warrant issued by Squire W. I. Spitler, based upon an affidavit sworn out by Erik. Lindstram, a Finlander who works on a farm near Rensselaer. He charges that she stole $lB2 from him, part of the money being in Swedish currency. She was placed in jail and a preliminary hearing set for this afternoon. A very arge audience attended the service at the Christian church last evening and heard the farewell address of Rev. G. W. Titus, who enters the work of field secretary of the AntiSaloon League. Rev. Titus has been lere on ly fifteen months but has made many friends both inside and outside the church and his forceful and logical serntons have attracted much attention toward him, while as pastor and citizen he has been a great worker. Himself and wife left today for Indianapolis to make their future home. The Ladies Industrial Society of the Presbyterian church will hold an all-day meting in the dining room of teh church Wednesday of this week. The ladies of the second ward will be hostessed All ladies will come prepared to sew. The husbands are expected at the noon hour.

MLLE. ZARA NEW YORK’S FAMOUS Palmist and Clairvoyant Has just resumed from Europe where she met with remarkable success foretelling coming events. This wonderjful woman can tell you all pbout your business and love affairs; anything you woud like to know. SPECIAL OFFER Bring this ad and 25c and Mile. Zara will give a $1 reading; or for 50c and this ad a $2 full life reading. You will fin dher at the home of Mrs. E. L. Clark, on Van Rensselaer street, from 9a.rn.to9p. m., including Sunday.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1915.

NO SUFFERING ATTENDED DEATH

Little Jeanette Thompson Passed Away Peacefully Sunday at Noon —Entire City Mourns. Conscious until a short time before the death angel closed the little eyes in everlasting sleep, little Mary Jeanette Thompson passed peacfully away at 12 o’clock Sunday noon at the Sarah Morris hospital in Chicago, to which she had been taken Saturday afternoon following the terrible accident that resulted in her fatal injuries. Jeannette, as she was known to so many people about the city, was a child of unusual beauty and grace and a sfweet manner that won a place in the heart of every person who ever saw her or heard her voice. Her parr ents, Mr. and Mrs. Firman Thompson, had two little daughters, Dorothy and Jeanette, the former being 13 months the older. Jeanette was 5 years of age on September 17th. Healthy and filled with the perfect joy of childhood she was constantly at play and Saturday morning in planning for a Hallowe’en party she had put on a long dress of her mother's and was playing in the front yards of the homes adjoining. At the J. W. Marlatt home she procured some matches and unobserved she had gone to the front of the Amsler home, just north of the Thompson residence on Weston street and had struck the ’match and ignited a pile of leaves. The long skirt she was wearing touched the fire and in an instant she was enveloped in the flames. Miss Frances Schmidt, the maid in the Thompson home, was working in an upstairs room and saw the child through the window and calling to Mrs. Thompson she ran down the stairs and followed Mrs. Thompson, who had picked up a small run, and they ran- to the child and the flames were extinguished. Then the doctors were called and • the plans made to take the child to Chicago. The father, who was at his farm near Parr, was not found for some little time and reached home just a short time before tram time. Telephone messages were sent to relatives and Dr. Ray C. Clayton, of Fowler, brother of Mrs. Thompson, went to Chicago over the Big Four and met the little patient and the sorrowing concourse of relatives and went with them to the Sarah Morris hospital. The fear of the local physicians that there was small chance for the recovery of the child was shared' by the surgeons who saw her but every effort was made to save her. Fortunately" she was not suffering any pain. The theory was that the shock to her system had been such as to dull her consciousness of pain and she talked cheerfully to her parents and the doctors, telling them not to cry and asking that she be taken back home so that she could have her Hallowe’en party. All night and all the morning loving eyes watched the little figure and uttered prayers that she might be spared, but the injuries were too severe and the little life ebbed away as the hours dragged along. Sunday morning she knew her father and mother and asked for her grandfather, Dr. Clayton, nf Monon, who went that morning to be with her. Hope did not vanish until shortly before 11 o'clock tHe little eyes closed and the heart and pulse beats began to fail and then it was only a question of time. It was just at 12 o’clock when the child passed into eternity. The parents returned home in the evening, the body being left in charge of friends , and relatives at the hospital, where it was prejfered for burial. This morning Zem Wright went to the hospital and the little form was home on the 1:57 train. The funeral will be’held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence, being conducted by Rev. Parrett, who will ?ome down from Hammond..

GROCERY BARGAINS.

For our bargain sales on Wednesday and Thursday: 10 bars of “Star »City” soap for 25 cents. 12 bars of “Daylight” soap for 25 cents. 7 bars of Sunbrite Cleanser for 25 cents. , A can of large peeled California peaches for 10 cents. 10 barrels of fancj Jersey sweet potatoes at 2 cents a pound. 100 8-quart erfameled dish pans for 10c.

Mile. Zara, New York’s favorite palmist and clarivoyant, is meeting with great success and is justly deserving of her success on account of the wonderful readings she is giving. See big ad. The Eastern Star Club will meet Wednesday afternoon of this week with Mrs. Able Grant, on Forest street

The third “Bargain sale” event by Rensselaer merchants will be held Wednesday and Thursday of this week, Nov. 3rd and 4th. A few months ago Rensselaer merchants organized themselves into an association for the purpose of soliciting your business. They decided that a concentrated effort would be better than ~a.pull.pull and haul scheme adopted separately and they decided to give occasional “market days” and to advertise not only in the Rensselaer papers but in a number of surrounding towns and to give on these occasions a number of bargains that would serve as an incentive to trade., Their plan worked admirably and on the two previous occasions large crowds visited Rensselaer and the trading was by no means confined to the specially advertised articles. This being the first sale of the fall and coming at a time when people are in need of fall and winter raiment and are laying in supplies of provinder it seems especially timely for the sale and we are, expecting good prowds on‘both days. The roads are fine, the weather ideal, gasoline is cheap' and all roads will run to Rensselaer, the bargain center of Northwestern Indiana, and you should load the family in the cat or carriage or the farm wagon and come in and share the advantages of the days the merchants have established for your benefit.

Rangers Prove Too Speedy For St. Joe and Win 13-0.

The North A. C., of Chicago, playing in whirlwind fashion, proved too strong for Parker’s pets, and downed them in a pretty battle on the college gridiron Sunday 13 to 0. The Rangers came here with a record of not having their goal line crossed this year, and of not having been defeated in the last three years. The visitors’ line proveed impenetrable and the St. Joe backfield was unable to negotiate any gains of any considerable distance. Red Ryan at quarterback was also a great asset for the visitors and proved to be a most efficient field general. But not all the honors went to the visitors even though they did get the long end of the score for they were forced to go at top speed all the way, before the stubborn opposition of St. Joe. Weldman for St. Joe was easily the star for his team and his great defensive work saved his team and their supporters from a great deal of anxiety, when he broke through and nailed the runner for a loss time after tinme. He also intercepted several forward passes. The individual honors for the day, however, must be given to McDermott, of the North Shore, playing at left half. He was a consistent ground gainer, and a great man on defense, while the accuracy of his forward passing could not be improved.

JOHN EGER.

BARGAINS AWAIT YOU ON TWO BIG DAYS

Rensselaer Merchants Have Solicited Trade From Wide Territory and Will Be Looking For You. Wednesday and Thursday Page Advertisement Gives List of Bargains That Progressive Merchants Are Offering In Order to Get You In the Habit of Coming Here To Trade—Stores Are Resplendent In Exhibit of Fall Styles and Prices Are Made So Attractive You Can Not Afford to Visit the City Or Trust to the Delays and Disappointments of the Mail Order Hoases— Come In Wednesday and Again On Thursday and Lay In a Supply of Articles You Need For the Fall and Winter Season.

The visitors scored their first touchdown in the opening quarter. McDermott kicked goal, making the count 7-0. The ball remained in midfield for the rest of the quarter. The second quarter found both teams fghting Jiard but at the end of the half the score remained 7-0. The second half opened with St. Joe kicking. The North Shores, after puncturing the line at will for a time, were finally held for downs. The end of the quarter found the teams in midfield. St. Joe was forced gradually back into the shadow of their own goal posts in the fourth quarter and were forced to kick. Danford for the visitors broke through the line and blocked the kick and the ball rolled behind thfe St. Joe goal Inie, where Danford fell on it only to fumble when Bruin fcckled him. Dieckman finally dropped on the oval for the visitors. McDermott missed goal.

North Shores 13, St. Joe 0. The Chicagoans were well on their way to another touchdown when the whistle blew. At the time the ball was was on the St.~Joe 18 yard line. A great number of out of town visitors witnessed the game.

Touchdowns, Dieckman (2). J. M. McDermott, goal kick. Time of quarters 15-12. Referee Morgan.

Overlooked By an error my ad for the big special sale days No?. 3 and 4 was omitted from the lirgep age ad of ear other merchants Bat read this and see where yon can save a lot of mone'y as 1 am compelled on account of myheaith to dose oat my entire lime of men’s and boys’ clothing, hats, caps and famishing goods and * men’s rain coats. Read these prices very carefully and then come in. , 1 Men’s SI.OO dress shirts, the famous Wilson Bros 85c (Men’s $1.50 dress shirts, the famous Wilson Bros $1.15 Men’s $3.00 dress hats $2.00 Men’s $2.00 dress hats $1.40 Men’s SI.OO dress hats 75c Men’s SI.OO dress caps 75c Men’s 50c dress caps 40c Men’s $2.50 sweaters ..$1.50 Men’s $1.50 sweaters SI.OO Men’s sweaters $6.00 We have a nice line of Hart, Schaffner & Mdrx, Adlers Rochester and Clothcraft men’s suits to close. At Great Reductions Come in and get my price on rain coats, they must be sold. Don’t forget the location, first door north C. E: Duvall’s store, west side * Van Rensselaer street 1 will also offer at private sale all my household goods. i , \ • V t , r _ Simon Leopold

Where Rattle Snakes Are Thick and Bronchos Vicious

Lewis Alter was in from Carpenter township today and reports that his son Lewis, who was formerly in the picture show business in Remington, who is now in Nebraska, had, written him an interesting letter last week. Lewis, Jr., recently undertook to break a broncho and the animal almost broke him. He was kicked in the breast and was in bed about a month. One day last week he had gone out into his yard and heard the jingle of a rattlesnake’s tail and he- got busy with a club and killed three of the rattlers in his yard. Then he organized a small crowd- of exterminators and in a few hours had killed 93 ratalers, II blue racers and a number of other varieties. They got., 20 snakes out of one “dog” hole. If Lewis does not try to break any more bronchos he will doubtless be able to do as much for Nebraska in snake.elimination as St. Patrick did for Ireland. Potatoes are a mammoth crop in Nebraska and the consequence is a very low price. They are getting 22 cents a bushel on board cars. During the last Cleveland administration the price sank to 12 cents in that country and it is hard to say what mignt have happened this year if there had been no foreign war.

For sales days, Nov. 3rd and 4th, one mt of hats that were three and five dollars—one dollar and ninetyeight cents, while they last. PARIS HAT SHOP. “We Print Anything for Anybody.”

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W. C. Babcock, Jr., President Of W. U. Hoosier Club.

William C. Babcock, Jr., who came with the Wisconson rooters to Chicago and witnessed their defeat by Stagg’s Maroons, came on home that evening and remained until Sunday evening with his parents. William is a sophomore in the univeristy and has been honored this year by,being chosen president of the Hoosier club. There are about 200 Hoosiers attending that university.

Horses For the War Are To Be Shipped By Express.

An eastern horse buyer, has been working here for several days and has purchased a large number of horses for shipment to the war zone in Europe. He has secured about 20 head and expects to have several more by tomorrow when they will be shipped by express to New York City and transported from there.'

Turkey Market Is Open.

We are in the market for turkeys and all kinds of poultry for the Hhanksgiving market. Get our prices when you are ready to sell. Stop in or call up by phone.—C. E. Prior, Phone 39. The ladies of the Christian church will serve dinnefcin the church dining room on Tuesday eve, Nov. 9th, from 5 to 7 o’clock. The public is invited.

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