Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1916 — Page 1

No. 26.

ALBAN COEN’S PLANS FOR HOSPITAL ACCEPTED

Contract WiU Soon Be Let and Building Will Start In Early Spring— Is Badly Needed. Alban Wasson Coen, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Coen and a former Rensselaer youth, was here Sunday conferring with the Jasper county hospital board about the plans for the .new hospital. He brought with him an architect’s drawing of the hospital, which was supplementary to plans he had previously submitted and which the board had approved in general respects. It was decided at a meeting with Mr. Coen to accept his plans and to authorize him to proceed with the .preparation of complete specifications and this will be done and as soon as completed the advertising will be done for the letting of the contract. The building will start in the spring just as early as the weather is suitable and will be rushed to completion. The Republican has sent the drawing of Mr. Coen to an engraver and within a few days will be able to present a picture of the building as it will look when completed. The need of the hospital is more apparent than ever before, for during the past few weeks there have been a great many persons taken from this county to the hospital for emergency operations, all of which might have been performed here if the hospital had been in operation. As previously stated no physician is allowed to be on the board of trustees, the managers always being representative citizens who will avoid any possiple scheme of favoritism. The present board is composed of J, D. Allman, L. H. Hamilton, E. P. Honan, C. H. Peck and F. E. Lewis.

Telephone Hearing at 10 O’clock Tuesday Morning.

The telephone rate hearing will come up 'J’uesday morning at 10 o’clock. Charles J. Murphy, formerly of Brookston and a member of the Public Service Commission of Indiana, will be here to hear the case. - There are a number of important things in connection with the settlement of the case that should be adjusted for all time and the editor of The Republican has arranged to have these matters presented to the commissioner on this occasion. It is of public interest and there should be present a number of patrons of the company, especially those who have been required to pay $1.25 per month, a rate entirely illegal and which the company should be required to return to the subscribers all in excess of $1 per month. This will be a very proper time to make the claim. The hearing will probably take place in the court house. The February term of the circuit court will convene on the second Monday and the latest date possible to occur under the rules of the court.

Brace Porter, Jr., as here from Mt. Vernon, S. Dak., after a visit with relatives and old friends. Miss Cinda Mecklenburg went to Lafayette today to spend a few days with her brother, Charles. Attend Schleman’s stcok sale, Feb. 1, and buy your self some pure bred Duroc sows. They will return you a profit. ' ______ Mrs. Linnie Uldery, who lives here with her father, Whitsell Lewis, went to LaFountain today to visit her aunt, Mrs. J. B. Martin. B. B.'or Puritan Egg for the range. Ky. B. or Carbon splint for the heating stove. —Harrington Bros. Co. -- Rev. F. H. Beard went to Logansport today to attend an evangelistic conference under the auspices of the Indiana Baptist convention. Talk to us about your coal; we have something to tell you about our coal. —Harrington Bros. Co. Mrs. H. L. Barnes and little daughter’ left-for their home in Oshkosh, Wis,, today after a visit of several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. K. Rainier. • Schleman’s Angus and Shorthorn cows and heifers are just what you are looking for. Youean buy them Feb. 1. | Mrs. Mar| Allen and daughter, Miss Gwenna, returned to Kalamazoo, Mich., this morning, after having been here to attend the funeral of Miss Gwenna’s grandmother, MrsJoseph Ellis. that formerly sold at SI.OO, are now priced at 50 cents each to make room for Easter plants.—J. H. Holden. We can order your engraved calling cards at this office. -

The Evening Republican.

U. S. STEAMER AND BRITISH SHIP BUMP

Liner Philadelphia in Mishap off the Welsh Coast—ls Damaged, But Proceeds to Port. London, Jan. 30.—The American line steamer Philadelphia has been in coilsion with the British sailing ship Len Lee, 12 miles south of Camavon bay. Lloyd reports the Philadelphia putting back into the Mersey, the extent of her damage being unknown. The Ben Lee was waterlogged, but her crew was rescued. The collision occurred about 9:30 Saturday night. Nobody on board the Philadelphia was injured, but the ship sustained considerable damage to her upper structure, a portion of the bridge, severa Iboats and the main top mast being carried away.

DEATH MENACES 7,000,000 JEWS

Half of World’s Hebrew Population Have. Borne Brunt of War’s Burdens in Eastern Europe. New York, Jan. 30.—That the condition of the Jews in the eastern war ozne of Europe is appalling is the burden of a report issued today by the American Jewish Relief committee. The report is divided into four sections, covering Russia, Galicia, Roumania and Palestine. The report indicates that the seven million Jews affected —who constitute one-half of the Jewish population of the world—have by reason of their unfortunate geographic position actually borne the brunt of the war’s burder in eastern Europe. Nearly three million Jews, the report says, are now facing destitution, their homes having been pillaged and destroyed, their industries'-and trades ruined, and the entire fabric of their economic life torn asunder.

.Sam Duvall went to Indianapolis Saturday evening to visit his brother Ed and to make plans for entering , the state dental college in the fall. W. S. Parks went to Mentone, Ind., today to see his brother, B. G. Parks. Their father died at Mentone Monday of last week and the body was returned to Remington and buried last Wednesday at the Gilboa cemetery. The trial of Willis Barnhart, the young man charged with robbing stores in Newton county and who has been a prisoner here for some time, will be held Thursday, having been changed from today when it was previously set for trial. Now is the time to advertise your pure bred poultry and eggs, your seed oats and seed corn and to put on the market those things which are not earning you anything but which may be turned into cash. The Republican furnishes a medium of sale that seldom fails. There was considerable ram here Saturday night and Sunday and some that night and a little this morning. In some parts of the state the water is very high and causing a great deal of damage. The forecast for the fourth time in the past ten days is for colder weather and it is somewhat colder now than it was this morning. Travel has been almost abandoned on the country roads.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Otis Crandall, of Wadena, spent last week with Mrs. C. Gilson and son, Dell, in Rensselaer. In sending a note to The Republican about hirp resents the suggestion in The Republican that “Otie” is a has-been in baseball and says that he voluntarily jumped the Giants team for the St. Louis Feds, which is quite true, but the record of the two or three years preceding showed that the once great “Otie” was fast slipping and it was true that the Giants had on one previous occasion disposed of him to the St. Louis Nationals, afterward taking him back more out of friendship than anything else. He did not show much after getting back, however, and it was generally considered when ‘he jumped to the feeds that he was not strong enough fob the big leagues. His record in St. Louis was good, 19 wins and 10 losses, but the Feds were not nearly the players that the National and American leagues are. A once-faanous ball player does not lose his popularity with the fans simply because he has slipped back and there is no doubt that New York fans would welcome him as a member of the Giants team, just as Sox fans in Chicago will continue to rave about Ed Walsh and the Cubs about Mordicaa Brown, but that fact will not make them gerat pitchers. If “Otie” can “come back” as a member of .the St. Louis Browns he will find the public and all of his old friends in this part oflndiana mightywellpleasedbut we don’t believe his reputation was done any considerable injury by The Republican saying that a “fickle public and the hard-hearted managers had relegated him to the rear."

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1916.

JERRY KARSNER DIED IN BASEMENT

Exposure Following Attack of Grip Believed Responsible For Death —Funeral Tuesday.

4 Jerry Karsner, well known character, died this Monday morning at about 8 o’clock in the basement of the K. of P. building. During the past few years, Jerry, who was incapacitated for hard work by reason of an extensive hernia, had earned a meagre living selling newspapers. The Chicago American was the paper he sold the most extensively. Jerry was always a simple-minded fellow but he was harmless and during his long life here he was never in any serious trouble and was simply an unfortunate character. Various persons trjed to give him a home where he could at least have, a comfortable bed and a fair amount of food but he did not usually remain long at one place. His sisters, Mrs. Harry Wiltshire and Mrs. Peter Giver, the latter of Wabash, had tried to give him a home but he remained with them very little. Last week he had a severe cold, apparently the grip, and when he was found in the basement of the K. of P. building plans were made to take him to the county farm, but when the ambulance called for him he had disappeared. Sunday Henry Nevill found him there and carried him some warm food. He did not seem especially sick but Mr. Nevill suggested to some persons that he should be taken without delay to the county farm. This Monday morning Mr. Nevill again carried him some food and a warm cup of coffee and found him in a stupor and he at once called for help. W. J. Wright called to see him and then called a doctor and ten minutes later he had passed away. Jerry usually hoarded a little money, frequently having SSO or more with him, but it is said that at the time of his death there was only sl.lO on his person. The funeral will be held from the Christian church Tuesday afternoon at about 3 o’clock, being conducted by Rev. McDaniels. Burial will be made in Weston cemetery. It is desired that those who will shall serve as pallbearers, reporting their willingness to the undertaker, W. J. Wright, at Phone 252. Jerry would have been 58 years of age the first day of next September. He was the son of John Karsner, who died many years ago, and a brother of Mercer and Tim Karsner and Mrs. Harry Wiltshire, of this place, and of Mrs. Peter Giver, of Walbash. The latter was at once notified and will be here to attend the funetal.

Wife and Child Deserter Gets His.

Oscar Sahanlaub, of Newton county, was arrested on the streets of Rensselaer last Saturday by Sheriff Hess, of Benton county, and Deputy Sheriff Robinson, of 'Jasper county. He is about 30 years of age and has a wife and three children living in Mt. Ayr. He had been arraigned before Judge Hanley in Kentland some months ago and was ordered to pay to his wife for the support of herself and three children sls per month. He had failed to pay and when brought before Judge Hanley a second time had promised to do so if given another chance, but he failed again. It is said that he had been going about with young girls about Rensselaer and when Sheriff Hess learned about it he came over here after him. He was taken before Judge Hanley and the judge sentenced him to 180 days at the penal farm and fined him SSO. After he gets out the obligation to care for his family will again confront him. Sheriff Hess or a deputy will take him to the penal farm shortly.

Persons Have Asked For Address of Chief Tahan. Chief Tahan, whose lecture last Friday evening as the third number of the lyceum course, was very pleasing to all who heard it, was introduced by Prof. Ira Coe, who mentioned at that time a book written 'by Chief Tahan descriptive of his life. Several have asked Prof. Coe for the address of Chief Tahan, Rev. Joseph K. Griffis, and at his request we are publishing it. The address is 1660 East 70th St.', Cleveland; Ohio. His book was published by George H. Doran & Cd., New York, and sells for $1.25.

GENERAL, owned by Roy Lewis, recorded in PerCheron - Registry Association, No.63962, age six years, color black, 16 hands high, plenty of style, action, and easy to handle, and a sure foal getter. General and some colts will be on sale, Feb.' Bth.

CONGRESS FACES HARD WEEK’S TOIL

Law Makers Take Wilson’s Tip and Speed Up—Philippine Bill Is Delaying Senate. Washington, Jan. 30.y-Congress shows some of responding to President Wilson’s desire that it dhall get through and adjourn by the time the national conventions assemlble id June. Within the last week committees of both house and senate have taken steps to keep both branches busy until the army and navy bills can be brought in for the real business of the session. As soon as the Philippine bill is out of the way the senate will take up the conservation program. The house meanwhile wiM work on appropriation bills. The postal bill and the Indian bill are on the calendar for passage this week. The government ship purchase bill will ibe introduced tomorrow. The house may begin work on it next week. Hearings on the army and navy "bills continue in both bouses. The senate military committee is about ready to close hearings on the army reorganization bill and get down to the work of drafting a measure. President Wilson’s speaking tour already has shown some effect in congress. Foreign affairs promise to remain a "subjeef of discussion in the senate and house. The Mexican situation and the agitation for an embargo on war munitions exports are foremost. Treaties with Colombia, Nicaragua and Haiti will .be discussed again by the committee Wednesday.

There is still unsold of the Gifford estate 7,325 acres of land, about 6,000 acres being in Jasper county. Last week a sale of 40 acres in Lake county was made to Jess Little, of Lowell. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner and son came over from Valparaiso Sunday to visit friends here and Mrs. Brenner is remaining for a longer visit, Bert and Ralph returning home this morning. Joseph Janze, of the Chicago Herald advertising department, was a Rensselaer visitor today. The Herald is soon to publish an extensive amount of Chiropractic advertising and 'Mr. Janze came here to see the local chiropractor, Joe Jeffries. Miss Ethel Clarke returned to her work in Wesley hospital, Chicago, this morning after a visit since Thursday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Clarke. She has been suffering with an infected index finger and this occasioned her lay off. She is taking the nurses’ training course in Wesley and is very well pleased with it. George Collins has rented of Miss Mary Goetz her ten acres near the ball park and will move there about the first of March. Harvey W. Wood, Jr., will move to the house Mr. Collins vacates and Harvey W. Wood, Sr., will occupy the house vacated by his-son, ,—== —... Warren Robinson has sold his property at the east edge of town to Isaac Saidla, who has been living on the A. C. Stauffenberg farm, southeast of town. The place is now occupied by Everett Warren, the barber, but Mr. Saidla is to have it by March Ist. It is understood the price paid by Mr. Saidla was $3,200.

Brookston and Prairie township, White county, are to build a fine new school building in the early spring. The building will be erected by Leslie Calvin, of Anderson, who secured the contract for $42,990. The heating, plumbing and ventilating will be done by Wallace Bros., of Lafayette, for $10,733. When furnished the building will cost about $60,000.

Roy Lewis, whose sale advertising appears in The Republican, lives two miles iforth and a mile west of Rensselaer, the location having been misstated in former issues. Mr. Lewis is following the plan of Harvey J. Dexter and holding a sale without getting out any bills, depending solely on the newspapers for the advertising.

Merritt Strain went to Fnankfiort today to make arrangements for the thrashing run in his neighborhood this year. Following the discharge of the man from Lee last fall another machine was secured at Frankfort. The machine was left here and will do the thrashing this year and Mr. Strain went to see the owner to complete definite arrangements. •

Mbs May Conroy, of Chicago, secured aid to the amount of $21.31 here Saturday and this morning for , the Children’s National Tuberculosis Society. Their sanitarium is located at Alamagorda 7N.Mex.,.andtheyaccept as patients tubercular children from one year to fifteen years of age, giving them free care and transporting them free of charge from their homes to the sanitarium.

DEMOCRATS NAME A COUNTY TICKET

Farcical Primary Law Shown By .Methods Necessary to Have Ticket in Field This Fall. Saturday some thirty or thirty-five democrats from different parts of Jasper county met at the court house and drafted a ticket for the party. Although the ticket is to be the one that will run at the fall election, it will ibe necessary that itbeon the election ballot for the primary to be held on March 7th. In years past under the delegate method of nomination it was a common thing for almost a full convention to be present when the democratic county ticket was nominated. The primary law was based upon the idea that it would give all members of the party a chance to vote for ,their candidates and eliminate the plan of only one hundred or two hundred people naming the ticket and yet here was a case when the entire ticket was named by only a small number of persons. This is no discredit to them, nor to the men they chose to run for the various offices but it shows that the very thing which the law sought to avert is now necessary in order to get a ticket in the field at all. Those decided upon at the convention are understood to 'be John G. Culp for sheriff, W. D. Bringle for recorder, Devere Yeoman for surveyor, Robert J. Yeoman for commissioner of the second district, Dr. A. P. Rainier for county coroner and S. A. Brusnahan for treasurer. There was also some talk of T. F. Maloney, of Kankakee township, for commissioner of the first district, but neither he nor Mr. Brusnahan have so far filed their declaration with the county clerk. The others named above have filed. Others who may want to run can file any time up to and including Saturday, Feb. sth. ' Republicans so far filed are George W. Scott for recorder, Charles V. May for treasurer, Ben D. McColly for sheriff, Edgar Nesbitt for surveyor, H. W. Marble for commissioner first district, D. 8. Makeever for com mis - sioner second district, Dr. C. E. Johnson for coroner. There will be no auditor, clerk or assessor elected this year. It is necessary for persons who want to attend the state or congressional convention or who desire to be precinct committeemen or road supervisors to file their declarations by Saturday of this week. Chairman McLain, of the republican central committee, will be glad to help any candidate prepare his petition and see that it gets on fije. A number of Marion township republicans met Saturday afternoon at the court house and talked oyer party agairs, arranging for precinct committeemen and delegates to the state convention. Among those so far anhouneed as delegates to the state convention, are J. D. Allman and George H. Healey, of the second and fourth precincts, constituting the fourth district. One to be elected. Moses Leopold and Clarence P. Fate are running againts each other in the third district composed of Milroy and Jordan townships and the third precinct of Marion. Jesse Nichols is announced from the Marion first and Newton township. Waltre S. McConnell has filed from Union township and John Greve from eKener and Wheatfield. Persons can file up to twenty days before the date of the primary for delegate to the state convention.

Marriage Licenses.

Cecil Monroe Shumaker, born Jay county, Ind., Aug. 5, 1894, resident Rensselaer, occupation farmer, and Bessie Victoria Brand, born Jay county, Ind., Jan. 29, 1897, reisdence Remington, Ind.; first marriage for each. Harry John Hermanson, born July 1, 1894, in lowa, occupation laborey, residence Harvey, 111., and Ora Opal Iliff, bom Gillam township, Jasper county, Ind., residence Parr, Ind.; first marriage for each.

Card of Thanks. Mrs. G. W. Tudor and family wish to thank the many friends for their kindness and floral offerings during the sickness and death of husband and father. ~ Schleman’s stock sale Feb. 1.

If it’s Electrical let Leo Mecklenburg do lt. Phone 621

INDIANA STREAMS AT DANGER POINT

Indianapolis, Muncie and Tkrre Haute Periled by Swollen Rivers—--1913 Flood May Be Equalled. Indianapolis, Jan. 31.—Early this morning many families are deserting the lowlands of Indianapolis in response to warnings sent out after midnight by police patrols along the White river, which is threatening to leave its banks at several points here, after rising all day yesterday with almost unpredicted rapidity, follow-/ ing two days of rain. A stead yrain throughout tonight is causing grave anxiety in Indiana, where all streams •of the Wabash and White river valleys are swollen and in some places are approaching the disastrous height of the 1913 flood. Muncie, Ind., Jan. 30.—White river here today as a result of the very heavy rains of yesterday and early - this morning has risen rapidly and early tonight is at the flood stage, now being as high as it was four weeks ago. The result average rise since this morning has been four inches an hour and from 6 until 7 o’clock was 5% inches. It is not ex- - pected that the crest will be reached until tomorrow morning. All low lands around the city are under water. Already interurban service between Muncie and Union City has been dis- | continued. Steam railway service is as yet unaffected by the flood.

HANGING GROVE.

Chas. P. Swing is getting better from his sickness, but is still confined to his bed. Rev. W. C. Henslee took supper with Mr and Mrs. R. L. Bussell Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Swisher, of Reynolds, are visiting their niece, Mrs. C. W. Bussell and family for a few days. Mrs. W. L. Stiers and children, Agnes and Hamilton, Miss Duncan and Miss Leona Snedeker attended church at McCoysburg Sunday afternoon. Charles Overman returned to his home near Smithson Sunday after a brief visit with his brother-in-law, Charles Hague and family. His wife and baby remained for a longer visit. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips went to Chicago Saturday, where he is taking treatment from an eye specialist, who seemed to think Mrs. Phillips’ eyes were a little better this time. * Mr. and Mrs. M. Ringeasen, of Rensselaer, were at their son, Frank’s Sunday. Mrs. Frank Ringeisen has been quite sick with pneumonia since • the birth of a baby boy about ten days ago. She had gotten better for a time, but Sunday she was not so well and was having many chills. Mrs. Henry Heck’s father, Daniel Cox, whose sickness from erysipelas was mentioned last week, died at the soldiers home Tuesday morning. His «body was taken to Wadena Wednesday and the funeral preached Thursday, burial being made at Fowler. Mr. and Mrs. Heck arrived home Monday morning. Why not build a church at McCoysburg? Hanging Grove is probably the only township in the county without a church building and there seems no reason why $1,500 or $2,000 could not be raised to build a good, substantial church building and equip if up to date. It would be a valuable asset to the community in every sense of the word. Plans are going to be made to start the campaign for a new church rijfht away, so help the good work along.

TBS WEATHER. Partly cloudy *and colder tonight; Tuesday fair.

The Pocahontas Lodge will hold a box supper in the Red Men’s hall, Tuesday evening, Feb. 1. Ladies bring boxes—By Order of Pocahontas. ./ We have a nice, clean burning lump coal at S4JW per tom—D. E. Grow. LYCEUM COURSE DATES. February 15—William Rainey Bennett. / March 29—Columbian Entertainers. COAL n For the range Jackson Hill and Rex Egg. .. For the furnace, Egg Anthracite, Sovereign Lump and Pocahontas. - For the basebumer Scranton Anthracite, Nut and Stove. ■ King Bee, Kentucky Block. , I Grant-Warner Lumber Cal Phone .£€ < 1

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