Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1916 — Page 1

No. 34.

PRINCESQ THEATRE 0 Rensselaer’s Quality Hoose TONIGHT presents Violet Mersereau and Wm. Garwood in the great modern society drama 4 Parts “THE WOLF OF DEBT” 4 Parts A master picture in every sense of the word. See it and be convinced. Admission 10c and sc. .Evening at 7 o’clock.

Conditions At College Improved; Fumigation Starts.

So complete has been the quarantine and so carecfu land ,thorough the measures taken at St. Joseph’s college to prevent a spread of the scar let fever that no more cases have developed and many of the patients have been discharged from the infirmary. Today fumigation of the buildings, all except the infirmary, is taking place and it will not be many days until the last of the patients are able to leave the hospital. With a total of forty-one students who had the disease there was no death and the priests and students co-operated so cheerfully to the order of the health department and the attending physician that a dangerous spread was prevented.

Union Service.

The union service at the Christian church was well attended last night. The main audience room was weU filled with earnest Christian people, While we would have been pleased if both rooms had been filled, the value of the service to the community cannot be determined by numbers. All the resident pastors were present and Rev. J. Budman Fleming, of the Presbyterian church, preached a very interesting and appropriate sermon. It was fitting that at the first of a series of union meetings our attention should be so helpfuly called to the great thought of union in a divided Christiandom. The audience followed the thought of the sermon with helpful reactions. The offering of the evening was given to the charity board and the people responded with a liberal sum for this worthy community -service.

WRESTLING Ed Longstreth of Parr . vs Vic Michaels Ellis Theatre Thursday, Feb. 10 8:30 p. m. Admission 25c

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MRS. B. O. GARDNER DIED IN REDLANDS

Wife of Former Resident Passed Away at Age of Fifty-Eight— ' Had Many Friends Here.

Friends here of Mrs. B. 0. Gardner were shocked to learn of her death which occurred recently at Redlands, Oal. Mrs. Gardner and her husband lived in Rensselaer for some time prior to a few years “ago when they moved to Los Angeles, Cal., and two years ago they moved to Redlands. The Redlands newspapers gave an extended report of her death and of the funeral, which was held at the residence. The body was taken to Los Angeles for burial in Inglewood cemetery. Mrs. Gardner’s maiden name was Nellie Chaniberlin. She was bom in Putnam county, 111., Nov. 1, 1858, but moved to Vermont albout ten years later and there grew to young womanhood. She became a school teacher and while teaching in East Lynn, 111., she met and married B. O. Gardner Sept. 5, 1882. She is survived by her husband and two children, William, of Los Angeles, and Mrs. M. R. Irvine, of Redlands.

Moved Back to Farm By Neighbors Who Moved Them Here.

Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Fell 'eft today, Wednesday for their former and future home on his farm in Carpenter township. A little over four years ago when they came to Rensselaer and he took up his work as county treasurer their neighbors in Canpenter township moved them over and informed them that they would come back after them in four years and they made good, for this morning a half dozen farm wagons lined up at the Fell residence and loaded their household goods up and started back with them. Mr. Fell and his wife have made many dear friends in Rensselaer, where they were devoted especially to church and charitable work and thedr places will be hard to fill. Unfortunately some months ago Mrs. Fell’s health began to fail, due to a growtth on her breast. Two or three times she has submitted to operations and with partial success. In fact, present indications are favorable to further improvement and this is the devout wish of all who know her. In church, Sunday school,, prayer meeting and all departments of the Methodist church Mrs. Fell has been a leader and on many occasions she has filled the pulpit of the church. Mr. Fell was a splendid official and citizen and in every respect has their residence here been worthy of commendation. It is sincerely wished that the future may hav ( e in store for them many yeans of happiness.

Headquarters For Dodge ana Cn eviolet Agencies will henceforth be located at Renselaer garage. -Call and see them. « DENTAL NOTICE. During my absence in Florida my office will be closed. I expect to return about Feb. 20th.—H. L. Brown, Dentist. Commencing Monday, Feb. 7, and for one week only, “taken from our regular stock of 10c canned goods, and every can guaranteed; 1 can of a kind or assorted: 4 cans sweet corn r ••25c 4 cans string beans » 25c 4 cans sweet tender peas 25c 4 cans baked beans in tomato sauce ’2sc 4 cans Snyder’s tomato soup •••• 2oc 4 cans hominy 25c 4 cans sauerkraut •.••25° Try some of our nice smoked Finnan Haddies. JOHN EGER - - - Phone 54. We will hhve a carload of bargain spreaders March 1, 1916.—Hamilton & Kellner. - "

the weather. Fair and warmer tonight; Thursday fair.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1916.

THE CANDIDATE

R. LYLE CONSTABLE.

R. Lyle Constable, who has an“ nounced his candidacy for the republican nomination for joint representative Jasper, Benton and Newton counties, comes of a family that located in Newton county in 1869 and has snice that time been intimately connected with the development of the country. The Constable family has always taken an active part in all lines of advancement and is one of the best known families of the county. Lyle Constable was bom in 1890. He completed the course in the common school and graduated from the Goodland high school in 1907. In 1911 he received the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy at Franklin college With “honors in Literature.” Mr. Constable was one of the leaders in all college activities during his college life. One winter was spent in a law office of a Franklin attorney and through Mr. Constable’s efforts a series of law lectures was given in the college building. Since leaving college a systematic study of law has been carried on. * He is a student and a clear thinker and has made a special study of the constitutional and economic history of the United States as well as of English constitutional history. For the lust five years Mr. Constable has been engaged in farming near Goodland and has been very successful. He has been active in farmers’ organizations and * at present secretary of the Newton County Corn Growers’ Association. As to his private life Mr. Constable is above reproach. He has served as Sunday school superintendent since 1912, and active in church work. H 3 always takes a stand on the right side of every moral question. . ... Politically Mr. Constable has renderedgood service to his party, serving two terms as precipcx committeeman and one term as/freasurer of the county central committee. Expressing bis views on a number of questions of public interest and defining what he considers the duty of a legislator, Mr. Constable may be quoted as follows: _ “I believe a dollar of government/ money is as valuable as a dollar of any individual’s money and that those whose duty it is to .spend state money should realize that it is not a fun d to be squandered. Public funds have no legitimate connection with “pork barrel methods.” Persons handling public money are responsible to each taxpayer for the disbursement of it. “I believe the taxing system should ■he so arranged as to avoid double taxation and that the; visible property should bear only its just share of the burden of government expense. “I believe that are absolutely necessary to a farming community and that the vast sums spent each year on roads (repairing old as well as building new) demands that we adopt scientific and practical road laws which will enable us to secure permanent roads for our money. Newton County Enterprise.

Smallpox Situation As It Affects the City Schools.

At a meeting of the school board Tuesday evening, the smallpox situation was discussed as to its effect upon the public schools. There is much more danger of the disease spreading at this season of the year than in the milder seasons when.,the people are more out of doors and in the open. Unless the people generally and the public school pupils es-< pecially resort to vaccination there is - grave danger of an epidemic. The question of excluding all pupils from the public schools who have not been Vaccinated was discussed, and it may be necessary for the authorities to make this requirement in the near future. However)* it is hoped that the .pupils and the parents of the pupils will voluntarily take care of this matter immediately, so that the authorities will not be compelled to take such steps in order to protect the schools and the public health generally.

BETTER SERVICE AT NO GREATER COST

Telephone Agreement Makes the Dollar a Month Rate Possible for Four-Party Line. .The terms of compromise offered by the Jasper County Telephone Co. to the. subscribers and their representatives Tuesday were virtually accepted after the matter had been discussed by a number of the patrons and .a 'Tew details were worked out. While the increase asked was virtually accepted and is to go into effect at the end of tert days, provided it is accepted by the Public Service CommisSion, a plan is provided by which persons can still have the dollar per month rate by going on to a fourparty line. The installation of this service will cost the company a considerable amount of money and will require new instruments and some time for installation, but it is a service that is popular in the larger cities and persons acquainted with the telephone business say that it is sure to be accepted here with favor. Attorney Hglleck, who was engaged in the telephone business for a number of years and who appeared as the legal representative of the patrons’ who were protesting the raise, states that the service will prove entirely adequate and satisfactory in his opinion. The system is to be what is known as the “selective” ringing magneto service. Only the telephone rings that is called, the others on Lhe line not getting the call. The same is the case with ringing the central office, none of the other telephones on the line are “rung” when central is called. With only four on a line conflict in the use of the line will be infrequent.

While it was not made a part of the agerement as printed herewith that the telephone company is obliged to employ a competent supervisor that was left out after considerable discussion and its omission urged by Attorney Halleck, who declared that it was better to accept the pledge of the company for improved and adequate service and let the company work it out in their own way than to bond them with an order from the Public Service Commission to employ a supervisor. Mr. Halleck contended that if the wages of the girls in the office were raised and enough operators employed to take care of the service there would not be any need of a supervisor. J. K. Johnkton, who came .as an expert telephone man, was very fair in his statements. He said that, the company had invited him to come here and recommend to them the things needed to improve the service here. He had made several recommendations including the one for a supervisor, which he declared to be the most important deed.

An argument was made to adjust the rates for residence on the basis of $1.25 per month for all telephones, no matter what kind but this was not accepted by the company. In fact, the hearing came up on the petition of the company for an increase in certain rates and not a petition of subscribers for reduction—and- it is probable that the commission would have held that it was not a proper demand. Certain other matters were adjusted, as set forth in the tentative agreement herewith. One established the rate of $1 per month for business phone extensions and 50 cents per month for residence phone extensions. Some of these have been paying at the rate of $1.25 and 75 cents per month. It was also definitely settled by a statement made by Mr. Kent, who officiated atthe hearing, that toll charges may be reversed if approved at the other end of the line. t The practice here and at many other places in the state has been to decline this, but in the future any company that declines to reverse the charges after ascertaining that it is satisfactory with the person to whom talked, is liable to prosecution for their failure to do as requested. Mr. Myers, president and general manager of the company, estimated that it would take several months to complete the installation of the full metallic service in Rensselaer. Several ■ables will have to be put in, poles removed, etc. ,

While it was not brought out in the evidence it was shown that the estimate of the Public Service Commission on the value of the local plant was in excess of $40,000. The annual report of the coinpany to the commission shows that the salaries of Mr. Bott, the secretary, treasurer and superintendent, and of Mr. Myers, the president and general manager, are $l6O per month each. The salaries of the operators is 10 cents per hour, not enough, subscribers agreed at their meeting, to secure the best

SIMON THOMPSON AND HELEN HILL MARRIED

Went to Chicago Several Days Ago and Were Married By Rev. W. Garnett Winn Tuesday. Simon Thompson and Miss Helen E. Hill, prominent young people of this city, who have been keeping company with each other for several years, surprised their many friends by being married in Chicago Tuesday. Miss Hill had gone to Chicago Thursday of last week and Mr. Thompson went there Sunday. Miss Hill had confided to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill, that she was to be married while absent buttheywerenot informed just when or where it was to be enacted. They received a telegram Tuesday afternoon advising them that the marriage had taken place and that they would remain in Chicago until Sunday. My. Thompson also sent a telegram to Don Wright. The Chicago Tribune, always alert for good stories, telegraphed The Republican, asking about the ydaftig people, provided they were “prominent and it was an elopement.” Presumably the marriage took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Kurrie, 1615 Hyde Park Boulevard, Mrs. Kurrie being a sister of the groom. Rev. W. Garnett Winn, former pastor of the Christian church of this city and now pastor of the Irving Park Christian church, Chicago, performed the ceremony. Just what the plans of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are-none of their friends or relatives here have been advised but it is quite probable that they will reside on the Kurrie farm, the former Monnett farm, just north of town. Their many friends here will join The Republican in wishing them a very happy and prosperous life.

results. » The following is the agreement as framed and signed by the telephone officers and by Attorney Halleck as the representative of the subscribers:

AGREEMENT.

Whereas, at a hearing jon the. question of rates of the Jasper County Telephone Company, set for trial February Bth, 1916, at the court house at Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, it was suggested by Mr. Kent, representative of the commission, that it was the desire of the Public Service Commission of Indiana that the petitioner and respondents enter into an agreement of settlement of the questions in issue between petitioner and respondent and that the matters in issue be adjusted and settled between the parties without the taking of any evidence; therefore, the petitioner and the respondents, present and represented by counsel, entered into the following tentative agreement, subject to the approval of the Public Service Commission of the State of Indiana: That the following schedule of rates may be charged by the petitioner in the City of Rensselaer, Indiana: 4-party line, Residence telephone, full metallic selective signal, SI.OO per phone per month. Individual residence, full metallic, magneto sl.2u per phone per month. Portable desk phone extensions, 75c per month. Business extensions, SI.OO per month. ? Residence wall extensions, 50c per month. All individual business magneto telephones $2.00 per phone per month. Individual residence automophones, $1.50 per phone per month. Buisness automophones, $2.50 per

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Oak Lawn Stock Farm Public Sale of Pure Bred Hampshire Sows and Gilts Sale will be held on my ' northeast of Rensselaer ' FRIDAY, FEB. liHhK 50 HEAD OF SOWS AND GILTS MHEHHh ' , ■' * 17 head of tried sows and 33 gilts. Every hog that enters this sale < is im mimed from cholera. For further information, catalogs or < special service, address % < JOHN R. LEWIS, R-l, Rensselaer, Ind. : Auctioneers: CoL F. H. Hulick, Tipton, Ind., Cot W. A. McCurtain, . Rensselaer, In<L, Col. Andy Nagel, Chalmers, Ind. E. C. Stone will represent the Hampshire Advocate. J. N. Leatherman, Clerk.

Indiana Day to Be Observed By Schools.

Both the town and rural schools of Jasper -county will hold a special prdgram Friday, March 10th, 1916. At this program a special effort will be made to bring out the early history of (a) your Township,, (b| your County, and (c) your. State. In the rural schools it will be well to begin this program with a dinner, in which all the people of the district will take part. If it seems best to have this program in the evening in your particular district it might be well to substitute for the dinner, a supper. During the meal toasts by persons of the neighborhood qualified to add to the enjoyment of the occasion would be in place. Special feature in the way of eats served as was the custom 100 years ago might be in place. Athletic contests in which some, of the older men and women •will take part, a collection of relics, pictures or photos of early days, a spelling contest between the old and the young, or other things of this sort might add to the enjoyment. The program should be by both the older and the younger. Early schools in your township, early settlement, Stories of early district township, county and state, recitations of selections by Indiana writers and music should make up the program. It might be that some one in. the neighborhood has a Victrola which they will bring to the school house for the occasion. It may be advisable in some places that two or more district schools unite for this program. In every case whether one or more districts take part, try to get out all the people and to make this a day long to be remembered. People means not only patrons but others as well. If at all possible let your school help with the dinner by serving hot coffee or chocolate. Have samples of your school’s work shown about the room. At this meeting have some one to talk or to read a paper on the early schools of your township, noting carefully such things as when and where first school house was built, size of school and other interesting items concerning it; some early teachers, their salary, etc. Teachers make note of these things or get the papers and at the next township institute work over this matter and have one of number write up the history of the schools of the township and send same to the county superintendent. From these items and others he will write up the history of the schools of the county. Begin at once on the program for this day. Keep it before your people as one big day. Do not make your program so long as to be tiresome. With outside help it will not take much of your or your children’s time. Find the outsiders who can and will be on the program and see them at once so that they may have no excuse on account of lack of time. Work your programs oat carefully so that it may be balanced. Send out invitations so as to get the people in. Be sure that your township trustee is in one v or more schools. Do not forget the ex-trus-tees. I shall be in as many schools as the roads and time permits. Reference books on Indiana history: Esarey, History of Indiana; Centennial Committee, Indiana Centennial Book; Aley, The Story of Indiana; Levering, Historic Indiana: Conklin, Young People’s History of Indiana; Nicholson, The Hoosiers; Indiana University, Readings Imlndiana History; Moore, A Century in Indiana; Lindley, Civics of Indiana; Thom pson, Stories of Indiana Life. Hoping that this may be a day long to be remembered, I remain, yours truly, ERNEST LAMSON, County Superintendent.

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