Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1916 — Page 1

No. 58.

DRINCESO I THEATRE 0 Rensselaer’s Quality House TONIGHT Red Feather Photo-Pfays Presenting Henrietta Crosmafn, Popular Star of such successes as “Sweet Kitty Bellairs” and “Mistress Nell” Featured in the screen dramatization of L. V. Jefferson’s charming stpry “The Supreme Test” A beautiful stdry of Society and the Slums in 5 superb reels. Adm.—Adults 15c; Children 10c,

Presbyterian Church.

Rev. J. Budman Fleming, Minister. “If ..thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thine heart that God nath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Fqr with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made until salvation.” 9:30 Bible school. “Ye do err not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God.” 10:45 Morning worship and sermon, text; “Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness: that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.” 7:00 Evening worship and sermon, text: “Lovest thou me more than these?” “The door step to the temple of 1 wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.”

Monogram flour is positively the highest grade flour milled. We not only guarantee it to be equal to other flours but better. Your money back if it mils to suit you. $1.70 per sack. ROWLES & PARKER.

Two Nights Harmount’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” with Band, Orchestra Saxaphone Quartette ELLIS THEATRE Mar. 10 and 11 n • ar qc J rA

If it’s Electrical let Leo Mecklenburg dolt. Phone 621

o. L. Leo Worland. CALKINS & WORLAND Funeral Directors . ■ ' % ' ■ / ' Parlors in Nowels Block across from the postoffice. Netreombinatlon autoamimiance and funeral cvr? “ Expert services guaranteed la ad esses entrusted to our care. Ur. r,iVin« is licensed as funeral director and embalmsr In both Indiana and nUnois. Phones 25 or 307 x » ' ; - p * • .

The Evening Republican

USES NATURAL" GAS FROM THAYER WELL

Billy Grant Pipes Gas From Abandoned Well to His Dwelling— Prospectors Arrive. Roselawn Review. Billy Grant, a thoroughbred bachelor who located here last year and erected a unique bachelor home just north of the depot, has the only place probably in the Kankakee valley that is equipped with natural gas. The location is near the spot where the prospectors for oil and gas some years ago dug two wells which were abandoned as failures and which after being shot, did produce some il and considerable gas. Billy piped the gas into his bachelor home, which he uses for light, heat and cooking. Billy says he don’t care how cold the weather, he dan make his place hotter than any old place outsude of . Billy hails from Lowell, where he spent many a hot time and is now enjoying his old days in bachelordom here and says there is now enough gas coming from the abandoned wells to supply all the towns with light and heat for 20 mile® around and then some. Billy says the latch string is on the outside to all friends who want to visit his modem bachelor quarters. Parties are here earnestly soliciting leases on the lands in this vicinity for the purpose of prospecting for oil and gas, and it is reported that several land owners have signed leases. The writer has always believed thaUsbmwwhere Tn this vicinity will be located oil and gas in paying quantities, froan the fact that some of the wells dug did make a favorable shewing and also the fact that after each favorable looking well'was discovered there seemed to be something mysterious about the actions of the parties who were promoting the enterprise and the fact that promoters never let up-and at regular intervals appear and dig a few more wells and after shooting do the plug act and then disappear. The writer would like to see one honest test made by experienced oil men in this vicinity. Land owners should obtain sound legal advice on the wording of oil leases before signing what might be a good thing.

Bargains For This Week Only.

“Gold Medal” flour, equal to any fancy spring wheat flour made, $1.60. Richelieu, Hawaiin sliced pineapple in extra heavy syrup, regular price 30c, for this -week only, 20c a can. California yellow’ peeled tftble peaches, 2%-lb. cans, 10c a can. New California Santa Clara prunes, 4 lbs. for 25c. 8 bars Star City soap for 25c. Make your chickens lay by feeding them wheat and buckwheat, per lb.

2%c.

Talk to us about your coal; we have something to tell you about our coal.—Harrington Bros. Co.

Smart as a Philadelphia Lawyer.

“'Are these' new spring suits we’re tailoring to your individual measurements. Several years of experience in extensive tailoring allows us to offer an unusual service to men who prefer tailor made clothes. May we show you what we can do. Prices as low as sls and as high as $46. Made to measure to fit. 1,000 swatches to select from. , HAMILL AND GO. “Our Way—No Fit, No Pay.” Sooner or later you will trade with The Rensselaer Ice Cream and Candy Co. Why not sooner? Home made ice cream, chocolate and vanilla, 25 cents a quart.

COAL 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. Grant-Warner Lumber Co. Phone *f

JOHN EGER.

and that his nomination will result from the primary. James E. Watson, of Rushville, seems from meagre returns to have somewhat the best of Harry S. New, of Indianapolis, although the latter had a large plurality in Indianapolis and a surprisingly large vote in many parts of the state, sufficient to throw the senatorial contest over to the state convention in April. John A. M. Adair, of Portland, who was endorsed by the democratic machine, won readily over Leonard B. Clore, of Johnson county. John W. Kern, of Indianapolis, present United States senator, had no opposition. William R. Wood, of'Lafayette, received about 80 per cent of the republican vote for lOth district representative. George Hershman of Crown Point, apparently defeated Reno Isherwood, of Lafayette, for the democratic nomination.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1916.

Goodrich Beats McCray Watson Ahead of New

More Interest Centers In Returns From Primary Than There Was In the Voting

Logan Wood Beat Constable Official Returns From Jasper County Shows McCray 553, Goodrich 334, Myers 58, - Watson 469, New 335, Robinson 95. Indications from dispatches from all parts of Indiana point to the nomination of James P. Goodrich, of Winchester, for governor, while Warren T. McCray seems to have carried the tenth ongressional district and to have run strong in all parts of the state, it is conceded that he was defeated and- that Mr. Goodrich will receive a majority of all votes cast

JAMES P. GOODRICH Who Received the Nomination for Governor at the Primary Election

Progressives who did not vote the republican ticket, largely remained away from the polls and in the 2nd precinct of Marion township there wfiß not a progressive vote cast, while the total in the county was only 57. Logan Wood, of Parr, has apparently defeated-- R. Lyle Constable, of Newton county, for the nomination for state representative. Mr. Wood carried Jasper county by 317 votes and only lost Newton county, Mr. Constables home county, by 48. Benton county was the fighting ground and while no returns have ' ■ p - V

been received from there it is believed Mr. Wood will get at least an even break and since he goes into that county with a majority of 269, his nomination seems assured. The official vote in Jasper county was as follows: For U. S. Senator — Harry S. New 335 Arthur R. Robinson 95 James E. Watson 469 For Governor— James P. Goodrich 334 Quincy Myers 5i Warren T. McCray 553 For 10th Dist. Representative— Nelson J. Bozarth 130 William R. Wood 742 For Joint Representative— R. Lyle Constable .... .... 287 William L. Wood 604 The republican county ticket had no opposition and is composed of the following men, most of whom are candidates for re-election: Treasurer^—Charles V. May.

Recorder —George W, Scott. Sheriff —Ben D. McColly. Coroner —C. E. Johnson, Surveyor—Edgar D. Nesbitt. Com. Ist Dist—Henry W. Marble. Com. 2nd Dist—D. S. Makeever. Reuben Hess was nominated for prosecuting attorney of the 30th judicial circuit, composed of Jasper and Newton counties, having no, opposition. 4- - For governor on the democratic ticket the result in Jasper county was John A. M. Adair ....295 Leonard B. Clore .... .-ISI For 10th district representative— George E. Hershman 348 Reno Isherwood 64 In some precincts Ishei*wood did not get a vote. Mr. Hershman, who is an attorney at Crown Point, was bom in Jasper county" and for a short time practiced „ law in this courtty. die is an able and ambitious young man. C. Arthur Tuteur was again nominated on the democratic ticket for prosecuting attorney. The democratic county ticket was named, which had no opposition, as follows: , Treasurer —S. A. Brusnahan. • Recorder —W. D. Bringle. Sheriff —John G. Culp. Coroner—Alfred ,P. Rainier. - Surveyor—Devexe Yeoman. Coin. Ist Dist. —W.n. Grube, Jr. Com. 2nd Dist.—Robert J, Yeomalk In' the fourth precinct of Jasper

PARIS HAT SHOP 1 wish to announce to the public that my millinery parlors are ready for inspection having purchased an exceptionally fine line of millinery, with Miss Nelle Stem ton, of Chicago at the head of the trimming department. I welcome you all. MRS. W. H. BEAM Paris Hat Shop

WANT FAYE CLARKE FOR COUNTY AGENT

County Board of Education Unanimous For Rensselaer Young Man For the Job. Mr. Coleman, of Purdue university, met'today with the county board of education to discuss the matter of county agricultural agent. The board expressed a desire to employ Faye C. Clarke, son of P. W. Glarke of this-city, a graduate of Purdue University and who also took post graduate work in Wisconsin University. Mr. Coleman, who has charge of the selection of agents subject to rules of the state board of agriculture, stated that it is against the policy of the board to employ agents from their home county and while there were some ten vacancies at this time that there Were no available men for he could not give his approval to the employment ofMr. Clarke here. Upon the unanimous request of the board Mr. Coleman said he would refer the master o Purdue and if agreeable therei Mr. Clarke would be the county agent.

The most talked of Uncle Tom’s Cabin show in the world Js Harmount’s $20,000 production. This show will be at the Ellis theatre on March 10 and 11, with an acting casf of twenty people, carrying their own band and orchestra, all special scenery and electrical effects. B. B. or Puritan Egg for the range. Ky. B. or Carbon splint for the heating stove. —Harrington Bros. Co. Phone 7 and call for our B. B. range coal. —Harrington Bros. Co.

county, where the college is located, quite a number of voters froih the college called for democratic ballots, but it is understood they unanimously declined to vote for Woodrow Wilson for president, expressing their disapproval not only of his policy in the European war but also of his fail-_ ure to protect Americans and their interests in Mexico. This same reason is assigned over the state for the small democratic vote and in some places life-long democrats .called for republican ballots and voted the ticket. It ie reported that eleven in one precinct did this in Tippecanoe county. Carl Lamb, of Benton county, received 212 votes, J. A. McFarland, of Jasper county, 143 votes, and J. A. Wildasin, of Newton county, 66 votes for joint representative on the democratic ticket, irwas not. lparned here how they fared in the other counties of the district. Mr. McFara candidate, which doubtless was responsible for his small vote. The delegates to the republican state convention are: 1 H. W. Marble, H. B. Brown, William Whited, J. D. Allman, C. P. Fate, Jesse Nichols, C. H. Peck.

-LATE NEWS-SA YS - NEW LEADS WATSON Goodrich Beats McCray and Senatorial Nomination Will Go to . Convention. (Special to The Republican.) Indianapolis, Mch. 8, 1:49 p. m Harry S. New', of Indianapolis, and James P. Goodrich, of Winchester, late this afternoon were leading their opponents in the primary. Returns oh the republican ticket. • John A. M. Adair was the democratic nominee for governor easily. His vote in 770 precincts was 29,937, while Clore a was but 11,063. Clore issued a statemerit early conceding nomination to Adair. That the .Watson-New fjght might end on the floor of the republican state convention became apparent. New, however, had plurality of first choice votes over Watson and Robinson of 2,034 ini£2aofthe precincts in state. The total rf ported vote of Goodrich “from precincts where count was finished wa5‘49,319, while MoCray had 26,984 and Myers 9.847 .in these precincts. New’s, total vote was 43,299. Watson’s 41,265, and Robinson’s 10,035.

Says It Should Be Crime to Own a Thermometer.

Wheatfield Review. Marshall Steel, of Poplar, Mont., came last week for a visit with his brother, Cyril, and family. The visitor was formerly a Jasperite but has been living in the wes£ for several years and'reports that he has made good as a farmer in Montana. He speaks highly of the country and said that when the thermometer registered 57 below zero this winter he didn’t notice it and remarked that people wouldn’t feel so darned cold rs thermometers were wiped off the earth. Out in Montana he said that the people never feel cold until somebody tells them how much below zero it is. He is in favor of making it a crime to own a thermometer.

Body of French Officer Received Instead of Woman's.

Crawfordsville, March 7.—Miss Helen Elston Smith, of this city, niece of Mrs. Lew Wallace and of Mrs. Henry S. Lane, had the unusual experience in New York city recently of finding the body of a French army officer in the coffin which was supposed to contain the body of a young woman friend whose death occurred in Europe. Miss Smith was in New York to await the arrival of the body of her friend. It is presumed thait in some manner a mistake was made in the shipment of the coffin and that Miss Smith’s friend’s body was buried in some part of war-stricken France with military honors.

Marmount’s Big Uncle Tom’s Cabin Company is coming to the Ellis theatre March 10th and 11th. This company is today recognized to be the largest and best in the world, carrying an entire acting cast of twenty people, among which are colored jubilee singers, buck and wing dancers, lenge colored quartette, “The Cotton Blossom Four.” Mr. Harmount is also featuring electrical snow scenes and ice scene® that no other company is carrying. The beatiful electrical transformation, representing little Eva in the - realms of Heaven. The above features are seldom seen with shows charging twice the price of admission. " T

If you are having trouble in getting good bread try a sack of Monogram flour and we will guarantee the results to be best. Sold on a money .hack guarantee, $1.70 per sack. ROWLES A PARKER.

Wrestling 3 BIG BOUTS 3 Harvey Myers vs Vic Michaels Sherm Parks V* rij *i John Welsh vs

Emmett Eldridge Ellis Theatre Thurs., Mar. 9 Admission 25c. Bill starts at 8:30

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