Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1916 — Page 1

No. 87.

CITY COUNCIL MEETS IN REGULAR SESSION

Not Much Business Transacted— Treasurer’s Report For Mones of March is Approved.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening. Somers & Stokes were granted plumbers license. No objections being offered to the street oiling petitioned for by Frank Donnelly et al, the clerk was instructed to advertise for bids for April 24. A. F. Long et al petitioned for the impiovement of South street. The matter was referred to the street committee. The treasurer’s report for March was received. It shows the following funds on- hand: Light fund, $2,219.71; water fund, $2,502.90; orporation fund, $402.18; road fund, $931.46; special additional school fund, $204.31; 'library fund, $519.06; public, park, $530.10; sprinkling fund, $112.10. The usual numlber of claims were allowed.

Postoffice Clerks Make Mighty Fine Grades.

Rensselaer certainly is to be congratulated on the excellence of the postoffice clerks. An examination held today, Tuesday, by C. Reising, chief clerk of the Railway Mail Service, of Chicago, resulted as follows: -Section Fame Haas with 791 cards made a grade of 99.37. Section B—Gaylord McFarland .and Lon Healy with 760 cards made 100 and 99.34 respectively. The test pertained to the dispatching of mails and was based upon both speed and accuracy. The clerks are all covered under the civil service provisions and their efficiency is shown by the remarkable grades they received.

Spinal Meningitis Claims Little Shunway Child.

Eveline Shunway, whose mother died about six months ago and who liias made her home since that time with her grandmother, Mrs. Margaret May, on East Pine street, died this Tuesday afternoon at 20 minutes before 3 o’clock of spinal meningitis or brain fever after an illness of about two weeks. She was 4 years of age last, Thursday, April 6th.

John Burris and Wife Both Have the Smallpox.

John Burris and wife, living in the east part of town, are both sick wtih smallpox. The house is under quarantine and supplies are being sent them by the trustee.

All wool blue serge suit, well lined and finished, the latest up-to-date style for SIO.OO per suit, at Rowles & Parker’s.

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

Easter Millinery Opening FRIDAY and SATURDAY April 14 and 15 All the ladies of Rensselaer and vicinity are invited to call and inspect my line of trimmed and pattern hats. — ; Buy now and be ready for Easter. . , ' - * 1 - ' ■■ r " < Mrs. Purcupile

The Evening Republican.

LONG DISTANCE PIANO PLAYER

Perry Horton Enters Polk Music School and Gets Big Write-Up By Valpo Newspaper. Our own Perry Horton, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Horton, long distance piano player and the ragtime king, has entered the Polk Music School in Valparaiso and the Vidette f that place writes Perry up to this tune: It take® patience and endurance to sit at a piano 37% hours of continuous'playing, but that is what P. W. Horton did. Horton is now a student at the Polk school, where he will spend two weeks in player piano adjustment work . He was found in the office of the institution today, swinging one leg over the arm of a rocking chair and comfortably puffing a cigarette. Several years ago Horton held the world’s record for “long distance playing. Since then, he believes, a New York man claims to have taken the honor by playing 72 hours. However, he doubts the truth of the c’aim. Horton comes nearly being a home product. He lives at Rensselaer, the city where he made his record, and does tuning and runs a movie show. He is now only 26 years old. When he sat down to the piano to break the world’s record, the morning had just begun. He played all day, all night, and then afl'l day again, and was ready for a good, long sleep. Oh, no, he didn’t go hungry. While he played, his mother came him nt meal-time and fed him with a spoon as his nimble fingers continued to frolic over the keys. He received $69 and a gold medal for his beat. He admits it was worth it. Now that player pianos have come into the game, he must know a little more of their mechanism and the way to readjust them when trouble comes. A municipal player school in Chicago, under the direction of William Braid White, has closed, and the Polk school gets its equipment; likewise some of the students that had attended there. Norton is one to get some of the benefit.

No Centralized School For Union Township is Decision.

That is, that jvas the decision of the judges who heard the debate on the subject at the Union township institute held at air Oaks last Saturday. The question was “Resolved, That it is better to have one centralized school for Union township than three separate schools.” ——— Miss Fair, of Aix, Miss Umpheld, of Virgie, and Mr. Strickler, of Moffitt, spoke in favor of the centralized school. The negative wa ssupported by Mr. Morris of Fair Oaks, Mr. Brusnahan of Rosebud and Mrs. Gwin of Parr. -The judges were Mrs. F. R. Erwin, Miss Nila Edmondson and Miss Josie Dexter. The negative side won. It was shown that to transport the 350 pupils of Union township to a central school would require twenty wagons and that the ocst would be at least SII,OOO per year. Some of the pupils would have to be transported seven miles.

Auto trailers at Scott Brothers. Just the thing to carry loads behind your auto. Prices reasonable. A penny saved is a penny earned. We save you dollars and you get first quality goods in all departments at Rowles & Parker’s. Don’t forget Sunday, April 16th.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1916.

RIFLE TRAINING URGED BY U. S.

Government Has 300,000 Krag Rifles to Issue to Private Associations For Practice.

From a national defense standpoint the training in rifle practice of the unorganized militia is of as vital importance to our country as the training of the regular establishment and t'he organized militia. The volunteer who can hit what he shoots at is 80 per cent efficeint as a. soldier. The United States government has stored away in its arsenals approximately 300,000 Krag U. S. magazine rifles, model 1908, and 30,000,000 ball cartridges for same. Uncle Sam will issue these rifles and the ammunition free to organized rifle clubs affiliated with the National Rifle Association of America for use of members at small arms practice. During the first quarter of 1916, just ended, the ordnance department issued to lubs 316 rifles and 1,438,974 ball cartridges. To teach the citizenry the use of the modem arm requires organization of rifle clubs and small artns practice under capable instructors. Ten or more citizens of the United States in any town or country near which or in which a rifle range could be constructed, are eligible to organize a civilian rifle club and affiliate with the National Rifle Association of America. Blank forms and copy of by-laws prescribed and instructions how to form a rifle clulb may be secured from 'Major Fred H. Phillips, Jr., assistant recorder National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice and secretary National Rjfle Association of America. The object of the Association is to encourage marksmanship throughout the United States, particularly in the direction of qualifying as finished marksmen those individuals who may be called upon to serve in time of war; to encourage competition in marksinanship between teams and individuals! to ~ encourage legislation for the establishment and maintenance of ranges; to.secure the issue of military rifles and ammunition to those practicing on these ranges, and to create a public sentiment in respect to the necessity of rifle practice as a means of national defense.

Funeral of Mrs. John Flatt Was Held in Kentland Today.

The funeral of Mrs. John Flatt, the young mother whose death occurred at her home near Remington Sunday, was held this Tuesday morning at the Catholic church at Kentland, where burial was made. Undertaker Frank ■ Howard, of Remington, had the funeral.

UNSHAKEN TESTIMONY

Time is the test of truth. And Doan’s Kidney Pills have stood the test in Rensselaer, ♦No Rensselaer resident who suffers backache, or annoying urinary ills can remain unconvinced by this twice-told testimony. ■Mrs. Wan. Moore, Elm St., Rensselaer, says: “I suffered from kidney trouble, backaches and headaches for a long time. I had no strength or ambition and couldn’t sleep well. ■ I could hardly turn in bed, owing to the lameness in my back. I couldn’t do my housework. My kidneys were very weak and the secretions were unnatural. Finally I used Doans Kidney Pills, procured from B. F. Fendig’s Drug Store, and they cured me of all these ailments. I have never had an ache or pain since.” ( Statement given May 31, 1907.) On February 29, 1916, Mrs. Moore said: “We are never without Doan's 'Kidney Pills in our house, for they are the best kidney medicine we know of.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney PiHs-Mhe same that Mrs. Moore has twice publicly recommended. Foster-Milburn Co., Praps., Buffalo, N. Y.

ICE.

Having purchased the ice business here, all calls for ice should be made to the undersigned at Phone 104. We will also plow and harrow gardens. WHITE & LEE.

Safety First With Your Panama Hats

Anyone can clean hats. But it takes a practinal hatter to do it correctly. =====.. See Nelson, the Hatter, r t McKay’s Laundry. He guarantees work same as done in any city. Seventh and last week in your home town, as Mr. Nelson is due to go to the Richardson Hat Works of Logansport, where he is permanently located.

LEWIS AND SPEAKS GET 1 TO 14 YEARS

Will Be Taken to Jeffersonville Soon —Duvall and Cumick Cases Go to Kentland.

Orson Lewis and Ernest Speaks pleaded guilty to stealing from freight cars when their cases were called and Judge Hanley sentenced them to the state reformatory at Jeffersonville for 1 to 14 years and they will be taken there in a few days. ’Stewart Short, who had made a written confession that he had robbed Larsh & Hopkins’ drug store, entered a plea of not guilty when his case was called. Attorney G. A. Williams appeared for him. Short told so many conflicting stories about those associated with him in the burglary that there was little to credit in any of his stories and it is said that he has gone entirely back on the statements he made after his arrest and now says that he did not perform the job. The divorce case of Pauline Curnick Duvall vs. Sam Duvall and the suit for damages of Duvall vs. Curnick and others were both sent to Kentland on change of venue and will not come up for trial until the may term. The cases of Wells and the Lafayette Loan and Trust Co. vs. the Gifford estate, seeking to set aside the will are not returnable and probably will not be tried at this term of court. The Christian church trial from Remington, which is entitled Johnson vs. Smalley and others, has been set for trial for the third Friday of the term, which will be the 28th of April. There is a large docket this term and it will be impossible to try all the cases set for trial, but frequently there are a number of cases settled without trial and that will probably be the case this term. But the early indications are for a mighty busy term.

tUp in Front in the Easter Style Parade There you will find Frat Clothes SF- hob-nobbing with the most expensive “ ma(^e to measure” garments Vi from the “exclusive” tailors. Why pay a tailor or any other fl clothier S4O or SSO for Easter clothes? Without delay—without qA fuss—we can fit you faultlessly in a Frat suit and you can rub elbows on Easter with the most fastidiously-dressed promenader in town. Our Prices $lO to $22.50 Frat Clothes are hand tailored in modern sunlit shops —produced by craftsmen who take pride in their work. Style is needled into these garments; we guarantee them as to fabric, fit and finish. \ 7 Buy a Frat Suit for Easter and Save Money DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP Phone 411 C. Earl Duvall

MURPHY RESIGNS FROM SERVICE COMMISSION

Private Business Takes His Time— Governor Names GOshen Lawyer To Succeed Him.

Charles J. Murphy, of Brookston, who has been a member of the public ; service commission since it was ' founded, tendered his resignation Monday and Governor Ralston appointed Anthony Deajil, of Goshen, to the place. The chapge will be made on May Ist. In his resignation Mr. Murphy stated that private business required his time and that he was arranging to engage in another enterprise early in the summer. When the commission was created on May 1, 1913, Murphy was appointed for a two-year term. Last year he was appointed to a four-year term. The job pays $6,000 per year. Mr. Murphy has extensive farming and stock raising interests at Brookston and is also engaged in the banking business in Brookston and Indianapolis. It is not improbable that he will become directly interested in the management of the Indianapolis bank of which Eben Wolcott was last week made president. Mr. Deahl, who succeeded Mr. Murphy on the commission, is a graduate of the law department of Michigan University, having left that in June, 1890. He at once entered the law practice at Goshen and has been located there since that time.

Boy Breaks Bone In Arm As Result of Pole Vault.

Ronald Pullins, son of Eliper Pullins of Gillam township, a student in the high school, fell while pole vaulting Monday afternoon and. fractured the radius or bone of the left arm, just above the wrist. Dr. Johnson attended him.

House cleaning time is here; save money on your new rugs, carpets and lace curtains by getting them at the store of low prices. ROWLES & PARKER. Genuine indigo blue overalls and jackets worth SI.OO, your size for 75c each at Rowles & Parker’s.

TWO MORE DEATHS OCCUR AT REMINGTON

Mrs. Tirza Garrison and Mrs. George Coffelt Pass Away—Former Death Very Sudden. *

Remington has been visited recently by a number of deaths and the community is shocked at their frequency. Monday evening at 6:45 o’clock Mrs. Tirza Garrison, aged 63 years last December, passed away very suddenly of neuralgia of the heart. Mrs. Garrison had been spending the past three months at Huntington and Wabash with her daughters, Mrs. Homer Hardy and Mrs. O. P. Taber and had returned +o Remington Tuesday of last week and was at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Townsend. She had been in her usual health except suffering from a severe cold. Monday morning at about 1 o’clock she became slightly worse. The doctpr saw her during the day and her condition was not regarded at all alarming, but suddenly about ten minutes before her death she collapsed and nothing could be done to relieve her. She is the widow of David Garrison, whose death occurred in March, 1913. The surviving children are: Mrs. O. P. Taber, of Wabash; Mrs. Homer Hardy, of Huntington; Mrs. William Townsend and Mrs. W. R. Geier, of Remington, and Gamala Garrison, of Kingfisher, Okla. All will be at the funeral except the son, who wired his inability to come. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at the Townsend residence, being conducted by Rev. Lilly, the Presbyterian minister. Burial will be made in the Remington cemetery. This Tuesday morning the death of Mrs. George Coffelt, a widowed lady, occurred. She was about 75 years of age and lived with her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Dawson.

Yes, it’s “Go to Church” day, Sunday, April 16th.

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