Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 126, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1916 — Page 1

No. 126.

TONIGHT At The GAYETY Two double teams in vaudeville. In the first act will be seen Leon and Bertie Allen in their bright and snappy repertoire of songs and story. Second Act Hurst & Devars Will appear in their singing, talking and novelty musical. This is the biggest and best show seen at the Gayety at any former time. The Iron daw and Pathe News. / ■ ,

Monticello Beautifying Streets With Flower Stands.

Monticello is indulging in a very attractive plan of beautifying its business streets by placing flower stands along the outer edge of the sidewalk. The stands are all uniform in construction, consist of a simple framework on which is mounted a half barrel. Both stand and tub ar? painted green and are set full of flowers. The effect is Very pleasing to the eye and the nose, while the general influence for civic pride is worth a great deal. Businessmen on Main street and Broadway seem to vie with each other in the number of the stands. The plan is used in many other cities and towns in Indiana and the labor and expense is well rewarded by the favorable attention given by visitors and the satisfaction that any person feels in contributing to the beautification of the “old home town.”

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The Evening Republican.

FUNERAL OF B. D. COMER HELD THURSDAY

Hundreds Gathered to Pay Last Respects to Prominent Citizen Whose Untimely Death Was Great Loss.

The funeral of Barney D. Comer was held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Rose Bud church near his home. It was one of the.largest funerals ever held in the county, and only a small part of those present were able to get into the church. Mr. Comer was a widely known man and his friends cqme not only from all over the county but from many other places to pay tribute to his active fruitful life. Almost a hundred automobiles and many horse-drawn vehicles gathered at the church and followed the cortege to Weston cemetery in Rensselaer where the burial took place. The service at the church was consucted by Revs. R. W. Conn and Forest Crider, the former from Hatfield and the latter from Mooresville. Both have performed spiritual labors in this county and were close friends of the deceased. The I. O. O. F., of which he had long been a member, performed its /ritualistic service at the grave. The funeral was conducted by Calkins & Worland. Among those who were here to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. George Barcus, son Orth, and daughter Irene, of Wabash; Oliver and Marshall Comer, of Roann, and Mrs. A. B. Scott and son, Chester and wife and their son, Charles,' of Oxford. Mrs. Scott is a twin sister"'of Miss Mary Comer, of this city, and both are cousins of the deceased. The following obituary was read at the funeral service:

Barney DeWitt Comer was born in Jasper county, Indiana, on the 12th of July, 1860; passed away May 23, 1916, aged 55 years, 10 months and 11 days. He was the youngest child of William and Phoebe Comer and one of a family of twelve children. There are left of this family to mourn their brother, three brothers, Malachi, Stephen, James, and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Boston, the latter residing in iCali-

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1916.

DOES IT PAY TO ADVERTISE?

Mrs. J. W. King relates her experience.

Editors Republican: Since I have been growing and selling garden and flower also breeding fine chickens and selling eggs fir latching, I have often been asked the question, “Does it pay to advertise?” I have always answered that it surely does. I feel that advertising can be overdone and money wasted if one is not careful, but a certain amount of advertising and in the right way always brings good returns. Three years ago a 25c ad sold me thousands of Ponderosa tomato plant® at Lebanon, Ind. Last year a few dollars worth of advertising sold me tomato, cabbage and flower plants in .Hammond, Chicago and Englewood, besides I shipped eggs to 33 towns in Indiana, Illinois and

fornia. Mr. Comer was bom on the ’ old Comer homestead which is now a part of his farm. He was married July 13, 1890, to Miss Addie Brucei Three children were bom to them, Ernest, Georgia and Marie. Little Georgia died in infancy. There are left of his immediate family his devoted wife, a son and daughter, his daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. \ Mr. Comer was the typical selfmade man. Bom at a tme when the northern part of Jasper county was little better than a swamp, it seemed to offer little encouragement in the way of financial success. Yet, when a mere boy, Barney determined to overcome obstacles and to become a man of means and of influence in his community. That he succeeded we all know. His parents were poor in worldly goods, but rich in the things that are worth While. Honest, industrious and God-fearing, they instilled in their son these qualities. His education was that of the common schools, and by his own efforts h* attended college at Valparaiso after he was a mature man. For a number of years he taught school. In that capacity and also as township trustee, he was an earnest worker for the cause of education. He was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge of Rensselaer and a disciple of Friendship, Love and Truth as laid down in that order. A year before his marriage he was converted and joined the Rose Bud church and for many years had remained a loyal and active member. Mr. Gomer was a great believer in Sunday school work and was always in hl's place. For many years he was chairman of the local Sunday school convention work. Activity was the keynote of his life. Whatever he did, he did with a purpose and an intensity that carried the work to completion and success. He was one of the men who do things. Whether as trustee of his township, advocate of good roads, teacher in the public schools, at the head of the anti-saloon movement, chairman of the Sunday school organization, he was a persistent and tireless wroker. Although he spent most of his life within sight of his he had . the vision and broad mindedness of ■ a man who has traveled much. He I was interested in the affairs of his ' country, was an ardent * newspaper reader and a lover of good books. He was public-spirited, broadminded, gen-erous-hearted, a true friend, a loving husband and kind father. No worthy person ever appealed to Mr. Comer in vain. His name was on the list for every good movement and at the head of every subscription for help to those needing it. His strong personality was felt in every public gathering. In the future where men meet at public sales, political meetings, conventions and church gatherings this helpful man’s presence will be greatly missed. His iplace will not soon be filled and his memory will not be forgotten. The last few weeks of his life he had been crippled by-an accident and, although he had to go on crutches, he was out working hard for the proposed new stone road system through Union township. For the past, two weeks his life had been filled with pain and suffering. His desire to get well was great, as he felt he had much to accomplish and many things that had been pushed aside in the stress of business, he felt he wanted time to do. However, |>e expressed himself many times as to his faith in Christ as his Saviour, and his readiness to go. Throughout his life he had a z m?m6rjrsT his sainted mother. His friends have often heard him express his belief that he would see her as he passed to 'the Great Beyend. Less than an hour before he passed away he looked upward and said: ‘'Mother, Mother.”

and this year so far have shipped eggs to 36 Indiana towns and several Ohio towns, even to the city of Columbus and Van Wert, Ohio, and orders still coming in. I have also sold a great many Settings of eggs in Jasper county and have had an extra large sale on flower and vegetable plants this spring. Just yesterday I got an order for 300 mango and 200 salvia plants from a man in Goodland, Ind., on May 22nd I shipped three Ancona hens and one Ancona cockerel and three Blue Andalusian hen£ to Frankfort, Ind. '’"All these sales have come to me through a few dollars spent in advertising.

Mrs. J. W. KING.

Annual .Musicale of the D. A. R. Held Thursday.

The D. A. R. annual musical was held at the home of Mrs. J. W. Williams, who was assisted in entertaining by her daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Porter, Thursday. There were fifty members and guests present. A most entertaining program was rendered. Instead of the high school quartette, Dwight Cumick and Paul Beam sang solos and a duet to the delight of all present. The musical program was very fine all the way through. Those taking part were iMrs. Edd J. Randle, Miss Esther Padgitt, Mrs. toward Mills, (Mrs. E. C. English, Mrs. Pauline Curnick Duvall, Miss Gertrude Kannal. Misses Ruth Wood and Mary Brown rendered a violin duo. The D. A. R. is a very strong organization and is affiliated with the state and national organizations. They are doing several lines of charitable and patriotic work each year. The regent is Mrs. Charolle Hester Murray. The year book for 1916 and 1917 has just been prepared and gives the program for each month.

Lost Coat White Returning To Rensselaer From Fowler.

Richard Rice, one of the Rensselaer school teachers, had the misfortune to lose the coat of a light suit of clothes while returning to Rensselaer from Fowler Thursday afternoon. He had gone to Fowler with others to bring home the completed Chaos. The day was very warm and he had removed his coat. When Goodland was reached -the loss was discovered. In the pockets of the coat were a bunch of keys, .a check book and several letters, sufficient for the finder to discover who the' owner is and it is more than probable that he will recover it. He has sent advertisements to the Goodland and Fowler papers and has also placed one in The Republican.

Mrs. J. H. Chapman Rejoiced To Receive Lost D. A. R. Pin.

While,, on an eastern trip recently Mrs. J. H. Chapman lost her Daughters of the American Revolution pin. She did not expect to ever receive it again but was fortunate enough to do so. It was found in Norfolk, Va. The pm has her name .and the number of the local chapter engraved on it and the finder looked up the location of the dodge and the pin reached Mrs. Chapman Thursday.

Leave Calls For Billy Frye’s Rensselaer-Remington Bus Line.

' Calls for trips between Rensselaer and Remington should be made to Billy Frye, successor to Samuel O. Duvall. Calls may 'be left at his residence, (Phone 369, or at the Makeever hotel, Phone 107, in Rensselaer, and at Peck’s department store in Remington. Two trips, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, are being made at the present time, but on the 15th of June Billy will begin making three trips a day. If you iw’ant to make this trip don’t fail to call on Billy Frye.

Senior Class Chaos Feature On Inside of Paper Today.

The Republican is today devoting the two inside pages of the paper to the members of the senior class and the faculty, the cuts being the same ones used In the “Chaos.”

MEN.

Panama hats, Bancock hats, Milans, Sennits, New York styles. Hamill & Co. trices. Get Hamillized. Jt pays.

• S’ ' ' These were his last audible words. Tlius has passed away one of Jasper county’s good men and - “After life’s fitful fever he sleepeth well.”

TWENTY-NINE COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE

Commencement Held Friday Evening —Able Address and Excellent Program Was Given. Twenty-nine young ladies and gentlemen have finished the course of the Rensselaer high school this year and all were present to receive their diplomas Thursday evening when the commencement was held at the high school auditorium. The program started with a high school chorus led by Miss Stover, the music teacher in the schools. Mass Cornelia Leonard played the accoftipaniment. The music was well executed and the large audience showed its appreciation by generous applause. A piano trio by Miss Leonard, Miss Helen Parkinson and Miss Thelma Martindale followed and this, too, was appreciated as were the other and later musical numbers. The class processional was next, the graduates entering the auditorium from the rear and proceeding to the stage, where chairs had been arranged for them. Dr. A. R. Kresler and A. H. Hopkins, mennbes of the school board, accompanied by Dr. Charles P. Emerson, dean of the Indiana College of Medicine, the speaker of the evening, and Superintendent Dean and Principal Kratli, also occupied seats on the stage. Rev. F. H. Beard, of the Baptist church, offered prayer. The girl’s quartette, composed of Misses Wilda Littlefield, Cornelia Leonard, Thelma Martindale and Doris Morlan, then sang a very charming song. The ad-: dress of Dr. Emersoi/ followed. He 1 spoke from a medical standpoint and | impressed an important lesson on all of his hearers. He said that much of the illness of later life was a consequence of troubles that started during the school days and that proper understanding and treatment at the time the troubles started.would have saved much suffering and many shortened lives in the later years. He said that he hoped the day would come when there would be provision for the physical inspection of the pupils of the public schools and when there would be a nurse constantly on hand to detect and start to remedy the weaknesses of childhood that so often go neglected for a great many years and develop into an incurable State in later life. He spoke of the system of bank examinations to safeguard the money deposited by people in the banks and said it was vastly more important to have inspection of our children in the school room. Dr. Emerson spoke in plain terms and held the closest attention of the audience and impressed a lesson of importance on each, the central thought being that the habits formed during the school days, affecting health and usefulness largely ontrol the lives during the coming years. He encouraged that every person in school adopt a life of conflict for the right so .that when they encounter the issues of life they will be trained for victory. Following the address the boys’ quartette, composed of Paul Beam, Elvyn Allman, Dwight Cumick and Carl Eigelsbach, sang. Principal Kratli then presented the class for graduation and Dr.-Kresler, piesidentl of the school board, spoke briefly to them and then presented the diplomas. Following this Mrs. George E. Murray, on behalf of the Daughters of the American Revolution spoke of the plan adopted by that society some time ago to make awards to the scholars showing the best work in different departments of the school and announced the winners for this year. The first prize was for the best work in domestic science among* the senior girls. Fourteen of the class had competed, the contest being the making of their graduation dresses and the designing of the dresses. Miss Elsie Benson, of near Mt. Ayr, was the winner for the best made dress. Miss. Gwendolyn Kannal received the prize for the best designed dress. The condition was that the dress should not cost over $7. The average cost was 44.52, or 16 cents less than the average last year. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman spent less than $2 for the material for her dress and it was

CHAOS The 1916 Chaos are now on sale, at the High School and at Long’s Drug Store. Price SI.OO. Bills against the 1916 Chaos should he presented at once to French Crooks or Elvyn Allman. t • \ ' '' ■>• .

Base Ball Sunday, May 28 AT RIVERSIDE PARK LOWELL vs ATHLETICS Sunday will be Rensselaer’s greatest baseball day. Prof. Otto Braun’s band will play during the game. Game Called 3:00 o’clock p. m. Admission 25c.

one of the nicest of the dresses. She had crocheted beautiful lace which was used in trimming the collar. She also designed and made the dress. The essay prizes awarded to the seniors went to Mabel Worland, and •Carl Eigelsibach. Miss Worland, who took the first prize among the girls, wrote on the subject, “The Centennial.” Carl Eigelsbach wrote the “Military History of Jasper County.”. In manual training Byron Hemphill received first place and Wayne Tilton s cond place in the grades. Each had made a teapot stand. In the high school the awards -went to Frank Babcock and Leland Collins, who had jointly made a'bed in which to sleep. Walter Randle, who constructed a serving table, won second place among the high school boys. Orphia Gant responded for the class to the several speeches that had been made and the commencement closed with a benediction by Rev. Fleming. The alumni banquet will be held this evening at the Presbyterian church at 6:.?G o’clock. At 9:30 the dance will begin at the armory. The dance mucic will be furnished by the Douglas colored orchestra from Indianapolis.' ' ~T "i '

CAM E R TIE RE’S Box fl Buster Brown for the kids, and for grown-ups, too. Takes a picture 2ix3i inches and costs only $2. Other Anscos up ~ Tu to $55. We’d like to 11 show you the entire line. 11 J Our photographic de- U . partment has established quite a reputation for || / developing, printing and Ilf ■ enlarging. Come in, 1 won't you ? s J A. F. LONG, ® < . Druggist, i’®l J Rensselaer, Indiana. ’■ If it’s Electrical ,et Leo Mecklenburg dqjt. Phone 621

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