Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1916 — Page 4

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RENSSELAER ;REPUBLICAN DAILY AND SEMI-WEEKLY HEALEY & CLARK - Publish*!-* THE FRIDAY ISSUE IS REGULAR WEEKLY EDITION Semi-Weekly Republican catered Jan. I, 1597. as aecond class mall matter, *t the postoffloe at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the act of March 3, 1879. Evening Republican entered Jan. 1, 1897, as second class mall matter at the postofflee at Rensselaor. Ind., under the act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dally by Carrier, 10 Cents Week By Mall, 83.60 a year. •amt-Weekly, in advance. Year 31.60

Classified Column RATES KOK CLASSIFIED ADS Three lines or less, psr week of six issues of The Evening Republican and two of The Semi-Weekly Republican, Id cents. Additional space pro rata. FOR SALE. , FOR SALE—One Dutch Uncle riding- cultivator. —H. E. White, first house west of airdome. FOR SALE—Good work horse, price reasonable. Phone 949-E. Frank Webber. FOR SALE—A Harley Davisson motorcycle and side car. —Worth McCarthy, Phone &10. FOR SALE —One six-foot display case, one smaller outside display case suitable for any purpose. Also one dressing table.—Mrs. W. H. Beam. ' FOR SALE—A P. and 0. 2-row cultivator, used but little. Cheap. Inquire of Hamilton & Kellner, or Philip Heuson. FOR SALE—Second hand R. C. H. car. New tires throughout, with one on rim. In excellent mechanical condition. A bargain. M. I. Adams & Son, Rensselaer Garage. FORT SALE—ICE. Put cards in window. Phone 104, White & Lee. FOR SALE —My residence property on Main St., 2nd door north of Catholic church; built two years ago and all modem, heat> etc. —Mike Kuboski. FOR SALE —A good second-hand piano.—Mrs. C. C. Warner, Phone 344. FOR SALE—The Methodist Protestant church and the lot it occupies at the comer of Van Rensselaer and Clark sts. —John Bill, Phone 949-C.

FOR SALE—One of the best paying little grocery store j in northern Indiana. Good farmer trade. Expense very low. A money maker. For particulars address E. Zimmerman, Valparaiso, Ind. FOR SALE -A fine building lot, 62%x150 feet, adjoining my property on Weston street. —F. Thompson. FOR SALE —Recleaned timothy seed, $3.00 per bushel.—Rensselaer Garage. FOR SALE —Sawed oak lumber of all kinds, red or burr oak. Sawed : n any dimensions desired. 4 miles west of Rensselaer. All building material SIB.OO a thousand; also some 12, 14 and 16 foot bridge plank in burr and white oak. Phone 87-G, Mt. Ayr. FOR SALE —A 6-passenger Buick in good running order.—-T. M. Callahan. - - - ■ - ■ ■ FOR SALE —At the rate of three lines for 25 cents, for one week, space in The Republican classified columns. There will be money in it x or you. Start today. FOR SALE —Six room house, walks, deep well, electric ; ghts, nice lot. Price SI,OOO, *4OO down. Take live stock.—-George F. Meyers. FOR SALE —Baled wheat straw, In 5 bale lots, 30 cents per bale. —Kiram Day. • v ' '- , FOR SALE —Two desirable building lots not far from business section. —Harvey Davisson, Phone 499 or 246. . ■

WANTED. WANTED—Agents, quick seller, 100 per cent profit. Sure repeater. Particulars free. Quick action necessary.—lllinois Sales Co., Aurora, 111. —i ——— WANTED —Girl at Makeever Hote 1 . WANTED —A house girl; one who can cook; no washing.-*-Mrs. Simon Thompson. WANTED—2S strawberry pickers. —J. W. Coen, Phone 947-C. —At once, a hired hand. Fred Schultz, Phone 953-M. LADY solicitors wanted to sell our high grade toilet goods at 100 per cent profit; best article on the market today; write for particulars.—R. E. Johnson & do., 1948 West Harrison street, Chicago. WANTED—To : do your papering and painting, either in town or country/ First class work guaranteed.— Burch Bros. Phone orders to Fendig's Drug Store**

WANTED—At once, a hired hand to work on farm for one month. — Howry l’aulus, Phone 938-G. WANTED—BaIL games with fast semi-pro clubs. State terms end date first letter. Address Lefty Clark, Rensselaer, Ind. ______ FOR RENT —Furnished rooms. With bath. Phone 258. FOR RENT —By month, some extra fine blue grass pasture land for cattle and horses, which I will rent reasonably. Address P. F. Naylor, Thayer, Ind., R. D. 1. DeMottc phone. lost] LOST—Child’s gold chain and Locket. Locket has Old English “W” on it. Pthone 105. Mrs. Purcupile. LOST—A 1915 R. H. S. pin, initials “J. B. B.” on back. Finder please phone No. 2571 LOST—Laprobe, black on one side and white and black plush on the other. Between Jim Whited’s and my farm.—John Lonergan, Phone 955-F. MISCELLANEOUS. AUTO LIVERY—Sherm parks will make drives any place, any time. Call him for prompt service. TELEPHONE 418, Elmer Gwin, for well drilling and repairing. Two drilling machines, skilled workmen. Red Cross windmills, pumps, tanks, etc. I HAVE BUYERS for farms in Marion, Union, Barkley, Jordan and Newton townships. See me. —Geo. F. Meyers. FARM LOANS—An unlimited »Q> ply of 5 per cent money to loan. — Chas. J Dean & Son, Odd Fellows Building. MONEY TO LOAN—S per cent farm loan*.—John A. Dunlap.

CLAIMS BIG LEAD FOR JUSTICE HUGHES Rumors State That One State After Another Will Switch to Justice On Second or Third Ballot. Polls of arriving delegates, added to the polls Tuesday, show .that Hughes is still 75 votes away from the nomination. The estimated Hughes strength on the second or third ballot after the breakup of the favorite sons combination, is 418 votes. These will come from 37 states. There are not now' enough votes uo name Hughes. His manager claims that in a very short time there will be a general scramble to get on the Hughes bandwagon. New Jersey yesterday joined the Hughes ranks. When the delegates arrived it was found that there were 19 out of 28 for him, with the possibility that the number would be increased. Alabama, where but 5 delegates had previously been counted for Hughes, caucused yesterday and it was decided to give him 12 votes on the first ballot. Four will go to DuPont, but on the. second all sixteen will be 'given to Hughes. Arizona 5s also a new addition to the list. The six votes from that state were previously counted to Root. They are now in the Hughes column. Arkansas is also prepared to flop to the Hughes column. On the first toll call the 15 votes from that state will be cast as follows: Fairbanks o, Roosevelt 4, LaFollette 5, DuPont l, Hughes 2. At a caucus yesterday the delegation decided to vote as a unit for Hughes on the second ballot. •California was the third state come into the Hughes camp during the day. The head of the delegation called on the Hughes manager and assurred him of 24 of the 26 votes. Maine has also promised to stand solidly behind Hughes. Nevada will add six votes to the Hughes total. Wisconsin caucused during the afternoon. They will deliver all but 11 of the delegate votes to LaFollette. on the first ballot. On "the second or third ballot the entire vote is expected to go to Hughes. Senator Reed Smoot is now found in the Hughes forces by Hitchcock. For that mason the Hughes people are confident that the 8 Utah votes votes formerly credited to Root and Roosevelt will go to Hughes, M, V. Brown, the contractor, is hobblifig about on crutches, f being considerably crippled with rheumatism; Chas. Harris, of Mt. Ayr, who has been attending school at Purdue, returned home today fbr the summer vacation.

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Pony Express, Phone 623. J. H. Holden went to Lafayette on business today. Mrs. H. W. Wood, Jr., is spending today in Lafayette. ,C. W. Rhoades made a business trip to Lafayette today. Jack Pinchot, of Chicago, was the guest of Miss Loretta Putts Sunday. See the LittJe Boy surface cultivator at Hamilton & Kellner’s. Miss Loretta Putts returned to Chicago today after a month’s visit witn her parents here. W. V. Porter and B. J. Moore wens to Chicago today to attend the Republican convention. Mrs. Malcolm Clark, of Wheatfield, is here for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler. , Rev. J. Ford Rainier and family, of Indianapolis, are herfe visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Rainier. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hatton, of Earl Park, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Putts Sunday. Thirty thousand women will march in the greatest suffrage parade ever held, today. The parade takes place in Chicago. 107 are known to be dead and more than a hundred injured as the result of a series of tornadoes in Arkansas and Missouri Monday afternoon. Let us estimate on your next job of plumbing, heating or sheet metal work. Sommers & Cornwell. Robert I. Hunt, of Decatur, 111., has been recommended for the position as head of the Chicago federal sub-treasury, to succeed Irwing Shuman, who resigned last week to take a place in commercial life. Satisfaction guaranteed if you get your plumbing, heating and sheet metal woik of Sommers & Cornwell. Editor Bowie, of Wheatfield, who bought a new Ford last week, went to Shelby in his new car If st Sunday. He says he got the car stopped at the Fuller House, after moving one wing of the hotel off the foundation. Fresh home-grown strawberries each day at Rhoads’ grocery. Alvin Stoudt, an aged and well known resident of Brookston, died Monday afternoon of a complication of diseases following a prolonged illness. The deceased served with honor in the civil war as a member of Co. F, 187th Pennsylvania infantry.

Go to Sommers & Cornwell for your plumbing, heating and sheet metal work. George Ferguson, at one time a Rensselaer boy, has opened an amusement place at Wheatfield called the “Primo Theatre.” He has moving pictures Tuesday and Saturday evenings and roller skating every evening except Saturday and Sunday, and dancing Saturday evenings after the movies. He has installed a Seeburg pipe organ to furnish the music. Three candidates were given the rank of Knight in the K. of P. lodge Tuesday evening. The work was conferred by the Brook team and was extremely well given. About twentyfive members of the Brook lodge wera present, which was an excellent turnout considering the stormy night. Following the regualr work of the lodge, a light lunch was served. Our shoe stock is small, but the qualities are the best. —Hilliard & Hamill.

Rev. J. T. Abbott, of Eugene, Oreg., visited his sisters, Mrs. Ben McColly and Mrs. Korah Daniels, between the 11 and 2 o’clock train Monday, and will return Saturday for a longer visit. He had been attending the Methodist conference at Saratoga Springs, N, Y.,. all during the month of May. He went to Indianapolis Monday for a short visit with his brother, John A. Abbott. Don’t fail to call Phone 71, Rhoads’ grocery, for fresh home-grown strawberries. A Rochester paper says that an auto party returning from Chicago stopped at Wheatfield Sunday and being hungry, attempted to get something to eat about the noon hour, but found the restaurant door locked and a sign on the door reading “Gone to dinner.” Another sign on the restaurant read, “Meals at all hours.” The party moved on to Rensselaer, where their hunger was satisfied at Fate’s College Inn. Fresh home-grown striwberries at Rhoads’ grocery every day.

W. E. Jacks and family, Arnold Luers and family and his mother, Mrs. Angela Luers, of Rensselaer, and Henry Rogers and family, of Wolcott, took a quite enjoyable motor trip last week when they went to Logansport. There they visited Wilson Searight, who has quite a large number of animals which proved of interest to all. The younger members, of the famil#s took a quite extensive trip around Logansport in the afternoon. Crops around Logansport are behind the crops in this section. Wheat is better than it is here and oats are fair.

CHINA’S RULLER, YUAN SHIH-K’AI, IS DEAD

Leader of Many Millions Had Attempted to Turn Backward Kingdom Into Republican. Peking, June 6.—Yuan Shi Kai, president of the Chinese republic, died at 1 o’clock this morning in the palace, surrounedd by his waves and older children. Rumors that he committed suicide are denied stoutly by high officials. He had been ill several days with stomacji trouble, followed by a nervous breakdown. The death of the president apparently solves the heated political crisis. Li Yuan Hung’s succession to the presidency meets the demands of the leaders in the southern provinces. The commandants of the legations guards, including the German and Austrian, met today and discussed the situation here, coming to the decision that rioting was unlikely. The American and British commandants advised their nationals living outsde the legation quarter that it was safe to remain there for the present. Chinese are rushing into the legation quarter, taking their valuables w ith them and engaging hotel accommodations there.

Matinee Musical Club to Give Program on June 9th.

The Matinee Musical Club will hole its last meeting of the season at the Methodist church Friday, June 9th, at 2:30 p. m. The student members give the following program: Piano, Second Mazurka” —Godard —Linnie Bird Rains Voice, “Bendemeer Stream”—Gatty Wilda Littlefield. Piano Duet/Concert Polonais —Engle mann. —Misses Carr Piano (a) To a Wild Rose (b) Uncle Remus —MacDow^ll. -—Helen Warner. Contralto Solo, “Don’t You Mind the Sorrow's” —Eugene -Cowles —Thelma Martindale. Piano, “Au Matin” —Godard —lnez Kiplinger. Violin, “Legcude” opus 17 —11. Meniausky. —Ruth Wood. ’Piano Duet, “Senanade —Shubert. Helen Parkinsori, Bernice Lbn£. Voice, “Rose of My Heart”— Herman Lohr. —Alice Thomas. Piano, Andante and Allegro in A, — Mendelssohn. —Cornelia Leonard. - r Fgj^ r .i‘Aoig--.nf Summer”—Geibel. Lucille Luers, Thelma Martindale, . Heleq Kiplinger, Doris Morlan.

Epworth League Social Was Very Delightful Affair.

A very delightful supper and social was given by the Epworth League Tuesday evening. As $ result of a six weeks’ contest the Green side secured the largest attendance/ so the Pink side had to give the supper to the winning side. About 75 Epworth Leaguers were present and fully enjoyed the good things the Pink sidS gave them to eat and spent the evening in having a good time.

What Would Happen If Penn Ross to Root For Roosevelt?

Dark horse puzzle: If Weeks Knox Ford and Brumbaugh Borah’s DuPont’s delegates to Root for Roosevelt, where will Burton and the others come in? In other words, Hughes who?

Presbyterian Church. Rev. J. Budman Fleming, Minister. 9:30 Bible School. 10:45 Morning worship and sermon, subject: “The Training of Children.” 7:30 evening worship and address, subject: “The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church,” by Elder C. G. Spitler. Sunday; June 11, is Children’s Dpv, and there will be baptism of children at the morning service.

E. J. Huett, of JVFWine, 111., father of Mrs. J. Budman Flemjng, has been visiting here for the past ten days. The Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will hold a market at Warner Bros.’ store Saturday morning, June 10. Let there be a quorum of the active the Matinee Musical Club at the M. E. church promptly -at -2t30-Friday sp as -to elose theyear’s business. ■ Miss jflsie Fleming, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Fleming, arrived here today from Deer Lodge, Mont., where she had been teaching in the vocal department in a college in that state. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hagins went .o Chicago Monday, intending to attend the republican convention, to which they -had tickets, but owing to the inclemency of the weather they retume9 home Tuesday evening without getting a look-in at the convention. Dr. Paul C. Cumick attended the initiation of 75 men and women into the Ben Hur lodge at Crawfordsville Monday night. The supreme lodge is now in session there and about 400 delegates from all over the country were present at the initiation Monday night. Dr. Cumick made one of the addresses of the evening. Our Classified Column brings results for all who use it. ' Order your calling cards here.

SOCIAL CALENDAR

MONDAY. The Good Cheer Class of the Preabyteriap church met at the home of Mrs. J.' B. Fleming with Mesdames A. R. Hopkins and Susie Maines as assistant hostesses. Encouraging reports were given of work accomplished. A collection of $4.29 was appropriated for the work of relief among Christian Armenians. Plans were made for raising money for leper relief work. WEDNESDAY. Mesdames R. D. Thompson, Geo. Hopkins, J. A. Dunlap and O. F. Parker are hostesses of the Afternoon Bride Club at a luncheon given today at the Thompson home. THURSDAY. Original Sew Club, hostess, Miss Mildred Harris. Younger Sew Club. Hostess, Mrs. H. R. Kurrie. Priscillas. Hostess, Mrs. Wilks Lutz. Christian Mothers’ Sew Club. Hostesses, Mrs. John Hordeman and Mrs.

Van Lear. FRIDAY. Meeting of the Matinee Musicale Club at the Methodist church, at 2:30 p. m. SATURDAY. The Monnett Guild will give a parcel post sale and market in the vacant room north of the clothing store of C. E. Duvall. The Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will give a market in Warner’s store. \ SUNDAY. Township convention in the following townships: Union, Gißam, Milroy.. Newton." Observance of children’s day in all the churches, The young ladies class of the M. E. Sunday school, of which Miss Simpson is the teacher, were pleasantly entertained at the Waymire home last Thursday. The Domestic Science Cluib met at the home of Mrs. A. Eib in Barkley township last Saturday. Thirty guests were in attendance and a very pleasant day was spent.

Boy Who Robbed Carmel Bank Is Caught at Greenfield.

Greenfield, Ind., June 6.—George Doyle, boy bandit, is in the county jail here tonight under sentence to the state -reformatory for wounding Earl D. Roudebush, 25, assistant cash-j ier of the First National bank at Fortville, in .an attempted holdup this morning. The 19-year-old prisoner confessed that "it was he who'robbed the Citizens’ State Bank at Carmel six weeks ago, and escaped with sl,200. He declared all but SIOO of the money later was stolen from him in Buffalo, Nv Y., as he fled eastward. His home is in St. Louis. Roudcbuah was not seriously wounded. Doyle was easily captured.

Special Rates Over Monon To National Conventions.

Democratic convention at St. Lows. Round trip ra.J via 'Lafayette and Linden, $11.65. On sale June 10, 11, 12 and 13. Return limit expires June 25th.

REPUBLICAN TICKET.

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COMMENCEMENT AT ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE

Commencement and Silver Jubilee at St. Joseph’s College on 19th, 20th and 21st. Co-jointly with the 21st annual commencement of St. Joseph’s College the institution will have quite an elaborate program in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of its existence.

The regular, graduation examinations are taking place this week and the final examinations for all the students will begin on Tuesday of next week and last until Monday mo'ming, June 19th. Monday evening, June 19, the Columbian Literary Society will again present Shakespeare’s Henry IV, the last performance of that play having been exceedingly successful. Tuesday morning, June 20th, at 9 o’clock, a Solemn Pontifical High Mass will be celebrated in the college chapel. The sermon will be preached by The Most Rev. Henry Moeller, D. D., Archbishop of Cincinnati. In the afternoon of the same day at 3 o’clock, the new concert hall gymnasium building will be dedicated. This ceremony will be followed by a band Concert on the college, grounds. At 7 o’clock in the evening a banquet will be spread in the college dining rooms for the alumni. This will be followed ’by a program given under the auspices of the gymnasti£ club. . The exercises will close Wednesday morning at 8 o’clock with the baccalaureate address by Hon. Nicholas Gonner, editor of the Dubuque News. Thereafter the awarding of diplomas and merits. No less than 300 visitors are expected for the occasion. Many of the students of the early days of the institution‘will be present and the banquet especially promises to be something they will all remember. Not a few of the alumni have been very successful in their chosen careers and many of them are good speakers. The members of the graduating class are: From the classical department, Theodore Fettig, of Elwood, Ind.; John Cherry, of Springfield, Ohio; Francis Martin, of Canton, Ohio; Lionel Pire, Green Bay, Wis.; Mathias Schmit, Bastenburg, Luxemboug; Roman Schwietertnan, Montezuma, Ohio; Cornelius <Smith, Huntington, Ind. From the Commercial department, Peter Andres, Earl Park, Ind.; IsadOre Benoit, Manteno, Ill.; Lawrence Jacobs, Kenosha, Wis. Arthur Lauer, Ottoville, Ohio, Carl Gordon, Washington, Ind. Charles Overton, who was recently compelled to undergo an operation for appendicitis at the St. Eliazbeth’s hospital, Lafayette, was a member of the commercial class. The college authorities consider themselves very fortunate in securing the archbishop of Cincinnati and Mr. Nicholas Gonner as the speakers for the occasion. The Most Rev. Henry Moeller, for rpany years the secretary to the late Archbishop Elder, of the same see. Later he was consecrated bishop of Columbus and* when Archbishop Elder died was promoted to the Archbishopric. The church province of Cincinnati over which ho presides includes the dioceses jf Cleveland, Columbus, Covington, Detroit, Ft. Wayne, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville and Toledo, with a Catholic population over 2) 000,000 persons. The headquarters of the Society of the Precious Blood, which supports St. Joseph’s College, are in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Mr. Gonner is probably one of the most energetic publicists among the laity of the Catholic church today. He has done much for em migrant farmers and for charities and corrections, and has a wide experience in combating the errors of radical socialism.

RENSSELAER MARKETS.

Com —62c. * Oats—33c. Wheat—7sc' to 86c. Rye—76c. Eggs—lßc. Butterfat—29c. Chickens—l4c. Ducks —12-14 c.

See our line of buggies and carriage®. HAMILTON .& KELLNER.

The Yellow Bus —— v Rensselaer-Remington Bus Line Schedule 3 TRIPS DAILY Lv. Rensselaer 7:45 am Ar. Remington .8:30 am Lv. Remington 9:10 am Ar. Rensselaer ...9:65 am Lv. Rensselaer .4:00 pm Ar. Remington 4:45 pm Lv. Remington 5:16 pm Ar. Rensselaer . 6:00 pm On June 16th another trip will be made, as follows: Lv. Rensselaer ~...,12:30 pm Ar. Remington .1:15 pm Lv. Remington 1:45 pm Ar. Rensselaer 2:80 pm FARE 75c EACH WAY. BILLY FRYE, Prop.