Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1916 — Page 1

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TONIGHT At The GAYETY AIRDOME Pearl Stevens - Presents Her Honey Moon Girls Musical Comedy Co. The Musical Comedy Riot. “At Saratoga Springs” Beauty Chorus Singing & Dancing Tunny Comedinns, Pretty Girls Two shows 8 P.M. & 9 P. M. 10 and 20. Complete Change Nite

CHURCH PULPITS FILLED SUNDAY BY OUTSIDERS

Local Pastors Turned Over Their Pulpits to Representatives of the Anti-Saloon League. The Anti J Saloon League had the right of way in the churches Sunday, as all the pulpits were filled by representatives of this cause. The state Anti-Saloon League has county field days by which all the important churches of a county give up their services that Sunday to the temperance cause. Hon. R. 6. Minton, attorney, of Indianapolis, was at the Methodist church. Rev. G. W. Titus was at the Chritsian church: Rev. F. P. Leckliter was at the Presbyterian chureh, and Rev. E. A. Miles at the Baptist church. These speakers are all from Indianapolis. The union services at the court house was largely attended and Rev. G. W. Titus, one of the state field secretaries of the Anti-Saloon gave a very fine and inspiring address. Rev. Titus was pastor of the Christian church for over a year and his many friends in Rensselaer were glad to hear him again. The AntiSaloon League is working for county prohibition in the 92 counties of the state and are planning to make, the state dry.

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The Evening Republican.

JESSIE OSBORNE DIED SUNDAY

Venerable Citizen Passed Away at the Home of His Son, W. Frank Osborne, Sunday Morning.

The death of Jessie Osborne occurred Sunday morning at 7 o’clock at the home of his son, W. Frank Osborne, in the northeast part of Rens"selaef.' MrTOsborne would have been 82 years of age on September 21st. Mr. Osborne had been a resident of this county a great many years, moving to Walker township -with hjs family in 1865, and continuing his residence here continuously since that time. The past few years Jie has made his residence with his son, J. Frank Osborne, in Rensselaer. Mr. Osborne was well known throughout this vicinity and during his entire lifetime was known as one of Jasper county’s best citizens. His death was due. to old age. The funeral was held this Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock; at the home of W. Frank Osborne, conducted by Rev. P. C. Curnick, assisted by Rev. C. W. Postill. Following the funeral services the remains were taken to Independence cemetery in Gillam township, where interment was made. Mr. Osborne leaves to mourn their loss, six children, several- grandchildren and a host of friends. His wife and four children preceded him to the grave. The living children are as follows: Mrs. Alvira Wilcox, of Mt. Vernon, Wash.; Mrs. Rebecca M. Querry, of Sidell, Ill.; W. Frank Osborne, Rensselaer: Miss Laura C. Osborne, of Mt. Vernon, Wash.; Mrs. Florence Faris, of Wenatchee, Washington, and Mrs. Rilla Kennedy, of Columbia River, Wash.

Munition Shortage Compels Villa Band to Dodge Combats.

Because of a shortage of munitions, Villa’s bandits fear to attempt a stand against the government troops under General Matias Rames, which are pressing them hard in the vicinity of Rosario on the Rio Florida, according to private dispatches received Sunday night. The dispatches stated that shortage of feed is handicapping the operations of both, outlaws and Carranzistas. Andres Garcia, Mexican consul at El Paso, has denied reports that Gen. Ganuto Reyes, a former bandit, who was amnestified, had defected to Mr. Garcia, who at the beginning of the recent crisis removed to Jaurez, announced that he will be in the consulate regular office hours, but will continue his residence on the Mexican side.

RENSSELAER, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1916?

BIG CIRCUS IS COMING TO RENSSELAER

Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows to Appear Here Soon—Bigger and Better Than Ever. The Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows Combined will visit Rensselaer on Saturday, August sth. For more .than a quarter of a century the Great Wallace Circus was among the largest in the world. Twelve years ago the big circus was consolidated with Carl Hagenbock’s trained wild animal exhibition. Carl Hagcnbeck, before his death, was the “animal king,” and the cQmbination of the two shows for a single price of admission makes it something unheard of in the amusement world. With few exceptions great'arenic acts originate in Europe. They are invariably introduced in America by the Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace circus, which maintains agencies in Europe and Asia for the purpose of keeping in touch with the latest achievements.

This circus hqs either originated all great attractions in the past few years or have searched them out from distant lands. It has offices in London, Liverpool, Paris, Berlin, Hamburg, Vienna, Constantinople, Calcutta, Hong Kong and Buenos Ayres. Its agents are always looking for novelties. Today the circus has reached a size that is giving the railroads much concern. If the three trains were any longer they could not handle them. It enrolls almost 1,000 people, who travel along with the show. It has over 810 horses and animals, together with three herds of elephants. All of the equipment throughout this season is new. It cost the owners $3,000,000. The parade alone represents, a cash outlay of $1,000,000. The menagerie is worth half as much. The best circus artists in the world have been engageebfor this season; there arc 400 of them. Doors to the big show will be opened at 1 and 7p. m. Performance will begin an hour later. The parade leaves the grounds at 10 o’clock.

Van Rensselaer Club Picnic July 27 at Cedar Lake.

The date for the Van Rensselaer Club picnic has been set for July 27th, and it will be held at Cedar Lake. This club picnic is an annual affair and the former ones have been very pleasant ones and especially the last one which was held at Cedar Lake, and for this reason it has been decided to again hold it at that place. Cedar Lake is an ideal picnic ground and affords many amusements, such as boating, bathing, fishing, dailcing and music.

Lassen brothers’ pavillion has been leased by the club for this day and it will be a strictly private picnic with only members of the Van Rensselaer Club in attendance. Lassen brothers will serve two meals on that day to the picnickers. It is probable that oetween 75 and 100 members.of the club will go. The committee desires that all members intending to go hand in their names as soon a§ possible in order that Lassen brothers will know how many to prepare for.

Big Force of Mexican Outlaws Is Nearing U. S. Border.

Accounts of increased numbers of Mexican bandits in northern Mexico, south o£ the Big Bend district, and repetition of the reports of Villa’s growing strength, were the outstanding features in official and unofficial information reaching General Funston Sunday. Under his direction the strengthening of the border control, especially in the Big Bend district, was continued. Pennsylvania troops Sunday took stations along the Rio Grande, and a squad of Texas cavalry reached Marfa, from where it will be sent to the border line.

General Pershing reported that from Mexican- sources he had been informed that among the recaptured Carranza prisoners there were 17 whose right ears had been cut off by Villa men. Reports Lrom the Big Bend district were that at various places not far south of the border small groups of bandits were operating although there was not any evidence that they were planning an early raid into American territory. To meet any emergency the medical corps may have, Gen. Funston said he had asked the war department to obtain, if possible, an appropriation of $300,0007 "

It was also announced that on July 21 a hospital train was expected to leave Washington for service between San Antonio and the border. Another hospital train will be run out of Brownsville. - Further evidence t|hat the mules and horses are being slowly supplanted in the American army, was contained in the announcement Sunday that the recently ordered 250 Lewis machine guns will .be carrier on light automobile trucks.

Pony Express, Phone 628.

MUST REGISTER IF YOU CHANGE PRECINCTS

Last Legislature Changed Law to Apply Only to Those Who Have Moved. Indiana voters who have moved from one precinct to another since the election of 1914 should not lose sight of the fact that they are required to register this year if -they expect to vote at the election next November. Both political party state organizations are working on the registration matter, and are making plans to see to it that their voters are all registered. Booklets containing copies of the new registration on law are being sent out to the county chairmen and instructions are being given in every possible way so that no man should be missed.

The old registration law provided for three registration periods in each year when a general election was to be held. But the legislature changed this cumbersome and expensive law. It was found that in many precincts the cost of keeping the registration boards in session on the second and third days caused the registration of each voter to cost tremendously, and there was loud complaint from over the state. So the legislature was compelled to change the law. Under the present system any voter who* was legally registered in his precinct for the election of 1914 will not be required to register again this year, unless he now lives in another precinct than the one in which he was registered in 1914. In other words, the registration books and lists are now permanent lists, and are open to changes, additions and subtractions of names whenever they are justified.

The registration board meets in each precinct on Monday, the twentyninth day before the election. On that day all persons who have moved into a different precirict, all new voters, all who have moved in from other places are required to register. In cases where county commissioners have changed, divide, consolidate or establish any election precincts in such manner as to transfer voters from one precinct to the other, the county auditor and the county chairmen of the two leading political parties, prior to registration day, meet and strike off all names of voters whose names appear in the books of the precinct in which they were registered and voted in 1914 and who have been transferred to another precinct, and they shall deliver the names to the registration board of the precincts in which the voters at that time belong. Unless their attention is called to the matter, many voters who registered and toted two years ago and who have since moved into other precincts are likely to take it for granted that there registration of two years ago still holds good and makes them legal voters. But such is not the case and it will be up to every individual voter this year to make sure that he is registered in his proper precinct. It is with this end in view that the political party organizations are. already at work on the registration proposition.

Will Orpet, University Youth, Cleared of Murder Charge.

Will Orpet, the* University of Wisconsin youth who was charged with the murder of his sweetheart, Marion Lambert, was acquitted by the jury Saturday of the charge. The jury returned the verdict that set Orpet free 'after five hours’ deliberation. Three ballots were taken, the first two standing 11 to 1 for acquittal, one juryman holding out for a prison sentence, but on the third ballot he gave in, bringing to an end one of the most sensational murder trials ever held. Orpet, who had borne up remarkably well throughout the strenuous past five months, broke down following the reading of the verdict. Orpet has several times in the past week stated that he would be freed Saturday night, and was not surprised when the verdict was read. Following the reading of the verdict hundreds of people dashed forward to grasp him by the hand, but Orpet fought his way through the crow’d to the judge and shook hands with him and as many of the jurymen as he could reach. With his mother, Orpet left the court house hurriedly and dasher to an automobile which was waiting to carry them away. Neither Orpet’s father or Frank Lambert, father of the murdered girl, were present when the verdict was read.

Notice to Mnxzle Doga. On and after July Ist all dogs in the city or coming into the city, must be muzzled. By order of City Health.

JAMES T. SAUNDERSON DIES AT FOWLER

Was Democratic Candidate For Appellate Judge in 1912—Well Known Here. James T. Saunderson, age 76, one of the oldest and best known lawyers and jurists of north central Indiana, is dead at his home in Fowler, Benton county, after an illness of seven weeks. Mr. Saunderson was born in Carroll county and served three years in the civil war with the 2nd Indiana cavalry. He read law at Monticello after the war and began practicing in 1863 at Kentland, where he remained about 25 years. He then went to Everett, Wash., and in 1899 moved to Fowler. He made the race on the democratic ticket for appellate court judge in 1902, but was defeated by U. Z. Wiley. Mr. Saunderson was elected judge of the Benton-Warren circuit court and served six years. The funeral took place at 9 o’clock this Monday morning at Monticello. The widow survives. There were no children.

National Guardsmen Must Serve For Three Years.

Washington, D. C., July 15.—The status of all Indiana members of the national guard who are in the federal service has been made clear by an opinion handed to Senator Kern by the judge advocate-general of the army with respect to the case of a Portand, Ind., boy whose father had written to Senator Kern about his son. The judge advocate-general held: “Upon taking the oath prescribed, the son of Mr became bound for three years’ active service in the national guard, counting from the date of his original enlistment, and three years in the reserves. His present statuses that of a member of the national guard who has been called into the service as a part of the organized militia to meet the exigency for which the call is issued. He is not, therefore, ‘in the regular army,’ but is serving under the call into the service of the national guard to meet the emergency for which the call was made.” In his letter, the Portland father said he was under the impression that his son now was a member of the regular army, and that while he was willing to serve “as long as his services were needed in the Mexican trouble, he did not seem to know the effect of the oath he had taken.”

Another Rensselaer Artist.

We wish to call your attention to the artistic hand-drawn posters in the windows of Burchard’s 5 and 10c store. These are from the pen and brush of D. Crooks, the young art student. We also call your attention to the wonderful Red Letter values they convey.

The postoffice departmen thas ordered motor rural route service established in Parke county from Aug. Ist.

AGENCY FOR Root’s Bee Bh Supplies Goods Sold at Catalogue Price Saving You the Freight A limited supply carried in stock. Root’s Supplies are noted the world over as the best goods made \ and the prices tl are but little, if ■ any higher, than inferiorgoods. BEES FOR SALE ASK FOR FREE CATALOGUE CLARK & ROBINSON At Republican Office Rensselaer, Ind.

WRESTLING PERRY MARLOW of Watseka vs. NAT WELSH Preliminaries AUSTIN ILIFF FRED GOODRICH ELLIS THEATRE SATURDAY, JULY 22 Match starts 8 p. m. Admission 25c.

Flaming Banners Announce Coming Of Wallace-Hagenback Aug. 5th.

The first car of the Wallace-Hagen-back circus arrived Sunday in Rensselaer. It was the advertising car, and the billing for the circus started this Monday morning. Store windows, billboards and every other available spaces are being plastered with flaming circus banners. Another crew went out through the country to cover barns and fences. The circus will be in Rensselaer Saturday, August sth, and the largest, circus crowd in the* history of Rensselaer should be in attendance.

NOTICE. One good forerrian and four good carpenters wanted at once.— M. V. Brown, Building Contractor.

The Chicago & Wabash Valley Railway Company.

To Stockholders: The annual meeting of the Stockholders of The Chicago & Wabash Valley Railway Company will be held at the office of the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company, at Hammond, Indiana, on Friday, September 15th, 1916, at ten-thirty o’clock a. m., for the purpose of electing directors and transacting such other business-as may be brought before the meeting or any adjournment thereof, including taking action with respect to approving and authorizing the sale on such terms as the Board of Directors of the company may approve and authorize and as may be submitted to the meeting, of all of the property> rights, privileges and franchises of The Chicago & Wabash Valley Railway Company to the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company. The transfer, books will close from August 15th,* 1916, at three p. m., until September 16th, 1916, at ten a. m. BYRON CASSELL, Secretary.

All accounts are payable at my office to Miss Morgan.—Dr. C. E. Johnson.

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