Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1916 — Page 1

No. 181.

Tonight At The GAYETY AIRDOME A BIG SATURDAY NIGHT FECIAL Ini the line of Moving Pictures and vauderville S’OOO FEET OF FEATURE FILM. A TEAM OF VAUDEVILLE PAR EXCELLENCE 5& 15c.

Newton County Has System of Good Stone Roads.

Good-land Hamid. Our county pock road superintendent, Elmer Skinner, in company with the county surveyor, Ross Deardiurff, both of Morocco, were in Goodfliand last Friday afternoon. They were making requisitions for new bridges to be brought ibefore tihe commissioners and council next September. Mr. Skinner informed us that Newton county can boast of over 300 males of rock roads—but something has to ibe done to maintain them a® the heavy traffic on some of them is wearing them out. He is experimenting in several sections of the county and may in time determine just what is needed to meet the need's of the roads to enable them to stand the increasing traffic. He says many more automobiles travel through here between Chicago and Indianapolis than ever (before. The road affected the most is the one that runs about thirty , miles long in Newton commencing at Thayer and south to Enos, Morocco, Aid, Kenti,land, and east through Good Hand to the county line, Most of these are heavy touring cars and are hard 1 on the roads. Mr. Skinner say® the work on the two miles of road south of Conrad will be completed this fall and is being rolled and prepared so when it is completed it will be ready for use. This will give us a twelve mile shorter route to Chicago and will divide up (the travel in the north end of the county. Mr. Skinner is directly opposed to toiling streets, claiming oil does more injury to streets than good, stating that it destroy® all the binding properties in the roads and that the material lays dead in the road. He claims when this stage is reached in road materials that it soon wears out and becomes full of ruts and bumps. Mr. Skinner has fourteen men under him in the county and some of them are working all the time on making the road® better in this county.

New Suit Filed.

Alice Rebecca Harmon vs. John Harmon; action for divorce. The eompftaant allege® that tihe parties were married March 20, 1915, and separated December 7, 1915, and have not since lived or cohabited together; that defendant wholly without cause abandoned plaintiff, that during all their married life plaintiff was compelled to work and support herself and pay the house rent and maintain the table, while defendant -was an able ibodaed man and well able to support her. Plaintiff asks for divorce and her maiden name of Alice Rebecca Swim restored.

SHOULD SLOAN’S LINIMENT GO ALONG? Of course it should 1 For after a strenuous day when your muscles have been exercised to the limit an application of Sloan’s Liniment will take the soreness and stiffness away and get you in fine shape for the morrow. You should also use it for a sudden attack of toothache, stiff neck, backache, stings, bites and the many accidents that are incidental to a vacation. "We would aa soon leave our baggage as go on a vacation or camp opt without Sloan’s Liniment,” writes dne vacationist. "We use >it for everything from cramps to toothache." Put a bottle in your bag, be prepared and have no regrets. (2 Dr. Leslie Sharrer will be in my office every afternoon from 1 until 4 o’clock end can be called at any other time of day or night by calling 2"L—----n Dr. C. E. Johnson. _ ■ -' •

The Evening Republican.

CRAZY SPEEDER DAMAGES AUTOS IN WEIRD FLIGHT

Speed Demon Tries to Smash Machines On North River Road— Three Cars Damaged. Lafayette Journal. A mysterious speed demon went an a rampage along tihe north river road last night, and three disabled automobiles this morning mark his passing. Besides his speed mania, accounts agree that the driver of the flying car apparently iwas bent on murder. He is said to have guided his machine ddreably toward cars traveling in the opposite direction, cutting off wheels and fenders and throwing one machine from the road into the ditch. First accounts of the activities of the mysterious car —which flashed by its victims so swiftly that they had no time to catch its number—were brought to Lafayette shortly after 10 o'clock last night by a Mr. Timmons, of New Richmond. He also bore the complaints of other victims of the mad car, not so fortunate as himself. Mir. Timmons said 'he was going north. Slowly. His wife was with him. Albout half a mile south of the Soldiers’ home a light flashed ahead. Mr. Timmons guided his car far to the right As the approaching car drew nearer, traveling at a high rate of speed, Mr. Timmons said, it swerved suddenly and headed directly for him. Mir. Timmons acted promptly and shot his awn car to the left but he was not quick enough to avoid entirely the machine that Was bearing down on 'him. The two machines crashed. A moment later the speed demon was far down the road. Mr. Timttnoms said he did not even reduce his speed. Mr. Timmons 'brought his awn car to a stop and investigated its condition. The fender has been torn away and it had suffered other damage. He continued on his way northward. Perhaps a mile away he came upon a second disabled auto —this car in a ditch at the side of the road. The occupants of this machine also said they had been attacked iby the mysterious car. The driver, when he realized his danger, attempted to swerve to one side, but the Other machine caught him as it flashed by and shoved the more Slowly moving car into the ditch. The men live at Hoopeston, 11., and were emroute home with two new cars. (Mr. Ti minions decided to take up the trail of the mad car. He turned his own machine and went back along the road. A short distance from the place of his encounter with the mysterious speed demon, Mr. Timmons came upon a third car. This was drawn up at one side of the load and was minus a wheel. Occupants explained that they had experienced an adventure similar to that of Mr. Timmons. They claimed that the driver of another automobile —which answered the description of the one which ran into Mr. Timmons —had attempted to run them down. Prompt action alone saved them, they declared, but they were umalbie to get entirely out of harm's way and the mystery car cut off a whedl as it passed.

A peculiar feature of tihe three collisions is that none of the ocaupants of either «f the three cars was badly injured. All were severely shaken up and one or two were slightly bruised. Mr. Timmons pursued the trail of the speeding car some distance further, but came upon no further traces of its activities. Realizing that he was hopelessly out-distanced, he gave up the chaise and continued his way to Lafayette. Upon reaching here he immediately reported the presence of the mad car to police headquarters.

New Private Car For President Kurrie Has Been Completed.

.The new private car of President Kurrie of the Mornon was completed Thursday. Friday it was limbered up by Monon engine No. 402, which also Was turned out Thursday, and will be delivered' immediately tio President Kurrie at Chicago. The car has a heavy steel underframe and is a regular palace. A.ll the work was done at the shops in Lafayette. The interior of the car is handsomely decorated. The panels are hand-painted by Charles Zook, foreman of that department. . The kitchen is a model of convenience. There is a shower bath and lavatory, deeping quarters and dining room. The interior is finished in mahogany and tihe lighting system is electrifcity. The exterior of the oar is painted a Pullman colqr.

LOOK GOOD—FEEL GOOD No one can either feel good nor look good while suffering from constipation. Get rid of that tired, draggy, lifeles* feeling by a treatment of Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Buy a box today, take one or two pills to-' night. In the morning that stuffed, dull feeling is gone and you feel better at once. 25c at your druggist. (2 A clasafied ad of three or four lines (wiil least you but a quarter a week, 6 daily and 2 semi-weekly insertions.

RENSSBLAXB, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1916.

CONTINUED WARM TONIGHT AND SUNDAY

But the Weather Forecaster in Chicago Says Cool Weather May Be On Way. Pair, continued warm tonight and Sunday. The above is the weather promised by the weather bureau tonight and tomorrow. This has been another sweltering, hot day, and so far as is apparent there is no relief in sight. At noon the government thermometer at St. Joseph’s College registered 106, the same ais yesterday at that hour. Yesterday afternoon there was a small sprinkling of radn near DeMJotte, and some rainfall east of here, but not enough to do any good or to lower the temperature to any extent. Charles L. Mitchell, the government forecaster located at Chicago, holds out the hope, however, that we may see a break in the torrid wave late Sunday night or early Monday morning. A disturbance in the far nonthwieist that may or may not develop sufficient strength to blow the heat out of the furnace pot formed by the section between the- Rocky and Allegheny mountains, is the hope he holds forth.

New $27,000 Bridge Over Kankakee Crumbling Down.

Goodland Herald. O&nsdderaible complaint is coming down from the north end of the county concerning the condition of the new .wagon bridge erected across the Kankakee river north of Lake Village last year. The bridge was erected by the St. Louis Bridge Company at a cost of about $27,000, Newton county's share ‘being about $5,000, and the bridge is almost ready to topple over into the river. The abutments are crumbling away and are badly cracked at points where the bridge wtas bolted down. The commissioners of Lake

county were in charge of construction. ' Ray Seeley was engineer and A. B. Jenkins represented Newton county as building superintendent, and a Mr. Roush of Schneider represented Lake oounty. The superintendent and engineer, in accepting the bridge, made affidavit that the same was constructed according to the plans and specifications and that the required

amount of material was used. If these statements are correct the trouble then lies in the fact that the material was inferior, and the bridge company should be held responsible. The bridge at Water Valley, built at the same time by the Rochester Bridge company, and from the same plans and specifications, is in good condition. We are advised that (the commissioners of Lake county are withholding about $2,000 on the contract price, but this is not sufficient. If the bridge is as faulty as represented the erecting company should be compelled to make good, or stand prosecution for den frauddng the taxpayers of the two countiejs

Change In Fish Law Will Be Aske.d

The next Indiana legislature will be asked by Eugene Shinetnan, fish and game commissioner, to enact a law which provides for tibe licensing of persons to fish in the water® of any stream in tihe State. The present law does not require a license for one who fishes in his awn or adjoining county. It is impossible to enforce tihe law as it is at present, he said. A warden will approach a man fishing and a A him to display his license. The fisherman will answer that he lives in the adjoining county. It is impossible for the warden to investigate 'very such case, and as a result the man fishes without license. If a uniform license fee of $1 were established for fishing, Shi reman estimates that the revenue of his office would be doubled, enabling him to start new hatcheries. Then if a closed season were established, he said, Indiana, Streams soon would become noted for fine fishing.

Real Estate Transfers. Samuel Dowse to Millard E Stuart, June 20, pit se %, 36-32-5, Kankakee, SI,OOO. John A. Wenger est ux to Daniel M. Fkrtner, July 16, lit 21, Dunn’s Kankakee Pleasure Resort add, $750. Joseph Willits et al to Willis A Lutx, Fe!b. 24, e % ne, 34-29-5, 80 acres, Hanging Grove, sl.'q. c. <L John B. Allen et ux to Edgar T. Miotrrison, July 17, n %, 13-31-6, n Vt sw, 13-31-6, Walker, S4OO. Board of Church Extension of Indiana Conference of the Methodist Protestant church to David H. Yeoman, July 8, Rensselaer, pit ne nw, 30-29-6, SBOO. Nathan Gudeman et ux to Henry Botsma, July 20, sw se, 9-31-7, 40 acres, Keener, $1,600. James H. Chapman et ux to State Bank of Rensselaer, Judy 24, pt It 5, 6, bl 3, Rensselaer, SB,OOO. Pony Express, Phone 628.

LIEUT. C. A. TUTEUR WRITES GOOD LETTER

Interesting Letter Tells About Border Duties—Has 300,000 Rounds Of Ball Ammunition. J. J. Montgomery received the following letter from Lieut. C. Arthur Tuteur, Who is stationed at Llano Grande, on the border: Monday, July 24, 1916. My Dear Friend Jack: Thought you would be interested in knowing a few things, how wo all are faring, etc., first hand. This is the first opportunity I have had of .writing since I have been appointed ordnance officer for the regiment and have -been busy in outfitting the regiment with ordnance, which is an addition to my duties as adjutant of the 2nd Bn. We are situated very fortunately for this country, having plenty of water. My, but it does get hot down here. It’s 118 in the shade right now, and my thermometer does not lie. There most always is a breeze off the Gulf, which is about 30 miles aiway, but the past few days it has almost forgotten us. The tentage for this regiment arrived this morning and as hot as it Is, the men are busily engaged in putting them up. They axe glad of the opportunity to fix themselves a home, and these tents were mighty welcome, after sleeping in “pups” for two weeks. The latrines for officers and men axe all completed, and today the shower baths will be completely ins tailed. The officers’ shower was put in Saturday and we have ibeen allowing the men to use it, a squad at a time, until the whole regiment was bathed. They completed last evening. Regulations provide men shall bathe at least twice a week and as often more as possible. The food is good and there is plenty of it. The ice proposition is bothersome, but will be straightened out real soon, I am sure. The men are as brown as berries and there is hardly any sickness in camp. They are practically all satisfied. We arise at 5:30 and, taps is at 10. The day is full, and right now the program is such that it is increased each week. The men' are to be trained to march 4 miles per hour, with heavy marching order, and to go 20 miles per day. Lt. King, of the regular army, has been detailed our instructor.

20 miles per day. Lit. King, of the regular army, has been detailed our instructor. The 2nd Bn. has tihe only officers’ mess in the regiment. We have some fine mess Shack, and sure do have the greatest feeds. Our cook for 5 years was chef with Ringling’s circus. The offices® have screened-in tents or houses with screen doors and floors. The street has been beautified with tropical plants along the sides. During the extreme heat of tihe day the program provides for no work. Mess at noon, and school call at 3. The siesta has become very popular down here, and I now know why the people don’t wtark any harder than they do. The heat takes tihe sap out of one, and I can say even the horses are 'lazy. But the evenings are grand. The breezes blow and the cold lemonade does flow. At tap® everyone is more -ty-n to roil into their bunk. Believe me, when you get up at 5:30 you want tio be in bed by 10, especially to do as much going around as we must do.

Eight officer® from tihe 3rd Indiana walked dawn tio tihe Rio Grande river yesterday and swhm across onto Mexican soil. They encountered no guards and saw some Mexicans in Mexico, all armed. It looked like, and probably is, an invitation to invade. I can’t understand why tihe border Is not more thoroughly patrolled. I have oyer 300,000 rounds of ammunition .but it has not been put in issue to the companies, and I am sure I would rather it were in tihe ordnance tent than in tihe hands of our rookies. If these men were armed with ball amlrrunition and there happened to be a call to arms at night, they would shoot each other right and left. Rifle range practice is to be one of the big things down here. We have organized a supply company and a machine gun company. All we need is a band, and our requisition for bond instruments has been honored. Please write me, Jack, and keep u 3 posted on things back home. I'm still running for prosecutor. Best regards to all the boy®. As ever yours, LT. ARTHUR TUTEUR, Ordnance Officer, 3rd lad. Inf., Llano Grande, Tex.

Constipation and Indigestion. "I have used Chamberlain’s Tablets and most say they are the best I have ever used for constipation and indigestion. My wife also used them for indigestion and they did her good,” writes Eugene S. Knight, Wilmington, N. C. Chamberlain’s Tablets are mild and gentle in their action. Give them a trial. You are certain to be pleased with the agreeable laxative effect which they produce. For sale by B. F. Fendig. C We have a fine line of buggies and carriages.—Hamilton & Kellner.

FRANK MEYER ELECTED HEAD OF ASSOCIATION

Former Rensselaer Boy Elected Head of Illinois Retail Shoe Dealers. Frank Meyer, formerly of Rensselaer, and now a member of the shoo firm of Cavanaugh & Meyer, of Danville, 111., was elected president of the Illinois Shoe Dealers' association at the semi-annual convention held in Chicago Thursday. Mr. Meyer had been prominently mentioned as the successor to R. W. Rianney, the retiring president, ever since the meeting held last March, and hiS choice was unanimous. Mr. Meyer became a member of the association six months ago, and become one of the most popular “live wires” at the first meeting he attended. He was one of the principal speakers at the closing banquet of the association!, and furnished the after dinner “frolic.” Mr. Meyer has been a member of the first of Cavanaugh & Meyer for the past 11 years, and is one of the live business men of Danville. He probably wdR organize a branch of the association in Danville.

Miss LaVera Lee and Job Overton Married Wednesday.

Mias LaVera Lee, sister of W. R. Lee, of Mt. Ayr, and Mr. Job Overton were married in Hammond Wednesday by Rev. J. C. Parrett, former pastor of the Presbyterian church of this place, after securing a license here. The young couple will reside in Momon, where the groom is engaged in the produce business.

Removal of Junk Business.

I have ranted a business room onehalf block north of Bacock & Hopkins’ elevator, facing the Rensselaer Lumber 00., where I will hereafter carry on my junk business, paying the highest market price for rags, paper, iron, rubber and all kinds of metal, copper, brass, zink, aluminum, lead, copper wire, light copper, copper boilers, etc. Bring me your junk at my new place of business or if notified I will call and get it in my motor truck. Phone 577. SAM KARNOWSKY. The Kearttamd business men are making great efforts to get a big crowd for the Wallace-Hagenfoeck shows, which will be 'there August 3. The circus was secured for that small town through the efforts of George Aide and the local business men, and they are trying to “make good” by filling the tents, and are appealing through the press to the people of Newton county to attend. At Goodland all the Stores will close at 6:00 p. m., to allow the clerks to attend the show at Kent land.

Weber and Bdrdaell wagons for sale by Hamilton & Kellner.

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ROSS BENJAMIN RECEIVES BROKEN LEG

Auto Goes Into Ditch .Near .Cedar Lake and He ia Pined Under It While returning from Cedar Lake last night about midnight Rose Benjamin received a compound fracture of the right leg when the car went into a ditch. With Livingston Ross and Emmet Laßue he were out pleasure riding in Ross’ Ford and on the return trip on the road north of Lowell a big touring car approached and the bright lights from -the strange car blindtad the driver of the boys' car and they, in atempting to give the rood went into the ditch. Benjamin was pinned under the overturned car. (He was taken to Lowell, where the Injured leg was attended to. He was brought home today on the noon train and will be laid up for some time with his injuries. The only damage suffered by the oar was a broken windshield.

Chautauqua Tickets.

Chautauqua tickets are now on sale ait the following places and in the hands of the following persons: B. F. Fen-Jig's drug store, A. F. Long's drug store, Larsh & Hopkins’ drug store, B. F. Forsythe, E. J. Randle, W. S. Day, Ed&on Murray, B. F. Aker, C. M. Sands, C. E. Prior, W. L. Myer, D. Delos Dean, J. D. Allman, J. N. and Rex D. Warner. Buy your tickets early in order that the local committee may have some idea of the attendance so that they may prepare for seating, etc. Adult tickets aTe $2.00; youths, age eight and r ver, SI.OO. This is a community affair backed by the business men of Rensselaer and should be patronized by everyone. Am excellent program is a'ssured. August 10 to 15. J. N. Leatherman, President. D. P. Dean, Sec.

Horses and Mules Wanted.

M. J. Murphy, of Syracuse, New York, will arrive in Rensselaer on Wednesday, Aug. 2, and will be in the market all week for good horses and mules and will pay the highest market price. He wiH be at Harry Gallagher’s hitch bam. Phone 294. During the extremely hot, dry wecf .er such as we are now enduring, people should exercise unusual precaution to prevent fires. A fire at this time of year, when everything is so dry, would be extremely dangerous and every citizen should do everything in his power to prevent sudh.

Electrical Fans Phone 113. WM. BABCOCK ;

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