Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 218, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1916 — Page 1

No. 218.

THE PRINCESS TONIGHT

|6. A. Rolfe Presents MISS EMILY WEHLEN IN

"WHEN A WOMAN LOVES”

5 acts of supfcrb photoplay A series of intense scenes

Admission 10 & 5c

Bodies of Two Men, Believed Murdered, Found Near Watseka.

Watscka, 111., Sept. 10.—The dead bodies of two unknown men, so badly decomposed that they fell to pieces while being recovered, were found in the vault at the rear of the William Bourchcr saloon in Danforth, near here. Mystery surrounds the identity of the men and the manner of jtheir death. The fact that there were two bodies recovered leaves only a bare possibility of suicide and it is generally supposed that the men were murdered and their bodies thrown into the vault. What appears to be an old shoe Was seen protruding from the sli m e and something unnatural about the position of the shoe caused the finder to poke it with a pole. The shoe shifted and revealed a portion of a man’s leg. A hook was brought into play and by the time, the undertaker had.been sent for the ~ody of a man had been brought to the surface. As they raised the body from the water a second body came bobbing to the surface from under the first. This seemed to indicate that one body had been thrown down on top of the other. Almost as soon as the bodies were brought to the outer air they fell apart. When the shoe was pulled from the first man’s foot the leg ca m e in two at the knee and the clothing fell to shreds. The skull from the second body was missing, seeming to indicate that the neck had been broken as the head was later found in the bottom of the vault.

Marriage Licenses.

Sept. 6. Ozro Bingham, bom Illinois June 6, 1877, occupation farmer, to Daigy Brien, boin Mt. Ayr December 20, 1870, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, first marriage of each having been dissolved by divorce, the groom’s on June 2|B, 1912, and the bride’s on , March 16, 1916. 1 Paul Lesh, bom Jasper county, July 22, 1895, occupation farmer, to Bernice Yeoman, born Jasper county, February 24, 1896, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter V. Porter and son, Charles, left today via auto for New York state to visit their son, Ross, and to visit Niagara Falls and other places. They expect to be gone about two weeks. Mrs. Gilbert Albin and children returned to their hope at Nappanee, Ind., today after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wiltshire and family for two weeks. The Boy Scouts of America will •hold- their meeting this evening at •7 sharp in the Christian church. The suits, etc., are here. Let every Scout be present.

Don’t forget * WRIGLEYS after pvery meal

The Evening Republican.

BAD AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR GOODLAND

Car Carrying Passengers From Indianapolis Races Turns Over Near Goodland.

Six members of an automobile party returning from Satu. day’s automobile races at Indianapolis were severely injured Sunday when the machine in which they weFe lading rolled into a ditch two miles west of Goodland. The car was a big seven passenger “Bull Moose Special,” belonging to L. C. Erbes, of St. Paul, -and was a specially designed car of his own. Mr. Erbes is a race promoter at St. Paul. At the time of the accident the car was going at a terrific rate of speed. The driver hatd been notified before .easing Goodland of a certain turn in the roda, which which his view would be obstructed before reaching, but evidently the driver forgot his instructions ana was unable to make the turn and as a result the car went crashing through a fence into a ditch. There were six occupants in the car at the time of the accident, and all were badly injured. H. L. Dunbar, an agent for wire wheels, w’ith offices in the Monadnock building, Chicago, was the most severely injured. His scalp was partly tom off, his jdw fractured, one rib broken and his body badly lacerate 1. E. J. Smaill, William E. Lee and F. L Duffield, salesmen for the BrunswickBalke Collender Co., had broken bones, both of S m all’s legs being broken, and Hugh Logan, manager of the American-La France Fire Engine Co., suffered a broken ankle andbruises about the head and leg. L. C. Erbes, the owner of the car, escaped with cuts and bruises. The men were given medical attention at Sheldon, 111., and taken to Chicago hospitals by train. The car was almost a complete wreck. Several Rensselaer people saw the car after the accident Sunday afternoon.

Fourth Quarterly Conference At M. E. Church Tonight.

The fall work of the Methodist church began in earnest Sunday after the summer months. There were 252 at the Sunday school and 47 young people at the Epworth League. The congregations were fine both morning and evening. At th: morning service Dr. Cumick read his annual report showing that the p sst year has been one of great success jn all lines of church activity. Tonight Dr. Wm. E. McKenzie, district superintendent, will preside over the fourth quarterly conference at which all die reports of .he different societies of the church will be made.

Foresters Defeated St. Joe Varsity 10 to 7 Sunday.

The Rensselaer Foresters, who are playing classy ball this season, after a late start defeated the St. Joseph’s College varsity team Sunday afternoon at the college grounds ten to seven. The stick work on both sides was heavy. Feldhouse started on the hill for the locals and was touched up rather lively, retiring in favor of Johnson in the sixth inning with the locals leading. Johnson held the collegians safely the rest of the way, while Dalton was being hammered unmercifully by the town boys. The work of Hammond, Clark and Johnson featured for the locals.

The smartest styled, best qualitied $3 hat in town. —Hilliard & Hamill. New fall line of goods are now in. Order that suit today and be prepared for fall. Also do dry cleaning and pressing.—John Werner. The new fall styles in Crawford shoes merit your careful consideration, $3.50 to ss.—Hilliard & Hamill. Miss Laura Hatton went to Lowell Saturday, taking her little •nephew, Luther Chappell, to his home and to visit her sister, Mrs. G. H. Chapped and family for a few days.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1916.

RENSSELAER MAN IS CAUGHT THIEVING

Harry Wood is Arrested When He Attemps to Rifle Cash Register At Central Garage.

Rensselaer’s petty thiever seems to have been caught at last. In the past sev. ral weeks small losses by theft have been by several Rensselaer firms, and they w :re of almost nightly occurrence, and l although a conceited effort was made to apprehend the thief he eluded the vigilance of the officers until Saturday night.

Harry Wood, 45 years of age, and a well kpown character in Rensselaer, seems to be the guilty party, m fact the evidence against him is so strong that there seems no doubt as to him being the party who has been connected with all the recent hauls made in the city. Wood vvrs arrested at about 8:30 Saturday evening in the Central Garage. During the earlier part of the evening Wood was sitting on the east side of the court house square. A little later he crossed the street and entered the Central Garage, where he was in the habit of loafing. After some reconnoitering Wood entered the office es the garage and went to the cash register and opened it. Alfred Tresaman, who travels for the Watkins Medical Co., saw Wood open the cash drawer and take something out rnd roll it up .n him hand. Immediately afted Wood went to the rear of the ;aragc. Mr. Tressman imported to Albert Hudson, an employe, what he had seen and the latter called Wood back, stating that he wanted to see him. Hudson told him that he had taken sls from the till, which Wood denied, but when Tressman told him that he had seen him take it, Wood confessed and reaching down in his shoe took out a $lO bill and a $5 bill, and bondid them to Hudson, saying as he did so, “Well, here's the money. It’s all 1 have. Take it and do not say any more about it.” This, however, did not satisfy Hudson, who sent Tressman after an officer while ne held Wood. Nightwatch Critser made the arrest and placed him in jail. Wood was searched and a knife taken from him, which will probably convict him. That Wood is injplicatcd in "the other thefts reported of late, there seems to be no doubt. ■

Up to the time that The Republican went to press the defendant had refused to talk to anyone and would make no statement as to his guilt. He has cried most of the time since he was placed in jail. Deputy Prosecutor Sands, accompanied by L. A. Harmon, went to *he home of Elmer Gwin, his brother-in-law, where he nas been boarding, and made a search of his trunt for further evidence but the contents revealed nothing that would aid the state in convicting him. The fact that Wood w’as an habitual visitor at the Central Garage, the Rensselaer Gaiage, Wallace & Herath’s produce market tends to point to the fact that he is probably guilty in all of these cases. On September 2na, $lO was taken from the cash register of the Central Garage. On August 12th a few dollars were taken from the drawer at Wallace & Hcrath’s, and on August 25th, $68.98 was taken. Wood has not been oack to loaf at this place since the thefts. On August 24th the till at the Rensselaer Garage was relieved of $21.14, and Wood had been there only a short time before. Whoever took the money had registered up 11c in opening the drawer at that time. Harry Wood hj(S been a Rensselaer resident for a great many years, being employed for several years as a janitor at the Christian hurch and later working in the Barnes bakery, and later working at odd jobs about the city. For the past few months, hdrwever, he has done little work, and apparently had no visible means of support. Last week Wood spent several days at the Kankakee fair, and where he got the money to take the trip no one seems to know. Sheriff B. D. McColly is in pos-

SICK SOLDIERS SENT TO TEXAS HOSPITAL

Train Visits Rio Grande Valley Camps and Transfers Sufferers To San Antonio.

Mercedes, Tex., Sept. 8. —A United States hospital train passed through the Rio Grande valley gathering the sick and transferring them to the hospital at Sna Antonio. The train was composed of fourteen Pullman gars, and was in truth a hospital on wheels, equipped w’ith doctors and nurses. Most of the sick soldiers were taken from Mission, where there are many cases of para-typhoid fever among the troops. The train stopped at Llano Grande for eight sick soldiers. Para-typhoid is not a dangerous disease. It really is not as bad as dengue fever, but the terror name of typhoid is what causes all the excitiment. Well, the big ballar is over. What’s a ballar? Why, that’s Mexican for dance, and the dance given by the officers of the Indiana infantry in honor of .25(1 Texas school teachers w r as a genuine social function. The enlisted men gathered—«• thousands and wished they were participating in the dance. In appreciation of the event some of the rangers among- the spectators took off their six-shooters and carried them inside their shirts, where they would not attract so much attention, and A. Y. Baker, sheriff of Hidalgo county, removed his long barreled pistols from his boots and placed them up his sleeves. Nothing was undone to make the event as cheerful and homelike as possible. At 11 o’clock the guests were taken back to Mercedes : n the motor trucks. When Indiana soldiers get back home the big ballar will be one of the few pleasant remembrances of their life op the border.

Purdue Battery to Start For Home This Afternoon.

Lafayette Journal. A message was received here last night stating that Battery B would elave Llano Grande, Texas, at 2:00 o’clock this afternoon, headed for Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis. The boys were called by the president June 3, although they did not entrain until several days later. It is thought that the members of the Purdue battery will be dishcarged within the next two weeks.

Br. and Mrs. W. H. Barkley and daughter, Alice, went to Lafayette today to visit relatives and friends.

Mrs. F. E. Rohrabaugh came Saturday from Lexington, Ind., to visit her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. James Wingard, between here and Remington. Mr. Wingard had a stroke of paralysis about three weeks ago and has been very poorly since.

THE WEATHER. Fair today 5 , probably showers and cooler 1 Tuesday.

session of a letter addressed to Wood from the Barker Car Works at Michigan City, offering him a position in the factory at from $3 to $3.50 a day, but he did not accept it. He was later offered a position with Miss Jennie Conrad at Conrad, Ind., but stated that he did not have carfare, but this seems to be a poor excuse and the consensus of opinion is that he had an easier way of making a living. While a great deal of sympathy is expressed for the defendant, it seems that he has gone too far, and that some sort of justice should be meted out in his case, bince Wood is past 30 years of age, if he is convicted of petit larceny he will be sent to Michigan City. LATER—Wood was taken before Judge Hanley at 2:30 this Monday afternoon and answered guilty to the charge, and was taken hack to jail. The prisoner had a handkerchief tied about his head and never once raised his eyes while in the court room.

A. R. RISHLING IS FOUND DEAD

Proprietor of 1 Produce Market Found Dead By Roadside Early Sunday Morning—Heart Failure.

A. R. Rishling, who was probably better known as “Al,” was found dead by the roadside in the east part of the city early Sunday morning, by a man named Jones. The body when found was in a clump of bushes near the J. H. Carson residence. His death was apparently due to heart failure, as he had suffered from attacks jf the heart on several previous occasions and this is the most plausible reason that could be advanced. It is not known at just what time Mr. Rishling’s death occurred. At the time of his death Mr. Rishling was about two blocks from his nome, and was probably on his way there when the attack occurred. Indications point to the fact that Mr. Rishling had become sick and decided to lie down in the clump of bushes and rest. At his side was a quart bottle of milk, which he had carefully placed in an upright position. He also had on his person a bank book and some other papers, besides about three or four dollars in change. Rumors on the street to the effect that there were marks of violence on the body are wholly unfounded, and were probably started by rumor mongers, who delight in creating a sensation in any mysterious happening. There were no indications of a struggle having taken place and the fact that no money had been taken from him also indicates that his death was due to natuial causes.

County Coroner C. E. Johnson is on the border with the American soldiers and hence there could be no inquest held over the body, but a death certificate signed by the family physician in Mr. Rishling’s case was sufficient. When the coroner is not present a justice of the peace has the right to act, but it was not thought necessary in this instance. Mr. Rishling worked until a rather late hour Saturday evening, preparing his produce to ship on the milk train this morning to Chicago as was his usual habit. During the evening his wife-and daughter were at his place of business. Other people who talked with Mr. Rishling during the evening stated that he was in usual health and apparently the attack was a quite sudden one. It is thought the deceased left his place of business’ht about 10:30 for home. Undertaker Wright was called Sunday morning immediately after the discovery of the body, and upon his arrival to the scene of the tragedy there was quite a crowd on hand, but no one knew who the dead man was, which was very strange considering the fact that Mr. Rishling had spent practically his entire lifetime in or about Rensselaer.

For the past several years Mr. Rishling has been in delicate condition and his health has never been Very good, and he has suffered from heart attacks at frequent intervals. Mr. Rishling was bom in Lee, White county, Ind., September 24, 1853, which would have made him 63 years of age had he lived until the 24th of the present month. He had resided in Rensselaer for the past twenty years and during that ti m e had made a great many friends and was regarded as one of Rensselaer’s best citizens. Mr. Rishling was one of the most universally liked men in Rensselaer. He became a member of the Christian church of this city about five or six years ago. Mr. Rishling leaves to mourn their loss, his wife, and three children, namely: Charles Rishling, of Rensselaer; Grant Rishling, of- near this city and Miss Emma E. Rishling, also of Rensselaer; also a half sister, Mrs. Will Porter, of Rossville, Ind., who will be here for the funeral, besides several nephew-s and one grandson. The funeral will be held Tuesday morning' at 10 o’clock at the late residence, and the services will be conducted by Rev. Asa McDaniel, of the Christian church. Interment will be made in the Osborne cemetery ui Hanging Grove township.

Must Spell Out the Name of the State.

A new ruling of the postoffice department makes it necessary for the sender of a piece of m ail to be more careful in writing the address. In the future all states must be spelled out instead of abbreviated. When that is done there will be bo danger of sending Colorado mail to California or vice versa, on account of the “Col.” and “Cal.” This order has been issued with the. .view of cutting down the amount of mail that has been landing in the dead letter office. Thousands of letters are missent every year because the sender is careless in addressing the epistle.

TODAY At The Star Theatre BLANCH SWEET in “The Ragamuffin” A Paramount Play TUESDAY “Love’s Cross Roads” Marie Empress in A five reel Equitable Picture. AT THE STAR RECITAL. M. E. Church, Tusday, September 12, *■ 1916, at 8 p. m. Piano: Rustle of Spring—Sinding. Miss Florence Allman. Reading—Madge Griffith. , Voice: (a) Garden of Sleep—DeLara. (b) Mission of a Rose —Cowen. Mrs. Cumick. Organ: (a) Alleluia Hansen (b) Berceuse, Lullaby from Jocelyn Godard (c) Magic Bells ......Haberbier (d) Evensong Martin Mrs. M. D. Gwin. Voice: Florian’s Song Godard A Red, Red Rose Rogera Miss Lura Halleck. Organ: (a) At Twilight 1dy11e...... Gatly Sellars (b) Allegretto, B Minor. Guilmant (c) Variations on Last Rose of Summer Dudley Buck Mrs. Gwin. Professional Notice. Our friends and clients will please take notice that Mr. George A. Williams has moved his law offices from the rooms of the First National Bank to rooms just across the stairway in the Odd Fellows Building occupied by Mr. D. Delos Dean, and that Mr. Williams and Mr. Dean will practice law under the firm name of Williams & Dean with offices in the Odd Fellows Building. Renselaer, Indiana, August 26, 1916 *,Ge#rge A. Williams D. Delos Dean Public Sale of Town Property. I will sell at auction at 2:30 p. m., Saturday afternoon, Sept. 16, a good five-room house, large rooms and in good repair, 4 lots. Will sell 2 lots and house, and 2 lots separate, or sell in one piece . Located 3 houses east of Burgess Dillon’s property on East Elm street, known as the John Ramey property. Phone 450. F. A. GRUVER. Street Oiling Assessments Must Be Paid In Rensselaer. Those owing for street oiling for 1914 and 1915 and not settling by October Ist will be sued. These assessments may be paid to the city rea3urer. _____ SHERMAN WHITE. , Notice to Auto Owners. I have moved my tire shop from the Main Garage, whore I have been located for the past two years, to first door sodth of Fred Hemphill’s blacksmith shop. Bring tae your casings and tubes to be repaired. Prices reasonable. Few supplies carried in stock. Phone 521. HARRY MILN ER. The new 1917 pinch back models in Society Brand clothes are now on display at Hilliard & Hamill’s. Ice Cream Social. There will be an ice cream , social at Virgie school nouse, Saturday evening, September 16th, given by the Virgie Sunday school. Everybody welcome. . : 7 • \ . .idl ■' • \ Have you seen the new girls’ belted sweaters? Colors: Gold, purple, green, Copenhagen, $6, $7, SB. Little misses’ $2.50 to $5. —Hilliard & Hanpll. Y" .•'~ r 7

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