Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 298, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1916 — Page 1

No. 298.

PtHE 0 R INCES U ‘ f TONIGHT W. S. Hart in 'Between Men' Triangle 5 ACTS 5 and 10c

Distinguished Guest Visits Monnett Home.

Dr. D. W. Howell, of Buffalo, N. ¥.» corresponding secretary of the general Deaconess Board, of the Methodist church, is visiting the Monnett Home today. Miss Simpson, superintendent of the Monnett school, has planned to give a reception in honor of Dr. Howell'. (h District Superintenaent Dr. Switzer, of Lafayette, and Dr. Paul C. Curnick, of Indianapolis, are here and will be among the -guests at the home this The wofk of raising money for the new home is being carefully planned and Mrill be'' handled by experts. That the good people of Rensselaer will rally to this opportunity there can be no doubt. * •

KNITTED! REEFERS AND SILK mufflers $1 to $3.50. Packed-in pretty gift boxes. —Hilliard & Hamill. ANNOUNCEMENT. The firm of Kellner & Callahan began business this Thursday morping and the firm of Hamilton & Kellner passes into history. Louis H. Hamilton and Conrad Kellner began business August^st,,. 1911, under the name of Hamilwm & Kellner. This firm has had .a large patnonage and the business has increased each succeeding year. , Louis H. Hamilton leaves the business and ’is succeeded by Thomas Callahan. The firm of Hamilton & Kellner • desires to thank their many patrons for the splendid business they have enjoyed. They bespeak for the new firm a continuation of your loyal support. HAMILTON & KELLNER. FOR YOUR SWEETHEART. A KNITTED SILK MUFFLER, $1.50 to $4. Beautiful Neckwear, 50c to $2. Belts with Silver Monogram Buckle $1.50. Silk Umbrella. Gloves, All packed in pretty gift boxes.—Hilliard & Hamill. e Prayer meeting at the M. E. church •will begin at 7:45 this evening. *LOUNGE ROBES AND SMOKING i jackets in beautiful color combinations, $4.50 up.—Hilliard & Hamill. Raymond Smith, son of Ed Smith, the carpenter, has succeeded Wm. Swigard as messenger boy at the Western Union office. & Hamill’s window. » ’ •

f -”. “W ELLIS THEATRE TONIGHT ■ggQQ 1 • HMMf m _:tlll. Jt.. Bl W Blanchard Amusement Company offers a Hl y - ; ®B Real Musical Comedy « & ivf *S£r .Sy s- ‘WHOSE LITTLE GIRL ARE YOU’ JP mM ■MV . / - Dancing and Beauty Chorus WWrTt ’ A Laugh a Minute r ■ A World of Catchy Lines Bure Cure for the Blues ■■!W # 'W '” " nn Prices 25, 35, 50 and 75c. A guaranteed ' attraction. Money refunded if it fails ?< f to please.

The Evening Republican.

WILSON MEISER SUCCEEDING AT MONTICELLO

Former Jasper Boy One of White County’s Leading Citizens and Prosperous Business- Men. It is a source of joy‘ and satisfaction to meet again a person who has been your pupil in public school and* find them a useful and respected place in the community in which they, live. Such was our experience in visiting Wilson Meiser Wednesday in his umto-dqte place of business at Monticel|p. He has one of the best equipped and neatly kept drug stores to be found any where. Wilson was a pupil in the Kniman school when we were the teacher back in 1893. Later he was a teacher in the public school when we were county superintendent. After a few years as a successful pedagogue, he decided to be a druggist. He took the pharmacy course at Purdue and then located at Monticello. About this time he was married to Birdie DeArmond, of Tefft, Ind., who was also a very successful teacher in the schools of this county. Wilson has bqen industrious and saving. His effort# have been re-, warded. He owns his store and large business building and also one of the Very best residences in Monticello. His father and his younger brother, Charles, are successful farmers near Leiter’s Ford, Fulton'county, Indiana. His sister, Nellie, married a banker and lives at Cannelton, Ind. His sister, Jessie, married a railroad agent and she lives at Campbell, Ind. Florence, his youngest sister, married a rural mail carrier and lives at Rochester, Ind.

“HIS” XMAS GIFT IS IN HILLIARD & Hamill’s window. In the report of the receipts from the charity entertainment in the Wednesday edition, the report showed* that the merchants had given $25.50, and it should have read $22.50. iTITTaN, TEKJtY AND BEACH bath robes. $4 up. See them in our windows. —Hilliard & Hamill. The Christmas dance will take place on the night of December 26th and will be given by the Van- Rensselaer Club. . ■ A TRAVELING BAG OR SUIT CASE always makes a pleasing gift- AU szes, all prices, made from alt feathers. —Hilliard & Hamill. -i ■> , ! J. J. Montgomery returned from Chicago yesterday, where he went last 'Friday and while there was confined to his room at the Grant Hotel. Jack’s condition will not as yet allow him to leave his room. A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF jewelry for men —packed in pretty gift boxes.—Milliard & Hamill, y Wednesday night and this Thursday morning was the coldest temperature we have yet tad and the thermometer hovered irr the vicinity of the zero mark, and was only two above at times. Zero weather is predicted from how on by the weather prognosticators, who earlier in—the season predicted that we were in for an open winter. How ever x it makes the merchants .smile. HAND MADE PORTED) JAPanese crdpe shirts in beautiful color combinations. $2 up.—Hilliard & Hamill. > GENUINE HUDSON SEAL CAPS for father’s Xmas present. $5-$6. —Hilliard 4 Hamill. Lyceufh Dates. ' i • Roy Smith, lecturer, Dec. lb. Hagerman, lecturer, Feb. 8., ‘ Rob Roys, quartet, March's.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916.

Father of Mrs. Nim Littlefield Dies at Brook.

DoweU Erwin, aged 85 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Alice Vondersmith, at Brook yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock. Mr. Erwin was the father of Mrs. N. Littlefield, the wife of Postmaster LittlefieM. For a number of years Mr. Erwin had suffered with a tumor on one of his shouldgrs. He had had it removed several times. A few days ago he had it removed and he was unable on account of a weak heart to rally from the shock and he died as indicated. He was a member of the Christian church and was much beloved by all who knew him. He leaves to mourn their loss, two sons, Felix Erwin, of Fair Oaks, Ind., and David Erwin, of Mitchell, S. Dak.; also five daughters, Mrs. N. Littlefield, of this city; Mrs. Alice Vondersmith, of Brook, Ind.; Mrs. Nan Waterman, of Chicago; Mrs. May Greaves, of Marshfield, Oreg., and Mrs. Ida Hoover, of Sedalia, Mo. The funeral will be held Friday at Brook. /

INITIAL HANDKERCHIEFS. 10c, 15c, 25c, 50c. Packed in pretty gift boxes. —Hilliard & Hamill.

Matinee Musical Christmas Concert at Methodist Church.

The Matinee Musical Christmas concert wild be' field at the M. E. church Friday evening, Dec. 15, at 8 o’clock. Following is the program to be given: t Carol—Silent Night, Musical Club. Voice—Christmas, Esther Padgdtt. Piano Duet—" Symphony. Mrs. M. D. Gwin, Miss Selma Leopold. Chorus—Christmas Bells, Ladies’ Voices. Violin —(a) Indian Summer: (b) Hawaiian Farewell Song—Mist Ruth Wood. Voice—'flhe Glorious Morn, Miss Marjorie Loughjpdge. Organ—(a) Magnificat; (b) Holy Night, Mrs. M. D. Gwin. Voice—(a) I Send My Heart Up to Thee; (b) Thfe Year’s at the Spring, Mrs. E. J. Randle. 1 £aroD- -Joyto the World, Musical CJjpb and Congregation.

KNITTED REEFERS AND SILK starts (imported), $1 to $3.50. Packed in pretty gift boxes—Hilliard & Hamill.

Road Supervisory to Be Elected December 16th.

Next Saturday, Dec. 16th, is the date that has been set asjde foj the election of road supervisors in the counties of the state. Road supervisors are elected for a term of two years. The voters should not neglect to turn out next Saturday and elect road supervisors who will take interest in better roads. The salary for this, job is smqll, but nevertheless the job is an important one and one that requires 'the services of a competent individual. F

BELTS WITH SILVER MONOGRAM buckles, sfeso. Packed in pretty gift boxes. —Hilliard & HauiiU. James Ellis went to Lowell Wednesday to see the Blanchard Amusement company that showed there, and is to be in Rensselaer tftis evening to “Whose Little Girl Are You.” Mr. Ellis staties that the show is a good ’one and that it will be well worth the price of admission. — .aMB ♦ 9 SHOPPING DAVS Until X’mas. ftEASE don’t wait until the last moment. Our stock is now entirely complete and ready for you. (Jome early, you c?n now Lake your leisure and have comfrom j.t Hilliard & Hamill’s. »

JUDGE QUASHED STOCKTON INDICEMENT

After Empanelling Jury and Hearing Part of Evidence Judge Wason Throws Case Out of Court. • * / \ The case of the State vs. Stockton came, to a Very abrupt end when Judge Wason, after b ear i n ß a P° r " tion of the evidence, threw himself back in his large arm chair and am nounced tlmt he would take the case from the jury and quash the indictment. This action was a complete surprise as the attorneys on both sides were convinced that the court was satisfied with his decision that the affidavit was good. There had been much contention by the attorneys on .each side in reference to the affidavit. The attorneys foAthe state, H. T. Brockway, E. B. Setters, and Sills & Sills, sos Monticello; George Williams, Moses Leopold, Charles M. Sands and William H. Pdrkinson, of this* city, contended that the indictment was perfectly good. The attorneys for the defense, Abraham Halleck, of this city; Palmer Carr, of Monticello, and W. W. Lowry, of Indianapolis, insisted that the affidavit was not good. We quote the following from an attorney for the state: « "The court held the indictment defective for the reason that it alleged that the field examiners who held the investigation were appointed by the. State Board of Accounts, when as a matter of law they’are appointed by the state examiners. This the court held at first did not affect the sufficiency of the indictment, as it was not deesriptive of the offense charged and should be treated as surplusage. The descrepancy between Barton Stout as used in the indictment one of ' the field examiners, and Berton Stout, his correct name, had nothing to do with the court’s action in sustaining the motion to quash. "One of the state’s attorneys informed the reporter for The Republican that the-action of the court does not end the procedings against Mr. Stockton, as a new indictment or affidavit will be filed in the Jasper circuit court at the February term, 1017, and the defendant forced to trial in this county, as he is not entitled to another change from this count;.” The following statement was furnished by an attorney for the defense: “The defendant, several days ago, in the White circuit court, filed a written motion to quash the indictment, which contained a number of ■ specific objections, together with the general objections provided by the statute, r among which was the allegation that the indictment did not, state a criminal offense. This motion was overruled by the court several days before the hearing. “Upon the hearing the jury was impanelled and Sworn to try the cause, and two witnesses were sworn and testified, one, Mr. Winters, the deputy examiner, and Berton Stout, the field examiner who administered the oath in the hearing before the accountants. “The evidence of these witnesses was mainly documentary. “The defense raised the objection 'that the indictment alleges that the i field examiners were appointed and employed by. the State Board of Accounts, law provides that they shall be appointed by. the State Examiner, and shall be responsible to and report to him only; whereas the State Board of Accounts is vomposed of th? State Examines, the Governor and the Auditor of State, any two of whom would constitute a ma- ' jority and could make the appointment. For this reason the defense

Coal Shortage Serious— Lafayette Industries Close.

Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 13.—Lafayette is suffering greatly from a coal shortage and many of the large industries may have to shut down. The Lafayette chamber of commerce took the matter up today. It was said by Thomas Donohue, local manager of the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, that service corporations throughout the middle west had been requested to lay the matter before the various chambers of commerce with a view- of having these bodies take the matter up with the interstate commerce commission to see if relief can be obtained. A committee has been appointed to see what can be done to improve the fuel situation here.

SILK CREPE DE CHENE (IMPORTed Japanese).handkerchiefs. 50c.— Hilliard & Hamill. NECKWEAR (JAPAN). Beautiful color combinations, sl, $1.50, ss. Packed in pretty gift boxes.—Hilliard & Hamill.

Married at the Methodist Parsonage Wednesday.

Rev. Edward Strecker performed theFnarriage of John Graham Parkinson and Miss Ruth Violet Hurley at the Methodist parsonage Wednesday. Mr. Parkinson is the son of James Parkinson and his bride is the daughter of John S. Hurley. The, young will live on a farm west of Rensselaer.

KID, FRENCH MOCHA, BUCK AND Capeskin gloves. Sitk t and wool lined. $1 to $3.50. Packed in pretty gift (boxes.—Hilliard & Hamill. LINED LEATHER AUTO GLOVES in pretty gift boxes.—Hilliard & Hamill.

the Field Examiners was void. This objection of the defense was overruled by .the court, and the trial proceeded. Later the State offered in evidence the certificate jof appointment of Mr. Stout as a field examiner, and the defense objected because the indictment recites that Barton Stout administered the oath and the certificate of appointment was temperton Stout. The court at first overruled this objection, evidently under the impression at the time that the name in the indictntent was Barton Stout, and he remarked that the .words were iden sonans. “Afterward the court stepped down from the bench, and took the certificate in his hand and returned <to his seat. He then announced that the case was withdrawn from the jury and the jury discharged, having observed that the name on the certificate was Berton Stout instead of Barton Stout and not iden sonans when compared with the name in the indictment. Afterward the State stated that it intended to file a new prosecution for the same offense and requeued the court to require the defendant to elect whether he would be tried in such new action In the White Circuit Court of Indiana, or in the Jasper Circuit Court of Indiana, and the court made an order requiring the defendant to so elect. “The defendant, on the advice >f his counsel, who contend that he cannot again be tried fonasaid offense, refused to so elect, and entered into a recognition in the sum of SI,OOO, conditioned for his appearance before the Jasper Circuit Court on the first day of the February Term, 1917, and to abide the order of the court, and this was the end of the proceeding in, the White circuit court.” On the afternoon train, shortly after the case was disposed of, Elizur Sage and his wife alighted from the train, having made the trip from Redwood Falls, Minn., in order to be present and testify for the defense on the merits, in the event the case ..was tried out.

WEEKLY PROGRAM * . AT THE Star Theatre Thursday, Dec. 14, is the big Essanay Special in six parts ‘The Blindness of Virtue’ Every mother father and daughter should see this. Regular prices. / Friday, Dec. 15, Marie Doro in ‘The Heart of Nora Flynn’ A Paramount picture worth seeing, t I *;■’•. • Saturday, Dec. 16, Helen Ware's success in ‘IHe Revolt’ ' One of the big Brady specials, at no advance in prices. SEE THE BEST AT THE STAR THEATRE. f ■ ■’ 10c and sc.

MAMMOTH WREATH.

MR. J. H. HOLDEN, AFTER TWO weeks’ work, has just completed for the progressive clothing firm of Hilliard & Hamill, the largest wreath ever displayed in Rensselaer. Hilliard & Hamill will have Mr. Holden place it in their beautiful and spacious riF>w windows at once.

Two Men in Auto Killed By Train at Valparaiso.

Waldeck, son of the Deep River blacksmith, and Henry Peterson, a farmer’s' son, were instantly killed west of here by a Grand Trunk passenger train. They were riding m an automobile and failed to see the train’s approach. • •

THE INTERIOR OF THE HILLIARD & Hamill store resembles an Oriental Shop, being beautifully decorated with Japanese Shirts, Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Lounging Robes, etc. “HIS* XMAS GIFT IS IN HILLIARD & Hamill’s window.

TONIGHT Turkey Sinner « At the Parochial school this evening, Thursday. Will begin •to serve at 5 o’clock and continue until all are served. Last evening of the bazaar. Many beautiful and useful articles for • sale.. Distribution of prizes. YOU ARE WELCOME.

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