Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1917 — Page 1

No. 3.

PTHE Q RINCES 0 : _i TONIGHT Violet Mersereau and Billy Garwood / “ 'BROKEN FETTERS’ Bluebird Drama 5 Acts r 5 and 10c

Union Prayer Meetings Closed Thursday Night.

—Thursday night the union prayer meetings which have been held each evening this week came to a close. The Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Christian churches united in these services. The four pastors of the above churches have each had charge of a meeting. Each one of them has come to his service with a splendid message. The meetings have been intensely interesting and all who have attended them have been greatly benefited.,. The members of the four churches represented appreciate the splendid spirit and good feeling that exists among their pastors and that same fellowship is being reflected noticeably among the members of the different churches. The meeting Thursday night at the Christian church was very largely attended. and the service throughout was very uplifting. All enjoyed Rev. Fleming’s excellent sermon.

NOTICE TO BUILDING & LOAN STOCKHOLDERS.

, Annual Meeting. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Rensselaer Building,—lx>an and Savings Association of Rensselaer, Indiana, will be held on January 8, 1917, at 7:30 o’clock p. m., in the west court room in Rensselaer, Indiana. Said meeting is called for the purpose of electing the directors for the year 1917 and for the further purpose of hearing the report of thejsecretary and the auditing committee relative to the business transacted during the year 1916 and for the further jwrpose of considering other matters of importance relative to the welfare of said association. B. F. FENDIG, President. D. D. DEAN, - Secretary. -a - :

ORANGE SALE - • • • __ ... ' ■ For Saturday Only We offer extra fancy, juicy, sweet Naval Oranges, regular price 45c per dozen Saturday Only 29c per Dozen ROWLES & PARKER

f "w ' v ' —• /THE MANY NEEDS * 1 X. OF AN AUTO -' can all be had at this depot of auto accessories. No matter whether it oe U.,,M RBjjT a new motonsome new batteries, tools illy VO. s >, extra shoes or tubes Y/S\ we ave what 'is wanted ready for JdFZSft ' x] your insta °t use. Keep our address f||| \r — In mind. \ AUTO" EQUIPMENT CO., X J* M. JL Adams & Son. _ -r- -7»—yf W iri I ' _ y i -■' "■ / ' • • . 1 ■ .• • ■-. ■■ . . .V . ■

The Evening Republican .

PRIZES AWARDED AT THE CORN SHOW

Corn Display a Good One—Following List Shows Prize Winners In. Various Classes. i.»i —-Niti!. —IJI «|l|l II J I ; W.HI- 1 ", '■«■!-. ..J 10 Ears Yellow. Ist Henry. Paulus, 2nd J. E. Teter, 3rd .Jesse Beecher, 4th E. F. Pullin, I sth Joe Nagle. 10 Ears White. Ist Ralph Zeigler, 2nd Percy Hauter, 3rd Stephen Kohley, 4th Henry Kolhoff, sth Aloys Kohley. 10, Ears Mixed. i Ist Newton Warren. I Single Ear Yellow. i Ist Henry Paulus, 2nd J. E. Teter, j 3rd Russell Van Hook. Single Ear White. Ist Ralph Zeigler, 2nd Stephen Kohi ley, 3rd Noble Cook. Sweepstakes. Henry Paulus.

You are hereby notified not to haul heavy loads on the roads while they are in a thawing condition. Prosecution will follow any violation of the law in the abuse of the public roads. SYLVESTER GRAY, County Road Superintendent.

Light hogs are bringing about Bc. Fat hogs are worth 9c to 9%c. Fat cattle are worth from 9c to 11c in Chicago. Stockers can be* bought for about 7c. WEAR CRAWFORD SHOES AND travel the path of style and economy in 1917. —-Hilliard & Hamill. POULTRY MARKET. Hens are still insisting that they, are worth 15c a pound and that their eggs must bring 40c a dozen. Not much other poultry is being offered. The weatherman has been unable to Bear this market *

I can loan you all the money you want on that farm. My rate is 5 per cent and my limit is SIOO per acre.— P. D. Wells, Morocco, Indiana.

Notice to. Sons of Veterans. Attend the meting to be held at the G. A. R. hall in the court house Friday at 7:30 p. m. Business of importance demands our attention. We will attend to this, elect officers and have eats. —E. C. Maxwell, Commander. REGULATION ARMY FLANNEL shirts $1 to $3.50. —Hilliard & Hamill. ’ YOU ARE INVITED. Dr. J. Hansson, the agent for the Overland automobiles, of this city, extends to all an invitation to see the new beautiful COUNTRY CLUB model now on his floor. This is the most beautiful 1917 car made. HILLIARD & HAMILL FORD PAR—ty Jan. 18. -■ -

WARNING.

LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Abundance of Money.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA-FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1917.

GOVERNOR RALSTON READS MESSAGE

Indiana’s Seventieth General Assembly Begins Session Thursday . ,-i - .... ; x The formalities of organizing the Senate and House of Representatives were accomplished Thursday without friction. The actions of the causes indicated Thursday werp adopted by both branches of the legislature. . Governor Ralston, who will retire Monday, read a very long and able message in which he extolled the democratic administration and put the unaccomplished up to the republicans, who now hold the reins. His recommendations were as follows: Constitutional convention. More power for tax board. Central board for penal aiyd benevolent institutions.

Department of roads. Industries for state farm. Industrial school for negro children. Separatfc banking department; Consideration of mental defectives problem..• Increased salary of state courts judges. Condemnation of lands for park purposes. More stringent blue sky law. - Armory for state fair grounds. Woman’s building for state fair grounds.? Sewer system for state fair ground. Publicity for accounting hoard reports. State deposit by. certain casualty companies. More flexible impeachment laws. * Constabulary for crime suppression. Resident retirement, in marriage law. —.-. . Permanent historical commission. Increased appropriation for charity agency. - Annual appropriation for G. A. R. encampment. 5 Memorial monument for Gettysburg. Court jurisdiction of state lands drains. Uniform state lands sale law. Re-investment of swamp ’and 3 fund. - —— Reduction of general fund tax. Reduction of vocational education s fund tax. Abolishment of sinking fund tax. Appropriation for soldiers’ and sailors’ monument. ” •- Recognition of Lincoln route running through Indiana. Purchase of Corydon state house. What might have been a dead-lock in the Senate has been avoided by the republicans granting to the - democrats a share of the patrpnage of that body* and allowing them to have the seats on the west side of the chamber. These seats have heretofore been occupied by the majority side. On account of the light and ventilation they are very much better that the seats on the east side. - Jesse R. Eschbach, of Warsaw, was elected speaker over his democratic opponent, John M. Cravens, of Madison, by a vote of 63 to 33. On assuming his station the speaker said: “Progress; economy and efficiency will be the watchwords of this session. When the gavel falls for the last time on our assembly I hope every man will be able to say that he has had a definite part in making the burdens of the state lights, its problems simpler and its future brighter.” There will be a short session today and both branches will adjourn to meet Monday at 10 a. m.

A PUBLIC STATEMENT.

We, the undersigned, stockholders and charter members of the Gifford Drainage and Improvement Company, respectfully make and publish the following, to the, end that* the objects and purposes of our organization may not be misunderstood. We are each the owner, either by deed or contract, of lands which for more than twenty years have drained down the line of the Gifford ditch into ths Iroquois river, and which said lands were assessed* for the construction of the Iroquois ditch and the Borntrager ditch. When the Gifford ditch was new our lands were fairly well drained, but the ditch has not been cleaned or repaired for many years, and that portion of it which runs through the higher lands has become chocked up 1 and obstructed by willows and other vegetation growing therein until its carrying capacity is greatly lessened, and is further diminished each, year, so that during the past two wet seasons many of us have almost wholly lost the use of our lands and have-raised no crops of any considerable value, while during that time our tax burdens have been doubled, and the interest on our mortgage indebtedness continues to grow and accumulate. For eight years we have looked to the Ryan ditch proceeding for relief and when the ditch was ordered constructed many.Vf us were favorable torn and believed that when constructed it. would drain and reclaim our lands. But since the resurvey of the Ryan ditch, in the* fall of 1915, by Ray C. Yeoman, Charles S. Head and Devere Yeoman, and the survey of ditch 77 and tjie Gifford ditch made by the Same- engineers, immediately after the Ryan resurvey, we have become convinced that the ..best, cheapest and quickest drainage for our lands may be had by the deepening and repair of the Gtfford ditcfe*“ I» 'csnai»gf4o this belief we rely upon the Advice and counsel of C. J. Hobbs, John E. Alter, Louis S. Alter, L. A. Bostwick, De-

MRS. J. W. ARNOTT RECEIVES DAMAGES

'Panhandle Railroad Ordered to Pay Rensselaer Lady $6,000 In Lake Circuit Court. & * . A jury in the circuit court Wednesday at Crown Point brought in a verdict against the Panhandle Railroad Co., in the sum of $6,000, in favor of Mrs. J. W. Arnott, formerly of Crown Point, but now a resident of Rensselaer. The Arnott suit was brought in the name of Mrs. Hattie Arnott, administratrix of her husband's estate. In her complaint she asked for SIO,OOO damages for herself and children and alleged that the death of ther husband, James W. Arnott, of Crown Point, on the 26th day of December, 1915, was the result of the negligence of the Panhandle company, and charged that said company carelessly and negligently failed ; to properlv heat the mail car in which the deceased plaintiff was, working on a run from Columbus,Ohio, to Chicago, and that during the trip he was taken sick from the extreme cold condition of the car and was forced to leave the train at Crown Point and go to his home, where pneumonia developed, which later caused his death. The wife and family were dependent upon him for support. The plaintiff was represented by Bruce and Youkey and the defendant company by Attorney Ross, of Logansport, counsel for therailroad, and assisted by Pattee Und Johnson, of Crown Point. Mr. Arnott was a brother of Fred and Arthur Arnott and was well known to Rensselaer citizens, having taught schooj in this county for several years prior to entering the mail service, and made his home at McCoysburg.

vere Yeoman, Charles S. Head, Ray C. Yeoman,. Edgar D. Nesbitt and Benjamin J. Gifford, now deceased, each of whom .has recommended the drainage of the marsh area and particularly the north and west sides of the marsh on the Gifford route. We disclaim any desire to embarrass or defeat the - Ryan ditch proceeding, but we regret that the drainage commissioners in charge of the Ryan ditch and the Oliver ditch proceedings, have not been able to see their way te recommend the building of both ditches; the Ryan ditch on the Pinkamink route sufficiently deep and wide to drain the local area affected, and the Oliver ditch, over the route of No. 77 and the Gifford ditch, deep enough and wide enough to furnish qn outlet for our lands, but that on the contrary, they have indicated their intention to recommend the drainage of the entire area through the rock ledge Of the Pinkamink on the longest route and which would take several years to construct after the same is established and to which nearly every land owner in the valley objects. ~ ~~~ We believe that both ditches should be constructed, the Gifford route first, because it is cheap and can be accomplished ‘n a few months at small cost, and furnish quick relief to the vast body of lands which for the last two years have been totally unproductive, and many of the owners of which have already been forced by poverty to abandon their holdings; and that the Ryan ditch should also be constructed as soon as passible, of suffi-. cient depth to drain the affected lands, .but not wide enough for the drainage of the whole area, on account of the great cost of excavating the rock. Because the drainage commissioners, for reasons unknown to us, have failed and refused to report the drainage as the land owners desire it, and as each of the above named engineers believe and advise it should be done, we are compelled to undertake the work of repairing the Gifford ditch and No. 77, without resorting ..to a court proceeding and the levying # of assessments by drainage commiss’ioners, but wholly by money voluntarily subscribed. Unless we get early relief, many of us will lose our homes and the savings of years. We can no longer afford to await the result of further litigation and delay. A few thousands of dollars quickly and judiciously expended, will bring us relief for the crop season of 1917, and the outlet ditch 12 feet deep to the center l)f the marsh, with a grade of twenty inches to the mile, and No. 77 of the same depth at the junction and witn a grade of 15 inches to the mile from source to outlet. This is no lawyer’s scheme, but it is an earnest effort by ourselves to get for the least possible expenditure of money, and in the quickest possible time, the drainage relief which is within our easy reach, so that our may be made tillable and our homes can be saved to our wives and children. -Signed: Ed Oliver, T. M. Callahan, Fred Bartels, W. T. Hankins, Geo. V. Long, T. iM. Haniford, Wm. Markin, Herman Knoerzer,’Jas. L. Campbell, Jas. E. Beutt, John W. Stockwell, F. G. Cavendish, O. N. Faber, Wm. Whitell, Clyde Bowman, Geo. W. Bowman, Wm. E. Marion, R. E. Lucas, Harry T. Reed, John Eger, L. L. Hoeferiin, W. •A. HoeferMn, Carl Stockwell, Floyd Tow, Wm. J. Rees, N. G. Halsev, Paul Samuelson, Guy Zook, Charles Walker, Adam Flesher, Grover Norris, Sheridan Logue, Harry E. - Gifford,. A. ...Lind*.. ~rFI, Geo. Enzingcr, B. W. Hepmer, A. K. Yeoman, Devere Yeoman, Schuyler C. Irwin.

LOCAL YOUTH GOES TO NAVAL ACADEMY

Harry Moore Left Today For Annapolis, Md., to Take Preparatory -.1-. Harry Moore, 18 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moore, of this city, left today for Annapolis, Md., w here he will take a seven weeks’ preparatory course in the Naval Training Academy. Will R. Wood, of Lafayette, congressman at Washington from the tenth Indiana district, made his selections about the first of December and through the influence of Moses Leopold, two from this county Were sglected, the other being James Babcock, of Union township, son of J. L» Babcock, who is now attending Purdue University. Each Congressman from a state is allowed to choose one principal and three alternates. Mr. Wood's selections were as follows: Gerald Dey, Lafayette, principal, and Harry'Moore and James Babcock, of this county, first and second alternates. Harry will spend six weeks in study in preparation for a mental examination,, which Will be given on December 19 to Mr. Dey and himself. lip case that Dey fails in this test and Harry passes, the local boy will have first chance for the appointment from this section. The physical test will ,be given next June, but unless Mr. Dey fads, Moore will not take this test until June of 1918, and will have ti be reappointed again next year. Both the mental and physical tests at this school are very stnct and require considerable study for one to pass them. Harry is a senior in high school and will return here thd latter part .of February to finish the course, graduating in May. Mr. Moore’s many friends will be highly gratified to hear of his good fortune in being one of the young men from this section selected and will be very anxious io see him make good in his line of work. The course at this school provides wonderful opportunities in both a financial and educational way, and is one of the very best opportunities that any young man can have come his way.

Remington and Wheatfield K. Of P. Will Help Furnish Room.

There are three Knights of Pythias lodges in Jasper county. They are located at Wheatfield, Remington and Rensselaer. These lodges have formed a county organization. This organization, assisted by the Pythfan Sisters, will furnish one of the rooms in the Jasper county hospital. Th’s will be done by all of the Knights and Pythian Sisters of the county instead of the Rensselaer lodge as previously reported. Just a,.little misunderstanding had existed in reference to this matter and some of the good brethren outside of Rensselaer felt that they had not been given proper credit. We think this plan is much better than for the Rensselaer lodge to be given al' the honor and glory in the matter. It is the true spirit of Pythianism to do just such things that has caused this, generous offer and it will be very greatly appreciated Iby the friends of the hospital. As to the misunderstanding, no one can quite so generously forgive the mistake of a brother as the man who has been advanced through the ranks of Knighthood.

GRAIN MARKET.

Peace talk causes easier markets. Prices today unchanged. Corn 90c, Wheat $1.60, oats 51c and rye $1.15. BRAND NEW "STOCK OF BALL Band rubbers at last year’s prices. Hilliard & Hamill.

ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE The following merchandise we own at the low price and will sell during this sale at less than price. Dress goods, wool underwear, blankets, yarns, dress ginghams, outing flannels, rubber footwear, rugs, lynoliums, hats, caps, trunks, suit cases. Special prices on overcoats, men’s and boys suits and work coats, absolute slaughter, price sale of ladies’ and misses’ cloaks. '■ THE G. E.MURRAY CO.

TODAY AT THE Star Theatre

“The Feud Girl” A 5-Reel Paramount A Paramount drama featuring Hazel Dawn and Irving Cummings. A story of the Iron Mountains, strong _ in “heart .nterest.” Also the Ford Weekly. SATURDAY “THE SCARLET OATH” World Brady made five reel drama featuring Gail Kane in'a dual role. At 5 and 10 cents

Former High School Graduate Receives Deserved Promotion.

A letter received by The Republican today from the Waterton, Wis., Daily Times, .states that a former Rensselaer boy, Vern P. Kalb, has been advanced to the position of editor in chief of that paper. Mr. Kaub is a son of Mrs. Elizabeth Kaub, who formerly taught in the public schools of this city, and Vern was a graduate of the class of 1902. Watertown is a city of 9,000 inhabitants and Tfye Times is the only paper published there and prints from 6 to 8 pages daily, having a circulation of 2,300. Mr. Kaub went to work on The Times in 1913, starting in as a reporter, and was promoted to the position of city editor and now to the chief editorial position, the promotion taking effect January Ist. Mr. Kaub’s rapid rise in the news-" paper field will be very pleasing news t his many old Rensselaer friends. ’

Methodist Church Notes.

The pastor’s theme at the Methodist church next Sunday morning will be “Who Shall Reign.” The Sunday school will meet at 9:30 and the Epwortl/ League devotional meeting will be held at 6 o’clock. This church will unite with the other churches of the city in a union meeting at the Presbyterian church in the evening.

Going to California.

Mrs. W. ft. Brown went to Oakland, Hl., today. She will visit with her sister, Mrs. Margaret Redden. On next Tuesday they will x leave for WoodlandrOah Mrs. Brown expects to return, about March Ist. Mr. Brown accompanied her to Linton. His daughter, Mrs. Cecil Harmon* came yesterday from Evansville to remain with him during her mother’s absence.

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION I’M GOING TO BUY MY CLOTHmg, furnishings and shoes from Hilliard & Hamill.

THE WEATHER. Fair .tonight and Saturday; colder and with a cold wave tonight; colder in east and south portions Saturday; . strong northwest wind. Temperature, maximum 42, minimum 34.

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