Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1917 — Page 1

No. 4.

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GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY. 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 Epworth 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.

First Christian Church. Bible school at 9:30. The success of the Bible school will depend upon the co-operation of the home. See that your home is in line. Communion and sermon at 10:45. Service at Slaughter at 3:00. Preaching at Newland at 3:00. Service in the evening at 7:00. If you attend church regularly the chibdren will attend the service. It’s up to you. Baptist Church. Sunday* school Sunday morning ,at 9:30. Morning sermon, theme, “The New Way and the New Year,” 10:45. James services, Sunday school at 2:00. Preaching at 3:00. , Evening worship. The regular monthly union meeting will be held in the Presbyterian church at 7:00, Rev. E. W. Strecker, preaching. Parr: Sunday school at 10. Christian Endeavor 7:15. Special meetings will begin Sunday, Jan. 14. Rev. W. E. Houghton, singer, of Franklin, will assist the pastor. Let everyone plan to attend every service. *

Presbyterian Church. Rev. J. Budman Fleming, Minister. 9:30 Bible school. .■ ...... 10:45 Morning worship. The sacrament of the Lord’s iSupner. 6:00 Young people’s Sheeting, subject’ “Are You Evading Moral Issues?” Matt. 12:22-30. Miss Lucy Ulm, leader. . 7:00 Evening worship and sermon. The monthly union meeting and Rev. E. W. Strecker will be the preacher. NOTICE TO BUILDING & LOAN STOCKHOLDERS. Annual Meeting. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Rensselaer Building, Loan' and Savings Association of Rensselaer, Indiana, will be held oil' 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 the secretary and the auditing committee relative to the business transacted during the year 1916 and for the further purpose Qi considering other matters of importance relative to the welfare of said association. B. F. FENDIG, —— . - . D. D. DEAN, Secretary.

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REPORTS DEATH OF MRS. J. P. GARRIOTT

Wife of Former Union Township Teacher Died Suddenly In Chi- *■' cago Last Week. Somonauk (Ill.) Reveille. The remains of Mrs. J. P. Garriott, who died suddenly at her home in Chicago Tuesday afternoon of last week, were brought to .Somonauk | Thursday and the funeral was held I at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Prussing Friday afternoon. Edna Pearl Pressing was born on March 20th, 1880, in Somonauk. Here she spent her childhood days and grew to womanhood, at all times being loved and esteemed by all with whom she was associated. Nov. 14, 1914, she was united in marriage to Dr. J. B. Garriott, of Chicago. These brief years of married life were filled with happiness and _ with a beautiful home iii Chicago they were making

great plans for the future. Mrs. Garriott, accompanied by her husband, motored out from Chicago and spent Christmas with her parents, returning home next day. On the morning of the 27th Mrs. Garriott, who was in a delicate condition, was feeling about as usual when her husband left for his office. Some time during the forenoon she was taken suddenly ill and went to the bath room. When her husband returned at noon instead of being received bv the p usual cheerful greetings of his wife he was confronted fcith the sad sight of the lifeless body of Mrs. Garriott leaning against the radiator in the bash room, where she had fallen in convulsions. All efforts to restore her were unavailing. A cdtoner’s inquestwas held Wednesday and a verdict was rendered in accordance with the above facts. The husband, father, mother, one sister, Mrs. Irving Arnold and three brothers, William, of St. Paul, Mitin., and Alvin and Delbert of this village, and a large circel of friends are. left to mourn her untimely death.

Attorney D. D. Dean Honored by Clerkship in Senate.

D. D. Dean will leave Sunday afternoon for Indianapolis, where he has been assigned to fill the position of a clerk in the Senate of the Indiana legislature. Mr; Dean was very -active in the last campaign, being secretary oL.the_-repuWican county cmitral Committee of Jasper county. His appointment comes to him in recognition of the excellent services he rendered in that capacity. He will make a splendid clerk and the position will be of great value to him in his work as an attorney.

Start Impeachment Proceedings Against the Mayor of Gary.

The machinery was set in motion Thursday night by the Gary ..city council to impeach Mayor R. O. Johnson and .the members of the board of public safety on serious charges. A. motion was unanimously passed directing a.committee to furnish information and file the charges against the mayor and safety commissioners K. M. Burr and Alfred Carlson, at an adjourned meeting of the council to be held next Monday night. The Charges to be filed against the Gary executive are: Misconduct, refusing and neglecting to do his duty, and interfering with an officer in the performance of his duty; drunkenness, conduct unbecoming a mayor of Gary. The charges filed against the safety commission were: Neglect, inefficiency and -failure to perform their duty.

BOX SOCIAL. A box supper will be held at the Redman hall on Thursday evening, January 11, for benefit of the order. A good program will be rendered. AJL are welcome. Ladies please bring boxes. —Pocahontas Lodge. Abundance of Money. 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, Morbcco, Indiana. THE WEATHER.] Fair and cooler Saturday; Sunday continued fair and eoldeft Z■ zz ~ . ■_—;z" . WEAR CRAWFORD SHOES AND travel the path of style and economy in 1917.—Hilliard & Hamill. Attend the poultry Show tonight. The admission is free.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA* SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917.

SENSATION SPRUNG IN LEAK PROBE

Congressman Wood Bares Rumors _ As One Suspected of Knowing. Sensatiohal rumors of a “leak” to Wall btreet in advance of President Wilson's peace note were related to the House rules committee Friday by Representative Wood of. Indiana, in support of his resolution for an inquiry. ’ He prefaced his testimony with the statement that he had nothing but hearsay to-offer and vainly protested against an open session of the committee. Names and rumored details of the “leak” came thick and fast when Mr. Wood began his story. He mentioned Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to the president; R. W. Rolling, a brother-in-law of the president; Bernard Baruch, of New York, and various brokerage houses in a letter to a New York man. So far no trace has been found of Curtis. Statements were issued after the committee meeting by Secretary Tumulty and Mr. Bolling flatly denying the reports regarding them, and Mr. Tumulty demanded that Representative Wood publicly apologize fox mentioning his name. Mr. Wood followed with a statement pointing out that he had desired to testify in private but declaring that those whose names were the subject of rumor should court the fullest investiga-

tion. -Toddy the committee probably will hear Representative Gardner, who declared on the floor of the house recently that he knew theYe was a “leak.” It is understood that Secretary Tjmring and Mr. Tumulty will be asked to testify before the committee decides upon its report to the House on whether-the Wood resoluf tion providing for an investigation would pass.

Commissioners Proceedings.

.The following business was closed up by the county' commissioners in their January meeting. er Makeever presented his certificate of election and was sworn in. Commissioner Welch was .elected president. Roy Blue was appointed county attorney for the ensuing year at a salary of S4OO per annum, succeeding George A. Williams. _ _ • , County officers reported fees collected for the last quarter of 1916 as follows: Auditor $93.26, clerk $286.65, recorder $443.93, sheriff $435.66. E. M. Hibbs, contractor for bridge in Wheatfield township, was

SSOO on same. The bonds of W. V. Porter as superintendent of the J. W. Hitchings and the Maurice Gorman stone roads, both in Jordan township, were approved. Oris Salrin, contractor of the James E. Lamson stone road in Jordan township, was allowed $350 on contract. _ 1 A. S. Keene, contractor, allowed $1,700 on Geo. Nanninga stoneroad. Jacob Johnson, contractor, allowed $560 on Milton Roth stone road. - Geo. Stalbaum, contractor, allowed $450 on F. J. Slight stone road. A. S. Keene, contractor, allowed S4OO on W. O. Rowles stone road. William L. Wood and A. Halleck were allowed SSOO attorney fees in the W. L. Wood et al stone road system in Union township. The following petitions for stone roads were continued .to February 6 for report: James Lane, Carey L. Carr, John J. Borntrager, R. J. Yeoman, Granville Moody, D. H. Yeoman, James Hallagan, Fred Tyler, H. W. Jackson'and Frank Hoover. In*B. Forsythe petition for stone road, notice was found sufficient; E. D. Nesbitt appointed engineer and Weister Bowdy and George Putt, viewers, to meet Jan. 10 and report on or before the 2nd day of the February

term. . . . George B. Parkinson, petition for a stone road; proof of notice made and found sufficient. Cause docketed. Horace Daniels ditch. Contractor granted to May 1 to complete ditch. George M. Myers ditch. Viewers granted to second day of February term to report. - John F. Zimmer ditch. Assessment sheet presented and approved and April 10 fixed as last date for paying same. x a Marion E. Bice ditch. Assessment sheet presented and approved and April 7 fixed as last date for paying same. -George R. Clayton ditch. Bonds ordered issued for unpaid assessments in additional assessment on ditch. S. E. Huff ditch. No objections on file. E. D. Nesbitt appointed engineer and B. J. Moore and A, 0. Moore viewers, to meet Jan. 13. The county board of finance received bids for the deposit of county funds form the various banks of the county as follows: Firdt National Bank, $200,006: Trust & Sayings Bank, $200,000; State Bank of Rensselaer, $100,000: State Bank ors Remington. $50,600: Bank of Wheatfield, $50,000. Bonds approved and funds, awarded to bidders in proportion to capital stock. 4 ' • Interest on county funds for the month of December totaled $333.84, as follows: First National Bank $126.04; Trust A Savings Bank, $60.38: State Bank of Rensselaer, $72.62; State bank of Remington • $50.32; Bank of Wheatfield, $24.58.

RENSSELAER LADIES’ LITERARY SOCIETY

Will Furnish the Three Bed Ward -.s: For Women In the Jasper ■ , County Hospital. The Ladies’ Literary Society of this city, consisting of a membership of forty ladies, voted in their meeting held Friday at the home of Mrs. E. P. Honan, to furnish the woman’s three-bed ward nr the Jasper county hospital. The meeting was a very interesting one. On account of the condition of her health, Mrs. Jesse D. Allman resigned and Mrs. F. B. Learning was elected in her place. Mrs, Allman was elected vice-president. Mrs. M. D. Gwin presided at this meeting. The program consisted of the following numbers, with a general theme of “Indiana in the Civil War.” The special subjects were: Indiana Capitals—Mrs. George A. Williams. Indiana’s Attitude Toward Slavery —iMre. E. C. English. Indiana’s Active-Part in the Civil War—Mrs. C. C. Starr. Indiana’s Heroes and Statesmen — Mrs. R?B. Harris. Mrs. John Medicus gave an original New Year’s poem. . The committee having in charge the sale of Red Crass Seals made their report. This report was from the Federated Clubs of Jasper county, which are the Fortnightly Club of Remington, Home Economics Club and the Ladies’ Literary Club. The

latter, two are of Rensselaer. The total number of stamps sold were 11,715 and the amount of money collected was $117.15. Twenty-five per cent of this amount is retained by the clubs. The Fortnightly Club of Remington sold stamps amounting to $18.50. They are raising money for a sanitary drinking fountain and will use their share of this money for that purpose. The Home Economics Club sold stamps amounting to $13.66. We are not informed what they will do with their money, but are sure it will be put to some good P Much credit is due the schoolchildren of Rensselaer. Their sales amounted t 5 $48.84. Last year the entire sales amounted to but $50.00. There i« a growing interest in the sale of Red Cross Stamps and the people, realizing the splendid use that is made of the money, seem anxious and willing to buy greater numbers of stamps each year. In addition tothe stamps sold by the Federated Clubs all teachers and merchants outside of Rensselaer and Remington were furnished stamps from the state offices. We have not been able to ascertain the amount sold in this way. . » The committee from the Ladies’ Literary Society was Mrs. M. D. Gwin, Mrs. G. A. Williams, Mrs. F. H. Hemphill and Mrs. J. J. Hunt. The committee from the Home Economics Club was Mrs. Mattie Drake Mrs. Oscar Hauter and Mrs. “Winfred H. Pullins. Mrs. A. P. Rainier represented the Fortnightly Club of Remington. The committees desire to thank all for the generous support and the press for the publicity that has made possible the presentation of so Worthy an undertaking*

Remarkable Record Has Been Made By Pennsylvania R. R.

In 1916 the Pennsylvania railroad system carried in its trains more people than in any previous year of its history, and did so without losing the life of a single passenger in a train accident of any kind. Statistics (which have just been compiled show that during the year there were transported on the line east and west of Pittsburgh, 196,294,146 passengers. The heaviest freight traffic ever handled by the road was moved over its lines at the. same time that these passengers were being carried without loss of life. The entire Pennsylvania system, taking into account every affiliated company, now has to its credit three full calendar years in which no passenger has been killed as a result of a train accident on any portion of the lines. During this period 553,890,063 passengers—equal to five and one-half times the population of the U. S.—have been safely transported a total distance of about fifteen billion miles. Upward of 9,000,000 trains, carrying both passengers and freight, were operated by day and night, through sleet and storm, and fog and sunshine, over 12,000 miles of railroad line and 27,000 miles of track.

HILLIARD & HAMILL FORD PARty Jan. 18. Scouts Attention. Monday will be the first meeting ip the new year. We are going to begin the year by having a “Weinie Roast.” Ail the Scouts should bring with them a forked stick with a handle five or six feet long. Green woodis better than dry.. L. H. Hamilton will speak and the fathers are inyited. You must have a Scout certificate to be REGULATION ARMY FLANNEL shirts $1 to s3.so.—Hilliard A Hamill. ' \ . This is the last night of the poultry and corn show. Admission free. Be sure and go. * • -A-, • .. .

FOR ANEW TAX SYSTEM IN INDIANA

Commission Proposes Drastic Change In Taxing Plans For the State; Would Abolish Assessors. The commission appointed by Governor Ralston to study taxation problems, which has made several reports to the governor, has prepared bills to present to the general assembly in which the plans of the commission for a revision and strengthening of the Indiana taxing system would be carried into law. The bills, among other provisions, would abolish the present state tax board of tax commissioner’s and create a similar board of three members, at increased salaries, having much broader powers than the present board. The proposed laws would put the appointment of county assessors in the hands of the state board of tax control and would wipe out the present system of electing these men. All the authority, jurisdiction, rights, powers and duties of the present board of tax commissioners would be vested also in the proposed new board and would comprise a different type of appointments, in at least one instance, than the present board. The proposed bills would give the

governor power to appoint three men, one a qualified tax expert, either from within or without the state, the other two from the opposite political parties. The members of the proposed state board would draw $5,000 a year salary, and would be appointed for four years. • Not more than fifty of the ninetytwo counties could be from any one party. The county assessors, under the bill, would have the power to select assistants, no county to have more than eight assistants,-under the provision of the state board. A number of commission men would answer practically no questions concerning the bills, and it is not known whether the commission is united jn the advocacy of the bills. Two other bills from the same source would make the limits of the stale and county, or local rates of taxation, 50 per cent of the present limitations, the theory being that the present tax raes are based on, about fifty per cent of the true value of property. These bills would operate on the theory that the other bills would gradually bring up the valuation of property for taxation purposes to more nearly their true cash value. -

Fred Harrington Married To Winamac Lady.

<f\d Harrington, the former Standard Oil manager m this district, and well known to many Rensselaer peoSle, was married to Miss Dessie alander on Wednesday of last week. The ceremony took place at the home of Mrs. Ben Zellars," of Winamac. Mr. and Mrs. Harrington will make their future home in Dubuque, lowa, where Fred is now district manager for the oil concern.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The student council met after school Tuesday. The seniors had a class meeting after school Tuesday. The Play committee met after school Thursday in Room 4. ss The chemistry classes have resumed their work under the instruction of Prof. W. L. Gordon, who is a graduate of Wabash college. In the spelling test which was given Friday morning, no one spelled all the words correctly. The mistakes ranged up to twenty-four, the average being about seven words. Lula Hayworth, a member of the senior class, will sooij leave for Caspars, Wyo., to take up her school work there. Lula has gonfe all four years here and will be greatly missed by all.

Z - ~New Suits Filed. James H. Chapman vs Ira Acord, Orlando F. Mace and Ora Nicholson; suit on demand. Demand $l6O. NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION I’M GOING TO BUY MY CLOTHing, furnishings and shoes from Hilliard & Hamin. YOU ARE INVITED. Dr. J. Hansson, the agent for the Overfand 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 1017 car > Drug Stores to Close - . At 8:06 O’clock P. M. Until further notice our drug stores will close each evening except Saturday at 8 p. m. LARSH A HOPKINS. A F. LONG. B - F. FENDIG. Notice to the Public. Beginning the now year, I will not be connected with my father in the paint and paper business, bat will start the new year for myself. Wishing all a prosperous new year and a share of your painting and paper bulging. PhcSuW. LEE RICHARDS.

TODAY A AT THE Star Theatre A 5-Act World Production “THE SCARLET J OATH” With Gail Kane in a Double Role. MONDAY George Beban in a Paramount Picture “PASQUALE” Mary Pickford in her late release of “LESS THAN THE DUST’’ TUESDAY, JAN. 16th

Purdue Short Course to Attract Many Hundreds.

More than 3,000 men and women from Indiana farms are expected to attend the Purdue short course Jan. 8-13, 1917. The program includes a number of innovations that wilt afford a week of instruction, entertainment and recreation that will surpass any previous attempts. Those in charge have a number of special features that cannot be announced until the week of the course. It is enough to state, however, that the instruction will cover all phases of farm and' home problems with special emphasis on the most important. The state corn show, one of the big educational features of the week, is open to Indiana farmers. Besides the five handsome trophies which will be awarded as sweepstakes premiums, over SBOO in cash is offered to the exhibitors. 1

Report is Filed in the Guy Barnard Ditch.

Remington Press. The report in the F. Guy Barnard ditch in the northeast part of the county, was filed in the clerk’s office ate Saturday evening. This is quite a good sized drainage proposition and the report covers several hundred pages of legal size paper. The main ditch is about twenty-one miles long and there are eight laterals, making a total of several miles more. The estimated benefits to be derived from this ditch are $93,550.54, while the estimated cost is $69,821.64. This is a pretty big proposition and s lively to be warmly contested." The remOnstrators have ten days, not counting Sundays, in which to fife their remonstrances, and a number of the land owners, mostly in Wheatfield and Kankakee townships, have already done so.

Says Another Range Line Bridge Needs Reconstruction.

The current issue of the Remington Press says: “There is another bridge on the Rensselaer to Remington road that should be replaced, and with a good concrete bridge, road wide. It’s just this side of the Catholic cemetery, and while not a big affair nor a very expensive one to build, is none the less important. As it stands it is a narrow, one-team wooden affair in a road that is at least three or four cars wide. This makes it all the more dangerous, as strangers traveling at night along a wide strip of road are hot looking for a narrow speck of a bridge and had they come onto it suddenly there is danger and especially if another car is met in its immediate vicinity. This should be looked after before some driver piles his machine up in the deep ditch on the. west end of the bridge and kills one or more persons.

Triangular H. S. Debate Latter Part of Month.

There will be a triangular debate some time the latter part of the present month between Delphi, Monticello and Rensselaer high schools. The subject to be defeated, ‘’.Resolved, That the United States Should Adopt a System of Military Service Similar in Essentials to That of the Swiss.

McCray Naned Trustee On Purdue Board.

• At a meeting of the state board of agriculture, held previous to the organization of the new board at Indianapolis Wednesday, Warren T. McCray, of Kentland, was unanimously chosen as trustee of Purdue University to succeed the late Addison* C. Harris. J

BRAND NEW STOCK OF BALL Band rubbers at last year’s price*. Hilliard & Hamill. . f z We sell the best cream separator made. It will pay for itself ma very short time. Call and see.it, —Kellner & Callahan.

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