Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1917 — Page 1

No. 45.

D THE Q I RINCES U TONIGHT BLUEBIRD PHOTOPLAYS, Inc. Present Rex Ingrain’s Emotional Play “The Chalice of Sorrow” A Tragic Story of Fruitless Love and Hopeless Sacrifice. Introducing Cleo MADISON and Company, including Wedgewood Nowell and Charles Cummings. (Gripping Scenes of Tragic Force, Stirring the Emotions and Arousing sympathetic Response from Every Human Heart. 5 and 10c

Thousands Suffer | with Eye Troubles | Who Attribute the Cause to * Something Else * ’ Headaches • <, Nervousness ’ * Stomach Troubles x Itching Eyelids J Floating Spots before * * the Eyes < J All the above are recognized by < ► medical experts as being caus- O ed directly by defects of the <, eye. Overcome these troubles • • with glasses. ’ J CtOE JESSEN | OPTICIAN ? With Jessen the Jeweler. J, Phone 13. < >

Rowell’s Grocery SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY The Greatest Orange Sale . of the season Nice Naval Oranges 16c per dozen. Bananas White Grapes Cranberries Apples Grape Fruit Figs and Dates Extra special fancy Michigan peaches, 6cans to one customer, only 10c per can. Also leaf lettuce. Iceburg head lettuce. Celery, parsnips, rutubago, cabbage Spanish home grown onions. Lenton Goods Large fat mackerel —— Fancy salt fish _ ' . ; -■ g. ggSpiced herring Bayfield Lake fish. Boneless codfish Fish flakes Milker herring Large smoked bloters Dried herring ' . — - .■ - ' -. . i ~ Rowen’s Grocery l^hon®'.

The Evening Republican .

THE GREAT WOMEN OF HISTORY

. .The General Van Rensselaer Chapter D. A. R. Celebrated Wash-, ington’s Birthday Washington’s Birthday was most fitingly observed. by the Rensselaer chapter of the D. A. R. at the beautiful and commodious home of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan, on Front street. A-delightful dinner was served by four young ladies wearing American flag aprons. They were Mary Elizabeth Kannal, Marguerite Brown, Helen Parkison and Marjorie Loughridge. After the dinner the guests were seated in the large front room and enjoyed very much the play entitled: “The Women of History” by the following cast of characters: . • . Wh'o Desires to see the Women of History. .Helen Murray Genius of History Mrs. Chapman Spirit of Modern America —An Interrogation Point Mrs. Forsythe Isabella—Queen of Spain, Mrs. Kannal Mary Washington—Mother of George Washington Mrs. Starr Molly Pitcher —The Heroine of Monmouth Mrs. Hopkins Betsy Ross—Maker of the Flag Mrs. English Hannah—The Quakeress. .Mrs. Long Queen Elizabeth—Queen of England Harriet Shedd

Evangeline. .The Maid of Arcadia. . X... Mildred Harris Mrs. Murray—Who Entertained the British so that General Putman Escaped Mrs. Padgitt Pocahontas Esther Padgitt Each lady acquitted herself .with great credit. The play was highly entertaining, very instructive and bubbled over with patriotism. After the play the Minuet Dancers dressing in Colonial fashion delighted all present.- The following young people took part in this: ‘ Minuet Dancers —Barbara Randle, Mabie Lisle, Josephine Washburn, Mary J. Brown, Ewart Merica, Tommy Thompson, Jack Larah, Willis Wright. Accompanist, Gladys Shaw. This society is. contributing very much to keep the memory of our worthy forefathers. In doing so they are inspiring a patriotism that means the perpetuation of the principles for which they gave their all, even their life blood. Try some of those nice California lima beans, red beans and cranberry beans, at 12 %c a lb. John Eger, i

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1917.

Court of Inquiry Sustains Kouts School-Teacher

Upon recommendation of three county superintendents, who comprised a court of inquiry at Wheatfield yesterday, Miss Eva Noland, of Kouts, is to be retained as teacher of a district school near the former place. Supt. Fred H. Cole of this place/ Supt Cannon of Starke county, and Supt. Schanlaub of Newton county were the officials acting. E. W. Agar of this city was present to act as attorney for Miss Noland. Miss Noland had incurred the animosity of some of the patrons, who claimed she lacked discipline.” Action of the township trustee to dismiss her was resisted by Miss Noland and some of her supporters. Supt. Lamson then called for the court of inquiry. The three inquiring superintendents held a preliminary meeting yesterday morning in Wheatfield, and then drove to the school, not permitting anyone to accompany them. They interviewed the children, who seemed to be in favor of their teacher. Some of the patrons were opposed to her, while others offered support Taking into consideration that this is Miss Noland’s first term as a teacher; that the school was in the hands of a new teacher last year, and the year previous to that a teacher had been dismissed, the board decided that Miss Noland had been handicapped. It was admitted that she had been somewhat at fault. Supt. Lamson of Jasper county and the trustees were examined and each gave testimony.—Valparaiso Vidette.

Better Buy Now

Our early sales of farm implements has far exceeded that of any previous year. We had a large stock, bought when the prices were right and we are giving our trade the advantage of these prices. When our present supply is exhausted, we will have to raise our price. Buy now and save money. You cannot buv better implements. Kellner & Callahan.

DON’T DIG.

All persons are notified not to dig holes or hunt for skunk on our farm. —ROTH BROS. - - Nice juicy oranges. 16 cents per dozen, Saturday, at Rowen’s Grocery, i Phpna 202. <

36,176 Accidents in Indiana During Year Ending Aug. 31

The annual report of the state industrial board for the year ending Aug. 31, 1916, was completed Wednesday and it shows that 45,000 employers operate under (the liability law and that the board received reports of 36,176 accidents during the year. Cases involving approximately $900,000 were disposed of. Since farm labor is not included in the list 01' occupation, it is probable that .there were 75, 000 or more accidents within the year that afforded loss of time tc employed persons. 'The liability law is faulty in the important particular that it does not give any protection for the first two weeks of enforced idleness in consequence of accident with living as high as it is now the average wage earner is badly crippled financially when he loses two weeks’ wages. Knowing this the employer feels obliged to pay the wages or a considerable part of them although the insurance companies which sell liability insurance furnish protection only to the extent of the law. In order to avoid loss it then becomes necessary for employers or the workers themselves to purchase accident and sickness policies and a great many of these aye effective over the state. During the past few weeks there have ben a number of accidents in this county and some of them quite severe and causing great loss of time and expense for surgical and hospital attention. Very few of these cases were covered by insprance. Many persons who take out policies of this kind begin to feel after a few months or years that they do not need the protection and abandon payment and it not frequently happens that within a few months they suffer some illness or accident that causes them to regret their fiction. With as many as 36,176 cases reported to the industrial board the first year after the employers’ liability law became effective it is sufficient to make every person seriously consider tht advisability of this simple form of protection to augment the insufficient operation of the employers’ liability law. ' There were only 3,125 employers in the state who rejected the law, thereby throwing themselves liable to suits that might prove much more expensive than the law covering liability and should a serious accident occur to one or more employes of a concern that refused to protect itself with insurance the proprietor might find himself at a disadvantage for life, as he would be responsible for 55 per cent of the wages of the employee for the extent of the injury up to 500 weeks.

Mrs. Otto Bengston, of Mt. Ayr, Passed Away

Mrs. Otto Bengston, of Mt. Ayr, who had for some time ben a sufferer from heart trouble, died this Friday morning at 9:15 o’clock, after an illness that had confined her to the house for the past wek. She was 54 years of age and is survived by her husband and three children, namely, Charles Bengston, Mrs. Earl Leek and Mrs. David Book. One grandson, Delos Bengston, also made his home with his grandparents. Mrs. Bengston’s maiden name was Margaret Brown and her mother, whose name is now Mrs. Henry Rimer, also survivies her. Mrs. Bengston had long been a member of the Methodist church. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made. ..

Work for School Teachers

The spring term session for school teachers at Indiana University will begin Match 26 and continue to June 8, 1917. This is only eleven weeks, but twelve weeks’ credit will be given because classes will be held six days instead of the usual five. This course is offered only to teachers or to those who have already completed twelve weeks’ normal work, and who hold a class A certificate. Credit will not be given for less than the full term. The class B certificate generally insures abetter salary than the class A certificate, consequently a large number of teachers attend the session. March 26 is a date late enough in the year so that country school teachers have time to complete their teachings and then enroll in the normal course.

Co. M to be Inspected Next Week by Army Officer

Captain H. B. Tutour and the officers and men of company M are getting ready for their inspection, which will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The inspecting officer will be Col. Carl Richman, of the regular army. The Monticello company will be inspected on the following two days, which will wind up the work of inspecting the third regiment. It wil be the first inspection since the return of the troops from the border. The first day will be given over to the inspecting of the clothing and the men wil be inspected on Wednesday night. -

Basketball at the High School Gym. Tonight

The Wolcott high school basketball team will be here this evening for a game with the local quintette. sVolcott is credited with having a fast squad this season and have a number of victories io their credit. Rensselaer has shown improved form of late and from now until the finish of the season are expected to put up a much better game. The prospects for a good team next year are excellent, as practically all of this season’s squad consists of underclassmen.

SUFFRAGE BILL PASSED . LIQUOR BILL KILLED

Indiana Women Will Get to Vote for First Time in History of State; Reports On Other Bills For the first time in the history of Indiana, women will be allowed to go to the polls and cast their ballots the same as the men. The bill passed the House, Thursday by a vote of 67 to 24, and now only Waits the signature of Governor Goodrich, to become a law. The women may vote at the city elections to be held in November and will be allowed to vote at the election to select delegates to a constitutional convention in September. The bill, as it passed the two branches of the legislature, provides: That women of Indiana who are 21 years old and have citienship and residence qualifications governing men voters may participate in the election of the following officers: Presidential electors. Constitutional convention delegates and also for ratification of new constitution. All state officers not expressly named in the constitution, including attorney general, statistician, geologist, reporter of the Supreme court, and judges of the Apnellate, Superior, Criminal, Probate, and Juvenile courts. All city officers and township and county officers not named in the constitution, including members of the county council, county assessor, township trustee, advisory board, and assessor, and all school officers elected by the people. Many important bills have come up this week and it seems if Governor Goodrich’s economy plan is to be carried out. By a vote of 42 to -6, the Senate passed the Chambers bill abolishing •the office of the state statistician, effective as soon as the 1917 acts are printed. A similar bill has passed the House and the final action will be taken on them son. An effort on the part of Senator Simmons to obtain an increase of $1,500 a year in the salary of each of the eleven Supreme and Appellate court judges failed. The Hemphill bill giving manufacturers of liquor the right to ship their products into wet states after the prohibition law becomes effective, was killed. . y" The Blackmore measure abolishing the department of oil inspection, was passed in the House easily by 61 to 25.“ This was one of the principal measure advocated by Governor Goodrich ,and the indications are that it will have but little trouble in passing the Senate.

Western Farmers in Big Wheat Gamble

Some of the biggest wheat gamblers in the country are 2,000 miles from the Chicago pit and the Minneapolis wheat exchange and they have no private wire connecting them with any ticker service.. They are the wheat ranchers of eastern Washington, who produced about 50,000,000, bushels in 1916 and 75,000,000 jushels in 1915, according to the Spocane Chronicle. Checks for $150,000 and $250,000 received by a number of ranchers for their 1916 crop have turned the heads of hundreds of growers and they are staking everything on the 1917 crop. It will be a fine crop year for thousands of the growers and every cent J hey can command will go into additional acreage, machinery and labor.

“Spuds Selling for $1 a Peck at Monticello

Potatoes are retailing at the unheard of price of $1 a peck in Monticello. This is somewhat higher than they are retailing for in this city put the chances are that the same condition will exist here in the future. The people of the country should try to remedy this condition, which now exists by turning to the raising of this vegetable in larger quantities, this summer, if they do not care for a repetition of such prices during next winter. Gardens and vacant lots in the cities should not permitted to grow up in weeds next summer. Every available plot should be turned to the raising of vegetables to lower the cost of living.

Another 25 Per Cent For Bank Creditors

Fred Duffey receiver of the defunct bank of Burrows, announced yesterday that he had appealed to the Carroll county court for an order to pay depositors of the bank another twenty- five per cent. This brings the total amount paid depositor? up to $40,000. t Shooman, the defaulting cashier, wilt be arraigned for trial in the Carroll countycircuit court soon. He is out on bond and said to have employment as a bookkeeper by a Ft. Wayne concern.—Monticello Journal

Notice of Delivery Schedule Commencing Monday February 26, the following delivery schedule will begin: 7:30 A. M. 9:00 A.«M. 10:00 A. M. ’ 2:00 P. M. 4:00 P. M. On Saturdays there will be one extra delivery during the day, which will be at 5:30. Telephone your orders m at least 16 minutes before scheduled time to start to insure prompt service, as the wagons will leave promptly on the scheduled time. Frank Kresler.

TODAY - "’'fl AT THE Star Theatre BLANCHE SWEET in ‘The Dupe’ Saturday Ethel Clayton and Carlyle Blackwell in “BROKEN CHAINS” Admission, Adults 10c. Children 5c , * Matinee Every Day.

From the Wagner Private Wire

Feb. 23—2.00 P.M. There will be a special meeting of congress March sth. ’ ' Lloyd George in speech in parliamen today says the British govern? ment will confine its imports to necessaries and war materials. English government guarantees her farmers SI.BO for the 1917 crop of wheat and $1.65 per bushel for 1918 crop. Live Stock Market—Hogs, receipts 25,000 steady, 5c up. top $12.95. Cattle 3,000 received, steady. Sheep, 5,000 received, steady. Grain Market Wheat-May, High $1.17 5-8, low $1.75 3-4, close $1.76 3-8. July—High $1.50 7-8, low $1.49 1-4 close $1.49 3-4. Sept.—High, $1.39 1-4, . low $1.38 close sl. 38 3-8. Com—May, high sl.Ol 1-4, low SI.OO 3-8, close- SI.OO 3-4. Cora—July high, SI.OO, low $.99 1-2 closa S 99 5-8 Oats—May' high $.57 1-4, low 56-5-10, close 56 3-4. Oats—July, high $.55, low, $54 close $.54 5-8. ■ Mrs. Mary D. Eger returned home Thursday evening after a visit with ter sister, Mrs. Griswold of Valparaiso, who has been quite sick. By some mistake the Remington Order of the Eastern Star was notpublished as one of the lodges helpng furnish room No. 7 in the new Jasper county hospital. The name of the lodge was also omitted from the name plate on the door and a new one is being made. B. T. Clark, of Pueblo, Colo., son of Mrs. E. L. Clark and a brother of Leslie Clark passed through Rensseaer today enroute to Indianapolis to oin his wife, who has been visiting n Indiana for the past several weeks. Kr. and Mrs. Clark will return to Rensselaer later for a visit.

Brown Lamborn Married In Chicago Wednesday.

Miss Ethel Monohaa and Brown Lamborn were marripd in Chicago Wednesday afternoon at the parsonage of Dr. Allison, pastor of Hyde Park Presbyterian church. .. Mrs. Lamborn’s father lives in Lafayette. She had teen making her home with Mr. and Mrs. French in Remington, her mother having died some years ago. Mr. Lamborn is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Lamborn. His father died in 1903 and since that time he has been living with his mother. They were residents of Hyde Park, Chicago, for a number of years, but for the past five years have been living on their farm near Remington. He is a graduate of Hyde Park high school and did two years’ work at Champaign in Illinois University. Mr. and Mrs. Lamborn will live on the Lamborn farm near Remington. Mr. T^mbom’s mother will make her home with them.

Brown Lamborn is a young man of excellent character and splendid ability. He has been very successful in managing their large farm. John Lamborn, his father, was one of Jasper county’s most stalwart citizens. He yas for a number of years trustee of Carpenter township and inthst office he made an excellent record m handling the schoolsandbuilding permanently improving a large number of miles of roads. John Lamborn was a very dear personal friend of the editor of The Republican. To Brown and his wife we extend best wishes. May life’s pathway be strewn with flowers and all that they hold near and dear be ever present to cheer them along the way. Mrs. Harry Eger has a severe case of grippe. NOTICE. I have 5,000 samples of wall paper for you to pick from at lowest prices. Phone me to show them to you.—LEE RICHARDS Painter and Paperhanger, Phone 416. T ~ Abundance of Money. I can loan you all the money you want on that farm. My rate is 6 per cent and my limit is SIOO per aere.— P, D: Wells,” MtsfAeeo, sndiana. Don’t forget Rowen’s Orange S»|| Saturday, phone 202.

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