Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 209, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1917 — Page 1

No. 209.

Grandmother McKenna, Friend Of the Honan Family, Dead.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Honan received word the first of the week of the death of Grandmother McKenna, of Chicago. The funeral was held in Chicago today, Wednesday, but neither Mr. Honan or Mrs. Honan were able to be present. Mr- Honan is in Indianapolis where Mrs. Honan’s brother, James Hemphill, is undergoing a third. operation for cancer. Grandmother McKenna, while always called by that name, was Mrs. McKenna’s mother and her name was Richardson. Mr. McKenna is a very prominent Chicago attorney, having been assistant corporation counselor for that city under the Carter Harrison administration. He is also a very influential Catholic Forester, having for a number of years been editor of the “Forester.” He is well known to the Foresters of this city, having attended a number of functions of that organization. The McKennas and the Honans are very close friends, having visited often in each other’s homes. Sew Club will meet Thursday afternoon with Miss Mary Yates.

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The Evening Republican .

Public Service Commission Orders Thayer Depot Opened.

The public service commission of Indiana has returned a decision in the case of James R. Craig et al vs The Chicago, Indianapolis & LouisMlle Ry. Co. The case as filed by Craig et al asked that the depot at Thayer be reopened and put in a state of repair and maintain in reasonable condition its combined passenger and freight station in Thayer. The station whs closed down on May 1, 1914, and since that time the citizens of Thayer have been forced to go to Shelby or Roselawn ta transact business with the railroad company. Prior to this date the company had maintained an agent at the Thayer station for twenty years. The complaint ’says that the volume of business coming from Thayer and the surrounding territory was of a sufficient amount that the petitionerswere justified in asking that the depot be reopened. The hearing was held on June 26, last. The following decision was handed down by the commission: “It is therefore ordered by the Public Service Commission of Indiana, that The Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville railroad shall, on or before October 1, 1917, repair and maintain in reasonable condition its combined passenger and freight station at Thayer. “It is further ordered by said commission that said railway company shall install an agent in its combined station at Thayer on or before October 1, 1917.

Chicago, Sept. 18.—Carl Reiger, 28 years old, a baker, subject to service in the United States army, is being held by government officers here, charged with having uttered a threat to poison the entire United States army, Mrs. Chas. Petty, of Frankfort, came Tuesday to visit Mrs. C. B. Steward. Mr. Petty and brother came today and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Steward accompanied them to Chicago, where the are spending the day. Mr. and Mrs. Petty will remain- the rest of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Steward. ——

Sunday School Convention. The first session' of the Jasper County Sunday School Convention, which was held Tuesday evening in the Presbyterian churchy was quite well attended and the program was very interesting. County Chairman George H. Hammerton, of Union township, presided. The solos by Mesdames A. H. Hopkins and Edd J. Randle were enjoyed by all. The train on which the state workers, George N. Burnie and Miss Lemon, arrived from Indianapolis, was an hour late and for that reason the address of Miss Lemon was omitted. The address of Rev. Fleming was short but was to the point and his splendid suggestions were well received. The address of the state secretary, George N. Burnie, was a most splendid one and should have been heard by every Sunday school worker in the county.

GOSH!

Why carry your own risk when you can insure your car at SI.OO per hundred aqainst windstorm, fire, collision and theft. Walter Lynge, Local Ag’t

RENSSELAER. INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19, 1917.

DIST BOARD SELECTS 40

FORTY MEN OF JASPER COUNTY’S QUOTA OF FIFTY-SIX CERTIFIED. ; The local board received this morning from the District Board at LaPorte the names of eighteen men passed by that board which, added to the lists already certified, make a total of forty of the fifty-six required. The lists as they have been certified by the District Board No. 1, of LaPorte,xlnd., are as follows: September 1, 1917. 1 Carroll W. Leatherman, Remington. 20 John Kaufman, Faiy Oaks. 32 William Ott, Kniman. 40 Ray M. Burch, Rensselaer. 52 John S. DeArmond, Tefft. 55 Vernon R. Stearns, Newland. 59 Louis W. Misch, Wheatfield. 66 Jos. J. Thomas, Rensselaer. 68 Carl Weiekum, Rensselaer. 70 Othel Caldwell, Rensselaer. 75 Herman Goepp, Moody. 77 Delevan Babcock, Rensselaer. 91 John Kriz, Rensselaer. 92 Chas. P. Porter, Parr. 94 Oscar J. Stembel, Wheatfield. 97 Tunis Snip, Jr., Thayer. 101 Fletche? D. Minniear.

102 Harold L. Fidler. Rensselaer. September 6, 1917. 3 E. E. Shoemaker, Rensselaer. September 18, 1917. 21 Henry VanWienan, Thayer. 62 Ernest Smith, Goodland. 124 Virgil Janes, Remington. 125 H. L. Charais, Remington. 136 Wm. R. Schafer, Remington. 139 Arbie E. Culp, Francesville. 141 Charles E. Miller, San Pierre. 147 Merrill Freeland, Rensselaer. 148 Earl W. Caster, Wolcott. 152 Fred H. Marchand, Monon. 161 Johannes Moolenaar, DeMotte. 166 George Davis, Tefft. 171 Lewis Walstra, Thayer. 173 Louis O. Claussen, Newland. 175 Anton DeGroote, Remington. 182 John D. Harmon, Rensselaer. Q Leslie Zellers, Fair Oaks. 211 James Campbell, Wheatfield. 213 Floyd E. Sayers, Rensselaer. 214 Jesse Grimm, Gifford. Three of the above are already at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, Ky. They are Carroll W. Leatherman, John Kriz and Othel Caldwell. Forty per cent, or twenty-two men, are to leave Rensselaer Thursday, September 20th, on the 10:55 a. m. train for Camp Taylor. These men have been notified by the local board and are to report here tomorrow at 8:00 a. m.

Those who are to report Thursday are all whose names were certi.fied by the District Board on September Ist and 6th and the following certified on September 18th: certified bn September 18th, excepting, of course, the three who have already gone: 9 William Klinert, Rensselaer. 62 Ernest Smith, Goodland. 124 Virgie Janes, Remington. 136 Wm. R. Schafer, Remington. 139 Arbie E. Culp, Francesville. 141 Charles E. Miller, Tefft. 147 Merrill Freeland, Rensselaer. 152 Fred H. Marchand, Monon. 161 Johannes Moolenaar, DeMotte. 171 Louis Walstra, Thayer. 210 Leslie Zellers, Fair Oaks. 211 James Campbell, Rensselaer. This makes twenty-eight men. Six alternates besides the required twen-ty-two have been called.

Mrs. R. P. Benjamin, Mrs. W. S. Parks and sister, Mrs. Lillie McKay, went to attend a home coming “Half Way Boys and Girls,” which is to be held near Otterbein, where they lived when young. They expect a hundred in attendance. —Van Grant, Frank Kresler and Cleve Eger returned from the Kankakee river Tuesday evening, where they had been on a fiishing trip for the past three days. They secured quite a jiumber of the finny tribe and are expecting several fine fish dinners. “Yutch” Grant made a trip to the river Tuesday and returned with a fish which he caught himself. The following from Remington attended the Sunday school convention here Tuesday evening: Mr. and Mrs. William Ott, Walter Johnson and Margaret Johnson. Aipong those who came over for the convention today were Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Fell, Flora Lee, Callie Bonner and Pearl Baxter Simon Leopold, who recently embarked in the clothnig business here, has been offered a splendid position at Colorado Springs, as the manager of a large clothing department and will leave for there with his family in a few days, and will make that city his permanent residence. Mr. Loepold’s many friends will regret that he is no longer to be a citizen of this city, but will be glad to learn of his having secured such a splendid position. ’h ’ Have you seen Skinner’s Baby? Not lost—but just arrived. Of course, you remember the other Skinner pictures, depicting the life of those two lovable characters, William Manning Skinner and Honey, his wife. The third subject in this series has the heart interest appeal which will make every man, woman and child desire to see it a Second and a third time. If you like an hour and a half laugh, see “Skinner’s Baby” at the Gayety Airdome Thursday evening.

Confidence Reigns Among Grid Warriors.

If confidence, an imperative requisite in the makeup of all championship athletic teams, will carry Rens/selaer high school to a state football championship this season, then the heads of the Indiana high school athletic association had just as well hand over the state banner to the local school at once, without waiting until the close of the season for this formality. From Coach Meyers down to the rawest reeruit, the squad is brimful of confidence and are anxiously awaiting the first sound of the referee’s whistle to start on their course of blasting the hopes of their adversaries. Almost from the first day of school the local squad has been hard at work, conditioning themselves for the future. Coach Meyers’ eyes opened wide when he saw some of the husky material h e had at hand. And there was an abundance of it, too. Since the coach’s first glimpse of his squad he has been rubbing his hands together in glee, patting himself on the back and telling himself that this is a Rensselaer year and that he is certainly a fortunate mortal.

The squad is now going at midseason speed and the men one and all are giving the best there is in them to earn one of the coveted positions. From eighteen to twenty men report each evening for' the two hours’ drill. The newcomers are apt students and are learning the rudiments of the game swiftly. The rule which limited a member of the I. H. S. A. A. to six games a season has been changed and now any member is allowed an eight game schedule. The local schedule has been practically completed! Kentland will pry off the lid on September 29th, Kirklin will follow on Oct. 6, Logansport will be here Oct. 13. Sheridan will doubtless occupy the attention of the locals on the 20th; the 27th will be an open date; Hammond is carded for November 3, after which the Watseka, 111., eleven will be here on the following Saturday. The final game of the season will be played with South Betid high school in this city on Thanksgiving, and in securing this engagement the local management feel that they have made a ten strike. South Bend was well up among the leaders last year and the game on Turkey day will probably be the best of the season, along with the Hammond game. A game has been offered Rensselaer by Elkhart, but whether or not this game is scheduled has not been determined as yet. The team at present is lined up as follows: Dunlap and Kight, ends; Gourley and Potts, tackles; Halleck and Babcock, guards; Beam, center; McColly, quarterback; Phegley and York, halfbacks; Pullins, fullback.

Peace Signs More Hopeful As Press Lid is Lifted.

The crop of so called peace rumors that the German censor is permitting to sprout 4n leading German newspapers has convinced the London press and public that Berlin is preparing some opinion for another adroit peace maneuver which probably will take definite steps before the snow flies. Much fuel has been added to the agitation by the report that the German government would relinquish claims of supremacy and control over the territory and population of Belgium. In addition there are all sorts of rumors regarding the German answer to the Pope. A strange thing about the whole affair is that the German censors appear to be permitting the newspapers to discuss the matter' rather freely, hut so far as is known none of the discussions founded on more substantial authority than the indefinite “we understand” or “we hrve rece’vid information.” It would not be surprising to London if Germany first directed efforts or feelers to the United States. In fact, some quarters expect this move. They are satisfied, however, that, the United States, being determined to go on with the war, will not be misled by any German move which would either be designed to bring about a German peace or so to cloud the atmosphere as to enable the German government to say to the German people: “We are willing to make peace but the Enteiite allies will have none of it.”

NEWLAND.

Ther onion growers are starting to pull their onions now. While they are not so large, they are of uniform size and of'a good quality. Ed Oliver is making preparations for fall plowng on most of the onion land and it is rumored that he intends making his home here again. Mrs. -J. W. Spate, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bowman and Clyde Bowman '"■ent to Indianapolis Saturday night to see relatives who are with Company M. They report the boys in good health and anxious to go. Threshing was finished at this place Tuesday. , 1 A fire which started from a kerosene cooking stove destroyed a small building owned by Frank Cavendish and occupied by some people who were working in the onfbns. School is getting well under way with an enrollment of 35 and prospects of 10 or 15 more to come as soon as crops are harvested. There was a good attendance at Sunday school Sunday. We have a good Sunday school and would like to see more coming. All are welcome. Now on display, smart models in Autumn Millinery. n Misses JONES & BRINEY.

INJURED IN AUTO MISHAP

* MISS NILE BRITT SUFFERED SEVERE CUTS ABOUT THROAT ? AND FACE TUESDAY. Miss Nile Britt, daughter of James Britt, residing about 12 miles north of Rensselaer, was hurriedly rushed to the Jasper county hospital Tuesday evening following injuries she received when the automobile in which she was riding had a head-on collision with the car belonging to Nehemiah Hopkins. The accident occurred at the corner of Angelica street and McKinley avenue at about 6:30 o’clock Tuesday evening. Miss Britt received severe cuts about the throat and face when thrown into the broken windshield of the car. The wounds were so deep and in such vital spots that it is probable that prompt medical attention is all that saved her life. She suffered greatly from the loss of blood and was immediately placed .upon a cot and taken to the hospital/ where the blood flow was stopped. The cuts extended from the scalp and down the side jot her face and across the neck. The accident occurred in the following manner: Nehemiah Hopkins, owner of the Hopkins Transfer Line, was driving east on Angelica street in his Ford car, and Mr. Britt was just turning onto Angelica street off of McKinley avenue from the south. Both drivers stated that they did not see the other until too late to avoid the accident. Neither of th cars turned over, but both were quite badly damaged. The fenders, radiators, lights, frames, axles, and windshields of both cars will have to undergo repair. Mr. Hopkins was quite badly bruised about the arms and legs and Mr. Britt was also quite badly shaken up, but neither of them suffered serious injury. Miss Britt’s condition was reported as fair today, the loss of so much blood weakening her considerably, however. It was indeed fortunate that the accident occurred in town and not several miles out in the country, as a physician who attended Miss Britt stated that the external corotid artery had been cut and that he was forced to clamp it together immediately in order to save her life. The function of this artery is to pump the blood, and once cut, the blood leaves the body very fast.

REMOVAL NOTICE The State Bank of Rensselaer announces that it has removed to its new location situated second door west of its former location and opposite Fendig’s drug store. The Officers extend an invitation to its patrons, the public and friends to call and see them in their new home;

MOODY.

Miss Lillian Tiede, of near Francesville, came Thursday to spend a few days with her sister, Mrs. Ernest Wentz. „ , „ Dr. John Cain and wife, of Bunkerhill, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Cain, of Peru, spent Sunday with their cousin, Mrs. Steve Freeman. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Culp, of Rensselaer, came Friday to spend a few days with their son, J. G. Culp and family. Mrs. John Sprague was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Mrs. W. C; Rose called on Mrs. John Sprague Friday. < Mr. and Mrs. James Brandenburg and family spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hoover, near Francesville. Mr. and Mrs. John Popp and family,of near Francesville, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Popp. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stebbins and daughter, of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markin and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bristow called on Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shriner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Culp and daughter spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Otis Culp near Francesville. Donald Bouldeh and Lillian Tiede called on Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markin Monday evening. Mrs. H. 0. Timmons called on Mrs. Ed Ames Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ames spent Sunday evening with their son, Arthur and wife, at Rensselaer.

Schoolhouse Bell Out of Order; Church Bell Used.

The school house bell, for these many years a constant reminder to the school patrons and pupils that it was time for the latter to take up their duties, will ring out no more—at least not until the framework which supports the bell has undergone sufficient repair to allow it to maintain its equilibrium while being tugged at by the school janitor. / Now boys and girls, don’t think for one moment that school is going to close down or that you will have any valid excuse for being tardy just because this faithful old bell is going to give up its duties temporarily, for such is not the case. Superintendent Dean has arranged to have the bell at the Christian church used during the time the regular bell is undergoing repair, and the warning from this bell will be given at the regular time. So when you hear the bell ringing don’t think it is Sunday, but just pick'up your books and wend your way to your classes.

Gov. Goodrich Much Improved.

Indianapolis, Sept. 18.—Governor James P. Goodrich, ill here of typhoid, was improved tonight, according to attending physicians who issued the following bulletin at midnight: “Governor Goodrich had a better afternoon than he has had for a week;, his temperature tonight is 101.8 and his pulse 92. His temperature at midnight was higher than it has been for twelve hours. His general condition is improved.”

To Be Treated By Local Physician.

Frank Babcock, who a short time ago was taken to Logansport for treatment, has returned to his home here under the advice of the doctors of the institution at Logansport. His trouble is nervousness and high blood pressure and this will be treated by his family physician. Except for ]iis nervousness Mr, Babcock’s mind is in good condition. He was very much dissatisfied away from home and he will undoubtedly be much better off here with his family and friends.

New Suit Filed.

No. 8826. A. A. Blair vs Wm. Howell et al; action on note. Demand 1350. •

WEATHER. Probably showers tonight and Thursday; slightly cooler Thursday in north portion.

Now on display, smart models in Autumn Millinery. Misses JONES & BRINEY.

TODAY AT THE STAR LOU TELLEGAN in THE VICTORIA CROSS Also PEARL WHITE in THE FATAL RING TOMORROW—Jean Sothern in a big Drama production A MUTE AP- ' —- 7 - __ FRlDAY—Pauline Frederick In SAPHO. 1 SATURDAY—Montague Love in A BRAND OF SATAN. Mary Pickford in THE LITTLE AMEKCAN, coming. ~ __ •* J -

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