Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1918 — Page 1

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No. 46.

Interest Growing In Trade Week

Favorable Reports Are Coming From The Different Towns in This Section About Coming Fare Refunding Sale. STARTS NEXT SAT. AND LAST 7 DAYS Merchants Making Special Preparations to To Please all Who Attend This Big Trading Event.

Word is reaching Rensselaer from the outlying sections showing that the residents of the different towns in this section are on the tiptoe of expectation over the forthcoming cooperative fare-refunding sale to be conducted by the Republican and a number of the merchants of the city, which is to open next Saturday and continue for seven days. A woman reader of the Republican from Gifford who called at the office Saturday to renew her subscription, asked many questions about the proposition and declared that a number of women in that vicinity intended to “kill two birds with one stone” by visiting relatives and friends in this Vicinity and doing a lot of necessary shopping at the same time with the assurance of having their fares to and from Rensselaer refunded to them. This Big Co-Operative Fare- Refunding sale will offer opportunities to people living within a radius of twenty or twenty-five miles of Rensselaer such as they have never had before. With the plan as outlined it will be possible for people living anywhere in this section to come to this city and trade without their carfare costing them a single penny. This will be without a doubt the greatest trade event ever held in Rensselaer or anywhere in this section of the state. Every merchant participating in this sale is making eleborate preparations in'partically every department of his store. Store* Participating in Sal*.

This is a list of stores which will participate in this sale and refund fares on the co-operative plan: The G. E. Murray Co., Dept. Star*. Rowles it Parker, Dept. Store. Hilliard 4k Hamill, Clothing. The Clothing House of Wm. Traub C. Earl Duvall, Clothing. Central Garage Co., Ford Dealer*. B. N. Fendig, Shoe*. Fendig'* Fair, Women** Wear. W. J. Wright, Furniture. Columbia Shoo Store, Shoe* and MUfinery. Jone* 4k Briney, Millinery. P. W. Clarke, Jewelry. G. Jessen, Jewelry. Warner Bro*., Hardware. E. D. Rhoades 4k Son, Hardware. Kellner 4k Callahan, Implement* and Buick Car*.

NEW PRINCESS THEATRE Matinee 111* Night 7iM Batter Picture* Than Ever • Offered In Thia District TONIGHT Bright New Paramount PAULINE FREDERICK “ON THE LEVEL” 7 acts—AU Seat* 10c. Tuesday, March sth. Vitigraph Blue Ribbon PEGGY HYLAND “THE ENEMY” A corking good picture—loc A 15c. BIG SPECIAL FRIDAY.

The Evening Republican.

C. A. Roberta, Buggies A Wagoaa. Rensselaer Dry. Cleaning Works. . . Watson Plumbing A Heating Co. Now Princess Theatre. Larab A Hopkins, Drugs. F. J. Rowen, Groceries. B. F. Fendig, Rexall Drug Store. The Home Grocery. A. F. Long & Sons, Drugs. Long A Hardman, Jewelry. Edward Horath, Implements.

HOW THEY DO THINGS OUT IN OREGON

The Rev. W. A. Baker, who said he represented the Industrial Bible Students’ Association of Brooklyn, N. ¥., advertised he would speak at Grant’s Pass, Oregon. Before the hour set for the meeting the local council of defense met and oppointed a committee to prepound to Mr. Baker four questions. They were: “Are you a member of the Red Cross?”. “Are you a subscriber to the Liberty Loan?” ■“Have you purchased thrift or savings certifiicate?” . “Are you whole-heartedly and unreservedly backing the government’s war program?” “No,” was answered to each question, whereupon Mr. Baker was told he must not attempt to speak there. He abandoned the meeting. i

J. W. FAYLOR TO HAVE CHARGE OF LARGE FARM

J. W. Faylor and family, who for many years have been greatly respected residents of Union township this county will move to a large three hundred eighty four acre farm near Rochester, Foulton county, Indiana. Mr. Faylor held a large public sale a few days ago and at the same time he sold his quarter section farm at auction. He received 188.50 per acre for his farm. His brother paid Judge Simon Thompson only $4.00 per acre for this land several years ago. On the farm Mr. Faylor is to manage he will handle cattle and hogs on a large scale. The host of friends of the Faylors regret to have them leave this county, but wish them the best of success in their new location.

BILL-TOBIN NUPTIALS

Louis F. Tobin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eilts Tobin ,and Miss Iva Bill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John BiU, were married at the Methodist parsonage in this city* Saturday, by Rev/ E. W. Strecker. The young people will spend their honeymoon with friends and relatives in Illinois. They are both excellent young people and come from the very beat families of the county. The Republican joins their many friends in wishing them a happy and prosperous voyage upon the sea of matrimony.

MONDAY HOSPITAL NOTES

There are now eleven patients at the hospital. * Mrs. Rebecca Robinson is getting along fairly well. Mrs. George May, of Carpenter township, underwent an operation at the hospital Sunday. Mrs. David Stoner, of Barkley township, underwent an operation today. For quick results advertise in The Republican.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1918.

DAUGHERTY-PARKINSON NUPTAILS

The Kansas City Star makes the following announcement of the marriage of Miss Nora Daugherty, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Daugherty and James Edkard Parkinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Parkinson, of near Rensselaer. . Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Nora Daugherty of Rensselaer, Ind., and Mr. James -E. Parkinson of Fort' Leavenworth, Kas., formerly of Rensselaer, Friday, February 15, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Morlan, 1228 Roland Avenue, Kansas City. The Rev. G. W. Campbell of the Quindaro Boulevard Christian church read the service. Mr. Parkinson is in the signal corps. Mrs. G. A. Daugherty accompanied her daughter to Kansas City, Kans., arriving there February 14th, where they were met by the finance; the wedding taking place the following day at 3:00 p. m., at the home of the brides great uncle Mir. J. H. Morlan. The bride descended the stairway escorted by Mr. Morlan, i meeting groom under a floral wedding bell, where the marriage vows were solemnized, the ring ceremony being used. The bride was attired in a pretty gown of cream colored georgette crepe over cream satin, and prore a corsage bouquet „of white sweet peas and roses. The groom wore the regulation army uniform. Immediately following the ceremony the happy couple left for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where they will make their home while Mr. Parkinson is stationed there.

RED CROSS ITEMS.

Last week's shipment consisted of the following: f t 100 large gauze compresses, 200 small gauze compresses, 36 scultetus, 4 large gauze pads, 16 - medium gauze pads, 5 small gauze pads, 120 gauze sponges, 40 gauze strips, 75 small wipes, 200 large wipes, 9 bed shirts, 1 pair bed socks, 50 shot bags, 9 sweaters, 6 pairs wristlets, 2 mufflers, 8 pairs socks, 3 helmets, 4 baby comforts. Simon Thompson and Gerald Hollingsworth realized 52.92 last Monday from the sale of hogs for the benefit of the Red Cross. The money was contributed to the surgical dressing department. Other donations amounting to SB.OO were received. The high school auxiliary now numbers 14 members. Keener township has organized a Red Cross branch at DeMotte with a membership of fifty.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Peter Nanniga, born at DeMotte, May 6, 1897, father Geo. z Nanniga, mother Jennie Sepekina. Occupation farmer, to Abella Boezeman, born in Michigan, Dec. 20, 1900, father. Jno. Boerzeman, mother, Mary Hodtezis, housekeeper. First marriage for each, both being under age parents gave consent William Emmet Pullins, bora in Jasper Co., Dec. 5, 1898, father Emmet F. Pullins, mother Flora Saidla, occupation farmer, to Jennie J. Wolfe, born in Porter Co., Oct 25, 1900. First marriage for each. Parents in both cases give consent Lewis Fred Tobin, born in Ford Co., DI., Aug. 29, 1895. Father Eilt Tobin, mother Katie Webber, farmer to Ivy Rose Bill, born in Jasper Co., Aug. 17, 1895, father John Bill, mother Mary Shidler. Housekeeper. First marriage for both. March 4—Abe George Morehouse, born in Porter county, June 30, 1897. Present residence, Kouts, Ind., occupation, farmer, and Mary S. Stembel, born in Joseph County, Ind., March 18, 1895. - Present residence, Wheatfield. Occupation book-keeper. / First marriage for both parties.

BEAUTIFUL POTTED FLOWERS.

Have you seen those beautiful potted flowers of Holdens? Buy one today for mother. You wife would appreciate them, too. JOHN H. HOLDEN, Florist. ' Miss Leia Best, of Chicago, came Saturday afternoon for a visit with her mother. H. M. Shipman and E. Smith, who have been making their home in S. Dak., have moved to New York. Mrs. John Morgan spent the weekend in Chicago with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Morgan. She will return lo home in Elwood Tuesday.

Notes From the Sunny South

The South is a busy time right now. Encouraged by the almost total disappearance of the boll weevil last year and the good crops of all kinds, farmers have become ehcourgaed and are preparing to put in larger crops than ever this year. Houses are being repainted and repaired, fences being rebuilt and additional ground is being cleared and put into cultivation. Much ground is being plowed and potatoes and garden truck is being planted. Some of the garden truck is already nearly large enough to eat. Peach and pear trees are in bloom and all indications point to a good fruit crop this year. Flowers in abundance greet the eye everywhere and trees are beginning to don their summer garb. The weather is ideal now and many are going in their shirt sleeves and the colored lads and lassies are around in their bare feet. It is hard for one here to realize that up North there is still another month at least of winter.

The families of H. W. and Ray Berry arrived from the North today and will hereafter make their home in the Sunny South. Sunday the • writer visited the family of Mr. Wilford Lea, who owns the plantation adjoining that of the writer. Mr. Lea comes of one of the old families of the South and occupies the original Lea homestead, built by his father many years ago. It is one of the finest country homes in this section and is surrounded by magnificent grounds and is on the Prentice highway. Mr. Lea. is a hustler and always raises big crops of cotton, corn, peanuts, hay sweet potatoes, sugar cane apd other products of the south. As an experiment he is planting a field of wheat this year which he secured from his neighbor, Will Porter. This is Kansas wheat and the seed was raised by W. V. Porter, of Rensselaer. The result of Northern grown wheat planted in the South will be watched with interest. Mr. Lea also has a large field of rye and oats which Jook fine . It was planted last December. In addition to field crops Mr. Lea also raises considerable hogs and cattle. Visitors are always welcome at his home and he and Mrs. Lea and her mother, Mrs. McLean and their daughter Mary always take pleasure in entertaining visitors.

Work was resumed this week on the Prentice Highway in front of W, G. Caldwell’s residence and the family can sit on their fropt porch and watch the road builders at work. The contractors promise to completion of the highway by Christmas.

. Another Rensselaer citizen has Just contracted for a farm here, and like the rest of. the Jasperites who have located here, he has been fortunate. in his selection of a farm. James Swaim, who carries the mail from the postoffice to the depot, has just closed the contract for a 153 acre place just outside the corporate limits of Gloster. It is a fine place, has a nice large residence and outbuildings. On the place , is two colored families already busy putting in crops and Mr. Swaim will get the benefit of the contract made with them by the present owner, and his share of the crop from their work should go far toward paying for the farm this year. This place is also the located on the Prentice highway. Owing to its location, this will make an ideal dairy farm, should Mr. Swaim desire to engage in that business. - Possession of the main residence will be given at once, should Mr. Swaim desire to move here at this time.

Another bunch of Jasper county prospectors are expected down here next week in charge of. Harvey Davisson and we promise them that they will be well repaid for their trip and at the same time they will escape some of the disagreeable March weather up home. We guarantee them an enjoyable time while here. If there is any one up home that would like to engage in the hotel business in the South there is a splendid opportunity to secure a paying business of this kind here. The Gloster Hotel is for sale at a reasonable price, as the present owner is contemplating moving to Arkansas, where she has other interests. If any one up home is in-

REGULAR MEETING OF LITERARY CLUB

The general impression that the manless land and the landless man need to be more nearly related, was intensified in the minds of the menbers of the Literary club, who attended the regular meeting held Friday afternoon, as Mrs. C. G. Spitler described in detail the climate, agricultural and mineral wealth of the less progressive countries of South America but Mrs. B. Forsythe in her

paper describing the Transportation Systmes of this great continent, indicated how this relation might be brought about by stating that although South America yields her products so abundantly, yet years will come and go and the unturned plains will await the coming of the plow, while in the congested cities of our own, and other lands, people will live and die never knowing that fresh air exists in any part of the world. But improved means of transportation will change all this and railroads will be built. This development will be as it has been in the United States, a slow but steady growth for railroads are not built in a night, btft follow in the path of progress and civilization. Mrs. J. CL Fleming then described in an equally interesting manner, the ancient city of La Paz, located in the almost inaccessable regions of the Andes and the very modern city of Motevicleo located in the plains of Uruguay. The political portion of the programme was gvien by Mrs. J, C. Gwin. Roll call responses were news itoms from our own state. Mrs. J. D. Martindale and Miss Nina Martindale were received into the membership of |he club and part of the funds received from the sal,e of Red Cross Christmas stamps was placed at the disposal of Mrs. O. F. Parker for a local need. Mrs. J. A. Dunlap closed the meeting by reading the collect.

FRANK SOMMERS MARRIED

Frank Sommers, one of Jasper county’s most splendid young men was married in Indianapolis last Wednesday, February 27 to Miss Hackinger. Mr. and" Mrs. Sommers will move to the Vincent Eisele farm just west of Rensselaer. Wishing to make the right kind of a start of the road of matrimony, Frank called today and placed his name upon the honor roll of this office.

Mr. and Mrs. Sommers have the very best wishes of the Republican and a host of friends.

NEIGHBORS GIVE FAYLORS FAREWELL PARTY

About forty-five of the friends and neighbors called at the home of J. W. Faylor and family and spent very pleasant evening with them Wednesday, February 27. The Faylqrs are soon to leave for their new home in Fulton county and their departure is a matter of much regret to the people of the community, who have enjoyed their splendid fellowship for these many, many years. The Faylors had lived in this neighborhood longer than any other family now residing there. It might be of interest >to note that that honor now passes to our very dear friends Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Dexter. The evening was spent in a social time and a Hoover banquet spread consisting of apples and pop-corn. In this happy and sad hour of parting these splendid citizens still remembers their patriotic duty. It was an occasion that all shall long remember and -the kindness and good fellowship of Mr. and Mrs. Faylor will every be remembered by their friends and nieghbors who so sincerely regret that they must leave the neighborhood.

Mrs. Hurley Beam has received word from her husband, Lieutenant Beam, who is now in France. He has been quite sick having been threatened with pneumonia and is much worried because he has not received a letter from his wife or other relatives and friends from the states. John Eger and son, Trever, visited with Mrs. Eger in Chicago Sunday. Mr. Eger reports that Mrs. Eger’s condition is greatly improved and that she will be brought home within a short time now. terested and will communicate with the writer particulars will be given. LESLIE CLARK. Gloster, Miss., Feb. 28, 1918.

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SPECIAL NOTICE TO MERCHANTS

It is important that you be present at the Red Cross room tonight at 7:30. It is your duty to be there and you are expected. THRIVING LIBERTY GUARD AT REMINGTON

Captain Moses Leopold and one or two others from here went to Remington Sunday, where they helped to complete the organization of a Liberty Guard at that place. The work of organizing the company was started by William Geier, of Remington, and Captain Leopold upon his arrival found forty-two recruits at the K. of P. hall ready to go to work. The company boasts sixty-nine members and the turn-out yesteday was very gratifying to. the officers. The following commissioned officers were elected: Captain, Harold H. Bowman. Ist. Lieut, Homer A. Lambert. 2nd Lieut., Newtofi Meadors. The company will meet for drill on Friday night of each week, and until the officers become better versed in military tastics, Captain Leopold will direct the company. With the organization of the Remington company, Jasper county has two splendid Liberty Guards to representing her. DeMotte is preparing to do her share in the way of home defense and it is though that Wheatfield, too, who has sent so many of her sons to the front will follow in the footsteps of her sisters. Four Liberty Guards within the boundaries of Jasper county would be a splendid thing and something that probably but few counties in the state will approach.

CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank the many friends and relatives for their kindness and sympathy during the illness and since the death of our beloved husband and father, M. P. Warner. We also wish to extend our thanks for the many beautiful floral offerings.

MRS. M. P. WARNER. JAMES WARNER.

Miss Lesta Wasson made a business trip to Monon today. Mrs. I. Saylor returned to Valparaiso today, after visiting relatives in Mt. AyrMrs. Chas. Sands and children returned toady from an over Sunday visit with relatives in Monon. Larkin Potts returned to Lafayette today, after spending a few days in Rensselaer. Larkin is employed in the Monon yards at Lafayette. Miss Jane McKeener returned to Valparaiso today, where she is attending school, after visiting relatives and friends at Mt. Ayr.

STAR THEATRE Properly Presenting the Bos* h* Photoplay*. TODAY MABEL TALIAFERRO in “A MAGDALENE OF THE HILLS” A five act Metro wdnder pldy of how a girl*’ great love triumphed over a tragedy. TUESDAYVALENTINE GRANT in ‘THE MELTING POT” A picturized version of the popular story In - elx part*. Every one should see thia picture. Also A Good comedy. WEDNESDAY— ' - ANITA KING .in ‘THE GIRL ANGEL” • Tn five part*. A real live story of the southwest, that -never fails to please. The crownlfig success of Miss King’s career on the screen. HELEN HOLMES in ‘THE LOST EXPRESS” j ; Watch for •THE EAGLES EYE” I Coming aeon • <-—rGood Pictures Good Projection Admission l*e. K •

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