Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1918 — Page 1

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No. 84.

LINOLEUMS We have just received four new patterns of linoleum 12 feet wide that we will . sell at the old price. W. J. WRIGHT * o

WM. BROWN FILES AS STATE SENATOR CANDIDATE

Wm. Brown, of Hebron, Ind., has announced to the voters of Porter, Lake, Newton and Jasper county that he will be a candidate for jointstate senator on the Republican ticket at the primaries to be held on May 7. Mr. Brown will make the race against Dwight M. Kinder, the present incumbent. He comes from Porter county and is a brother of Mathew Brown, treasurer of Lake county. Mr. Brown is an influential Porter county business man and is also engaged in dredge work. He is well ecquainted with Jasper county farmers and is thoroughly familiar in every respect as to needs of the ’people which he wishes to represent, and will be deserving of your recognition at the polls at the May primary.

They’re Off

NATIONAL LEAGUE. . Cincinnati 2; Pittsburg 0. New York 6; Brooklyn 4. Philadelphia 5; Boston 2. St. Louis 4; Chicago 2. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Boston 1; Philadelphia 0. Washington 7: New York 6. St. Louis 6; Chicago 1. Detroit-Cleveland —Rain.

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The Evening Republican.

HOOSIER TARRED AND FEATHERED

BY LOUISIANA CITIZENS, FOLLOWING CHARGES OF DISLOYALTY. i i ■ * - Vicksburg, Miss, April 16.—Covered with tar and feathers and wearing a placard bearing the words “disloyal to the United States,” William A. Hunter, 68 years old, owner of a large plantation in- Tenas Parish, La., arrived here today on a train from Newellton, La. He said citizens of Tenas Parish had applied the tar and feathers after aceusing him of refusing to buy Liberty bonds. He told the United States marshal here that he purchased $5,000 worth of bonds of the second Liberty Loan while at his old home in Williamsport, Ind. Attica, Ind., April 16.—William A. Hunter, who is reported to have been tarred and feathered in Louisiana where he owns a plantation, also owns considerable land near West Lebanon, Ind. He spends his time both in Indiana and Louisiana. Hunter is a driector in a bank at West Lebanon. He is a son of Parks Hunter, who formerly owned two hotels at the mineral springs near here.

HOUR IN JAIL CAUSES FARMER TO BUY BONDS

A brand new American flag flies from the home of Thomas Middleton, a farmer, living near Spartansburg.. Also Middleton today is the owner of $1,500 worth of Liberty >onds of the third issue. And finally, notice has been served on all who talk against the government and the war that Randolph county is loyal and will not brook anything that savors in the least of disloyalty to the Stars and Stripes. Middleton owns a farm of 140 acres and is director of a bank, in Spartansburg. He has consistently refused to buy Liberty bonds, subscribe to the Red Cross or to aid the government in any way. Reports said that Middleton said “We got into this war of our own account and through no fault of any one else. A farmer has done enought when he raises corn, wheat and meat.” Z Chairman Carl Puckett of tne county council of defense instructed the' sheriff to bring Middleton to Winchester. Middleton was taken to the office of the county council of defense and questioned before a committee of fourteen citizens. Middleton declared that he would not buy bonds, the council reported, that he would not fight and reiterated his belief that a farmer had done enough when he raised foodstuffs. Chairman Puckett of the defense council ordered the sheriff to lock Middleton up in jail on a charge of disloyalty. Middleton declared that if the sheriff did so he would be made to suffer for it. The citizen’s committee informed the sheriff that they would back him in anything that might occur as the outcome of jailing Middleton a!nd the fanner was placed in jail. Middleton remained defiant for an hour. At the end of that period he sent for Chairman Puckett and the sheriff and promised that he would back the government hereafter. He purchased $1,500 worth of bonds at once. Middleton then was taken to a store by the committee and ordered tc purchase a $2.50 American flag. The committee then escorted him to his home and superintended the £ lacing of the flag on the Middleton ome.

ABUNDANCE OF MONEY

I can loan “you all the money yon want on that farm. My rate is 5 per cent and my limit n >IOO per actß,—P. D. Wells. Morocco, Ind.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 17, 1918.

JACKIES’ BAND WILL INVADE CITY NEXT FRIDAY EVENING

The Famous Jackies’ Band, now touring Indiana, add which will appear in Rensselaer on the 19th day April is made up wholly of boys. L. A. Nordhaus, the band master in charge of the group is the oldest one in the crowd, and he was reached the venerable stage of twenty-six summers Colonel Charles A. Garrard, who is .traveling with the band as its manager, from Liberty Loan headquarters, at Indianapolis, says the band is the finest group of lads he has ever seen, and the Colonel is noted for hooking up with boys. He has been a boy all his life and he wont quit now. The youngest boy with the Jackies is H. M. Browne, clarionet player who is seventeen years old. With the Jackies, Band is Charles B. Young, a famous tenor singer, who gives solos at various points where the band gives concerts. He sings “Indiana,” “What Are You Going to Do to Help the Boys,“ “ Over There,” “Somewhere in France There’s A Lilly,” “Long Boy,” and other popular war songs. Local soloists at the various towns and cities where the band appears in Indiana will sing with the band accompanying. There is one feature connected with the appearance of the band in all communities, which becomes extremely unpopular with certain folks. Whenever the band is playing “The Star Spangled Banner,” “America,” or bther war hymns, it is best for you to take your hait off and do is quick. Otherwise, it is very probable that you will find the gold knob of the drum major’s baton resting lovingly in the pit of your stomach.

JASPER LEADS THE STATE

IN MATTER OF CONTRIBUTING TO THIRD LIBERTY LOAN. When it comes to stacking up good old hard currency for Uncle Sa'muel, kindly hand the plum to old Jasper county, for the county of which Rensselaer is the capital, is now reposing in first place among the counties of the state in the matter of subscribing for the third Liberty Loan, according to the reports of Will H. Wade,'director of sales for Indiana. Other counties much more densely populated than Jasper county have bought more bonds than this county, but not in proportion to their allotment. In the latter respect our county leads the field. Here is what out citizens have done: County Allotment, $170,000. Amount Subscribed, $380,000. Oversubscription, 110 per cent. 110 per cent! Get that? That’s what we want you to read, for it alone tells the tale, and may be used as the gauge of our citizens’ efforts in the drive when any county subscribes over double, its alloted share, that is sufficient proof to show that the drive has been well organized and that is what, Jasper county has been.

The following is a late report contained in this morning’s Indianapolis Star: “Much rejoicing occurred at the state headquarters last night when figures arrived from Benton, Jasper, Newton and Tippecanoe counties. These counties are right in the heart of a great agricultural district and the response to the loan there was being watched with interest. Benton, Jasper and Newton counties already have reported oversubscriptions, but definite figures have not been available heretofore. Benton county has a quota of $275,000 and has subscribed $365,000. Jasper county is 110 per cent above quota of $170,000, having raised $350,000. Newton county’s quota is $190,000 and the county has subscribed $260,000. Tippecanoe county reported a jump from $900,00 to $1,400,000, which places it within $30,000 of its quota.”

RENSSELAER ALUMNI.

There will be an important business meeting of the Rensselaer high school alumni at the high school auditorium at 7:30. Arrangement for the reception for the 1918 class are to be completed. Please be there. GEO. COLLINS, Pres.

RAISE SUBSCRIPTION

Attica, Ind., April 15.—Today President J. W. Harris subscribed for $50,000 of the third Liberty bonds in the name of National Car Coupler company. In addition to this, the employes of this great institution subscribed for SIO,OOO.

BEAUTIFUL POTTED FLOWERS.

Have you seen those beautiful potted flowers of Holden's Buy one today for mother. Your wife would appreciate them, too. John H. Holden, Florist

LOST LIFE IN HOTEL FIRE

GLOSTER HOTEL BURNS AND WIFE OF PROMINENT DOCTOR LOSES LIFE. The Gloster, Miss., Hotel, in which ‘the writer made his home while in (the south, and in which prospectors from here put up while in Mississippi looking for land, burned at an early hour Saturday morning. A letter received from Harve J. Robinson, former linotype operator of the Republican, and now located in that county, is the first news of the fire received here. He says: “I don’t know whether you have heard about the fire at Gloster or not. At five o’clock Saturday morning Mrs. Anders (the landlady) was awakened by some noise and discovered that, the hotel was on fire. She went to her door and called -- to Mrs. Dr. F. C. Smith to let her out and she heard Mrs.'' Smith say, “I can’t.” Finally a traveling man broke down the door to Mrs. Ander’s room and she got out with nothing on but a bath robe and slippers. She supposed for some time that Mrs. Smith had escaped, but found she had not. Men tried to get to Mrs. Smith’s room but failed and she was burned-bo death. We were in Gloster today and talked to Mrs. Anders, Who is staying at Mr. Barney’s. She saved nothing. The hotel and the building next to it were both destroyed. Mrs. Anders had no insurance.”

Mrs. Smith, who lost her life, was the wife of a* prominent doctor, who left Gloster a few months ago to join the medical corps of the army. He was located in Texas, but received notice in March to leave for France and his wife went to Texas at that time to bid him farewell and had some thoughts at that time of joining the Red Cross and enlisting for service as a nurse in France, as previous to her marriage she had been a nurse in a hospital where she met her husband. Mrs. Smith was only twenty-seven years of age, was well educated and an athlete, having devoted much of her life to riding horses and other out-door pursuits, and almost always drove her husband’s car when he made his professional calls in the country, and inclement weather never kept her from, accompanying him day or night. Dr. Smith is probably in France at thi stime serving his country.

WEDNESDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

Howard Green who has a very serious attack of pneumonia, may be slightly improved but his condition is still very critical. Mrs. Edward Faye also afflicted with pneumonia is still in a very serious condition. ; There is no change in the ‘ condition of other patients at the hospital.

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BOYS MAKE GREAT SHOWING WITH RED CROSS PLEDGES

The following Jasper county boys are on the honor roll for earning and paying ten dollars for the Y. M. C. A. war fund: Aldric H. Hinrichs, Kniman; Leonard Maxwell, Barkley school; Cecil Gundy, Fair Oaks; Wilbert Mackey, Marion township; Edward McKinney, Marion township; Martin Bronkhorst, DeMotte; John Brown, Wheatfield; Phillip H. Blue, Wheatfield, Darrel Dewey, Wheatfield; Lewis Hurley, Wheatfield; Harold Kennedy, Wheatfield; Richard Mcßride, Wheatfield; Cyrus Asher, Tefft; Floyd Asher, Tefft; Alfred Duggleby, Tefft; Howard Duggleby, Tefft; William Davis, Tefft; William Fitzgerald, Tefft; James Shephard, Tefft; Clarence Meadal, Remington; Chester Biddle, Remington; Frank Cornwell, Remington; Max Carpenter, Remington; E. B. Howard, Remington; Ivan Julien, Remington; Floyd Jones, Remington; Ernest McGlynn, Remington; Alva Spangle, Remington; Lowell Spangle, Remington; Robert R. Stoudt, Remington; Will H. Washburn, Remington; Vern Williams, Remington; Theodore Amsler, Rensselaer; Paul Arnott, , Rensselaer; Frank Babcock, Rensselaer; Jay Vance Collins, Rensselaer; Leland Colliris, Rensselaer; Fred Christensen, Rensselaer; Lardner Crooks, Rensselaer; Jack Freeland, Rensselaer; Lester Gorham, Rensselaer; Leonard Gourley, Rensselaer; Orran Gourley, Rensseladr; Ira Huntington, Rensselaer; Raymond Herath, Rensselaer; Charles Halleck, Rensselaer; Harold Halleck, Rensselaer; Irving Jones, Rensselaer; Dorsey Kight, Rensselaer; Walter King, Rensselaer; Edward Kirk, Rensselaer; Harold Littlefield, Rensselaer; Harry McColley, Rensselaer; Lawrence McLain, Rensselaer; Lawrence Price, Rensselaer; Walter Randle, Rensselaer; John Stockton, Rensselaer; John E. Strecker, Rensselaer; Hale Horman, Rensselaer; Francis Turfler, Rensselaer; Arthur Thornton, Rensselaer; Thomas Thompson, Rensselaer; Everett Waymire, Rensselaer; Harold Weiss, Rensselaer; Willis Wright, Rensselaer; Everett Watson, Rensselaer. The above is a fine showing for Jasper county. There are still 'a number of boys'who have not fullfilled the pledge taken. It is not too late to do so. Earn your money and pay it as soon as it is possible. If any name is missed will you not kindly inform Rev. “E. W. Strecker, who has the management of this work for the county.

BAN ON FRESH-KILLED HENS TO BE LIFTED APRIL 20

Restrictions against the sale of live or freshly killed hens will be lifted, on April 20, the Food administration announces. A regulation prohibiting licensed dealers from buying or selling this type of fowl, in force since February 23, was to have remained effective until April 30. Weather conditions have brought about an early laying and hatching period, however, and the Food Administration believes that the regulation has served its purposes In order to test out the effect of the prohibition, impuiries have been made in the principal chicken-pro-ducing states as to the result on production of eggs and chicks. Replies received from 23 states, which produce about 80 per cent of the chickens in the country, indicate that the regulation has had an extremely beneficial effect. The states, which account for only a minor part of the nation’s poultry stocks, report, either no particular benefit or opposition by the producers. It is estimated that in the New York, Chicago and Boston markets alone at least three and a third million hens capable of producing eggs and increasing the country’s flock have been saved, due to the hearty co-operation and support of the industry. The food administration expresses appreciation for the patriotic manner in which the industry •has observed the regulations, which were demanded. • ■ __

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GREAT LAKES BAND WILL NOT REMAIN OVER NIGHT.

The original plan of having the members of the Great Lakes band remain over night in Rensselaer hAs been abandoned, and instead the boys will be sent to Lafayette on the 11:10 p. m. train. This information is published in order that those who had intended having members of the band remain at their homes over night may change their plans.

ATTEND CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE.

The following from here were in attendance at the First Christian church, Monday evening at Lafayette and heard the lecture of John Randall Dunn, of St. Louis: Mrs. N. Littlefield, Mrs. John Jessen, Mrs. W. C. Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gilson, Mrs. S. C. Irwin, Vernon Nowels, Harold Nowels, Mrs. Isaac Kepner, Cal Cain, Elizabeth West, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Pullin, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Reeve, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reeve, Hazel Reeve, Robert Reeve and Mr. and Mrs. C. Earl Duvall. They report a splendid lecture and that the large church was crowded to capacity.

J. F. MITCHELL GUEST OF HONOR AT BIRTHDAY DINNER.

J. F. Mitchell, a veteran of the civil war, was the guest of honor today at his home at a dinner given by the members of the Milroy Circle of the G. A. R., the occasion being his seventy-fifth birthday anniversary. About forty members of the G. A. R. and the Circle were present besides Mrs. Merritt and daughter, of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. Harrington and two sons, also of Chicago. Several old soldiers were in the group, the oldest being 75 years of age and the youngest 70. i The table was weighted down with delicacies prepared by the ladies and in the center was a large birthday cake covered with.-•> miniature American flags. Mr. Mitchell was the recipient of one dozen American Beauties, which were presented to him by his wife, and seventy-five carnations, one for each year of, his life, were given him by his Chicago guests. Following the dinner the afternoon was spent in discussing instances of the civil war days and in listening to victrola music.

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