Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1919 — Page 1

No. 23.

RUGS I ‘ ■ 1 . * : ■"■■■«■ ■■■■■■..■" ■ f We have just received a shipment of 6 dozen small size rugs in following sizes: 18x36 in. 27x54 in. 30x60 in. These rugs are all in the medium and cheaper grades of Axminster. W. J. WRIGHT

DAUGHTER BORN TO DR. AND MRS. A. G. CATT

These are days of happiness and cheer. The weather is ideal, the boys are coming home, and. now in one home there has blossomed a beautiful rose. Well, noit exactly a rose, but Miss Margaret Marlouise Catt arrived Sunday at the hospital. She and her mother are doing nicely and father Catt is all smiles. Congratulations, Dr< and Mrs. Catt, and we assure you that many of us know something of the thrills caused by the arrival of our first born.

CALL PHONE 441-WHITE FOR THE CITY BUS LINE LEE RAMEY, Prop. DO NOT CALL PHONE 107 NOTICE TO DISCHARGED SOLDIERS AND EMPLOYERS The Jasper County Chapter of the American Red Cross will undertake to obtain employment for discharged soldiers, if so desired, free of charge. Applicants for employment should file their application with the labor committee, stating age,* habits, ability to work and the kind of work desired. Employers seeking help are urgently requested to, make their _ wants known to the committee, stating the kind of work offered, wages to be paid, and such other information that will assist the committee to obtain for them suitable employes. Applicants for jobs and those offering ~jobs should give permanent address. The committee will be at the Red Cross room daily from 12 noon to 1 o’clock, p. m., and from 5:30 to 7:80 p. m. Address: Red Cross Labor Commttee, Box 272, Rensselaer, Ind. NOTICE. All the suite contesting the will of the late Benjamin J. Gifford, are now disposed of, and I am in position to sell land. I have yet unsold several hundred acres of good land located in Jasper and Lake counties, which 1 will sell as Executor on reasonable terms, but cannot take any trade. Call at my office or at the office of T. M. Callahan, at Rensselaer, Indiana, for particulors. GEO. H. GIFFORD, . Executor. Anyone wishing to see mo will find me at the Trust A Savings bank on Saturday afternoons. H. O. Harris. Phone■ ■ 124- . ■ ■ . -■ , J

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The Evening Republican.

TAKE RURAL EXAMINATION.

'Miss Fame Haas, of the local postoffice, held an examination here Saturday for applicants for rural carrier on route No. 1 out of McCoysburg. This is the route made vacant on account of the death of Royal L. Bussell and which is being served until a regular carrier is appointed by Robert McDonald. The applicants were Mrs. Verne E. Bussell, Robert McDonald, Paul Stevens, R.Dunlap and Private E. E. Rockwell.

NOTICE. Having purchased the city bus and transfer line of Billy Frye, I wish to make the following announcement to the public that it is my desire to be courteous and prompt in serving you at all times day or night. I have decided to adopt the following prices for the present at least. AU calls during the day up to and including the 7:30 p. m. wifi be 15c or 25c for round trip. Al calls during the night up to and the 5:02 a. m.» 25c each way, which wflil intrude two for the price of Special pains will foe taken to give St. Josephs college good service Please phone your orders at least 30 minutes before each train if possible. Phone 441-White. Yours for service, LEF RAMEY. POTTER A "SAWYER SEED HOUSE Now is the time to sell your timothy and clover seed' for the spring market Remember, we buy and sell all kinds of seed, and also make a specialty of cleaning grain for sowing. POTTER & SAWYER. Phone 7, Rensselaer, Indiana. Advertise in the Republican. _. & , . .

Girls Wanted TO DO SEWING AT THE Rensselaer Garment Factory Time Wages While Learning. RENSSELAER GARMENT FACTORY

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1919.

RAILROADER IS HORRIBLY BURNED

Robert Sims, employed in the signal department of the Clover Leal' at Frankfort, Irid., was fatally burned at noon Saturday when a thre< gallon can of gasoline which he hat in his hands exploded setting fire to bis clothing. He is in a Frankfort hospital and is not expected to live. Mr. Sims was working in the supply room and when he attempted to rebuild a fire in a stove he poured gasoline from a three gallon can on the flames. The oil exploded, setting fire to Sims’ clothing. He ran crazed from the building a mass of flames. Another employe of the Clover Leaf caught Sims, wrapped an overcoat about his body and tiheiw him in a puddle of mud before he could extin-, guish the flames.

WILL BE REPRESENTED AT LAFAYETTE POULTRY SHOW

Jesse Snyder shipped the following fine fowls to Lafayette today, which will be entered in the show given by the Indiana branch of the American Barred Plymouth Rock Club. Mr. Snyder expressed three cockerels, two yearling hens, four pullets and cockerel mated breeding pen. They were mighty fine birds and if they do not take the blue ribbon some one will have to step high. Mr. Snyder is also sending three cockerels, two hens and two pullets of the Rhode Island breed to Compete in the open class, which is not under the supervision of the club.

MONON ITEMS.

The deaths that have occurred in the past two weeks are so numerous it is almost impossible to chronicle them. George Thacker, an old resident, passed away Wednesday, also M. L. Thomas, another old resident, died Wednesday of kidney ailment. Roscoe Beaver, a young man 21 years old, a flu victim, was buried on Thursday at South America. The past three months have been sad ones for the Henry Barnhart family, remaining. Two of their brave boys gave their lives for their country, one in far away France. And now another heart-rending blow has befallen them. Tuesday they were called to give up their daughter, Mirs. Asa Donaldson, and on Wednesday the husband passed away, leaving two little children, a little three year old baby and an infant baby boy a few days old/to the care of Mrs, Barnhart. The bodies were taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Barnhart, where the funeral for both was held Friday afternoon. One remaining daughter is a nurse in a camp in Virginia. .

PUBLIC MEETINGS.

There .will be public speakings on the Armenian and Syrian Relief Situation with competent •peakers, as follows: 1. Remington, Tuesday evening, Jan. 28, 7:30; speaker, George A. Williams, Rensselaer. Rensselaer, Wednesday evening, Jan. 29, 7:30, at Christian Church; speaker, Hazel Mason, Indianapolis. Wheatfield, Thursday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p. m., at Primo. Speakers from Rensselaer. Everybody urged to attend these meetings. * CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.

EX-AMBASSADOR HAS HOPE

Count Bernstorff Says Germany Will Prove Stability. . Berlin, Jan. 27. —The foreign office Is- greatly Interested in press dispatches from Paris saying Germany and Russia are to be admitted to the league of nations only when their political situations have reached stability. _ . Count von Bernstorff informed the correspondent that foreign office officials and other high personages are unanimously of the opinion that this Situation, if it has not already been attained, will be completely solved with the meeting of the assembly.

Lithuanians in Paris.

Paris, Jan. 27.—Lithuania is willing to place her case in the hands of the league of nations and abide by its decision. President Wilson was informed to this effect In a memorandum submitted to him by the Lithuanian delegation just arived here.

MONDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

A daughter was born to Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Catt Sunday. Mrs. Charles Elijah, of Morocco, was brought to the hospital Saturday with influenza. Mrs. Jerry Branson entered the hospital Saturday for medical attention. She is much improved and will leave soon. All other patients are improving satisfactory.

SMOKER THURSDAY NIGHT.

There will be a smoker at the Van Rensselaer Club Thursday wight. All members kindly take notice.

Mrs. Ray Yeoman and two children returned too their home at Lafayette today. Ray returned there Sun- ' day evening. Mrs. A. K. Yeoman aes compamed them home for a day or ao.

RUNAWAY GIRL RETURNS HOME

MARIAN GAUNT, OF REMINGTON, CREATES SENSATION BY CONFLICTING TALES. • ■ t « Remington, Jan. 26.—Marian Gaunt, the young woman who created much excitement in Indianapolis by her romantic and conflicting stories regarding her life, after she had been taken into custody by motor policemen Dalton and Schlangen, at the traction arid terminal station, iwas -brought to her home hens ytiateritoy by her parents, who went to Indianapolis for the girl when her startling stories to the police had reached them. The girl arrived in Indianapolis almost penniless, and when taken into custody by the officers said that she had been robbed of $lO and had no money to take her back home, which she said was 1127 Sheridan road, Chicago. To the officers she said that her father, a wealthy Chicago broker, had met with s financial reverses and had comm it e d suicide; ithat her mother was dead, and that she had five brothers in service in France. She claimed that up to last Monday she had been a student nurse in the Good Samaritan hospital, in Kokomo, but that she was nagged there until the life became unbearable, and had decided to run away from the place. When she reached Indianapolis she decided to go bactk to Chicago and begin all over again, when she lost her money, as she said, and could go no further. She also claimed that she had spent four years in the University of. Chicago. When questioned by the police as to the reason for her conflicting stories she replied that she was afraid that she would get into trou>le for deserting the hospital, as she had enlisted as a unrse in Chicago and had been sent to Kokomo for duty. Mrs. Gaunt told sopervisor of policewomen, Miss Clara Burnside, ;hat the girl, who is 19 years old, had >een sent to the Good Samaritan hospital in Kokomo to receive training a nurse, and that no reason was known for the startling and conflicting Stories that the girl had told the officers. ... . ~ J..JJ

OBITUARY OF MRS. LOUIS JENSEN

Mary Matilda Jensen, daughter of John and Hannah Clager, was born in Jasper county, Indiana, Oct. 28,1890, and died at her home in. Wheatfield, Sunday, Jan. 19, 1919, aged 28 years, two manths and 22 days, after a sfix days’ illness of influenza. She was united in marriage to Louis Jensen at Rensselaer, Dec. 6, 1911, by Rev. Harper, and to their union one son was born, Leonard, now aged four years. She has been a resident of Wheatfield for the past seventeen years and was much beoved by all who knew her as a young woman of exceptionally rare eharacter. She leaves to mourn their loss the husband and son, her parents, three brothers and four sisters, viz: Alfred E., Cornelius P., Frank J., Anna A., Mrs. Edith Gorman, Mrs. Jucy Myers, of Wheatfield, and Mrs. Dmima Brown, of Rensselaer. The funeral services were held at the home at ,2 o’clock Tuesday, conducted by Rev. Harper, pastor of the M. E. church of Kentland, Ind. Interment was made at Wheatfield cemetery.

CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to express our sincere thanks to the neighbors and friends for their sympathy and kindness shown us during the illness and in our sad hour of bereavement in the death of our beloved wife, daughter, mother and sister, the late Mary Matilda (Clager) Jensen. Especially do we thank the Rev. Mr. Harper for his consoling words of comfort, the singers for appropriate selections rendered, and for the floral offerings of friends. —The Bereaved Family.

ATTENDED BIG K. C. INITIATION

The following attended a big Knights of Columbus initiation and banquet at Gary Sunday: Michael Quinlan, Lon Healy, Daniel Morrissey, William Hogan and William Worden.

WILL HOLD PUBLIC SALE ON FEBRUARY 10. 1910 Henry Smith and Cyrus Lohr will hold a 10, 1919, 1% mnes north and 1 3-4 miles east of Brook.

FIRST CLASS SHOE REPAIRING SHOP AND, RUBBER BOOTS MENDEDT BY JOHN WISEMAN WITH THE MILNER TIRE SHOP

‘Sh-h!’ Whispered the man when he awoke • and found a burglar going through his trousers “Take the whole suit, Tut don’ t wahe my wife; She don’t think I need a new suit, but there’s one at H fir H’s ; I’ve just got to have” S2O to S4O

ALFRED THOMPSON IN CRITICAL CONDITION

Captain I. M. Washbum, who is now located at Fort Des Moines, lowa, where he is assisting in the care of wounded soldiers returned from the war zone, was called to Chicago Saturday by Delos Thompson on account of the very critical condition of his son, Alfred Thompson. Alfred has been very lew at Henrotin hospital in Chicago for sometime and of late was not improving satisfactorily. Captain Washbum had Alfred removed to Augustanna hospital and placed under the very best medical care it is possible to obtain. It is probable that Alfred will be given a blood transfusion this week, as his case is very similar to that of Milton Roth’s, of this city, who, it will be remembered, was in a very critical condition and his life was undoubtedly saved by blood transfusion. Captain Washburn came down to Rensselaer Sunday afternoon on the 1:57 p. m. train, but left again for Chicago on the 6:50 p. m. train. His sister-in-law, Catherine Watson, accompanied him to Chicago and will continue with him to Fort Des Moines. He expects to have completed his work at the lowa fort by April 1, at which time he hopes to return to this city and again resume his practice of medicine.

CABLE FROM LIEUT. WOODHULL I. SPITLER

Mayor and Mrs. Charles G. Spitler received a cable this, Monday, morning from their son, Second Lieutenant Woodhull I. Spitler, who is in Russia. He said he was well. On account of the fact that the message bore neither date or sending office, it is difficult to tell just when it was started. There is active fighting in Archangel, Russia, where Lieut. Spitler is located, and his parents and friends are very anxious as to his safety.

REMOVAL NOTICE. • I have moved my office to * the room* over Murray’s De- * partment store. Entrance, stair- * way next to Long’s drug store. * Telephone 89. E. N. LOY, M. *

WILL HOLD A PUBLIC SALE. William N. Babcock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Babcock, of this city, was in Rensselaer Saturday and arranged to advertise in the Republican his public sale, which will be held on Wednesday, February 5. Mr. Babcock last summer bought a 160-acre farm 2% miles north of Goodland, but thinking that he would be needed for war service he had rented the most of this. He will, however, move upon this farm and wiH have possession of 60 acres of it.

GRIMES PUBLIC SALE FEB. 12. Watch for M. D. Grimes, public sale, which will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 1919. List <rf property will appear in thispaper later.

MONDAY'S WEAfhER. ‘ Forecast for Indiana: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; hot muph change in temperature. TEMPERATURE. The following is the temperature for the twenty-four hours ending at | 7:00 a. m. on the date indicated: Max. Mir «January 24 *.... 44 8? I January 44 22 January 26 \ ..... 41 24 ' January 27 . .......... 51 25

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FRANKFORT GARAGE IS BURNED

122 AUTOS DESTROYED AN# ENTIRE SECTION OF THE CITY THREATENED. Frankfort, Jan. 26.—'Fire of unknown- origin today totally destroyed Ithe Model machine shop, a three story building on East Clinton street, and 122 high priced automobiles which were stored in the garage, the total damage being estimated at more than $175,000. Burroading buildings ■. wcredflßßaged by the intense heat and by an explosion which occur re d at. 2:30 o’clock this morning about thirty minutes after the fires was discovered. A’t first “ft believed an entire section of the city would burn as sparks were flying south and east as far as the city limits, and calls for assistance were sent to Lafayette and Kokomo. After the explosiop, which shook the whole town, the roof cavedin.the front, rearand east walls fell on the fire and the fire fighters thus aided, the calls for help were cancelled and within a few hours the firemen were able to. get the conflagration under control. The firemen had the blaze in 'hand ,by 7 o’clock .this morning but tonight some debris in the rear of the building became ignited and the department was again called to the scene. J. D. Miller is manager of the garage and Perry Oaffee, who is in the service of Uncle Sam, owns the building. The intense heat of the fire cracked the glass in several buildings near the burning, garage and the prisoners in the Clinton county jaal, but twenty feet across an alley from the blaze, were terror stricken. Windows an the high school building were shattered by the explosion and cracked by the terrific heat. The local telephone exchange is located on the second floor in the building adjoining the garage and with the exception of an Associated Press telephone cricuit to Indianapolis, Kokomo was completely isolated from the outside world as for -telephone communication. Local telephone communication was discontinued for several hours, but tonight all butt about 500 phones were working. There were 122 cars in the garage when the fire, which started in the office, was discovered. There were several Packards, Cadillacs, Maxwells, Hupmobiles, a large number of Buicks and a few Fords. About one-half of the cars were insured. There was a Stutz car in the fire and al Ithat could be found of it was a piece of the crank shaft.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Peart Daisy Morris to Nora M. Stokes, Jan. 23, pt It 3, Remington, Patton’s add., $1,500. W, D. Frank G. Kresler et ux to Charles A. Ro wen et ux, Jan. 24, It 10, ib]& 12, Rensselaer, $2,250. W. D. James H. Chapman et ux to Bert J. Jarrette, Jan. 20, 1919, pt It 10, blk 3, Rensselaer, $8,250. W. D. Charles H. Porter et ux to George Alton Daugherty, Dec. 2, 1918, sw se and pt se se, 11-29-7, and nw ne pt ne ne, 14-29-7,130.20 acres, $17,577. W D. William H. Ade et ux to Charles Waling, Nov. 25, 1918, ne se, se ne, 32-29-7, and e pt siw sw 33-29-7, 86 acres, SB,OOQ. W. D. Charles G. Spitler et ux to Alfred E Turley, Nov. 1, 1918, nw ne, ne nw, s % nw, 10-30-5, 160 acres, $2.00. W. D. - .

BOSTON FERNS.

Must have the room. You may have these beautiful Boston ferns, regular price $1.50, for SI.OO as long as they last. F. O. B. Greenhouse. John H. Holden.’ Phone 426.

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