Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1919 — Page 1

No. 52.

We Sell HOOSIER Kitchen Cabinets and NEW HOME Sewing MaW. J. WRIGHT

“FLU” INCREASED INDIANA DEATH RATE 100 PER CENT

Deaths in Indiana from influenza and pneumonia decreased more than 100 per cent in January over the preceding month, according to statistics compiled by the state health statistician. His figures showed that 1,375 persons died in January as a result of the influenza epidemic, compared with 2,900 in December. According to the compilation the total deaths from the disease during October, November, December and January were 10,498 or one-fourth the average total deaths in the state for all diseases during the year.

ATTENDED BETTER SERVICE MEETING

Charles W. and William Platt attended a meeting of the expressmen of the state at Indianapolis Sunday. The meeting was for the purpose of discussing plans and methods of improving the service. ' William Platt as agent and Charles Platt as driver are giving splendid service here. They attend strictly to business and many compliments of their work are heard on all hands.

OFF AGAIN FOR TEXAS.

The next excursion to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, will 'leave Friday, MarchA If interested take the ■matter uo ißth «J« P. Hammond. ma P - HARVEY DAVISSON, J. P. HAMMOND, Agents.

MONDAY’S WEATHER. Forecast for Indiana: Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight; Tuesday probably rain, colder Tuesday afternoon. ?-

POTTER * SAWYER SEED HOUSE Remember, we buy end aeJl kind* of seed, and also make a specialty of cleaning grain ,! or Now is the time to sell your toothy and clover seed for the spring market. ' - POTTER & SAWYER. Phone 7, Rensselaer, Indiana. BOSTON FERNS. Must have the room. You may have these beautiful Boston regular price $1.50, for SI.OO as long as they last. F. O. B. Greenhouse. John H. Holden. Phone 426.

PRINCESS THEATRE TONIGHT “ ” ALICE BRADY “THE HOLLOW OF HER HAND” °• ' l TUESDAY — EDDIE POLO “THE LORE OF THE CIRCUS” * ~ Abo EDITH ROBERTS “THE DECiDING KISS” ah children accompanied iby their parents will be admitted free, EVELYN THAW AND HER SON RUSSELL “HER MISTAKE” , - ■■ ii—“FATTY” ARBUCKLE , . "A FARMYARD ROMEO”

The evening Republican.

332 TEAMS TO ENTER BASKETBALL FLAG CHASE

All high school Hoosierdom is agog with excitement this week—the week of all weeks during the school year for the majority of them—unless their basketball team is so fortunate as to win the sectional title and thereby earn the right to enter the final classic. In that case a sectional meet fades in importance l -—but a sectional meet has to be won first. Due to the fact that sq large a number - of teams have signified their intentions of entering the classic, it has been found necessary to raise the number of sectional centeTs from twenty to twenty-two. The two cities to profit by the change are Logansport and Greencastle. The games will be played Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8, and Saturday night will find 310 high school fives eliminated from, the chase for the state net supremacy. One week later the twenty-two fortunates will journey to Lafayette where they will begin their final fight for the flag on Thursday afternoon, March 13. The battles will continue throughout Friday and Saturday, Saturday finding but two survivors who will meet in the deciding contestSix teams are slated as the most. likely winners of the trophy, Jefferson of Lafayette, Lebanon, Anderson, Bloomington, Crawfordsville and Advance being most frequently mentioned by the dopesters. Why Jefferson should be included in the six seems queer as the record of the Tippecanoe five is riot so impressive as to stamp them as a statejehampionship aggregation. Familiar .surroundings will 'be the only advantage they will have over their opponents and that will count for but little. The twenty-two cities who will be hosts to the teams this week 'are: Anderson, Bedford, Bloomfield, Brazil, Columbus, Crawfordsville, Franklin, Frankfort, Gary, Greencastle, Huntington, Indianapolis, Kendalville, Kokomo, Lpgansport, Martinsville, Newcastle, Rochester, Richmond, South Bend and Vincennes. Rensselaer will go to Gary, where they will meet the Francesville five in the first game of the tournament. If the lodals win this game they will have for their opponent in the second encounter either Emerson of Gary or Monterey. As Emerson is picked as the tourney winner in this section it can easily be seen just what a stiff proposition the locals are up against. t

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1919.

HAS FINISHED ICE HARVEST

FORMER JASPERITE WRITES INTERESTINGLY OF WEST: ERN LIFE. The fallowing letter received by the editor of the Republican from Scott Robinson, formerly of this county, has so many items of interest to many in the county that it is thought they would enjoy reading it: Lewie & Clark Hotel, Mandan, North Dakota*— February 26, 1919. Dear Cousin:— I just arrived here from the west. Was in Thork from January 4 to February 19. I finished up there and came to Spokane. We got 900 cars of ice off of the Thork Lake, all we needed to supply Auburn, Tacoma, Ellensburg and Yakima. We had a very mild winter out that way, in fact it was not very good ice weather, being too mild. I met several former residents of Jasper county while in the State of Washington. Among them was Frank Arnott arid family. (Father of Fred and Arthur Arnott of this community.—Ed.) They formerly lived at McCoysburg. They now live at 124 South Ray street, Spokane, Wash. They were ail well and succeeding nicely. I also visited Frank Randle and family of Yakima. They live in a suburb called Fruitvale. They have a good place, only ten minutes ride to the business part of, the city. They live onutbe main highway, which is built of asphalt and the car line passes by their door. I spent two days there' with them. Mrs. Randle’s father, Uncle Eli Wood, and his daughter, "Katheryn, are visiting the Randles this winter. They are very favorably impressed with the country and the city of Yakima, which for its size is perhaps the greatest shipping center in the United States. For the year ending December 31, they sent out produce amounting to over forty nine million dollars, an average of seventy-three car.loads every day for the year. This enormous amount was made up of fruits, hay, grain and sheep. The hills furnish ideal range for sheep. The mild winter climate makes it one of the very best sheep countries, with plenty of water for all purposes. The fruit and farm-land is all under irrigation, so that crop failures are unknown. T am not selling Yakima real estate, so this is not a write-up along that line. It is just my own ideas. I have seen land of various kinds in some twenty-two states and all things taken into consideration I really believe the Yakima Valley has them all 'bsS'tcn. They have produced world prize winning fruit of all kinds and also the world-wide known “Big Potatoes, record winning alfalfa and timothy hay, not to mention wheat, oats, barley and corn. Frank says that he. saw a field of corn that made 80 bushels to the acre. I, being out there in January, did not see it. Well, Louis, I just intended to give you a change in address for my paper and almost forgot what I was writing to you about. Send it to Larimore, North Dakota. I will be up there in ten days or two- weeks for a stay of aboet six weeks. Then II will be on the road for repair work on our Various ice plants. . We got all the houses filled on both the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific, from St. Paul to the coast. It takes a half million tons to fix them up for a year. ■ I landed at Mandan at the coldest they have had this winter, about 18 below zero, and I, having been in a temperature not very much below freezing all winter, am keeping real close to the radiator today: I hear the dinner bell and so think I had better close, trusting that this finds you all as well as it leaves me. I remain your counsin,

MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED.

March 1. Ray Edward Kellenberger, horn Carroll county, Ind., March 12, 1886, occupation, lineman, and Edna Blanche Hayes, born Jasper county, Ind., June 16, 1889, occupation, housekeeper; fathers name, Thomas Ha?es; present residence, Rensselaer. First marriage for each.

BOX SOCIAL.

There will be ,a box social at the Gifford school house Friday evening, March 7. Ladies are asked to prepare boxes and men to bring plenty of money. TTT/A dELEHANTY, GRACE KNAPP, Teachers.

TEMPERATURE. The following U the temperature for the twenty-four hoars ending st 7:00 a. m. on the date indicated: Max. Min February 28 ....... ••• -49 31 March 1 •-41 9 March 2 - • •30 20 March 3 ............ • ••• »-

Try sonjc of those nice sait lake only 10c. a pound. Eger’s Grocery. Don’t forget the Presbyterian bazaar Saturday, March 8.

NEW PICTURE IS GRIFFITH’S BEST

When David Wark Griffith gave “The Birth of a Nation” to the motion picture world it was regarded as a production impossible to excel, but it is claimed that Griffith has himself outdone this former triumph in his recently completed “Hearts of the World,” which will go on view-at the Princess Monday, March 10. In addition to the speetaculat interest of this offering, the picture bears poignant interest in view of the fact that many of its scenes were filmed on portion of the battlefields of France, which have never heretofore been reached by a picture camera. Griffith had the official sanction and co-operation of the French and British war offices, and was taken under escort to the firing line in France, and into the first line trenches. At one time it is claimed he was actually photographing while under bombardment.

MONDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

'Henry Appel, of Remington, was brought to the hospital today suffering with influenza. His condition is critical. E. D. Rhoads’ condition is still very critical. Mrs. Sam Jacks was taken to Lafayette today, where she will be under the care of" a specialist who is a relative. Her condition is quite serious. Miss Lillian daughter of Henry Dahncke, of Tefft, entered the hospital today with influenza. (Clyde Shand, 18 year old son of Mts. Cora Shand, of Goodland, entered the hospital Saturday with a well developed case of influenza. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Trulley was taken to its home Saturday night, where it died at 2 a. m. Sunday. * Mlrs. A. K. Hart and son Bernard still have well developed cases of influenza. Mr. Hart is much improved. Joseph Fitzbugh is slightly improved.

FOR SALE OR RENT ON HALVES. Everything furnished, 20 acre onion farm, 2% miles from Rensselaer, Ind., and the only anti-freeze storage, 1500 bushels capacity, in town. A golden opportunity for a family to make much more than a good living. Phone 287, or see B. FORSYTHE. THOMAS PADGETT DISCHARGED Thomas Padgitt, son of Mr. and Mrsr A. L. Padgitt, returned here today from Minneapolis, where he had been honorably discharged from the navy. Judge Henry H. Vinton, of Lafayette, was here today. Carl Toyne and Theodore Phillips, of Gillam, were in Rensselaer today. D. H. Hibner, of Monticello, was here today in the interest of the Schlosser creamery. Ruth Corbin, dauglhter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Corbin, of Morocco, went to Indianapolis today, where she is attending the Indiana Central college. The Rey. L. P. Sample returned to his home at Sheridan today. He is the supply postor at the Rosebud Methodist Protestant church m Union township. v.t=r.-^L^-L--^=g=aa=rr.-:.-r^ Extra large dill pickles 20c a dozen. Medium sized sweet pickles 10c a dozen. PuTe fresh grated horseradish, large tumbler 10c. Eger s Grocery. _____ Archie Lee returned to Monon this morning. There seems to be some attraction here for Archie, as he makes a visit to this city quite regularly each Saturday evening.

junk will be LOWER Now is a good time to sell your junk. This is moving time Move Your Junk —j— ■ - Bring it to me and get theiiHjhest price The market is sure to be lower later. .A . - Sam Karnowsky 802 810 N«. McKinley Ave. Office Phoae 577. ResiJeict Phoae 440.

SCOTT.

& A collar button A suit of clothes ? Courteous attention in either case. ■ * - - —— t i ~ .

WHEW; BOLSHEVISTS ARE GETTING CLOSE TO HOME

Hammond, Jnd.,. March 2.—An atr tempt by bolshevists to organize in the Calumet region has ‘been checked, police and federal agents say. A bolshevist newspaper has been suppressed in Gary, Radical meetings at East Chicago, Gary, Indiana Harbor and East Hammond have been policed. The meetings have been largely attended and much money has been contributed, buit the plan to call a general strike failed.

MONDAY.

An exquisitely beautiful day. County commissioners in regular March session. County board of education in regular meeting. Beginning of the last week of the February term of the Jasper circuit court. .

WALL PAPER See My Samples Before You Buy I will, get your order when you get my prices. Call Phone 368-Red. I will bring samples to your home for inspection. No obligation to purchase. F. E. McALHENY

TOPICS IN BRIEF.

___ At .the peace table there wiH be German waiters.-—Baltimore American. Raw deals make raw spots and are raw material for future wars.— Greenville Piedmont.' The German elections show that Bolshevism’s weakest spot in the ballot box.—Washington Post. The kaiser is growing a beard. Evidently he has had enough close shaves.—Baltimore American. One sure way to break up that Irish republic would be for the British government to approve it.—Nashville Banner. Wiliam Hohenzollern, we are told, has recovered from his recent illness, but he is not out of danger.—Boston Globe. The former kaiser is reported to have a severe cold in the head. The cold evidently extended from his feet. —'Long Island City Star. The Japanese eat more fish than any other people in the world. Any peace that favoTs Germany will be a peace that passeth understanding.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Me nareV beginning to talk about sors, but the nu]mber required to take his place is not mentioned.—Toledo Blade. V Hines announces he’s going to carry out the policies of McAdoo, Fine. Carry ’em out, and for goodness sake don’t bring ’em back.—Knoxville Journal and Tribune.

Lots of good things to eat and wear at the Presbyterian bazaar March, 8. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Adams and Gaylord Long, of Ottawa, 111,, spent Sunday here with relatives. Samuel Kdslowsky, caught in the April draft, was discharged at Fort Benjamin Harrison Saturday and returned to Rensselaer Sunday. Since enlisting in the service Sam has become a benedict and will make Rensselaer his future home. ' t 11 ' r Some of the canned goods that we can save you money on: 4 cans tomato soup for 25c; canned hominy, pumpkin or red beans, 10c a can; 1 gallon can apricots, 65c; 4 small cans of milk for 25c. Eger’s Grocery.

SOLDIERS ASK ABOUT BONOS

DISCHARGED SOLDIERS INQUIRE AS TO METHOD OF OBTAINING THEIR BONUS. Discharged soldiers are anxiously inquiring as to what -method they Shall pursue to collect their sixty dollar bonus from the government, which the recent revenue bill, signed by President Wilson, provides for them. To these inquiries we are forced to turn a deaf ear for it seems that the methods for paying off this gigantic sum are as changeable as Billie Burke’s mind. One day it’s one way and the next day it’s another. Today we offer the following from Washington : —__ Washington, March 2.—Secretary Daniels tonight issued a statement showing procedure to be followed in obtaining payment of the S6O gratuity granted under the new revenue bill to persons honorably discharged or relieved from active duty in the naval establishment after service during the war. The statement says that those entitled to the gratuity were “officers and enlisted men of the navy and marine corps; naval reservists, male and female; and persons in the service of the coast guard, coast and geodic survey and lighthouse service who performed active duty with the navy during the present war." Such persons, however, will not be entitled to gratuity if they have already received one month’s pay on discharge from the army under the act of May 18, 1917, or if they are entitled to retired pay. Gratuities, it was also pointed out, are not payable to heirs or legal representatives. Payment upon discharge or release from active duty will be made by the supply office charged with final settlement of account. Persons already separated from. the service if in the navy or naval reserve force, should make claim for payment upon the naval bureau of supplies and accounts at Washington; if in the marine corps, upon the officer who settled their accounts, unless his whereabouts are unknown, or he was a navy supply officer, in which case claim should be forwarded to marine corps headquarters ,at Washington; and if in the coast guard, upon coast guard headquarters at Washington. Claims may be made by letter and must ‘be accompanied by a statement of service and original certificate of discharge or orders to inactive duty. If the original discharge or order is lost, a duplicate must be submitted together with a statement from the office final settlement of account showing that no gratuity has been paid upon discharge.

J. C. BRISTOW’S MOTHER DEAD

______ J>' x . J. C. Bristow received a telegram this, Monday, morning announcing rile death of Ihis mother, Mrs*. Nancy Bristow, of Bedford, lowa. She had made her home, with her son, S. M. Bristow, of Bedford. She was eightyeight years of age. Mr. Bristow will not be able to attend the funeral, as he has been unable to get anyone to do his farm work.

Fancy brick cheese, new and mild, 40c a pound at Eger’s Grocery.

RETURNS FROM SOUTHERN TRIP

Fred A. Phillips returned from Demopolis, Alabama, Sunday, where he ihad been to cry two large public sales.

Don’t fail to patronize the Presbyterian bazaar in the room south «f The Trust & Savings Bank March 8.

AT THE STAR TODAY EDITH STORY —IN—“THE DEMON” This Picture Just Suits Miss Storey’s Style of Acting. TUESDAY—ANNA LUTHER r* - . —IN—“HER MOMENT” A 7 Reel Production. ■ 1 i'—' ■■ ■' ■■■■■■■ WEDNESDAY—HENRY B. WALTHALL “WITH HOOPS OF STEEL” Peralta Program Thursday— WILLIAM DESMOND “HONEST MAN”

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