Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 131, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1919 — Page 4

THE UNIVERSAL CAR Are getting harder to get every day. They are selling faster than Henry Ford can make them. Don’t put off that trade you have been figuring on. Come in NOW and get equipped so that you can put on an electric starter in f the fall. —.- DON’T WAIT. DON’T PUT OFF LONGER. . . -j—.CENTRAL GARAGE CO. 'Phone 319. Rensselaer, Ind. 9

MONON ROUTE Train Schedule Effective March 30, 1919. north s£, uth 3C 4:34 a. m. 35 2:27 a. rn. 4 6:91 a. tn. 5 10:55 a. tn. 40 ?:J0 a. tn. 37 11:18 a. m. 32 10:80 a. tn. 33 1.57 p. in 88 2:81 P. m. 39 5;50 p. in. 5 3:84 p. m. 31 7:31 p. m. 40 8:50 p. m. 3 11:10 p. in.

RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN DAXX.T AMD BMXI-WtmT. /IT,**T * KAMXLTOM > - PubU*h*r* m raw*! xamnr xs bxgukab WXXXXT M9XTXOM. SHot'Waakly Republican entered Jan. U 18*7. a* second class mall matter, at the peat office at Ranaaolaar. Indiana. Evenin< Republican entered Jan. 1. 1887. aa second class mall matter, at tn* post Office at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March 3. 1879. uni re* dhtjat axjvemtxsimg Dally, per inch ................... 15c Sewi-Woekly, per inch . ...........18c ----- atwsCBXmOW XTBB. Daily, by carrier, 10 cents a week. By mail. 86-00 a year. Seal-Weekly, year, in advance. |B.OO. ” Bsne roa <&Aisxrx» ass. Three Mnos or less, per week of alx Issues or The Evenins Republican and rwo of the Semi-Weekly Republican. 86 osota. Additional apace pro rata. OAMIXB BOYS. Carl Arnott Hopkins Brothers Raymond Lynge Herman Van Lear Thomas Donnelly Morgan Lynge

CLASSIFIED COLUMN FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Four brood sows, to farrow middle of August or first of September, bred to registered spotted Poland China boar. E. L. Bruce, ’Phone 925-C. FOR SALE—Ford touring car, in good condition. ’Phone 107 or 130. FOR SALE —Hungarian seed. Alf Donnelly. ’Phone 903-B. FOR SALE —A five passenger touring car, in first-class condition. Must be sold at once, cash or note. See John Braddock at Scott Brothen’ Harness shop. FOR SALE—Seed and table po-| tatoes, |1 and |1.35 per bushel at! my farm. H. P. Callender, route 1. FOR SALE—Twelve good dwelling houses in the city of Rensselaer. Three of these houses are modern in every respect, all have city water and lights. Eight are located within 3 blocks of the court house and the remainder aye) within the corporate i limits. See nxe for full particulars. ; Phillip Blue. yPhone 438. WANTED Eight good, husky Hoosiers to shovel gravel and torpedo sand. Wages $4 per day or 15 cents a yard for 20,000 yards. Work to begin at Dyer in about ten day's. Pierson Bros., 1622 West End Ave., Chicago Heights, HL WANTED —Girl for general housework or woman to work by the day assisting in house cleaning. Mrs. Alfred Donnelly. ’Phone 903-B. WANTED—Experienced girl for general housework; good wages. Phone 37. Mrs. Firman Thompson. ' . •> WANTED—To rent a six or seven room residence at once. Harry E. Gifford,’phone 158. ; ~ ’ FOR SALE —Bee supplies; Order now and be prepared for the spring flow of honey. Ask for free catalog. Leslie Clark, at the Republican office. WANTED —-To buy small safe in good condition. ’Phone 296 or 462. WANTED WANTED—Your specification for your oak lumber. We will be sawing soon and can get out youy hard W'ood lumber in any size and quantity you desire. E. P. Lane* phone Ml.

I WANTED —Girl to assist in genI eral housework. Call ’phone 425. ' Mrs. Harriett Overton. I WANTED—Hides. Will pay 17c per pound. Roth Bros. WANTED—At the local market at Ed Herath’s place of business, some home canned fruit and meat fryings, 25 pansy plants, 3 dozen celery plants. If anyone will be so kind as to bring these, please bring them to that place by Saturday night, May 31. Your payment for same will be insured. If you desire the cans returned, put, your name on them; if not, add price of .cans to fruit. ■ = WANTED —Bee‘keepers to write lor ask for copy of bee catalogue. Mailed free. Leslie Clark. Rensselaer, Ind. LOST LOST—Last Sunday between McCoysburg and Rensselaer, a boy’s coat. Please notify Grant Rishling. ’Phone 902-B. LOST—Waterman fountain pen, between high school and downtown. Please notify Lucille Van Hook. Telephone 938-A. LOST—Near slough bridge, 30x 3hi good safety tire on Ford rear wheel with broken axle shaft Return to Main Garage, best in Rensselaer _ MISCELLANEOUS FOUND—An automobile crank. Can be had at this office. MONEY TO LOAN—Chas. J. Dean & Son. ""money TO LOAN—S per cent, farm loans.' JOHN A DUNLAP. NOTICE TO WATKINS PATRONS—MaiI orders will be promptly filled. Write for prices. Terms C. O. D. Address Nick Monthaan, Knox, Ind.

CALL CITY BUS LINE FOR TRAINS AND CITY SERVICE LEE RAMEY Phone* 441-White and 107.

RENSSELAER - - REMINGTON BUS LINE TWO ROUND TRIPS DAILY LEAVE •leneselaer 8:00 a. m. Reneeelaer 3:45 p. m. Remington 9:30 a. m. Remington. 5:15 p. m. FARE SIOO War Tax Bc. FRANK G. KRESLER. Proprietor.

• REMOVAL NOTICE. * • 1 have moved my office to * * the rooms over Murray’s De- • * partment store. Entrance, stair- * • way next to J mg’s drug store. • • Telephone 89. E. N. LOY, M. • • •aeseeoeeee

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THE BVKMDfO REPUBLICAN, BENBBELAEB, INDIANA-

JUNE TERM OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

County Commissioners Charles V. •; Welch, D. S. Makeever and H. W. Marble met in regular session in their office in the court house June 2 and 3. and the following business wastransacted;, Bridge*. , 3142. Schatzley ditch, Walker township. Contractors, Morrow and DeArmond, notified to appear first day of July term to show why bridge should not be built. Auditor directed to advertise for sale of following bridges, bids to be on file at 2 o’ccjock July 7, 19J9.: . 2238. Sehroer .ditch, Barkley, township, repair; 3239, Gifford-Oh-ver ditch, Barkley township, repair; 3240, Daniels ditch, Barkley township, repair; 3241, Barkley-Manion ditch over Iroquois ft Ver, repair; 3242, Jordan township, Loerche ditch, repair; 3243, Jordan township, Nesius ditch; 3244, Mosquito creek; 3245, Jordan township, Bice ditch, repair; 3246, Jordan township, Nesius ditch, repair; 3247, Keener township, Virgie; 3248, Keener township, New Hebron grade; 3249, Keener township, Hebron grade; 3250, Newton township, Charles Day ditch; 3251, Newton township, Amos Davisson ditch; 3252, Union township, Davisson ditch; 3253, Davisson ditch, Keener township. Road*. 2705. A. S. Barlow stone road. Estimate for contract too low. Board appoints E. D. Nesbitt, John Tilton and B. D. McColly and directs them to file report June 3. Engineers and viewers file report of re-estimate. Same approved and auditor directed to give two weeks’ notice in Wheatfield Review. Cause continued and expense account as set out ordered paidr” “ ” ’

2070. Carey L.. Carr stone road. No bids filed. Auditor directed to re-advertise sale of contract of completion of improvement. To be on file July 7, 1919. Engineer Nesbitt files report showing work to amount of $6,884.69. Amount heretofore paid, $5,487.75. Balance due contractors, $1,396.94, which is allowed and ordered paid. 2717. Frank Fenwick stone road. No bid? received. Board finds road failed to sell on account of insufficient estimate. Board appoints E. D. Nesbitt, Moses Leopold and -A. Halleck to re-estimate and report at present term. Viewers fife report of re-estimate. Approved and directions given to give proper notice by publication. Expense account as set out ordered paid. 2716. Maurice Gorman stone road. Contract awarded William Stalbaum for $4,212.55. Auditor directed to sell bonds according to law. Charles Kessinger appointed superintendent. W. E. Harry, attorney, allowed SSO, twenty per cent to be held until com-

pletion of road. 2800. Julius Hine stone road. No bids received. Board finds estimate insufficient. Referred to Eddward. D. Nesbitt, Walter V. Porter and 8.. F. Alter for re-estimate. Engineer and viewers file re-estimate. Approved and directions given auditor to give two weeks publication of filing new estimate. Expense as set out ordered paid. 2711. J. W. Hitchings stone road. No bids received and re-advertise-ment ordered. To be on file at 2 o’clock July 7, 1019. 2992. Frank Hoover stone road. Engineer reports contract price $6,700; performed, $2,919.60. Heretofore paid, $284.60. Balance due concontractor, $438. Allowed and ordered paiddered paid. , Auditor directed to advertise' sale of contract. 2991. H. W. Jackson stone road. Auditor directed to notify Evans and VanAtta to appear before board July 7, 1919, and show why work should not be completed. 2969. James Lane,stone road. Engineer reports contract price $9,100. Work done, $7,771.86. Heretofore paid, $6,598. Balance due contractor, $1,173.86. Same allowed and ordered paid and auditor directed to advertise for sale of contract, bids to be on file by 2 o’clock July 7, 1919. 7 r 4 ".. 2987. Board fihds from report of superintendent and engineer contract cancelled- That contract performed to the amount of $2,602.7. Heretofore paid, $2,104. Balance due contractor, $898.74; allowed and ordered paid and auditor to advertise for sale of contract, to be on file July 7, 1919. ' ' 3035. Jacob May stone road. Viewers file report, showing estimate of contract to be $17,235.73. ' Estimate approved. Expense account as set out approved and ordered paid. Auditor directed to give notice according to law. I 3015. J. R. Phillips stone road and 3194. Betis Eldridge, stone -readBoard finds -petition signed by more than fifty freeholders and legal voters and in due form and sufficient. Board also finds new notice sufficient. Ordered spread of record. Referred to E. D. Nesbitt, county surveyor, and board of connnissioiicrs as viewers to report according to law June 30, 1919. , 3090. Harvey R. Putt stone road. Auditor presents certified copy of joint session. , 3011. John H. Rusk stone rbad. Engineer and viewers file report. | Same approved. Auditor directed to (give' two weeks’ potice by publication ‘of filing of new estimate- Expense accounts as set out in report allowed and ordered paid. , , 2990. Fred Tyler stone road. Auditor directed to notify Evans and VanAtta, contractors, to appear in commissioners’ court July 7, 1919, and show why they should not commence work. 3026. G. I. Thomas ston road. Viewers file re-estimate, diowing total cost of construction to be $6,865. Estimate approved. Auditor directed to give notice as required by law. Expense account as set out in report approved and ordered paid. « 2928. W. L. Wood stone roadEngineer’s report shows contract'

price $48,500. Total earned on contract pl-ice, $27,151.43. Amount heretofore paid,s2B,o66.3s.Balance due' contractor, ' $1,085.08, which Amount is allowed and ordered pjiid. Auditor directed to advertise Tor sale of completion of contract. Bids to be on file Jviy 7, 1919. 2972. Robert J. Yeoman stone road. No bids received. -Estimate found too low. Board appoints Edgar D. Nesbitt, Frank Kresler, H. R. Wood, who are directed to report at the present term. Engineer and viewers file report of re-estimate, showing cost of construction to be $14,699.30. Same approved and auditor directed to give notice by publication. Expense account as set .out in report allowed and ordered paid. i County Unit Road*. • e 3218. Charles C. Parks stone road. Petitioners present petition and make proof of. Board finds petition .is signed by more than fifty freehold- | ers and legal voters and in due form and sufficient. Board also finds new notice sufficient. Ordered spread of record. Referred to Edward D. Nesbitt, county surveyor, and board of commissioners as viewers to report according to law June 30, 1919. 3219, Alfred Duggleby stone road; 3222, J. If. Mitchell, et. al.; 3221. B. F. Fendig, et. al.; 3223. Edward R. Cook; 3224. Henry Kohloff; 3225. William B. .Fisher; 3227. Charles W. Brand; 3228. George L. Parks; 3229. Ernest Comer; 3230. Henry Gushwa; 3231. Thoqias F. Murphy; 6255. Elias Arnold; 3256. Hatvey Davisson, same action as above. 3222. Claude Spencer road. Viewers and engineer granted extension of time to July term. AU other road matters continued.

Ditche*. 3093. Arthur R. Kresler drain. Auditor presents assessment sheet showing apportionment of assessments Examined—and approved. Board fixes Monday, September 8, on or before which assessments may be paid. 3113. Frank Nesius drain. Treasurer presents certificate, showing the sale of bonds to Edward O’Gara, of Lafayette, at par value, or $5,221.40. Subject to approval of transcript of proceedings. 3193. Mrs. John M. Wasson. Drainage commissioner filed petition asking for extension, of time in which to file report. Time extended to- June 17, 1919: 3232. Russell Van Hook drain. Engineer and viewers granted extension of time to first day of July term. ‘ 3233. Andrew K. Yeoman dram. No objections on file. Petition is referred to Edward D. Nesbitt, county surveyor; B. Frank Alter, county drainage and James Lane, of Newton township, who are directed to report at first day of July t onn • AU other ditch matters continued. Miscellaneous. 3254. Quarterly report of George M. Wilcox, superintendent of county farm, examined and approved, showing receipts of $1,592.44, and expenditures of $1,136.30. 3257. In the matter of additional salary for Morgan L. Sterrett, county superintendent of schools. Petition, as required by law, signed by a sufficient number of freeholders and township trustees filed asking that said Sterrett be granted an additional salary not to exceed $1,000.00. Board grants said Sterrett additional salary of $841.50. Said additional salary to date from May 15, 1919. County Board of Finance. The following amount of interest due was examined and approved: First National bank, Rensselaer, $286.05; Trust and Savings bank, Rensselaer, no report; State bank of Rensselaeg, $253.65; State bank of field, $76.30. ’

SHELBY.

Mrs. Fred Struble and children, of Gary, were visitors ■akthe Davis home Memorial day. Miss Arvesta Parrish and Miss Evelyn Austin were week-end guests of the former’s aunt, Mrs. Selden Spieth. _ Mrs. Maude Denner and son, Pauly will leave Thursday for lowa City, for a few weeks’ visit with relatives. The series of meetings at the Churth of Christ closed Sunday evening. At the close of the Sunday evening service, baptismal services were held at the river. Morin Cole, who is employed in the steel mills at Gary, was a Sunday visitor at the home of his father, George Cole. A special Children’s day program wiU be held at the M. B. church Sunday at Bp. m. All are cordially invited to attend. Mr. Hill, of the Moody Bible institute, will preach a brief sermon. A great number of our people attended the common school commencement at the Grand theater in Lowell Monday evening. following pupils of the Shelby schools were graduates: Everette Schultz, Schuyler Fitch, Marion Ward, Gutanar Johnson, Fondelette Rumsey, Alice Flewelling, Carrie Haskell, Bessie Regnier and Paul Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Selden Spieth spent last week in Indianapolis visiting relatives. While there Mr. Spieth attended the sessions of the, grand lodge of the Masonic order. Mrs. Joe Parrish was a Chicago shopper Wednesday.

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William Traub made a . business trip to Ghicago Tuesday. evening. Charles Murphy returned from Chicago this forenoon. » A. D. Lee left yesterday for a visit with relatives at Lafayette, Mulberry and Frankfort. The weatherman has relented a bit and is giving us some cooler weather. The iSew club will meet with Mrs. B. Forsythe Friday instead of Thursday. Boys who have been trespassing and breaking windows and scales at Eiglesbaeh’s slaughter house will be arrested if it happens again. Mrs. H. F. Strikes, of Hammond, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs,. John O’Connor, of Kniman, went to Monon this forenoon and expected to return to Rensselaer this evening. i The funeral of Emory Mills was held this Wednesday afternoon at the home of his brother, Howard Mills, on East Washington street. Interment was made in Weston cemetery.

Daniel, Lon and Miss Pegrl Chapman, of Milroy township, were in Rensselaer today. They completed the contract for Hie purchase of the Joseph Fitzhugh fifty acres of land, in Milroy township. Mrs. William Beckhimer, of Brooklyn, and A. B. Shindelar, of Jamestown, returned to their homes today. They had been here to see Mrs. Millie Todd, who is in a very critical condition at the hospital, not being expected to live through the day. There'will be a WAr Mothers’ reception for returned soldiers and sailors in the corridor of the court house Saturday evening, June 7th, at 8 o’clock. An excellent program is being prepared and there will be music, refreshments and dancing. Several of the men recently returned from overseas will speak of their experiences on this occasion. All Jasper county men are cordially invited.

.Lieutenant Woodhull I. Spitler, in writing to his parents, Mayor and Mrs. Charles G. Spitler, asks that they be not alarmed upon opening a paper some morning and find 'that he is held a hostage of the Russian Bolsheviki, as he has volunteered to become a prisoner of the Bolsheviki when the exchange of prisoners is made. He is greatly desirous of viewing the Bolsheviki at close range. He gave no indication as to when he might return to this country. Lieutenant Spitler also sent a copy of the American Sentinal, published at Archangel, which is a fouT-page edition and contains much of general interest.

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Gravellous Hansson returned home from- Indianapolis last everting, where he attended the automobile races. He drove home one of four Ford automobiles for the Central Garage, the local agents. Electric wiring and supplies. Phone IX3. Babcock Electric Co. The ticket sales at the Monon station Sunday amounted to S4OO. Rensselaer is trying to help the railroads meet the abnormal expenses caused by the administration of these properties under government ownership. Just before the arrival of the 6:50 p. m. train for Chicago passengers desiring tickets were lined up to the number of forty. Dan Morrissey, who was at the window, handled them like a Barnum & Bailey ticket seller. > ATTENTION, CAR OWNERS! • „ —. I. I am prepared to half-sole your tires with Gates Half-Soles on tires of all sizes. These are puncture proof and guaranteed 3,500 miles. Cost only one-half as much as you pay for standard tires. Tire and tube repairing at reasonable prices. Also handle Gates’ tested tubes in all sizes. Ford Special Oil,- lubricating oil and grease. Free air and water. Come and see how Gates’ Half-Sole tires are put on. All work will be given careful attention. ’Phone 109. JOHN J. EDDY.

NIGHT GOWNS. May we have all oustanding night gowns, as we must ship. Mrs. Arthur Hopkins, local chapter Red Cross. NOTICE. I have moved my office into the Stockton building over the Burchard store. DR. I. M. WASHBURN; Electric supplies. Phone 113. Pabcock Electric Co.

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