Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1919 — Page 1

No. 161.

LINOLEUM I This is the time of year to buy linoleum; while it is hot and the hotter the better. Don’t wait until the weather gets cold as the linoleum will crack with handling. The prices are bound to advance again this fall as linrleum is practically off the market. Cm'lll Dutro We have a limited Ollldll ilU&u number of small rugs in mottled Axministers size 27x54 that we will offer at $3.75. Couch Hammocks and Porch Swings We still have couch hammocks ranging in price from $6.50 to $30.00. Our stock is down to two wood porch swings. We still have a few wood porch chairs and rockers W. J. WRIGHT.

THURSDAY PRODUCE MARKET.

Cream, 50c. Eggs, 37c. Hens, 23 c. Cocks, 13c.

ATTENTION, REDMEN!

All Redmen are urged to be present at the meeting in the hall Monday evening, July 14. There will he degree work and eats. Give this notice yourperferred attention.

TEMPERATURE. The following is the temperature for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 a. m. on the date (indicated: _ . . Max. Min. July 8 93 54 July 10 ............. t .98 60

Orders now being taken for fall delivery from the Guaranteed Nursery company. Stock failing to live replaced free. Charles Pefley.

‘OCCIDENT As we said before It costs a little more. But we stand back of every sack And you know that a flour which BAKES BETTER EATS AND MORE is cheaper than the ordinary ROWLES & PARKER

PRINCESS THEATRE —TONIGHT—

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The Evening Republican.

CORONOR’S VERDICT IS SUICIDE.

Willis J. Wright, coronor of Jasper county, held an inquest Wednesday over the body of Mrs. Glen Olen Oberly at the home of Riley Miller. His finding was that she had met her death by shooting herself with a revolver. The funeral of the deceased was held this Thursday morning at the St. Augustine Catholic church and burial was made in the Mt. Calvary cemetery.

COUNTY BOARD OF REVIEW ADJOURNS.

The county board of review, consisting of Auditor J. P.. Hammond, Treasurer Charles V. May, Assessor G. L. Thornton, CJiarles R. Peregrine and Ellis JoAes, completed its thirty-eight days’ Nation this Thursday evening. The result of the board’s work will not be known until the county auditor has completed the addition of the revised assessments of the several, corporations of the county.

Mrs. Etta Fond returned to her home in Lafayette today after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Hurley. > Why not attend the millinery sale at Jones & Briney’s commencing i Saturday, July 12th, at their new ■i location in the Trust and Savings ' bank building?

J. J. MILLER & SON r’ , z Cement Contractors TELEPHONE 168 A

ARY PICKFORD » DADDY LONGLEGS PRICE 15c and 25c. Plus War Tax. SATURDAY . Alice Brady "Red Head” Also Mack Sennett Comedy

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1919.

THE JULIA WORK HOME

VISITORS SHOCKED AT CONDITIONS—INMATES APPEAR STARVED. Sheriff Woodworth and County Probation Officer C. M. Sands returned from Plymouth Wednesday, where they had (been to take the Clifton boy to the Julia A. Work home, located near there. Upon arrival at the home they found Mrs. Work absent and the j home in Charge of female attendants. They asked to be shown the : home and were* certainly shocked | at the conditions they found there, which much resembled some of the conditions found in the tales of Charles Dickens. Upon their request to see the inmates they wfere taken to a large room where .the 'boys were located. It was almost the noon hour, but the boys were still locked in. They were sitting in chairs and seemed to have lost 1 all ambition. They looked emaci--1 ated, pale, and appeared halfstarved and when the boys from

' Jasper county were called by name (they did not seem to have enough strength to arise and kept their seats. When the attendant was asked if they were kept in all the time she said that they were allowed to exercise on the play .ground and 'before dinner they were released and allowed on the play ground for not to exceed twenty minutes, but not more than two or three of the boys had ambition enough to try to play. In reiply to a question, the attendant said that there was no drinking water on the grounds for the boys, but that at certain hours they could procure water inside the building. 'They visited the kitchen, where dinner was being prepared, and one look at the mess being prepared for the inmates was enough to make the visitors siCk at the stomach. Some kind of ill-looking and ill-smelling soup was being prepared and this, with some dry bread, constituted the dinner of the inmates. It can only be imagined what the breakfasts and suppers consist of. There are over ninety 'boys in the school and a number of girls and the mess that was being prepared for dinner was not sufficient to sustain life, even if it had been palatable, for half the number of inmates found in the home.

The sleeping quarters were overcrowded and badly ventilated and unhealthy. When the visitors attempted to question the boys they would not answer, evidently being afraid of the consequences if they complained of their treatment at the home. Upon their return to Plymouth the visitors made inquiries and no one was found to speak a good word for the school. The Julia Work home is supposed to be a home for orphans and for those whose home surroundings are such as to make a change necessary. It is supported by the state to some extent, -the counties paying from fifty to sixty cents per day board for each child sent there, depending on their ages. Jasper county at present has three children there and pays $1.50 per day for their care. If the proprietor of this institution can keep the children alive for a ferw cents a day, the difference between fifty or sixty cents a day for each child and the amount spent to maintain life, is her profit. Mr. Sands is intending to call the attention of the authorities to the conditions found there in hopes that some way can be found to stamp out this helh hole, iwhidh is a disgrace to the state of Indiana, ilf there is no other way to get the boys from Jasper county released or transferred to some other institution the county commissioners should refuse to pay the home for the support of the boys from here, which would probably result in their being discharged. The matter will be called to the attention of Judge Hanley, who committed the boys from Jasper to the home.

CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to take this means to thank our many kind neighbors and friends for their words of sympathy and for the mlany acts of kindness shown following the death of our beloved sister, Olive Oberly; also for the floral tributes.—The Brothers and Sisters.

NOTICE. All the suits contesting the will o£ the late Benjamin J. Gifford, are now disposed of, and I am in a position to sell land. I have yet unsold several hundred acres of good land located in Jasper and Lake counties, which I 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 particulars. GEO. H., GIFFORD, Executor. ANOTHER CAR ARMOUR FEED. We have just received another car of Armour feed. Those wishing some of this feed should let us know at once.—lroquois Roller Mills, ’phone 45ft. 1

NEW COUNTY DEPOSITORY

FARMERS’ NATIONAL BANK AT REMINGTON DESIGNATED BY COMMISSIONERS. ! At their meeting Monday the t county commissioners granted the . petition of the Farmers’ Nations i Bank of Remington and that institution is now one of the authorized county ’ depositories and their bond in the sum of SIOO,OOO has been approved. • This makes the sixth bank in Jasper county which is authorized to receive county monies. The other banks are the Trust & Savings, the First National and State banks, of Rensselaer, the State Bank of Remington and the Bank of Wheatfield. The Farmers’ National bank of Remington was organized March 31, 1919. The capital stock is $30,000 and surplus $.3,000. The directors of the bank are W. C. Smalley, George L. Hascall, A. P.. Rainier, A. R. Sheets, W. A. Stitz, Elmer Johnson and Charles Watson. The officers are: W. C. Smalley, president;' George L. Hascall, vice-pres-ident, and Elmer Johnson, cashier. The bond filed as surety as county depository is signed by the above directors and Ira D. Forry, James H. Chapman and Charles H. Peck.

The bank is located in the .business room purchased of George Worden. The building has been and a fine stone front has been added. This makes two banks for Remington, the State .bank being the other financial institution. That this bank has been prosperous is assured by the fact that last year their dividends amounted to twenty-five per cent of the capital stock. Remington is a mighty good town. It is located in the heart of one of the very richest agricultural districts in the state. That the older institution will continue to prosper there can be no doubt and the personnel of the new institution assures its success.

REMOVAL NOTICE. J ■■ We have removed our millinery stock from our former location in the Rowles & Parker department store, and our millinery iparlors are now occupying rooms in the Trust & Savings bank building on South Van Rensselaer street. We cordially extend an invitation to our many Old and new customers to call upon us and inspect the wonderful display we are now showing. Adi of the newest designs and creations, modes to please, the most exacting; styles and shapes to meet the approval of the discriminating; hats that possess distinctiveness — the final little dash which lends them chicness and wins over the buying public. Call today at our new parlors. JONES & BRINEY

THE WEATHER. Forecast for Indiana: Thunderstorms in extreme south portion this afternoon. Fair tonight and Friday. Cooler tonight.

Shock Absorbers $6.09 not installed Large Steering Wheels $2.25 r Spotlights $2.29 I ‘ ' CENTRAL GARAGE CO. 'Phone 319. Rensselaer, Ind.

Over 800 now % in our big stock. . Priced $1.50 to $8.50

INCLEMENT WEATHER STOPS FIRST CONCERT ATTEMPT.

The weatherman frowned on the attempts of the (local musicians to make their 1919 bow to the public Wednesday evening and as a result of the unfavorable conditions but one selection, 'hurriedly rendered, was given for the music-hungry publie. A wind of high velocity made its appearance about the time the concert was scheduled to start. Heavy, ominous looking clouds appeared and soon there was a stream of automobiles scurrying homeward with their occupants to dodge the storm. The wind continued for some time and was followed by a refreshing rain, not as much, however, as was desired for the burning crops. Several large trees in the city fell before the wind and the limbs and leaves of others were swept from their moorings, cluttering up the streets and lawns as they did so. No serious damage is reported apd it is to be hoped that more rain will soon be forthcoming.

WILL MOVE INTO THEIR NEW BUNGALOW.

'Mr. and Mirs. Richard Wangelin arrived 'home Wednesday evening i’rom Goshen. They brought with them a truck load of household goods and they expect to get into their new home on Home avenue next week. Mt. Wangelin 'has had built a fine five-room bungalow which is up-to-date and modern in every respect and will be one of the pretty homes of the city.

THURSDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

Ferne Adams left the hospital yesterday and Miss Grace Moore today. Cecelia Zimmer, who had undergone an operation for appendicitis, was able to leave the -hospital today. The two 9-yhar-old daughters of Mrs. W. C. Hopkins, of Vinita, Okla., underwent operations today for tonsilitis. Mrs. Anna 1 Tyler underwent an operation today. Maxine Davis remains about the same. * The following are improving: Mrs. John T. Culp, Mrs. A. E. Deloust, Mrs. Harold Johnson, Jaimes Akers, Gus Larsh, Marion Wyant, Frank Parkison and Earl Adams.

LOCAL GRAIN MARKET HIGHER THURSDAY.

Oats, 68c. Corn, $1.83. Rye, $1.30. Wheat, No. 1, $2.11. 2, $2.08. 3, $2.04.

ATTENTION, CAR OWNERS!

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.

CHAMBERLAIN’S ICE CREAM

We are , 'handling exclusively Chamberlain’s ice cream- There is no better made. Would be pleased to serve you.—Depot Restaurant.

JESS WILLARD AND PARTY PASS THROUGH THE CITY.

Jess Willard, ex-champion heavyweight, who was dethroned at Toledo on July 4 by Jack Dempsey, suffering one of the most severe 'beatings ever given a champion, and party passed through Rensselaer late Wednesday evening on their way to their home in Lawrence, Kansas, where Jess is going to take 'his one hundred thousand berries and settle down to private life. The party remained here but a few minutes and the champion did not venture forth from the big Cadillac car. His face showed quite plainly the bruises manufactured by Dempsey’s maulers and one eye was badly discolored. Mrs. Willard accompanied her husband.

YOUNG DELPHI MAN IS DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

Delphi, Ind., July 9.—While swimming in the Monitor lime kiln pond, near this city, late this evening, George Franklin, local automobile race driver, was taken with congestion and was drowned. After eating heartily at supper, Franklin and two companions started out to the pond for a swam. The pond was a considerable distance away, and the exercise in reaching it caused Franklin to perspire freely. Without taking time to cool off, he plunged into the cold water, and soon after was seized with cramps and sank. His companions, seeing his distress, attempted to rescue him, but he was dead before they could reach him. He was 40 years old and is survived by bis widow and his parents.

IF YOU KNOW OCCIDENT you can appreciate these prices. If you don’t its a good time to get acquainted. SATURDAY 49 lbs. - $3.49 24 lbs. - $1.79 ROWLES & PARKER

LAWN MOWER IMPROVES APPEARANCES.

Our city school yards have been neatly mowed and the burdock has been cut at the north side of the intermediate building and the appearance is now much improved. We still have the dangerous and ugly iron fence, but the old Makemself ditch, which is full of old cans and rubbish, is fast being covered over with dirt.

YESTERDAY’S* RESULTS. National League. St Louis, 12; New York, 8. Philadelphia, 1-5; Chicago, 6-4. Pittsburg, 2; Brooklyn, 0. Cincinnaiti, 3; Boston, 1. American League. Detroit, 2; Washington, 1. Clevelaaid, 2; New York, 0. St. Louis, 3; Boston, Q. Chicago, 8-6; Philadelphia, 7-2.

AT THE STAR THEATRE - TONIGHT - THE HOUSE OF GOOD PICTURES TODAY Gloria Swanson “The Secret Code” —-Alto A Mack Sennett Comedy FRIDAY, Gladys Leslie “The Little Runaway” COMING SATURDAY ALL-STAR CAST Carlyle Blackwell ? Montagu Love / Evelyn Greeley * June Elvidge Johnny Hines

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