Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1919 — Page 1

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7 ■ - ■; T" ■ The Two Things A Housewife Needs This Hot Weather is a Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet and a Hoover Electric Sweeper W. J. WRIGHT.

Guy Crowder wen>t to Delphi today. " George Putts went to Monon today. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Timmons and daughter came today from Bention (Harbor, Mich., to visit relatives and friends. A great treat in store for those who enjoy singing, dancing and allround good show. Open at 8:30 tonight. Mrs. 0. H. Bryant and Urith Bradfield returned to their home at Rockville today after visiting Rev. Barbre and wife. A deal has just been consummated by Harry SwartzeH Lee Matheny disposes of his eighty acre farm two miles and a halt northeast of Rensselaer. This farm was purchased by Harjey Bruce, of Crawfordsville, son of Ed Bruce, who paid SIB,BOO for the same, or $235 per acre.

Aluminum Wars REGULAR $2.00 VALDES All Weak big’ choice $1.30 Rowles & Parker

PRINCESS THEATRE Mary McLaren "Vanity Pool”

■V Do you (believe that truth is stranger than fiction? Mary McLaren in “VANITY POOL,” played by the magnificent ail-star cast: Mary McLaren, Franklin Farnum, Anna Q. Nilsson, Marian Sars, VirTUESDAY Bryant Washburn —u— , 1 " “Poor Boob” • Cl ♦ WEDNESDAY ' William Brady Presents "Little Women”

The Evening Republican.

ENJOYING A THREE MONTHS’ VACATION.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Landrum, of Taft, California, who are visiting relatives here, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Maxwell, of Jordan township. Mrs. Maxwell and Mrs. Landrum are sisters. Before coming here, Mr. and Mrs. Landrum visited with his fa/thev and other relatives at Henderson, Kentucky. Mr. Landrum is with the Standard Oil company at Taft and has an excellent position. He has been with the standard company nine years, and will receive pay during his vacation. He is a head driller and receives a very large salary. Mr. and Mrs. Landrum report that Fred Hamilton, who is at Taft, has an excellent position with the Union Oil company and if he makes good he has some splendid promotion ahead of him. Fred is a nephew of Mrs. Landrum.

VISIT BOY SCOUTS AT CULVER.

A large number of the parents and friends of the Boy Scouts, who are having an outing at Culver,Military academy, visited them at Lake Maxinkuckee Sunday. Among them were: A. E. Wallace and family, I. N. Warren and family, B. F. Fendig and family, Van Grant and family, Charles Leavel and family, William L. Frye and family, Fred A. Phillips and family, S. H. Cornwell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Abel Grant, Hale Grant and family, Dr. and Mrs. F. H. Hemphill, Cleve W. Eger aftd family, Rice Porter and family, John G. Hayes, Alda Parkison, Mattie Hemphill and Ida Dowe.

WARNING!

Train N0.'15 passes here at ll;20 p. m., following just ten minutes after the regular train which stops here at 11:10 p. m. No. 15 is a fast mail and express train and does not stop here. It passes through the city at a very high rate of speed and as many often leave the city in their automobiles about this time in the night it is well to take notice of this danger.

Robert Loy and Marie Hamilton were the guests of friends in Lafayette Sunday. Miss Elizabeth Crouch returned to this city with them in the evening and is the guest of Miss Hamilton.

ginia Chester, Thomas Holding and others, is a lavishly invested p*y with many stunning creations worn by the feminine stars. Also good comedy and current events from all over the world. | COMING i Charlie Chaplin “A Show for a Night” THURSDAY Lila Lee “Puppy Love”

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1919.

TRAIN BURNING; SEVERAL HURT

PENNSY TRAIN WRECKED BETWEEN GOODLAND AND REMINGTON TODAY.

An east bond passenger train on the Pennsylvania l railroad was /wrecked this Monday morning near Perkins, Ind., a small station between Goodland and Remington, according to reports reaching this city at noon today. The train is said to !be burning and the engineer, fireman, baggage master and mail clerk are reported as having been fatally injured. - . A burning culvert is said to have been the cause of the wreck. Details were niot available at press /time and the extent of the damage done is not known at this time.

MONDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

Mrs. John T. Culp and Mrs. Ralph Johnson returned to their homes Saturday. The condition of Maxine Davis remains about the same. There were four operations for the removal of tonsils today. The parties were: Vivian and Duwane, children of A. R. Swanson, of Morocco; Helen Todd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Todd, of Union township, and Ralph Hopkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hopkins, of this city. . . Mrs. Joseph Sheurich is receiving medical attention. Mrs. Roe Yeoman and new boy, .born Saturday, are getting along nicely. The following patients atre improving: Mrs. Anna Tyler, Gus Larsh, James Akers, Earl E. Adams, Marion Wyant and Frank Parkiso/n. , x , Mrs. Deloust is being treated at the hospital.

OIL COMPANY LEASES BIG TRACT OF LAND.

<■ The following leases of land which have been secured by Woodwar and Miartin, of Pokel, Ind., have been placed on record in the recorder’s office in this county: William Larsh, fifty acres; Frank May, 137.27 acres; William E. Culp, 320 acres; Mrs. Jennie Gish, 134 acres; Elmer Gilmore, 160 acres; Ray Herr, 63 acres; George W. Caster, 40 acres; Matthew Nessius, 220 acres; Elmer Clark, 40 acres; Eugene Marchand, 69.50 acres; C. W,. Dunn, 100 acres; George W. Foulks, 80 acres; Lillian Mitchell, 49 acres; G B. Parkison, 283 acres; James R* Parkison, 620 acres; Emma Herr, 1086 acres and Ephriam Gilmore, 1,652 acres.

TEMPERATURE. The following is the temperature for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 a. m. on the date indicated: Max. Mm. July ii • •••- 87 g July 13 • • 8 ® ™ July 14 .. • • 100 70

REMOVAL NOTICE. We 'have removed our millinery stock from our former location in the Rowles & Parker department store, and our millinery parlors 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. All of the newest designs and creations, modes to please the most exacting; styles and shapes to meet the approval of the discriminating; hats ♦hut possess distinctiveness — the final little dash which lends them chicness and wins oyer the buying public. Call c today at our new parlors. JONES & BRINEY

HAVE CLOSETS CLEANED NOW.

Health orders require fbhat all outside closets be kept in good condition. We are here to do your scavenger work. Leave orders at the Free Wood barber shop.

NOTICE. All the suits contesting the will of 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, Indi.M, {or ODTOBD Executor.

WHEAT OUTLOOK DISCOURAGING

SHRIVELING REDUCES WEIGHT AND CUTS DOWN YIELD IN STATE.

Lafayette, Ind., July 12.—Hot weather in June, which caused wheat to ripen prematurely throughout Indiana, cost farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars. Reports reecived by Purdue university agricultural experts here on the quantity and quality of, the 1919 crop now being thrashed indicated a much smaller yield than was expected. Weight and Quality. Loose smut, various disease pests and the army worm caused considerable loss, but the principal damage was that done by the premature ripening. This caused the grain to shrivel, reducing its weight and its quality in grading tests and cutting down the yield an acre. Just how great the deterioration has been cain not be estimated yet, but it is believed that the 1919 wheat, instead of running sixty or sixtythree pounds to a bushel, as it should, will not average much more than fifty-five pounds, if it does that well. Figures to Come Later. Later on Purdue will have figures to show just what the farmers of Indiana have lost by reason of the hot weather that came just as the grain was ripening. It is an unusual happening, and, but for it, the Hoosier yield would have come up to all expectations. More harm was done by the premature ripening in southern Indiana than in the northern counties, according to Prof. A. T. Wiancko, soils and crop expert at Purdue. In Tippecanoe county, however, many farmers report the yield below expectations and the quality disappointing. Before the fields were cut the Wheat looked especially promising and after it was in (the shock the weight of the straw suggested a yield of from thirty to forty bushels to the acre. Below the Normal. But as the wheat is thrashed the farmers find the crop is running little better than eighteen bushels to the acre in many places, they say. In some places the yield will not exceed fifteen bushels to the acre. And to add to this disappointment the wheat is going to grade considerably below its normal standard. “Despite the Australian take-all disease, which has been discovered in some fields,” said Professor Wiancko, “the damage done by the insects and disease is rather less thin year than usual. There is very little covered smut, but considerable loose smut. The Hessian fly failed to do as much damage as generally. As for the loose smut, the weather favored this disease. It formed in the head of the grain and caused much of it to turn into dust and blow away.”

WILLIAM TRAUB HAS RIVAL.

Edward Gilmore recently placed a brilliantly colored barber pole on Washington street, thus proclaiming to the world that not far away there lurked a tonsorial parlor. But the barber pole is no longer resplendent nor does it longer proudly hold its head on high. All because Charles Morrell pulled a William Traub and bumped the pole with his Detroit Disturber. Mr. Morrell attempted to park his car along the street, the brakes failed to work and the car crashed into Mr. Gilmore’s advertisement. Caroline Herman, one of the regular nurses at the Jasper county hospital, underwent an operation Friday at the American hospital in Chicago for gall stones. No word has been received from her since the operation. He said,«“wilt thou?’’—and she wilted. She wed a prince she, should have jilted. But they’ve lived happily until this day, cause nobody “gave the bride away.” Moral: Tig-up with an Oakland. Nobody’s got anything on them.— Hugh Kirk.

THE WEATHER. Forecast for Indiana zPartly cloudy weather, with local thundershowers probable tonight and Tuesday. Somewhat lower temperature Tuesday.

IMPORTANT * INSIST on getting GENUINE Ford Parts - when your Ford Car needs repairing. Do not allow “bogus” or/ imitation Parts to go in your car. Central Garage Company Phone 319 Rensselaer, Ind.

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R-34 MAKES RETURN TRIP IN SEVENTY-FIVE HOURS.

Pulham, Norfolk, England, July 13.—Great Britain’s mammoth transAtlantic air pioneer, the dirigible R-34, arrived at tihe air station here at 6:56 o’clock, Greenwich mean time today, completing her round trip from the British Isles to the United States and return. The R-34 poked her nose out of the clouds northeast of the village and, after circling the flying field three times, glided gently to the ground and ten minutes later was housed in the dirigible shed. The voyage from Long Island was without particular incident and was completed in approximately seventyfive hours. Soon after daybreak four (hundred men stationed at the airdrome were roused from their sleep to prepare for the landing. Lookouts took position in towers and wireless operators prepared to pick up massages from the airship. The sun rose bright, hut soon afterward was obscured by clouds. There was no wind and those on watch were confident that the dirigible would arrive on time. . _. T , I Shouts from those on the field greeted the first sight of the long, gray body law on the horizon. As the R-34 approached the field, she ' dropped from a height of 5,000 feet to 2,000 feet. The men who were to aid the airship in landing were ordered to their positions and waited [silently as the ship circled the field, dropping lower and lower. When Major G. H. Scott, her commander, had maneuvered the airship into position for the landing, the water ballast was released to steady her and a rope was thrown I from the bow. The rope was grasped by, eager hands and the giant across the field to the shed where the delicate operation of berthing her was completed quickly without accident.

NOTICE TO GIRI. SCOUTS. The Girl Scouts who axe going camping are requested to be at the school house yard Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The cars will leave Tuesday morning. Take lunch Tuesday.

ABE MARTIN.

[lndianapolis News.] Ole Auntie Moon too-k a turn fer Uh’ better yisterday, but suffered a motorcycle relapse about midnight. Wesley Sapp won th* tri-township croquet contest at Apple. Grove, t’day, 'but didn’ bring home any bacon.

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.

LITTLE EVA WENT TO HEAVEN SATURDAY NIGHT.

Another sure sign that the war is over. After an interval of several years, made conspicuous by its absence, Rensselaer was again given its periodical visitation by an “Unde Tom” show. This particular aggregation was modern in the respect of its transportation, being hauled from place to plaice by means of Henry Ford’s trucks. But this show was no different from the regular run of those kind ow exhibitions which are staged principally for the sake of the box office. The ice was as cold as Tom’s acting and the dogs were there with a big bark. Legree punished Tom in old-time form, and became the enemy of every small boy present. Eva went to Heaven in a burst of glory, said burst not being as of yore, and everyone was satisfied that the per-, formance was as rotten as all such shows are.

ACTION TO IMPROVE POSTAL FACILITIES.

Joint action by the postoffice department and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to extend and improve maid facilities and eliminate delays was announced yesterday. Following a conference at the department at Washington of postmasters of the fifty (largest mail centers, handling approximately half of the mail handled in the country, fit was agreed that the national Chamber of Commerce would undertake to have each chamber in those centers organize a committee on postal facilities to study existing conditions and then confer with the local postmaster, who will 'be instructed by the department to co-operate to the fullest extent.

RETURN OF PEACE CAUSES RUSH AT PATENT OFFICE.

American irjanufacturera turning from war to peace production have besieged the patent office with such a volume of requests that twentyfive additional employes are needed to care for the mail. Patents Commissioner (Newton, of Washington, has advised congress in asking for a special appropriation of $44,000 for employing additional help. He said that since -the cessation of hostilities, his office had received from 75,000 to 85,000 requests weekly for copies of patent issues, principally from manufacturers anxious to “find the newest and best ways of doing things.”

• YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. ,— National League. New York, 8; Pittsburg, 2. Brooklyn, 3; St. Louis, 1. No other games scheduled. American League. Cleveland, 5; Washington, 4. Detroit, 5; New York, 4. ” St. Louis, 4-5; Philadelphia, 2-4. Chicago, 14; Boston, 9.

ATTENTION, REDMEN!

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

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 aa 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.

AT THE STAR THEATRE THE HOUSE OF GOOD PICTURES - TONIGHT - 1 Viola Dana "The Gold Cure” (A Five-Act Comedy) TUESDAY Alma Ruebens “The Love" Brokers” —Also— A Two-Reel Comedy “Blood and Thunder” WEDNESDAY EXTRA SPECIAL Nazimova v '—i»— "Eye for Eye” A METRO SUPER-FEATURE 7 PARTS 7 Admission, 10c and 20c. <

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