Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1919 — Page 1

No. 309.

To The Housewife Take the money you received for Christmas and make a payment on a Hoover Electric Suction sweeper. . W. J. WRIGHT

TEMPERATURE. The following is the temperature for the twenty-four hours ending ait 7 a.' m. on the date indicated: Jlax. Min. December. 25 26 . 5 December 26 : 33 32.

MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.

Dec. 24, Robert Hanley Ely, born Rossville, Ind., April 13, 1893, occupation candymaker, present residence Chicago, and Gladys O della Day, born in Rensselaer, Oct. 3, 1903, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for both. Bride being under age father, Hiram Day, gives written consent. Dec. 24, Galette Hughes, born in White county, Feb. 18, 1884, occupation farmer, present residence Remington, second marriage, first dissolved by divorce; and Stella Lucille Hollenbeck, born in Brookston Feb. 4, 1894, first marriage. Dec. 24, John G. Harris, bom in Maryland April 20, 1853, occupation fanner, present residence Remington, second marriage, first dissolved by death; and Eulora Wilmina Cresse, born in Remingtpn Nov. 25, 1878, occupation housekeeper, first marriage. Married by Justice S. C. Irwin.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Rensselaer Christian Science society holds regular services Sunday at 10:45 a. m. Sunday school at 9:45. Wednesday evening at 7:30. Subject, Sunday, December 28th, “Christian Science?’ The public is invited to attend any service.

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The Evening Republican.

THE WEATHER. « Forecast for Indiana: Generally fair tonight and Saturday. Colder in the extreme northwest portion tonight.

METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

9:30, Sunday school. Do not forget that there is a place in the school for people pf every age and that the Text Book contains an inexhaustable fund of truth. x 10:45, morning worship and communion. This service should greatly appeal to every member .of the church. 6:00, Epworth League devotional meeting. Topic: “How to Make Next Year Better Than This.” 7 :00, evening worship and sermon. The pastor will preach on, “Marching or Marking Time.” Good music, spirited singing, a warm church and a warm welcome to all who desire to worship with us.

Edward Lucas, who lives south of Remington, was here Wednesday to meet his brothers, Glenn and Edward Lucas, who came down from Chicago. Granville Wilbank returned today to Jackson, Mich., after a visit with his parents in Barkley township. Madeline Wilbanks and Irene Kolleth accompanied him to this city. \

DORCAS-CLASS CONTEST.

The winners of the Dorcas Sunday school . class contest will be 'entertained at the Monnett school Friday evening, December 26. There will also be an election of officers.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA. FRIDAY, DEC. 28, 1919.

HEAD OF LEGION THANKS SENATE

FRANKLIN D’OLIER EXPRESSES GRATIFICATION OVER LEGISLATION. Franklin D’Olier, national commander of the American Legion, sent a telegram Sunday to Senator Reed Smoot expressing the gratification of the legian at the senate’s cation of the legion at the senate’s provide for disabled war veterans and their families. The measure passed the senate without a dissenting vote immediately after the recent conference of legion officers in Washington. Senator Smoot was chairman of the subcommittee of the senate finance committee which approved the bill. Mr. D’Olier’s telegram was as follows: “The national executive committee of the American Legion, in session, here, desires to express to you personally and, through you, to your colleagues in congress, appreciation of the action of the senate of the United States in passing the Sweet bill, embodying as it does substantially the recommendations made by the American Legion for the purpose of securing to disabled former service men and-their families, just and liberal treatment from the government which the people of the nation intended they should receive.” In connection with the action, Mr. D’.Olier said: “The presentation of the arguments of the American Legion, not only by the state commanders but more particularly by the disabled men themselves, so impressed the members of congress with the fairness of their request that it is exceedingly gratifying to see that congress is proceeding to pay its debt o fhonor so promptly—a promptness which is necessary owing to the delay which has already taken place, due to press of business and because of which our disabled comrades have suffered so keenly. It is most gratifying that the first official act of the American Legion after its first national convention should be the care of the disabled men.” The Sweet bill had already been passed by the house of representatives but had been held up in the senate by reason of the fact that the railroad legislation and the peace treaty had the right of way. The bill provides increased compensation for disabled men; extends the class of persons to whom war risk insurance may be payable; provides for ,the payment of converted insurance in lump of installments 0 covering three years or more at the option of the insured and generally liberalizes the existing legislation and regulations of the bureau of war risk insurance and the federal vocational board directly affecting the treatment and welfare of the disabled men and their families.

TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS

The season of good cheer is with us again.' We pause to take account of the past year with its troubles, perplexities and unavoidable incidents that happen along life’s pathway, especially in the telephone line of business. We are sorry indeedwe cannot give perfect telephone service, but with the weakness of humanity and the indefinable accuracy of electric currents mixed with weather conditions, it can ont be done. We strive for this end, and believe every employe is so interested. Our desire is that they should be: In the future year with, our patrons’ help, which we must have, as much depends on them, we hope to place the service on a higher plane. We do not expect to please or satisfy all, as Christ when here failed, but do want to remember with a grateful sense of appreciation our good friends to whom we owe our prosperity and well being. I want to personally thank all friends who remembered our girls for Christmas. Our sincere wish to all is that your Christmas has been a joyous one, and that the new year bring you health, prosperity and happiness in bountiful measure. Kindly, JASPER CO. TELEPHONE CO., ■' Per W. L.' Bott, Mgr.

CITY’S TABLES GROANED BENEATH

Famine did mot stalk in Rensselaer Christmas day and the dinner tables groaned - beneath their weight of delicacies as many of the ranks of family circles again became intact with the re;turn c os the prodigal sons and daughters and other relatives. King Turkey held sway in many households, but goose and duck also proved very ’popular and the destruction of chicken * was , likewise great. Cranberries and celery reached* their usual niche as has been their wont for many years. But the usual Christmas cheer—a bit o’ wine—was missing, but we might as well get used to it now..

j NOTICE t6I MASONS. The installation of officers of Prairie Lodge, F. & A. M., will take place at Masonic hall Saturday evening, December 27. , Come and ’ bring your guests. * COMMITTEE

ALL RECORDS ARE SMASHED

IN THE MATTER OF CHRISTMAS SALES IS WORD HANDED DOWN BY MERCHANTS. All records in the way of Christmas sales have been broken jn the city, is the word handed down by our merchants, and there seems to be no reason to doubt their word when one recollects the busy appearance of our city during the final weeks prior to the arrival of the day. No line of business was slighted and*the volume Of trade enjoyed by our business men has been simply amazing. The high cost of living seemed to retard the purchasers not the slightest and they spent their money freely and liberally and with a reckless abandon that betrayed the prosperity they are enjoying. People who bought cautiously and meagerly in past years did. not let the price stand in their way in this year of 1919, and merchants have related instance after instance of customers of theirs who in other years threw up their hands at the mere mention of the prices of certain articles who this year protested that merchandise which they wished to purchase could not be -of a very good quality at the prices named. Prosperity seems to have hit the nation generally and as a result the American people are spending as 'they never spent before, resulting in the present skyrocket prices. Rensselaer is the trading center of the community within a radius of thirty piiles and is forging ahead rapidly as a business center. In these days of rapid transit the farmer will go to the place, where he can get the best values for his money, even though it may be a little out of the way for him, and our merchants have realized this fact and catered to his trade. The automobile has been a boon to the larger towns, but the smaller towns have suffered in a business way. Rensselaer has a rich surrounding territory to draw from’and it is up to our merchants to keep apace of the times and provide our business visitors with their every want if the* city is to continue to grow and prosper.

FARMERS HUSK OWN CORN; OBJECT TO PRICES.

Corn husking, the big fall job of the Hoosier farmer, is proceeding under favorable conditions, with the farmer doing it mostly himself because of the high wages asked by farm labor, writes George C. Bryant, field agent of the co-operative crop reporting service, state house, in his review of farm conditions in Indiana. The report reads: “Favorable conditions prevailed throughout the week and all farm work progressed satisfactorily. “Reports of the Hessian fly in the wheat continued to come in from over the state in increasing numbers and more serious devastaMany fields are being pastured with the hope of saving them. “The condition of rye generally is good. “Farm labor supply is equal to the demand. Generally farmers do not feel that they can pay the high wages demanded. “With the exception of a few scattered cases of hog cholera,, all live stock is in good condition. “Pastures are short and contain, little feed. Wheat and rye fields 'are being substituted.”

DEATH SADDENED PARR HOME CHRISTMAS DAY

Mrs. Anna E) Stephenson, widow of Robert -Stephenson, deceased, died at her home in Parr at 1 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the age of seventy-seven years, she having been born in .. Ohio April 17,. f&43. Mrs. Stephenson Had been in failing health for several months prior to her death. , Mrs. Stephenson had long been a resident of Parr and was one of the best known women in that community. Her splendid, Christian qualities endeared her to all and made of her life a power for good among those with whom she came in contact. The funeral services were held at the late residence at 10:30 o’clock this Friday morning and burial was made in Weston cemetery in this city.

SANTA MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE THOUGHTFUL.

Seems as if Old Chris Kringle is getting mighty thoughtless in his old age. The merry old gentleman might have made himself, a trifle more solid with Rensselaer people had he dropped a new set of garbage cans here in his wild dash acyotes *the continent Wednesday night. / i

YOUNG COUPLE MARRIED AT MINISTER’S HOME.

The wedding of George Constant, of Indiana - Harbor, and Miss Elsie Smith ' occurred Christmas eve at 1 the home of the officiating minister, 1 Rev. W. T. Barbre. The young couple will make their home in 1 Indialna Harbor. i We make them look like new at the North Side Garage and Paint Shop. Beat materials wed. 1

One Whose Business We Do Not Want

A SHORT time ago we sold to a young man here in' town a suit of clothes at a price of $45.00. The suit was an exceptionally fine piece of material and an unusually attractive pattern. The style was the very ijewest and the suit really looked like a fifty or sixty dollar value. As soon as it was worn on the street the associates of the young man began admiring and complimenting him. Some of the more inquisitive went so far as to ask him what he paid for it and where he had bought it. To whom the young man represented the suit as being a s6o.oo.suit from Hilliard Hamill’s. It is such misrepresentations as this which cause our store to be wrongly looked upon as a to trade. Westell the truth about our merchandise and we want th.ose who buy it also to tell the truth about it.

APPLES.

We have a limited supply of apples in baskets —Greenings, Baldwins, Winesaps, etc. Good for cooking or eating. Apples are scarce and will be more so. Better get some of these, which will probably be the last we will have. $3 and $3.25 per basket. C. L. Murphy, ’phone 71.

The Rev. W. N. Sherrill returned today to his home in Crawfordsville after a visit here with Mrs. Nancy Burgett, who is quite ill. Miss Mabel Sage, of Hammond, who had been visiting with W. W. Sage and family, to Montpelier Friday. Joseph Wiley, of Hartford, Mich., who had been visiting with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith, went to Greencastle Friday. J. H. O’Neal i§ visiting here with his daughter, Sarah. Mr. O’Neal is one of the state accountants and is now working on the record of the penitentiary at Michigan City.

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FROM HERE AND THERE IN INDIANA.

More than thirty farmers in the Lake neighborhood in Spencer county have purchased Purdue record books and will keep account of their farm business during the next year. —o — ; ■■ A strawberry growing club among boys and girls in the county was adopted recently as a feature to be pushed by the LaGrange County Agricultural and Horticultural society. A' committee, of which the county agent is chairman, Was named to have charge of this work. —o — ■ - . The best music in the world is the music the youngsters make around the Christmas tree on Christmas morning. Don’t forget the tree. The Blackford County Farmers’ association is outlining its program of work for the ensuing year in cooperation with the county agent. At every township' meeting a chart is made for every farmer’s name and address and it is so arranged that when this is put down, record is made of his major farming business. In this way, the association soon will learn the principal agricultural problems of the county and can go to work solving these. —o — The last two weeks have been spent by the county agent and club leader in Fountain county in putting on corn shows in every school in the county, the work being finished Dec. 20th. The best ten ears of both yellow and white are taken from each school and will be shown in the boys’ class at the county show in January. The boys are showing good judgment in their selection of corn and promise to make the adult growers “step some” in the county show. ~ ~ J?. .. .. - Farmers’ short courses"' and institutes are being held throughout the state. Attend as many of these as possible. Something worth while may be obtained from every one of them. Then, plan to attend the annual farmers’ short course which will be held at Purdue university January 12th to 17th.

MRS. O. K. RITCHEY DIED EARLY THIS MORNING.

Mrs. O. K. Ritchey, a resident of this county since early childhood, died at her home in the south part of the city at 1:15 o’clock this Friday morning following an illness of almost two years’ duration, the result of a stroke of paralysis. The deceased had been confined to her bed since early in November and her decline from that time until death came was rapid. The deceased is survived by her husband and seven children. The funeral arrangements have not been made, and will not be until word is received from children in the west. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hammond returned from Chicago Heights, HL, Friday/afternoon after a visit with Leo (folvert and family. Maurice Hampiond remained in Chicago Heights for a longer visit.

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