Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1920 — Page 1

The Evening Republican.

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RUGS * ' '4 * For a year rugs have been very scarce but we have endeavored to keep our racks full at all times and as a result we own a laege number in choice patterns at prices from 20% to 50% below the market. The jobbers advanced tbeir prices as much so 25 per cent on Jannary first. Row is a good time to boy while we have the choice patterns and before the price advance again. Don’tfigure that yea will wait and buy cheaper in the spring. If yon are going to need a rug in the next year buy now. .*7 - ’ . . __'

W. J. WRIGHT I RENSSELAER, INDIANA :

THE NEW ELLIS OPERA HOUSE OPENS TONIGHT WITH The King Players IN “KICK IN” By WlSi«4 M»ck - The most SBeceiifil crook play ever written PUCES — Main floor . . 50c, tax Sc Logos . . . Ssc, tax 4c Balcony . Sic, tax 4c Gallery . 25c, tax 3c Seats on sale Saturday at Long’s Store or Pkm 41

Attorney William H.Parkison, of Lafayette, who had 'been in. Chicago, arrived here evening. Mrs. J. J. Montgomery went to Rockford, IIL, today for a two weeks’ visit with her mower, Mrs. Eugene Wemplle. High class stock and farm machinery may be purchased at the Floyd Robinson sa|e Thursday, January 22. Everett and Clinton Brown, of Huntington, are here with their father, W; R. Brown, of Milroy avenue, who has been quite sick for a few days. , Felix Parker of Herscher, HL, who is visiting with his brother, George Parker and other relatives in Hanging Grove township, was in Rensselaer Saturday.

PRINCESS THEATRE MATINEE,—-SilS NIGHT—7:OO

Programme for the week Jae. 19th. —TONIGHT— W<. ; * Universal Presents Monroe Salisbury “The Man in the Moonlight” Handsome, daring, with a wierd play* and yon' who admire the maa- -- - — nm- .UI - L Rm. terly acting of the ‘Stansfield of . , * i ~ . tne screen —monroe oaiuuury nigfctnigale, tke moot Salisbury*. great feared and admired outlaw that 1b Moon . ever troubled the Northwestern light.*’ Another fine Canadian Mounted * Police, ' enticed the bride Northwest Mounted Police story to be of the naan who was sent to With punches and thrills galore, hunt him to death, an&y his mag- EDDIE POLO netic personality, drew her with him —in to the Pas* of Death at midnight. “CYCLONE SMITH’S COME You levan of startling photo- BACK.’’ 7■ - - ' ; ' - ■ . ••• . ./e

TEMPERATURE. The following is the temperature for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 a. m. on the data indicated: Max. Min? January 16 25 17 January 17 22 6 January 18 22 0 January 19 16 11

NOTICE. All the suits contesting the will of the late Benjamin J. Gifford, am now disposed df 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. If you have anything to sell try our Classified Columns. —————, , '■ J ; ' —' Mrs. George Cappell returned today to their home in Grant Park, HL, after a visit here with relatives.

12 head of horses and 20 head of cattle will be offered for sale at the Floyd Robinson public sale Thursday, January 22, at his farm two miles east of Rensselaer on the Pleasant Ridge road. _ Fred Schultz, who will move to the farm he has purchased near Buchanan, Mich., will hold & big public sale on Wednesday, January 28. Mr. Schultz held a sale sometime ago at which time he sold his farm and irilich of his farm machinery. Having a considerable amount of feed he kept his live stock for a Ihter sale date. —He is making a fine offering in that line and his sale is usre to be very largely attended.

While making his rounds about midnight last night, Nightwatch Richards noticed what he thought were clouds of smoke rolling from the roof of the K. of P. building. He notified Chief Montgomery of the fire company, who upon his arrival, found that, the supposed smoke was nothing more than clouds of snow being driven from the roof by a high wind. Many other people were similarly deceived earlier in the' evening. Mr. Montgomery’s humor is somewhat improved this afternoon. , r

WMIWI AKI, INDIANA, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1920. -- _ ■

EXTRA SESSION AWAITS COURTS

SECOND EXTRA CONVOCATION OF ASSEMBLY IN THE SPRING. Our representative in the lower house of the Indiana legislature, W. L. Wood, who helped to give the women of Indiana the right to vote, attended a meeting after the special session in the House of Representatives last Friday Tn which Governor Goodrich discussed with the members of the assembly the special special session planned for the spring. The governor set no date for the second extra convocation of the assembly, but left the impression that he would issue the call as soon as the court had passed 'upon the tax and road law. The Governor, it is sad, reiterated his previous statements that the tax law is a party, measure and that any changes that are being contemplated should come from the lawmakers themselves. He asked the legislators to sound out the sentiment of their own communities relative to the effect of the measure and to communicate hte result of their investigations to him. * Governor Goodrich declared that the next Session should enact legislation designed to establish a state war •memorial and urged the assemblymen to study the proposed plans for the structure. . ~ , He also said that for the first time in the history of the state the penal institutions reported a profit accruing from —their variou? industries last year. The Governor suggested that legislation dividing the surplus money among either the prisoners or their families should be devised. • He suggested also that changes clarifying the application of the county unit road "law be acted upon and dwelt on the fact that sections of the measure dividing responsibility for the upkeep of the mads between counties and townships .is somewhat obscure. The Governor also recommended that the “blue sky’’ law JoSt in the last regular session of the Senate, should be revived. He responded to several questions, but there was little discussion of the proposed measures among the assemblymen. E. M. Wasmuth, Republican state chairman, who attended the caucus, described it as a round-table conference and asserted that the utmost harmony prevailed Detween the Governor and I the members of the Legislature. Representative Charles A. Jonn--1 son, of Gas City, presided at the ' conference.

NATION THRIFT WEEK BEING OBSERVED THIS WEEK

Eight ways to be thrifty will be taught the people of the United States, in a national thrift campaign extending from Jan. 17 to Jan. 24. ■ “National Thrift Week” will witness the Y. M .C. A. with government backing carrying a thrift message to every man, woman ana child in the country. The campaign is being conducted with the co-opera-tion of the banking, insurance, real estate and commercial interests of the country. The campaign will be conducted solely along educational linte. How to spend wisely will be stressed upon even more than how to save. Each of the eight days set aside for the campaign will be devoted to one special subject, and line of activity. The days, their designation and purpose will be: Sunday, Jan. 18.—-Share With Others Day. Monday, Jan. 19.—Life Insurance Day. Tuesday, Jan. „ 20.—Own Your Own Home Day. _ - , Wednesday, Jan. 21.—Make a WiD Day. - . - Thursday, Jan. 22.—Thrift in Industry Day. Friday, Jan. 23—Family Budget Saturday, Jan. 24—Pay Bills Promptly Day.

BIRTHDAY DINNER FOR OLDEST RESIDENT

Sunday was a happy day at the home, of Mr. and Mri George Parker, in Hanging Grove township. Their three children and their families, Mrs. Verne Bustoll and four children, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Jacks and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Parker and five children, were present, also Mr. and MrsCharles A. Armstrong, the latter being Mrs. George Parker’s suiter, and Mr. Parker’s brother, Felix Parker, of Herscher, HL A fine turkey dinner was enjoyed by all present Mr. George Parkeif did not realize that he was the person being honored until one of his grand children presented him With a present and felling him that Monday was his birthday. George Parker is the oldest native born resident in Hanging Grova township. He was fifty-six years old Monday, January 19.

MONDAY LOCAL GRAIN MARKET

Oats 81e

ST. JOE DROPPED BY INDIANA DENTALS

Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 18.—In a fast game in which both close guarding and long shots featured, the Indiana Dental College basket ball team defeated St. Joseph College quintet last night at the Marion club by a 32 to 26 score. The Marion Club gymnasium was packed to its limit with supporters of both teams. The St. Joseph alumni of this city gave the team from Collegeville great support. Witte played a gast game over the floor for the Tooth Pullers. The Dentals worked the ball far closer to the basket for their goals than did the visitors. Schaefer caged one for the visitors from the entire length of the floor. The fact that the scoring of the Dentals was done by four players indicates that the victory was due to team p&y rather than to individual work. Both McPherson and Reeve caged the ball five times from field and the other baskets were made by Witte and Havens.

RENSSELAER NOW HOME OF HIGH CLASS PLAYHOUSE

Rensselaer is now the home of a high class plhybouse, the New Ellis Theatre, which will be opened to the public for the first time this evening. with the staging of the play, “Kick In,” a Willard Mack production which has met with favorwiherever played. . . „ The theatre is under the management of Willette Hill, a Rensselaer boy, who is familiar with show life in its every phase. The theatre as it now stands is very pretty and commodious, having a seating capacity of four hundredrand no doubt will prove popular with, the theatre going public. The interior arrangement of the new theatre far surpasses the old one, and the gallery no longer extends over the downstairs seats. The King Players will' remain here during the entire week and each play that they will present is a royalty play of a high class type.

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

Miss Rosabella Daugherty return ,ed from Chicago, where she was attending school ,at holidays and took the Banner school in Milroy township. Miss Golda Kessinger, who is teaching the Osborne school in Ranging Grove township, was sick last Tuesday and unable to teach. Jeannie Sage, who is teaching the Neverfail school in Jordan township was unable to teach last Thrusday and Friday on account of sickness. « , T» Trustees Davisson, Poole, Postill, and Huff attended the farmers’ agricultural meeting, last Saturday. A rural eudcational conference will be held at Tefft Wednesday, January 21st Another rural educational conference will be held in Newton township in the near future. T' The chief problem confronting Newton township is one concerning the construction of school houses. It is a question that the tax payers will decide whether an equivalent sum of money should be spent in constructing six one roome dschool houses or on one or two centralized schools. Every angle of enlightenment is imparted by a group of speakers who volunteer their efforts for the sake of the boys and girls of the rural districts. It is expected that State Supt. L. N. Hines will address, the Newton township meeting when it is held. Every wideawake man, and woman, who is interested in their own and their neighbor’s children should attend this meeting to mcertain the most wise thing to do and then proceed to act upon an unbiased conviction. If the person is in favor of one room schools then he should put up a consistent fight to realize upon his convictions. If he feels that centralization yields the most school efficiency then he should fight with equal valor to realize upon that set of convictions. 1 \ The next regular teacher’s examination will be held at the auditorium of the high school building on Saturday, January 81. There will be no examinations in February. All teachers in Jasper county- teaching on permits are required to take the coming January examination. Teachers of experience should take state examination in January and county later.

A GREETING FROM MICHIGAN.

R. R. 4, Box 64 Dawagiac, Mich., January'l7, 1920 Messrs. Clark & Hamilton, Rensselaer, Ind. Sirs * Enclosed find mail order for *2 in payment for RepubHean for 1920. - TO are having loefof mow this winter, a great many of the roads drifted shut. The ice Fishing is very good this ® n ® near here having 42 huts. Some very large fish have been speared. Give our regards to all Rensselaer fn Could not get along without the Republican. - j R. Shesler.

MOND AY PRODUCE MARKET.

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HAVE you seen the new■ collar styles? some are rather daring, we . must admit, but others are the good old-fashioned kind that are just as comfortable when the thermometer reaches ninety as when snow is on the ground. • Most men like only one or two styles of collars. They seldom ever change. But there are. some new ones in this shipment that are good styles io change to —and stick to. 1144 U

WILL RETIRE FROM FARM.

James Stevens of Gillam township was in Rensselaer Monday. Mr. Stevens reported that the snow was badly drifted in places and that they were stalled several times with their automobile in making the trip here. ' . Mr.'Steveas came to town to advertise his big public sale in the Republican. He will hold his sale on Monday, February 2. Mr. Stevens will retire from jhe farm and will move to Medaryville, Gary or Rensselaer. Let us hope to the latter. His son Ray, who was married some time ago, will manage the farm. Mr. and Mra. Ray Stevens and Myrtle Stevens accompanied their father to this city.

UNDERGOES OPERATION IN CHICAGO HOSPITAL

Mrs. John Collins underwent an operation for appendicitis in the American hospital in Chicago last Friday. Word received here Monday by Mr. and Mrs. George Collins reported that she was getting along nicely. Mrs. Coffins before her marriage. Mum May Light of Morocco. Mr. Collins, is a brother of George Coffins of this city. John Collins is a traveling «Mesman for the John N. Farwell Co., of Chicago, and his territory is in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

THIS FROM B. L. T.

“Weds South Bend Banker —Becomes Bridge of C. W. Coen.” — Jasper County, Ind., Democrat. Again recalling the Pacific coast item, “The captain stood on the bride, while wave after wave swept through the widow.”

Walter Lynge went to Momence, I.!. today on business. ——— I II . The Priscilla chib will meet Wednesday afternoon this week with IfSTw. L Ysite* 7 * V

STAR THEATRE —TONIGHT— ' ,102 HALE HAMILTON “IN HIS BROTHER'S - PLACE** „ _ . , ■ They wer® twins hot y®e jrrr n’t knew it. Ow was a snccaesfnl mm busuMM man—the other an umvo- A the eeaafnl clergyman. , See what hap- P®»®« **•“ ' TUESDAY MARY PICKFORD ‘ ~Z 'V : '< “THE DAWN OF A How an ignorant little vividljijw **!’“. --a by her of ppEALING PICTURE *w m — B --9 to « better manhood, are SMUB POLLARD

REVIVAL CLOSES WITH BIG DAY

BIBLE SCHOOL GOES “OVER THE TOP” WITH 31S PRESENT Sunday was a big day at the closing services of the Christian church revival. The passing of the Bible School goal of 800 by a margin of fifteen was the first big success of the flay. Great enthusiasm was aroused and the entire school arose enmasse when it was asked how many would do their best to keep the school st an average attendance of 300. The young men’s class challenged the young women for attendance honors next Sunday and the combined men’s close iw challenged the combined women’s classes for the same honors. There was a large attendance at the morning service and several accessions. During the service money was pledged to more than cover the expenses of the evangelistic campaign. Together with the two special collections of the week the pledges made a balance of more than SIOO.OO after meeting all expenses. ■ - -j - A baptismal service was held Sunday afternoon. A capacity audience returned at 7 p. m. 4pr the final service when a numbewof accessions were secured, making a total of seventeen for the day and sixty-nine for the entire two weeks of services. There will be a reception service for new member* tonight at 7:30. The public is invited to this service. A program of music and short addresses has been prepared. Rev. Barbre announced that the invitation would again be extended and a baptismal service held. Refreshments will be served at the dose of the reception service. Mr. Brock will assist in the program.

NEARLY 100 PER CENT ACCESSIBLE

The greatest pleasure some people have is their automobile. Even caring for it is a pleasure when the work can be done easily. And there isn’t half the dirt there is to a kitchen stove. The oiling of the Franklin car has gradually been reduced to a simple task. The new oil cups on the springs take oil quickly and affords better lubricaIt is not necessary to roll under the car when draining crank cabas as is the common custom. The oil crank is controlled by a long handle which can be operated as easily a* the dash controls. Other Jobs that send the ordinary car to a garage will follow. A customer told us he got so interested in his car that he grit smoking. .Just couldn’t keep ms pipe lit. - ’ THOMPSON & KIRK.

- Call Phone 827 for fancy groceries and prompt deliveries. S. M. Haas. Boy Marshall writes to have the address of his Republican changed from Fair Oaks to Roselawn. - - . V »we—wmwe-— : Mn. Maria Biggs ordered the address of her paper changed from Wheatfield to iNashvilie, Tenn. ' * w —— Try a ponnd al Monarch «>ffee with your next grocery order. & M. Haas, Phone 827. The Floyd Robinson sale will be held Thursday, January 22, at his farm, two miles east of Rensselaer. Don’t fail to attend it There will be a volley ball game at the armory this evening at eerenthirty o’clock. y OFFICIAL. Those desiring a good cow or horse or some farming implements should attend the Floyd Robinson sale two miles east of Rensselaer on the Pleasant Ridge Road, Thursday, January 22. '-! ,-. Lj

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