Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1920 — Page 1

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RUGS Don’t wait until spring to buy your rugs. Buy now while you can get a large selection. We have a number of high grade Wilton rugs in 9 xl2 size. / W. J. WRIGHT RENSSELAER, INDIANA • •

MEN’S CLASS ORGANIZES.

A group of men met Thursday evening at the Christian Church following the Forum and organized a Men’s Bible Class under the name of “The Every Man’s Bible Class.” Hon. W. "L. Wood will be the teacher of the class. The three men’s classes have challenged the three women’s classes for attendance next Sunday.

ELDON HOPKINS FUNERAL TUESDAY

The funeral of Eldon Hopkins, who died at his home on Warner Avenue in this city, Wednesday evening, will be held at the Presbyterian church on Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock. The daughter, Mrs. Thomas Goodman, of Redlands, Calif., is expected to arrive here Monday.

MARKET BY WIRE.

(Furnished by The Farmers’ Grain < Market, H. H. Potter, Mgr.) Live Stock Market. Hogs—(Receipts, 40,000; carried over, 16,000; ' 25c lower; top, $14.45. .. Cattle—Receipts, 10,000. • .Sheep—Receipts, 11,000. 4 Grain Market. January corn opened at 1.42% and %; closed at 1.44%. May oats opened at .82 and .81 7-8; closed at and .88. May corn opened at 1.34 1-8 and 1.33 1-2; closed at f. 35 1-2 and July oats opened at .74 7-8 and closed at .76 5-8. July corn opened at 1.31% and 3-8; closed at 1.33 1-8.

Dr. Con Miller of Hammond, was the guest today in the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hamilton. C. Try a pound of Monarch coffee with your next grocery order. S. M. Haas, Phone 827. - Many a live wire would be a~ dead one if it wasn’t for his connections. —Manila Bulletin.

PRINCESS THEATRE —TONIGHT—DOROTHY DALTON ’ “Other Men's Wives" She was a* poor as a church what their game was. Than, poor -rfM, • - « -JA *• St -Safe .<*• tbemat their mouto, yet see hav-noetrad with own game and won the very man—— millionaires. That is, she hob-nob- But yon ought to see THAT in * bed with them till she found out the picture to appreciate it! ELMO LINCOLN The Eighth Episode of “Elmo the Mighty”

Basket Ball at the Armory Tonight. Rensselaer vs. GooM Game Called 0.3 U. Admission «00.

The Evening Republican.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Rev. J. Budman Fleming, Minister. ' Herbert Hoover might be a candidate for president. Diligence in business and fervency in spirit characterized his work and that is a good prescription for soul and body. Busines gets six days of the week. God demand one day of the week. God demands one day of jbe given without grudging. The I pastor will talk on religion next Sunday at 10:45 and 7:00 and । teach in the Bible school at 9:30. You are welcome and wanted at these services.

A condition of half producing, half striking, and all consuming can not endure.—New York Financial America. This is leap year, hut the advice to “look before you leap” is still good.—Boston Shoe and Leather Reporter. The party who coined the expression, “as busy as a bee,” must have been speaking of the political bee. —Columbia Record. - The world has been made about as safe for democracy as this country for the Democratic party.— Greenville (S. C.) Piedmont. Five minutes of not buying' counts for more in bringing prices down than ten hours of cussing the profiteer.—Franklin (Pa.) NewsHerald. King Constantine says Greece got nothing by sticking to the Allies. At any rate, she got rid of Constantine. —New York Financial America. Attorney-General Palmer says: “The cost of living is under control.” That’s progress. Now to find out whose control it is under. —Detroit News. In reply to a query from one of our feminine correspondents who asks what will be the stylish figure: next year, we hasten to record our estimate in the neighborhood of a million at least.—Manila Bulletin.

INDIANA^FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1920.

AUXILIARY TO POST FORMED

WOMEN’S AUXILIARY TO LO- , CAL AMERICAN LEGION CHAPTER FORMED. A meeting of mothers, wives, sis ters and daughters of members a the American Legion was- held in the West Court Room Wednesday night at which a Woman’s Auxiliary to Dewey Biggs Post No. 29 was formed. The Jasper County War Mothers, who have maintained such an effective organization during the war, decided that the ' limitation upon their membership could no longer be

satisfactorily maintained. Their offer to convert their membership into the Auxiliary was accepted by the local post of the American Legion and under the membership requisites of the new organization every mother, wife, daughter or sister of a soldier who served in the World War will be eligible for membership. Mrs. Claire Thurston, who has i been designated by the State Headquarters of the Legion to assist in the formation of Auxiliaries to local posts was present and outlined briefly the duties and purposes of the Auxiliary. Mrs. Thurston, or‘ganized the first Auxiliary in Indianapolis and the one which was organized last night will be the tenth or eleventh in the State and the United States, for no other state has completed their organization sufficiently to establish auxiliaries. , . . . _

The petition which was presented to the Dewey Biggs Post and approved by them in meeting last night bore the names of: Grace Padgitt, Daisy Peffey, Aimey E. Yeoman, Sallie T. Crooks, Rebecca Eib, Carrie Sunderland, Mildred B. Spitler, Ora ,T. Ross, Clara Bartee, Hattie Hanley, Emily York, Ida Benjamin, Mary Hamilton, Lottie Murray, Edna Spitler, Alice Warner, Carrie Dunn, Jessie Fendig, Mrs. George T. Meyers, Mrs. Tymon Mitchell, Mrs. George Ferguson, Emma Phillips, Dora Hardman, Susie Gwinn, Della Reeve, Stella Platt, Luella Childers, Lura I. Hallock, Constance Hanley, Alica Moore, Hazel Reeve, Sarah Platt, Anna Lamson, Adelaide Smith, Helen Lamson, Belle English, Evalyne Rhoades, Faye Ward, Minnie Hemphill, Alberta Lov, Anna Tuteur, Ella Robinson, Belle Warner, Nell Meyers. The officers elected for the following year are: President —Mrs. C. W. Hanley. Ist Vice- Pres — Minnie Hemphill. 2nd Vice Pres.—Nell Meyers. 3rd Vice Pres.—Mrs. J. W. Crooks. Secretary—Mrs. M. D. Gwin. Treasurer —Mrs. A. Halleck. Executive Committee —Mrs. Chas. Rhoades, Mrs. Alt Padgitt, Mrs. Ora T. Ross, Mrs. E, C. English, Mrs. Joe Hardman. The yearly dues for the new organization are one dollar par year. The petition will be forwarded to the State and National Headquarters of the American Legion and

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SOME OF OUR SICK.

Garland Grant has the penumonia and was taken to the hospital this afternoon. Landy McGee has the grippe, Ralph Wiseman has pneumonia, Maurine Tuteur has influenza, Ella Cooper, one of the telephone girls has the grippe and is threatened with pneumonia, James Hall is threatened with pneumonia.

TEMPERATURE The following is the wmpsrature for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 a. m. on the date indicated: Max Min. January 23 - ■ i ’ -27 14

Pillsbury’s Best Flour at $3.80 per sack, at Murphy’s, phone 71. —-Attorney —Moses' Leopold, who has been confined to his bed with the influenza since last Monday, is improving. Local grain dealers were paying the following prices Friday: Oats, 82 cents; corn/ SI.3FJ ’ rye, $1.50 and wheat $2.40.

J. M. Raines was called to Greenfield today on account of the death of Mrs. Benjamin Rains, his sister-in-law. Mrs. Gaylord Parker, of near Pleasant Ridge, entered the hospital Thursday evening and underwent an operation today. Superintendent Mattie Hemphill, of the hospital, who has been quite sick with grippe during the week, is reported slightly improved, and is able to be up part pfthe time. John Gleason left this afternoon ’ for his home in Liberty. He shipped a car of horses which he had purchased here. The car consisted of nineteen horses and mules. They cost Mr. Gleason $3,250. He paid as high as S2OO for some of the xyrses and mules. i

Josephine Odell, a teacher in the , city schools here, went to her home m Delphi this afternoon to spend the week-end. Today is the close of the first semester in the city school, but there will be no vaca,ion, the school re-opening Monday at which thhe the second semester will begin.

the official charter will be issued from Indianapolis within the next week. The Auxiliary- starts under the most favorable circumstances and its growth is expected to compare favorably with the marvelous growth of the American Legion. The influence of the Legion has already been felt in the National egislation and all affairs Which are connected with the welfare of the former soldier are passed upon in some form by the Legion. In order that all who desire their i names to be upon the petition may have ample opportunity—the petition is beipg. held by the Local Post of the Legion until Saturday mornng before being forwarded to State Headquarters. Those ladies who are eligible for membership and desire to be a petitioner may ; by notifying Mrs. C. W. Hanley before the time set for the forward-, ing of the petition as outlined above.

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HARRY WILTSHIRE AGAIN ON THE SICK LIST

Harry Willshire has been confined to his home for more than a week with a cold on the lungs and asthma. Mrs. Wiltshire'Reports that he is confined to his bed most of the time. She also reports that their son-in-law, Harry Jinkerson, of Chicago, has pneumonia.

A SURPRISE PARTY.

A pleasant surprise supper was given on January 20, 1920, in honor of Michael Jungles, the same being his fifty-seventh birthday. There were about thirty guests present. All had brought well filled baskets and a most bounteous supper was en ifr e and Mrs. Jungles were taken completely by surprise, as they had attended a sale that day and did not return to their home until 5:30 in the evening. About six o’clock the crowd arrived and as the guest of honor and all present were very hungry the sumptuous sapper was greatly enjoyed. A most pleasant evening was spent with Mr. and Mrs. Jungles and the departing guests wished for Mr. Jungles many returns of the happy occasion. Mr. Jungles informed his friends that he attended a great many public sales and would be pleased to have a surprise supper ;f<movprig

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TWO NET CLASHES IN CITY FOR TONIGHT

Two basket ball games will be staged in the city tonight, the high school team meeting the fast Monon five at the high school gymnasium and Hugh Kirk’s Independents clashing with Goodland at the armory. 10 order that fans may be given the opportunity of witnessing both affrays, the high school game will start at seven-fifteen and the game at the armory will open at eight-thirty. Monon has a fast, shifty set'and is the. best five that has ever represented that city, and Rensselaer will have to keep on the move constantly to gain the verdict. The game at the armory is expected to be the hardest fought that has been staged here in ajong time. The rivalry between the teams is intense and some fast work'is promised during the bout. ’ '

STORK SPECIAL.

A son was born this Friday morning to Mr. and Mra. Chas. Webb, near Surray. ( Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schmitter are the parents of a. baby girl, born January 22. A daughter was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Miher, who live in the north part of town. This is their first child. ■

- METHOBIST CHURCH. Rev. E. W. Strecker, Castor Sunday school, 9:30. r - Morning worship and sermon by the pastor, 10:45. Epworth League devotional meeting, 6:00. Evening service, 7 MN). - —

WEATHM. ~" Snow nJrth. Snow or rain south portion tonight and Saturday. Colder Saturday. u '

Can Phone 827 for fancy groceries and prompt deUvories. & M. Haas.

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