Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1920 — Page 1

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BUY Better Furniture > > ===== > > You are going to buy better furniture than you have in the J past. > Good lumber is getting scarcer and advancing in price all the [ time. The difference in the cost of cheap, shoddy furniture and good • furniture is so slight that from now on you are going to buy ’ better. There isn’t anything that you spend your money for that ► gives you as much for your money’s worth as furniture and rugs. ’ A piece of furniture or a rug will wear for years and the whole family gets to enjoy it. Nothing will tend to keep the children > closer to the home than good furniture. J 'Most housewives in the past have prided themselves on how , cheap they have bought their furniture but from now on they * are going to figure how good they can buy. W. J. WRIGHT RENSSELAER, INDIANA

O. K. Rainier went to Chahners today. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Coen left today for their home in SouthBend. Zelpha Brown and son, of McCoySburg, were in Rensselaer today. C. Arthur Tuteur returned to Indianapolis after spending several days here with his family and friends. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wiles at the home of Mrs. Wiles’ mother, at Monon, February 16. . ■ ■■■■■■l ■■■■■■■■! Josephine Thomas, who is employed as a telephone operator in the Blackstone hotel in Chicago, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Thomae, ofSurrey.— ' 0. S. Bell returned today from a trip to Thorntown and Indianapolis where he had attended pure bred Hereford cattle sales. He made some purchases at the Thorntown sale. Mesdames W. I. Yates, D. W. Waymire, Harry Kresler and Chas. Grow entertained the members of their bridge club and their husbands and other guests at the home of the latter Wednesday evening at a six o’clock dinner. Mrs. Harry McGee returned from Indianapolis Wednesday evening, where she had been called to attend the funeral of her nephew, Chester, son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brennaman. The little fellow was almost three years of age. The funeral services were held at the home in Indianapolis and interment was made in Crown Hill cemetery. Many public sales are scheduled for the -next ten days, in some cases there being several - sales on the same day in different parts of the county. The first of March, however, will find the sale season almost over. The season has been a very successful one for those holding sales, and this as due in a great measure to the liberal amount of printer’s ink that has been used. There is always someone looking for what you have to sell and there is nd greater medium of sale than the newspapers.

PRINCESS THEATRE MATINEE—3t 15 NIGHT—7tOO ~~ ' ■ 11 . 111 . .... z —Tonight— ETHEL CLAYTON ‘A SPORTING CHANCt ’ * She was in a, ticklish precise*- She didn’t know hie foot were moat. Stood there and told that where they were though! * Come prison guard that she had seen ao to soew what happened. IPs a one, while all 'the while sho knew wonderful romance. that his quarry was right under Also her car. FORD EDUCATIONAL WEEKLY - . - _ i -, — ——~ j *' —' •’ “ -FRIDAYDOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IN I When the Clouds Roll By

The Evening Republican.

(Indianapolis News.) “What gits me is how a family in ordinary circumstances lives t’ tell it,” said Squire Marsh Swallow, t’day. 'What’s become o’ th’ young man an’ th’ shy maiden.

THURSDAY PRODUCE MARKET.

Cream 63c Eggs 45c Hens 24c Fries ' 22c Cocks 13c

Lewis Dunker of Gillam township was in (Rensselaer today. -M. C k DeMuith, formerly of this .city, but now in Hammond, was in Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. A. A. Hoover was called to Lebanon today by her sister, Mrs. Harry Ballard. The latter's mother is very seriously ill. William Campbell, one of the boys on the ißepublicaii staff, has been quite sick for a few days, but is now somewhat improved. Mrs. John I. Gwin went to Chicago, where she will attend a citizenship school to be held at the Auditorium hotel. Mrs. Jesse Ellis was called to Elliotsville today on account of the sickness of her parents and family, all of whom have the influenza and pneumonia. —- Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Schenck, who had lived at Brook, were in Rensselaer today and from here continued to a farm near- Jeffersonville, at which place they will make their future home.

John Webber had a Ford top he wanted to sell. He placed an ad in the Republican classified column to tell the folks about it. Beach Peterson saw it. He wanted a Ford top. He bought it. Johnny’s slumbers were disturbed during the remainder of the night by the incessant ringing of his telephone bell. The telephone company objected to him using his telephone so much. Johnny took the ad out this morning. He’s converted.

ABE MARTIN.

■KNISKLAER, INDIANA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1920

NEWLAND REGION TO BE ACTIVE THIS YEAR

H. P. Kuppers, manager for the Jasper County Farms Company, which has two thousand acres of land near Newland in this county, was in Rensselaer Tuesday and expressed himself as enthusiastic about the outlook in that region for the coming year. He has secured about twenty-five families from Tennessee and Kentucky and an attempt will be made to get the larger part if not all the holdings of the Farms Company’s' land in cultivation this year. It is planned to put about one hundred fifty acres in onions. Mr. Kuppers says he is anxious to get good industrious people as tenants and thinks he has secured them for the coming year. Most of the people he has for the coming year owns small farms and are accustomed to the kind of work that will ‘be required of them. Two new families have already moved upon the company’s land, Isaac Smith and family, of Pendleton, but formerly of Virginia, and Ohris Hanson, of Griffith. He has also secured .the services of Washington Postman, a single man. It looks very much like this re-. gion is to be developed by the land company and that it is to ’be some of the most fertile and best producing farm land that can be found anywhere. The land company is interested in this region to the extent that they are anxious to better all conditions. They are urging the improvement of the roads, better school facilities, with a possible consolidated school with the large room to be used for the many activities of the community.

ST. JOE TAKES EASY ONE FROM WHITING FIVE

The St. Cyril basket ball five of Whiting proved no match for the St. Joseph five at the college gymnasium last night and were defeated by the overwhelming score of 49 to 12, the collegians scoring almost at will. Whiting’s wild attempts at finding the basket from long range proved ineffective against the well oiled team work of the Red and Purple. The visitors resorted almost entirely to this style of play which accounts for their low score. Half time found the collegians leading 28 to 1. The visitors seemed lost on the spacious college court, and their every movement indicated that they were accustomed to a much smaller floor where teamwork was not so essential and Where baskets could be made from any part of the court with great regularity. The second stanza was a repetition of the first, with the visitors making substitutions in a frantic effort to stop the Red and Purple basket shower. Schaefer, of St. Joseph, was the leading point getter of the evening and rarely failed to drop the leather through the hoop when given an open shot. O’Brien, also played stellar ball. The Indiana Dentals will be at the college court Saturday afternoon, and Worth McCarthy, Rensselaer boy, will be found at the back guard position for the toothpullers. The Dentals defeated the home five in Indianapolis early in the season.

BEG YOUR PARDON.

The Republican is always more than willing to correct an error, especially so where ithe error is the cause of an injustice being done some party. , Errors are bound to crop out in the best regulated of family newspapers, and a great deal more likely to crop out where the newspaper is issued daily and where everything must be done in a hurry. 'ln Wednesday’s issue we stated, in relating the account of the accident befell three Rensselaer men on their way to® Wheatfield by automobile, that a car and workman from the Roades garage were sent to the aid of the stranded men. This was not the case, however, and other than notifying a local liveryman who went to their aid, the Rhoades garage was not connected in any way in the matter, and simply notified the liveryman as an accomodation. Our information came from a reliable source 'but the party who gave it to Us was simply mistaken in stating that the car which came to their rescue came from the Rhoades garage.

MISSISSIPPI REJECTS, NEW MEXICO RATIFIES

Jackson, Miss., Feb. 18.—The Mississippi senate today rejected the woman suffrage amendment to the federal constitution by a vote of 16 to 31. It previously was rejected by the house 106 to 26. Santa Fe, New Mex., Feb. 18. — By a vote of 17 to 6 the state senate today ratified the federal suffrage amendment. The house probably will act tomorrow.

THURSDAY LOCAL GRAIN MARKET

Osts _____Blc Corn |1.33 Rye 11.35 Wheat _________ ”->2.20

WEATHER. Fair, continued cold tonight. Friday probably snow with rising ternDferstUTC. z-

DISCUSS 1920 ASSESSING

IMPORTANT MEETING HELD IN COUNTY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE. There was an important meeting held in the office of G. L. Thornton, assessor of Jasper county, Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Nussbaum a representative from the state tax board was present and went over very carefully the listing of property as a basis for taxation this year. Those present were: Assessors 0. G. Baker, of Barkley, Everett A. Shearer, of Carpenter, John L. Osborne of Hanging Grove, Harvey E. Roadifer of Jordan, W. C. Hanaway of Keener, L. S. Shirer of Marion and Deputy J. W. Coen of Rensselaer, C. C. Parks of Newrton, N. E. Digman of Milroy, Jacob Johnson of Gillam, O. S. Barber of Wheatfield and J. W. Humes of Union. The following Rensselaer merchants attended the meeting: George E. (Murray, George E. Collins, iS. 'P. Hilliard and W. 0. Rowles, all of Rensselaer, Trustee John F. Pettet and W. D. Myers, of Walker, were present as was also Attorney L. E. .Davis, of Brook and the following county officers: Auditor S. C. Robinson, Surveyor E. D. Nesbitt, County Agent Stewart Learning, County School Supt. M. L. Sterrett. Herbert Hammond, bookkeeper for the Rensselaer Mfg. Co. was at the meeting. The new assessment sheets were looked over carefully. Differing from preceding years they provided for the listing of the articles of household good and also farm machinery. Almost forty articles are specified in each list. There will be an attempt to have property assessed as near the actual cash value as possible. Many points were raised and they were carefully explained by County Assessor Thornton and Mr. Nussbaum, the representative from the state tax board. Much of the criticism of the new tax law has come about through a misunderstanding of the tax law.

THURSDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

Mrs. Lee Hamilton and little daughter, of Newland, and Mrs. Emmett Hopkins of near Francesville, will go to homes today. Morris Holley, four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Holley of Morocco, was brought to the hospital Tuesday evening for medical iteration and possibly an operation later. —He is resting fairly well today. Mrs. Matthew Moosemiller and baby returned to their home Wednesday. The condition of Mr. Keiper remains very much the same. Blanche Elijah of near Mt. Ayr was able to be taken home yesterday. Mrs. Ohas. Shaw, Mrs. Albert Teach and son, Mrs. Helena Riddle, Mrs. Anna Allison, Mrs. Vivian Eddy, Miss Bell May, Thos. Huston and Vernie Hurley are all recovering satisfactorily. We wish to thank the ladies of the different Sew clubs for the sewing done by them for the hospital.

MARRIED AT DANVILLE, ILL.

Elva Simons, daughter of Mr. and Mts. William Simons, and Glenn Burns were married Wednesday afternoon at 3 p. m. by the Judge at Danville, 111. Ray Burns, brother of the groom, and 'his friend, drove over to Danville with the young couple and were witnesses to the ceremony. The bridal couple are stopping at Lafayette for a day or so and will return to this city where they expect to make their future home. The bride has been working in the Jasper County Telephone office for some time end the groom works for Ross Knickerboker.

BRIDAL SHOWER.

Some fifteen young ladies gathered at the Some of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. King on- N. Cullen Street, Wednesday evening to shower their daughter, Orabelle, with some useful household articles that she soon will need in her new home. Miss King will resign her position at the Babcock elevator, taking effect the 21st, and her wedding to Ernest Garriott, formerly of Union township but now of Valparaiso, •will take place in the near future. They will reside on a farm near Valparaiso where Mr. Garriott has been since he was discharged from the army.

DEATH OF CLARA FRANSCKOVIAC

Clara, the eleven year old daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Fransckoviac, who reside on the Berry farm, south of Pleasant Ridge, died Wednesday morning after a brief illness of only thirty hours caused from an acute case of emperitis. The funeral will be at the Catholic church 'Saturday morning ait 8 o’clock. Interment will be at ML Calvary cemetery.

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I TAXES DUE MAR. 11 I Money on hand when the I I assessorcalls is a liability. I I PREFERRED STOCK IN THE | I RENSSELAER MFG. CO. I ■ K -I I Non-Taxable Tax-Exempt I I Non-Assessable I I and pays I I 8 PER CENT I J INVEST in Rensselaer Manufacti ring Co. I | 1 8 per cent, non taxable Preferred Stock 1 before March first.

NEW STORY AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE PEEVE

Washington, Feb. 18.-—An intimation by Robert Lansing that Vice President Marshall should take over President Wilson’s duties during his illness was the direct cause of Lans-! ing’s resignation, according to in- ] formation from a source well in- • formed. The suggestion was made months ago, but came to Wilson’s ears only, recently. A few hours afterward, it was said ,he acted to force Lansing out of the cabinet. The president it was said, regarded Lansing’s suggestion as a personal affront and as “the last straw.” It was ithe climax of a long series of irritations. The president, it is believed, felt he . could not resume 'his active work | in co-operation with the man who I had suggested that his presidential duties Should be delegated to another. Theefore he virtually demanded Lansing’s resignation. With regard to the reason given —calling cabinet meetings—it is pointed out that Mr. Wilson knew of these meetings, had known of! them for weeks 1 and that therefore | sudden demand on Lansing for information concerning them. Dr., Grayson, Mr. Wilson’s personal phy-1 sician and advisor, was at some of the meetings, and Attorney General Palmer, at the time of the coal crisis, told the president the conclusions of the cabinet with regard to it, and laid them before him.

PETITIONS TO HAVE MARSHALL'S NAME ON BALLOT

Indianapolis, Feb. 18.—Petitions to have the name of Vice President Thomas R. Marshall placed on the democratic presidential preference ballot in Indiana were in circulation in more than a score of Indiana cities today, James H. Frey, collector of customs here, announced today. The petitions, Mr. Frey said, are being circulated without the knowledge and consent of Mr. Marshall, who recently stated in a letter to an (Indiana friend that he would not seek the presidential nomination or that of any office, but would like to 'be a delegate at large 'to the national convention from Indiana.

Ralph Wiseman returned to Kokomo today where he is employed.

STAR THEATRE —TODAY—FRANCES MANN in ‘The Root of Evil” I* it Wealth or Jealousy A Lumber Jack Picture Alao ' u GOOD COMEDY ■ —FRIDAY— . ” WILLIAM FOX * PpßMßt* THEDA BARA •THE DARLING OF PARIS” Taken from Victor Hugo’a novel “The Hunchback of Notre Dasao.” Thia picture .will hold you all the way through with acHIMI umß galore. Several hundred people are included in the caat. ~ ‘ Abo \ “STOPPING BULLETS” > „ GOOD COMEDY _. — -

Here’s a Real One--A LADY came into the Hilliard & Hamill store last week with her better half to assist in selecting his suit. “—Mr. —Crooks, our efficient salesman, endeavored to learn from the lady the color of suit she desired to purchase. The Lady expounded the theory that men’s clothes should match their hair; a dark-haired man should wear dark clothes and a brown-haired man should wear brown clothes. Mr. Crooks, desiring to please the Lady, requested her hsuband to remove the so that he could see the color of his hair. HE WAS BAID!

' TEMPERATURE The following U the temperature for the twenty-four houra endue •* 7 a. m. on the date indicated: Max. Min. February 17 23 22 February 18 33 28 February 18 44 23 February 19 39 11

A 0. Yeoman of Kingman, Kas., arived here today.

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