Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1920 — Page 1

No. 289.

25 Per Cent . Reduction On All I Xmas Novelties This includes Cedar Chests, Matting Boxes, Floor Lamps, Pedestals, Smoking Sets, Baskets, Tabourets, Magazine Racks and Foot-Stools. I W. J. WRIGHT

FURTHER PRAISE FOR THIS CITY

JOHN FRANKLIN MILLER POST THANKS CITY FOR TREATMENT. * The following letter was received this Saturday morning by Cope J. Hanley, Adjutant of the Dewey Biggs Post, from, the John Franklin Miller Post of Michigan City, thanking the citizens of Rensselaer for the courteous treatment extended them here Thanksgiving day. It should make us all feel proud: Michigan City, Ind. December 3rd, 1920 Mr. Cope J. Hanley, Adjutant American Legion Post, Rensselaer, Ind. Dear Sir:-— << John Franklin Miller Post, Amer- • i«an Legion, is desirous of thanking your Post and.the citizens of Rensselaer for the wonderful treatment accorded our football team and those who accompanied it on Thanksgiving Day. Those of us who were so unfortunate as not to be able to attend have listened to a constant stream of favorable comment upon the excellent welcome they received. Trusting to be able to return in part this splendid spirit of comradeship we beg to remain, Yours sincerely, John Franklin Miller Post, i American Legion. G. B. ROSS, Adjutant.

-PRINCESS THEATREMATINEE —2:30 NIGHT—7:OO TONIGHT - Jesse L. Lasky Presents WALLACE REID —IN— Excuse My Dust” They’re off in a leap to smash wheel. Ann Little as the “only the record from Los Angeles to girL” Theodore Roberts, “The Frisco! Then s-p-e-e-d! s-p-e-e-dll Bear,” spoiling for a row. Tully sudden curves —sickening slithers Marshall, as the crooked chief of hair-raising plunges through the that D—d Fargot crowd, dark against time—against men— And as for speed, love, daring, against steam —even against death, fight and excitement—oh, boy! Oh, And the thing that drives them a girl! You’ll say it’s a picture! wonderful romance of love. Also Played by the same oldl dare-devil Mack Sennett Comedy gang, that took your breath in ‘The “DON’T WEAKEN.” ‘"Tidies Waldon” Raid at the lie and 28c.

—MONDAY— Geo* H. Davis Presents “THE CONFESSION” By Hal Reid with an all star cast including Henry B. Watlhall Admission— lie and 28c. STAR THEATRE W / -TODAYSHIRLEY MASON —in-— “MERELY MARY ANN” Also “Vanishing Dagger” Admission—Adultk, 25c—3c—28ej Children, 10c—le—lie ’ ... y. ...

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MARKETS BY WIRE.

(Furnished by The Farmers Grain Market, H. H. Potter, Mgr.) Chicago, December 4, 1920. Live Stock Market. Hogs, receipts, 5,000; top, $19.35. Cattle, receipts, 3,000. Sheep, receipts, 1,500. Grain Market. Mar. Wheat opened at 1.65 and 1.63%; 1.67 and 1.66%. Dec. wheat opened at 1.69% and 1.69; closed at 1.71 and 1.70 3-4. May oats opened at .51 % and % ; closed at .51 7-8 and .52. Dec. oats opened at .47%; closed at .47 7-8. May corn opened at .76% and 3-4; closed at .76 1-2 and 3-8. Dec. corn opened at .72 and 1-4; closed at .72 3-8 and 1-4. Saturday local grain prices were: Oats, 43c; corn, 58c; rye, $1.30; wheat,. $1.60.

WILL SELL SHOATS AT DEXTER SALE

The undersigned will sell 22 head of Duroc shoats, weighing from 45 to 50 pounds at the H. J. Dexter sale on Wednesday, December 8. EDWARD F. SPURGEON.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1920

LON HEALY IN NEW SONG HIT

“WHEN THE MOON O’ JUNE IS SHINJNG ON THE WABASH” HIS LATEST OFFERING. “When the Moon O’ June is Shining On the Wabash,” is the name of Lon Healey’s latest song hit. Mr. Healy is the son of John Healy, of this city, and at the present time is located in Colorado where he went some few months ago for the benefit of his health. Mr. Healy has written many songs, but his latest bids fair to outstrip all of his others in popularity. The song is in the hands of the Gilbert Publishing Company of Chicago and the first copies were printed November 18. The initial copies were quickly sold. Mr. Healy’s many friends in this city are pleased to learn of his latest success and trust that he will rapidly recover that he may again return to this city to make his home.

LOCAL TRAPPERS HARD HIT BY DECLINING MARKETS

Naturally when one thinks of trapping mink, muskrat and other fur-bearing animals, one thinks of the wilds, the forests and thinlysettled frontier places, but do you know that the trapping industry in this county is followed on a greater scale than is generally supposed; that quite a few people make a comfortable living or at least make considerable side money from their traps in this county each year? And do you know that these tappers have been harder hit, relatively, than the farmers in the recent slump in the hog market? It is true, nevertheless, and there is much grumbling and kicking going on among the old heads who also got in on the war-inflated prices on most everything and are now being forced to endure the re-adjustment that is taking place in industry and business of all description. The prices for pelts have decreased 300 to 600 per cent. That is some drop and means the trapper must get out and work hard to come way near his record of last year.

RENSSELAER PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

General Items. The City Schools will dismiss Wednesday evening, December 22, for the Christmas vacation and reopen Monday, January 3. Nineteen of the teachers turned in their annual Red Cross dues to the local solicitors, while the remaining ones renewed their membership in respective townships. Primary Building. The weighing and measuring for November shows a general increase in weight and development among the Primary * children due largely to the regular Physical Culture program and the more complete adjustment to school ‘routine. Out-of-town teachers visiting our school on Friday, November 26, were: Miss Davis of Hammond and Miss Sophia Hudson of Gifford. On November 24; the third story of the Primary Building was the scene of an important social event. It was “party” day for the third grade. For one hour, games were played, after which the children returned to the third grade room. Here a program, consisting of recitations and songs, was given. Refreshments consisting of ice* cream and cookies were served to about sixty pupils and fifteen patrons. Grammar Building. The Grades for the second six weeks show an improvement over those given the first six weeks. Each teacher would be glad to confer with parents and patrons, at any time relative to the school work. Considering the great amount of sickness in the community, the school attendance for the past week has been unusually good. Everyone is taking unusual precaution in the effort to keep down‘any contagion. . . Appropriate Christmas exercises are being planned for the children of this building. The regular Physical Culture work is meeting with a hearty response on the part of the pupils. High School. The records for the past month show that there has been an increased number of cases of tardiness due apparently to the fact that the pupils work until too near the beginning of the school day. While We are strong supporters of thrift and the spirit of industry among the high school boys and girls, this should not be taught at the expense of promptness. If parents realized Agt all cases of tardiness are recorded and become a part of the school record, we feel that they wosM be on time. During the absence of Mr. Woerner as jmd of the . Manual Training department, Floyd Hemphill is very successfully conducting that aepptSSt."

ABE MARTIN.

( (Indianapolis News.) < Alvy Mopps an’ ’bride are still livin’ with her mother until they kin agree on th’ color of a davenport, Ike Moon is home from th’ school of experience an’ has decided t’ remain on th* farm.

RENSSELAER DROPPED 26-22

REYNOLDS STOPPED LOCAL BASKET BALL FIVE IN SEASON’S OPENER. Playing their first game of the season and against an opponent that was traveling at a mid-season clip, Rensselaer high school’s basket ball team was laid low before the flashy Reynolds five at_ the high school gym Friday evening in a tight finish, 26 to 22. Rensselaer’s defeat was due in a large measure to the superior condition of the. visiting five which had already taken the court thirteen times this season against hard opponents, being returned the winner twelve times. Rensselaer possessed the greater natural ability and with two or three hard games behind them would have edged out a winner. As it was the game was close throughout and at at no time did the downstate quintette have a safe lead. Reynolds assumed a twobasket lead early in the game and this was about the margin maintained from whistle to whistle. The visitors lead at half time, 13 to 9. Rensselaer displayed encouraging form to their followers despite their defeat and another week or so will Slace them in a condition that will t them to topple over many an opponent before the curtain falls on their 1920-21 activities. Larsh, Collins, Harmon, Arnott, and Lambert are going to be hard to stop once they become the smooth running, well-oiled machine of last year.

GOVERNMENT MAKES INTERESTING TEST Department of Agriculture shows That Moths Cannot Exist In Properly Constructed Cedar Chests. South Bend, Ind., Nov. 1920. The United States department of agriculture recognizes the great value of cedar chests in preserving clothes from the moth danger as a result of experiments conducted by the department and extending over two years’ time.' According to the government report a number of adult moths were placed from time to time in cedar chests, and cloth was also placed-in the chests for feeding purposes. Nevertheless the moths all died without leaving any eggs behind, and a minimum amount of feeding was done. Similar tests made with trunks instead of cedar chests resulted in the rapid multiplication of the moths. The report deduced that “the result of these tests indicate that adult clothes moths and young cloth moth larvae are killed when placed in a cedar chest.” Basing their claims on this unbiased government report, the Acme Manufacturing company has started a campaign to acquaint the public in the proper method of preserving clothes. In view of the high prices paid-for all garments in the past, few "ears, the Acme officials feel justified in boosting the sale of their famous cedar chests as a necessary economy in any .household. —Avt.

FORMER LOCAL BOY ON CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

L. A. Harmon has handed us a copy of the Mitchell, (S. D.) Press I which contains an account of a 1 football game between Mitchell and Sioux Falls for the high school | championship of South Dakota,: which was won by the former, 14 j to 0. It will be of interest to Rensselaer people to know that Doyle Harmon, son of Russell Harmon and' a former Rensselaer boy, was the quarterback on the winning - eleven. Young Harmon lived in this city with his parents until a few' yean ago and is a nephew of L. A. Harmop. of this city. In speaking of the game the Press says: ► “Harmon, the Mitchell was the star ground gainer for his team, his long end runs being a feature of the contest. He had exceptional speed and an unusual knack of finding openings. At one time Harmon peeled off a sixtyeight yard run, carrying the ball from his own ten-yard line and making the second Mitchell touchdown possible.” .

JASPER COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, ATTENTION

Luncheon will be served at Presbyterian church at .2 o’clock Tuesday, Dec. 7. Plates, 75 cents. jDne hundred seats are available. These have been apportioned to each township. Outlying townships kindly report on or before Monday mornof Marion township, please place your name on waiting list early as possible. The afternoon meeting commencing at 2 o’clock wiH be addressed by Mrs. Floyd, of East Chicago, and Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith of Lafayette, and will be open to all women of the county. Come and bring your friends. A daughter was born at the JasCr county hospital on Friday to r. and Mrs. True Culp, who live near Monon. • , . - - - • "• — V-

SATURDAY SPECIALS j Kaw’a Best Flour. Car just received. (Sold under JO OE a money-back guarantee of quality) 49 lb. sack 8-ox Brown Laundry Soap, E — per bar 10-Oz. Brown Naptha Soap. E — per bar Greenwich Concentrated Lye,. lA* per can . Strawberries in medium ayrup, QCga No. 2 can sJwV Cut Wax Beans, 1ANo. 2 can >wV Cut Green Beans, Ift— No. 2 can ~... *** Corn Flakes, ft6 ouncea ** Tomatoes with Puree, IL No. 2 can...., *wC Special Peaberry Coffee, OCp per lb AvC Neptune Sardines, in oil OE3 for ; We would like to call your attention to the fact that la Hating SPECIALS we give weights, size of cans, and brands whsrs ever possible. Thus you are able to judge the values. MURRAY’S

GORDONS HERE THIS EVENING

POPULAR STOCK COMPANY, WITH ALL STAR CAST, TO MAKE SECOND BOW. The Gordon players, the stock company that opened at the New Ellis theatre to a capacity house last Saturday evening in "Bought And Paid For,” will make their second bow of the winter season to playgoers this Saturday evening when they appear here in "The Other Man’s Wife,” a three-act comedy drama, a play that has enjoyed a sensational, run in the larger cities of the country, and a play that has met with genuine favor wherever produced. This popular stock,, company are old favorites with Rensselaer theatre goers, and the satisfaction they gave in their opening engagement here assures for them the continued patronage of the show-loving public. The play of last week pleased in> every way and tonight’s production is rated„ai being on an equality with “Bought and Paid For.” In Miss Lorraine as a lead, Mr. Gordon boasts of a dainty little star possessing ability of a degree seldom approached at a local playhouse. Miss Lorraine has served on big time and rumor has it that with the expiration in 'early spring of her present contract she is to forsake the -legitimate stage for the silent drama, there to sparkle under the banner of one of the country’s leading producers. Playing opposite Miss Lorraine is Mr. Lawrence Foster, an actor of exceptional merit who, through his clever acting last week, won for himself many admirers.; In Miss Donna Wilber, Mr. Gordon is in possession of a character lady, who, although a new star in this orbit, is eminent in other centers, as the leading actress in well known plays, and her work in the opening performance assdres her of a hearty welcome this evening. Mr. Charles Greiner, comedian, needs no introduction to Rensselaer

Attention, Car Owners Now is the time to have your batterv looked after to insure satisfaction for winter use. All types of batteries tested and filled free of charge. Batteries freeze if not fully charged. We now have a complete line of Weed Chains Radiator Covers jires. Tubes Spot Lights Generator and Starter Supplies for all Types and Models ~ Authorized Service for DODGE, BUICK, CHEVROLET CARS Mi WILLARD BATTERIES — ~— >' I ■ ■ 'O C. W. RHOADES

I people, having appeared here as a member of the Gordons a few yean ago. He burst forth aa “Jack”, in “Bought and Paid For,” and his cleverness played no small part in the success of the bill. o Mr. Karl Hewitt and Mr. Gordon supply the remaining places in the cast. The former occupied a place for several years on big time, later playing in stock before launching a company of his own. Mr. Gordon himself is a clever actor and knows x the show game in its every phase. He is well known here, having played this circuit for a period of years and be hap never failed to please. v The Gordon plays are clean and wholesome, clever and entertaining, possessing a vein of, humor in a quantity that insures a pleasant after taste, and the majority of the plays have received the praise of the critics of the large citier, as evidenced by their long runs. Tonight’s performance will be followed by "Let Jimmy Do It.” a week later, starring Charles Greiner.

HIGH SCHOOL NET GAMES. * Kokomo, 32; Marion, 21. Bloomington, 27: Lebanon, 16. . Frankfort, 24; Rochester, 21. Shelbyville, 88; Technical, (Ind.), 12. Hartford City, 18; Shortridgs, IS. Muncie, 29; Newcastle, 14. Anderson, 48; Columbas, 15. Martinsville, 29; Vincennes, 22. Rossville, 27; Cutler, 13. Reynolds, 26; Rensselaer, 22. ■ I /j HEALTHYNEW year

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