Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1916 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

THIEF enters STOCKTON HOME Also Attempted to Steal Horse from Mrs. Ell Critser. Some sneak thief broke into the home of Mrs. Almira Stockton on Division street Tuesday night about 9 o’clock by breaking in ohe of the windows in the rear of the house. Mrs. Stockton was at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. W. Williams, at the time but Miss Hope Hurley, who stays at the Stockton home, was upstairs and heard the noise but thought it was something falling on the porch and did not go to investigate. On Mrs. Stockton’s return from Mrs. which was about fifteen minutes later, the would-be thief went out the front door. Nothing was found missing, however.

Some one took Mrs. Eli Critser’s horse from her home at the east side of town Tuesday night, but the animal was evidently turned loose and returned home later in the night. Two men were seen with the horse by members of the family who were awakened by the barking of the dog. The thieves evidently became alarmed and turned the animal loose. WORK CLOTHES Genuine Cherry Valley flannel shirts, $1; corduroy trousers, $2; work shoes of solid leather, $2.50; soft, warm, fleecy underwear, $1 to $2.50. —BILLIARD & HAMILL. THE WEEK’S FOOTBALL NEWS

Local High School Boys Get Short End of Saturday’s Score. The Rensselaer high school suffered- a most humiliating defeat Saturday at the hands of Hammond, the final score being 13 to 0. It is not so bad to lose a game to a team that outplays you but, according to many of the Rensselaer boys, Saturday’s game belonged to them by all the ethics of good football However, being given the short end of all side line considerations, the game was lost. Purdue suffered its annual humiliation at the hands of foxy old Amos Alonzo Stagg’s Chicago Maroons on Stagg field Saturday, the final result reading 16 to 7 in favor of the Midwayites. The Boilermakers crossed Chicago’s goal line for the first time since 1910, when Frank Hanna caught a forward pass and ran twenty yards for a touchdown. Ao usuaL the Old Gold and Black eleven journeyed to the Windy City, followed by a large delegation of followers; both the team and the rooters entertaining visions of victory, but as per custom, returned home with the short end of the score.

Pine Village also went down In de'eat again Sunday before the Ft. Friars, the final score being 7 to 0. Pine Village gave the Friars the hardest tussle of the season and the latter did not score until just'a few minutes before the close of the third quarter, when Dorias went over from the two-yard line and then kicked goal. The two teams battled on even terms in the first half, but in the third and fourth periods, the Ft. Wayne offense began to puncture the center of the Pine Village line and dash ofT tackle for long gains, but with one exception, the defense of the visitors stiffened when their goal line was threatened and the Friars could only score the one touchdown, although they had the ball on Pine Village’s five-yard line thirty seconds before the game ended. Indiana university was also defeated Ejaturday by Northwestern, the latter team scoring a goal kick and touchdown and allowing the Hoosiers nothing. Next Saturday Rensselaer will meet the high school team from Watseka, Illinois, at Riverside park.

The Rensijflaer high school team, through the efforts of Principal J. I. Coe, will play the curtain raiser at the Furdue-Indiana game at Lafayette on November 25.| Their opponents will be the Sheridan high school team, and the game will be called at 10 a. m. on account of the necessity of an early departure of the state unlveYsity team. It la quite probable that a large number from this city will accompany the team and rooters tp Lafayette.

BOX SOCIAL There will be a box social at the Burr Oak Center school house in Newton 'township on Friday evening, November 10. Everybody invited. Ladies please bring boxeß.—Edna Christenson, teacher. DATES OF LYCEUM COURSE Iris Concert company, Novem r ber 16. Roy Smith, lecturer, December 18. SCTiildkret, orchestra, January 7. Hagerman, lecturer, February 8. Rob Roys, quartet, March 5. An armload of old newspapers for i nickel at The Democrat office.