Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1903 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER SEMI-WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XXXV NO. 135

More About the Dunnville Accident.

Coroner Wright will report the death of young Patrick McMannis as due to an accident, and for which neither the railroad nor any other party except himself is to blame. The young fellow lived at San Pierre, and though only about 19 years old was ah experienced railroader, and was already a passenger conductor on the Three I road. Saturday night he helped himself to a section hand-car at San Pierre and a party of 10 young people, of that place, in 5 couples, went to Dunnville To a dance. The accident occurred as they were start ing back to San Pierre, aboutlo;so p m., when they met a west bound freight train. The headlight of the train is visible there a long distance, but the party mistook it for a switch light, all except one young lady, who kept insisting that it was an 'engine head-light. The rest paid it little attention, and the train was almost upon them before it was recognized. All jumped off and ran to safety except McMannis and another young man, who together tried to remove the handcar from the track.

Before they had more than got ''The wheels at one end tilted up, the engine struck the car. The other young man was at the side of the track and escaped, but McMannis was struck by some part of the engine, in the back of the head. He was thrown into the ditch, but not a great distance. The engine men on the* train never saw the hand car at all at the time, and never kndfr they had killed anyone till after they reached the end of their run and had gone their homes. A strange circumstance was that the pilot of the engine caught the hand-car in such a way that two wheels were cpught in the pilot and the other two still stayed on the track, and % this way it was pushed nearly to Wheatfield when a grating noise in front caused the • engineer to stop and invest gate, when the hand-car was discovered. It was carried in this way a dis tance of about four miles.

Death of Etna Florence.

Mrs. Wilber Florenoe, who moved with husband and family to the neighborhood of Mexioo, Mo. early this year, arrived here Tuesday on a very sad~errand. It was to bring home for burial the body of her daughter Etna, whose death occurred Sunday of pneumonia. Her age was about 12 years and she wa§ pick about three weeks, ~ue was their seoond daughter and third ohild. Mr. Florenoe was taken seriously siok, soon after the child died and was unable to oome. Mrs. Florenoe was accompanied beok here by an older and a younger daughter And by Mr. Robert Randle, also onr former townsman. The body was taken to the residence, on Van Rensselaer street of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Platt, the latter being an aunt of MrsFlorenoe. The funeral was held Wednesday at Mr. Platt's residence. Interment was made in Weston cemetery.

Wanted: Men to learn barber trade. Toola, diplomas, posit ione and board given. Years saved by oar method of free work and expert instructions, write today. Nolar Barber College, Chicago, 111., * w2tp For rent 46 aore farm 2 miles from Rensselaer. House and good orchard. Mbs. Margaret Bhea, w2tp Rensselaer, Ind. Holden, the celebrated retail shoe store of Chicago bought about f 160.000 worth of Pingree aide shoe in the last year.

A Big Telephone Improvement.

The work of stringing the new cables for the Jasper County Telephone Company for their Rensselaer exchange is now in progress. They are putting up 4,000 feet of the cable, in all. Of this, 700 feet are the large size containing each 204 wires, and called 200 wire cable; 1,850 feet are 100 wire cable, and 1,450 feet are 50 wire cable. The wires are of copper, about the size of a fine needle, and each separate wire is wound with tough paper, to insulate it from all the others, and all are incased in thick lead pipes, the lead itself being about an eighth of an inch in thickness. The cables vary in size, of course, in prSjlortion to the number of wires they carry. The 200 wire cables are 1J inches in diameter. These lead and copper cables are of course costly goods; and the 4,000 feet, together with a new section to the switch board, cost the company about $2,000.

What, Jim, Our Jim! We Can’t Spare Him.

Frankfprt has just completed a new $40,000 opera house, up to date in every particular. About such a building in fact as Rensse'aer had in sight two years ago, but which faded long before it flowered. And having an up-to-opera house they are now looking about for a manager of proper capacity to take charge of its management. Such a man as Mayor James B. S. Ellis, of Rensselaer; owner and of the opera house here, and a man who has a good stand-in with more theater people and show managers, than any manager in northwest Indiana, and who gets for Rensselaer more good shows probably than any other town of. its size in the state. It is gi*on out pretty straight that the owners of* this new building are trying to get bold of Mr. Ellis, for this purpose If they succeed Fr nkfort will gain and Rensselaer will lose a mighty successful manager, as well as a most popular arid universally respected citizen

Uncle Mac Has a Narrow Esaape.

r Uncle Alf MoCoy was hurt worse in bis fall from the milk train Sunday night that early reports indioated, and ha is not yet able to turn himself in bed, and it will probably he quite a number of days before he will be out again. He also had a much narrower esoape from a mujh worse result than is generally known. In fact only the oiroumstanoe that Wm. Wishard was with him probably prevented his being MUed, When he stepped from iue train he was thrown with such violence, and also struok by some part of the oar that he was stunned and unable to speak or move, and it being quite dark no one saw him fall exoept Mr. Wishard, who was right behind him, and as Mr Wishard.found him, he lay only a few feet ahdad of the hind wheels of the oar and with his legs so far aoroaa the track that had the oars started they would have both been out off near the body. Bad not Mr. Wishard seen him fall no one else would and a tragio result would sorely have followed.

A good reliable man wanted at onoe- For further information call at this office, r~ The Billionairess. Ellis Opera House, Monday, Nov. 30th. Now is the time to have your ohimneys cleaned, by Harry Wiltshire, the reliable ohimnev cleaner. Telephone orders to telephone 288. Go to I. J. Porter &X 30. for the best rubber foot wear made. The Billionairess, Ellis Opera House, Monday, Nov. 90th.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, NOV. 27, 1903.

Robert Michaels’ Sad News

His Son Wilbert Killed In North Dakota. Sad news indeed, and awfully -#r "f l sudden, came last Wednesday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Michaels, formerly of Rensselaer, now of two miles southeast of town. Two telegrams for Mr. Michaels arrived from AVheatland, N, Dak., at . the same time, soon after 8 o’clock.

One of them, evidently sent a little before the other said: “Boy seriously injured. He wants you to come to him at Brainard.” The other sent some later, but how much later there is no present means of J.knowing, said the boy was dead, and asked directions as to the disposal of the body. The young man’s name was Wilbert Ray Michaels. Ho went to North Dakota about two years ago, and for some time has been working on the Northern Pacific as a brakesman. No particulars were given of his accident but presumably it occured while engaged jin his duties, as a. brakeman. He would have been 21 years old next January. He was a good and affectionate son, and the awful and wholly unexpected news of his death is a terrible blow to his parents. Directions for returning the body to Rensselaer, by express were sent by telegraph, and it will probably arrive Friday or Saturday .morning at the latest.

Like a Number Twelve Earthquake.

R9D33elaer wm vi ited 'ad Wdduesday murniDg by what was, seemingly, a email earlhquake. It oooured about 7:30 a. ra., but was not severe enough to be uoticed by many persons. It lasted several seconds, nod was nolictd in different parts of town. It was not the result of rook blasting in the Division etreet sewer, as there was no noise at that time. Several pereohs who ndioed lhe iistuibauce says that outside doors shook and rat led like s une one was shaking tn*>m t) gain admittance. Janitor Springs, who was in the ba8 a cnent of the new school building, says- the outside door rattled to such an/extent that he hurried and opeued it thinking someone was there waating in, and it made bia eyes stick out some when he opened the door and found no one there.

Other persons, many blocks away from the sohool, had identically the same experience, in some cases several outside doors being heard to rattle, at once.

Another Professor After Notoriety.

A press dispatch from Worcester, Mase., date of Nov. 24th, and which has had wide circulation, says: A table of the ages of love in men and women has been compiled by Prof. Sanford Bell, a fellow in Clark university and formerly an instructor at the Valparaiso, Ind., Normal school. He has reached the conclusion that neither sex is safe from cupid’s darts after it has reached the age of three years. In fifteen years he has investigated 800 cases and his figures go to prove that the maturity of woman’s hearts is reached at 22 and man’s at 24.

All of which means, mainly, that Prof. Bell must be getting envious of the way several crank professors in Chicago University have achieved sudden notoriety during the past few years, by amazing discoveries that didn’t discover, and he is now making a bid for a like notoriety. Well, as he seems to have succeeded, now let Bell ring off.

Some things to be thankful for: Be tbankfal that you oan get the Pingree made shoe of I. J. Porter & Co.

A New Stamp.

j The present two cenisttunp is to be retired before the new year and replaced by a fresh design which is expected to meet with a more f avorable reception than any J other stamp ever issued by the ! government Four billion two | cent stamps are used in Uhited S ates every year, find tbe bureau of engraving is completing the plates for printing this vast issue. Washington is j;be oentral figure of the new design.

American Billionaires and English Titles.

Amerioan wealth and foreign titles have long been topi os for discussion and not infrequent heated argument. But the Amerioan billionairess is a theme as yet to be heard of, exoept in what is soon to be told you in song and story in the otrarming society oomedy of that name, soon to appear at the opera house next Monday night with Miss Lorraine Buohanan in the title role. “The Billionairess” is a sweet, wholesome and heartsome play. It abounds in bnmor, laughable situaition and lndiorons complications. All equipment is of tho newest ahd brightest, and everything in oonneotion with the pro* duction and performance is first class.

Sick Benefits on Minors Not Lawful.

Assessment companies, which have been writing weekly payment accident and si 3k benefit insurance upon thelives of minors, have been notified by Auditor of State Sherrick that in so doing they are violating the State statutes and must cease writing that class of business. Four companies are affected by the ruling.

Here Next Monday Night.

Anderson (lad.) Moraiug Herald, Sept, 17tu. — Miss Lorraine Buchanan, appearing at the Grand Opeia House last evening as * ! rhe Billionairess,” in the comedy of that name, proved beiself an artist of ability . Hit manner is natural aud origiml, unique and convincing and as the spoiled and petted, cajoled and humored ‘billionairess’ of the musical comedy wjbs a character not easily forgotten. The music iatroduotd iu the piece was tuneful and well rendered and re* Ocived many and well rendered and received many and well merited encores. As a whole the play is far above the average, the situations new and the dialogue crisp and bright. All the members of the company with but few exceptions, acquitted themselves to the satisfaction of the audience, giving a smooth performance of a very olever comedy.

What Landis Will Land.

"Unless the speaker changes his mind he will appoint Congressman C. B. Landis chairman of the committee on printing. Congressman Henienway has been working hard for Landis, The printing chairmanship is a big plunu That committee not only oontrols all of the printing that is done for the boose, bat passes on all contracts for materials for the government printing offioe.” The above paragraph is from the Indianapolis Star’s Washington letter. The announcement of the committees will be made this week.

If Landis gets the printing chairmanship Indiana will have four chairmanships and will be better oared form the matter of oommittee assignments than any other state in tbe Union. Heretofore lowa has had that honor. The Hoosiers will be the leading faotore in shaping legislation in the coming congress.

Joet received a oar load of tbe oelebrated Jsokeon Hill ooal. Other Sradee of soft ooal as low as $8.25 elivered. Coiw A Bead*.

This Explains Our Earthquake.

The followtng-from Wednesday-s Valpariso Vidette explains the shaking Rensselaer experienced Wednesday morning, and which, not unnaturally, was thought to have been a slight earthquake. “Valparaiso and vicinity was badly shaken this morning about 7:10 o’clock. The first thought of everyone was that the powder works at Miller Station had another explosion, i- It was true. One of the large nirtro-glycerine tanks exploded, instantly killing Gus Hinshaw, an employe of the company. The shock was so severe at Hobart that it broke a plate glass out of Wm. Stommel’s store, also a glass in the Odd Fellows building. A telephone from Fort Wayne says the ehock was plainly felt there. We may add to the above that the Etna powder works,'where the explosion occured are near the northeast corner of Lake county, and 45 miles from Rensselaer, in a direct line. They have had numerous explosions in times past

This Spell Was Not Fatal.

At last aooounts the Gditor who penned the following was still alive in Boston: '‘Graciously, tenderly it lingers—the Indian SQmmer, with its soft air and its tonic of the ripened year, that superbundant etherial wine which has power to make the dull eye sparkle and to hallow the faoe of Melancbolly with a smile from the heart deeps. Would you quaff the exhilarant at its purest? Then to the woods and the quite hil’sides bathed in go'den sunshine, carpeted with velvety mosses and russet leaves, and all redolent of Mother Earth’s preserving time But why do we call it Indian summei? It sounds pretty, in a way —prettier than Indian mush for instance. Why not have something apropos for a name? It isn’t summer, nor is it torrid, nor has it aught to do with the poor Indian, whose fate has bein anything hjut summery, Let us get in touch with the poets aud call this time of grace simply—the afterglow.

Dowie Damsel Gathers The Dough

Muuoie, lud . Nov. 24. When a strikingly beautiful young woman giving her name -as Aona Lawrence of Mariou, Ind., stru-k town today with a valise and aektd the young meu aud others to fill it with money in the interest of John Alexander Dowie, whose disoiple she professed to be, no questions were asked but quarters and half dollars rained in the satchel. She then boarded a train with a grip well filled, saying she was going to Sontb Bend, Laporte Valparaiso Hammond and other Northern Indiana towns to look after Prophet Dowie’s interests.

Rev. Elam Called.

The congregation of the Rensselaer Christian church has ratified the previous action of their officials of the church, in calling Rev'. J. M. Elam, of Indianapolis to become the settled pastor of the church. Be will take regular charge the Ist of January, when Rev. Hall’s time will expire. He will move herewith his family and occupy Robert Michaels’ residence on South Van Rensselaer street.

Be thankful that you are not as some otheie are, who send to Chicago for their shoes, pay moTe snd often get a miss fit The Ladies of the Methodist oburoh will hold a Rummage sale iu January, and it will oe worth waiting for. For rent, a large fiat of rooms on Washington street, one block from pnblio square. Suitable for rssidenoe. Enquire at this offioe . Tbe Billionaireee, • Ellis Opera Hoase, Monday, Novi 30th.

REGULAR WEEKLY EDITION.

Freight Conductor’s Bad Accident.

John McArthur, conductor...cm. the local freight going north Wednesday morning met' with a bad [ accident while the train was doing its regular work at Lowell. A big cask containing nitric acid, turned over in one of the cars, while the train was switching on the siding, and McArthur started into the car to right the cask on end. In jumping through the door he slipped and fell into the acid, which had ran out and covered the whole floor of the car. It splashed all over his hands and .face and he was horribly burned." In a few minutes the whole left side of his face was one big blister. Some of the acid also went into his left eye and it is probable that he will never be able to see out of it again. He suffered terribly from the burns and the medical pssistanca rendered him at Lowell seemed to do but little good. He was taken to his home in Chicago on the afternoon train Wednesday.

How Bowser Puts It.

Governor Durbin is playing an excellent game of checkers these days says the Tribune. He baa moved Jim Goodrich up into the king rov, and will let bun be state chairman. Be moves Beveridge into the same position and . re-elects him to the United State senate. Than he grabs Fairbanks and makes him a c ndidaie for | vice president and then be pauses. ! Will bis next move be to push tumaalf into Fairbank’s present seat? Its looks that way.

Cotton’s Annual Report.

F. A, Cotton, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, is working on the annual report of the school enumeration and the school finances which will be made to Governor Durbin at the close of the present year. The county superintendents have sent in the reports of their schools with their attendance and the amount and source of the fun !s supporting the school■». The enumeration this year shows an increase in the number of pupi's over that of last year, when there was 707,238 pupils in attendance The enrollment this years shows morj than the usual increase

Rev. E. Baech Called to Delphi.

Delphi Herald. At the congregational meeting of the Presbyterian church yesterday morning it was decided unanimously to extend a call to Rev. Edward Baecli, of Areola, Ills. It is understood that Rev. Baech will accept the call. Rev. Baech is a young man and for eight years was pastor of the Rensselaer churchIn his trial sermon two weeks ago he impressed the audience very favorably, his call resulting.

Western Boss.

Leading Flour on the market sl. 00 per sack made out of hard wheat. Buokwheat flour SO3. We pay $.02 more per bushel for bnokwheat, white corn and wheat, at tbe mill, than any other dealer in the market. dw2tp At The Mill.

The ladies of the Evening Star Chapter, number, 41, O. E. S. will hold a rummage sale Friday, and Saturday, Deo. Ith and sth, in the K. of P. building. The E Stouts patent is the only genuine Snagproof rubber foot wear there is made. I. J. Poster & Co., Agent*. Be tbankfal that yon oan get a tailor made suit (fit gnarsnted) made by the Royal Tailors of Chicago by selecting your goods and getting your measure taken by L J. Porter A 00.