Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1906 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XXXVU.L NO. si.

A Good Name Is Above Rubies.

The Peru ''Journal makes- £ “pow erful plea for greater honesty, in every day affairs and says this reform must- commence with boys and young men. • - Every young man should know how important it is for his standing in the community to establigh ms credit. Dog’t be a “dead beat.*’ Make an endeavor to pay yOur debts and pay them promptly, even if you have to curtail your personal wardrobe to do it. Bettpr be square with the world and the merchants whom you meet eveijy day, than try to keep'up with a yace that is out of your class. Have you ever considered young man, that your name lT mentioned frequenty among the merchants and business men of the city and that you.are spoken of either as a “■dead beat,” or a square and up right young mans Such is the case and we should think any young man would rather establish a reputation of good “'credit upon which he may build a business and meeta personality worthy of general esteem than to go through life branded as unworthy of the credjt cf Ims fellows. If yoh buy' goods pay for them, if you borrow money pay it back. Even the news boys c m tell who pays his debts and who does (not. .This is said for the benefit of the boys and the young man just entering upon his own responsibilities, and we trust that many there be will read and heed.

Endeavor Society’s Great Growth.

February 2 next, will be the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Young People’s Society ot Christian Endeavor. It will lie commemorated by the nearly 70,000 societies, and by the 3,500,000 members and by numerous Endeavor unions, local, county, state and national. During the last two years forty-"ix states and three provinces of Canada have gained more than 10 pet cent in the number of their societies. Hawrii has gained 116 per cent. Christian Endeavor has gained a foothold in the Philippines. Nearly %000 societies have reported an increase of 25 per cent in local membership. Ten thousand societies have reported a total of $500,000 in gifts to the mission boards of their denominations, to their local churches and co miscellaneous causes.

Mrs. Shields Breaks Her Arm.

Mrs. Elizabeth Shields, a|lady of rather advanced age, living jus£ west of the Washington street ridge, on McCoy Ave., met with the serious misfortune, Thursday evening, of having one of her arms broken, by a fall irom her porch. It is the left arm and the fracture is just below the shoulder joint The injury is a very painful one and the swelling is more than usuallv extensive and troublesome.

A General Manager for the Monon.

President McDoel, of the Monon, who has also held the office of general manager, ever sinee he was elected president, has jqst appointed his assistant, B. E. Taylor, ol Chicago, as general manager. He has been connected with the Monon management for 18 years in various capacities, and is a very able railroad man.

Attention Post 84. • Officers and comrades are notified there will be a special meeting of the Post on Tuesday night, Jan. 2nd, 1906, at 7:30 p. in. A full attendance is required. R. W. Marshall, J. A. Burnham, Post Corn’d’r. Adjutant A large line of mens and boys caps for 26 cts at Laßue Bros.. , Boys felt boots and overs best quality only $1.26 at Laßue Bros.

A CHURCH UNION IN RENSSELAER.

One of the most interesting events in the church affairs of Rensselaer, for a long time past, is a union which has been effected between the tw;a Baptist churches here. Namely the First, or Missionay Baptist, and the Free Baptists churches. By the terms of the union each church will, for the preseut, keep up its separate organization, but they will have but one pastor arid one Sunday school. The union Sunday school Will be organized next Sunday morn ng, at which time, also which In use of worship will be used will pr> bab y be decided up. The two present pastors, B«V. J. B. Bair, of the First Baptist, and Rev. | A. R. Harper of ‘the Free Baptist will both retire, and the uuited congregations will select a new pastor. The union is as experimental, and is to terminate at the end of one year, unless then renewed. The union is one of the fruits of a general movement, throughout the country v- for the uniting into one, of different churches of similar forms of their church government and creed.

Where Reform Must Begin.

In a recent address Superintendent Whittaker of the Jeffersonville reformatory, said: “So long as the laws are violated by the dealing out to the weak and unfortunate class of onr people drags, cigaretts and bad whisky, so long as wo permit in every community as we do places where the weaker classes of humanity of,both sexts ean congregate at all hours of the day and indulge in debauches, so long as deadly weapons are carried, so long as saloon keepers are not compelled to close their places at the hour prescribed by law and will not refrain from selling their stuff to boys and girls of tender age, so long will the people of this and every state pay large amounts each year for charity and correction, homes will be brok6ft tip and communities disgraced. While the complaining tax-payer is looking for the cause of high taxes, here is a fact that he may well include in the subjects for contemplation.

All Newspapers DO Not Do That Way.

Goodland Herald: A newspaper assails a candidate for office because it can’t control him, and goes to sermonizing about graft and other phases of political corruption. Which is the worst—the grafter seeking pelf for his own nse or a newspaper seeking to make a commodity of manhood and then libeling the man that it has failed to buy.

More Roads Fall la Line.

It has been officially announced that the Nickel Plate and lake Shore railroads will issue no more passes lor free transportation except to employes and their dependent families. This action on the part ol these roads is another indication that the railways all over the country are adopting the policy of the Pennsylvania.

Shoes from 43c a pair up at LaRue Bros. Mens’ sanitary fleeced underwear only 38c a garment , 75c a suit at LaKne Bros. Don’t fail to attend our great closing out sale, ever,) thing must be sold regardless of cost. Laßue Bros. / Only 10c per dozen for good bananas at Haus’. E. D. Rhoades sells stoves that give universal satisfaction. Come in and see the Hostler ash sifter that will save h your fueL / Chicago Bargain Store.

ISSUED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. THE FRIDAY ISSUE ISITHE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

RENSSELAER, JASPfcU COUNTY, TUESDAY, JANUARY'S,

Mayor Made A Marshal Monday.

Mayor Ellis'settled the question df a city Marshal, to succeed Mel Abbott, resigned, Monday by .appointing W. S. Parks to the position. There were about eight applicants, and from the nature of things, they could not all be appointed. It is understood that the duties of the street commissioner will also be a part of the Marshal "s duties;' but that will rest with the City Council, to determine.

Two Prisolers From Newton County.

The chief grief of the three young fellow's from Fair Oaks, in their confinement at the county jail, is understood to have been because there was not one more, or enough to make a four handed game, of euchre, or old sledge. And it was the orginal intention of our philanthropic officials to corral at least four of the same crowd, but Alva Brohardt, for whom an invitation was prepared, hiked out before the politely worded document could be shown to him. However, the addl : tional company at the jail has.been supplied from another source, and now there is one too many for a four hander, instead of one too few. The additional two men came in Friday evening, and"were sent by Squire Sorenson of Roselawn. They are two brothers named Baker, and they also are charged with disturbing a public meeting, the same being a Christmas tree entertainment, at the Ball school house, southwest of Roselawn. One of the boys is in for some 28 days and the other about 45, if they lay out their full fines and costs. Their friends have employed attorney Halleck to look up the facts of their conviction and it may be it will be set aside. According to some reports, the boys were not proven to have done anything worse than to eut two buttons from the back of a young lady’s cloak. There is also said to be great doubt of the legality of a Newton 'county justice committing convicted prisoners direct to the Jasper county jail. The usna 1 course is to turn them over to their own county sheriff, first, and let him bring them here,

It is only on rare occasions that a genuine Russian drifts into our clerk’s office to become natural’zed. Such a case occured here Wednesday however, and the applicant was Isaac Warhaftig, now of the vicinity of Wheatfield. He left his native Russia 15 years ago, but has been in this country only since last September. The intervening 15 years he spent in Palestine, but what he went there for or what he did while there was not learned during his stay here. No doubt if he could speaksky the English languagiwisky he could tell quite a story of his experience. But whether he talksky the language or not, he will be voting the ticketsky at the next election. In being naturalized, he did not, after the manner of early converts to Christianity, “forswear the devil and all his woras,” But he did what amounted to about the same thing, namely, forswore the Nicholas andall his cussedness. Well, here’s to y6u Isaacovitch. When you come to volesky if you will just remember to always stamp the eaglesky you wont make any very great mistakovy.

Good eating potatoes 17c peck, 65c bushel. Laßue Bkoh. Silk floss all shatTos Sc skein at Laßne Bros. ff] Virginia pan cake flour 8c package at Laßue Bros. Mena’ pare wool oalj 79c a garment at Laßme Bros,

A Russian Gets Naturalized.

SALOONS SEE THEIR FINISH

Blanket Remonstrance filed Friday Nigfil Is Evidfciitlf Their Death t Warrant. T • - •" Evidently the saloons of Reqsselaer got their kock-out blow, last Friday, for |the next two years at least, when a blanket remonstrance against all saloons in the First ward, was filed with the con nty auditor. The highest number 'of votes that cun be legally fighbed out in that ward, at the last election, was 147. A majority of the would be 74 and lhat many legal signers would shut out saloons lor two years. The remonstrance as filed contained 92 names, or IS more than a majority. The remonstrance is not directed against all saloons in that ward. Practically all the names ai'e signed by power of attorney; and thorough care, was take to have the power of attorneys executed in strict legal form, as prescribed by Col. Eli Ritter, of Indianapolis. Quite a number of new names were secured, this time, and also quite a number who withdrew when Strick was affapplicant, have come back again. Though, as above stated, the remonstrance is directed against no particular person, yet there was an applicant before the coming term of the Commissioners’ court, in Charles Garling who had published notice of intention to apply. And it is a noteworthy fact, in connection therewith, that thfee of Mr. Garling’s brothers are on the blanket remonstrance, and intend to stay there, too. It is hard to see, considering the largf/ majority and the great care taken to get everything in strict legal shape, how the saloonkeepers can get around this i emonstrance. And as to the other wards of the city, it was demonstrated long ago that there was no chancee for a saloon in either of them.

Death of Mrs, Joseph Gaines.

Mrs. Naney Gaines, wife of Joseph Gaines, died last Saturday morning Dec. 30, at their home about 6 miles west of town. She has been hopelessly sick for several months, with cancer of the liver, but her death came quite suddenly, at the last as her previous condition seemed to indicate that she might survive for several w r eeks longer. Her age was about 64 years, and she and her husband are old residents • of that localiiy.

Storms Giron Until Tuesday.

Gov. Hanly has given Daniels E. Storms until next Tuesday to hand in his resignation as secretary of state; if the secretary has not complied with the governor’s demand by that time the attorney general will proceed against him in the courts. These proceedings will be in the nature of a suit filed in the circuit court of Marion county to otfst Storms from office on the ground that he he has misconducted the affairs of his office.

Stricken With Paralysis.

Mrs. Porter, a lady 79 years old who lives with her daughter, Mrs. S. S. Shedd; east of town bn the Pleasant Ridge road, was stricken with paralysis, as she sat at the breakfast table about eight o’clock, this, Saturday morning. The paralysis seems to be complete, and the physician holds out no hope for her recovery.

Jackson Egg Goal Prepared for cooking stoves, nothing better or cleaner. For sale Rensselaer Feed Store. A good New Year’s Resolution — To shave at Freeman Wood’s, Ist door east of Maa.eever House. +* j Come in and get prices on, shoes ean save you plenty of money at Laßue Bros,

Gov. Hanly Addreses Hie Teachers.

J '■ ' '■ U - . Id an address before the Indiana State Teachers Association last Thni-sdr.y night. < iovernor Hanly made a stirring denunciation, df •‘graft” in high position qf public trust. His theme was the patriot ism of war. .< He gave an eloquent rehearsel of the deeds which the country's heroes in battle have per-f'oi-med and the great sacrifice they made for the love of the Hug and for freedom. Tracing briefly the history of the country through its successive periods of war; he emphasized the love with 'which men , have laid down their lives, happy to be Of "Service in preserving peace and justice. Co i ing gradually to the present tTirie, the time of peace, GoveHKJF Hanly spoke of the part there is now to be performed. In comparison with the giving up of lives for the welfare of the Nation he spoke of the greater privilege of living for it. It was in this connection denounced public men who betray the interests of their people, and turn other persons’ property for their own gain. The life insurance companies, the railroad, public offices state and national, every positiou where graft is seen was included in his address. He spokeof the men who have been placed in public trust and have protected their personal interests at loss to others as the worst kind of traitors and affirmed forcibly that their trials should not end'merely with their from office. He said that where hunger or poverty tempted men to break the laws, moral or civil, there was infinitely more cause for lenjeucy than with the wealthy man in public office who although surrounded with everything his , heart desires still longs tor more and steals to attain it. Sudh a man'he said should certainly be imprisoned. In speaking of the affairs of Indiana in particular the Governor said that he had set his hand to the plow knowing jnst what there was to accomplish. In spite of this lie declared that he would never turn back, but would follow the furrow to the end. If he made mistakes they would be honestly made and he himself would deplore them as much as any one. Addressing the teachers in particular, Governor Hanly spoke of the great part they play in the history of the Nation, the destinies they hold in their hands when molding the mines of the future eitizens. He appealed to them to be true to their trust and to cultivate to fullest extent an ardent passion in the breasts !of the children in their care for honesty and justice that while they might not die for their county they would at least live for it.

Get Seats Reserved Early.

\ i Holders of season tickets can get their„ seats reserved for the Lutu Tyler Gates entertainment in the Library Lecture Course, Friday at 9 o’clock a. m. Single admission ticket buyers can get theirs reserv ed at one p. m. the same day. At Jesson’s jewelry store.

Wanted at once, a good girl for general* housework. Apply at 8. S. Sbedd’s, on the Pleasant Ridge road, 11 miles east of Rensselaer. dwjau6pd The best line of outing flannels, you ever saw for 7 and 8 cents a yard at La flue Bros. Mens’ Alaska cloth overshoes on 98c pair at Laßue Bros. Lost-*-Left in some store umbrella straight rough wood handle. Findei* please notify Western Union Telegraph office. \' Good heavy underwear for children only 15c a garment at Jaßae Bros. —r -4-rzg A fine line oftible linen the dollar quality only 69c yard at Laßue Bret

December’s Record Is Made Up.

The month of December, 1905 let us off mighty easy, as compared with whjit the month usually does to us; and whi h is~'genefally“ _ ar plentv. This December was cert iqly among the most favorable experien ed - here for many years; though as compaied with December (the year bes >; e, it hid very little to brag of, except that last December g t to acting un pretty bad just before the curtain rung down, whereas the Decernjiffi passed continued its jgpoJf c- nduct to the end. Like all . other good Decembers of this region this one was very free from storms, of all kinds. - There were really only four stormy days in the month, barring once when there was a little skiff of snow, in the night. There was only-ls-13 inches of precipitation, including what came iu about six and a halt inches of snow,.,, and none of which stayed on the ground very long, and the month -with the ground practically bare, Sunshine was fieely on tap, during the month, and 15 of its days were recorded as wholly clear, and 4 as partly clear, and only 12 as cloudy. \ The warmest weather was 54 degrees, on the Bth, and the coldest, half a degree below zeep, on the 21th.

The Governor Balls Got Balled.

There was an exciting and dangerous, as well as somewhat destructive occurence at Parr, last Saturday afternoon. Thomas Fay, the ex-justice and retired blacksmitn, of that place, was operating a small mill and feed grinder, in, the same room with the blacksmith shop, which last was being used by Logan Wood, pending the time that his own recently burned shop was being rebuilt. The mill was piopelled by a portable traction engine, which was anchored outside. The mill was grinding away at a good clip, while at a short distance away, in the same room, Mr. Hines, of Rensselaer, Mr. Wood’s blacksmith, was shoeing a horse. Suddenly the governor balls of the engine got caught in some way and* would no longer control its motion. It instantly started off at a big burst of speed, and almost immediately the burrs of the mill went all to pieces, and the parts of them flew in all directions. One piece struck Mr. Fay on the leg, injuring him quite severely. Another chunk hit the owner of the horse Mr. Hines was shoeing, giving him quite a hard thump. Mr. Hines was not hit but was pretty well scared and he and the horse and its owner all went out of the door in a bunch. One large piece of «the burrs went clear through the side of the building and flew 40 or 50 feet further before it hit the ground. The wreckings of the mill will be quite a loss to Squire Fay.

For Sale. ,/ 1 Iron safe good size, 10 Good show cases, 1 Fruit case, 2 pair new computing scales, 2 Paper cutters, 3 Cloak racks, 1 stove And numerous other fiztuies which will be sold very cheap for cash or qn time. Laßue|Brob. Call, Telephone 2on No. 80, for all kinds of wood and feed. Lee Jessups, opposite Republican office. Good Residence Property for Sale. Two lots, 8 roofp house, bath, closets; barn, wood shed and coal bins under one roof, barn bolds six horses, and has shed room; plenty of young fruit trees, water in house aud barn. Will sell at reasonable price. Inquire at this office. Order wood or feed of all kinds of Lee Jessup, Telephone 2 No. on 80. Opposite Republican Office. 156 dozen bananas at loe per at Haus,. i. ' ■ (Good hosd tor children only 6c a pair at Laßae Bros]