Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1908 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XL

W. H. CHEADLE IS BANK TRUSTEE

Jasper Guy Gets Only 25 Votes Out of Total of 219. Mr. Cheadle a Well Qualified Man. Remington, Ind., Jan. 1908— Saturday was a busy day in Remington. Several hundred creditors of the Bank of Remington were Uptown for the purpose of filing claims and voting for a Trustee. Ifeferee Bowers catne at 10 o’clock and making the Bank of Remington his office received claims until noon. At 2 o’clock the meeting to elect a Trustee was called at Townsend’s hall. Judge Darroch, of Kentland, was present in the interest of some at the creditors and especially assisting Will Cheadle, candidate for Trustee. There was a considerable misunderstanding as to the manner of voting. Many had signed a form of vote at Mr. Cheadle's headquarters and Mr. Guy had a printed form of vote which his supporters had signed. Mr. W. C. Smalley, another candidate had ballots printed similar to those used in ordinary conventions. HKeree Bowers killed all these p&ns by announcing that the

names of creditors, whose claims hsd been properly filed and allowed, iraild be caUsd together with the amount of their deposits. The pttsons so called answefedby namii» their choice for Trustee. In his preliminary remarks Judge Bowers stated that preferred creditors would nob be permitted to vote. This caused quite a stir and quite a number of persons were seen to leave the room unceremon ioutiy. •' Bpbert May, one oi the heaviest losers, was not present when his name was called. He is a brother-in-law of Jasper Guy and the oppqffing forces breathed easier when hdfoiled to respond to the roll-call. 3 Robert May however was prefind voted for Mr, Guy but the not of her claim was vary small as compared to that of her husband. 1 A number of claims had been filed based upon Building and Loan certificates. It seems that Mr. Parker had put out these certificates in«place of the regular certificates of deposit used by his bank. They arp signed by Henry Phelps, Trees urer, and it is said that the Building and authorities had not authorized these certificates and knew nothing of them. Mr. Bowers excluded all such claims . and refused to permit such persons to'vote. The creditors were fully alive to the importance of selecting a dis interested person for Trustee. Many felt that inasmuch as Mr. Guy had been Parker’s attorney for years and that his name appeared as attorney for Parker in the petition in bankruptcy filed in the United States District Court at Indianapolis together with the fact that Guy held notes turned over to him the day the bank failed and which notes he has since sought to collect, all pointed to the fact that he bore such, relations to the Bank and Mr. Parker that he could not be a disinterested Trustee. Other things entered into Guy’s* defeat which is a hard blow to him. Mr. Cheadle is a man well qualified to handle the assets of the Bank and can be counted on to dig into the many peculiar transactions of Mr. Parker especially Iri preferring certain creditors. Unless many deals are uncovered there will “be little left for the creditors in general.

Death of Henry Schmidt.

Henry Schmidt, a substantial old resident of Kniman, died Monday morning. He was about 70 years of age, and leaves a wife and two grown children, a apo and daughtet'jtUnie.JiHe had

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1908

Didn’t Recommend Kidney Pills.

Something more than a year ago the Republican entered into a contract to advertise a certain manufacture of kidney pills, and for about four months the advertising was conducted by the company in a very, fair manner. At the end of that time, .new copy was furbished. It consisted of testimonials from various R&isselaer people, praising the medicine and "proclaiming miraculous cures. ‘ Among the testimonials was one from Rev. S. R. Shreeves, who stated that he was forced to give up his profession as a minister because of poor health, but was rejuvenated by a few doses of their medicine. Landy McGee testified that for weeks before he began the use of their medicine the fish wouldn’t bite and his mink traps never landed a bit of fur. He was in absolute desperation when he tackled a kidney pill one night as a last resort, and the next morning he found his traps all full of mink, he bagged a dozen ducks and broke the Iroquois record for one day’s catch ot fish. There were other testimonials, the name of several women being used iU proclaiming the virtues of the dope, and in many instances the language was very offensive. The Republican wrote the advertiser that the testimonials would

n# > ussd, thp company furnished new copy in modified form, but it looked so deceiving that it too was turned down, and the contract, alt&O it called for 145 for the year’s service, was cancelled. The advertising has appeared in many papers and this week a Rens selaer paper published a glowing testimonial over the' signature oi Burgess Dillon. Mj\ Dillon was quick to deny that he had given the testimonial, and said he had never taken one of the pills in his life. The coupling of the names of respectable people with such filthy advertising is outrageous and legitimate newspapers should scrutinize all copy of advertising fakirs very carefully and if it does not meet up to a high standard of decency it should be denied admis sion in the columns of the papsr.

Puts Ban On Fraternities.

At the weekly meeting of the school board the new fraternity which says it shall be unlawful for any pupils in the higher or graded schools to form any dub, secret society, fraternity or any other organization of a similar character, * ♦' * and it shall be the duty of any school superintendent, board of trustee in any school town or township to suspend the pupils or pupil forming such organization was discussed on reference to the local situation. The school board was reluctant to take any action against the fraternity in this high school, feeling that the boys have conducted it in a gentlemanly way, and have really done some good by bringing boys from other towns and from the country into school, but Superintendent Warren said he was in receipt of a letter from the Attorney General who said that under this new law, it was his duty to abolish this fraternity. The board has not yet decided just what methods they will employ in suppressing the boys but they do not think a suspension from school will be necessary. This law Will not only apply to the Beta Phi Sigma fraternity, but" to the Girls club, the D. H. D., to the boys E. O. 0. and to Peter Thompson’s club, the Beta Tan Gamma.

Qne case, 2,202 yards rephyr ginghatn, TOi cento per yard, Friday and Saturday only, Jan. 24th and 25th. Chicago Bargain Store. .-w- - - ■ ——■——■■l. ■ Dr. Bose M. Retnmek, licensed optician will be in her office at Clark’s iawwry store Jan. 20-23. Thorough examination of the eyes free. Consultation invited.

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

ONE WAS EASY, OTHER WAS HARD

Girls Had a Picnic, Boys Had Hard Task In Defeating the Brookston 1 High School Team Friday Night. . g’ The Rensselaer high school basket ball teams won both the girt’s and boy’s games Friday night, the girls being victorious by the scorp of 37 to 1 and the boys by the score of 24 to 14. The Brookston girts were not used to the lively game, that Rensselaer puts up and they, were fairly played off their feet. ’ They ’struggled throughout the game without ever coming near to making a basket from the field, the single point to their credit having been a basket that Miss Erickson made from afoul. The score the first half was 18 to 1, and the second half 19 to 0. The teams were positioned as follows: Brookston position Rensselaer Erickson , f Coen Wright f Thomas Henderson u Hurd Klepinger c Pierce Morris g Jacks Smith g Bobinson Baskets from field, Coen 14, Thomas 4, from foul, Ooen 1, Erick ion 1. The ease with which the girls had been despatched made the boahs feet overconfident an l they were opt prepared for the lively pace set by the smaller but well'trained lais from Brookston. The visitors tool; the lead by three points aqd in a little while Rensselaer had tied them, then the visitors to fi ye points and again Rensselaer evened up the score. At the end of the half Rensselaer was two points behi ud, the score bbing 9to 7. In the second half the superior staying qualities of the home team began to tell and Wood worth and Meyers

worked many a quick trick play on their adversaries and Meyers got four baskets almost in a cluster. Once behind Brookston seemed to use interest and their playing was less spirited. The final score was, Rensselaer 24, to Brookston 14. It was generally conceded that Brookston played the best team work, but their disadvantage in height and their apparent lack of staying qualities was responsible for the defeat Rensselaer had improyed very materially since the game with Goodland, and the large crowd was very much pleased with the game. The positions follow: Brookston position Rensselaer Garlough c Woodworth .Ripley g Gowland Rhode g Huxford Mclntosh f Myers Ball f Laßue Ball was replaced by Holtzman and Huxford by Long near the end of the game. Baskets from field, Myers 6, Woodworth 1, Laßue 1, Mclntosh 3, Garlough 1, Ball 1, from foul, Woodworth 8, Garlough 3, McIntosh 1.

Merle Lewis, 13 years old, son of “Bnfier” Lewis, a barber in Remington, was drowned Sunday afternoon at about 2 o’clock. With other boys he was skating on the partially ice-covered pond at Fountain Park. It is st id that he fell on the Ice and alighted on his stomach and that the momentum was so great that he was carried off the ice into the pond, where the water was about 10 feet deep. He did not come out of the water, having passed under the ice. It was about 45 minutes before the body was recovered and doctors worked over it for more than an hour, and it is said had the circulation started at one stage, but the heart refused to act. The funeral will take place Tuesday morning;

No matter about what others advertise, Wildberg Wllldo better. 7

Boy Drowned at Remington.

STANDING OF CONTESTANTS

Contest will close March 14,1908. No votes will be received after 8 odock p. m. ofthatjday. Prizes will be awarded Ini®®' order given in the advertisement. In event of a tie vote for any of the prizes, the value of the prize will be divided equally among all who are tied. , Grace’Pey ton 88080 Lelia Grant • 41425 Mrs. Joe Halligan 37030 Bessie Hardy 28625 Grace Reed 1 5065 Fannie Porter 9875 Feme Parker -" 8675 Bernice Sayler 8575 Lillian McClanahan 4290 Esther Padgitt 3675 Kate Maxwell - 3380 Ethel Clarke 3365 Goldie Gunyon 3110 Ethel McCarthy 2735 Cecil Rutherford 2215 Mary Adams 1745 Bessie Moore 1530 Day Jordan 1390 Mae Pettit 1110 Bertha Eldridge 1070 Mildred Watson 685 Blanche Conwav 430 Edna Donnelly 385 Pauline Ames 260 Carrie Pierce 245 > Amanda Lokotzki 100 Mrs. Alice Potts 100 Dollie Schock 60 Clara Brusnahan 40 Fannie Rduijr 40 Leahi Knox 35 Minnie Karch 30 Callie Baker 30 4£dith Adams • 10 Pearl Price j 10 Graqa Shepard 10 Ruth Yeoman ’ 10 Mamie Cull 10 Cenoth Jordan 10

Pathetic Sequel To Lawson Murder Case.

>» A pathetic sequel to the celeoratedLawson murdercase in Lafayette came Monday when Ethel Lawson, the fourteen-year-old daughter of Mrs. Alice Lawson, who was sen tenced last year to life imprisonment for the murder of her husband, Charles A. Lawson, a saloon keeper at Lafayette, was arrested on the charge of incorrigibility. At the time of her mother’s sentence, an effort was made by women in that city to have Ethel sent away to school, but the mother objected, say:ng that the girl would be well cared for by her grandmother, Mrs. Anderson Vick', with whom she has been living ever since the trial. The girl has been attending the Baptist Sunday school and the Washington public school, and has been a good pupil at both plaees.

Saturday her grandmother filed an affidavit in the Juvenile court alleging incorrigibility. The probation officer investigated and reported that the charge was well founded, and be recommended that the child be committed to some institution. Monday the police went to the Washington school and arrested Ethel on the charge of being a runaway girl. The grandparents complained to the police that the girl left home Sunday and did not return home that night. Ethel was placed in charge of a temporary guardian, and her case will be tried in the Juvenile court.

Small Blaze in Botcher Shop.

Bunday morning at about 9 o’clock J. J. Eigelsbach discovered smoke issuing from the door and windows of his butcher shop, and upon investigation discovered that a fire had broken out in the back room. * He did not call out the department, but with a few buckets of water put the fire out himself. A small section of the floor was burned near the stove. He can dot Account for the fire as there was no fire in the stove when he locked up Saturday.’

Good horses and young mules will ba offered at J. V. Leu’s sale on Jan. 28th?

School Board Takes Action.

At a recent meeting of the school board a discussion of the subject of secret societies in the public schools resulted in the following motion: "That it is the sense of the Board that under the present law we can not allow pupils of the school to belong to any secret society, fraternity or other similar organization formed in the school; and it is therefore ordered that all pupils now belonging to such organizations immediately withdraw their membership, under penalty of suspension from school. Also, the term “secret society” shall be interpreted to mean any society formed in the school, wholly or in part, by pupils of the public school, without the full knowledge and consent of the school authorities,” Motion was carried unanimously. Below folowe the entire act governing this case.

“Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Indiana that the common schools of the State of Indiana, both elementary and high school shall be open to all children until* they complete the course of study in said common schools; subject to the authority ot the teachers therein, and to all rules and regulations provided by proper authority for the government of the same. It shall be unlawful for the pupils in any of the elementary or high schoolSof the State to form secret societies, fraternities or other similar organizations io such schools; and the board of school commissioners, or the board of school trustees of any school town or city/toud the trustees of any school township, and the superia i code nt of any school are hereby required to enforce the provisions of this act by suspending, a pupil Id any elementary, or high school who refuses oi neglects to obey such rules an ' regulations, or any of them.” Acts 1907, page 616. Approved Marchl2th, 1907.

Andrew Kahler Sustains Broken Leg.

While administering medicine to a sick horse at Coiling’ hitch barn, Sunday morning at about 6 o’clock* Audrey. Kahler, a substantial farmer living south of town, suffered the fracture of his left leg. He had just given the horse some medicine? and with the halter stray he was urging the horse which was lying down, to get on its feet. The horse struggled and succeeded in raising itself on its tront feet, and as Mr. Kahler, who was standing at the horse’s side undertook to help it up. It toppled over and pinned him to the floor. He urged the horse to get up, patting and rubbing its head, bpt it was some time before he c.nld free himself. He tried to walk but could not and so dragged himself up from the stall floor to the street floor, and on out in front where he was found by passersby. Lute Hemphill, Joe Halligan and Will Wood worth carried the injured man to a doctor’s office, where he was given surgical attention. The leg was found to be broken in two places, both bones being fractured just above the ankle and one bone broken about three inches above the other break. He was later re .moved to his home, and is getting along as well as conld be expected.

Receiver! File Bonds.

Judge Hanley Friday confirmed the receivership appointments for the Goodland bank, and in addition to naming Henry Griggs and Grant Hall, whom be had originally about decided upon, he named Lawrence A. Wiles, the former cashier of the bank to act with them. They all filed an undertaking with the American Bonding Co., as surety. This does not set any amount for which the company could be held, but makes' them responsible for whatever funds are handled and also for the faithful performance Of I their duties as receivers. ”

CONVENTION APRIL 1 AND 2

Republicans Re-elect Goodrich Chair- . man and Decide on Early Date for State Convention. The members of the republican state committee adjoured Thursday evening after deciding the date for the state convention. A comlater than some preferred it and a little earlierthan others would have selected, but in most respects entirely satisfactory. Jas. P. Goodrich, of Winchester, who has been the state chairman since 1901 was re elected, as also was “Secretary Carl Xv. Riddick, editor of the Winamac Republican. Late in the afternoon Secretary Riddick issued the following call for the state convention: “To the republicans of Indian* and all those who desire to cooperate with them: “Pursuant to an order ot the republican state committee you are invited to meet in delegate convene tion at Tomlinson hall, in the city of Indianapolis, on Wednesday and Thursday, April 1 and 2,1908, for the purpose of adopting a platform for the coming state campaign and nominating candidates for the several offices hereinafter named*; “The convention will assembly at 2 o’clock p. m. on Wednesday, April 1 for election of four delegates at large to the national r£publican convention and fifteen republican national electors and Che transaction of all other business except the selection of candidates. The conventton Mil re assemble at 9 o’clock a. m. Thursday April 2. and nominate candidates for the following state offices, to wit, Governor, lieutentanc governor: secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, attorney general, reporter of the supreme court, -u|>erintendeDt of public instruction, state geologist, state statisncau. one judge of -she supreme court tor the Fifth distrist, one jndge ot the appellate court for First district. •'The convention wjH be composed of 1,467 delegates, apportioned , among the several counties of the on a basty of one delegate for every 200 votes, and for each additional 11 action of more than one hundred voles cast for Fred A. Sinn, for secretary of state, at the November election 1006. Jasper county will be entitled to sevendelegates.

George Ade Still A Candidate.

George Ade is still a candidate to be a delegate to the republican ' national convention. When in the east he had given out that he would not be a candidate, but he had done this because he had found it impossible to return in time for the convention at Lafayette. He had thought this would interfere with his chances of winning out and had intended to withdraw until prevailed upon by friend to remain in the race. The following telegram was sent by him to Judge Henry H. Vinton, of Lafayette, who as an old college classmate and lifelong friend is taking a deep interest io his candidacy: “Offer to withdraw was prompted by the fact that I could not return for district convention on 14th. Am quite willing to serve if chosen and would be grateful for honors, but did not feel justified in asking for it while remaining in the east. Many thanks for support. George Ade.” This will probably be accepted as definite that Mr. Ade will remain in the race, and his friends will doubtlees do all they can for' him. /

Another Public Sale. C. M. Archer, who for the pest year has resided on the Chas. Melchow farm, has decided to move to Okhahoma, and will hold a sale of hie farm stock and equipment on Friday W next week, Jan. 31st. Among other things he will offer an especially fine team of Norman mares. A. J. Harmon is the auctioneer.

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