Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1908 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

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INDIANAPOLIS IS FULL OF POLITICS

■ S~ i State Convention Draws Many Peo * pie to the State Capital and the Political Pot Boils Vehemently Indianapolis, Ind., March 28.—Party leaders are beginning to gather here for the • Republican State Convention next Wednesday and Thursday. Their" coming this early Indicates the great interest that will be taken in the coming nomination of the ticket and the adoption of the platform. Chwr v a score of well-known leaders arrived today and a large number are expect-' ed tomorrow. All of the candidaes practically closed their canvass today, as all counties except Grant have elected their delegates. Grant win eleet Monday. There is a spirited fight at Marion in which all the canare taking part. Up until this aftMtnoon 1441 of the delegates had been named. f j|fcretary Reddick of the State Committee has received a letter from VlcePresident Fairbanks, sayliTg’ that, oW&g to his duties at Washington, >_he»ill beoinable to attend the V veflpon. He exposes regret, h<&« i

ev«% at not being able to come, as . for -many years he has been one of, the prominent figures at the gatherings of the Hoosier Republicans. The convention will, however, enthusiastically endorse the Vice-President’s dSpldacy foe president and lnsMtt| the delegation to vote for him first, last and <fdl tjie time* The four delegates at large will be Senators Beveridge and Hemenway, Governor Hajftly and James P. Goodrich, Chairman of the State Committee. This wil| complete Indiana’s delegation, whfch will have,, 30 votes. Ail of the candidates for Governor will be at their headquarters here early Monday morning. Their friends are arranging to come here then to participate in the making of their organizations for the convention. While it is problematical what strength the vdPfous candidates will have, near» all of them hftve some Idea of wmit the line-up will be on the first ballot. John K. Gowdy, who has been through many 'a hald fought political contest, said today that he has had no reason ty change his views regarding the outlook for Representative James J£. Watson, thg SJxth District candidate for Geovemor. He declared that the reports received from throughout the entlitf state indicate,, that Mr. Wat-

son hta a chance to be nominated very early vin the convention. “Our reports,," said Captain Gowdy, “dome from 'men who have kept in close touch with the political conditions in their counties during this race felt Goveffcor. We have asked them to be conservative, and we are flying upon jWhat they have said. Unless > these jpiea are wrong In their Judgment of the situatlcm. we wRJ to able to obtain the nomination for Mr. Wftson on the first or second ballot.

"All, of the candidates seem confident that they will make a good show* ty of 'the party workers, who have been keeping a close tab on proceedings, are predicting that Mr. Watson Mil receive the nomination. The way it is genarelly figured here is that Mr. Watson will have a good lead on the first ballo£, and many, even, believe that he wifi bo nominated then. It is thought that Charles W. Miller will be second In the race, with William L. Taylor third and Hugh T. Millfr fmirth. The hope pf Hugh T. Mtller and Tpylor is that neither Watson 'nay Charles W. Miller will be able to iaqd the nomination, in which case they will have an opportunity to win,* ** The nominations will be made on Thursday, Tbsjp will be a spirited contest between, Fremont Goodwin# and Emmet F. Branch for LieutenantGovernor, and between Lawrence McTernan and J. H. Tomlin and Edward Baumap for State Superintendent of Public Jus traction. There is also a contest,,,between Judge m Gillette, of Hammond, and a A. Myers, of Logansport, for Judge of the Supreme Court. There are two or three candidates for state statistician, but ths other places on the ticket will be qnlckly filled, as there is bnt one candidate for each of them. I To re&ggfour large stock of home made IProd sour pickles, for two weeks only we will sell Jumbo dills for 8 cents and large sour pickles at 6 cents a dozen. For a short time only, a 2-pound can pf Imported Singapore pine apple chunks la syrup at 18 cento a can. JOHN BOER.

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The Merry Widow Hats.

The latest creation of the millinery , faddists has been termed the ‘‘Merry | Widow” hat. it can usually be said that hats are a dream, hut that is not the case with this new hat. It’s a realty. The ‘‘Merry Widow” hat is about the circumference of a barrel hoop, and the crown varies in height from a few inches to a few feet, and the 4gcorations consist of any old verdifse that the Parisian milliner can find, and when the flowers and plants and shrubs and small trees become exhausted the creator of the “Merry Widow” has the license to. tackle the birds of the air and the fowls of the bam lot, and to use com ’stalks or: wheat shocks to give the proper ponderance to the spring sky piece. During the early fall we made an., extensive effort to secure straw for winter bedding for our cow, but were told that there was an mand for it in Chicago and New and we were at a loss to know why this demand existed until we discovered that It was in anticipation of the. manufc&tura of the “Merry Widow* hat. A few days ago we glanced uj| Washington street and sdw a sym°°#ucHL Btra * pll l coming down the street and, still needing straw for the cow, we raced'

PP the stfset to hail it, but when we approached we discovered that the stack was not on wheels and closer scrutiny disclosed that,‘there was a human being of tjie feminine gender and the cow went without | bedding Agtin just to grdtln.toßß creative gemus or the rnfmherß. ? But far be it for us to do or say anything against style, for the beauty of woman lies not altogether in what she does, and the modiste and the hatter and the manufacturer of cosmetics has done much to beautify this world and have transformed manj a common looking woman into an optical delight And many a beautiful woman, by the kihd intervention of nature has made herself an earthly angel by employing the ideas of the modistes and the milliner, and many another beautiful woman has aia,de herself quite common In ‘appearance by scorning style. Sometimes styles look extreme and majt be they are; but what’s the odds if the wearer of them feels happy. So when you see the “Merry Widow” hat coming down street you can make a guses who is under.it, strike dp a “Merry Widow” whistle, 4nd step off the sidewalk and let It go by.

Nichols--Parks Case Concluded.

inM • Si’t ol 0-oi ' TJ» siflt of Chas. S. Nichols against W. S. Parks, which wa6 tried at Kentland this week, came to an enil Thursday, when the case was turned qver to the Jury at about 4 o’clock that afternoon. The Jury fund at verdict at 11 o’clock and returned “it sealed, and it was opend by theq j court at. 9' o’cftk this Friday morning. The verdict gave the plaintiff damages in the sum of 82, and very evidently all but one of the jurors must have stood for acquittal, and .the findlpg was In deference to him. In cases for personal damages where the Judgment Is for a less sum than |5, the Judgment can not carry with it costs In excess of the fine, so that the total fine and costs was duly 8^

Death of John Pullins.

John Pulllns, whose sickness has been frequently mentioned In this paper, died this Monday morning at about ,5 o’clock. He bad been confined to the bed for many weeks and for the past s?ven weeks had taken practically no nourishment and j kls death bad been dally expected for some time.. The remarkable vitality he possessed to almost the last, and although .unconscious for the past two week# he made daily efforts to raise up and leave his bed. • *.< ‘ \ Ths funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at ths late residence on Collage street. Rev. G. H. Clarke conducting them. Burial will be In Smith Barkley township. i

Another Wedding for the Squire.

Squire S. C. Irwin officiated at a wedding Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Wilbur Florence, on Cullen street. The contracting parties were her daughter, Lena/M. and Mr. Gaylord M. Shields. The ceremony was performed at 8 o’clock in the presenoe of only at few witnesses. The groom Is a cement worker an& they expect to make their home In Rensselaer. * ■in mil i.. ■ ■ .1 Use Aristas, the best floor nude, only 81.4* fc tack, at John Rger'a

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RENSSEL VER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY; MARCH 81, 1908.

TIME IS DRAWING NEAR

The postoffice department has taken a hand in the regulation of the newspaper credit system and by its provisions the newspaper can extend but limited credit to its subscription patrons without placing a postage stamp on the paper. Thus, the publishers of papers have but one alternative when a paper is not paid in advance >9ffcApril i st, and that is to stop the paper. There are several hundreds of dollars due in small delinquencies for the Republican, and we can not afford to lose them, so we are having statement slips prepared and will mail them to those who owe and if the accounts are not.paid within a reasonable time we will either give the account to local or "special collectors and endeavor to collect the amounts due. If it is absolutely impossible- for you to pay what you owe please write us to that effect and we will hold your accounts ar this office for a reasonable time. We dislike to be placed in a position where we can not send the Republican to any person who wants it and promises to pay some time soon, but we are helpless. You will greatly accommodate usffyou will look at the date on your paper or the paper wrapper and then remit enough to pay it to some advanced date and then'keep it paid in advance. Don’t wait to be notified but take care of this right away. Make money orders, checks, drafts or express orders payable to THE REPUBLICAN. Don’t put this off.

DEMOCRATS HOLD STATE CONVENTION

Thomas R. Marshall Nominated on Fifth Ballot After Withdrawal of Ralston. The democratic'state convention adjourned at 10 o’clock Thursday night, after having nominated a ticket that stirred up the greatest rivalry between the Taggart and anti-Taggart factions. At one time the chairman found it necessary to appeal to the police to assist the ushers to maintain order and one of the delegates, a bitter anti-Taggart man, was removed from the convention hall. Ttye entle ticket follows:' ' *7, Governor: Thomas R. Marshall, of Columbia City. Lieutenant governor: Frank J. Hall, of Rushvllle. Judge of the Supreme Court, M. B. Lalry, of Logansport. Attorney general: Walter J. Lotz, of Muncie. i

Secretary of state: James F. Cox, of Columbus. Auditor‘of stater Marion Bailey, of Linton. j Treasurer of state, John Isenbarger, of North Manchester. Appellate Judge: E. W. Felt, of Greenfield. 1 Reporter of Supreme Court: Bei4 -New, of North Vernon. State statistician: P. J. Kelleher, State superintendent: Robert J. Aley, Bloomington. (.1 f O’.. iT ’ ii . * | M ' ■i.ih.i., ——

A Very Short Honeymoon.

Adam Flesher bad quite an experience with .a newly wedded couple Monday. The groom came from quite a distance to claim a Barkley township young lady as his bride aud on Monday got Adam to take them to Rensselaer to meet hte 9:55 train to go by the way of Chicago to their future home Mr. Flesher put them off at the depot and went up town to do some trading and while in the. Chicago Department Store he heard the train go through town, ' and he was Just thinkings what a pleasant trip they would have when to his surprise, in came the bride and upon asking her where her husband was she replied that hi had gone home and she was gqjug bach with Mr. Flegher and that she would not gt> with her husband. The bride was taken back home and the groom went on his honeymoon alone. The groom is 40 years of age, while the bride is only 17.

Marriage Licenses

March 26, Gaylord M. Shields, born Jasper county. March 23, 1886, present residnece Jasper county, occupation cement whrker, Ist marriage, and Lena M. Florence, bom Denver, C 010.,, May 22, 1888, present residence Rensselaer, occupation housekeepr, fathers’ name Wilbur . I*. Florence, first marriage. March 30, Fred W. Foreman, bora Remington, ind., March 13, 1885, occupation farmer, present residence. Remington, and Mahelle Ethel Hudson, boni »(t Ayr, Ind.. July SS. 1886. prssent residence near Good land, occupation housekeeper, father’s name 1 Jeto Hudson, first marriage Mr sack.

GOOD TICKET IS NOMINATED

Republicans Nominate H. E. Parkinson for Trustee and George Scott for Assessor, ■; j if r w. ■ AUZii 1 <>• 1 Therfe were about 100 republicans at the Marion township convention this afternoon and the following excellent township ticket was nominated For Trustee, H. E. PARKINSON. /( For Assessor, tpORGE SCOTT. For yustlce of the Peace, ( PHILIP BLUE. It was epe of the liveliest and best spirited conventions ever held, and every republican went away feeling sure that the ticket will be ejected this fall.

The Republican State Convention.

The republican state convention meets at Indianapolis this week and indications point to a mammoth crowd 1 and the most enthusiastic and liveliest convention held In recent years. There are four hgih grade men run- ; ning for the office of governor, and all have been tried and have proven successful in important offices of trust, and the aspiration to become the governor of the great state of Indiana is a lauable one. James E. Watson has been a membeF or the United Stales congress for twelve years, Chas. W. Miller has been attorney general of Indiana, Wil-

liam L. Taylor has bfeen attorney general of Indiana, and Hugh T. Miller Is the present lieutenant governor. Mr. Watson is figured the probable nominee, but he is hotly pursued by Chas. W. Miller and k both -William s Taylor and Hugh Miner will enter the convention with some loyal support, and each expecting that should Watson and Chas. Miller fall to be nominated on early ballots, they will Come in for support when the break comes. There will probably he quite a number of republicans from Jasper county aside from the delegates attend the convention and the outlook for a good lively time looks very attractive and the convention lover will probably get his money’s worth If he goes. ( ~ The Republican’s hope is that the best man wins.

Subscription Statements Sent Out.

The Republican haa sent out a large number''of statements of subscription accounts, because the desire to acquaint every subscriber with the postal ruling fnd give all a chance to retain the paper. Thera will be cases, of course, where the subscriber will be unprepared to settle at oboe, and In such cases we will be pleased to , have the subscriber writs and tell us the circumstances and If we can accommodate them by making a hook account of a part of the delinquency and then paying for the paper In the future iq advance are will be disposed to accommodate them. Where no reply is received and no effort made to settle, it is quite probable the account will be sept to a collection agency. We can not longer carry those on oar list who are la arrears.

John Tharp and the Democrat.

John of Remington, who refused to vote for Abraham Halleck, at the Monticello convention, is now apt to become a regular contributor to the Jasper County Democrat, ostensibly to give his reasons why he did not vote for Halleck, but more correctly to establish beyond doubt what every one who knows John already believes, that he Is a man of‘meager brains and monstrous bluff. And the columns of the Democrat just yawn for the howls of any man who wants to play a good joke on himself. John has not said anything very important yet, except that some one at Monticello called .him a blanked fool, tpid from what we can learn every person sanctioned the appellation. It is funny that whenever a republican of John’s proportions gets offended he usually seeks surcease in the columns of a democratic paper. John could have told the populace of the county that he had'been called a dinged Idiot thru this/paper just as well as thru the Democrat and we wouldn’t have even asked him to pay some fifteen years subscription that he had , previously overlooked. It rnay not be right, but our investigation and observation so far In life has led us to believe that the fellow that runs to an opposition newspaper to get justice usually has little to Justify. And we have also very often observed that the fellow that is chronically a kicker is frequently soured by his own failure, is often disrespected by those who pity him for his natural misfortunes and is, nine times on of ten, a chronic dead beat,Of course, we may not have observed rightly, and, John may be an exception to all of these traits, but we speak generally of our observations. John may be as cheerful as the spring morning, as free from egotism as the modest ground squirrel, and as honest as the man that pays because he has to. Those who know John best will know whether any of these things apply .to him. We were just ruminating about our observations. But seriously, if John Tharp wanted to vofe again Halleck he had a right to, bni he should.be in a position to give some tangible reason for having done it, and he shonld be willing to face, through the Republican paper the Republicans of the county and justify himself if he thinks it necessary, instead of heaping coals on the democratic fire. The republican that spouts thru a democratic newspaper is usually a tolerably uncertain republican.

Expects Stampede for Roosevelt.

Ople Read, who is a member of the Chicago Press Club,and who keeps In close touch with the ideas that are entertained by the newspaper editorial writers and correspondents, expects the Chicago republican national convention to. staimpede for Roosevelt. fle saye that lt -will he pointed out to President Rosevelt that there 'IS a possibility of war with Japan. that the administration has been blamed by its enemies with responsibility for the panic, and thpt he believes the President is so popular throughout the country that there will be a practically unanimous demand that be accept the nomination. - "And if he is nominated,’’ said Mr. Read, “he will be elected by the greatest majority veer given to to a presidential candidate. And why not? The President has conducted a well-bal-anced prosecution of the trusts, and should we have war with Japan, there Is no other man In America so well able to conduct It as Theodore Roosevelt.” I And Ople Read is right, and we would even be willing to see William H. Taft wait for awhile In order to ..see the nomination go to the present occupant of the White House.

Jerry Is Back in Town.

Jerry Karsner Is back In town again. After spending the winter months at the county farm, where he really should be compelled to remain, be has returned to the city and will work for Cooney Kellner. Besides an unfortunate mental deficiency Jerry Is afflicted with a rupture that unfits him for hard work and he never exhibited any great liking for work even before his Injury. He allows himself to become dirty and his appearance on the streets of Rensselaer has always been regarded as mors or less of a menace to tbs health and safety of the pub)/c. It would be far better If he was kept at the county farm, where he could probably do enough work to earn kls board sad that Is about all hs could do any place.

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WORD PICTURE OF A PATRIOT

Drawn by Indiana’s Distinguished Senator/Albert J. Beveridge in Recent Speech at Wolcott. Senator Albert J. Beveridge In his speech before the Lincoln League at Wabash recently painted this glowing picture of the volunteer soldier: “A home in Indiana! Before it runs the country road. Behind it lies the farm. About it are the children at play. Beneath its humble root there is the glory of a happy wife and mother’s song. From the chimney curls the smoke and tells the toiler in the fields of the welcome the comforts of love and all those things that more than reward him for his work and make his life not. only worth living, but a perpetual joy. ‘"To this home the man returns as evening falls. You hear the slow rattle of the wagon. He draws the wafer for the horses. The trace chains jangle as the harness is hung up. fie is a young man. His cheek, it fcronzed and red by air and sunshine. His muscles are hard and. Grin; his step strong and springy;; his, deep chest and broad back powerful;' he has been made masterful by the.' useful exercise of daily labor. ‘“jiis life Is all before him. The beginnings of wealtp are all about him. Happiness is already with him., He, would not change his place with a Sultan, a King or Czar fretting on. their gilded thrones. He * asks for, nothing but health to continue and.. long, life to enjoy the blessings that.. God, has given him. And she whose, love has crowned his life asks only , ■9 _ . ! I -T. - „ U | - „ - -A thej, same boon. Their prayers at. night are for this and nothing more..

“Y.et, all Is changed by a, call that . from the potion’s capital. A , single shot fired at the flag trans- , forms the purposes of all these Uvea. Abraham Lincoln, the father of the natjqn, is asking In the nation’s name the sacrifice of , this home. The', young man answers without a word. The young wife sends him forth, with tears-rbut she sends him forth. He takes the wondering children in his arms, then sets them down and they cling in a nameless terror to the mother’s skirts. The good-by to her —and be is gone. Perhaps he goes to an unknown grave. There is nothing material in that war for him. There Is no mo*ey In it—no comfort; only poverty and hardship. There is nothing of wealth, no happiness. Perhaps there aviil be penury and want. "Yet he. goes and she bids him go. For what? For an ideal—a thing that cannot be heard, or sSSb, or worn; and yet a thing more precious to these humble folk than bank account iff rfojl nr «nir», nr pictures, or works of art; an ideal— I that soul of human life, that inspii ration which makes ns something more than animals and touches the lowliest man with the glory and beauty of the divine. That is the kind of man who saves his country, feeds the sacred flames of a holy cause, and finally gives it victory. 8 *

“Justifiable Duckicide,” Says Coroner's Jury.

Thursday evening at 6:30 County Coroner Jennings Wright assembled a jury of 24 of our leading professional and business men at his home to conduct an inquest over the remains of as many dead ducks, and have the guests determine whether or not he and “Chick” Chamberlin were justified in bringing the ducks to an. untimely end. A thorough postmortem dissection of the subjects was Insisted upon by the jury, every member of which responded promptly to the summons. The deliberation over the bodies continued for about an hour and the jury came to a unanimous agreement on the first ballot that the killing of the ducks wps Justified from every point of view' And they also approved the manner In which Coroner Wright and his good wife had dressed them and the burial ceremony conducted was without any touching scenes of sorrow. We have sold since tbs first of the year over 600 barrels of Aristas flour. If the quality of the flour was not all that we have claimed for It, w» could not have sold It If you hare not used Aristae we want you to try It It makes no difference what kind of high grade floor you hare been using or If you hart bean paying |l*o to |L«O a sack Mr seme, If Aristas Is net equal or bettor we will return you your meaty. *M# a sack or 9AM a barrel

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JOHN EGER.