Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1908 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

TWICE A WEEK

VOL. XLI.

REPUBLICAN SPEAKING AND SINGING OCT. 9

Huntington Ladies’ Glee Club and Rensselaer Watson Octette Will Sing Campaign Songs.

The first real big political meeting \ of the year will take place at the opera house Friday evening, Oct. 9th, and- it will be brim full of political oratory and‘lively campaign singing. The state- - committee has notified Chairman Leopold .that the Hemenway Ladies’ Glee Club, of Huntingtoh, will be here for that occasion, and the Rensselaer Watson Octette, composed of eight of the best male Bingers in Rensselaer, will make -their first public appearance the aame evening. The Huntington club is a Quartette of lady singers that is attracting considerable attention and Chairman Leopold is very fortunate to have secured them for this occasion and their appearance should assure a large crowd. The Rensselaer Watson Octette has been practicing its campaign songs for the past two weeks and will be in splendid shape for the big meeting, and no per*

October Weather.

Hicks, the weather man dishes up the following weather for October. He says early snow squalls will happen in the north and northwest beginning the last of September and extending the first two or three days in October. A redtlonary storm period is then due from the 4th to the 6th, with rain, snow storms, and chilly weather. From the 9th to 12th will be unusual violent storms that will sweep the whole country and northern states will havp big snow storms. Freezing weather will come about the Ifth to 20th. On the 27th to 29th will he more snow storms and then we will have a little fine weather before winter sets in. These predictions makes one’s thoughts turn" toward making arrangements, for the winter’s coal supply.

Bible in Every Hotel Room.

An organized movement to place A Bible in every guest-room of every hotel in the United States was formulated at the Grand Avenue Methodist church in Kansas City Sunday night at a meeting of the “Gideons,” an organization of Christian traveling men. C. T. Bowers, of Lincoln, Neb., national field secretary of the organization, which includes 3,000 traveling men, said: "We are not asking outside aid. We may be compelled to go slowly and equip one city at a time, but what we have begun we will finish. The time is not far distant when a young man or wopaan, tired and discouraged, instead of going to a hotel room to sit and brood will be able to gain strength and courage from the Bible.”

Accidental Shooting in Montana.

Mrs. Addle Crosscup left for her home near Townsend. Mont. Thursday evening, after receiving word that her son-in-law. Guy Olmstead, had been accidentally shot a few days before. Mr. Olmstead Is slightly known in Rensselaer, having come here a short time before his marriage on Oct. 28, 1906, to Miss Marybelle Crosscup. Mr. and Mrs. Olmstead and Mr. and ' Mrs. Sam Pullins are farm neighbors near Townsend, and the day of the accident Guy went to Sam’s house to borrow his rifle. It was hanging on hooks back of the kitchen door, and as Guy went to get it down it fell to the floor, the butt striking and discharging the gun, and the bullet went through one of Guy’s arms shattering the bone and making, so bad a wound as to cause the family physician to recommend that they send him at once to a hospital at Helena, Mont, and this was done There was some fear that the loss of the arm might result.

We can save you 26 per cent on your fall stove and give you the world's beet. The Acorn. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE.

son in or hear Rensselaer should fail to hear them on their first appearance. The members of the club are C. E. Prior, Dr. M. D. Gwin, W. R. Lee, Dr. Harry Brown, Boyd Porter, J. D. Allman, J. F. Bruner and Hale .Warner. There is enough good music in this double quartette t© make J the opera house ring and the meeting .will be a regular old timer in enthusiasm. ■ Owing to a need of his presence elsewhere Senator Hemenway has notified the speaker’s bureau that he can not be here on that date and the bureau has substituted George Edward Reid, president of Dickenson College, Carlisle, Pa. Mr. Reid is said to be a fluent, logical and pleasing speaker. The meeting will be held at the opera house Friday evening, October 9th, at 7:30. Don't miss it; hear the issues discussed and hear the liveliest singihg of the .'year.

Bank Deal Not Consummated.

The deal looking to the purchase of the Remington First National Bank by the organization that was starting a new state bank In that place, was not concluded Thursday and is now understood to be practically off. If it does not result the men who compose the .new bank stockholders will carry out the original plan of their organization, and start a new state bank, which will have a capital stock of $25,000, and of which Jas. H. Gilbert is to be president and S. G. Hand cashier. The new bank will have as stock-holders twenty-four of the most substantial businessmen and farmers in the neighborhood of Remington.

Organ Recital Pleases Audience.

The recital at the Christian church Friday evening that served as a dedication of the now pine organ was quite well attended and the audience was liberal in its praise of the performance. Prof. Donley, of Indianapolis, the organist, demonstrated every possibility of the instrument and fairly captivated the music lovers by his faultless rendition of the most difficult masterpieces. Miss Vlrenda Rainier, of Lafayette, was so pleasing In hi>r solo singing that both of her numbers were cheered until an encore was forthcoming. The organ is a splendid acquisition to the church and will hereafter be used regularly at the services of the church.

Death of Miss Lillian Thomas.

Miss Lillian Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas, residing on a farm west of Surrey in Newton township, died this Friday morning, at about 1 o'clock. She had been sick for several months with a severe case of rheumatism that refused to yield to treatment About two months ago she was taken to the springs at Attica, but the treatment did not benefit her materially and she was brought back to the home of her parents. During the residence of her family in thia city Miss Thomas made many friends here, and was very popular in the circle In which she moved. Deceased was about 21 years of age. The funeral will probably be held Sunday.

No matter how much your neighbors praise Arlstos flour, you will not believe it is better than any of the others until you try it—then you will know. It costs but $1.40 a sack at JOHN EGER’S. Special cloak, suit and blanket sale for October. . CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. FOR SALE—About six acres of corn in field, near city limits. G. F. Meyers. ts Our positive standing guarantee is that we will refund your money If Arlstos is not absolutely the best flour made Only $l4O a sack. JOHN EGER.

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A Death in Newton County.

Chas. Burns, whose, home was 3 miles northwest • of Mt. Ayr, died Friday evening at about 6 o’clock. He had been an invalid for several months, having a form of paralysis known as transverse myelitis. About two months ago he was taken to a hospital in Chicago and examined by specialists who said there was no hope for him and he was brought back home and gradually sank away to the end. Deceased was about 32 years of age and leaves a wife and one child.

Be Was Greatly Surprised.

A party dropped M. Worland’s furniture store the other day and after looking over the stock and noting the many excellent schemes the proprietor had employed In the display of his large stock, and also looking over the stock itself and inquiring into the prices, expressed himself as greatly surprised at the fine store that had been Inaugurated within the past few months. If you are in need of any article of furniture you will make a mistake If you don’t visit Worland’s store before you buy. He will take pleasure in showing you his stock and he Will make prices right; always has and always will.

Lots of Butter, and All of It Good.

The Home Grocery butter prize contest was a great success. It concluded last week and the prizes were awarded. Mrs. A. Gangloff won first prize, a dozen china soup plates and a pair of shoes. During the progress of the contest she brought in 375 pounds of butter and all of it was as fine as could be. There were 14 other customers who brought in 100 pounds or more, and each of these received one dozen china soup plates. The Home •Grocery style is winning great favor among the farmers, and the buying customers always get the best of everything as well as butter. Whether you are buyer or seller, it will pay you to get the Home Grocery habit.

Gome in and see the complete new fall stock of merchandise at money saving prices. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. Subscribe for the Republican.

SAME OLD STORY; RENSSELAER WINS

Start High School Football Season By Defeating Brookston High School 10 to 5.

Frank Maloy, of Lowell, once said, “You can’t beat Rensselaer playing football; they are taught the game there from the cradle to the grave.’’ That was just after Rensselaer had finlnshed trimming Lowell two years ago, when Lowell thought they had a really Invincible team. Well, Rensselaer dees know something about the game, and even when it comes to having almost all beginners they seem to recognize the necessity of keeping up the reputation of past years and ;etting Into the game with the kind of ginger that gets them the long end of the score. Thus, they started the 1908 season last Saturday by defeating the Brookston high school team that had been coached by a last year’s Wabash player. The teams were very evenly matched in the matter of size, but the Rensselaer boys played a considerably better game than the visitors, and the latter were never able to gain ground except by punting, and in this feature their sprightly little quarterback, Glenn Ripley, was very successful, sending the ball well down the field at least a half a dozen times when his team mates had failed to gain ground. The game was not as well played as Rensselaer rooters have been used to in times past, for the reason that almost all the team are entirely new and their period of training had been short On this account there was not much team work but the manner In which the individuals performed caused the coaches and managers to believe that a rattling good team is going to be had before the season is over. The hard work of this game came on

Death of Miss Fairy Gish.

Miss Fairy Gish, daughter of Mrs. Jennie Gish, and of Chas. Gish, deceased, died Friday morning at about eight o’clock, at her home near the former Sharon store, in Milroy township. Consumption was the cause of death. The young lady was about twenty years of age, and had been in failing health for some time, and had made one trip to California in the hope that the change of climate would benefit her health. She returned from there last spring and there was no Improvement in her health, which continued to fail throughout the summer, but it was not thought that the end was so near at hand. On Thursday she was quite low but on Friday ’morning she was feeling so much better that she got up and dressed and assisted in the getting of breakfast. After the morning meal was eaten, however, she became very sick and death resulted in less than two hours. The father of the deceased also died of consumption about three years ago. Her funeral will be held at the family residence Sunday morning at 10 o’clock and interment will be made in the Crocket cemetery.

Payne Family Reunion.

A family reunion was held at the home of G. W. Payne, Oct. 4, 1908, in honor of his brother, Forg Payne, of Kingman, Kans. Those present were as follows: G. W. Payne and wife, Forg Payne, Mrs. Nettie Payne and daughter, of Kingman, Kans.; John Timmons, wife, daughter and son, Al Timmons, wife, daughter and two sons, Forg Payne, wife and son, William Moore, wife, son and two daughters, Will Frye, wife and daughter, Aurtber Waymire, wife and son, W. H. Timmons, wife and daughter, Harvey Moore, wife and two daughters, Charlie Payne and two daughters, Godfrey Deshand and wife, Mrs. Stephenson, Mrs. Mary Morgan, Mrs. I. B. Marion and daughter. Wall, S. Dak.; Ike Saidla, wife and granddaughter, Ehrian Hickman, wife and two sons, Blanch Parker, John Jackson, Manson, Ind., and last but not least was Harry Parker, who came to take a picture of the entire group and thereby got his name in the lot just in time to get his share of the good things they had to eat. It was a mighty enjoyable reunion, say all who participated in it.

Hugh Kirk, who was the full back of the 1906 team, and on Leonard Elder and Ed Duvall, with all the others doing their very best with a willingness that don’t often get defeated. The final score should have been 16 to 0 instead of 10 to 0, for when time was called for the first half Rensselaer had the ball touching the goal line and that amounted to a touchdown and should have allowed a chance to kick goal, but the touchdown was not allowed by Prof. Sass, the visiting referee. In the second half Elder had procured the ball on a fumble and ran 15 yards for a touchdown. Kirk kicked a perfect goal, but that point was ruled out because Miller, the full back, had sauntered down to the goal poets to get a drink and was off side when the 1 kick was made. But the amount of the score was not so much a matter of consideration as preventing the visitors from scoring and faculty, players and high school rooters were very jubilant over the victory. The line-up of the teams was as follows: Brookston Rensselaer Nelson right end Clarke driest right tackle Elder Sanders right guard . Gundy Bartley center Fleam Brackney left guard Thompson Rogers left tackle Norman Woods left end Meyers Ripley, quarter back Roes, English Ollar right half Duvall, Porter Rhode full back Miller Gar lough left half Kirk Time of halves, 20-20. Officials, Parrett and Sans. Touchdowns Kirk and Elder.

LOHS WILDBERG PASSES AWAY

Merchant Dies Friday Night at 11:45 After Long Illness for Which There Was No Cure.

Louis Wildberg succumbed to the i disease that has made him an In-; valid for the past year, at 11:45 o’clock Friday night. He had been' confined to his home during his final sickness for about two weeks. Mr. Wildberg’s health began to fail about a year ago and during the winter and early . spring his condition was at times regarded as quite critical. Last April he was taken to Chicago, where he underwent an operation for the removal of a cancer of the bladder and his family and friends fully expected" that he could not survive the ordeal, but to their surprise and even contrary to the expectation of his physician and the surgeon that operated upon him, he rallied from the operation and after some weeks of very slew improvement he was able to leave the hospital and he went to Peoria, 111., where bis broth-er-in-law, Dr. Weil, resides, and it was not until about Aug. Ist that he returned to Rensselaer. He again took charge of his business here and seemed to be mending until about two weekrf? ago when he was forced to take to his bed and his decline was unbroken until the end came. . Accompanying the cancer of the bladder the greatly afflicted man also had Bright’s disease and both preyed upon his strength and notwithstanding his determination to overcome them he was finally compelled

A Harrow Escape from Death.

A hack load of young people of this place, who were returning from the street fair at Delphi, late Thursday night, narrowly escaped being hit by the passenger train that goes through here at 1:47 a. m. It was at the crossing at Patton, and the only thing that saved them was the shying of the horses. As it was, the hack was over-turned and the glass was broken out of the windows. The driver seems to have forgotten where he was, and drove up towards the tracks without stopping to investigate. —Monticello Journal.

Church Objects to Minister.

The Methodist church at Burnettsville is locked and the parsonage has been rented to other than the minist r sent to that place by the confereunce recently in session. This has all been brought about because the church people at that place didn’t get tne preacher they wanted—but probably 'it might be better to state that they were sent a man that they did not want, and Ind cations are that they won’t have him. The doors of the church have been locked and the keys are in possession of one of the official members. Likewise the parsonage has been . rented to other parties, and the minister and his family have no place to go. Monday, Dr. Curnlck, the district superintendent, went to that place to see what could be done in the matter. It is not known what the objection is to the new minister. Conference thought he was the right man for the place and he was sent He is a married man, his family consisting of a wife and two children —Royal Center Record.

Hardware Storea to Close at 7 P. M. We, the undersigned, will close our stores at 7:00 o'clock p. m. every•night excepting Saturday, beginning October 1, 1908, and continuing until March 1, 1909. EGER BROS. WARNER BROS. 525-2w-dw E. D. RHOADEB. Fancy Michigan grapes, only 20 cents for 8 pound basket. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. The fancy produce market win be closed evenings, except Saturday, at 6:00 p. m., unless by appointment Fancy prices paid for strictly fresh eggs and fancy produce. Give mo a trial. C. E. PRIOR. $8.25 for the round trip to Indianapolis Oct 19, 20, 21 and 22, fine* limit Oct 26. W. H. BEAM, Agent

TUESDAYS’—-FRIDAYS

to give up. On Thursday evening Mr. Wildberg lapsed into unconsciousnees and save for occasional rational moments during which time he suffered great pain, he was either delirious or altogether* unconscious until th© end came. Surrounding him when th© end came were his wife and daughter Edna, and his wife’s two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Weil and Mrs. Eliza Spangler, of Peoria, 111., Moses Tuteur, of this city and Mrs. Isaac Tuteur, of Chicago. Other relatives, including his son, Dr. Jacob Wildberg, and wife, of Colgate, Okla., and Isaac Tuteur, of Chicago, did not arrive until th© morning after the death. Deceased was 59 years of age th© 7th of last February, and leaves a wife and two children, Dr. Jacob Wildberg and Miss Edna Wildberg, and a large number of more* distant relatives and a large circle of busk ness associates and friends to mourn his death. ‘ Mr. Wildberg has been in business in Rensselaer for about twelve years, conducting a clothing and gent’s furnishing business, and having for years the leading store ot this kind tn Jasper county. The funeral arrangements have not been completed, but the. funeral will be held * some time Tuesday, Oct ft and the service will probably be conducted by the Jewish Rabbi from Lafayette.

DON’T YOU KNOW

(Washington Herald.) That the straw hat disappeared like magic. ’ sis That the “moonists” took the rain as a matter of course. 8= X = That the drop in the mercury again reminds one of the empty coal bin. That the cold air has made a lot of fellows wonder where their summer wages are. * c x = That the weather man has done a considerable to regain his lost reputation. SS X 55 That right now Is the time to pay your fall installment of taxes. It will save time in the long run. 55 X 55 That a left-over ice cream suit is about the coldest proposilon in town. s x a That already the kids axe locatIng cabbage patches for Hallowe'en. SS X 55 That the coal man thinks he’s the most popular fellow in town right now.

Why Leaves are Falling to Ground.

Ravages of the San Joe scale are responsible for the condition in which many beautiful shade trees are found. The leaves have been falling probably the last ten days. Many attributed this fact to a light frost This, however, is said to be a mistaken Idea. Upon investigation it has been found that these pests are largely responsible. In addition to the San Jose scale there is the maple leaf louse which causes Incalculable damage every year. Both are extremely small, so small in fact as to be almost invisible to the naked eye. The result of their visits to the trees, however, can be seen without difficulty. The United ■ States government is expending thousands of dollars tn an effort to arrive at some conclusion whereby the San Joee scale and maple leaf lice may be exterminated and battled with successfully. It is suggested that leaves be I burned as rapidly as they fall in order to prevent the Increase of the pests mentioned.—Washington Herald. You will find that high grade flour is not the cdly thing that we are selling cheaper than our competitor*. You will find that w* sell our complete line of groceries on the same low margin of

. JOHN BGER.

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