Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1908 — Page 2

Mere About Dr. Wildberg’s Death.

The remains of Dr. Jacob Wildberg, who died last Friday night at Colgate, Okla., where he was prac- J ticlng dentistry, arrived here Sunday night on the 11:04 train, being accompanied here from Chicago by the dead young man’s sister, Miss Edna Wildberg, of Chicago, and his aunt, ' Mrs. Dr. Weil, of Peoria, 111. Mrs. I Wildberg, his wife, stopped in Chicago until uiis morning with her mother, Mrs. Selig, who today accompanied her here. His mother, Mrs. Louis Wildberg, ■who was bereft by the death of her husband only a few weeks ago, was so prostrated by the news of her son’s death that she was unable to come here and, in fact, her condition is such that her sister, Mrs. Eliza Spangler, remained at Peoria to care for her. Although Dr. Wildberg had been feeling poorly for som§ time he did not take to his bed until ten days before his death. Typhoid fever was the cause of his death. . The funeral was held from the residence of Mrs. Anna Tuteur at 1:30 o’clock this Monday .afternoon, being conducted by Rabbi Abraham Hershberg, of Chicago, Interment was made in Weston cemetery beside the grave of his father. Among those attending the funeral was J. Schloss, of Auburn; Milton Selig, of Ligonier, and several others.

Rensselaer Boys Egged at Parr.

Charley Porter, son of W. V. Porter, and Clarence Smith, son of W. E. Smith, went to Parr Saturday night to attend a box social, and it is said they proved so popular among the young ladies that the jealousy of the Parr boys were aroused. When they succeeded in negotiating a private purchase at $1 each of the boxes of two of the young ladies, the anger of the Parr swains was aroused to uncontrollable bounds and they withdrew., from the meeting, and after getting several eggs together they laid in waiting until the Rensselaer boys and their girls were leaving the school house and tnen they let fly with the eggs. The boys proved better dodgers than the girls, and Blanche Babcock was struck whh an egg which broke and soiled her clothing considerably. Ocie Wood was also hit but the egg did not break. The eggs were fresh, and an investgation proved that the boys had thrown a half dozen, showing that they did not care for expenses. The young people took refuge at Logan Wood’s residence and te escorted them to the edge of town when they got ready to leave. The act was one of g eat rowdyism and should be punished and it is understood the guilty parties wi.l be arrested if they can be found out.

Rosenbaum Case Dismissed.

The case of the state against Aug. Rosenbaum, which was begun last spring after the raid was made cn his hotel and a quantity of beer and whiskey found, was dismissed Mcnday in the circuit court. It may be remembeied that a jury failed to agree on a verdict when the case was tried last April. Since then the two people who were regarded as the star witnesses for the state moved away. Now the liquor, consisting of two barrels of bottled beer, one case of beer and 21 quart bottles of whiskey will have to be returned to Rosenbaum. It has been stored all this time in the cell off from the sheriff’s office in the basement of the court house.

Friday Semi-Weekly a Day Early.

The Friday issue of theSemi-Weekly will be printed either Wednesday evening or Thursday morning, instead of Thursday afternoon as it usually is. This change is made this week in order to permit the employes of the Republican to have the day as a holiday. Advertising copy should reach us not later than Wednesday noon to Insure insertion in that issue.

Thanksgiving Football.

The Rensselaer high school will have as its opponents on Thanksgiving day the McKinley high school team of Chicago, rated as among the best of the city high school teams. The defenders of the red and black are now in the best condition they have been in this year and the game should attract a big crowd. The athletic association needs this money to pay out the season on and the Thanksgiving football events having long been the gala affairs of that holiday it is probable that Riverside field will be the scene of a great gathering that afternoon. The game will be called at 2:30 o’clock. Buttons are the distinguishing note of many of the fall and winter costumes. Subscribe lor the Dally Republican.

The Rensselaer Poultry Show.

The Republican has been busy for the past two weeks getting out the catalogue for the first annual exhibit of the Rensselaer Poultry Association, which will be held at the armory in Rensselaer during the week beginning Jan. 18th and closing Jan. ' 23d. The catalogue is being printed lon the Republican’s latest machinery purchase, a fine Miehle press, and will be a very handsome piece of work. Mr. Bert Brenner, the secretary of the association, has taken the most exacting care of the book’s preparation and the merchants have attested their approval of the labors of the association by a liberal advertising patronage. The show should attract the best poultry in northwestern Indiana and should have the encouragement of every farmer and poultry raiser, and by all citizens of Rensselaer.

High School.

On account of the illness and death of her grandfather, Miss Shedd has been absent this week. Her English classes were taught by other members of the faculty. The usual student rate of fifteen cents was offered for the football game with Hammond Saturday. The Senior History pupils are having quite an interesting debate over the causes of the Revolution. A half of the class take the English side and the other half that of the colonies, and bring out all the points in favor of each side. James Brenner is attending school and reviewing' preparatory to taking the entrance examination at Annapolis Naval Academy. All the high school pupils, who had no recitations, were excused after recess Friday afternoon to attend the concert given by the grades. The superintendent, and the principal have requested that the girls basket ball team shall not play interscholastlc games, but "only interclass games.

Peregrine Family Reunion.

All of the children of Grandfather ' Ed Peregrine, deceased, assembled to- I gether Sunday, Nov. 22nd, at Geo. Parker’s, for an old time reunion. All of them were present except C. 1 R. Peregrine, of Tefft. A fine big turkey dinner was served and the day was spent chatting over the happenings of long ago, and a few quite spirited games of horse shoe by the men. Those present were: Frank Peregrine, of Valparaiso; Mr. and Mrs. Millard English, of Corning, Iowa; Ed Peregrine and family, Washington Cook and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Armstrong, F. L. Peregrine and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussell, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Porter, Mrs. J. R. Phillips, Mrs. Maiy Ann Robinson and Gertie Downs. The children decided to hold the reunion while Mr. and Mrs. English were here from lowa, as they do not often get out here.

Union Thanksgiving Service.

The union Thanksgiving service will be held this year on Thanksgiving night, at 7:30 o’clock, instead of Thanksgiving morning as has been customary in the past. The service will be held at the Christian church and the sermon will be preached by Rev. O. E. Miller. The morning service has so greatly Interfered with the preparation of the Thanksgiving dipner that many were unable to attend. It seems that there should be no reason for failure to attend this service, coming after the dinner Is disposed of and the football game is history.

Monticello Lawyers Emigrate.

Hammond is to receive more legal talent. This time Monticello, Ind., sends a delegation to this city. There | are four of them and they will be associated in the law practice. This list is headed by Judge T. F. Palmer, who served two terms as circuit judge in White county, and is strong at the bar. Charles C. Spencer a prominent Democratic politician and one of White county’s successful lawyers in practice, and a man of considerable means is another member of the quartette. Wm. H. HumI melle and Benjamin Carr are the other two members of the firm. These ' gentlemen not only expect to practice law in Hammond, but also to invest here and remove to this city as soon as well established. —Hammond News The stockholders of the Evansville, Mt Carmel & Olney Traction Company, which will build a traction line from Evansville to Olney, 111., will meet at Vincennes Friday to order a survey of the line.

MUSIC TEACHER Prof. Trlpodl can accommodate a few more pupils on the piano or violin. At library every Saturday forenoon. decl4

Paid Behrns $700 for Bargain.

In of this year John Behrns, of Barkley township, went to Big Rapids, Mich., and after looking around considerably arranged to pur- . chase a farm of 80 acres belonging to James McCune, and after the pur-, chase contract was drawn up, Mr. | ; Behrns deposited S2OO to bind the bargain. He returned home and made | arrangements to hold a public sale I preparatory to moving to his new purchase and the Republican printed his sale bills. The day after they were out Mr. Behrns was surprised to receive a visit from Mr. McCune, who came here to arrange to call off the sale of his eighty. Mr. Behrns was reluctant to release Mr. McCune, but finally agreed to do it upon the return of the S2OO he had put up and the additional payment of S7OO. This agreement was agreed

upon and a contract to that effect was drawn up and last Friday the S9OO was received. This was a fine deal for Mr. Behrns, but he was so well satisfied with his bargain there in the first place that he wishes now he had not agreed to its forfeiture at the price. It was quite an expensive transaction for Mr. McCune, for he lost S2OO which he had put up as a forfeit for the purchase of another farm. He also had to pay SIOO to the agent that arranged the sale of his farm to Mr. Behrns, and his loss totals SI,OOO. In addition to this he was at the expense of his trip here. Mr. Behrns lad given up the farm he has been living on and will have to look for another location and be will go ahead and sell his farm stock and equipment on Friday, Dec. 4th, according to the advertisement in the Republican.

A Decent Move by Peacock.

Erastus Peacock, who was cited to show cause why he should not be convicted of indirect contempt of court for h|s refusal to pay to his wife the sum of $7 a week, last Saturday came up with the proposition that he will pay this amount provided the prosecution is not pushed and to make good his premise paid up a considerable portion of the delinquency which dated from the order of the court on Jan. 15th, and arranged to pay the balance soon, and also to keep up the payments in the future. The cloven hoof attitude of Peacock in the past would Indicate that it was no change of heart that brought about this reversal of action, but an awakening to the fact that a further effort to thwart the reasonable order of the court would mean more trouble and possibly <a jail sentence for him. This is all that the public have asked him to do and if he faithfully performs it in the future a part of his contemptible attitude in the past may be forgotten. This has nothing to do with the fine of SIOO assessed in Newton county for wife desertion, and from which fine Peacock has taken an appeal.

Dr. Jacob Wildberg is Dead.

Word was received here early this Saturday morning that Dr. Jacob Wildberg had died Friday night at his home in Colgate, Okla., after a short sickness of typhoid fever. Dr. Wildberg has resided in Colgate for the past two- years, where he practiced dentistry, having bought of Dr. J. W. Horton the office he established there about three years j ago. Dr. Wildberg was here to attend the funeral of his father, Louis Wildberg, the clothing merchant, who died on Oct. 2nd, and at that time was not feeling very well, being in a run down condition. The relatives here, the Tuteurs, did not learn that Dr. Wildberg was sick until a few . days ago and then he was not regarded as dangerously so. His mother is at Peoria, 111., where she went soon after the death of her husIband and she has been in very poor ihealth and it is expected that the i death of her son, for whom she had an unusual devotion, will go hard with her. | Dr. Wildberg was married a year ago last June to Miss Bessie Selig, ,In Chicago. He was a graduate of I the Chicago Dental College, in 1906.

Blue Rock Shooting at Parr.

On Thanksgiving day we will hold ( a blue rock shooting match at Parr, for turkeys, ducks and geese. A large number of shots are expected. CHAS. ROWEN, JESSE ELDRIDGE. We are in rlgh on the flour deal. For the next two weeks we will sell our best known flour for 11.35, and our Sleepy Eye at 11.40. THE G. E. MURRAY CO. The tailored suit for fall is taking the same lines as the summer linen suits.

Calls Rensselaer Team Quitters.

An article signed by D. A. Roof appeared in the Crown Point Star this week which jumped all over Principal Bradshaw of the Rensselear schools and called the Rensselaer football team a bunch of quitters. It seems that Rensselaer was to have played Crown Point a return game but decided not to go, and Prof. Bradshaw set forth in his letter canceling the game that parents of some of the members of the team objected to letting their sons go to Crown Point, because of “rumors”. It seems that Crown Point left here somewhat disgruntled over their defeat, and that they told before they left that when they got Rensselaer up there they would get the game even if they had to steal it. Other remarks are attributed to them and both Profs. Bradshaw and Dean as well as most members of the team thought it would be best not to go inasmuch as there were indications of bad blood. After the Oakwcod I game the Rensselaer team was so badly bunged up that they were not in shape for a game the following Saturday and in canceling the game Proi. Bradshaw varied from the rule of evasion and told exactly why the team would not be there. It probably means the severing of athletic relations with Crown Point in the futu.e.

The Good of the Thread Factory.

Monticello Only a little over two years has it been since ground was broken for the thread factory. Today the company has a building and equipment that represents an investment of over $35,000 outside of the raw material in stock and gives employment to fifty or more people with a wage roll each week of more.than SSOO. A half dozen of the best renting properties in town are occupied by these same employes at rentals ranging from sls to $25, the highest paid, and the influence of thread factory money is felt in all lines of trade. As an outgrowth of the thread factory is the construction of the new dam and the power house in connection, that means the investment of a good many more thousands of dollai s, nearly $15,000 of which was paid out diectly in the town for wages. All of which is the result of the lot sale made here in' the fall of 1906. Does it pay to get new capital into a town? Yes. While Lewis Bell was playing a violin in his home near Rushville a shot rang out and the young man fell to the floor with a bullet wound in his neck. His brother Minor Bell, had been toying with a revolver in an adjoining room with the door open between, when the pistol was accidentally discharged. The injury was not serious. The change of administratlcn in China ought to furnish a lot of encouragement to the fellows seeking jobs as chop suey inspectors. The crooks that stole $13,000 worth of stamps from the South Bend postoffice must be engaged in the mail order business. The Cubans have reached -the stage of civilization where they can hold an election without pulling -off a revolution.

PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned will sell at Public Auction at his residence on the Granville Moody farm, one mile west and one mile north of Pleasant Grove, sale to commence at 10:00 a. m„ on FRIDAY, DEC. 4, The following personal property: FIVE HORSES—Consisting of 1 bay horse, 12 years old, wt 1,400; 1 grey horse, coming 4 years, wt 1,500; 1 black horse, coming 4 years wt 1,500; 1 black mare, coming 8 years, wt 1,400; 1 yearling colt, coming 2 years, wt 1,000. One Good Team of Mules. TWO COWS—Coming fresh about middle of January. .FARM IMPLEMENTS— Two Avery riding cultivators, 1 Moline walking cultivator, 1 14-tnch breaking plow, 1 Plano binder, 1 disc, 1 flexible 3-section harrow, 1 new Black Hawk corn planter with 100 rods wire, 1 McCormick mower, 2 sets work harness, 1 road scraper, 1 narrow tire wagon, 1 wide tire wagon. Household and Kitchen furniture, and many other articles not here mentioned. TERMS—A credit of 12 months will be given on sums of over $lO with approved security, without interest if paid when due; if not paid when due, 8 per cent will be charged from date of sale. A discount of 7 per cent will be given for cash on all sums over >lO. All sums of >lO and under, cash in hand. No property,to be removed until settled for. JOHN BEHRNB. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. Chas. Spitler, Clerk. Hot lunch on grounds.

GREAT DROUGHT OF 1908.

Up to May, Inclusive, there was an average excess of precipitation in’l9oß as follows: ' * In the northern district, 4.64 inches; central dlstrict, 5.72 inches; southern district, 6.62 inches. January, with an average deficiency in the State of 1.25 inches, was the only month during which the excess was not general. The months with the greatest excess were: February, with an average of 2.84 inches more than normal, and May, with a similar average of 2.06 inches.

In June there was a deficiency of precipitation at every station in the state, with one exception, Farmland, Randolph county, where a total rainfall of 5.67 inches was reported, and at Princeton, Gibson county, no rain fell during the month after the 13th. Light showers occurred at intervals during the month, however, and, while the need of more rain was generally felt, no material damage resulted from the lack of it. Through July and the first decade of August local showers kept the average amount of rainfall for each district and the state at approximately the normal, but the value of the departures at the several stations in each district varied greatly, ranging during July in the northern district from 2.60 inches above normal, at Delphi to 1.68 inches below normal at Auburn; in the central district, from plus 3.37 inches at Connersville to minus 1.51 inches at Indianapolis, and in the southern district, from an excess of 1.42 inches at Vincennes to a deficiency of 2.37 inches at Mount Vernon. The last dates prior to the prolonged and damaging drought on which rain occured generally in the state were August 12 and 13. Dur-

ing these two days, to quote from the Weekly Weather Bulletin Of the Indiana section, dated August 18, 1908, “the southeastern counties of the central district received more than 1 inch of rain, and in a few of the northern and northeastern counties the rainfall exceeded 2 inches. Elsewhere the precipitation generally ranged from slightly more than 0.05 inch to nearly 1.00 Inch, except in the northern district on August 16 and 17, and in the southern district on August 17 and 18, light showers, in most cases less than. 0.50 inch occurred, and at Laporte on August 29, and locally in Henry and Rush counties on September 14, refreshing showers fell. With the e exceptions, the state was practically rainless from August 14 to September 27 inclusive, a period of fcrtyfive days. There probably was never another drought period of equal length, intensity and extent experienced in this state; certainly none during the period covered by the records of the Weather Bureau, which extends back to 1871. The nearest approaches to it were in 1893, 1897 and 1901. In 1893 the total rainfall at Indianapolis in July, August and September was 0.83 inch, 0.42 inch, and 0.79 inch respectively, and the average deficiencyin the state for the three months was 3.28 inches. In 1897 a drought prevailed during the last decade of July and through the first and second decades of August. It was general in the state but most severe in the southern counties, many localities in which received no rain during periods ranging from twenty to thirty-one days. The drought period of 1901 lasted from June 28 to about August 16. It was more severe in the southern district also, there being periods of from twenty to thirty days without rain in many localities, and at one place, Salem, Washington county, no rain fell from June 29 to August 16, inclusive. As stated before, however, no drought in this state, of which there is an available record, lasted as f long over so large an area as the one broken by general rains September 28, 1908.

Mixed Tallow With His Lard.

A former Akron butcher who now resides in Oregon has had a touch of the Holy Ghost, and as a result is repenting for having sold his customers lard in which he had mixed up a little tallow. The penitent chap's name is Frank Spera, and he wrote the Akron News this letter: "Dear Editor Shesler: 1 want to make restitution and beg pardon of people through your paper that I have wronged. When I was in the butcher business in Akron, 1 mixed tallow with my lard and sold it to my customers. I ask all of these people in Jesus' name to forgive me of the offense; and if there are any who are not satisfied with just forgiving me if they will send me a statement of the amount that they think they were wronged, honestly, between God and man, I will make all wrongs right” Ts it wasn’t for the happening of the unexpected, life would be awfully monotonous. - l ■ - ‘ir Hope deferred is apt to give the promoter cold feet

HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP

5 /Lew Stewart came Wednesday from Kokomo, looknig after some of the stone outfit on the McAffee farm, previously used for building the Hanging Grove stone roads. The old boiler shell was loaded on a car Thursday for shipment to Kokomo. {? Fire visited the B. J. Gifford region again Wednesday, burning the muck under the railroad to such an extent that the train could not get through to McCoysburg and do the usual amount of switching. As a result some grain cprs had to be transferred with horses;. However, the train made its usual run Thursday. Mrs. H. A. Rackwood, of Indianapolis, came to James Leflers’ Friday evening for a visit over Sunday. She returned home Monday. R. S. Drake was up to the city one day last week, and bought a fine bunch of young cattle. Mrs. Jack Hoyes returned home Wednesday morning, after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Jas. Downs, It is likely the new grandson she came to see most f Some corn shelling has begun here. Albert Warner expected to shell corn yesterday or today. Last year corn hardly became dry enough to gather, muctf less shell. W. C. Ross, of Hoopeston, 111., came out to his farm Tuesday. He fs hauling lumber for a new barn on his farm. Mr. Ross is quite a cattle magnate, too, and will quite likely build a barn large enough to hold considerable hay and grain. Miss Kate Maxwell went up to her brother’s, John Maxwell, in Barkley Tuesday to help care for their sick baby. Mrs. Evaline Randle went to Reynolds Wednesday for an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Belie Josserand.

PUBLIC SALE.

The undersigned will sell at Public Auction at his residence, 1 mile north and 3% miles west of Rensselaer, commencing at 10 a. nr., on WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25, The following personal property: FIVE HEAD OF HORSES— One grey mare, 9 years old, wt 1,200; 1 black gelding, 7 years old, wt .1,100, a good single driver; 1 brown mare, 7 yrs old, in foal by Padgett’s roadster, a good stepper, about 1,100; 1 brown filly, 2 years old, 1,000; 1 brown driving mare, auto and lady broke. 18 HEAD OF CATTLE— Thirteen good milch cows, some with calves by side, and the rest will be fresh by spring. One good white-faced bull, 3 years old; one Jersey bull, 1 year old; one yearling Steer; one Polled Angus bull calf, 7 months old. s HOGS —One Poland China boar, a thoroughbred. 12 good brood sows. 40 or 50 pigs and shoats. Hay in Stack. FARM IMPLEMENTS— Two wagons, 1 carriage, 1 buggy, 1 cutaway disc, 1 binder, 1 harrow, 1 mowing machine, 1 hay rake, 1 hay gatherer, 1 wheat drill, 2 cultivators, 1 stirring plow, 1 mud boat,. 1 fanning mill, 1 corn sheller, 1 hay ladder, 1 sheep-dip tank and 5 gallons of dip, 1 feed grinder, 3 sets harness, and a number of things not mentioned.

TERMS—A credit of 9 months will be given on sums of over $lO with approved security, without interest if paid when due; if not paid when due, 8 per cent will be charged from date of sale. A discount of 5 per cent will be given for cash on all sums over $lO. All sums of $lO and under, cash in hand. No property to be removed until settled for. ■ JOHN MARTINDALE. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer, Chas. Spitler, Clerk. Hot Lunch Served,

WILL H. ADE’S ANNUAL HORSE SALE At his stock farm, 2% miles southwest of Brook, on Tuesday, Nov. 24th 40 head of splendid young draft mares an<J geldings. The best lot I have ever offered. 4 spans of good young mules. One registered Clydesdale stallion, 2 years old, 1,500 lbs. One registered Percheron stallion, 8 years old, 1,900 lbs. Cattle Hop Sheep Sale * Horse Show Picnic Take a day off and visit with your Newton county neighbors, and see some good horses. eev. IH7IO-W Will H. Ade.