Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1908 — Page 1

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NEW BUILDINGS AT ST. JOSEPH’S

Rensselaer College Will Erect New Chapel and Sister House at Cost of More Than $60,000.

Two new buildings to cost In the ( neighborhood of $60,000 are to be erected at St. Joseph’s College, and are to be completed by the opening' of the college for the term be-; ginning next September. The main building to be erected will be a chapel which will be 135 feet in length by 32 feet in width. 'lt will be built south of the main college building and will extend into the rochard. The basement of the chapel will be made Into a large dining hall, which will permit the transfer of the dining room from the main building and the use of the rooms vacated for class and assembly purposes. In the rear of the chapel, that Is to «the west of it, will be erected a sister house, which will also include the kitchen. This building will be about 40x60 feet in dimensions. When it was first determined to erect new buildings this year the Board of Directors of the'Community of the Precious Blood, which has its headquarters it Ceithagenia, Ohio, thought it would be advisable to erect a ’community building for the Rector, Father August Seifert and the priests and faculty, but after some consideration It was decided that the erection of a chapel would better serve the interests of the school at this time. The attendance at the

A Case of Diptheria.

A culture of the membrane from the throat of little Kersey Kirk, the 9 year old son of Mr. and Mr. Ed Kirk, sent by the family physician to the state board of health, for microscopic examination has been pronounced diphtheritic,, and the family physician has quarantined the family, all except Hugh Kirk, a member of .the senior class, who has not come into contact with his little brother since he was taken sick. The boy was in school last Friday and came home in the evening not feeling well. Thb "doctor was promptly called and thought he detected the diphtheria exhudation. He promptly forwarded a part to the state board of health with the tesult above , stated. Since the boy has been sick he has occupied a room apart from the other members of the family, but the physician in charge thought it bpst to keep all of the younger children out of school. The disease Is apparently in a mild form. ' As warned by the Republican on two previous occasions parents should not take any chances of being-mis-taken about the sore throats of children. The family doctor should be called soon as there is evidence of sore throat and in this way the disease can be conquered and Its spread prevented. • It Is not probable that there will be any spread as a result of this case.

Myers-Clark Marriage.

Rev. B. F. Ferguson performed a marriage at his residence on Callen street Monday evening at 5 o’clock, the parties being Mr. James 0. Clark and Miss Lora Pearl Myers. He is the son of Mrs. Lucy Clark and Is a ve?y popular jtoung man. The bride is the daughter of Jas. L. Myers of Union township, and for some time , she has been employed in Miss Mary Meyer’s millinery store. After the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Clark went to the home of his x mother, where they remained for supper and they then took the 6:32 train for Chicago, where they will spend a day or two. Upon their return they will begin housekeeping, but they have not yet rented a house.

MUSIC TEACHER.

Prof. Trlpodl can accommodate a few more pupils our the piano or violin. At library every Saturday forenoon. t decl4 Many beautiful and useful articles will be offered at the Christian church , bazaar, Dec. 4th and sth.

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school has all of the time kept pace with the improvements and the accommodations and it Is said that more than. 50 applications for admission to the college were turned down this year for want of room. The new buildings will probably admit -. of the admission of about 100 more students. The attendance this year is 220, and there are some fifty or more teachers and Others regularly attached to the college and Indian school. | Now that the erection of the community building has been deferred for the chapel and sister house it is probable that the community house | win be the next Improvement and it Is suggested that this will be begun next fall. When erected, it will be located west of the chapl. The new buildings will all be of | brick, the foundation and trimmings of the chapel being in Bedford stone. The architect of the new buildings is William Gaul, of Chicago. They, will be built by contract, and blds 'will be advertised for shortly. The basement excavations will probably be made by the laborers at the col- ! lege. | The growth of this college is a source of great advantage to Rensselaer and our people are glad to see the school grow and hope for it a never ceasing Increase.

Some Bills Halleck Will Father.

State Senator-elect Abe Halleck, .of Rensselaer, who will represent New--1 ton, Jasper, 'Starke and White counties in the upper branch of the next legislature, was in the city* Saturday. Mr. Halleck spent most of Friday making investigations in regard to some bills he proposes to introduce in the next session. Mr. Halleck has had long experience in county business, having been one of the county commissioners in his home county for several years. He that when he comes to the legislaJ ture he will be in favor of some plan for Inspecting the books of county and township officers. He has given considerable attention to. the ideas advanced by the Merchants* Association of Indianapolis. In a general way he favors the plan, although, be says he would not agree to support any measure in its entirety before being thoroughly familiar with its details. “Although I believe that, as a rule, county and township officers are honest,’’ said Mr. Halleck, “I think it would not be a bad idea, by any means, to have a system of inspection for such offices. I believe also that in cases where justice may not be had on account of local conditions, the inactivity of the prosecutor or some such situation, there should' be some other means of proceeding against the guilty persons.’* - Mr. Halleck will introduce a bill in the next session to amend the present drainage law. The present law, he declares, is too cumbersome and there is no adequate method provided for cleaning out dredge ditches. The present law was made cumbersome as it is, he believes, because in several counies there was a strong feeling against the county surveyors having much to do with the Improvement of ditchea Friday Mr. Halleck met Dr. Richard McCain, former sen tor from Halleck’s district, and at the Denison they had a lon talk on matters pertaining to the welfare of their district.— Indianapolis News.

Death of Mrs. John Lane.

I Mrs. John Lane, a quite aged lady, died Monday night at her home in Newton township, and the funeral wllj be held a't the-Catholic church Thursday morning, at 10 o’clock and interment will be made in the Mt Calvary cemetery, south of town. Deceased is the mother of Ed Lane, trustee-elect •of Newton township, and also mother of Joe Thomas, the assessor-elect of that township. Subscribe for the Daily Republican.

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RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1908.

Perry Goodner Still Absent.

So far a fruitless search has been made for Perry Goodher, who skipped out from Rensselaer on Sept. 12th, taking with him a mule team which he had puchased from John K. Judy and which were mortgaged to Judy in the sum of $268. He also took a buggy he rented from John M. Knapp, the liveryman,' and he is supposed to have taken ’ another man’s wife. He left behind a wife and four children practically destitute, and the wife has been having a hard time shifting for the family since he deserted her. For some time after Good ner left it was thought by Mr. Knapp and the officers that their chances of getting him would be better if the newspapers did not say anything about hie going, but now that almost three months have transpired and Goodner has not been apprehended It seems that the search is apt to be unavailing. .The detectives for Judy, however, succeeded In recovering the mules in Chicago, and found, that Goodner had sold them at Streator, 111., soon after leaving Rensselaer. He sold the buggy at the same- time, but Mr. Knapp let that go, as the expense of getting it back would have been almost as much as the buggy was worth. The recovery of the mules was not made until some time after they were sold and by that time, of course, Goodner and his paramour, if he had one with him, and it is believed he had, were a long ways from Streator. An impression prevailed that they had gone to St. Louis, Mo., but the police there were unable to locate them. The wofnan who is thought to have accompanied him left Rensrelcer the same day that he did and she, too, has never returned. Goodner came here from Kniman about three years ago, and the former home of he and his wife was at Sheridan, <*this state. The parents of both he and his wife reside there, and are quite poor and unable to aid in the care of Mrs. Goodner and the children.

Goodner was a strong built man and seems to have been but litt e known around Rensselaer until tl e past summer when he ran a hack between this c|ty and Fountain? Park. It was only two weeks after the closing of Fountain Park that he skipped out from here. Goodner was fined in July for assault on Steve Marlin, and Marlin alleges that Goodner had struck him with a machine wrench. Marlin was badly battened up and bed several cuts about the face and head. Mr. Knapp is. convinced that the officers will catch Goodner sooner "or later and he is determined to do all in his power to bring him to justice.

In Memory of Jay W. Williams.

A Resolution by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer, IndM hna, in memory of Jay W. Williams, deceased. Whereas, on November 17,’ 1908, one of our number was called to answer the summons to quit Therefore, be It resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer, Indiana, that we cease for a time the transaction of the affairs of said city, to record the departure of Jay . W.' Williams whose official services for the City of Rensse'aer, Indiana, begun by special election of the Council on September 24, 1906, and Continued until his death. Mr. Williams was a' man of honest and honorable character and by his upright conduct in life won for himself the confidence and esteem of a large number of friends and acquaintances. He was a thoroughly honest public official and capable of the discharge of his duties. His honesty and conscientiousness exemplified not only In his public life but in his private life have left behind him the respect and adoration of the entire community which will live long In the memory of all who him. To living friends * and kindred we tender the sympathy of a common loss. Be it further resolved that) this resolution be entered of record In the records of the Common Council as a memorial of our love and respect for one who was so long a conscientious and able member of this body and that a copy hereof be furnished the local papers for publication and a copy hereof be delivered to ‘ the family of the deceased. Passed by the Common Council and approved by the Mayor this 23d day of November, 1908. J. H. 8. ELLIS, Mayor. Attest: ( CHAS. MORLAN, . > Clerk. Subscribe for the Dally Republican.

Advance Sale of Tickets.

- - V * For convenience tickets for the Thanksgiving football game have been put on sale at Fendig’s drug store. Get them today and avoid confusion Sit the gate. * '

Malpractice Suit in Court.

Dr.\ William J. Solt, of San Pierre, is the plaintiff in a suit against Warren J. White, the C. & E. I. agent at Wheatfield, and the case is being tried in the. Jasper circuit court at Rensselaer. The suit is on account, and to offset it Mr. White has brought suit against Dr. Solt for malpractice. The particulars of thp case will be given later.

Six Ornish Families Emigrate.

Six Ornish families, numbering 27 men, women and children, took the milk train at Surrey Monday evening going to Monon and thence to Mcihigan City, and from there they were going, to northern Michigan. The families had been living on hte Mt. Ayr prairie and they had recently bought land in Michigan to which they were moving. David Hostetter, was the leader of the emigrating party. They were among the most thrifty of the- tenant farmers and were good citizens.

Christian Church Bazaar.

The Christian church bazaar will be held in the K. of P. building on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4th and sth. They will have many useful and beautiful articles for sale, and persons wanting to select nice Christmas remembrances should get in early. On Friday, Dec. 4th, they will have a chicken pie dinner, which will be served for 25 cents. They will also serve supper Friday evening and dinner Saturday noon.

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;'Or E. Miller. The morning service has so greatly Interfered with the preparation of the Thanksgiving dinner 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.

Estate Will Be Settled by Family.

The estate of Jay W. Williams will be settled by his son-in-law, Chas. 11. Porter, out of the court. Mrs. Williams and her daughter, Mrs. Purler are the s< le heirs and they decided to have the business settled without the appointment of an administrator. Mr. Porter has taken charge of the extensive business affairs and they will so occupy his time that he will not Undertake to remove his household goods here from Chicago for some little time. It is not his intention to continue in the furniture business, so it Is probable that the stock will be reduced pending the sale of the business.

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. We will be on the Chicago Produce Market Monday and Tuesday selecting our Thanksgiving fruits and vegetables. Therefore we will be able to give you the best selection of fancy stock at the lowest market prices. ft)HN EGER.

NOTICE.

All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to Jay W. Williams will please call at -furniture store for settlement of accounts. i 2tw

BROUGHT CHEER TO MANY HOMES

Practical Charity by the Local Churches Assures Good Dinners in Thirty Homes Thankgiving Day-J

The entertainment at the Methodist church Tuesday night brought out a great crowd and the generosity of the people of Rensselaer was exhibited by the bounteous response to the call for donations of money and provisions to supply Thanksgiving dinners to unfortunate families. There were «reat quantities of things contributed including poultry, bread, cakes, pies, fruit, jellies, jams and many other things, among them 30 pound boxes of honey from one woman. In addition to this $24.16 was received in

The Solt-White Law Suit.

The suit between Dr. William J. Solt, of San Pierre, and Warren J. White, of Wheatfield, is still being tried as the Republican is about to go to press this Wednesday af.e.noon, and will apparently take all of the afternoon to get in the evidence. In January, 1906, Mrs. White became the mother of a child and Dr. Solt was the physician in charge. Mrs. White was sick for some time with child bed fever, and after getting up was taken to a- hospital Mn Chicago and operated upon. Dr. Solt alleges that the costs were never paid and sues White for them, and White claims that the doctor is guiltyof neglect and that bad be given the proper care to his wife the operation would not have become nec ssary. As two years had elapsed since the time the doctor was employed in 'White’s family, they Could net bring criminal action for malpractice and therefore filed CK ss complaint, to the doctor’s suit, asking damages for extra expenses to which White was put on account of the loss of the services of his wife. Quite a number of people from Whea'field are here as witnesses and Dr. Zuech, of that town. Dr. Hackett, of Medaryville, and the surgeon who performed the operation on Mrs. White In Chicago, are all here as expert witnesses. Dr. Solt has as his council Attorney Miller, who was elected a state representative fom Starke county. at the last election. Assisting him are Attorney George A. Williams, of this city, and Chas. Thompson, of Lafayette. Mr. White Is represented by Attorney Frank Foltz; of Reusselaer. It is said that Solt and White had long 1 een good friends, and it is greatly to be regretted that they could not have settled their differences out of court.

Thanksgiving Entertainment.

On Tuesday evening, Nov. 24th, at the M. E. church, the following program will be carried out This Is the annual entertainment for charity, and all who come are expected to bring either a money offering or something to help give to poor families a Thanksgiving dinner. Last year twenty-seven families were supplied. Dressed poultry, bread, cakes, jellies, canned fruit, and any article calculated to help make up a good Thanksgiving dinner Is asked. The names of the worthy poor may be sent to any of the church pastors. Thanksgiving Hymn-Haydn. — -Congregation Prayer Rev. Mill r Vocal Solo.....—Ethel Ferguson Scripture Reading— .—Rev. Clarke Plano Solo —Selma Leopold Recitation Bernice Long Vocal Solo Jesse Brown Address Rev. Parrett “Hunting Song"—Mendelssohn— Mrs. Delos Thompson’s Chords Recitation Delos York Plano Solo M™. M. D. Gwin Recitation Mary Pierce Male Quartet—— Dr. M. D. Gwin, Dr. H. L. Brown, Mr. J. D. Allman, Mr. J. F. Bruner. Instrumental Duet -X——Florence and Alleen Allman “Thanks be to God”— —— Mra Delos Thompson’s Chorus Benediction —Rev. Klndig Subscribe for the Dally Republican.

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cash. Thus, the committee from the various churches will be able to supply abundant dinners in thirty; poor homes on Thanksgiving day. The names of worthy poor have been sought and the distribution is made without regard to church affllla-* tlons, all the ministers aiding In the distribution. This is an annual occurrence in Rensselaer, and this is the most generous response ever given to the notice of the "offering” enteitainment. And in consequence more famillnes are supplied this year, than ever before. :

Jasper County Farmers’ Institute.

The 19th annual session of the Jasper County Farmers’ Institute will .be held in Rensselaer on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 7th and Sth, wheat the. following talent will be here ta discuss matters of interest to pro-' gresslve farmers: A. G. Burkhart, of. Tipton; Sam B. Woods, of Crown Point; and Mbs Ethel E. t’eiry, of Jewel City, Kans. A fine local program is being arranged and will appear later. On Dec. 11th a meeting of the County Institute will be held at Fair Oaks, with J. M. McCarthy, of Logansport, as the speaker. On Dec. 12th, at Parr, with Prof W. W, Smith, of Puidue, as the speaker. . ' On Dec. 16th and, 17th, at Wheatfield, the speaker being A. P. Burnside, of Greencastle. ■ On Friday and Saturday, Dec, TBth and 19th, the meeting will be held of Remington, and Mr. Oliver Kl'ne, of Huntington, and Prof. J. H. Skinner, of Purdue University, will be the workers. The fullest attendance of farmers at all of the meetings is hoped for. Watch for program* JOHN'E. ALTER, President. EVERETT HALSTEAD, Secretary. j

Farmers Want Daily Republican.

A number of farmers are now taking the Dally Republican and many, others are considering changing from the Semi-Weekly to the Daily. The Dally Republican is mailed each evening and reaches rural route subscribers from any post office In the county the morning following publication. By mall It is $3.50 per year, only a little more than twice the cost of the Semi-Weekly and itjk assures to the subscriber all of the ’' happenings of the county In detail a few hours after they transpire. We shall be pleased to enter new names on the Dally list with * the understanding that If they desire tot change back to the Semi-Weekly they will get full credit for the sum paid and unexpired on the Semiwjbkly. We never hear a complaint from those who take the Dally, and within the next month we expect to enter many new names to the Daily list

Open for Business.

The new grocery and meat market is now open for business in the old postoffice building. A full line of Groceries, Fresh and Cured Meats will be carried. The best grade of packing house fresh meats will be carried. Prompt delivery made to any part of the city. Phone 212. A. B. LOWMAN.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

Sunday school at 9:30, Morning worship, 10:45. Subject, “Chosen of God.” B. Y. P. U. 5:00 p. m. Leader Mary Potts. Evening service, 7:00. Subject, “Mephiboeheth.” The Wednesday evening prayer service will be held during the winter months at 7 o’clock instead of 7:30. “Doan’s Ointment cured me of eczema that had annoyed me a long time, The cure was permanent Hon. 8. W. Matthews, Commissioner _J Black will be much seen, both in dress and in everyday gowns.

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