Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1909 — Page 1

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Dr. A. G. Catt went to Chicago for a day or two on business. See G. L. Thornton & Son for coal of all kinds and save money. Jan 2 ————— __g _Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dolfin, of Fair Oaks, were in town today. Mrs. W.Jy; Beam went to Hammend this morning for a few days. Mrs. Jennie Thompson 'went to Hammond to visit her broti er. meet with MrsGeorge Murray Tuesday afternoon. Mr. O. P. Robinson went- to Hammond this morning for a visit w.th his brother. * I* Brown left for Evansher father 110 ™ 1118 ’ f ° F a vlalt wlth Nice fresh lettuce, tomatoes, radishes, sweet potatoes and oranges at JOHN EGER’S. . Hal!i « an and Mrs. Drake went' to Chicago this morning for a few days’ visit. lew and Mrs. L. L. Strawn went to Chicago this morning where they expect to remain for a week or two. t Best Indiana coal delivered to any °L the clty at *3.50 Per ton by G. L. Thornton & Son. jan.2B Mr. and Mrs. James Les er went to Lafayette this morning for a few days’ visit with relatives. Dallas Norris went to Hammond this morning to be a witness in the Claude Moore case, against the C. I. & L. Ry. Co. If Rensselaer Is to increase in population, employment must be provided. How are we to furnish work Without factories? War has broken out among the coal dealers in Rensselaer and the e Is now some prospect of keeping wan for the rest of the winter. Augustus Martinson returned this morning to Wabash, Ind., after visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs. E. Chamberlain. Our customers say we have not recommended Majestic coal for the cook stove high enough. No kind is better. COEN & BRADY. Louis Lehman returned to Francesville this morning after being in town on business in connection with the sale of his 240-acre farm at Francesville. WANTED —Cow owne-s to visit our booth at the poultry show and ser our new line of De Laval cream separators and get a useful souvenir. B. D. COMER, Agent. H. N. Hurd departed this morning for St. Joseph, Mo., where he expects to make his future home. Mrs. Hurd expects to join him later If Mr. Hurd likes his new home. The ladles of the Missionary Society of . the Presbyterian church will have a market at Long’s drug store Saturday morning. They will have chickens, pies, homemade bread and other good -things to eat Mr. Farmer or apy other man in need of a farm wagon had better buy before spring, as the price is bound to advance,, no guess, these are facts. 1 have the proof and the agency for the Studebaker, the wagon that has the reputation behind It If it Is a Studebaker, it’s built right C. A. ROBERTS. ' As I am compelled to take the laundry back and run it, I will offer for sale, at a bargain, -my restaurant as I do hot feel it advisable to try and run the two businesses at the same time. I expect to make the price a winner. If you want a good business and mean business we can deal. 0. H. McKay, Rensselaer, Ind. Phone 432. » —— ■ <»• Mr. J.- J. Hayes, of Ft Wayne, was in Rensselaer today to take hie son, Byron, home, who has been attending St Joseph's College. His son will have to undergo an operation. It is not expected that it will prove to be serious. Mr. Hayes is the proprietor of the Hayes’ Hotel of Ft. Wayne and a member of the Board of Public Safety of that city, z The largest public sale held this year and probably that was ever held in Jasper county, took place Tuesday. It was the sale of W. V. Porter & Son in Jordan township. The sale totaled 111,113.50. All the property was sold and good prices prevailed. Mr. Porter does not intend to abandon farming entirely and his son will have charge of his father’s other farm.lb that township. ,- ■ Eugene Pertell & Co., members of the Chicago Board of Trade, are establishing a branch office here. Rooms have been rented over Warner Bros.’ store and in a few days a special wire will be run into the rodms and board of trade quotations will be received direct. Until the wire Is installed the local telegraph office will furnish quotations every fifteen minutes. The town boards of Francesville, Medaryville and Monon have decided to build Jointly an electric powerhouse in one of the towns to supply electric lights for the three. Francesville and Medaryville are In Pulaski county, and Monon in White county. They are each places of about 1,200 population and are without electric services. The plan proposed is to build the plant at Medaryville, the central town, and have the*current carried by lines to Monon and Francesville.

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

The Princess Tonight.

Song—“Musetta.” M Pictures—“ The Haunted Os’le” tonight. Tomorrow night, “Told by a Laundry Mark,” and “What is Home Without a Mother.”

Seventh Grade Recital.

The seventh grade of the public school will give a recital at tte library auditorium Friday as e noon, beginning at 2:30 o’clock. Admission by invitation only. The following is the program: Winged Rovers . . Harvey Loomis Have a Care .... Franz Abt Bird of the Azure Wing .... •C. B. Edmounds Goodnight Song of the River, Mozart Chorus. Bye-Lo-Land . -. . . J. C. Macy Marjorie Loughridge. When the Little Chrilden Sleep . . . . . . . . . C. Reinecke Night . Franz Abt Mother Love . ... Harvey Loomis Memorial DayM. White Chorus. Bird in the Night .... A. Sullivan Emily Thompson and Lura Halleck. Hear the BellsM, White The Willow Nook . . . . S. Hopper Guidance Henry Smart Chorus. The Baker . . . . . Coverley t Jesse, Brown. Homeward Bound . . . . H. Loomis Where Would I Be . . Karl Zollner Omnipresence .... Peter Ritter The Midshlpmlte . . . Stephen Adams Chorus. “A play set to music for voices and instruments is an Opera. A serious opera In which ther? is no spoken dialogue Is a Grand Opera An opera with spoken dialogue is distinguished from Grand Opera by the name Opera Comlque. An opera entirely made up of gayety and farce is called a Comic Opera “By the Firelight”— Verdi, Arr. from the Grand Opera “11 Trovatore.” “The Victory at Saratoga”— Meyerbeer. Ar. from the Grand Opera “Robert le Diable.” “Autumn Woods” — A. S. Sullivan. Arr. from the Comic Opera “lolanthe.” “Evening Song”— Mozart. Arr. from the Comic Opera “The Marriage of Figaro.” “Tribute to the Soldiers” — Weber. Arr. from the Romantic Opera “Der Frelschutz.” The 800-La-ManCovgrley Bernice Long. Abide With MeWilliam Monk Dixie Dan Emmett Chorus. The Rensselaer creamery received twenty-two cans of c. e m Wednesday, January 20th. We pay the highest price and give fair and hone=t test, which accounts for our large bus.ness in so short a time. Give us a trial. Come see It tested, save your freight and be convinced. It Is the people’s chance to get •factories, regardless of the man with the hammer. The county commissioners, In accordlance with their plan of “opening the books” announced some time Wallace & Sutton, of Indianapolis, ago, have contracted with Messrs, two expert accountants, who will begin work about April Ist. Their work elsewhere in the state is highly commended. One membe of the firm is a democrat and the other a republican, and whatever may be the result of their work, it cannot be called partisan. —Monticello Herald.

NOTICE. The M. P. church quarterly conference wIH convene Saturday evening, Jan. 23rd, at 7:30. All members should be present that can. E. W. HICKMAN, Secretary. To feel strong, have good appetite and digestion, sleep soundly and enjoy life, use Burdock Blood Bitters, the great system tonic and builder. . We have all grades of coal from |3.75 to |7.75 per ton. You can depend on getting well screened coal from us. Try our Virginia Splnt. It is a splendid coal. MAINES & HAMILTON. 22 head of horses and mules will be sold at the Sage sale Thursday; 3% miles west of Rensselaer. We have the greatest variety of poultry feed in the city. A few of them —Alfalfa Meal, Bone Meal, Beef Scraps, Crown Brown Poultry, Oyster Shells, Grit, Cut Clover, Wheat Kafir Corn, Barley, Sunflower Seed, etc. . MAINES <i> HAMILTON. A lazy liver leads to chronic dyspepsia and constipation—weakens the whole system. Doan's Regulets (25 cents per box) corrects the liver, tone the stomach, cure constipation. The fanner wants the top price for what he has for sale. That is right He should have it We propose to give it th him. Bring your cream to the new station, rear of Duvall & Lundy’s store. See it tested and get cash for it — - r*— “ Cures .baby's croup, Willie's dally cuts and bruises, mama's sore throat grandma’s lameness Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil —the great household remedy. You can get Jackson Hill egg, Eastern Gem, Darby and Majestic coal for cook stoves at Coen & Brady.

ISSUED TWICE A WEEK—TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1909.

Likes His Native Town.

■ Wherever they go they remember Rensselaer with a warmth of feeling that is a great pride to the old folks back home. The Interest is- mutual for we are always glad to learn of the success of our former boys and girls and men and women who have sought fortune in other fields. W. Elvin Overton, now of Chicago, in remitting for another year’s subscription to the Republican, pays his old town a nice compliment. He says: “For eleven years, lacking two months, I have been deprived of living in Rensselaer, and a nicer or better town in which to live I believe there is not. I always have a kindly feeling for the capital of Jasper county. I have become so accustomed to readihg the Republican, that I should be still more homesick without it, so I enclose draft for 11.50 for another year’s subscription.” The friendly feeling between our towns people and its former citizens makes for the welfare of us all.

Extensive Traveler Visits Rensselaer.

Mr. Charles C. Sharp, of Brlsbon, Australia, is visiting at the home) of his mother, Mrs. D. T. Halstead. Mr. Sharp was born and raised in Jeffersonville, Ind., and went to Australia in 1871. Since that time he has done a great deal -of traveling. He has crossed the ocean eight times in the last thirty-five years. He made five trips especially, to see his mother. Mr. Sharp is a mining prospector in Australia and spends most of his time in the western part of that country. He told the Republican many interesting things about the far off island. Mrs. Cox, matron of the Lafayette soldiers’ home, a sister <*Mr. Sharp, spent Sunday and Monday visiting her brother here.

Business Houses Close to Attend Revival Services.

In deference to the revival services now being conducted at the Christian church, we the undersigned merchants agree to close our places of business at 7:30 p. m. during the meeting now in progress, except on Saturday evenings: The G. E. Murray Co. . John Eger. B. Forsythe. Rowles & Parker. E. S. Rhoads. P. W. Clarke. Duvall & Lundy. Home Grocery. Samuel Fendig. B. F. Fendig. A. F. Long. J. A. Larsh. - G. B. Porter. W’ood & Kresler. F. M. Haskell. E- V. Ransford. Roth Brothers. Jessen & Fen dig. J. J. Eigelsbach. A. B. Lowman. Simpson & Woods. C. W. Rhoads. Freeman Wood. J. A. McFarland & Son. T. W. Grant.

The Poultry Show.

Large crowds are attending the poultry show each day and evening. One of the main features of the show is the giving away of a pair of thoroughbred fowls each evening at nine o’clock. A chance is given with each paid admission and the fowls given to the one holding the lucky number in the hall. Mrs. Ick Yates drew a fine pair of Rhode Island Reds Tuesday. Mrs. Nick Schmltter was the lucky one Wednesday night, drawing a pair of Partridge Cochins. The ribbons are all up and the awards will be published in our next issue. This is one of the best shows ever held in Rensselaer and thenpublic should give It a literal patronage. The association is facing a deficit and to avoid this at the windup it will be necessary for all to attend and contribute their mite at the door. There is considerable expense attached to a show of this kind in the way of premiums, etc,, and the only way the exitendes can be met is by the admission received at the door. Go and see the show. It is worth many times the 10 centb charged at the door.

National Guard Inspection.

A general order has been Issued by Adjutant-General Oran Perry calling for the annual inspection of the Indiana National Guard companies in April. The companies will be inspected at their respective posts on dates selected by the adjutant-gen-eral and mailed to the company captains. All inspections are to be made at 7:30 p. m., except that of the hospital corps. The call urges the captains to obtain as full an attendance at the inspections as possible, since the annual appropriation to the state from the national government for military supplies is based on the number of guardsmen who report for the annual spring inspections.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL. Notice is hereby given that the County Council of Jasp-r County. Indiana, will meet in special session, Monday, February 1, 1909, at 11 o'clock a. m., in the Commissioners' Court Room, to transact such business as may te properly brought before them for consideration. JAMES N. LEATHERMAN, Auditor Jasper County. Jan. 22.

Curiosities at the Poultry Show.

Besides having an excellent exhibition of beautiful specimens of poultry, the Poultry Show has some peculiar fowls. One of the oddities Is a hairy hen from the Klondyke. She has no feathers, but instead, beautiful, long, fluffy black hair. She is the same form as any other chicken, and differs only in her apparel. Perhaps the most interesting feature of the show is a group of little Proud Fan Tail pigeons. They are simply the personification of pride. With their tails spread out, chests thrown forward to the limit, heads back in supreme haughtiness, they strut about in the he'ghth of arrogance. Mr. J. H. Holden has on exhibition a tailless nen which he says comes from the Isle of Man. He values the hen at SIO,OOO. There are 300 entries at the show. The poultry is of a very high grade and everyone interested In poultry will find the show of great educational value to them.

To Try County Election.

At a meeting of the anti-saloon advocates of Jefferson township held at the court house last Friday evening it was decided, after a discussion of the proposition from all points of view, to circulate petitions tending to the call of an election under the new county option law, to be held in Newton county on some date before the expiration of the remonstrance now in effect in this township—which would be before the first of March. Twenty petitions have been prepared since and are being circulated in all parts of the county. -It will require the signatures of twenty per cent of the legal voters of the county, based on the vote of the last general election to render the petition sufficinet, and as there were 2,780 votes cast for the office of Secretary of State in the last November election, that would mean that 556 s:g natures will have to be secured. If the petition is “made good” in time it will be filed for action by the County Commissioners at tbeir February meeting in order that the election may be set for some day during the last of that month. —Kentland Democrat.

New Telephone Company.

For some weeks considerable interest has been shown among the business men and farmers of nqrthern Jasper county toward the oi ga i ation of a home telephone company, and on Saturday a meeting of thoe interested was held here at the opera house. The gathering was called to order by John Helmick, who was chosen to preside, and J. A. Akers officiated as secretary. The attendan e was fairly good considering the shrt notice given and the general opinion gained from those who discussed the proposed improvement was favorable toward organizing an associ tion that would give the people of the Kankakee Valley efficient telephone service both locally and with long distance lines. A business committee was appointed to investigate the cost of constructing the proposed system, connections, patronage expected, etc. The committee are John Bowie, John Pinter, C. D. Shook, W. D. Meyers John Myers, Frank E. Lewis and R. H. Moorehousb, who will report at the next meeting to be held at the opera house, Wheatfield, Saturday, January 30th, to which the people of the Kankakee Valley are Invited. It is proposed to build branch lines in all directions from Wheatfield and then have the Wheatfield central connected with long distance service. Nearly fifty persons promised to patronize the new company at this meeting.—Wheatfield Review.

Charlie Clark Dies in New Mexico.

A telegram was received here this Wednesday morning announcing the death of Charlie Clark, son of Mrs. Lucy Clark. His death took place at 2:30 this morning at Tucumcari, New Mexico, of consumption. Mr. Clark had teen living at Cedar Point, Kansas, for tne past two years, but returned here about f*ve weeks ago, in the hopes that the change would prove beneficial to his health. His condition grew worse, however, and last Thursday he left for New Mexico In company with his wife. They stopped off at their old home in Kansas for a few days and his death evidently occured shortly after reaching his destination. Arrangements have not yet been made for the funeral. The body will probably be brought here for burial. Deceased leaves a wife and ope child, a mother, Mrs. Lucy Clark, and three brothers, James and Will, of Rensselaer, and Wilson, of Kansas. Previous to his removal to Kansas Mr. Clark lived on the Clark farm north of town. His age was 37 years.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The Sunday morning topic will be “The Blessings of Faith”. In the evening the pastor will use the steroptican to illustrate his sermon on “The Triumph of Jesus.” Everyone welcome to these senices.

ANOTHER LARGE ORANGE SALE.

For this sale only 25 boxes fancy sweet California seedless Navel Oranges. 20 cents a dozen. JOHN EGER. Buy your bread at the Little Gem.

Yeuell Meetings to Close Early This Evening.

In order that all may help to make a “Greater Rensselaer,” the revival meeting at the Christian church will close promptly tonight at 8:30 o’clock after which the sale of lots will begin at the opera house. Let everyone turn out to both meetings and make up your mind to subscribe for at least one lot.

Libel Investigation Instigated by Roosevelt.

The charge of libel preferred by President Roosevelt against Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New York World, and Delavan Smith, editor of the Indianapolis News, will be investigated by a federal grand jury in Washington, D. C. These papers in the last campaign accused Charles P. Taft, brother of the president elect, Douglas Robinson, brother-in-law of the president elect, and William Nelson Cromwell with having appropriated many millions of dollars for their own benefit that were supposed to have been paid the French company for its rights and property In connection with the Panama canal. The statements were utterly false and were published with the intention of injuring the success of the Republican party at the last election and to do personal injury to the persons libeled. If the editors are convicted they will be liable to a fine of not more than SI,OOO or imprisonment for not more than five years or both. This case will be a lesson to unscrupulous newspaper men who make it a business to slander anyone who may be opposed to them.

Horrible Fire in Lake.

The Seventy-first Str crib of the George W. Jackson Construction Co., burned Wednesday afternoon, kid ng and injuring scores of workmen. Forty-seven dead have been found and an equal number of injured were rescued. It is thought that about fifty may have been suffocated in the tunnel beneath the crib. The crib was used in the construction of a tunnel in Lake Michigan off Seventy-first St., Chicago. It Wiß a mile and a half out in the lake and the nearest boat that could re cue the men was over a nlle and a half away at the foot cf Six'y-eighth St. One of the workmen te ephened to the station on shore that the crib was afire and to send help at once. The fire had burned the wire in two before the message was half finished; but It was enough to get the aid as soon as possible. Capt. E. A. Johnson, of the tug T. T. Morford, stationed at S xtv-eighth St., was the first to see the fire. He sped full speed to the rescue. Men were struggling naked add half dressed in the icy water, clinging to floes and anything they could get hold of to keep from drowning. All were more or less severely injur d; one man had both of bis feet broken and another had one of his eyes tom from its socket. The rescuers worked until dark. By hat time all the dead and living that could be found were gathered up. Efforts to go down into the tunnel to see how many were killed, or if it was possible to rescue anyone, were futile because of the deadly gases that filled it Just how the fire started is not known. The crib was a wooden structure with no landing in the like. It was a station tor removing dirt from the tunnel under construction. The e was a large quantitty of dynamite stored in the crib. Reports are that there were either three hundred pounds or three tons. However, for some inexplainable reason the dynamite did not explode, but, Instead, burned like so much sawdust soaktd in sbme inflammable fluid. A coroner’s jury will be impane’ed at once to investigate the cause of the disaster and if possible fix the blame for the lack of protection to the workmen. As the bodies are so badly mangled that indentlfieation is impossible, it is thought that one large funeral will be held and the dead buried in a large lot in a cemetery.

COAL $3 PER TON.

We are selling good 4 inch Indiana coal at $3 per ton at the bln; $3.25 delivered; half ton SL7» deHvered. COEN & BRAD y.

WOOD AND COAL.

We carry the largest stock of wood and coal in the city. We carry 1-40-1, Easter Gem, and Jackson Hill for ranges, Splint, Pittsburg and anthracite for heaters. Our wood is good and dry either in 4 foot, 16 inch block or split wood. When in need of wood or coal give us a trial. Rensselaer Lumber Co-, Phone 4.

Maines & Hamilton buy only the best grade of coal and wood. Give them your orders. Their wood is dry and solid. ABE MARTIN—If you want B dry cement block house without lath and plaster, 14. V. Brown, contractor, will build it for you. 2«jn. The Little Gem delivers bread. Why don’t you leave order there and hate bread taken to the house every day. For “A Square Deal”, courteous treatment and prompt delivery, phone 273.

Nearing the Hundred Mark.

There were seven confessions at the Christian church revival service last night, bringing the total to 72 during the 10 days of invitations. Every seat was occupied 1b st night soon after 7:30. Instead of the usual bible reading Evangelist Yeuell conducted a testimony meeting and the prayers of a great number went up for their friends. The 1 rge number of men and young men in attendance is a nightly occasion for remark. Mr. Yeuell discu.-sel tte words “Behold I Stand at the door and knock”, in which Christ was represented as a caller at the house of the soul trying to gain admittance to its four apartments—in’elle t, affections, will and conscience. He comes to the intellect in the written or spoken word is the affection with the story of his sacrificial love, to the will with motives for repentance, to the conscience by asking obedience to his will. Christ will not force an entrance. He will not even open the door. He stands knocking and waiting. This is the doctrine of the change of hear t. The hart means the whole man. Change of heart is more than a change of desire and attitude, a change of life and a change of relationship. Faith does not come by miracles, but by hearing the word of God. A complete change of heart means a final public confession and committal to Christ and his church. The sermon was replete with telling illustrations. In urging an immediate surrender Mr. Yeuell told of a man during the blizzard of 1863 being aroused during that awful night by a knocking at the door; instead of going down and admitting the midnight caller, he roiled over and slept until morning. The house was almost buried in the snow drift. On shoveling a pathway from the front door he struck a man’s foot and to his horror on uncove Ing the body discovered it to be his long lost brother frozen to death. “That is what you are doing with Christ”, cried Mr. Yeuell, “Christ is knocking at your heart, now let Him come in.” Word has been received frcm’Rushvllle that great preparations are oik .there for Evangelist Yeuell, who will; start next Thursday, coring hereWednesday with his great lec ure on “Ben Hur”. The pictures of this great lecture were e?pecial’y by Gen. Wallace himseif. Mr. YeueH says “Quo Vadis” to be given Saturday night is a companion lecture. Admittance to the lecture for women only Sunday afternoon will bq by ticket, which can be secured from an usher.

Pleasant Ridge.

Frank Kenton was a Rensselaer goer Friday. Conrad Hildebrand made a business trip to Wilber Bond’s Friday. Mrs. Alfred S. Lowman and her daughter. Hazel, were Rensselaer goers Thursday. Quite a number of our people attended Chas. Moody’s large sale. An oyster supper was given at Wm. Elkins’ place Satuidry evening. The crowd was small, but a good time is reported. Amos Shesler was a Rensselaer goer Monday and Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Wenner were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Frank Kenton was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. W. D. Bond was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. ,

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ESTRAYS TAKEN UP.

Ten head of cows and heifers token up as estray. 6 are red and white, 2 are Herefords and 2 roans. Owner can obtain possession by proving property, paying for their care and feed, and paying for this notice. The above cattle are located at the headquarters of the Otis ranch. HARRY BAXTER. Foreman Otis Ranch, 1-22-09. Roselawn. Ind. “Finest bread I ever ate” remarked a Little Gem custop jer the other day. You will say so too when you have tried it.

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