Happenings and notices in Rensselaer area week
A collage of local news items includes visits between Rensselaer Monon and Francesville residents, theater and shop offerings, farm supplies, and a local option petition. Notable items include seed potatoes and onions at Hall Werner's, several social visits, a Monon engineer killed in Lafayette, and a 1070-name local option petition presented to county commissioners.
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Fred B. McCord
Monon
Lafayette
Mr. McCord
Francesville
New Automobile Law Sets Rules For Farm Animal Delays
Senate bill 183 amends the automobile law to require drivers of motor vehicles to yield to farm animals by moving to the right and giving half the highway. The bill also makes driving under the influence a misdemeanor with fines up to 100 dollars or six months in jail, or both, and contains no emergency clause.
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Burns
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette Forecasts Licensing Change
Goshen Democrat summarizes Indiana License proposals, noting a $1000 state license and $500 city fee for saloons. The plan would restrict saloons while boosting revenue, with action expected within two years and possible state wide law if local option fails.
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Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
Indiana
Goshen Democrat
The Editor’s Duty to Weigh News for Community Welfare
The author argues editors must balance honesty with public good, noting printing all news can cause disruption. Courage is shown not by publishing every item but by suppressing harmful content to prevent harm. It urges editors to oppose wrong and corruption while maintaining harmony and welfare.
Logansport Votes Wet in Two Counties
Logansport area stays wet after option elections in Cass and Blackford counties. Cass County voted 214 in favor of wet, Blackford County led by 181. The bitter campaigns stirred lasting ill will in both locales. Corsets praised for fineness and fit sold at Mrs Swisher's Parisiana line.
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Cass County
Logansport
Temperance
Blackford County
Stoves and Furnishings Offered at W. J. Hubbard’s
The notice lists stoves at W. J. Hubbard's along with furniture carpets mattings rugs and linoleums. Ball bearing clippers priced at 7.50 with extra knives and other clipper parts in stock. Higgins and Co. brand is mentioned in the sales line.
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Higgins & Co
Claire
Winnie Hubbell
Lafayette
Mallon’s
Hall & Werner’s. Porter
W. J. Hubbard’s
Higgins
Town government law changes set to elect town board
A new law will shift town government from appointed boards to elected officers next fall. Five members will be elected to serve four years, replacing current terms and granting new authority over streets and alleys. Wheat crops sown last fall faced a slow sprout due to dryness, but roots are strong and yield looks promising despite small top growth.
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Memle
Vehd
District ministerial meeting set for Rensselaer
Rev J J Claypool reports the Hammond District meeting will be held in Rensselaer on Monday and Tuesday April 12 and 13. About forty ministers are expected with few outsiders. Speakers include Dr Geo Elliot and Dr L C Floyd of Chicago. It has been about ten years since the last meeting there.
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J. J. Claypool
Hammond
A. T. Briggs
Rensselaer
Geo. Elliot
L. C. Floyd
Chicago
Farm Tool Repairs for Plows and Implements
Do You Need Repairs. If you are in need of repairs for plows, discs, planters, seeders etc., it would be advisable for you to look over your farm tools and ascertain what repairs you are in need of and come in and order same as soon as possible so they will be on hand when you need them. Remember we can get you repairs for any make of implement. L. W. Hubbell & Sons.
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L. W. Hubbell & Sons
Ahen
Albert Kauffman
The
Chicago Tribune
Gold Medal Chick Food Ingredient Listing
Hall and Werner offer Gold Medal Chick food with at least 2 percent crude fat and 9 percent crude protein. The mix includes wheat, corn, kaffir corn, barley, sunflower seed, buckwheat, oats, linseed oil meal, charcoal and grit for chicks.
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Hall & Werner
Local Farm Supply Ad Highlights Feed and Seed Deals
Purina Poultry Feed guaranteed top market quality plus constant ground corn availability. Seeds of all kinds offered. Crabbs Reynolds Taylor Elevator Co. advertises. Potatoes plentiful at Clark's.
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Purina
Crabbs Reynolds Taylor Elevator Co
Butter Scarcity Tied to Beef Cattle Focus and Jerseys
The piece argues butter shortages rise as farmers favor beef cattle over dairy breeds. It notes many cattlemen raise Shorthorns Durhams and Herefords since they yield beef with little milk, while Jerseys emerge as the milk breed with strong market demand for butter. Jerseys seen as a potential gold mine for calves and dairy output.
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Jerseys
Advertising Hen and Doorknob Thrift in Newspapers
A parable on advertising warns against fake promises and premature campaigns. It urges selecting a viable business, choosing a newspaper that pays, and giving time for results, comparing empty headlines to a china doorknob and a rooster newspaper.
Rugs for sale at Higgins Co in Masonic building
O. T. Higgins & Co. advertises a large rug stock in the Masonic building with nearly 100 items. Highlights include 8-2 by 10-6 and 6 by 9 rugs, Art Squares 9 by 12 at 4.89, and Tapestries 9 by 12 at 11.45. Shop now while stock lasts this spring.
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O. T. Higgins & Co
Clark's Sells Potatoes Lettuce Cabbage Celery Fruits
Local store Clark's offers fresh produce including potatoes lettuce cabbage celery sweet potatoes apples and bananas for shoppers. Store backers emphasize variety and daily availability.
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Clark’s
Will Vote Hereafter by Machines
County commissioners will order voting machines before the 1910 election and install them in every precinct after a $10 000 appropriation. A test at the last election saved $462 29 in contrast to the old ballot method, though the one minute voting time is too short for some voters.
Colonize Old Soldiers Plan for Florida Colony
The National Tribune reports veterans push a 35000 acre colony along the Kissimmee region on the Atlantic Coast Line between Lakes Tohopekaligo and East Tohopekaligo. Only Fitzgerald Ga once tried this, and critics say many veterans are near end of life and would prefer adequate pensions over resettlement.
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Florida
The
National Tribune
Kissimee
Atlantic Coast Line
Vaneoad
Tohopekaligo
Fitzgerald
Barber Shop Conversation Reveals Local Dry-Wet Question
A patron in Hayworth and Zellers barbershop while getting a shave stalls on discussing how he will vote. The barber engaged him with customary small talk covering weather crops business religion and baseball legislation before asking the sensitive dry or wet question. The customer refuses to reveal his voting choice despite the campaign and local option efforts.
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Hayworth & Zellers
Zellers
Travel by Pennsylvania Lines for southern and other routes
Fine equipped trains with parlor cars cafe dining cars and modern coaches offer travel options on the Pennsylvania Lines. Free automobile service via Winamac connects travelers in any direction. For rates contact William Porter local passenger agent Francesville Ind.
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Pennsylvania
Winamac
William Porter
Francesville
Ind
Dance at Koster Hall This Thursday
A dance is hosted by the dancing club at Koster Hall on Thursday evening. It features first class music and is open to all visitors.
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Koster Hall
Dancing Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hall & Werner’s
L. W. Hubbell
Myers
Royal Brenneman
Tribune Office
O. D. Engle
the Monon
Ray Clayton
F. L
J. C. Sharrer
Mary Molitor
Merl Porter
Rensselaer High School
John Bond
Fowler
George West
Hugh Leaver
Myrtle Zard
Wade Hubbell
Portal
North Dakota
McNeal
Brook
Blue Front Drug Store
John W. Burger
William Schleman
Applegate
C. B. Reprogle
John
Reprogle
Brooklyn
N. Y
Rensselaer Republican
Hanly
Artman
United States
Gutwein’s
Gutwein
S. Clark’s
Laura
Effie Pike
Valparaiso
Geo. P. Ford
Soldiers’ Home
Zula Maude Jackson
Tribune
Starke
Chick Food
Pennsylvania Lines
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