Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1917 — Page 1

No. 192.

DR. TRIPLETT ANSWERS CALL

NEWTON COUNTY PIONEER HAS ROUNDED OUT A LONG AND USEFUL LIFE. Dr. Charles Ephriam Triplett died at his home in Morocco Wednesday morning at 4 o’clock. The funeral will be held at his late residence Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. . It will be attended by a large number of the civil war veterans of this city. The long career of this most useful citizen began with the early history of this part of Indiana. A full biography of this eminent physician would deal with the most -important events which have occurred in this of the state for the past sixty years. He was the first physician who had graduated from a medical college to locate in Newton county, having graduated from the Kentucky School of Medicine in 1856. In this same year he came to Morocco, giving to his landlord, John Ade, his worldly possession, a twenty dollar gold piece, and so conducted himself that it was not required that after this money had been used that it was necessary for him to pay Mr. Ade in advance. The territory in which he practiced was Sparsely settled but what it lacked in intensity it made up in extensiveness. In 1857 the doctor was married to Alice Pulver, of Lafayette, and to this union eight children were born. Two of them are still living. They are, Dr. Charles E. Triplett and Mrs. William Kessler, both of Morocco. In 1862 he entered the union army as second assistant surgeon of the 87th regiment, Indiana volunteers. He was commissioned first assistant surgeon and later was promoted to surgeon of the same regiment, in September, 1863. He was then advanced to the position of brigade surgeon of the Second Brigade and closed his service as division surgeon of the Third Division. After the war he returned to Morocco, where he was of invaluable service to the community. He was possibly the best known man in New-

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The Evening Republican .

To Move Cattle South to Save Them.

Atlanta, Aug. 27. —To save the beef industry of the United States from a rapid and serious decline incident to the high cost of grains and feeds, the federal government is turning to the south. C. J. Goodell of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States department of agriculture, has been assigned to the southeast and will have other assistants in an effort to move cattle out of the range regions of the west to the semi-range regions of the south. Cattle raisers of the west are discouraged over the outlook, according to Mr. Goodell, and are serious menacing the future of the beef industry by sending the breeding stock to the slaughter pens. Western growers with thousands of cattle have been writing government authorities about possibilities of leasing pasture lands in the south. They are especially intedested in the cut-over pine lands and the greatly increased acreage of velvet beans in the south this year. Government agents in the west are locating live stock that can be bought. These they are grading according to quality so that a buyer in the south can order by mail with assurance of getting what the government authorities represent them to be. Mr. Goodell reports a large number of farmers in the Gulf and South Atlantic states ready to co-operate. A single farmer in south Georgia states he is psepared to take care of 25,000 beef cattle.

Congressman Wood, of this district, has had something to say about the contractors building the national army cantonments. They get 10 per cent of the cost of construction and he alleges that some* of them are paying exorbitant wages and causing all kinds of expenses so their commission will be higher. One of the contractors is paying a Gary mechanic sl2 a day, for ten hours’ work. When the government work offers sl2 and private individuals $6.50 a day it is time to wonder.

ton county and in return for his splendid service the community gave back to him much hearty appreciation and great material prosperity.

The company has received a consignment of ninety rifles. Fifty of the soldiers will go to Morocco tonight for a celebration in honor of the fellows enlisted from that place. Friday night is the banquet for the entire company at the Christian church here. Saturday night the whole company is invited to Goodland for a banquet in honor of the soldiers from that good town. The parade at Riverside park Wednesday evening was enjoyed by a large crowd. The soldiers performed like veterans and were loudly applauded by the crowd. Have you made your monthly subscription fund? Ask for a pledge and sign it. The health of the company is good and therq is now little or no sickness.

The Cement Products Company of this city has contracted and will construct forty-seven silos. Nineteen of these are built of solid cement and twenty-six are built of cement slabs. George Mqelhman went to Dyer today, where the company is building some silos and cement tanks for J. J. Lawler.

Farmers Can Hold Their Grain.

The State Bank of Rensselaer has made arrangements whereby they can loan money on good bankable notes to permit farmers to hold their grain. This bank will be pleased to have you call and make your financial needs known.

Maybe Wood is Right.

COMPANY M NOTES.

Building Many Silos.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1917.

Water Supply at Camp Shelby is Adequate.

Hattiesburg, Miss., Aug. 29.—Unless the government orders additional changes in Camp Shelby, it will be ready for occupancy in three weeks. This statement is made on the authority of men in whose judgment the government completely relies. There will be an abundance of artesian water and the sanitation of the camp will be completed. This statement is made on the same authority. There is no sewer system at the camp now, and the question of putting in a complete system is under consideration at Washington, but experts have said that because of the soil, which is sandy and mixed with some clay, it is doubtful whether the sewer system will be needed and that all dangerous matter can be destroyed with incinerators.

In the minds of the army experts there is no doubt that when the camp is completed there will be plenty of water. The water is here, geological investigations show that. At present about 1,800 soldiers, including the official staff of the regular army, and 300 animals, are being supplied from a spring, a pump forcing the water into the main. Two large artesian wells have been sunk in the camp, the water coming through gravel and sand within twenty feet of the surface. The experts say that as soon as this twenty feet of earth is bored through the water will flow is large quantity. The Indiana troops here are composed of Company F, First Indiana, from Gary, with three officers and 130 men;' Company B, Second Indiana, from Jeffersonville, three officers and 141 men; Company F, Third Indiana, from South Bend, three officers and 130 men; Company B, of the Fouth Indiana, from Rushville, three officers and 145 men; Troop A, separate cavalry squadron, Evansville, three officers and 46 men; Indiana Ambulance Company No. 2, from Marion. The Indiana field hospital, of Indianapolis, with five officers and 69 men, and Ambulance Company No. 1, of Indianapolis, with’five officers and 130 men, arrived at Hattiesburg Monday night. Because of a wreck on the railroad between the camp and the city the company did not reach Camp Shelby until Tuesday. They slept on the trains Monday night.

Obituary.

There is a reaper, whose name is Death, And with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, - And the flowers that grow between. Shall I have naught that is fair saith he, Have naught but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me I will give them all back again. He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. My Lord has need of the flowers gay, The reaper said and smiled; Dear tokens of the earth are they Where he was once a child. They shall all bloom in fields of light Transplanted by my care; And saints upon their garments white These sacred blossoms wear. And the mother gave in tears and pain The flowerets she most did love; She knew she would find them all again In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The reaper came that day; ’Twas an angel visited the green earth And took the flowers away. H. W. LONGFELLOW.

Little David was a flower in the home of his grandparents, David and Ella Alter. He was born Dec. I'. 1909, at the home of his grandparents. This little life was short, for disease soon took hold on the tender little body and on Aug. 19, 1917, at the age of 7 years, 8 months and 2 days, the spirit took its flight to realms of glory where no pain nor death ever, comes. Little David was a child that was loved by everybody for his winning ways, his loving disposition and kind spirit. But death had marked him for his own and Heaven was waiting to transplant the little flower that seemed too sweet for earth, for it had often been remarked that he was a child of unusual character, both in disposition and intelligence. Little David, as we all called him, will be greatly missed in this home by his grandparents and by hjs mother. One more home chain is broken. There will be one missing link, but this link shall be found again and the star that fades here shall be found again more bright and clear some sweet day by and by, safe in the arms of Jes Us. Little David, is resting. He leaves a father, a loving mother, kind loving grandparents and a host of warm friends to follow him. The funeral was held at Rosebud church Wednesday morning by the pastor,.. Rev. F. E. Crider, after which the body was laid to rest in the cemetery at* Rensselaer.

Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends for their kind assistance and expressions of sympathy during the recent illness and death of our little darling, David Alter. —Mother and Grandparents.

Another Letter From Davisson.

Somewhere in France, August 7, 1917. Dear Father and Mother: We are now at the training camp, about 30 miles from the firing line. We are in the war zone. We will be here about a week before we are sent to the front. Having a good time and feeling fine. Today we visited a little town one mile from here and went with out flash lights down in a German dugout. This territory where we are now was once held by the Germans, but the French have driven them back. lam in the ambulance division. Sam Duvall is with me. Most of the-191 men who came over on the same boat were put on transport trucks. We are stationed in an old water power mill, which makes very good quarters. The food is good and enough of it. We may both be put on the same car as first and* second drivers. Paris is a beautiful place. We saw quite a bit of it. We were in Paris four days. Some of the places we visited were the Arch of Triumph, Victor Hugo’s monument, Napoleon 111 monument, Notre Dame church, the Street Market Place, the greatest wireless station in the world, the largest ferris wheel in the world, the Seine river and several other interesting sights. The railroad we came out to where we are now from Paris was bombarded some time ago. From the time we arrived at Bordeaux until now, half the people you see are in uniform, either coming home on a seven day leave from the trenches or going back to their slaughtering jobs. The French soldiers go to the trenches and come back (sometimes) just the same as the American shop man goes and comes from his work. They have been at war so long they don’t mind it. The Germans were at ohe time within fifteen miles of Paris, but they have been driven back almost fifty miles. During heavy periods of bombarding we can hear the cannon . roar from here. A mile from here is located a German prison. There are about one hundred of them there. The French make them work in the harvest fields or anything there is to do. They are put in white uniforms and guards are over them at all times. France is the most beautiful little country anyone should ever care to see. It is mostly all rolling land, with heavy crops of wheat, oats, alfalfa and hay. The forests are mosty all planted trees and stand in rows. The buildings are all made of stone, srick and cement. A frame house is a rare sight. Everything is kept up neat as a pin; in fact, the whole country is as Clean as a garden. I am wearing an aluminum ring, which is a part of a German Zepelin brought down by the French. Every train we see is down with soldiers, cannon, ammunition, field kitchens, rapid fire guns, transport trucks, ambulances, horses and everything imaginable used to carry on warfare. We can always tell when we are near a hospital by the tide of crippled soldiers, some with limbs off, some blinded by gas, eyes and faces shot up. It is the most pitiful sight. One cannot imagine the horrors of war until he has seen these sights. Mothers, fathers, children, daughters and lovers standing at the stations bidding their loved ones farewell, maybe for the last tim6. I have not seen a boy between 18 and 35 except physical inabilities, who is not in a uniform. The French people treat us like brothers. They are very generous in every way. As we go through the cities and villages they gather in groups and cheer us; as we march through the streets we hear cheerful voices from every story of the buildings yelling at us. But most of us don’t know what' they say. We sometimes eat outside of the camp, although camp grub is good enough. Here is what we had. for our breakfast this morning: Chocolate, Du lard, un des ocufs, Pain, Du Beurre. •*^* z * l "** - ZX -kT

VERN C. DAVISSON.

pigeon Charms Serpents.

Remember the story of the serpent charming the pigeon? Well, Annette Delano, riding song bird of the Gentry Brothers’ circus, has a pigeon that charms the 29 foot, 4 inch, East Indian python in Doctor Palmer’s annex to the big show. Any day the pigeon may be seen hopping about the pit where the huge reptile is exhibited. As the bird moves contentedly about, the great kite shaped head of the snake describes slow arcs on the canvas floor. Its eyes are fixed on the pigeon. Suddenly, the bird will halt and turn its gaze upon the python. Beady little eyes bore into beady little eyes. But it is the giant constrictor that weakens.. Its eyes grow dim. It falls into a sort of trance and seems to doze. Can it be that there is a closer relationship between the bird and the snake than the scientific chaps concede? Annette Delano and her troupe of young lady riders, her remarkable carrier pigeons and 'the scores of renowned Gentry animal actors, human circus stars and unusual novelty features will be seen when the Gentrys come to Rensselaer next Tuesday. Sept. 4th, to exhibit afternoon and night at the ball park, and to parade the principal streets that morning with a mile of- pageantly—an« open air review of great beauty and colorful attractiveness, including open and closed cages, camel tandem teams, mounted bands,. 200 ponies, beautiful horses, elephants, dromedaries, clowns, tableau wagons and Mother Goose floats filled with the most beautiful and most intelligent performing dogs in the world.

Monon Superintendent Urge. All to Help Prevent Loss.

To owners of live stock, town officers, newspaper editors, and employes of this company: Do you know that thousands of horses, mules, cattle, hogs and sheep are killed annually by railway trains in this country, and that this economic waste approximating many millions of dollars can be reduced? The thousands of horses and mules that are killed every year would fill the artillery requirements of many regiments, and the thousands of cattle, hogs and sheep that are killed every year would provide meat for thousands of soldiers. Anyone who aids in preventing the loss of even one animal serves his country patriotically and effectually. This economic waste can be reduced by: Owners of stock keeping their animals in fenced enclosures and not Eermitting their stock to roam at irge on railroad right-of-way; Town officers passing ordinances prohibiting the practice of permitting stock to roam at large; Superintendents, roadmasters and section men making a personal appeal to the owners" of stock to keep their animals in fenced'enclosures; Engineers taking every precaution within their power to avoid striking stock and never failing to report stock seen on right-of-way; Section men driving stock off the right-of-way, keeping farm gates closed, and fences and cattle guards in good repair; giving preference to locations where liabilities of stock getting on right-of-way is greatest; Newspaper editors presenting this important matter to the public through the press. Everyone making a persistent, personal effort to bring about desided results. The co-operation of all concerned will be thoroughly appreciated.

p. l. McManus,

General Superintendent.

Meeting of the County Council of Defense.

All members of the Jasper County Council of Defense arte hereby notified to meet in the office of the county clerk and furnish estimates of exmeets on the same day will be asked penditures. The county council which to make an appropriation to meet this necessary expense. The matter will be prepared and presented by the defense council’s attorney, Moses Leopold.

FRANK WELSH,

Chairman Co. Council of Defense.

Obituary.

Grace Grant Francis, daughter of Frances and Phebe Grant, was born at the Grant homestead, 3 miles west of* Rensselaer, Jan. 28, 1878, and departed this life Aug. 19,. 1917, aged 39 years, 6 months and 21 days She was stricken with paralysis on Feb. 8, 1911, the day which had been set for her wedding. She overcame this to some extent and was married to Allie O. Francis April 13, 1911. Two years and five months later she was again stricken and has been gn invalid for the past four years. On Monday, Aug. 13, she had the third stroke and being in such a weakened condition could not put up the brave fight she has fought for the past six years. ..—M Grace was a patient sufferer, never complaining of her condition and when asked about her health replied always with a smile she was all right, making it pleasant for those who cared for her in the home. She leaves a husband, two sisters, Nellie Grant and Mrs. Leila Zeigler, and one brother, Edmund H. Grant, besides a host of near relatives and friends.

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WEATHER Fair and warmer tonight and Friday. . '.,

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Camp Shelby Items.

(Special to Republican from Hattiesburg, Miss.) Incinerators of •permanent construction in which more than 400,000 brick will be used, will be built to take care of the garbage from the mess halls at Camp Shelby. x-x-x Capt. W. R. Bethea, of the army medical reserve corps, has been —■ signed to the X-ray department of Camp Shelby. Capt. Bethea arrived from Baltimore today, where he has been on government duty for the past month, to report to Major J. E. Bayliss, the camp sanitary officer. x-x-x The Rev. George D. Booth, of the First Presbyterian church of Laurel, Miss., was appointed director of religious work at Camp Shelby by the army Y. M. C. A. today. He will be associated with General Secretary Ames. The Rev. Booth will assume his duties at the cantonment early next week. x-x-x Work on the great remount station, which will have a capacity for caring for 5,000 horses and mules, will be started at once. Captain J. A. Degan, Q. M. C., United States army, from the permanent remouqt station at Fort Royal, Va., arrived here yesterday morning, located and approved the site and orders were immediately issued by Constructing Suartermaster Major William J. oward to proceed with the work. x-x-x The people of Indianapolis are evincing great interest in the films of Hattiesburg and Camp Shelby, according to a message just received by Howard Williams, secretary of the commercial club, which states that the Circle theatre there has run Jhe pictures for a week instead of "four days as had been planned. The circle is one Of the largest pictu” show houses out of New York. It has a seating capacity of 4,500 and runs night and day. Mr. Williams had a telegram today from the Laporte Argus, asking that the pictures be shown there. The Indianapolis News will send the films to every town in the state. x-x-x Brigadier General H. H. Whitney, who will command the Sixty-Third artillery brigade, arrived at Camp Shelby yesterday and immediatey reported to Major General William H. Sage, the commandant here. General Whitney came from San Francisco and was accompanied by his wife. He has been stationed at the Presidio, the federal army post on San Francisco Bay, for some time, but despite the great change in surroundings found on coming here, appeared to find the site and natural advantages of Camp Shelby much to lis liking. General Whitney stayed at Camp Shelby for only a short time, returning to Hattiesburg about noon. ( x-x-x Ambulance Company No. 2, from Marion, Ind., reached Camp Shelby Saturday afternoon, being the first unit in the ambulance service to reach this cantonment. The company consisted of three officers and 99 men. It is under the command of Captain Glen D. Kimball, Lieutenant Philip Lucas and Lieutenant Joseph Bloomer. The company also brought with it, as equipment, 12 lorse-drawn ambulances, three motorcycles with attached side cars, and 10 horses, including two fine saddlers. The company left Marion, Ind., on Thursday at 7 p. m. They reported an uneventful trip, though a somewhat hot and dusty one, but everyone came through in good shape and within a few moments after detraining the picturesque appearance of the camp was added to by the activity of the officers of Ambulance Company N 0.2 buzzing around in the gray motorcycles of their command.

Hopkins ’ City Transfer Line. Transfer business formerly operated by Billy Frye. Calls will receive immediate attention. Call Phones 226 or 107. Mrs. Frank Burch returned to her home in Chicago after a visit here with relatives. " -

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