Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1918 — Page 1

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The Evening Republican

GEN. WOOD URGES TRAINING FOR DRAFT MEN ON CALL

Preliminary training of class 1 men before induction into service was recommended in a statement made by Maj. Gen. ‘ Leonard Wood, commander of the Eighty-ninth division at Camp Funston. Gen. Wood’s recommendation is given publicity to all draft boards, leaving them to work out the details of such a plan. Has suggestions are made for two reasons—to fit the men better to move off rapidly and obtain advancement to noncommissioned rank for their previous training, and that the training of recruits will be greatly facilitated. “Several million more soldiers will be called to the colors before the war is definitely settled," Gen. Wood says, “and the preliminary training of men before being sent to camps will facilitate matters more than anything else. By this training things will be speeded up wonderfully and we are going to be all the quicker in a position to place these troops right where they are now needed most.” The Liberty Guards of Indiana invites all men subject to draft to take the above. Training drills are held at Wheatfield Monday night, Remington Tuesday night, Rensselear and Friday nights, and Parr Thursday night.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1918

JASPER GOES OVER AGAIN

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DRIVE CLOSES WITH GRATIFYING 1 RESULTS. Another drive is over in Jasper. Sunday night at twelve the Knights of Columbus campaign for funds to be used in the upkeep of the “Everybody Welcome” buildings and huts, came to a close and the results showed $2,100.00 for the county, besides the donation of the faculty and students of St. Joseph College of $700.00. By the time complete returns are in the total will probably show something over the $3,000.00 mark. The quota of this county was fixed at $2,000.00 so again has our people come out with flying colors as they have done in past drives, all to help Uncle Sam win the war. As the doors of the Knights of Columbus huts are open wide to Protestant, Catholic and Hebrew, to the white and colored, so were the doors of our people, Protestant, Catholic and Hebrew, white and colored open to the solicitors working for this worthy cause and the hearty response met with everywhere was indeed gratifying to the committee in charge and they wish to take this means of thanking all who contributed to the fund and to all who by their assistance were instrumental in making the drive a success. A unique and patriotic way of raising funds was adopted at St. Joseph College. The contributors each bought thrift or war savings stamps and turned them over to the solicitors and as a number of filled thrift cards are still out it is thought that St. Joseph’s donation will rdpteh $1,000.00 when all thrift cardsk'nave been redeemed. yf

OBITUARY.

William Webster Reeve was born in Mansfield, Ohio, November 1, 1835 and died in Rensselaer, Indiana, May 10, 1918, at the age of 82 years, six months and nine days. / He was fourth in a family of eleven children born to James and Elvira (Webster) Reeve. Of these but 3 survive, N. W. Reeve of Rensselaer, Indiana, Samuel H. of South Elliot, Maine, and Asaph, of California. On September 13, 1859 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Horner who with three children, Clara M., Edward F., of Rensselaer, and Clyde W. of New York and seven grandchildren survive to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband, father and grandfather/ Of the five bom to this union two died' in infancy. . > In 1864 he enlisted in Company D. 138th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers—and served in the war for two years after which he returned to Jasper county, where he spent the remainder of his life. He heartily embraced the faith and hope of life only as a gift of God through Jesus Christ and united with the Church of God 'about the year 1870. He died steadfast in that faith. Out-of-town people attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Horner, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Homer and Owen Homer, of Medaryville, and Mrs. A. E. Maulsberry, of Lafayette, Mrs. Eva Hunt and Sarah Danke.

CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our neighbors and friends for their many kindnesses in the sickness and death of our beloved hOusband and father, W. W. Reeve. THE FAMILY.

MONDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Daugherty, of Newton township. Mrs. Sam Cross, of Morocco, came Saturday evening for medical attention. A Miss Tillie Gangloff, who underwent an operation Saturday, is doing nicely. Mrs. Ray Thompson, of Rose Lawn, came today to undergo an operation. Frances O’Donnell is improving slowly. Wilbert Mackay will be able to leave the hospital today. The three grandmothers, Mrs. Fanny Parkison, Mrs. Magdalene Meyers and Mrs. Rebecca Robinson, are improving.

COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE ORGANIZED

The members of the Republican and Democratic precinct organizations of the county met in this city Saturday afternoon and elected the following membeifc of the county central committees: Republican—Georgh H. McLain, chairman; Moses Leopold, vice chairman; George W. Scott, secretary, and Charles G. Spitler, treasurer. Democrats—Frank Welsh, chairman; E. P. Honan, secretary, and J. A. McFarland, treasurer.

JOIN THE LIBERTY GUARDS.

T. G. Wynegar, who for several years has been a traveler for the John Deere Ploy company, has resigned that position to accept a better with the International Harvester company. He went to Kankakee this morning to take up iris duties with the latter firm.

A HUSTLING COUNTY AGENT

WHAT STEWART LEAMING IS DOING FOR THE FARMERS OF JASPER COUNTY. » " Jasper county farmers, fully awake to the war needs, proven especially in the last Liberty Loan drive, as this was the first county in Indiana to obtain its quota, are adopting modern agricultural methods to a large degree as the biggest single help to increase food production. Most of the credit for this big change in Jasper county within the last year must go to Stewart Learning, agricultural agent, who has . the county organized as well as any in the state, it is thought, for the advancement of better farming ideas. A little resume of the work accomplished ip this county will show the situation in this county and in a large measure why the liberty loan campaign “went over” so quickly lere. In 1916 about fifteen farmers in this county treated their oats seed to prevent smut, which cuts production rom three to ten bushels to the acre lere every year. Last year, shortly after the county agent got on the Job, about sixty farmers treated their oats, seed. This year between 1,100 and 1,200 of the county’s approximately 2,000 farmers treated their seed oats and 260 of this number est it in untreated strips to show the value on the increased crop. By next year it is thought every man in the county who sows any oats will use the formaldehyde method to increase lis production by smut. Practically every farmer m the county was persuaded to test his seed corn this year. Two years ago scarcely anybody tested and last year only a few dozen planted seed which they had proven would grow. Fifteen farmers throughout the county are conducting hog feeding demonstrations to show the cheapest and best methods df producing pork, so essential tp the support of the army overseas. About 200 boys and girls are enrolled in the corn, pig, canning and poultry clubs. Their work will be directed by the county agent and Miss LaVerne Geyer, the woman demonstration agent, who is demonstrating to the women of Jasper county how to prepare all the war dishes.

Fourteen farmers an the county are conducting liming demonstrations. That is, they have applied lime to certain fields or parts of certain fields, to show how .this substance will increase crop yields. Eight other farmers have demonstrations on their land showing the value, of the use of fertilizers. Results of all these demonstrations with those on oat smut treatment, hog feeding, etc. will be given wide publicity and many other farmers in the county will be encouraged to take up these better farming practices next year, increasing the food production without any more labor. Shorthorn and Hereford cattle breeders have formed associations, using pure bred animals, thus increasing the meat production through the easiest and best channels.

In addition to these general projects, County Agent Learning has a number of men in the state-wide five acre corn contest and other? engaged in breeding better varieties of livestock, com, etc. The home demonstration agent, Miss Geyer, who has been in the county only a fpw months, is. doing remarkable work among the women, showing the preparation of wheat and meat substitute dishes. She will have charge of the girls poultry and canning clubs this summer and will aid the women who will conserve the great amount of fruit and vegetables. This work is being done through the better farming association, which has committees in every township, and the eleven farmers* clubs in various townships. ‘ Another example of the adoption of better fanning ideas was at Remington in this county. Last year one dealers there sold five two-row corn plows. This year he sold 46. This will be a big factor in solving the farm labor problem of the county. The county agent has established a labor exchange which has supplied on the average one man a day since April 1, when the work was started. Farmers who need men make their wants known to the county agent and men who wish farm positions apply to him. Thus, the employer and employee are brought together and about forty Jasper county farmers have been supplied with help in this way. . . . . * These facts show in a brief way what Jasper county fanners with the aid of the county agent and home demonstration agent are doing to meet Uncle Sam’s wishes in the matter of food production. All of them are alive in the national crisis and patriots here expect that Jasper county will maintain its top in future Liberty Loan, Red Cross, food production and other campaigns.

EXPERT WALL PAPER CLEANER.

Jesse Scott will be here for this week only. Leave orders with Free Wood. Telephone 570. i

Jesse D. Allman returned from Mudlavia, Saturday afternoon. He is feeling only fairly well today.

* begs tg nnKUunre that he is nehr renixerteb frith the establishment xxf Sc Hamill the largest Clgthing anb in fasptr (Hrxirntg fnu Tomorrows Woathsr. Fair and warmer.

THOMAS COX OFF FOR ENGLAND

The following letter was received lere today from our former townsman, Thomas Cox: Hamilton, Ont. Canada. Dear Brother Hamilton: Just a few lines as I promised you to let you know everything is going fine here with me up to date. I am very much pleased to tell you that I am going overseas next Wednesday, May 15 with 250 more men. Sent 500 from here last Monday, destination unknown, so cannot tell you. Remember me to all the boys of the lodge and tell ColHns I am sending my dues next week. Hope everything is all right at home. Pleased to say that I got over the three innoculations and vaccinations first class, but have to take one more when we reach the other side for spirtal menengitis, but an going to take it like a man. \ Well, friend, I must say I had] a good send off from Chicago to Tor-. onto and have been kept busy ever since. No use grumbling as lam sure we will have to do more when we get on the other side. I tell you it is astonishing what men are coming here from all parts of the States and Canada. I would not have believed it had I not seen them myself, men from all conditions of life. - Max Harrison ait the factory talks about not being a fit man for the service, but, I can assure you that they would make a man or a soldier out of him very quickly here as there are shorter than him not near so prysically well as him, yet they are turning them out pretty good men and sending them overseas. Well, friend, there has not been 'much excitement here since I got here, only'on Monday when we sent the 500 men from here and then there was a little bit of it. It nearly got away with me thinking of my own wife and children. Still it was soon over after they got started on

their journey. We had a little bit more on Thursday afternoon when a fellow who had been confined in the guard room for fifteen days tried to commit suicide by cutting his throat, but I see by the paper they saved his life and I am enclosing a little copy of it from the local paper here. You can make use of it if you like. The following is the clipping: “Much mystery surrounds an attempted suicide at the armories yesterday afternoon of a soldier named Carter. He is a private in the Railway Construction battalion, and hails from Vancouver. It is said he attempted to end his life by cutting his throat. The man had been placed in detention at the armories for fifteen days. Yesterday was the last day of his imprisonment. How he obtained / the instrument with which he injured himself is He was seen walking about with a sweater-coat buttoned up closely about his neck. Suddenly he staggered and fell. When assistance reached him it was found that there was a severe cut in his thoat. .He was rushed to the military hospital. It’was stated this morning that he is doing well and will probably recover.’’ . Well, friend, I am anxiously waiting for the time to come to start on the first leg of the journey. We are not having very pleasant weather here, it is awfully cold and wet, still we are under cover so we can’t grumble. We have plenty of food, good and clean and cooked well and can always go and get second helping if we need it. We get variation of diet every day. Every meal there are a few grumblers which must be expected from among so many men, but, I must say that I have taken special notice that amongst those who grumble most is the ones that have been on the road and did not know what it was to get a square meal before getting in here. But they soon get over it Well, I do not know what else I can tell you now so I will come to a close of all this scribble, so au revior. I am respectfully yours, PVT. T. W. COX, : 2500355 C. E. F.,‘ James St Amories, Hamilton, Ont Canada.

I UNITED SwSwf I government

PRESSING FORWARD.

The aircraft problem is now in the hands of Mr. Ryan. Mr. Schwab is responsible for the building of ships. Other men, who have been successful in the business world, have been placed in charge of various important activities. The foundation work has been done despite much foundering. The county has reason to believe that the sun will soon be shining. But it will be a mistake to assume that all of war’s problems have been solved. Such work is continuous. It will require the best brains of the nation every day. That is the reason the country is in its present frame of mind. There was too much press'agent work, too many claims that we had surmounted all our difficulties *and were now astonishing the world with our genius. The people were led to believe that it would be only a few days until all would be over. t Whether there is -to be blame attached for the shortcomings of the past will be determined by the investigations now getting under way. [f it is established that there it no jlame, so much the better, for under present accusations somebody has a reputation to lose and a life to be blasted. Under circumstances that are becoming more propitious in every way, let us then press forward, forgetting—except for the lessons of experience^—the things of the past and reaching forth unto the things which are before. Let us hope that we, as a nation, have passed through the valley of the shadow. There are hours of trial to come, end is not yet, but America’s face is turned confidently toward the future. — Indianapolis News.

WAR MOTHERS MEETING.

The May meeting of the Marion township War Mothers was held Saturday, May 11, in the M. E- church. The following officers were elected, Mrs.-F. E. Babcock, chairman; Mrs. Jay Lamson, vice-chairman; Mrs. Ida. Benjamin, treasurer and Mrs. Joe Lain, secretary. Mrs. L. H. Hamilton, Mrs. W. H. Beam and Mrs. E. W. Strecker were appointed to take charge of the market to be held this month. . The meetings are to held the second Saturday in the month. f The following programme was rendered, which was much enjoyed by all. Helen Parkison, Reading. Mary Washburn, Reading. Anette Hansson, Reading. Mrs. M. D. Gwin, Pipe Organ Solo. Miss Crooks, Vocal Solo.

The city council meets tonight in regular session.

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