Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1908 — Page 5

England Says NO ALIM In Food aWW and strictly prohibits the sale of alum wMOT baking powder— WKL,« f law So does France So does Germany The sale of alum foods I has been made illegal in Washington and the District of Columbia, and alum baking powders are everywhere recognized as mjunous. T o p ro ( ec ty Ourse |f gainst alum, I when ordering baking powder, Say plainlyROYALS and be very sure you get Royal Royal is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape I Cream of Tartar. It adds to the digestibility and whole- I someness of the food. I

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. '’Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn. 55c; oats, 47c. * F. E. Babcock was In Chicago st Monday on business. 51 John Kohler says he will have home grown strawberries by the middle ’of next week. * B. S. Fendlg Is making a nice cement approach to his residence on Front street, preparatory to erecting a new porch. The seventeenth annual Christian Endeavor convention for the Rensselaer district was held at Oxford Thursday and yesterday: •* ■

New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Rensselaer, 4; Goodland, 1; Lee. 1; Remington, 1; Rensselaer, R. 4, 1. ifcr* daughter was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Radcliffe of Ohio. Mrs. Radcliffe was formerly Miss Lillian Rhoades of this city. Benton Review: June Ist the Jasper County Democrat starts in ’as a semi-weekly. The Democrat is one of the most successful papers tn the state. The ball game here Saturday between St. Joseph’s College team and the “Wheatfield Regulars” resulted l in a victory for the latter by a score of 4 to 2. Owing to the muddy condition of Vine street and Matheson Road the stone road men have begun work north of the railroad and will complete that work first. F. S. Horher, father of Mrs. Webb Reeve of this city, died at fils home in Medaryville Wednesday, aged about 90 years. The funeral was held at Medaryville yesterday. On Thursday evening there were 188 contested seats in the republican national convention and Secre- ■* tary. Elmer. Dover stated that it would take the national committee eleven or twelve days to decide these contests.

John Renicker has recently sold “his 80-acre fruit farm ih Barkley tp., to Frank Krealer, and expects to move to Florida about November first, where he has bought a , truck farm. The consideration was about |73 per acre. \ /Dr. W. L MAr wishes to announce to his patrons that he will not be In hl# office Thursday, Friday or Saturday, June 4th, sth and 6th, as he expects to attend the Semi-Centennial .Jubilee Meeting of the Indiana State Dental Associa*'tipn at Indianapolis. ptteo. F. Meyers has bought five acres of the former C. P. Monnett land lying bn the Range Line gravel road adjoining 'town, from the Chicago Training School which now owns the property, the consld- * eratlon named tn the deal being |l,ooo. Wm. A. Dunn of Larimore, No. Dak., In renewing his subscription for "the tax-payers friend,” says: "We have had fine weather and the crops look excellent. I have got jjiy potatoes planted, 55 acres, and have out 90 acres of wheat, oats and barley.”

The Catholic Parochial School closed Wednesday. The heavy Wednesday afternoon blew down several telephone poles and trees out Pleasant Ridge way also.

The stone crushers were running nearly full time this week and considerable rock is being placed on the streets. Vine street and Matheson Road are now nuder construction. ■ ~ ■ * - ■,l Wm. Bowers, the dredge man who returned to Rensselaer last week from Mendosia, 111., because oi high water, has a good job in view with the same company at Rockville, Mo. , C. Babcock has sold his auto th Conductor Shields of the Monon, and will try horse power for awhile, which is less wearing on the nerves and usually easier on the pocket.

Allen Louks of Cambridge, la., says he was offered two local republican papers free for six months if he would take them, but he refused, preferring to get his political news from The Democrat.

A very heavy rain fell over a territory north of Surrey and as far north as Knlman Monday afternoon. Sheriff O’Connor reports that the water fell in sheets. Only a nice shower visited this immediate vicinity.

M. H. Hemphlii, who has been confined to his bed for six weeks, is now able to come down town in a buggy, but is not able to walk much. He has trouble with his heart and is “short of breath” but with nice weather will be out again soon.

Mrs. Emma Burden, formerly Miss Emma Shook of. Rensselaer, writes in renewing her subscription: “There are so many things happen in Jasper county that I would never know about if it was not for The Democrat. I can’t do without it.”

A great many farmers worked all day Sunday in their fields, plowing, harrowing and planting. In some sections of the state, it is reported, horses have been so overworked by farmers In their anxiety to get their corn planted, that many have died from exhaustion.

William Patrick, son of C. E. Patrick of near Remington, was knocked unconscious by a baseball a few days ago, which struck him in the temple as it was thrown by the pitcher. lie has been under a doctor’s care but Is now getting along all right, It Is reported.

Lake County Star: At least two of the Gary saloon keepers can run eleven months • yet, having taken out their licenses only a short time before the- anfl-license Instrument was filed. They will no doubt reap a great harvest after the majority of the 110 saloons are obliged to close.. <

Lowell Tribune: The Jasper County i Democrat will begin on June 1 next the publication of a semi-weekly, the publication days being Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Democrat has lately put in a Linotype and can now do work, with a rush. It is one of the best papers that comes to our exchange table and we wish Bro. Babcock big success In hts new venture.

The 15-year-old eon of John Langhoff south of town is critically sick with an abcess on the lungs, following an attack of pneumonia. Found:— One day last week on the north gravel road, a ladies’ hand-bag. Owner can have same by describing property and contents and paying 25 cents for this notice. C. D. NORMAN.

The Rensselaer Garage Co. now have a? couple of autos for livery hire. One is the Mitchell recently traded for from Dr. Washburn and the other is a fine four passenger covered Buie. They charge $2.50 for the first hour and $2 for each additional hour, which includes the services of a chauffeur.

Blasting has begun again south of town on the part es the Iroquois ditch thrown out last fall, but which was not deep enough. Some difficulty is experienced because of the fact that the blasts last /all split the stone and the drills following these cracks become wedged and are taken out with some difficulty. jsfooney Kellner will ship in ice from Cedar Lake, having contracted with the Knickerbocker Ice Co. for enough to supply his customers the balance of the season. This ice is said to be of good thickness and nice and clear. He will commence getting the Cedar Lake ice next week, we understand.

Trains are now being run but three days in the week on the Gifford road, we are told, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. This road has never been much of a paying investment for Mr. Gifford, and if he has had the chaiice to unload that it is reported he has, he was very foolish for not having done so.

Mary Heldmann of Chicago, a cousin of Fr. George Heldmann of ther Indian School, died Wednesday in Chicago and the remains were brought here for burial yesterday, the funeral taking place at St. Augustine’s Catholic church at 11 a. m., and interment made in Mt. Calvary cemetery south of town. She was 4 2 years of age, and her death was caused from tuberculosis. She spent last summer in Rensselaer.

Hickman met with a painful accident while shearing sheep An the* William Daniels farm, northeast of town last Friday. Having finished shearing a sheep and turned it loose, he was in the act of catching another when he slipped on the wet platform, falling on his side with the sheep on top of him. One rib was broken and others fractured. While unable to work he is about most of the time and will be himself again in three of four weeks.

Notwithstanding the showers about every day or night this week the farmers have done a great deal of farm work in both plowing and planting. Thursday night there was another qujte a big rain in some sections of the county with a heavy wind and considerable hail. No hall fell at Rensselaer, but south of town, in the Al Peters neighborhood, the hail was of large size and the wind a perfect gale, although no particular damage was done so far as learned. A bg rain fell In Rensselaer yesterday at about 4 a. m.

An Indianapolis dispatch says: George Ade, the author, is about to get into the political game with Charles S. Hernly, of Newcastle, former republican state Chairman, as coach. Hernly is authority for tne announcement that the biggest rally of the coming campaign will be held on Ade’s farm near Brook, Newton County. Hernly says it was decided that “Jimmy” Watson, nominee for Governor, should be the principal "but that an effort wdulfl be made to have President Roosevelt attend the function.

Ex-Supreme Judge J. J. McCabe of Williamsport is mourning the loss of two fine horses, stolen 7 from his barn a few days ago. These horses were traced to within six miles "of Danville, 111., where all trace was lost of them. It would seem Impossible to get away with a horse in these days of the farmer telephone', but the fact remains that many are stolen and no trace of them appears afterward. Later: The horses and thief were overhauled in Indianapolis. The thief gave his name as Frank Ross, and his home as Chicago.

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THREE GREAT SALES OF PIANOS A list that is the biggest that has ever been compiled, comprising fine pianos, has just been Issued by Lyon •& Healy. This ! list contains the names of the hundreds of fine, new pianos just bought by Lyon & Healy from the Thompson Music Co. and the big F. G. Thearle Piano Co., when those concerns retired from the retail business. Moreover, the particulars of each instrument are given, so that the buyer may judge for himself whfether or not the piano is a bargain. The figures quoted are phenomenally low. Lyon & Healy are making a determined effort to close out all these great stocks of instruments within the next thirty days, and the prices have been reduced with this object in view. Send for a copy of this list. If you do not wish to pay all cash for a piano, you can arrange for monthly payments. Address Lyon & Healy, 77 Adams street, Chicago. Lyon & Healy exhibits the largest and most varied stock of pianos in the world —over 1,000 instruments. NOTICE TO WOODMEN.

There will be a special meeting of Rensselaer Camp No. 4412, M. W. k., next Wednesday evening at their lodge room at 8 p. m. sharp. A full attendance of members is desired. JOE JEFFRIES, Clerk. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. May 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Van Wood, a son. SWEET 7 . POTATO. . PLANTS. HOME GROCERY. Royal Flour $1.40 —Home Grocery. Its up to you to get the best values and best treatment-trade at the Home Grocery. If you want the best hay rake the . International Harvester Company makes, call on C. A. Roberts. It’D the McCormick. If you want the best canned goods ever opened, buy the Home Grocery’s “Rising Sun” brand, it simply cannot be excelled.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. This is to certify that I have examined the black Stallion “Urfe,” owned by Rich & Sunderland, in charge of W. A. Ervin, and find him in good health and perfectly fertile, and should be a good foal getter. ! Signed X H. J. KANNAL, M. D. C. It pays to trade at Worland’s. DR. ROSE M. REMMEK, REGISTERED OPTICIAN, is making a specialty of the fused bi-focal lens. This lens combines the reading and distant vision in an invisible manner and positively never gets air bubbles in the reading correction. We also supply the Peritoric and Opifex lens. Most careful examination of the eyes in every case. Special attention given to muscular imbalance, such as a tendency of the eyes to turn in or out. Office at Clarke’s jewelry store.

COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE.

Continued from Last Page. Mrs. John Bowman has been suffering intensely from dropsy for some time. Drs. Stewart and Shear held a consultation over her case. Mr. and Mrs. Applegate of Carroll county have been visiting at John Bowman’s. Since our last report on the prospect of a large fruit crop of cherries, etc., we are sorry to make report, according to the latest inspection that cherries are seriously damaged and as a result the crop will be very light. C. W. Bussell is in receipt of an inquiry from a man in New Freedom. Pa., about buying a pair of wild geese. The man wants them for his own park. Wild geese are a rarity there, we are told. About a year ago Mr. Bussell sold a pair to a man in Oxford, Ohio. A. D. Pattee was taken quite ill one day last week, caused by his heart,, coupled with. old age. He is 82 years old and was one of the first firemen on the Michigan (Central railroad. He is some better again, however, and will soon be able to go about P. B. Downs has for 2 or 3 years furnished a plot of ground for the Purdue Station to make experiments on. Some day. as soon as the condition of the weather and ground will permit, Mr. Kelley of that Institution will come up and direct the planting of the patch. Kenneth P. Ford, the thlrteen-months-old babe who fell from his father’s arms and rolled down stairs some time ago, receiving quite a severe Injury to its hip and right eye, seems to have now completely recovered without leaving any permanent Injury or scar whatever. *- During the recent clean spell, the old Plnkamink, V(hich has been several feet out of banks, has gradually settled back to about normal again. All the grass that the overflow stood on during those

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warm days is totally scalded, and the stench therefrom is almost sickening. Frank W. Fisher of Tefft was here a few days last week doing some fencing on his farm, formerly owned by David Culp. Mr. Fisher Is puting up a hog-wire fence about the place proper and expects to put up a fine woven wire yard fence, which will add wonderfully to the beauty of the place. Johnnie Johnson has bought a fine new riding plow, and the pesky thing has so many levers that it was a little more than he could manipulate. An instructor from “Possum Hollow” was called, who put the non-commissioned machine in working order, while Johnnie sat on the fence singing “What will the harvest be?” Miss Kate Maxwell came down here from her brother John’s in Barkley for a few days visit with old friends. She visited at Roy Bussell’s and J. R. Phillips’ Friday evening, at Ed Peregrine’s Saturday and at Noble Moulds’ Sunday. Katie likes the country in South Dakota alright but it doesn’t agree with her health, hence her reason for returning to Indiana. With the township commencement, singing and Sunday school convention so near at hand, the McCoysburg Sunday school will not have any Children’s Day exercises this year. We were given an invitation by Superintendent Moulds of Parker to join his school in an exercise, but for the reasons above stated we felt unable to take up the invitation. Thanks, just the same.

Cecil Rlshling, one of the Gllmor4 dredge force, came near losing his life by drowning a week or two ago. He and some more of the boys were bathing in 10 or 15 feet of water, and Cecil had swam across the ditch several times and finally sought landing on the coal boat which was floating at the rear of the dredge. His hold gave way and he fell back in the deep water strangling, but was saved at the hands of Harry Wlllltts. One of the Hubbel boys of .Francesville had some thrilling experience Wednesday during the big wind Storm. The team became frightened some way, throwing the occupants out violently. The team sped on as far east as the Bailey corner, south to the county line, and west to the Frank Fisher place, where the tenant, Sam Cavender, caught them and took care of .them until the owner traced them up. McCoysburg is becoming quite popular as a preaching center. Nearly 100 persons listened to Rev. Scott Simonson Sunday evening, while he delivered an excellent sermon from the first twelve verses of the 3rd chapter of Ephesians. Rev. Simonson haa an unlimited vocabulary of excellent English and he certainly knows how to deliver it to make his sermons forceful a? well as entertaining. At the close of the service those who were taken In on probation here during Rev. Ballard’s ministry, were token inL membership.

Come, now, and get right in line with the rest of the progressive farmers by taking some reliable daily paper and your home county paper. Then you will have the latest news always at hand without cornering up some lonely passerby to find out who is President of the United States. There is a marked improvement of the conditions of the country now, and even ten years ago. Farmers, which are the life of the country, are keeping themselves well informed on the markets and all topics of vital interest to them, by having the “mail man” bring them a good, daily paper every day. Are you one of them?

Monon was quite well represented in Hanging Grove and other points Sunday. A flock of 9 automobiles, headed by Dr. Reagan and wife, passed through McCoysburg about 5 o’clock on their way back to Monon. C. M. Horner was bringing up the rear with his nobby little runabout, which in our opinion was the smoothest running car of the bunch. Just the round they had taken we are not able to truthfully say, but however, it is probable they had gone by way of Francesville, Pleasant Ridge, Rensselaer and thence back through McCoysburg. It was an ideal day for the tour and the occupants were certainly enjoying the ride. Mrs. John Bowman, whose long sickness and Intense suffering has been mentioned heretofore, passed quietly away Tuesday forenoon at 11 o’clock. Her death was caused by a complication of diseases, dropsy being the most in evidence. The funeral was held at the house Thursday morning at 7:30 o’clock, after which the body was taken to Lane’s cemetery, about 5 miles southeast of Reynolds, for burial. The deceased was 47 years of age and was the mother of twelve children. The husband and seven children survive her, six boys and one girl. Her maiden name was Lottie Applegate. We were unable to secure a definite obituary at this writing, but It Ts probable she was born in the same locality of her burial.

HAGER-KNOPINSKI. On Wednesday, May 20, at Joseph’s Catholic church, Logansport, occurred the wedding of Alexander Knopinski and Miss Safah Hager. It was the first marriage for each. The groom was born in Germany Feb. 11, 1883. His occupation had been farming up until a few years ago, but now Is employed as railroad engineer in Illinois. The bride was 22 years old her last birthday and was born in Logansport, occupation housekeeper. Mr. and Mrs Walsh of Logansport, employers oi the bride, had arranged a neat reception for the newly married couple, and about 30 guests enjoyed the elegant supper served at 6 p. m. The groom's mother, Mrs. John Knopinski, and two brothers, Andrew and Albert of Hanging Grove, were present. The groom is a highly respected young man of excellent qualities. The happy couple will make their home at Villa Grove, 111.