Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1909 — Page 5

Farmer’s Mutual Insurance ASSOCIATION OF BENTON, JASPER AND WHITE COUNTIES Insures all farm property against fire and lightning. Pays two-thirds on all personal property. Face value of policy on buildings. Over $2,000,000 insurance in force. All losses paid promptly. FRANK E. FISHER, W. H. CHE ABLE, Secretary. President. MARION I. ADAMS, Solicitor -

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Fountain Park closes tomorrow. The Boswell fair will be held ,next week. • To-day is “Old Settlers” at Montlcello. 1 The Lake county fair will be held next week. ✓ Monon will hold a home-coming next week. To-day’s markets: Corn, 64c; Oats, 31c; Wheat, 90c. A. S. Laßue went to VeedersbUrg on business yesterday. Lewis Alter went to Lafayette yesterday on business. W. H. Morrison was in Chicago on business yesterday. We have been having plenty more hot weather this week. Miss Emma Hartman of Chicago is visiting relatives here. Mrs. E. Lamson entertained Thursday for Miss Jennie Knull. Mrs- C. A. Roberts entertained at a dinner party Wednesday. Miss Edna Lefler of McCoysburg was a visitor in town Thursday. Miss Mary Wright went to Chicago yesterday to spend a few days. Mrs. Mary Drake returned Thursday from a few days stay in ChicagoMesdames G. H. Healey and B. J. Moore spent Thursday in Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Koepkey went to Chicago Thursday to spend a few days. Janies Matheny and J. J. Weiss were in Lafayette on business Wednesday. Miss Lenna Grant spent Tuesday and Wednesday with friends in Lafayette. Misses Nell and Bessie Moody returned Wednesday from a short visit in Chicago. James Norris and family went to Coshocton, Ohio, Thursday for a two weeks visit. Will Holmes of Indianapolis spent Wednesday with his sister, Mrs. MP. Warner. Isaac Parcels returned Thursday from Ambia where he has been visiting relatives. John Peyton of Caboo, Mo., is here for a visit with his sister, MrsMarsh Warren. Miss Irene Duvall went to Chicago Wednesday for a two weeks visit with relatives. tMiss Viola Glazebrook went to eencastle Wednesday for a visit with relatives. Misses Opal, Hazel and Gladys Grant went to Lee Wednesday for a few days visit. Mr. and Mrs. Ell Arnold of Barkley tp., spent the first days of the week in ChicagoW. S- Greenlee returned to Plymouth 'yesterday after a visit with old friends here. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Hendricks left Thursday for a two weeks visit at Mitchell, So. Dak. Clarence Goodman returned Wednesday to hli home in Lafayette after a short visit here, Harrison Timmons returned from a visit with relatives at Benton Harbor, Mich., Thursday. \ ■ " 11 —. J. A. McFarland returned Wednesday from a ten days visit at hiß old home in Parke county. Meßdames Ben Sayler and Jacob Gilmore went to Lafayette Thursday for a few days visit. Miss E. Jensen of Chicago came Thursday for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Wt H. Morrison. Walter Porter, Jr. went to Monon Thursday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Gorman.

Granville Moody and Will Barkley were in Chicago yesterday. Miss Fane Black went to Chicago yesterday to spend a few days. Mrs. Jane Whitsel of Lafayette returned home Wednesday after a two weeks visit with relatives near here. Ed and May Ford returned to their home in Indianapolis Thursday after a visit with Mr- and Mrs. Ed Ranton. Misses Maude and Elizabeth Spitler returned Wednesday from a three weeks Visit at Chicago and Goshen, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Middleton and daughter went to Chicago Wednesday to spend the remainder of the week. Miss Neva Carder returned to her home in Connersville Wednesday after a few days spent with friends here. Mrs. Will Anderson of Chicago came Wednesday to spend a few days with air. and Mrs. Samuel Williams Mrs. R. McNany returned to her home in Hammond Thursday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Payne. Mesdames Peter and Luther Wasson of Union City came Wednesday to visit with Mr. and Mrs- Harrison Wasson. Mr- and Mrs. John J. Borntrager returned Tuesday from Chicago after a few days visit with friends and relatives. Mrs- Hill Douglass and children of Chicago camb Wednesday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Mathhw Zerden. —* The White County Democrat came out this week in a brand-new dress and make-up, presenting a very neat appearance. Miss Clara Fisher returned to her home in Bellvue, Ky., Thursday after a two weeks visit with relatives near here Miss Pearl Cotner returned Wednesday from a two weeks visit with her brother, Clyde Comer, near Winchester, IndMrs. E. A- Lewis and daughter, Mrs. Ben Smith, went; to North Manchester, Ind., Wednesday for a short visit. 'vMr. and Mrs. H. T- Darner of Mfeadville, Pa., came Tuesday for a two weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Knapp. Mr. and Mrs. William Brit of Paxton, 111., came Wednesday for a few days visit with their daughter, Mrs. A. J. Bissenden. Miss Anna Trainor of Joliet, 111., came Thursday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Ellizer Sage of Newton township. Prof, and Mrs. E. S. Tillman returned Thursday from Bloomington, where he has been taking a summer course in Biology. Ray Yeoman, who is doing Civil Engineering work on .track elevation in Chicago, came Wednesday to visit his parents here. Miss Belle Mcßee and Maude Burroughs and Mrs. Robert Hough of Monon spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. C. M- Sands. '\l Mrs. E. C. English and son Harry to Glencoe, 111., Thursday to spend a few days with her sister, Mrs. Louis Hopkins. Will Simons, Leoikprd Rhoades, True Woodworth, Frank and James Donnelly went to Shelby Thursday for a few r days outing. Misses Gertrude and Ella Welsh left Wednesday for Aberdeen and Blaine, Wash., where they will teach the coming school year. R A. Parkinson and daughters Ruth and Jennie, went to Gary yesterday to spend the day with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rhogdes, Mrs. A. Lingenfelter of Kokomo came Wednesday to spend a few days with her husband, who Is employed in the garage here. A- G. Frodelius, who has been visiting here from Sugar Grove, Pa., left yesterday for Geneva, Ind., and goes from there to Warren, Pa.

Buy Oxfords now at G. B. Porter's The Home Grocery has another car of flour in transit. Oxfords at less than cost all this week, at G. B. Porter’s. Attorney George A- Williams was at Winamac’on business yesterday. Robert Overton and Will Markin w T ere in Monon on business yesterday. Mrs- Bert Hopkins entertained at a nine o’clock breakfast yesterday morning. J. E. Flynn returned yesterday from a month’s visit at Chesterton and Lowell. Misses Fame and Grace Haas and Rose Carr went to Winamac yesterday to spend a few days. Miss Helen Hopkins returned yesterday from a week’s visit at Lafayette and Indianapolis. Court Reporter Sigler and family returned yesterday from a three weeks visit at Crown Point Allen Witham, rural mail carrier on the Parr route, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Miss Merle Harris entertained the G. L. C. girls at her home on Division sreet Wednesday evening. Mrs. Mary Rogers and Mrs. A. J. Rogers of Monon spent Wednesday with Mrs. James Leatherman. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Stucker of near Mt. Ayr went to Frdnklin Thursday for a few days visit. Clyde Qorlis and wife of Kankakee, 111., spent Wednesday and Thursday with his mother here. J. K. Smith w T ent to Terre Haute Thursday where he will visit relatives the remainder of the week.

Mr. and Mrs. Dave McConahay went to Idaville Wednesday to spend a few days with Dave’s parents. Miss Zoe Ross returned to her home in Lafayette yesterday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ranton. Leland and Paul Collins returned to their home in Indianapolis Thursday a six weeks visit with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Collins. “Venus” Crisler, who worked here a number of years ago as a jeweler with W. A- Huff, came Thursday in the capacity of land agent for a Dakota firm. N yJ- T. Randle has bought of S. M.‘ the brick residence on River street known as the Austin property. The consideration named in the deed is $4,000. J. H. Maines will occupy his mother’s property on Dayton street and she will make her home with her daughter. Mrs. Loy Hess, near Goodland. . i Miss Cordelia Monnett, who now lives at the Chicago Training School, came Thursday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Burton of north of town. Mr. and Mrs. George Dunn and little son returned to their home in Wichita, Kas-, Thursday after a few weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Granville Moody: James Ellis, Ray and Sherman Parks, Gaylord McFarland, Livingston Ross and Emmet Laßue went to Wabash Wednesday to attend a Beta Phi Sigma convention. J. W. Mauck came down from Kankakee Tuesday afternoon to look after some business matters, returning home Thursday. He says he likes his new home first-rate.

Miss Constance Adams went to Chicago yesterday to study millinery styles. Her mother, Mrs. Eleanor Adams, accompanied her and will visit with her son, Joe Lakey. Mrs. Louis Ramp was operated on in the Wepley hospital in Chicago Thursday for a kidney trouble and appendicitis. The operation was successful and she is getting along nicely. NfMesdames C. C. Warner, Fred ifn'lllips, W. A. Hoover and A. R. Kresley, also Henry Purcuplle and Clarence Smith, attended Barnum & Bailey's circus at Lafayette Wednesday. Ex-Congressman Thomas Hammond is lying critically sick at his home in Hammond, and his death is apparently only a question of a few days. He has been in poop health for some time. N/mlbs Mary Hordeman, who is living at Frankfort and keeping house for her brother. Father William Hordeman, returned to Frankfort yesterday after a few <jlays visit with relatives here. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. N- O. Liane, of near Lisbon, No. Dak., August 12. Mrs. Liane will be here as Miss Lizzie Brown. They now have two children, both daughters. ; ~ y

Omar Day went to Lafayette yesterday to spend a few days. All kinds of fresh fruits at Rowles & Parker’s new grocery. Phone 95. jtE. M. Parcels went to Monon yestpday to run a stand during homecoming. Mrs. Ella Frazee of Marion returned home yesterday after a week’s visit here. Mrs. Leonard Hayes went to Van Buren yesterday to visit her sister, Mrs. Maude Marsh. Mrs. W. H. Daugherty went to Delphi yesterday to visit with her neice Mrs. Charles Gray. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Stephenson and Miss Ruth Miller went to Montlcello yesterday for a short visit.

Dr. E. N. Loy is confined to his home with an ulcerated tooth that fails to respond to the dentist's efforts. Misses Bertha Kepner and Cora Bruner went to Monticello yesterday to attend old settlers’ meeting to-day. Mrs. Parker Overton returned to her home in Hammond Tuesday after a visit here with her father, George Andrus. Mr. and Mrs. William Ward returned to their home in Stockwell yesterday after a visit with their son John Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Francis of Newton township, and Frank Vest of north of town went to Ogden, 111. Thursday for a few days visit. Misses Margaret Irwin, Clare Jessen, Jessie Knox and Grace Worland went to Parr Thursday to spend the day with Miss Clara Brusnahan.

Miss Wanda Meade returned to her home in Hammond yesterday, after a week’s visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L- Clark. Quite a heavy rain fell Wednesday evening and night, delaying threshing Thursday. There is still a good many fields of oats to thresh in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. George Gasper of Oklahoma, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Simpson, went to Wheatfield yesterday to spend a few days. . Two barns were struck by lightning near Kentland Wednesday night and burned- One was on the Ad Williams farm and one on the Rufus Whitemire tarm in Washington township. / George Long, who - has been suffrom appendicitis the past •wo weeks, was taken to the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago Wednesday for an operation by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long, and Dr. Gwin. • Jerome Andrus returned to bis home in Hart, Mich., Thursday after spending the past week with his father north of town. His father-in-law, Christopher Salrin, of Walker tp., accompanied him home for a visit.

Xc. L. Parks of Surrey returned Wednesday from a trip to Bourbon, Marshall county, during which time he attended a reunion of the Parks family at ; Huffman’s lake, near Bourbon. There were 93 present at the reunion. Charlie Harmon of Chicago has been visiting relatives here for the past week or two, but expects to go to Indianapolis in a few days where he will be located In the capacity of city salesman for the Pillsbury Flour Co Mrs. Charles Hershman and family returned to their home in Valparaiso yesterday after a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. James N. Leatherman. They also visited relatives in Walker township and Medaryville before coming here. Nf So many farmers are selling their sream these days that the butter supply Is rather short. Good creamsepartor butter now retails here for 25-cents per pound, while an imported creamery product, some of which Is about fit for soap grease, is retailed at 3 2 cents.

NlOrant Warner writes home from Portland, Ore., where they were Saturday visiting Dr. Berkley and wife, that he saw Tom McCoy there, who was also visiting the Berkleys, Mrs. Berkley being Tom's I’daughter. 1 ’daughter. The Fendig-Warner party are taking in the exposition at Seattle this week. The Civil Service examination for the position of postmaster at Aix has been re-set for September 18th, after a failure of any applicants to put in an appearance at the first exmination. The job will pay but a few dollars a year on account of the new rural route out of Parr, which serves most of the former patrons. Carey Lowman of Van Buren county, Mich., came down Thursday evening for a few days visit with relatives. He says the fruit crop in his locality is going to be very good, but grapes have rotted badly the past week owing to the hot, humid condition of the weather, and one

man told him that while he had bought 5,000 baskets to ship his grapes in, he did not now think that he would have use for more than 1,000 of them, so badly were they damaged. \ ‘

LIGHTNING KILLS BALLPLAYER

Strikes Ground and Runs Through Shoe Spikes Into Body. Atlantic' City, N. J., Aug. 27.—1 n full view of nearly one thousand persons, William Bedford, colored, of Cairo, 111., second baseman of the Cuban Giants baseball team, was instantly killed by lightning during practice before the game with Atlantic City. The bolt struck the ground close to the ballplayer and ran through the spikes of his shoes and into his body.

CARNEGIE AIDS WESLEYAN

Gives $30,000 to Illinois University For New Science Building. Bloomington, 111., Aug. 27.—President Theodore Kemp of Illinois Wesleyan university, has received notice that Andrew Carnegie had given $30,000 to the university for a new science building. Wesleyan has raised an endowment fund of $60,000.

How Animals Climb.

In adapting ourselves to circumstances we might certainly do worse than take a lesson from the animals. For Instance, the way in which certain squirrels have adapted themselves to tree climbing is wonderful indeed. On the undersurface of their tails a group of African squirrels have developed certain structures which may be well compared to the climbing irons used by men. These take the form of transverse rows of large, triangular, horny scales, with their points turned inward. When pressed against the bark of a tree these scales enter the wood and afford material aid in climbing. Ant eaters have adopted the same principle. They are covered with scales, and they do not fail to make the most of them when climbing. Certain bats appear to have found their hooklike thumbs and hind feet insufficient for purposes of suspension. Accordingly they have developed suckers, which, in the form of stalked disks, are attached to the sides of their feet.

Old Time Baseball.

I shall never forget the good times I used to have. Our principal sport was to play ball, but not the kind known as baseball now. That was not heard of at that time. In the old style game we had four stakes, which answered for bases, about four feet high and fifty feet apart. We had a catcher and a man to throw the ball, similar to the pitcher of today. The batter could use a flat bat or anything he wished. The ball was quite soft, and when it was thrown the batter could hit It in any direction he might wish. If he wanted to knock it backward he had that privilege. If he hit the ball he had to run to the first stake, just the same as we run to the first base now. If the ball was caught he was out, but In case It went on the ground and he started to run around the bases the man that got hold of the ball could throw It at him. and if he could only hit him It put him out of the game.—George E. Keith In Huntington School Souvenir Book.

MEET OF SONS OF VETERANS

Elect Commander-In-Chief and Will Meet Next at Atlantic City. Washington, Aug. 27.—Atlantic City was selected by the Sons of Veterans as the place for holding the next annual encampment of the organization. George W. Pollltt of Paterson, N. J., was elected commander-in-chief. The project to erect a monument in this city In memory of the victims of the blowing up of the battleship Maine was referreed to a special committee.

CHICAGO PRELATE SEES POPE

Pontiff Spoke Cordially of Most Rev. James E. Quigley. Rome, Aug. 27—The Rev. M. Y. Fitzsimmons, vicar general of the archdiocese cf Chicago, and his sister were received in private audience by the pope. The pontiff spoke cordially of the Most Rev. James E. Quigley, archbishop of Chicago, and manifested his interest in the religious situation in the United States.

NOTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS AND LEGATEES. In the matter of the estate of Joseph J. Miller, deceasedIn the Jasper Circuit Court, September term, 1909. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Joseph J. Miller, deceased, and all persons interested in said estate, to appear in the Jasper Circuit Court, on Monday, the 20th day of September, 1909, being the day fixed and endorsed on the final settlement account of Werner Miller, administrator of said decedent, and show cause if any, why such final account should not be approved; and the heirs of said decedent and all others interested, are also hereby notified to appear in said court on said day and make proof to their heirship or claim to any part of said estate. WERNER MILLER. Administrator.

Legal blanks for sale at The democrat office.

LET FRATERNAL RISKS ALONE

National Commissioners Will Not In* terfere with the Orders, Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 27.The convention of national Insurance commissioners got down to business with the adoption of committee reports recommending that fraternal insurance companies be left to work out their own salvation, and that legislation be advised in the various states prohibiting new fraternal companies from doing business unless they collect rates at least equal to those specified by the fraternal table. Among the candidates mentioned for president is Vice President Porter, of Illinois.

INDIAN GIRL CAMPS IN PARK

Sleeps Under Stars at Night and Dodges Visitors by Day. San Francisco, Aug. 27. —Bertha Rocha, a full-blooded Indian girl, sixteen years of age, who has been a domestic in the home of a Mexican •> woman for several years, left the house two days ago to camp among the trees in Golden Gate park, living on birds snared at the lake’s rim. sleeping under the stars at night and dodging strolling visitors by day. Her retreat was discovered when the light of her tiny camp fire attracted the notice of a vigilant patrolman, whom she told she was tired of civilization.

BATTLE FLEET AT PRACTICE

Eighteen Vessels Engage in Mimic War Evolutions. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 27. —With the Atlantic battleship fleet augmented by the armored cruisers North Carolina, Montana and New York, Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder was in supreme command of eighteen warships. The battle practice work of the day with the dismantled torpedo boat O’Brien and battle practice barge No. 2 as moving targets began early.

STRIKERS EVICTED IN DRIZZLING RAIN

Former Pressed Steel Gar Company Men Without Homes. Pittsburg, Aug. 27. —Strikers against the Pressed Steel Car company at McKees Rocks were evicted from their homes in a drizzling rain. The evicted families had no place of refuge in view, but all of them were taken care of by friends. An old abandoned one-horse wagon was found by some of the men. After it had been loaded with household goods two strikers would pull it and two more would push from the rear. In many cases the parents and children carried heavy loads through the streets to a hillside just outside the strike district. Ninety men, who arrived here from Chicago, were taken into the plant.

STREET CAR MEN ASK RAISE

Company at Lincoln, Neb., Expected to Resist Demands. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 27. —The local street railway employes union made a demand upon the Lincoln Traction company for an increase of 1 cent an hour in pay. It is expected the company will resist the demands and 200 men will strike.

The Weather. Following Is the official weather forecast: Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin— Partly cloudy today and tomorrow. Lower Michigan—Partly cloudy today and tomorrow. lowa—Partly cloudy today and tomorrow.

THE MARKETS

Chicago Live Stock. Chicago. Aug. 26. Hogs—Quotations ranged at $8.05® 8.15 for choice heavy, [email protected] light mixed. [email protected] choice light, $7.50® 7.70 heavy packing, $7.00® 7.90 good to choice pigs. Cattle—Quotations ranged at $7.30 @7.85 for choice to prime steers, $6.90 @7.25 good to choice steers, $4.25® 5.25 good to choice beef cow’s, $4.50® 6.00 good to choice heifers. [email protected] good to choice calves, [email protected] selected feeders, $4.00@ 4.40 good to choice stockers. Sheep—Quotations ranged at $7.25 @7.75 for good to choice lambs, $6.25 @7.25 fair to good spring lambs, $4.75 @5.00 good to choice wethers, $5.25® 5.50 good to choice yearlings wethers, $4.25®4.50 good to choice ewes. East Buffalo Live Btock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 26. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts 2 cars; market steady. Hogs— Receipts 10 cars; market steady; heavy, $8.50®8.60; Yorkers, $8.25® 8.45; pigs, $8.15. Sheep and Lambs— Receipts 5 cars; market strong; best lambs, $8.15; yearlings. $5.00® 6.60; , wethers, $4.75 @5.10; ewes, $4.50® 4.75. Calves—Best, $4.50® 10.00. Elgin Butter Market. Elgin, Aug. 26. Creamery, extras, 28c; prints, 80e; . extra firsts, 27c; firsts, 25Vic; dairies. > extras, 25c; firsts, 23c; packing stock. . 91a.