Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1910 — Page 8

Country Correspondence BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OP NEWS-GATHERERS.

BEAVER LAKE. Grandma Wildrlck Is quite sick •with the grip. Mrs. Ella Hickman called on Mrs. Arthur Snow Monday. Lewis Guthrie visited his brother, William Guthrie, Sunday. Carl Wooton is helping Ed Stahl with his spring work this week. William Lyons was at Kentland on the jury a few days this week. A. L. Barker and his three children visited at Riley Hickman’s Saturday. William Guthrie and little son Willie, are sick with colds and sore throat. Samuel Butts and family spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Esitella Wooton. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Seward was ▼talting the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Lyons, Sunday. We are having fine weather for March. The farmers are busy sowing oats and making garden. Mrs. Carrie Sullivan and Ruby McComb spent Tuesday with the former’s sister, Mrs. Lewis Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Knapp spent Saturday night and Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wildrlck. The sale of James Robinson’s was well attended, and they will start for Oklahoma in the near future. Thomas Williamson’s son Lloyd is going with their car.

This Is An Easy Test. Shake Alien’s Foot-Ease In one shoe and not in the other, and notice the difference. Just the thing to use when rubbers or overshoes become necessary, and your shoes seem to pinch. Sold Everywhere, 25c. Don’t accept any substitute.

SOUTH NEWTON. Everybody is enjoying the fine spring weather. Most all the farmers are getting ready to sow oats.

Earl Leek made a business trip to Foresman Friday. Earl Leek was a business called at Rensselaer Tuesday. Miss Sadie Paulus did shopping In Rensselaer Wednesday.

Grandma Powell visited with Mrs. Philip Paulus last Thursday. W. E. Leek was out looking after his farm one day last week. Mrs. Charles Weiss called on Mrs. Nelse Hough last Thursday. Miss Victoria Marsh spent Wednesday night with Miss Bessie Paulus. f

Roy Flanders visited with Press Roberts and family Saturday night and Sunday.

Clarence and Marsh Pruett transacted business at the Ade farm near Brook Tuesday. Charles -Waling of Brook helped put in oats on his farm in this locality this week. Mr. Sunderland of Foresman started his grocery wagon on this route last Friday. Ed Waling and family of near Brook took Sunday dinner with Arthur Mayhew and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waling took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Silas Potts of near Brook. The i funeral of Erhardt Wuertliner, Sr. was, held last Friday at his son Erhardt’s residence.

Bob Hurley moved in the Jay Lamson tenant house last week. He will work for Mr. Lamson the coming season.

The tile ditcher® commenced work for Carr Bros. Monday, where they left off last fall. They are boarding at Philip Paulus’. Mr. and Mrs. Sommers of Goodlaud spent Saturday night and Sunday with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett.

Young-Old Men. The average age of eight of Canada’s eminent men is 85 years. To be healthy and vigorous, if old, use Electric Bitters. Its a glorious tonic medicine for Stomach, Liver, Kidneys, Bowels, curing Constipation, Indigestion, Loss of Appetite. It makes you feel young. 50c. at A. F. Long's.

PINE GROVE. Several of the farmers are sowing oats. Willie Miller spent Sunday with John Torbet. Mrs. Alice Jenkins spent Sunday with home folks. Mrs. Andy Ropp is on the sick list at this writing. Bernice Walker called on Bessie Ropp Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walker were Rensselaer goers Friday. George Snow is helping Everett McCleary do some ditching. Mrs. James Torbet spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. George Daniel*. Mrs. Wm. Num called on her daughter Mrs. Owen Barker Monday.

Mr- 1 Wm. Oppenchain is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Num.

Bluford Torbet spent Saturday night and Sunday with George and Ben Hopkins.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walker called on Mr. and Mrs. WITHs Hurley Sunday afternoon. ' . • Mrs. Arthur Ropp and little daughter called on Mrs. Andy Ropp Tuesday afternoon. A large crowd attended the funeral of Mrs. John Nichols Saturday at the Prater cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp and daughter Bessie spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Donnelly of near Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and son Roy and daughter Chloae were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. Eib and family Sunday. Mrs. John Hurley spent Saturday night and Sunday with her brother, Ed Jenkins and family of near Pleasant Grove.

Sunday school was organized at Independence school house Sunday by Rev. Hese. Each Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from now on. Everybody Is invited to come out.

PARR. The Parr schools closed Friday. We are having some fine weather nowadays. Gusta Stibbe spent Monday with Deva Hurley. Rev. Shaefer is still holding a revival meeting. The Aid Society met with Alice Jenkins Wednesday. Fred Steel came home Saturday sick with the measles. W. Hess spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Gant. Miss Gladys Williams spent Saturday night with Marie Gant. The graduates took their examination at the Parr school Saturday. Rev. Jenkins and family spent Sunday with Marion Gant and family. Otis Sheffer and family spent Sunday with Burke Shaffer and family. Miss Deva Hurley spent Saturday afternoon with Miss Maggie Rodebush. Charley Warren and family moved onto the Neda Barkley property last week.

Mrs. John Marion spent Saturday afternoon with Misses Bessie and Anna Marion.

George and May Warren and David spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Marlon. Mrs. Lizzie Jenkins of Rensselaer spent Wednesday with Rev. Jenkins and family. Al McCurtain, Ida and Flora McCurtain spent Sunday with Jim Hurley and family of Rensselaer. Quite a few people from here attended the funeral of Willis Cavendar. The services were preached by Rev. Shaefer of Aix. Misses Alena and Accealia Lakin, Ida and Clara Hurley,, Martha Sherig and Gladys Williams were guests of Marie Gant Sunday.

A failing tiny nerve—no larger than the finest silken thread—takes from the Heart its impulse, Its power, its regularity. The Stomach also has its hidden, or inside nerve. It was Dr. Shoop who first told us it was wrong to drug a weak or failing Stomach, Heart or Kidneys. His prescription—Dr. Shoop’s Restorative—is t directed straight for the cause of these ailments—these weak and failing inside nerves. This, no doubt clearly explains why the Restorative has of late grown so rapidly in popularity. Druggists say that those who test the Restorative even for a few days soon become fully convinced of its wonderful merit. Anyway, don’t drug the organ. Treating the cause of sickness is the only sensible and successful way. Sold by A. F. Long.

LEE. H. C. Anderson has purchased a new buggy. Sunday John Mellender went from church to J. H. Culp’s for dinner. Mrs. Ella Noland’s mother, Mrs. Maple, who is blind, in visiting them this week.

Mrs. May Jacks, who has had a very severe attack ( of rheumatism, is slowly improving. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Anderson and Lural visited Sunday after church at Joseph Stewart’s.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rishling of near Remington visited L. M. Jacks and wife Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ostander, the blind people, gave an entertainment at Medaryville Tuesday night. A large crowd from here attended the burial Wednesday afternoon of at the Osborne cemetery. ' r

Elzie Webb and family, who have moved lately on the Kimes farm southwest of Lee, visited last Sunday at Mrs. Holeman’s.

Grandma Moore took worse again Tuesday and her daughter, Mrs. [John Mellender was called to as(alst in taking care of her.

Mrs. Beck, a widow lady from Chicago and her four children have rented the D. E. Noland farm and moved to the same last week. Mrs. Holeman, who has been visiting relatives In Indianapolis and Johnson county for several

weeks past, came home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCashen and baby visited George Foulks and family and Grandma Foulks Sunday. Miss Myrtle Lewis and Miss Dora Phillis of McCoynburg came on the milk train Tuesday evening and stayed over night at Myrtle’s home, and returned Wednesday morning

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) Born Tuesday, March 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Plotz, a girl. W. A. Shindler and C. A. Penwrlght were In Chicago Friday evening. J. R. Sigler and H. G. Clark were business visitors to Rensselaer Monday. Orson Peck went to Remington on business Wednesday, business Thursday. Mrs. Alex filler of Bluffton, Ind., came last night -for a visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. John Duvall of Rensselaer, visited here over Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Harris. Chas. Penwrlght went over to South America Saturday to negotiate the sale of his mother’s estate. As a side line, Rev. Noland Is working at the photographic business, turning out many creditable pictures. $ The Mt. Ayr and Jackson township schools will close Saturday evening, completing the seven months term at that time.

J. R. Sigler went to Rensselaer Saturday and returned with his mother, who has for some time been at the home of her daughter In Chicago. Miss Jane Makeever has been having a serious time with a bone felon and this week it was necessary to remove the first joint of the afflicted finger. The several sportsmen returned the latter part of the week from the Kankakee marshes, bearing with ducks, but reported that game was not nearly so plentiful as in times past.

Harry Romine is reported to be quite sick at the home of hie bro-ther-in-law, Lewis Shriver, with rheumatism. He began working for Ed Long this spring but before he had been there a week was taken down and had to quit. Roy Flanders left here Tuesday after a short visit with his wife at the home of her father, P. F. Roberts. The dredge in nortern JAsper on which he has been working is now completed and he is out looking for other contracts. W. K. Haskell returned here Saturday from the Indiana Mineral Springs, where he had gone two weeks before to be treated for rheumatism. He was greatly benefited by the treatment and was feeling fine upon his return. Hufty & Yeoman have commenced the erection of a large building over their saw mill and engine. The building ower the grist mill was completed some time ago and when the present structure ie finished they will have a very complete plant. James Elijah and wife were considerably bruised and scratched up one day last week when the team they were driving became frightened near their home and ran away. The buggy was upset and badly broken, while bothe the occupants were dragged along the road and finally thrown into a ditch.

CHOICE FARM FOR SALE. I will sell my fa m of 320 acres, with or without stock and machinery. It is located in the very heart and choicest part of the Red River Valley of North Dakota. Every foot of this land is guaranteed to b® of the very best, and in a high state of cultivation, nice grove around good buildings, plenty of good water, ?ural mall and telephone, close to first-class market and good business town, splendid neighborhood of excellent farmers, fine graded roads, perfect title, no incumberance, but I must sell. Will take $44.75 per acre, $3,000, $4,000 or down, the balance on terms to suit purchaser at 5 per cent Interest. I am offering you the kind of land that every farmer wants, but few get when they buy land in any country that they are not acquainted with. Look over all the land you wish, but don’t buy anywhere until you see mine. Big crops of wheat, flax, barley and oats, and corn and clover crops grown in this vicinity superior to any in the northwest. Crop failure unknown. Cnolce farm lands here are sure to double in value within the next few years. Address, M. W. HOSTETTER, Gratton, No. Dak. To Break in New Shoes Always Use Allen’s Foot-Ease, a powder. It prevents tightness and blistering, cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Sweating. Aching feet. At druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address A. S.

CRATERSFORMING ON MOUNT AETNA

Lava Now United In Stream 24 Feet High, 1,200 Wide.

STEADILY GROWING IN VOLUME Village of Niddlo, Near Nlcolosl, la Completely Covered and Many Huts and Farm Houses Have Been Destroyed.

Catania, March 25. —Several new craters are forming on Mount Aetna, making, since the eruption began, about a dozen new openings that have appeared. The lava has united In one vast stream twenty-four feet high and 1,200 feet wide. It is steadily growing in volume as It advances, carrying destruction in Its path. It has covered four and one-half miles since Thursday and Is now wit'.'in tour miles of Bclnasso, and three miles from Nlcolosl. The latter, however, is surrounded by hills and hence Is not threatened with destraction, whereas Belposso and Borello are exposed to danger. If the eruption continues, the last two named places will be invested within two days'

Huge clouds of smoke envelop the volcano. Showers of lapilli are frequent. Subterranean rumblings and slight earth shocks are felt intermittently. The lava has devasted great tracts of cultivated lands, such as vineyards and orchards and has wrought havoc in the woods.

The village of Niddlo, in the neighborhood of Nicolosi, has been completely covered and many huts and farm houses have been destroyed. The Inhabitants of the villages on the southern slopes of the mountain are in a state of panic, but they nevertheless cling to their homes, refusing to forsake them until the last monent.

Great confusion prevails owing to the holding of prayer meetings and displays of characteristic religious frenzy. Every church in Nicolosl is crowded with panic-stricken people. Hundreds of candles are lighted in front of every image and all the saints are invoked. Troops have been dispatched to the Mount Aetna district to keep order and to assist in the evacuation of the village. Many American tourists have arirved at Nicolosl, but- they are forcibly prevented by the police from approaching the danger point. Cardinal Francica-Nava, archibishop of Catania, went to Nocolosi to comfort the people. The whole population followed him to the verge of the lava stream, singing penitential psalms and praying aloud. The cardinal then visited Belpasso, where the panic is even greater. The inhabitants there knelt in the square and Implored the cardinal to bless them and beseech God to avert the scourge. The cardinal knelt with them and prayed and then blessed them.

LAVA FLOWS 60 FT. AN HOUR Unconfirmed Report States 8 Soldiers Have Been Killed and Many Hurt. Rome, March 25. —An unconfirmed report has been received here that eight soldiers have been killed and many Inhabitants injured in the neighborhood of San Leo and Rinazzi, where several cottages have been burled under the lava flow. Prof. Ricco, of the Mount Aetna observatory, reports that the lava stream is flowing at the rate of sixty feet an hour. 400 BUILDINGS BURNED Mount Hope, W. Va., Entirely Destroyed by Conflagration. State Asked For Rations and Tents to House and Feed PopulationLoss Aggregates $350,000. Charleston, W. Va., March 25.—0n1y four buildings . are left standing in Mount Hope, fort)-five miles southwest of here in Fayette county, as the result of a fire which practically wiped the town out. Starting in a business block, the flames consumed nearly 400 structures before lack of material for their progress caused them to die down. Four days’ rations and a supply of army tents have been asked of the state •authorities and shipments of theee supplies are already being prepared. The loss is estimated at $350,000. GOV. HARMON FOR PRESIDENT Decided, Is Is Said, to Make Him the Democratic Candidate. Hot Springs, Ark., March 25.—The conference of Democratic notables being held here has virtually decided that Judson Harmon, governor of Ohio, will be the next Democratic candidate for president ( _ Friends of the governor have been here to consult Norman E. Mack, national chairman; Charles F. Murphy the Tammany boss, and Roger Sullivan of Illinois, who form the triumvirate occupying the Democratic diet rs this time and place.

SOUVENIR ENVELOPES.

Boom Rensselaer By Using the Handsome Envelopes For Sale By .The Democrat. The Democrat has just got in a case of 40,000 souvenir envelopes of Rensselaer. The front contains a group half-tone of St. Joseph’s College, the court house, school buildings, and library, while the back contains a write-up pf the'business and social advantages of Rensselaer, and a view of Washington street from the west side of the river bridge, and also a view looking southeast from the court house.

These envelopes are endorsed by the Commercial Club, and should be used by every business firm and individual in the city. They will be sold in lots of ten or more without printed card in corner or in lots of 250 or more with printed card, as desired. They conje but a tnlle higher in price than the ordinary blank envelopes, and after seeing them you will want some. Their use will greatly advertise your home city, and if you are patriotic you will want to use them anyway.

FORTY-FIVE KILLED IN RAILWAY WRECK

Rock Island Passenger Traill Is Telescoped in lowa. Forty-five bodies have been taken from the wreckage of the Rock Island’s St. Paul bound train, four miles north of Green Mountain, Marshall county, lowa. The wrecked train was a combination of the trains which left St Louis at 2:15 Monday afternoon and the one which departed from Chicago two hours later. The combination train was forced to make a detour over the Great Western tracks on account of the burning of a bridge seventeen miles north of Cedar Rapids. It was while the train was moving over this stretch of ttack that the crash came. The engine left the track and stuck in the bank in a deep cut at the top of a hill while going at a speed of twenty-five miles an hour. The second engine hurled Itself on top of the other, crushing it further to the earth.

The sudden impact caused the Pullman sleeper to telescope the smoking car Just beyond, driving the sleeper clear through the car. The smoker in turn telescoped the women’s day coach. In these two cars the death loss was appalling, there being eighty passengers in the women’s coach and almost as many in the smoker. All of the dead, except John Banbridge of Hartford, Ont., were westerners. The bodies of ten men, two women and two girls, have not been identified. More of the dead hailed from Waterloo, la., than from any other point. So far as known they were: George P. Bunt, Mrs. Walter Davis, H. W. Eggers,, May Hoffman, F. D. Lyman and Anthony Phillips. Others from lowa were: L. W. Parrish. Cedar Falls, professor lowa State Teachers’ college; Mrs. Lewis, Valley Junction; N. C. Heacock, West Liberty; F. L. Colton, Washington; T. C. Batts, Cedar Rapids; C. G. Eves and F. F. Fisher. West Braffteh; William Flelck and Jennie Young, Vinton, and I. L. Tangen, Northwood.'

Other identified victims were: Earl L. Main Bankock, Williamsfield, Ill; H. L. Pennington, Galesburg, Ill; Milton Parish, Cedarville, Mo.; G. W. Blair, Sedalia, Mo; Lauren Allschweger, Ogden. Utah; Caesar C. O. Hoff, Minneapolis, and A. J. White, colored. St Paul. One of the dead is supposed to be Adams Wilmar.

P. J. Swift, a newspaper reporter of Waterloo, is in a serious condition. Florence Winn of Waterloo, Miss Olga Swanson, whose scalp was nearly torn off; Lizzie Anderson and G. W. Thompson of Vinton, and Mrs. William Teats of Reinbeck are other lowans badly Injured.

MEAT PACKERS ARE INDICTED Bills Returned Against the National Company and Subsidiary Firms. Federal investigation of the packing Industry in Chicago on charges of violation of the anti-trust law resulted in indictment of the National Packing company and its subsidiary corporations in Illinois, Michigan, Kansas, Missouri and Colorado. s Coincident with the return of the indictments, a petition to dissolve the National Packing company and its subsidiaries was filed by District Attorney Sims in the United States circuit court. PAYS $500,p00 FOR PICTURE Otto Kahn Buys Portrait of Franz Hals, Dutch Artist. By Himself. Half a million dollars—a record high price for a painting—was paid in New York city for the celebrated portrait of Frans Hals, Dutch painter, and Ills family, painted by himself. The purchoer was Otto Kahn, the banker, who secured the portrait from the Duveen brothers. J. P. Morgan bid between $350,000 and $400,000 for the picture.

!■[■[«! We have a supply of money to loan on farms at Five Percent and a reasonable commission, and shall be glad to answer inquiries by mail or by ’phone : : ; . We Fiisi Nolioool Bonk North Side Publie Square

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Albert A. Davis ATTORNEY AT LAW Looking after real estate interests for outside parties a specialty. A fine 160 acre farm for sale. LARIMORE, NORTH DAKOTA. Edward P. Honan, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Abstracts, Real Estate, Loans, will practice in all the courts. Office over Fendig's Fair. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Arthur H. Hopkins, Law, Loans and Real Estate, Loans on farm and City property, personal security and chattel mortgage. Buy, sell and rent /arms and city property. Farm and z city fire insurance) Attorneys for AMERICAN BUILDING, LOAN AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION. Office over Chicago Department Store. RBNSSEuAER. IND. J. F. Irwin. 8. C. IrwtV Irwin & Irwin, Law, Real Estate and Insurance 5 Per Cent Farm Loans. . Office in Odd Fellows* Block. RENSSELAER. IND.

E. C. English, Physician & iurgeon. Opposite the Jasper Savings A Trust Company Bank. Office Phone 177. Residence Phone, 116.

W. W. Merrill, M. D. Physician and Surgeon, RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA. Chronic Diseases a Specialty.

Dr. E. N. Loy HOMEOPATHIST. Office East Side of Court House Square. Phones—Office 80, Residence 160.

F. H. Hemphill, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special attention given to diseases of Women and low grades of fever. Office in Williams block, opposite Court House. Formerly occupied by Dr. Hartsell. Phone, Office and Residence, 442.

TELEPHONES Office, 8 on 800 Residence * on 80S Dr. F. A. Turfler OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Graduate American School of Osteopathy, Pq|t Graduate American School of Osteopathy under the founder. Dr. Office Hours—B-18 a. m., 1-B p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Monticello, Ind. 1-2 Murray Building - Rensselaer,. Ind. H. L. Brown, DENTIST. Office over Larsh’s drug store. DR. J. H. HANBBON VETERNARY SURGEON—Now at Rensselaer. Calls promptly anawered. Office in Harr.** Bank Building. Phone 448. Linen finish type-writer paper, all the popular shades and also in white, . with envelopes to match, are carried in stock at all times 'by The Democrat