Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1911 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office. Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office. 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Halstead of New’ton tp., a son. Mr. and Mrs. George Mustard and Mrs. Sylvester Gray axe sick with the grip, < - —I A stock company is being organized about Winamac to build a farmers’ elevator. Attorney A. D. Babcock of Goodland w r as a business visitor in the city Wednesday. Ray Markin left Thursday for Parkston, So. Dak., where he is employed as a baker. \J.One of the twin babes of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jenkins of near Pleasant Ridge is sick with pneumonia. Joseph E. Thomas has sold to E. P. Lane of Newton tp., his 98 acre farm there. Consideration $5,000. John Bill of Jordan tp., got quite a bad fall in the yard at her home Tuesday, striking on her face and bruising it quite badly. Dr English was called to Fair Oaks Thursday to attend the family of W. D. Geary, one mile west of Ifair Oaks, who were sick with the grip. Wright has been quite sick this w T eek with pneumonia, but is now better and the doctor- thinks he will get along all right ful nursing. ( W. Duvall got a telegram yesterday noon from MJitchell, So, Dak., stating that “Little” Ed Duvall was very low with typhoid fever and not expected to live. “

See our revised prices on many lines before you conclude that you can’t get good shoes at nominal prices. Reductions on all kinds — Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. - The linotyper boosted the price of oats ten cents per bushel in the last issue of The Democrat, by striking the key for a figure “3” instead of a “2.” ’The price should have been given at 28c instead of 38c. --..-John A. Knowlton writes The Democrat ,from Mitchell, So. Dak., under date of Dec. 31, in renewing his subscription arid extending compliments of the season. He said they were having fine winter weather In wet or cold weather, use Reed’s Cushion Sole Shoes- They keep the feet warm and dry arid afford that ease so much desired at this Reason of the year. We have them for men and women. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Wednesday’s Hammond Times: Mrs. W. W. Merrill left yesterday for her home iri Rensselaer after a short visit with Hammond friends. Mrs. Merrill came to Huumond from Hamilton Park, Chicago, where she spent, the holidays with her daughter, Mrs. Reed Bennett. Dennis Gleason shipped out 16 head of horses from Rensselaer Thursday might which he had bought about Rensselaer. Horses are a little ’“off” in price over that of a year ago, when they. were away up to the skies, and Dennis .bought this bunch for from $25 to S4O less per head than they would have sold for last year. __ Auctioneers tell us that other stock is selling at the public sales at fully as high as last year.

T\ Dr. Kresler has bought a new Flanders auto. V Fred Markin has bought the store 'at Pleasant drove. Today’s markets: Wheat, 86c; Corn, 37c; Oats, 28c. The little daughter of Wm. Fry ,is sick- with tonsilitis. Nearly everybody is suffering from bad colds these days. Mrs. G. L. Thornton of Surrey is at Oshkosh, Wis., this week visiting Mrs. A. A. Abbott. Bert Amsler was taken to a Chicago hospital* this week to undergo an operation for hernia. W. E. Peck and L. B. Elmore of Remington were over to the poultry show Thursday afternoon. x. _ Charlie Pullins of Barkley tp„ wps in on business Thursday. He will have a public sale on the 16th of February, after which he will move to town and join the retired farmers’ whittling club. The Tippecanoe County Democrat, which recently suffered an almost total loss by fire, never missed an issue by reason thereof and is now domiciled -in its own office at 17 North Third street, bigger and better than ever. 'Asjames Flynn and Lem Huston leased the River Queen Mils of 'Greenip I. Thomas, the present owner, and are getting it in shape to do custom grinding, except the wheat mill requiring too much expense to overhaul to do satisfactory work.

Kentland Enterprise: Rev. Howard Billman has accepted a call to the First Presbyterian church of Crown Point and tendered his resignation to the church here Sunday evening. He will move to Crown Point next week and begin his pastorate on the 15th. Mr. and Mrs. John Kimble of Copemish, Mich., who have been visiting_thefir children, George Kimble “of Gifford and Mrs. Bessie Smith of Pleasant Grove for the past month, left Thursday morning for a visit at Ft. Recovery, Ohio, after which they will return home. Mt. Ayr and Jackson township, Newton county, have petitioned for an opportunity to vote a subsidy for Eugene Purtelle’s paper railroad, and Feb. 9 has been designated by the Newton County commissioners as the date for holding said election. Purtelle is ordered to give a bond to cover the cost of the election. We are pleased to announce, through the generosity of the company, that w.e are going to make, at once, to every auto buyer in Jasper county, a cash payment of from S7O to $250 as his New Year’s gift. Come in and get your money. We want to talk to all of those who have said to us, and to others, “The price is too high.”-—MAXWELL. The attorney general has filed three suits in Starke county againsi former officials who were declared short by the field examiners under the State accounting law. The men sued are Leonard Rennewanz, former trustee of Railroad township and John W. Kurtz, former auditor, two of the suits being against the latter. The total alleged shortage of Rennewanz is $922.39, and sl,142.95 is Kurtz’s. Genuine Quaker Parchment Butter, Wrappers, blank oi printed, always on sale at The Democrat office.

■/ Ths Irilon®!® TTira<s® ■*'' A? HOME. SWEET HOME I We foster it and you get the benefit. What do we get out of it? YOUR ADVERTISING. YOUR JOB PRINTING See the Point? Let us give you estimates.

Do You Go to Sunday-School? I Would Like to Have Yoa at the . BAPTIST Sunday School. LON KIZER, S.HFormer trustee John Bill of Jordan tp., has bought of Mrs. Caroline Baker the 120 acres of land in section 27, just south of the Bullis school house, paying therefor, the deed states, $6,600. The deed was executed last August, but was only placed on record this week. If automobiles were sold by the pound, here would be reason for high prices, also for heavy automobiles, but as long as performance counts, as long as quality cuts a figure, as long as economy of upkeep is important, . just so long will the positive value of Ford light weight predominate as a reason for Ford preference.—JOHN M. KNAPP, Agt. The remains of “Grandmother" Weathers, a former resident of Rensselaer, were from Otterbein Thursday, and the funeral held yesterday at 10 o’clock from, the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Peyton, conducted by Rev. J. P. Green of the Baptist church, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Her age was about 85 years. She died at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Weathers Fox, with whom she was making her home at the time of her death.

FROM WASHINGTON STATE.

$. >l. Norman Writes The Democrat From Spokane."’ Spokane, Wash., Dec. 29. Editor Democrat: Please find enclosed money order for one year’s subscription to The Democrat. If there is any other paper goes with it, send it along, will be glad to have it. We got interested in the contest, but failed to receive the paper with the final count. We have had scarcely no cold weather here yet, and no snow for Christmas. Will send you a buttercup we gathered the day before Christmas, also rose leaves picked from a bush in the Couer d’Alene Park on the same day. Wheat is looking fine. We enjoyed goose for our, Christmas dinner, and it was fine, but, it should be at 22c a pound. But would prefer venison, as we had the pleasure of enjoying it at pur last Christmas dinner. Wishing the editor of the. faithful old Democrat and all our. friends and relatives a happy New Year, I remain, as ever, your'friend,

Ancient Engineering.

When Moses smote the water Dong time ago The children they passed over. Walking in a row. It was. as you must all agree. The first canal dug through the sea. Reflected His Birth. “He is weak in the upper story.” “That is easily accounted for.” “How do you do It?” “He was born in a fifth flat” But Not on a Cash Basis. “It is easy to fool people.” “Well, you just invest a few thousand with that end in view and>see how you can come out.” Defined. “What is a myth?” “Any halcyon dream that you can get rich this side of paradise.” She Can’t Help It. “She smiles a good deal.” “Yes: her teeth are good.” - “And so is her digestion.” Same as of Old. Congress gathers, and we know • That our hopes will not be wrecked Aa they take their hats to go— It's -so little we expect.

LECTURE DATES.

Jan. 19—Booth Lowery, humorist. March 13—The Beilharz Entertainers. April 7—Byron King.

TWO OF A KIND.

Pillsbury and Gold Medal. These two brands of flour are more widely distributed than any other dozen brand”. Do you know why? Buy a sack of either, at McFarland’s and the question is answered. We now have an arrangement whereby we can get the car rate, therefore can sell as cheaply as any other house for the same grade.

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Home Telephone Company of Jasper, Newton, Pulaski and White Counties, Indiana, will be held in Rensselaer, Ind., on Saturday, January 14, 1911, at 2 p. m., for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year. R. J. YEOMAN, Pres. F. E. BABCOCK, Sec.

S. H. NORMAN.

QUAKE DISASTER KILLS THOUSANDS

Two More Cities Reported Completely Destroyed. 16,000 DEATH LIST REPORTED Two Thousand Soldier* Sent Into th* ’■ 'Stricken District in Russian Turkestan to Do All They Can for Survivors. St. Petersburg, Jan. 6. Authenticated accounts of the earthquake in Russian Turkestan are still lacking, but the reports reaching the newspapers here, continually magnify the disaster. It is stated that the town of Prjevalsk, near Lake Issik Kul, sank with all its inhabitants, 10,000 of whom were killed. A new lake now’ occupies the site of the town. Pijpek, on the river Ch u, is also reported to have been destroyed, with a large proportion of its 6,000 inhabitants. The destruction of the few telegraph lines in that region prevents verification of the reports, or the obtaining of details. Undoubtedly the shock was very violent. It is supposed to have extended for 800 miles east and west. Two thousand soldiers, accouterdd for relief work, were rushed from Tashkent into the earthquake stricken territory. Practically 1,000 square miles of territory were shaken, and several towns Wiped out. • Wide fissures in the steppes are growing hourly. Reports from towns and villages on the edge iof the death belt, whither refugees fled during the night, said that conditions in the interior of the devasted zone were horrifying. A big detachment of troops was ordered to hurry at all speed from the Tashkent barracks tow ai d Vyerny, a fortified town of 23,000 inhabitants, which is reported in ruins. At Kopal a great section of the city lays in ruins, according to meager reports. In the Sirke desert east of Kopal and on the west steppes stretching to the mountains, hundreds of members of Turkestan tribes are said to have been swallowed up by the earth. Scores of persons perished in Lake Tssyk-Kul. When the earth began to rock many fled into boats Cn the water, thinking themselves safe from the falling buildings or cracks in theearth. However, the surface of the lake became so violent that the boats were swamped. * So great was the forte of the tremors that mountains in the Koongi-Ala-Tau range were split open. Fear that an epidemic will follow' the disaster led the authorities to send great caravans with medical supplies into the stricken zone. Army medical men were commanded to accompany the relief corps.

NEW WHITE SOX RECRUIT

Old Roman Signs “Ping” Bodie fcr Coming Baseball Season. San Francisco, Jan. 6. - “Ping” Bodie, a San Francisco left fielder, has signed a $2,250 contract to play with the Chicago White Sox. Bodie's great record as a batsman when he broke the world’s mark foi the number of home runs in a season attracted Comiskey’s attention. __________________________ •

Overheard.

"And while 1 was down there in the slums I saw a woman feeding candy to a baby that looked as if it were painted.” “The cutest little boy was climbing a tree with overalls on.” ’ “1 told John we ought to have oysters for company on the half shell." “He gave her the coffee while she was waiting at the counter in a tin can.” “A big fat man rode by on a skittish herse with a red nose that was scared of the trolley cars.” “1 just love to see the soldiers with their guns in khaki suits, don’t you?” “1 don’t know his name, but he was the lawyer who sat next to the lady in black with long side whiskers and a white necktie.” “He is the man that sells lace with such big red bands and a lisp.”—Life.

Net For Him. “No,” said the theatrical manager who had gone to look ht a fine place on the seashore. “I wouldn't take it at any price. It’s beautiful. I admit, all, you represented it to be. but I never could be happy here." “Why not?" asked the real estate agent. “You'll never have a chance to get another such bargain. Look at the splendid beach! Breathe in the pure air. Everything is perfect-" “From your. standpoint, yes. But that lighthouse just across the bay would interfere with my enjoyment I never could look at it without sadly remembering other light houses.”—Chicago Record-Herald. Th* Rude Barber. A farmer from Minnesota entered a barber shop at Butte for the purpose of getting jjis hair cut. The rural one’s locks bad an odd. ragged look, and. after regarding them scornfully for a moment, the barber demanded brusquely: ■ ■ —• “Say. who cut your hair the lasi time?” ■ “My wife,” said the farmer, with an uneasy smile. “She did, eh?” said the barber. “What did she do it with—a knife and fork T'— Lippincott’s.

ARCH HOXSEY AND MOISSANT KILLED

Thousands See Noted Aviators Dashed to Death. • - L . - -I- - John B. Moissant and Arch Hoxsey. the aeroplane aviators extraordinary, have been killed. Both fell out of the treacherous air with their machines —neither from a great heigh t-r and Moissant’s remaining minutes of life were so few as to count as naught. Hoxsey was killed Instantly Moissant met his death attempting to alight in .a field near New Orleans. - Hoxsey, who went into the air early in the afternoon at Los Angeles lay, at 2:12 p. m., a broken, crushed,-life-less mass in plain view of the thousands who were watching the aviation tournament. Moissant, a Chicagoan by birth, after an adventurous life in Central America, became interested in aviation in France less than a year ago. He soared into public recognition through his plucky flight from Paris across the English channel to London with a passenger, and later, find ing himself without a machine, by buying one from a friend, and within ten minutes, starting on a winning flight from Belmont Park, N ¥., around the Statue of Liberty for a prize of SIO,OOO. A sudden puff of wind caught Moissant within 100 feet of the earth, turned his machine over and a broken neck term nat d his career. Arch Hoxsey, after s year of uniform success with the Wright aeroplane, in which he hhd ( come to have a name for fearlessness and competence in the air and in which, within the past week he had set a new W’orld’s altitude record of 11,474 feet, and then to show his contempt for the earth had sailed majestically more than 4,000 feet above the highest mountain in California, rah afoul of the same kind of shifty, boiling, treacherous wind w’hen a matter of some 500 feet in the air, and a minute later a horrified crowd aroused from its shock was rushing madly to where a a broken mass o’s humanity lay beneath a torn bit of canvas and some broken spars Both met death in almost the same manner. Each machine was headed for the earth and suddenly seemed to stop, hover in the air, then “turn over” and dive headlong to the earth.

ADKINS ELECTED SPEAKER

Will Preside Over the Illinois House— Hoistlaw Ousted from Senate. Charles Adkins was elected as the speaker of the Forty-Seventh genera) assembly of Illinois. George W. Alschuler of Kane county was. elected minority leader of the bouse. Adkins, a compromise for the governor, comes from the congressional district of William B. McKinley. This is his third term in the house. He has worked with the Deepen forces, but is not listed as a dyed-in-the-wool Deneen man. Prior to the election Of Adkins Rep resentative George H. Hamilton was in the chair as temporary speaker. The selection of Adkins was a surprise to the Shurtleff men. George H. Hamilton of Iroquois county, who was the choice of Gov. Deneen for the speakership, was the only man who ran Adkins any race. Explusion of Senator D. W. Hoistlaw self-confessed bribe taker, from the senate of Illinois was the feature of the convening of that body. Stanton C. Pemberton o< Oakland, Involved in the furniture scandal and under indictment in Sangamon county, added to the sensation by reading a statement asking that he be excused from all participation in the activities until a committee can investigate charges against him.

INDIANA BANK ROBBED

Burglars Learn Safe’s Combination; Secure $6,400. The State bank of New Palestine, Ind., a small town near Indianapolis, was broken into and rifled of $6,416 in cash. The door of the bank was opened with a skeleton key. The robbers knew the combination of the safe. When the bank officers arrived in the morning they found the door open and papers scattered over the floor. Fdt a penny of the bank’s deposits wa left.

ALLEGAN MAN IS ROBBED

Henry Meyer Victim of Two Negro Thugs in Chicago. 1 1 While in Chicago, two negroes, armed with revolvers, held up Henry Meyer, of Allegan, Mich., and robbed him of $23 and a watch. Meyer, who was on his way to the home of a relative, was badly beaten by the highwaymen.

Must Face Murder Trial."

At Trenton, N. J., Justice Swayze in the supreme court affirmed the decision of Judge Teneyck in holding that Mrs. Caroline B.Martin, who is facing trial for the , murder of Qcey W. M. Snead, iff not insane within the meaning of the statute which would permit her removal to an asylum instead of compelling her to answer the indictment

HINTS FOR THE ROSY HOUSEWIFE

Easy Chair Fitted With Pneumatic Cushions.

Pictured in the nccomiuming engraving is a section of a chair fitted with pneumatic cushions, furnishing a very soft and comfortable seat and back. To hold the cushions in place the chair is provided with spacing members that round out the cushions where they meet the framework. " The forward’ part of the chair is provided with a spacing member mounted on springs which assist in holding the part in shape. The cushions are provided with valves and nipples, whereby they may be inflated when they have liecomo partially deflated by leakage—Scientific American.

Fricassee of Fowl. Take a fowl as plump ami tender as you can get. clean it thoroughly and wash inside and out. Then cut up, taking pains to disjoint it properly; put into a kettle and nearly cover with cold water. Rub first with salt, pepper and a little sage. Bring to a boil, then set back, closely covered, where It will just simmer until it is done. When very tender remove the chicken’from the broth, keeping hot. Skim off all the fat from the liquor and set it where it will boil up well. Season more, if needed, and add one pint of cream, if possible, or rich milk. Let come to a boil, then draw to back of the stove and stir in quickly the well beaten yolk of an egg and a tablespoon of chopped parslqy. Have the chicken arranged upon a platter, leaving a hollow in the center. Take hot cream of tartar biscuits, split and lay in the hollow upon tlie platter and then pour the cream and egg gravy over chicken and biscuits and serve at once.

Potato Chowder. Cut a slice of salt pork In/ dice and fry until brown, adding a spall onion sliced very thin. Don’t let the onion jfeown; but put it in after the pork has started to cook. Have ready one or two medium sized potatoes sliced very thin ami about a quart of hot water. Without removing fat scraps or onion put water ami potatoes in the blazer and boil until potatoes are soft enough to mash with a fork. Mash a part of them, which slightly thickens the chowder. Add a cup of rich milk. ' season to taste and serve with biscuit. It may also be made with cold mashed potatoes, cold boiled potatoes and a cold boiled onion, and if desired add a lump of butter and omit the pork.

Black Fruit Cake. Take three eggs and two cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of butter, milk and molasses, one teaspoonful of soda, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, one pound of raisins, currants and citron and five cupfuls of flour. Cream the butter and sugar. Add the well beaten egg* and the molqsses and a small portion of the flour; then add the milk and spices. Stir well. Add the flour, into which the soda has been sifted, and lastly the fruit, well dredged with flour. Bake In a rather slow oven. This makes two loaves and will keep indefinitely. Kidney Bean ■' ■ ? « Take the amount of kidney beans desired and soak overnight. In the morning place on stove and add fat salt pork, cut into rather small pieces, to taste. Salt. Let simmer until beans are soft. Do not have too much water and do not let boil very hard. When done it will be rather thick, not much water. It is Important to, cook slowly. Just before serving add one can corn and beat It through. Serve hot. Succotash is also made from lima bean* with corn added. J New England Clam Chowder. Fry some salt pork, cut into small pieces. Cut up five small onions and. fry with the pork about ten minutes. Cut up eight common sized potatoes and boll with the rest fifteen minutes. Put the soft parts in, boil not more than ten minutes, then add the hard parts and crackers and boll five minutes. Put In one-half cup of milk. Sprinkle in pepper to taste at intervals. Let the kettle stand on the back of the stove for ten minutes to season. 5 Da Beeksteak With Dressing. ? Broil steak and season on a platter as usual. Make a dressing of breadcrumbs with plenty of onion in it as for a stuffed fowl. Shape into little a rakes, using an egg to help bind mix- I ture, and brown in butter In a frying l ] pan. Place these on the surface of th* steak with a bit of parsley and serve. Baked Apple Sauce. Pare and chop the apples, put in i pudding dish, sprinkle well with sugar, j add enough boiling water to one-third ■ fill the , dish. Bake slowly for two* J hour*. v