Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1911 — Page 3

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Growing better every day.— Home Grocery. - I - ■ li ■- Harry Folke and wife of Hammond spent Saturday here with friends. F. M. Swain of Edinburg is visiting this week with his son, A. W. Swain, and "family. Attorney G. A. Williams went to Belief on taine, 0., Saturday for a short visit with relatives. Today’s markets: Corn (No. 3), 54c, (No. 4) , 2c discount Oats, (No. 6), 38c; Wheat, (No. 2), 80c. Gilbert Albin is suffering from a bad case of ivy poisoning, contracted while working on a farm west of town. Miss Mary Rafferty, a sister of Mrs. Ernest Clark, came from Delphi Saturday for a short visit with the latter. The monthly 10-cent social given by the ladies of the M. E. ch-urch was held yesterday at the home of Jbjrs. J: C. Gwin. Roy Stephenson of Norfolk, Neb., who has been here for the past week visiting with his mother, returned home Saturday. Ernest Cook of Guatemalia, Central America, is spending a few days here as the guest of Mrs. Kate Watson and family. About a dozen Chicago people came Saturday to spend a couple of days picnicing at the farm of Mathew Nessius, southeast of town. Bert Thompson and wife and daughter of Francesville autoed over Sunday afternoon and spent a few r hours with A. J. Bellows and family. Purtelle’s bunch of hunkies went to Thayer Saturday to build some grade there for the proposed Northwestern Indiana Traction Co’s. line. Former principal of high school, C. F. Bradshaw, who is attending the University of Chicago this summer, was in the city a short time the latter part of the week visiting with friends: . Mrs. Rice Porter, who has been visiting with- her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Fountain, at Goodland for the past few days, returned home Monday. Mrs. George Kimberlin and little daughter of Rossville, 111., who had been visiting her father, John N. Baker, of Barkley tp., returned home Saturday. George Kepner of Keokuk, la., who has been here for the past few days visiting with relatives, returned home Saturday. He is employed as an iron worker. The marriage of Miss Mearle McColly and- Mr. Chauncey E. Johnston of Steger, 111., wll take place Tuesday, July 18, at the * hpme of the bride’s sister, Mrs. Harry Kresler, on North Cullen street. Wm. Miller, the former tile mill owner at Pleasant Grove, died at his home southeast of Monon Saturday night, death being the result of creeping paralysis. Interment was made in the Bedford cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murphy and daughter of Berwyn, 111., came down Saturday- to spend a ten days vacation with Mrs. Murphy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows. They will also visit relatives at Remington before returning home. The hot weather causes the making of less country butter and the increased sale of cream. Almost all cream points report heavier receipts. The Surrey creamery reports big gains, but / management of the prompt and genial Kiser it is not to be wondered at. f Mike Powell, who has been working at the college on the construction of the waterworks system and who was injured! Monday afternoon when a wallj by which which they bad dug a, trench to lay a main collapsed.! burying several men in the de-, bris, went to Logansport yes-| terday. Powell’s . shoulder was i dislocated. The others escaped injury. „ j

Frank Bundy spent Saturday in Monon. ——— _ jL Good evening! Did you trade at the Home Grocery today? Vilas Price spent Saturday with relatives and friends in Monon. / Peanut butter, olives and picnic goods galore at the Home Grocery. John Finn of Kankakee tp., was down on business Monday and yesterday. Orin and Ollie Kinney of Spencer spent Monday here with Calvin Cain and family. Robert Johnson of Lafayette is the guest of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark, this week. Frank Cox returned home Monday from Kentland, where he has been visiting friends for the past few days.

Millard Reimer and sister Pearl returned' borne Saturday after spending a week with relatives at Wabash. Ross Dean who is married to Miss Elizabeth Hume of Springfield, Ohio, today, went to that place Monday. * Thompson Ross returned to Chicago Monday after spending a short time here with his mother, Mrs. Ora T. Ross. Ben Smith of near Reed Springs, Mo., returned home Monday after spending a few days here visiting relatives. Mrs. Ray Bealer and three little children of Lafayette, who have been here for the past weekvisiting Ezra Wolfe and family, returned home Monday. About 1,100 'bushels of wheat was taken in at Parr Monday. We are told that the yield is from 15 to 28 bushels to the acre, which is rather better than expected. Lloyd and Leland Jessen left yesterday morning for Arizona. They are as yet undecided where they will locate, but will secure positions as telegraph operators in the west.

N. Lttlefield moved from the property on Cullen street which he recently sold to Mr. Rainier of Lafayette, into one of the Makeever houses in the east part of tow-n, Monday. J. M. Sauser has begun the construction Of a two-story residence with basement on his farm near the river. Smith & Kellner have the contract for same, it is to be 24x28 feet. Mss Grace Robinson returned to Chicago Monday after spending a couple of days here with her mother. Miss Robinson is taking a training course for nursing in a hospital there. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Kenny of Lincoln, Neb., who have been visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Jackson, north of town the past few weeks, left Monday for their home. Rev. G. H. Clarke returned from Indianapolis Monday to spend the week with his family here, having gone there to preach his Sunday sermon in the Sixth Christian church to which he was recently appointed.

Miss Gertrude Eels of Aurora, 111., who has been visiting -here with Mrs. G. H. Maines for the past two weeks, returned home Monday. She will go from there to Saratoga, Wyo., for a visit and sight-seeing trip in the near future. Report was circulated on the street yesterday morning that former sheriff E. S. Yeoman had died suddenly, but the report was erroneous, we are pleased to state. Mr. Yeoman was either overcome by the heat or suffered a slight stroke of paralysis last week, but is feeling quite well again at this writing. A fine rain fell north of town Monday afternoon and again Tuesday morning, but did not j reach Rensselaer. Yesterday afti ernoon a heavy soaking rain fell jin Rensselaer, accompanied by a | severe bail storm in which hail j the size of filberts predominated, jit was feared the good effects of ; the rain was more than offset by the damage to the corn and oats hv the hail.

■ - The very finest home, grown tomatoes at the Home Grocery. Dr. A. G. Catt drove to Crown Point in his auto Sunday. Herbert Paxton of Gary spent Sunday here with relatives. Hurley Beam of Chicago spent Sunday here with his parents. Ward Sharp went to Monon yesterday to spend a short time with friends there. A number of men and teams are .now at work on the Monon’s spur to the match factory. John M. Knapp and son Lawrence were in Chicago Monday buying automobile supplies. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hawkins of Logansport are spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mackey. • Ben Michaels of Chicago is spending a few- days here as the guest of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Pruett, and other friends.

Mrs. Bessie Makeever-Parker-Shesler-Brown came yesterday from her home in Oklahoma for a visit here with relatives and friends. F. M. Sawin of Edinburg, who has been visiting here for the past few days with bis son, A. W. and family, returned home Monday. J. J. Weast has bought the G. D. McCarthy pool parlors and will have his fertilizer office there and place a man in charge of the pool tabels. Mrs. Wade Loop and children of Marion, who had been spending the past week here with her mother, Mrs. Marion Tullis, returned home yesterday. A big rain /by severe lightning, fell in Rensselaer Friday afternoon, and lightning struck and demolished the flagstaff .on the I. O. O. F. building. Mrs. Clara Peterbaugh of Piqua, Ohio, a sister of Dr. E. N. Loy, who has been visiting l her brother and family here for the past two w-eeks, returned home yesterday morning.

Miis Elizabeth Trenberth, a former music instructress in t'he schools here, returned to her home in northern Michigan yesterday after spending a couple of weeks with Rensselaer friends. - * A heavy rain fell Monday at Indianapolis and all the way along the Monon north nearly to Monticello. At Frankfort and Delphi water was standing in the fields. No rain fell here at all. Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Alter left this morning for Longmont, Colo., where they will spend a month or two with relatives and friends, probably visiting several other places of interest in the west before returning home. H. R. Kurrie returned to Chicago Monday after spending a short time here with his family. He reports that all bids for the construction of the Monon’s new depot here must be in by July 18, when the contract will If>e let and work begun as soon as' possible. Deacon Hollister, who for the past several weeks has been suffering with a carbuncle, and whose life was for a time despaired of, is now able to be up town, making his first trip Monday. He was given the serum treatment and his improvement "was rapid and lasting after the first injection. The carbuncle has now almost disappeared.

Mrs. H. J. Bartoo and daughter of Tacoma, Wash., are visiting with relatives In Remington, and Mr. Bartoo will join them in a few days. Under date so July 6 the latter wrote The Democrat a c-j»«*l from Tacoma stating they were about frozen up there and could use a little of the hot weather of which we had an abundance and to spare. The extreme dry, hot weather has' caused the grade $t Burk’s bridge, north Qf town, to loosen up and fall away from the roadway, leaving a Very narrow space for vehicles and autos to get through. It is particularly bad for automobiles as the slightest turn cf the steering gear is liable to cause the machine to skid into the ditch.

OPPORTUNE RAINS SAVE THE CROPS

Fall in Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Nebraska and Other States. x- - CORN IS GREATLY BENEFITED *- . P *'* * • Kansas Wheat Crop Surprisingly La r ge and of Fine Quality—Cotton and Hay Prospect Good— Tobacco Short in Missouri.

St Louis, July 10. —Coming in time to save corn in some localities and insuring good crops in others, where the growing grain had not been so hard hit by the drought rains fell in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, lowa, Oklahoma and Texas. Special dispatches to the GlobeDemocrat from states where the drought has prevailed follow: Missouri —By state board of agriculture —Since July 1, when corn’s condition was 53.6, says state crop report conditions have become more unfavorable, but rains may make an average crop. The oats chop is ruined. Wheat is threshed and may yield 14.8 bushels per acre. Pastures are cut short by drought. Tobacco short Nebraska —Good rains fell in practically all Nebraska counties, in west ern lowa and South Dakota’s cor region, placing corn in excellent condiiion. These rains began In southern Montana and northern Wyoming. Kansas —■ General showers have greatly improved crops. Corn, alfalfa and pastures are expected to make an ordinary showing if more rain falls. Wheat crop is surprisingly large and of fine quality. lowa—Rain has improved corn, which will yield a full crop. Continued rains will make a heavy late potato crop. Fall wheat and rye fair yields. Illinois—The corn yield will be as good if not better than the average crop if rains come when corn is tasseling or shooting. Receut rains have made central and northern Illinois eorn look very geed. Heavy rainß fell in western and central Illinois.

Indiana —Recent rains have ifcsured a bumper corn crcp. Wheat averages 15 to 18 bushels per acre, but the acreage is reduced. Oklahoma —Recent rains came too late to save corn except in extreme western Oklahoma. Corn will not average o\ er a fourth of a crop in the state as a whole. Cotton yield will be the best in years. Texas —Rains have greatly benefited corn which may make two-thirds of a crop. Cotton is in fine condition, rain having fallen in all the cotton belt. Too much rain has fallen along the gulg coast. Arkansas—Recent rains materially improved ail crops, especially cotton, which promises a record breaking crop. Old corn will be short.

SEVERE STORM IN OHIO

Waterspout Sweeps Through Mad River Valley—Much Damage Done. •> r •• Cleveland, 0., July 10. A severe electrical, rain and wind storm of a cyclonic nature swept through the central portion of Ohio, causing untold loss to crops. A number of barns and houses were Btruck by lightning and telegraph and rail communication was seiiously hampered. A waterspout swept through the Mad river valley and was followed by wind and hail. The streets of Liberty and Degraff were inundated. Much timber was blown down, but the corn crop and fruits were most seriously damaged.

237 HORSES CREMATED

Fires in Chicago Also Cause Property Loss of $600,000. Chicago, July 10. —Two hundred and thirty-seven horses were cremated, a hundred mere were imperiled and a property loss aggregating approximately $600,000 was caused by two fires which destroyed the transfer stables of the Arthur Dixon Transfer company, South State street, near Fourteenth, and the storage warehouse belonging to W. C. Reeble tc Brothers. 2513-2533 Sheffield avenue. Three firemen were injured in the Dixon stables fire.

TWO ARRESTED AFTER FIGHT

Three Persons Wourided in Battle About Wisconsin Mill. 9 —_ ___ Rhinelander, Wis., July 10.—The two Italians who fatally shot Sheriff Radcliffe at Eagle River when he attempted to arrest them were captured by a posse between Star Lake and Boswell, Villas county. The capture was made after a fight in which both the Italians and one of the posse were injured, but hot, fatally.

Dickinson Joins Vanderbilt Faculty. Nashville, Tenn., July 10. Judge Jacob McGavock Dickinson, former secretary of war, under President Taft, has been chosen a member of the law faculty of Vanderbilt university, succeeding Associate Justice Horace R T.urton of the United States supreme court. He . has accepted the position. ■">

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Homs Again, Safe and Sound

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paid the cabmen. We made the boat with a few moments to spare and had a most delightful trip to Washington, where we visited many points of interest-and were shown over the capital and the new senate office building by Senator John W. Kern’s private secretary. Mr. Kern himself was out of the city and we did not meet him. President Taft was also out of the city. The White House, Congressional Library, Treasury building, Washington Monument, etc., were visited here. A side trip to Mt. Vernon, Washington’s old home and burial place, was also taken, and a stop off returning from Mt. Vernon at Alexandria, an historic old Virginia town surveyed by Washington himself in an early day, and saw the old church there where the daddy of his country worshipped.

It is dry every place, and the lawns about the government buildings in Washington look as bad as our court house lawn in Rensselaer. A big rain and windstorm struck Washington Friday night and we had a very comfortable day indeed there Saturday. * ■ In all the territory traversed we found no section of country that equalled Indiana, and it looked good when we again reached Hoosierdom with its splendid farms and generally prosperous appearance. The country and Washington is mighty poor and only partially under cultivation, and the city itself is not in keeping with the fine public buildings, arid is disappointing to most people who visit it for the first time. W e read in The Democrat Wednesday morning in New York City of the death of George Fate and Patrick Hallagan, and in Cincinnati Sunday night of the death of Everett Kinney. All other home njws was eagerly devoured.

A postcard famine was felt after we passed through the country, and we believe 2,500 to 3,000 postcards is a conservative estimate of the number of cards mailed at various points by the members of our party. It was a jolly, good-natured and well behaved party, and we had numerous amusing experiences. The memory of the delightful trip will never be forgotten by any of us. A detailed account of the trip is promised us by members of the party, so we will refrain from further mention at this time.

RURAL MAIL CARRIERS

To Receive Advance in Wages Amounting to $4,000,000 for the 40,000 Carriers. Washington, July -10.—The 40,000 odd rural free delivery carriers in the United States are to receive salary increases as a result of a decision readied today by Postmaster-General Hitchcock. The order will provide for the disbursement during the current fiscal year of $4,000,000, which will mean an increase of SIOO over the present salary of S9OO for all carriers on ‘standard routes, with proportionate increases on the shorter routes. His desire to compensate the carries for any additional burden ' which may be placed on them if the parcel post system he has . recommended for rural routes is approved by Congress was the important consideration, tjhe Postmaster - General declared, j which led him to make the' au-

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thorization. During the current year the rural service will cost the government about $40,000,000, thi estimated loss being about $25,000,000. vjeorge O. Stembel was down from Wheatfield on- business Monday and yesterday. While W. A. Davenport was returning from Remington Saturday in an auto with his sister-in-law, Miss Ida Jacobson, and his children, the machine turned turtle. Miss Jacobson had a jaw bone fractured and was badly j bruised. Davenport was bruised about the neck somewhat. The children escaped injury.

ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters remain uncalled for in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ending July 10, 1911: Mrs. Ollle 9pencer, Mrs. Lida Smith, Miss Ruth Jackson. B. F. Rose, J. M.Fort>et, Andrew Landis, F. G. Kanael, K. Frefhart. The above letters will be sent to the dead letter office July 31, 1911. In calling for the aJrtSve, please say “Advertised,’/giving date of list. — G. E. Murr/y, P. M.

SOMETHING NEW! We have at last succeeded in finding a really high grade flour that can he sold at a moderate price, and which we can guarantee to be better than any other flour ever sold in Rensselaer. Try a sack, and if, after two bakings you are not convinced, return it and get your money. $1.40 a sack.— J. A. McFarland.

NOTICE. Pursuant to an act passed by the General Assemihiy of 1911, creating the State Bureau of Inspection, notice is hereby given to every ppr«n, firm or corporation operating any business, regularly employing five or more persons, agriculture and domestic service excepted, that a license fee of one ($1.00) dollar shall annually be paid to the Chief Inspector, and on receipt thereof the Chdef Inspector shell give to such person, firm or corporation a certificate ehowing the license fee haa been paid. Any person, firm or corporation flailing to comply with the provisions of this section are subject to a fine of twenty-five ($26.00) dollars. The Chief Inspector will submit to each person, firm or corporation a bleak form upon which such person, firm or corporation shall report to the Chief Inspector the following information and euch other information as may be required by the Chief Inspector: 1. Officers. 2. Character and location 1 of business. 3. Number of persons employed; males, females. 4. Description of buildings and equipments, number of floors, elvators, boilers and fire escapes. Blank forms as required by law will be furnished on application at the office of the State Bureau of Inspection, Room 120, State House, Indianapolis, Indiana. ELLIOTT R. HOOTON, Chief of the State Bureau of Inspection.

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