Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1912 — Page 3

Try the Home Grocery This Week For Swift’s Empire Sugar Cured Hams, Picnic Hams, Rolled Boned Picnic and Brookfield Pickled ! Pork. ; Dryfus Star Brand Sugar Cured Breakfast Bacon. 3 Lake Herring in kies or barrels, and Fat Irish I Mackerel. ; We can use any amount of : home Grown Raspberries or i Blueberries. ■ Phone 41

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Buy your box stationery and envelopes at The Democrat office. Today’s markets: Corn, 65c; Goats, new, 30c; old. 48c; Wheat, 51.01. Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth went to Kalamazoo, Mich., Saturday for a visit with relatives. Rev. Father Sylvester Hartman went to Hammond Saturday to’ assist in services over Sunday. Arthur Cowgill of Remington returned home Saturday after spending a few days here with friends. B. J. Moore and family motored to Monticello in their' new Jackson auto Sunday to spend the day with friends. The rain Sunday night blew down the cats badly. Over west of town the rainfall was much heavier than in Rensselaer. 1 Mark Reed is in quite a critical condition at his home yyest of town, and his friends have about given up all hope for his recovery. Miss Elsie Clemens returned to her home in East Lynne, 111., Saturday after spending a few days here with Clara Elder and other friends. Conrad Kellner and family and Leon Eiglesbach motored to Lafayette in Cooney’s Apperson Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kennel.

Miss Mary Remsburg returned to her home in Kentland Saturday afternoon after spending a few ‘days here as the guest of Misses Aileen and Florence Allman and other friends. James Badger of Fountain county, a friend of W. R. Newels, who came here a few days ago to see about getting a school for the coming year, either in Jasper or Newton counties; returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Buffert of Lafayette, who have been visiting with relatives in Wisconsin and Chicago for some time, stopped off here Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nagel of southwest of town. W. N. Kenkle of north of town has traded in u his four passenger E-M-F 30 auto on a ( new five passenger 45-horse power Apperson touring car. Mr. Henkle and Joe Erbs, the auto agent, left Sunday for Kokomo to get the new machine from the factory. Mr. Henkle had run his old car three years but-it has been taken care of and is in good condition. John A. Gray and son of near Valparaiso came down. Friday to get his binder, which he had left on the old Bicknell place where he lived last year. They started back home Monday. The distance from here is about 60 miles and it take them nearly two days to make the trip one way. Mr. Gray reports crops looking very poor up in his locality, the late backward spring having retarded their growth, and it is naturally about ten days later there than here. He said it was very dry up there, they; having, had co rain to speak of for three weeks.

G. J. Jessen was a Chicago goer Monday. James Clark was in Chicago Saturday on business. Carl and John Duvall spent Sunday at Logansport. Mr, and Mrs. B. J. Gifford left Monday for a short visit with friends at Chicago and Kankakee. Frank Alter went to Indianapolis Saturday where he will try to secure some .kind of steady employment. r rank Bruner let timed home Mondat from a visit with friendh at Lebanon, Kokomo, Frankfort and Thorntown. MPs Bessje Seeger returned to her home in Marion Monday after a A-.rt visit here with L. H. Hamilton and family. Kenneth Rhoades, who is no.w employed in Gary, was here a short time the latter part of the week visiting his wife. Raj and David Michaels left Monday for Larimore, No. Dak., where they will secure work for the remainder of the summer. John Smith and title son returned to their home in Spencer after a visit here with his father-in-law, Hiram Day, and family. Mrs. C. T. Boicourt and two children came over from Wolcott Monday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Baker. .Mrs. V. G. Gunyon of Patton, 111., who had been spending a few days with Mrs. Emmet Hopkins at Parr, returned home Monday.

All accounts that have run longer than four months are now due and payment on same will be greatly appreciated.— l. M. Washburn. Uncle Lorenz Hildebrand, who had been visiting here with relatives the past few days, ''returned to his home in Chicago Monday. A few from here attended the baseball game at Monon Sunday between that town and Reynolds, in which Monon won by a score of 12 to!2. , Mrs. C. R. Dean left Monday for Springfield, 0., where she will visit an indefinite time with her parents, Dr. [and Mrs. Hume, and with other relatives. * Henry Cain of Monon, who had been visiting friends here for a short time, left Monday for Larimore, No. Dak., where he will seek employment. John Copsey came up from. Sheridan Sunday to spend the day with his wife and son, . who are visiting here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Moilroe Carr. Dr. H. C. Becker and G. W. Blomberg, Jr., of Chicago, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Knapp since Wednesday, returned home Monday.

CASTOR 1A For Infants and Children, fill Kind You Han Always Bought SigXX

Harry Watson made a business trip to Mt. Ayr ■ Dr. A. G. Cart made a profes'sional trip to Chicago Monday. Mrs. Frank Donnelly and son • Robert spent Monday in Chicago. Philip Heuson and family were ■ guests of triends in Monon Sunday; Mrs. Emma York spent Sunday with relatives and friends at Mo- : non. • ■ Miss Belle Laßue. who had been ; attending a house party at Marion. ■ returned home Sunday. Mrs. A. Miller, • whp resides on the D. Wetherill farm, east of town, is suffering with pneumonia. Miss Babe McGinn. came down I from Chicago . Saturday to spend . Sunday with C. R. McFarland. . Mrs. \\ m. Ray her of Forest, Ind., spent the 4th with her daughter, Mrs. Lester Speaks, and with friends. Mrs. J. M. Wasson went to Hammond Monday for a visit with her daughter. Mrs. J. E. Wilson and family. ~s Cathryn Cooper of’ IndianCPOlis is spending a. few weeks as a c test of Miss Blanche Babcock. ..near .Parr. ' ' M ork on the new high school building is being rpsned right along and considerable of the brick work is already up. Philip steele and wife of Chicago were guest- of Dr. and Mrs. £..€. English over the 4th._ returning home Saturday. > E- C. Fountain came over from Goodland Saturday for a few days visit with his daughter. Mrs. Rice Porter, and fainiiv. Roy Ropp and wife of Chalmers -pent the 4th here as the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horatio Ropp, of Barkley tp. John Duvall returned to Crown Point Monday where he has some race horses in training, after spending the 4th here with his family. Mrs. A. E. Coen and son Albin, returned to their home in Berwyn, 111.. Monday after a visit here With her parents, Capt. and Mrs. S. M. Wasson. Walter English arrived home Sundaj’ from Indianapolis for a two or three weeks vacation here with fais parents. Dr. and Mrs E C. English.

Mr. and Mrs. Orlan Grant of Lafayette, who spent the 4th here with relatives, went to Hammond Friday to spend a few days with other relatives. Miss Nell Biggs, who is nursing In the Wesley hospital, Chicago, came Sunday for an extended vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Biggs, south of town. Mrs. Philip Ducharme and* Miss Grace Ducharme of Chicago, who have been visiting with Mrs. George Colvert and sons a short time, went to Lafayette Monday for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. R. J; Maybower of Medaryville, who had been visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Zea, returned home Monday. They were accompanied here by his niece, Miss Edna Henier. i ■ Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Kerney of Minneapolis, Minn., who had been visiting the past few days with his parents at Mulberry, returned here Monday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. H. < W. Jackson of north of town. Next Monday the militia company will go to Indianapolis for a week’s encampment at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, and scouts are out already endeavoring to get young men enough in the company 1 to make a good show-ing. Wm. Barkley has purchased the four passenger Ford car that the Rensselaer Garage has used for livery purposes for some time. Mr. will use the car this season for running out to his farm, but will probably purchase a new auto next spring. Two frightful railroad wrecks in the east last week caused nearly (Seventy deaths and left scores of injured. The first one, on the Lakawana road in New York state, claimed an even forty victims, and next day twenty-seven were killed near Latrobe, Pa.

—Joe Jackson made a business trip to Monticellp Monday. Mrs. Rowen went to Chicago Saturday for a short visit with friends. Philip Durant of north of town made a business trip to Monon Saturday. o ' ' The republicans of Indiana will hpld their state convention, at Indianapolis August 6. Mrs. Jennie Wishard, went .to Warsaw ‘yesterday to visit her stepson Will Wishard and wife. G. E. McColly returned to Wheatfield Saturday after a few days visit here with relatives and friends.- ■ I tss Ethel Jacks returned Monday from a .few days visit with her sister, Mrs. Len Lefler, in Lafayette. Roy Bartholomew returned to his home in Remington Saturday after an over 4th visit here with friends. R B. AVaddlngton of Indianapolis. who had been the guest of Whiter English for a few days, returnedhome Mondayl 1/ < . A number of the members of the Shelby Odd Fellows lodge came here Saturday to attend the funeral of John B. Clemens Saturday. • e * Perry Horton went to Hammond Monday to take an examination preparatory to becoming a member of the American Federated Musicians. Miss Bethel Rutherford returned home Saturday from Indianapolis where she has been visiting her sister. Mrs. Samuel Hoshaw, for a few days. A call has been issued by the Roosevelt followers for a national progressive convention to meet in Chicago August 5 and nominate a candidate: for the, presidency.

C. F. Tillett and P. T. Robinson were down from Gillam tp„ on business Monday. They said the rain Sunday evening was not nearly so heavy in Gillam as here. Fred Salindo of Indianapolis, who gave performances at the Rex theater here a few nights last week, went to Delphi Monday where he will give his electrical performance a few evening. Miss Ethel Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Webb, E. B. Stamp and family of Monon and Miss Myrtle Harness of Delphi and Frank Dart of Sheldon, 111., were here to attend the funeral of Cecil Clouse. Friday. Miss Grace Robinson, who is training to be a nurse in Wellesley hospital, Chicago, came home Saturday to spend a three weeks vacation here with her mother. Mrs. G. M. R?obinson, and other relatives and friends. Mrs. Harry Boothroyd of' Monticello went to Martinsville springs Sunday where she will take treatment for a couple of weeks. She was accompanied there by her sister, Mrs. Mel Abbott, who will spend a few days with her. James George, who has been taking treatment at a sanitarium at Martinsville the past month, returned home Friday. Although his ankle is still rather painful, and also his right wrist, he seems to have igreatly benefitted by the treatment. • " I

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Brenner came up from Winchester the latter part of the week in their Buick auto to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner and other friends. Monday they autoed to Goodland to spend the day with friends. . The White City Carnival Co. which was to have exhibited here July 3 to 6, and arrived in part late Thursday bight, add were ( not permitted to show at all, shipped their car Monday to Momepce, 111., where it is understood they will show for a week. ■ ' I. Starke County Democrat: Attorney John B. Peterson of Crown Point, who made a splendid race on the democratic ticket against Congressman Crumpacker in the last campaign, has again consented to make the race. His friends throughout the district are confident that he will win at the polls in ■November., A reunion in which about forty •relatives participated was held at the home of John N. Baker and family in Barkley tp. Sunday. All came with well filled baskets and reported , a very pleasant time/ Those from a distance were. Mrs. Geo. Kimberlin and two little children of Rossville. 111., and Miss Golda and Cecil Wheeltlon of Monon.

Only 75 cents to Chicago and return next Sunday. A boy-was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Garriott of Union tp., Tuesday morning. ■ - Mrs. Henry Randle is very ski w iCi a bad case of inflammatory rheumatism. Frank Bundy and daughter. Miss Lora, went :o Monon Monday to spend the day with friends.

Max Kepner. manager of the nuer floor oi the .Rensselaer Gararc, is confined to his home this week with sickness. A Sear-old child of Mrs. Jojnes German of Barkley tp., died Monday at 1,0 a. m.. from tuberculosis and was buried yesterday in the Smith cemetery. The funeral, - conducted by Rev. Kuonen, t was held at the house at 10 a. in. T. J. McCoy and wife and their son Taylor /and wife returned, to Chicago Sunday with their sursingles literally bursting. They had been dined and feted in Rensselaer? since last Wednesday, and they went home "stuffed'’ to the limit. Mrs. Elmer Osman and babe of Benton Harbor, Mich., who have been visaing .lure the past two weeks with her parents, Mr. an.! Mrs. C. A. Timmons, left Mr home Sunday, accompanied by her sister. Miss Nellie Timmons, who will spend a few weeks there. !

Notice to Gleaners.

There will be a Gleaner meeting Saturday night. July 13, at Gleaner hall, and every Gleaner is urgently requested to be present. Important business to come up.-—OMAR KENTON, Sec.

Colt Killed by Lightning.

A very heavy rain, accompan'ed by much lightning, fell in Rensselaer and vicinity Sunday evening. The rain was general in this vicinity, some localities reporting a heavier fall than here. Joe Cain, who lives on the Amsler farm just northeast of Rensselaer. had a line draft colt killed by lightning during the storm, ft was in the cement block barn with four other horses at the time. The barn' was injured but little and the other horses were unhurt. The colt was

The Old Common Potato ( Private Car Excursion July 23.) rice ' H h' X< ' MAX of ,oda y hot as good opportunities as those of thirty years ago is the opinion of many. Every business now requires more capital to start and to operate; independent operation in many kinds of manuia Hiring and merchandising is practically prevented by trusts and monopolies. Young men flock to the crowded cities to eke out a poor existence. enoiilh > W ?? T T ° HKAH ab ° Ut an °lH>ortunity. while common enough 30 or 40 years ago, can now be found only in one place’ 's an opportunity to buy A No. 1 agricultural land within 170 miles of Chicago for $.17.00, per acre, on any 40 of which you can,establish yourself in. a farming business that will produce a better income thin 9 out of 10 professional men are able to earn.

GET THE STORY OF HOW I AM able to make you such an offer at this late day. Look Into the history of the matter—a 38-page booklet free—send or call for it—learn where there is a hundredfold better f ture for you on the soil than on the crowded pavement. Just, for instance, take the old common potato. There is not an acre of my land that will not produce 100 to 300 bushels. Suppose you raise only 100 bushels to the acre and sold them as low as 40 cents ( last year they sold for 75 cents to $1). The crop from half your acres would pay back the cost of the entire land in a single season. I can give you a hundred instances and testimonials where this has been done and better. I can’t begin to tell you in this short space what you ought to know about the carefully selected lands in Mason, Manistee and Lake counties, Michigan, which comprise the Swigart Tract. THERE ARE 50,000 ACRES think of such a quantity of land ,tp select from. It is in the center of Michigan’s Fruit Belt. Do you known what that means? It means the best location and best land in the state for fruit growing,! for all kinds of vegetables and for successful crops of clover, timothy, rye, oats, corn, buckwheat, wheat and vetch. Poultry and wheep do exceedingly well and hogs and Cattle thrive. , , 1 STRIKING FEATURES ab:ut this spot of earth that I want you to hear about are: Wonderfully pure water, temperature climate, pretty] trout streams and inland lakes full of gamey fish, gently rolling to level and well drained lay of the lands', many springs, a plentiful rainfall, all making for a Vigorous and healthy people. " A BUSINESS CHANCE—IS THAT what you are looking for? Want to better, yourself? Then you can’t undertake anything more certain. Locate here where living is pleasant; make yourself felt as a citizen in a live, progressive community, where hammers and saws are busy on new settlers’ houses, barns and

Full particulars can be had by addressing George W. Swigart, owner, 1247 First National Bank Building, Chicago, 111., or his agent C. J. DEAN, Rensselaer, Ind.

five months old and an exception** ally fine one. Mr. ’Cain was taking extra good Care of it, expecting to enter it in the horse shows this fall. He will get ?50 insurance.

Sunday Services at Parr

The services at the church at Parr“TTinday were well attended morning and evening! Subject of the morning discourse was: “Six Reasons for Becoming a Chiistian Today." Because best men through time, .’.Oih in ancient and modern history, were Christians. Be aoseu of Christ’s loving invitation ‘Cerna unto me all ye that labor and are havey laden and I will give ye rest.” Life is uncertain The way of the transgressor is hr J aud many other reasons. Children’s day services were observed at r he eveping hour and were well attended. xx

New Time Card on Monon.

The following new time card went Into effect on the Monon Route.. Sunday, July 7: ' No. Northbound Lv. Rensselaer 1 . 4:53 a. m. 10 ••■ • • *■ • • ••1 • • 7:32 a. m. • •••••.. ......... 10:12 a. m. ?' s 3:22 p. m. *’ • ••••••..., . . 3:37 p. m. o 0 Hoosier Limited. . . 5:45 p. m. Southbound '••• •• • • ..... .., .. ,4:40a. m. *’ • ... •••. .. . . ,■* ~ . .11:18 a. m. 37. . t ... .. . . ... . . .11:48 a, m. 33—-Hoosier Limited. . . 1:55 p. m. «3 9 .................. 6:00 p. ni. 3............ . 11 ;05 p m W. IL BEAM, C. T; A;

EXCURSION TO CHICAGO SUNDAY

Only 75 Cents for the Round Trip On the Monon. The Monon will run another o’ its popular excursions to Chicago next Sunday, July 14. Following is the special train schedule and round trip fare from all stations at which, stops are made north of Monon: Lv. Monon ... . 8:20 a. m. ?1.00 Lv. Lee .......8:30a.m. .90 Lv. McCoysburg . 5:35 a. m. .90 Lv. P. Ridge . . 8:40 a. in. .80 Lv. Bel s-eku r ... 8:48 a. m. .75 Lv. Surrey .. . . 8:57 a. m. .75 t Lv. Parr .... . . 9:02 a. m. .75 ' Lv. Fair Oaks .. 9:09 a.m.- .75 Lv... Roselawn ... 9:20 a. m. .75 Lv. Thayer . 9:25 a. m. .75 LV. Shelby . 9:28 a. in. .75 Lv. Lowell 9:42 a.m. .50 Ar. Chicago :..,11; 30 a. m. , . Returning special train will leave ‘ Chicago at 11:30 p. m.

fences, where new towns ard growing up, new roads being built, and where all are working together in the upbuilding of the district. It has a good start now. No 4 0 acres is over 5 miles from some railroad station; there are schools, churches, telephones and many successful farthers, and now electric light a.id power are being added by seven great electric power lams that are being built in the center of the tract. Transportation of 4 railroads and several lake steamship lines put products on Chicago, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids and Detroit markets in one night’s ride, and 30,000 consumers in Ludington and Manistee, on the edge of the tract, make these towns first-class local markets. A WORD ABOUT THE SWIGART proposition. It is undoubtedly the most liberal one offered. The terms are $lO to SSO down and $5 to $lO per month on 40 acres, or 5 per cent for all cash. While buying the land, if you should die, it will deeded to your .family free from any further payments. If you have anyone dependent upon you, you and they will appreciate this protection. Remember you are dealing direct with the owner of the land. Ask the First National Bank of Chicago as to my financial standing. I will give you every assistance to make a thorough investigation. MY NEXT EXCURSION LEAVES our Chicago offices* at 11:30 a. m. Tuesday, July 23. A special Pullman car will be attached to the Fere Marquette train, as usual, for the , exclusive use of our party; no extra charge. You are back in Chicago at 7 a. m. either Thursday or Friday following, belnfe' absfcpt only one or two days, you prefer. Ti-ain passes through Michigan ' City (P. M. depot only) at 1:25 p. m. Round trip rate from Chicago or Michigan City to Wellston, Mich., ?6. Get tickets after boarding our car. Fare rebated on your purchase. Good accommodations for both men and women at Michigan headquarters. Teams and guides free. ■; ..