Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1912 — Page 8

WT WT < C xft MTT hen of Intere* News Notes of ts 7 1 own 2 I ersely I old Nearby Towns I■! penings in the Territory y Adjacent to the Jaiper Ai Fumiihed by Our Regular Correspondent! Q County Metropolis

PINE GROVE. _. j Creola Torbet Spent Sunday with Daisy Cooper of near Blackford. Greely Comer and two, children of near Laura called on John Baker and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp and Mr. and Mrs. Venn Odle attended the Donnelly family reunion at Rensselaer Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gibbs and three children came up from Sheridan Tuesday for a week’s visit with their daughter, Mrs. Clint Beck, and family.

Charles and Ora Beck of Thorntown ard Mr. Stevens of Lebanon and Mr. Huffman of Putnam county came via auto Saturday to look for a farm in this vicinity. Mrs. Ethel Cragan and daughter Celine and May Dickey and Chloae Torbet went Saturday to Thawville. 111., tor a few weeks visit with the latter's si:ter, Mrs. Ed. Hornickle. Those who spent Sunday with Harry Beck and family were: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Torbet and bab,e; Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and two gon.; Mrs. Belle Hickey; Mr. and Mrs. Clint Beck and family and Mr. and Mrs 1 . Th os. Gibbs and three children.

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LEE. | David Culp and wife spent Wednesday at Alvin Clark’s. V J; H. Culp and family ate diataer Sunday with Alvin Clark s. Joseph Stewart and wife went form ehurch Sunday to W. L. Stier s. Miss Gertrude McConahay of Chicago, visaed here with Miss 1 Agnes Stiers.

Masters Gail Culp and Hamilton Stiers rode their bicycles to Monon Wednesday. ” Charlee McCashen and 0. A. Jacks and thear wives went to Michigan City last Sunday.

Miss Hazel Grant of Rensselaer visited here with her uncle, Alvin Clark and family. Mrs. Leonard Widner’s parents of Delphi visited her and family a few days during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Brown and two children ofi Hammond visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson, last week.

Mrs. Barbara Overton and daughter, Hattie, of Rensselaer, visited over Sunday with her son, Frank, and family. Mrs. George Holeman and two children of Monticello visited here with friends and relatives during the past week.

S. M. and L. A. Jacks and their wives visited their neice, Mrs Estel Osborne and family, north of Rensselaer. Sunday. J"ud Moore has several teams now hauling stone and finishing up his stone road here, running north to the Jasper county line.

Uli Wood of Monon attended church here Sunday, and with several others from Monon and Harvey Wood of Rensselaer, took dinner al J. W. Rishling's.

Lumber. - .’lll We want to sell you that bill of lumber you are figuring on getting. No matter how much or how little it may be that you want; of course you want the best and most that your money can buy. Our stock is complete and our prices as low as you can get. Estimates cheerfully figured.— Rensselaer Lumber Co.

UNION. —i Gee! Whfizz! who said stung? Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris were Rensselaer goers Thursday. ■ I. F. Meader and family spent Sunday at Fountain Park. Most everybody called on Wm. Sdhultz Sunday including . The ice cream social at Virgie last Saturday night was well attended. r

Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Schultz called on George Davissons Sunday evening. 1 John Miller and John Guss went out visit 11 g threshing machines Wednesday • Edward Ogle and family went fishfcg in the Jungles ditdh Wednesday. No luck Mise Helen Meader has a girl friend from Chicago spending the week here with her Misses Olga Schreeg, Lena Schultz

BUTLER&PERKINS .WindinUlsandTowerS' Always in stock and can be erected next day after purchase. THE WATSOM PLUMBING CO. Ph*sM 204, Rensselaer, Ind.

and Lillie Ruch attended the ball at Virgie Saturday night. Lewis Miller is working for Fred Wafcmßre in his brother's place, his brother Wallace being sick. I. F. Meader, Dan Lakin, Wm. Weston, and Jack Reeder went to the Crown Pofcsf 'Fair Thursday. Miss Cora Dexter arrived home this week from her eastern trip, where she has bee mouit all summer. 1 Mrs. Meader’s sister and her little daughter of Chicago came Wednesday for an extended visit with her. J. W. Faylor and family went th the Kankakee fishing Wednesday. Had fine luck, didn't have to carry any home.

Harvey Dexter and family motored to Lafayette Sunday in their new R. C. H. and spent the day with Harvey's brother.

Mrs. Watson and daughter of near San Pierre visited her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Faylor and family a few days la-t week.

The Quiet ife often disturbed in our neighborhood lately. Often we are awakened at night by. the howling of dogs and other animals that run at large on the highway. Perhaps this could be stopped by giving the dogs a piece of meat and the other disturbers a piece of one's mind. At any rate, it ought to be stopped.

—1 ? [— ] IROQUOIS VALLEY. I -| Ike Marlatt spent Sunday with his home folks.

Leo Kolhoff was a Rensselaer goer Saturday.

Frank Brown spent Sunday with his brother Grover. '

Gertrude Kolhoff was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grant were Rensselaer goers Monday evening. Mrs. J. \\. Marlatt and daughter Ethel were RensseUat/r. goers! Monday.

Mrs. Emmet Pullins assisted Mrs. Kate Kolhoff cook for threshers Monday. Mrs. Lizzie Hurley and chvildren Maggie and Leo were Monon goers Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morganegg and family attended church in Rensselaer Sunday.

Emmet Pullins and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Saidla and famdlv. Lillie Brownr and Bessie Moore spent Saturday night and Sunday with friends at Parr.

Clarence Green of Kniman spent Saturday night with his father, W. A. Green and family. Mrs. Myrtle Cox and daughter Lillis are spending the week with J. W. - Marlatt and family Mrs. Lew Pennel and little son spent Saturday night with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Marlatt. Mrs. George Me El fresh and children, Edward and Jennie, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. K. Zillhart. Mrs. J. W. Marlatt and children and sister, Lew Pennel spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ancil Potts and family. Henry Smith and Ed Catt who have been painting the buildings on Mr. Foltz’ place, finished their work Tuesday evening. Mm Joe Pullins and sons Max and Donald spent Saturday and Sunday at Remington, where Mrs. Pullins sang at Fountain Park.

Sunday was the 42nd wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Jo>hn Schroer. The children spent the day with them and also their grandchildren. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schroer and son Elvin; Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schroer and tian Kenneth; Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Price and family and Bessie and Alpha McElfresh.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

James W. Toyne to Carl C Middlestadt, Aug. 10, pt se 35-31-5, 1 acre, Gillam, $75. Rensselaer Commercial Club to David M. Worland. Oct. 4, It. 9, bl. 22, Rensselaer Commercial club plat. $200.1 Dora A. Magruder to Pearl Davis, July 25, sw nw, 14-31-5, 39 acres, Walker, sl. Eliza L. Hass to Herman Hass, Aug. 15, sw sw, 21-31-7, 40 acres, Union, $2. Samuel M. Laßue to Israel J. Sutton, May 6, Its 3,4, bl. 1 Rensselaer Riverside add., sl.

A Rare Bargain In Envelopes.

The Democrat has just got in a bargain lot of about 100,000 envelopes in all the latest private correspondence sizes and colors, made from the finest bond papers, in linen finish, wallet and Gladstone flaps, which we will close out while they last at only 5 cents per package of twenty-five. These envelopes always sell at from 10c to 15c per package, but we bought the lot at a bargain price and can offer them to our customers at a like bargain. It will pay you to lay in a good supply of these fine envelopes before they are all gone. See display in The Democrat’s front window. , J

Job printing of the better class type, ink and typography in harmony—The Democrat office.

The Time of My Life.

I'm a stamp A 2-center. The postmaster sold tie To a man— A nice man— But 1. r licked me. » I was never Licked before, -never. But I've been kissed since,— And this is the way it was: He put me on an envelope— Perfumed, pink, square; I’ve been stuck on it ever since-, He dropped us— Through a slot in a dark hole. But we were saved,- — A lady fished us out. Then she hit us With a hammer, spitefully; Like she was mad. But she didn't mean it, It left me black and blue. Then I was tied up In- a sack Anci sent a long way On a hike. When we arrived— The pink enveloue and I—We were, presented To a perfect love Of a girl. Say, she’s a dream. Well, she mutilated The pink envelope and me With a hair pin. Then she read inside. My’ how she blushed! Pinker than the pink envelope! Say, then she kissed me!! O, you little godlets! We— The pink envelope and me—(Excuse the grammar) We are resting snugly In her bosom, now We can hear her heart throb; When it goes the fastest She takes us out And kisses me. O, Say This is great! I'm glad I'm loved By a girl like that. A ybod'.v woulj tie.

The KITCHEN CABINET

Hl WHAT would the world be JHk to us If the children were no more? We should dread the desert behind us Worse than the dark before. , —Longfellow. LUNCHEON AND SUPPER DISHES. A delicious dessert for luncheon or a supper cake is prepared by using small sponge cakes baked in gem pans, cut open and filled with sweetened and flavored whipped cream. Squares of sponge cake may be used with the whipped cream on top. A beautiful and dainty salad is strawberry and lettuce with mayonnaise. In a nest of blanched lettuce leaves arrange a few berries and a tablespoonful of mayonnaise made without using mustard. For a variety, a poached egg on buttered toast, the butter to be mixed with anchovy paste, is a pleasant change. Liver Soup.—Take a half pound of cold cooked liver and grind it in a meat chopper. Fry one onion sliced in two tablespoonfuls of butter aud add the liver. Add a cup of dry and sifted bread crumbs, season with salt, pepper and add a quart and a half of stock. Thicken with the yolk of egg after straining. A delicious dessert and one that is simple and quickly prepared, is made as follows: Butter several slices of bread, lay in a baking dish and sprinkle over it a generous layer of fresh rhubarb, some sugar and J another layer of buttered bread and itubarb; add a little water and bake for a half hour. A meringue may be added to the pudding if desired to make it a little more dainty. Fruit Soup—Take two-thirds red raspberry juice and a third currant juice, sweeten and thicken with arrow root or cornstarch, and cool. Serve with shredded almonds. Apple, pear or peach soup is delicious, the fruit put through a sieve, sweetened and thickened with arrow root

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STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF

NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL OVER INDIANA. MARSHALL WILL STOP RACING Instructs Attorney General to Ask for Injunction Against Mineral Springs Jockey Club Operating Track. Indianapolis, Aug. 23. —Governor Marshall has instructed Thomas M. Honan, attorney general, to prepare a plea for injunction against the Mineral Springs Jockey club, which is preparing to operate a race track at Porter, Lake county, to prevent the races being carried out. The plea will be based on the allegations that the club was organized tn an effort to evade the criminal law’s against race track gambling. The governor declined to reveal the source of complaint received by him in regard to the club; According to information filed with him, the club was organized under the law’s of South Dakota for the purpose of operating a race track and oth?r amusement " enterprises at Porter. The incorporators were members of the Chicago sporting fraternity:

Grocers Find Forged Paper.

Seymour, Aug. 23. —When W. H. Reynolds and Ray Reach, grocers, tvent to the bank to make deposits, they found that each had a forged check. Each check was for $14.40 and had the firm name of M. Huber & Bro., shoe here, signed to it The checks were presented by a stranger, who purchased two pounds of coffee at each store and got the difference in change. The same man tried to pass a check for $18.65 with Judge John M. Lewis’ name signed to it. but w’as refused. The police have been unable to get any trace of the forger.

Parents Desert Children.

South Bend, Aug. 23.—As a result of terrible exposure, Stella Stransky, seventeen wears old, and her brother Joseph, fifteen years old, are paralyzed and unable to speak. The children were found in an outbuilding in the foreign section of South Bend and taken to the county asylum. The authorities have started an investigation to fix the responsibility for their pitiful condition, but so far have been unable to locate the parents, who have probably left the city.

Golden Wedding Celebrated.

Anderson, Aug. 23. —The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Thomas was celebrated by a large number of relatives and friends at the Thomas home in the Spring Valley neighborhood, between this city and Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are among the oldest citizens of Madison county. Since childhood they have been members of the Friends’ church and for many years have not missed a yearly meeting of the Friends.

Blaze Threatens Village.

Laporte, Aug. 23.—Pinola. a village on the Lake Shore railroad, was saved from destruction when the Lanorte fire department put out a blaze which destroyed the Johnston elevator and threatened every building in the place. The Lake Shore depot and coal docks were endangered and a hard fight was made to keep the village from being wiped out. The loss will be about $20,000 with no insurance.

Kicks at Burglar; Breaks Leg.

Hammond, Aug. 23.—Guy Manaugh of White county kicked at a burglar and broke his leg and smashed his foot. Manaugh was awakened by "hearing a man Ln the room and gave chase. The burglar ran . out on the back porch with Manaugh gaining, and as the burglar leaped from the verandah, Manaugh kicked, his foot struck a solid oak post and the member was smashed and leg broken.

Will March for First Time.

Richmond, Aug. 23.—For the first time in the twenty-eight years of its existence the Indiana Federation of Labor will have a street parade, when it meets here during the last week in September. It is hoped to make the parade an annual event here?'ter. W. C. Demiller of Indianapolis has been here for several days making arrangements for the federation’s meeting.

Pennies Cause Downfall.

Washington, Aug. 23. —After he had been sweated for more than three hours, Samuel Nichols, slxteen-year-old son of Warren Nichols, a negro preacher, confessed to having burglarized the drug store of Warren Van Trees. Nichols endeavored to change 100 pennies for silver at the Neal and Eskridge stores and the police were notified, the confession following.

Oldest Member Is Dead.

Shelbyville, Aug. 23.—The announcement was made before the Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference at Jolity, which is attended by about thirty ministers, that Rev. Sanford H. Flood, oldest nutaber of the conference, had died recently at Gosport. He had missed few of the sessions of this conference. Students’ examination was held and the regular business sessions were held.

BREEDING FOR PERFECTION IN CORN QUITE PROFITABLE

If Tour Seed Is Right, the Soli of Proper Character, the Crop Is Pretty Sure to Be of Value Far Above Ordinary Kind —Stable Manure Maltes V Best Kind of Fertilizer.

(By R. G. WEATHERSTONE.)

Breeding corn today has for its object more than the development of an increase in yield. It has been clearly proven that by proper selection, varieties of corn can be secured which have a feeding value far above the ordinary kind grown. This means an increase in oil content and more especially an increase in protein. It is possible and highly probable that in the future when corn will be more largely used for commercial purposes than at present, sales will be made on the basis of protein content, just as milk is sold today on the basis of fat content. In fact, some of the large glucose factories have already adopted this plan. It is evidently unfair to the man who produces corn with 12 per cent, protein to receive no more than the man who markets .an 8 per cent, article.

There has been much misunderstanding in regard to the importance of coloring matter in corn. Some farmers hold that yellow corn is the better feed, others maintaining the opposite. But in the light of recent investigations, these theories do not hold water.

Of course a yellow corn may be developed in feeding value above one of the white variety, but the difference

Showing how four hills of com from the same lot showed, after being in the ground two weeks.

will not be because of any difference in color, but protein and oil. The farmer o starts in to breed his own seed should have the seed plot entirely separate from other corn. This should be placed in a corner of the field at least 40 rods from any other corn, and if it could be surrounded with grass instead of other grain, so much the better. The preparation of the ground is, of course, very Important, and it must be put in the very best possible condition. It means deep plowing, thorough manuring and fining before planting. It has been found that very small increases come from the use of commercial fertilizers, particularly in the great com growing sections, and nothing has been found better for this purpose than stable manure. In certain sections where lime must be used, it should be applied in connection with a liberal use of stable manure, but lime should never be used for com except when it is positively known that the soil is in need of IL All clay soil should be plowed In the fall, in order that the frosts of winter may break up the hard ground and make it more easily worked in the spring.

Early plowing in the spring tends to conserve the soil moisture, both by preventing evaporation and increasing the amount of rainfall held, but if the

Champion ear, lowa corn show, raised by D. L. Pascal, sold for $l5O. The ear was inches long, 7% Inches in circumference, at a point 3 Inches from the butt, and 6% inches at a point 2 Inches fronli the tip. It weighed 19 ounces and carried 20 rows of kernels. It was raised on land that was In corn the fifth year. It io Reid’s Yellow Dent and has been grown on the same farm for a number of years.

land is sod or cover crop, early plowing decreases the amount of organic matter, which would be incorporated by late plowing. Late plowing also destroys the growth of many weeds, and is generally followed throughout the corn belt Subsoiling is not commonly practiced, and experiments show that it is profitable only in exceptional crises, particularly in the humid regions. Fall plowed land should be thoroughly pulverized in the spring by plowing or disking and harrowing and rolling. While it is desirable to have a loose seed bed without clods, it does not need to be as fine as for wheat The best time for planting, of course, must be judged by the fanner himself' according to the season. It is useless to plant corn while the ground is cold and wet, as| it will only lie ungerminated and too often rot. It is better practice to wait until the ground is warm, say about 60 degrees, at the depth of which the seed is to be planted. In Illinois and lowa, planting runs

from May 10 to June 10 at the latest. Indiana runs about a week earlier. In Kansas the planting usually begins about the last week in April, but it is ‘ sometimes continued up to the last of May. In the southern states planting begins of course two or three weeks earlier.

Testing the seed is the most 1m-

A score card butt. A poor butt. A score card tip. A poor tip.

portant step before planting. There is no one thing which will do so much to increase the yield as in being absolutely sure that the seed planted is sound and possesses the vitality to germinate a strong, healthy plant. After the corn is tested, all mixed kernels should be removed, and then the tips and butts should be shelled off, in order to give uniform size to all the corn that goes into the planter. The planter should be tested and the proper place made for each grade. After the planter is tested and It Is known what grades are needed, the seeds should be shelled, put into sacks and labeled. All this work should be done before the rush of spring work begins.

The grading of the seed is essential, because it enables the farmer to drop exactly the right number of kernels in each hill, by adjusting the plates of his planter to fit the different grades. In no other way can a perfect stand be obtained than by the most careful seed selection, testing and grading. How often do we find in a single hill two or three different grades of corn? A good ear, perhaps, then a nubbin, and next a medium ear. Ten feet from this hill we find another which has produced two of three

Position of ears on stalks. Ear on first stalk, right height and position. On second stalk, ear is not too low, but shank is too long. Stalk No. 3 carries the ear about six feet from the ground and ear is held in upright position, which makes it undesirable. The fourth stalk has several suckers.

perfect ears—butts and tips filled out, grains plump, well placed, ears hanging downward from the stalk, and all just as we would like to have IL Why do not all hills in the same field, with soil and cultivation the same, produce similar results? Simply because we have neglected the work of selecting seed, germinating it and testing it. *

The corn in a 100-acre field may produce on the average a very good crop of corn, but when this entire field could be made to produce an almost perfect crop simply by the exercise of good judgment and a few days spent in the selection and preparation of seed, then we can begin to realize what this kind of work means and can figure out its advantages in dollars and cents.

Carob Beans.

It is' principally used in the manufacture of cattle food, and large Quantities are shipped from Cyprus, Crete, Italy and Portugal to the United Kingdom for this purpose. Italian manufacturers lay great stress on the quality of the bean, and practically all that is produced in the islands of Asia Minor is shipped to Italy. The product of this country is of superior quality and brings 15 to 20 per cent, more in price than that grown elsewhere. Owing to the strong, sweet smell of the bean, it is a difficult article to ship, as the article taints whatever other merchandise may be in the same vessel. Shipments are made in bulk.

Dairy Demonstration Farms.

The University of Missouri is preparing to establish dairy demonstration farms in different parts of the state. A traveling instructor will teach farmers the use of the Babcock test, selection of animals and other dairy secrets.