Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1912 — Page 3

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News Notes of Nearby Towns

At Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

1 PINE GROVE. | (Too late for. Saturday.) Bertha Cooper spent Sunday with fceme folks. Harry Beck was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Arthur Zimmerman shredded fodder Thursday and Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis broke bread with (Mrs. Sarah MeCleary Sanday. James Torbet and family and Mr. aM Mrs. Bluford Torbet spent Sunday with Harny Beck and family. John Baker and wife and two efeitdren spent Thursday night with Mrs. Rachael Price, who is i’.l at this writ.'ng. Mr. Smith, of near Crawfords▼tile, Montgomery county, came via aato Wednesday and spent Wednesday night with James Torbet and family. I MEDARYVTLIiE. j (From the Advertiser.} Joe Maddox, of west of town is very ill with heart trouble. Wm. McNeil of Wheatfield, was a guest at the Brooks Lanam home last Sunday. Edward Wocknitz of Huntington, lad., oldest son of Frank Wocknitz, visited his relatives here the fore part of the wqek, returning home Tuesday.

We are paying for Butter fat this week * 36c WILLIAM H. DEXTER Rensselaer, Indiana

Charles Moose has been seriously sick for the past two weeks and at times it seemed as if the end was near. Later accounts, however, say he is somewhat improved. In the basket ball game on Friday evening between the high school and Wheatfield our boys defeated their opponents while the Wheatfield girls scored a few points higher than the home team. Miss Ida Bandow left Monday morning for Laporte, Ind., where she joined Mr. and Mrs. L. Ames, and oo Tuesday they all left for Citronville, Ala., to spend the winter in the sunny south. Mrs. Harry Hardesty, .Os:ar Pulaski land Richard Lizenby have gone to Danville; Ind.. having -received word of a rela,>se their sisteh, Miss Ida Pulaski had suffered at the hospital in that city. Later: Word was received here Thursday that Miss Ida had died that morning.

They Always Help , Elderly People. Foley Kidney Pills give just the help elderly people need to tone and strengthen their kidneys and bladder and regulate their action. Jo'hn McMasters, Streator, 111., says: “I feel better and stronger than I have for many years, and Folev Kidney Pills did it.”—A. F. Long.

—| | EAST JORDAN “I- -r— fJohn Shide shredded corn Wednesday. Mrs. Blaze is recovering from her recent illness. John Robinson and Lase Criswell butchered Tuesday. Shredding i 3 the order of the day In this neck of the woods. Ansel Jones t who has been staying with his uncle, B. T. Lanham, returned home Wednesday. Olive Criswell went to Wlnamac last week to visit her sister, Mrs. Blanchard of that place. James Burling has began th<s erection of a seven-room house on his farm southeast of town. Miss Opal Waymire returned Saturday from a two weeks visit at

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the home of her aunt, in Kokomo. The Remington Telephone Company has been doing line work in this vicinity this week. It is said Leonard Bice had a phone put in.

Ends Hunt for Rich Girl. Often the hunt for a rich wife ends when the man meets a woman that uses Electric Bitters. Her strong nerves tell in a bright brain and eve'll temper. Her peach-bloom complexion and ruby lips result from her pure blood; her bright eyes from her restful sleep; her elastic step from firm, free muscles, ail telling of the health ajid strength Electric Bitters give a woman, and the freedom from indigestion, backache, headache, fainting and dizzy spells they promote. Everywhere they are woman’s favorite remedy. If weak or ailing try them. 50c at A. F. Long’s.

I GOODLANP -I -f----(From th« Herald.) Mrs. Dan Mead of Cherubusco, is here the guest of relatives. Leslie Oswald left Sunday morning for Washington, D. C. George Cummings and wife and little son of Medina, Mo., will spend Sunday with Mrs. Alice Cummings. M. E. McClellan of Salem, Ind., came Wednesday for a short visit here with his son. Normal, and fatnBf. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Rich, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rich and Frank Rich visited Sunday with J. D. Rich, at Brook. Mark Crandall and F. D. Gillman were among the stock show visitors from this community the latter part of the week. Anna Ploutz returned from Ottowa. 111., Tuesday after an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Paul Budach, and other relatives.

We are paying for Butter Fat This Week 36c WILSON & GILMORE Parr. Indiaaa.

J. A. Armfield and August Elbert, who have been looking after their interests down in Texas for several weeks, returned to Goodland Monday. The grand old stork has left a bright baby boy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Crandall near Wadena. McGraw had better send out two contracts for 1913 now. _ The town hoard appointed Mort Kilgore to fill out the unexpired term of F. C. Rich, treasurer-elect, on the school board, whose term did not expire until August 1, 1913. Thursday morning about 8:30, Meddie Budreau, who was shelling corn for Mark Crandall at the home of Sam Moore, met with a very painful accident. He was tightening the hard oil oiler and the large drive belt on the main pulley slipped off and burned and cut his right wrist. He was taken to Chicago on the eve. ning train where he will receive hospital treatment. Word was received here Sunday of the burring of the house and other buildings of Henry Getting, near Hartford, Mich, at one o’clock last Thursday morning. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is supposed to have caught from a defective flue. This makes the second of Mr. Getting’s loss by fire since going to Michigan, last summer z spark from a railroad engiEe setting fire to a hav stack and burning it.

Man Coughs and Breaks Bibs. After a frightful coughing spell a man at Xeenah, Wis., felt terrible pains in his side and his doctor found two ribs had been broken. What agony Dr. King’s New Discovery would have saved him. A few teaspoonsful ends a late cough, while persisting use routs obstinate coughs, expels stubborn colds or heals weak, sore lungs. “I feel sure its a God-send to humanity,” writes Mrs. Effie Morton, Columbia, Mo., “for I believe I would have consumption to-day, if I had not used this great remedy.” Its guaranteed to satisfy, and you can get a free trial bottle or 50 cent or SI.OO size at A. F. Dong’s.

MIDROY. H G. D. Praks was in Rensselaer Saturday. Martha Clark visited the Queen City school Friday. Mrs. James Boone spent Friday evening at Frank May’s. Marion Spencer spent Thursday with John Clark and family. Our teachers attended the institute at McCoysburg Saturday. G. D. Parks was a business visitor in Indianapolis Thursday. Mrs. Thomas Johnson, who has been sick is now convalesciing. Earl Foulks and Martha Clark attended church at Lee Friday night. Miss May Bullington is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Bivans. 1 William Culp, who wag hurt in an upset with his son Roy a few days ago, is still suffering from his injuries. George Foulks, who has been suffering with blood poisoning in his knee, is now able to walk about the mom on crutches. Dr. Clayton is still attending him.

To Mothers in This To\vn. Children who are delicate, feverish and cross will get immediate relief from Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the stomach, act on the liver, and are recommended tor complaining children. A pleasant remedy for worms. At all druggists, 25c. Sample free. Address, A. S. Olmsted, Leßoy, N. Y.

-I REMINGTON. (From The Press.) A. D. Washburn of Kentland was transacting business here Tuesday. Miss Dorothy Flint of Rensselaer spent the week end with friends here. Warner Elmore spent a couple of days this week at his farm near Andrews. Mrs. Charles Harris of near Rensselaer was a Remington caller Wednesday, Miss Grace Ott left Saturday for a week’s visit with Indianapolis friends. Mr. and Mrs. Nason Turner of Brook spent Monday and Tuesday with relatives here. Mrs. R. H. Crowder and son Richard of East Chicago are visiting friends here this week. A son was born Sunday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Shannon, of three miles east of town. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Miller, 5 miles west of town, Tuesday, Dec. 10, a daughter. Miss Gladys Cobb of' Crescent City, 111., came Friday evening for a few days visit with friends. Miss Mary Detrlck of Goodland spent Friday night and Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Will Lock. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Voughn or New Castle, came Saturday evening to visit 1 at the homt- of C. B. Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Morton Bennett, of flhni psville, Ind., are the guests of ner parents, J, M. Howell and wife, since Saturday. Mrs. Homer Hardy of Huntington came this evening for a visit with her parents. Mr. and Mr)?. D. V. Garrison, and other relatives. Lewis Cheadle came very nearly losing a hand in a corn shredder Tuesday, a 9 it -was he has a very badly lacerated hand and arm. Miss Grace Thompson went to Valparaiso Wednesday of last week to spend the winter with her brother, M. M. Thompson, and family. Mrs. Florence Childers of Brook returned home Friday after a few days visit with the family of Dan O’Connor. Mrs. O’Connor accompanied her for a week g stay. Mrs. M. W. Timmons, who bag

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i-.en a guest of her brother, Will Michaels, and Charles Harm and 'viie, for the past two rr* >!.s, nitu’cd this morning to her aome in Kankakee, 111. Adrain Foster received last night by express from his brother, in New Orleans, a small live alligator. At present it is rathe.r small and he ean not use it for a bed fellow, but next spring when it gets to be full size he proposes to teach it to drive Brown's delivery car and have it to do all the delivering for him. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Lods of near Mt. Gilboa came home Saturday from the St. Elixabeth hospital at Lafayette, where Mr. Lods has been undergoing treatment for a very serious injury he received from a fall from the top of a high corn crib in October. Mrs. Lods also submitted to two operations which confined her there for about five weeks. Dudley Tyler, who lives southwest of town, camo near losing his arm one day this Week. He was trying to relieve some part of a shredder that became clogged, and his sleeve became caught in the gearing. Immediate stoppage of the machine was the only reason he did not lose his whole arm. As it was he escaped with some minor bruises and had some skin scraped off his arm ana hand.

Makes the Nation Gasp. The awiful list of injuries on a Fourth of July staggers humanity. Set over against it, however, is the wonderful healing, by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, of thousands, who suffered from burns, cuts, bruises, bullet wounds or explosions. It 'ls a quick heale r of boils, ulcers, eczema, sore lips or piles. 25c at A. F. Long’s.

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A hundred engraved cards make a nice Christmas present. We can furnish a nice linen finish card printed from the engraved copper plate for only $1.50. You also get the plate, from which you can get more cards printed at any time without going to the expense of having a new plate engraved. We can also furnish the same card printed from hype at 35 cents for 25, 50 cents for fifty. Orders for engraved calling cards should be placed at least two weelrsIn advance to insure your getting them for Christinas, as the engraving houses are always rushed wPli orders for -he holidays.

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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. 1 Notice iis hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, State of Indiana, Executrix of the last will and testament and estate of William Washburn, late of Jasper County, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. MARGARET S. WASHBURN, Executrix. Judson J. Hunt Attorney for estate. Dec. 7th, 1912. IiIEMA CAN BE CURED! . . • ■■ n ■him— . i . f ■ mill Prove It To You At My Expense. *OU WHO ARE SUFFERKG THE TORTURED OF R.ZEMA. WHOSE DAYS Wt . .RE MISERABLE, THOSE NIGHTS ARE JADE SLEEPLESS BY HIS TERRIBLE iTCII--INO, BURNING PAR LET ME SEND YuU A FREE TRIAL OF THE TREATMENT WHICH HAS CURED HUNDREDS WHICH I BELIEVE WILL JSSSm CURE YOU. i WILLSEKI) IT FREE, POSTAGE PAID. WITHOUT ANY OBLIGATION ON YOUR PART. JUST WRITE ME A LETTER. OR SEND YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ON A POSTAL CARD. 1 WILL SEND THE TREATMENT FREE OF COST 10 YOU L7.HGTZELL. 122 W. Main St.,Ft.Wayne, ladL

STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF

NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL OVEIU INDIANA. ' i MARSHALL TALKS ON MESSAGE Governor Tells Democratic Members of Legislature Some of the Recommendatlons He t <Will Make * to Them.

Indianapolis, Dec. 13.— Governor Marshall told the Democratic members of the legislature in their confer* ence that in his forthcomihg message: he would recommend an extension of jurisdiction of the state railroad commission so as to cover all public utilr ! ities in the state, thus making the railroad commission a public utilities commission; a workmen’s compensation law; a law to abolish county jails and create a state workhouse for; short-term prisoners, where they could' work on roads or make road material;! a law to prohibit the sale of bonds; by any corporation unless the bonds; are secured by real estate and havej been examined and passed on by the, state; a law to prohibit the sale of watered stocks and securities. These he said will be the main features of his message. He urged the Democratic members to enact progressive legislation. Gov-ernor-elect Ralston in a speech told the members the Democrats should go beyond their state platform and enact beneficial laws, whether declared for in the platform or not. Senators Harlan of Indianapolis, Yarllng of ShelbyvUle and Netterville of Anderson were appointed members of the senate "plunder” committee, and Representative Spencer of Indianapolis, who presided over the house members, \vas authorized to appoint a “plunder” committee of thirteen, one from each district. Ho will announce his appointments soon.

Workingmen Buried in Cave-In. Terre Haute, Doc. 13.—Although hope has been abandoned of finding George Horsley and Frank Smith alive, workmen continued digging away the tonß of sand and gravel that buried the men in a sewer cave-in. Electric lights were struhg to thei scene and the bodies were reached. Horsley and Smith were working twenty feet below the surface in the| excavation when the earth walla collapsed. Jesse Lawhead hoa'rd the supporting timbers crack in time to es-, cape with severe bruises. C. E. Blood,: city inspector, who was standing at the side of the excavation, was car-: ried Info the hole and seriously injured about the legs. Horsley has at family. Arrested at Girl’s Bedside. 1 Marion, Dec. 13. —Mrs. Robert Foreman of Van Buren, was arrested by Sheriff Tony George on a charge of. breaking a quarantine. Mrs. Foreman was placed under quarantine several days ago in the home of William! Walker, whose three children are victims of diphtheria. It is alleged that' when Mrs. Foreman learned that her own daughter had been stricken by the same disease she left the Walker home and went to her child. The health authorities say Mrs. For .man, will be prosecuted. There are several cases of diphtheria at Van Buren and an, epidemic is feared. Will Address “Ad” Workers. South Bend, Dec. 13. —Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, former chief of the bureau of chemistry, will be the principal speaker at a banquet of the Ad-Sell: league of Northern Indiana, to be held! here on December 23. Several hundred advertising men from Illinois, Indiana and Michigan will attend the session. In addition to Doctor Wiley, addresses will be given by R. O Eastman of Battle Creek, Mich., and Charles Eugene Powers. A unique' feature of the banquet will be the fact that every article on the inenu> will be a standard advertised product. Falls From Car Thirty Feet. Wabash, Dec. 13.—Henry Bealer, a t - Wabash conductor, was knocked from, a moving freight train while passing' through here, and seriously injured by* the fall to the bed of a creek thirty' feet below. Several rif>s and his armi were broken and other were sustained, which may cause death.; Bealer was hanging on a side ladder and his body a water barrel on the trestle. Blaze Causes Heavy Loss. Tipton, Dec. 13. —Fite caused a loss of several thousand dollars in the vil- 1 lage of Goldsmith. Green & Richardson’s bakery, Parke & Thompson’s l meat market and the home of Mrs. Lulu Hardwick were destroyed and' several dwellings damaged. Aid was sent from here, as the village has no fire protection. The blaze, of unknown origin, started in the bakery. Asks Divorce and $5,000. Valparaiso, Dec, 13.—Because her husband refused to longer permit his stepdaughter to remain a member of the household, Mrs. James D. Hollett, a prominent society and lodge woman, filed suit in the. Porter circuit court for a divorce from James D. Hollett. She asks five thousand dollars alimony. Hollett is a retired wealthy pioneer business man.