Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1914 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONALBrief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Feed of all kinds at the mill, phone 456. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. Abram Simpson is able to be about again after a few weeks illness. Mrs. Hugh Essex of Indianapolis, is visiting here this week with Mrs. A. Simpson. It will pay you to buy your box stationery envelopes, etc., at The Democrat office. . ~ Call phone 6 for all kinds of hard and soft coal. Quality and service guaranteed.—J. C. GWIN LUMBER CO. ji2 Mrs. Kenton Parkison of Barkley tp., left the first of the week for a visit with her father, Abe Hardy, and other relatives at Rogers, Ark. Emmet Pullins went to Indianapolis Wednesday to attend the poultry show there. Mr. Pullins had no exhibits in the show this year. Mrs. C. O. Moss of Champaign, 111., who has been visiting here for a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Smith, returned home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stokes returned to Hammond Wednesday, morning, after a visit here with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mi's. John O’Connor. Mrs. M. E. Troxell has recovered from her recent illness and expects to leave the first of the week for Lawton, Okla., to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Warren. Miss Geneveive Morgan went to Chicago Wednesday for a few days stay. Miss Morgan is stenographer for T. J. Roberts, the new president of the Northwestern Indiana Traction Co. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Liane of Lisbon, No. Dak., who have been visiting here for a couple of weeks with her brother, Harry Brown, and family of north of town, and other relatives and friends, left Wednesday for Minnesota to visit relatives in that state before returning home. D. J. Babcock, who has been employed at Elkhart for several weeks on the linotype force of the Elkhart Truth, contracted a sevdre cold there and came home Tuesday night to remain for the present. He says it snowed there Sunday nearly all day and they had five or six inches of snow on the ground when he left. :: :: :: ■ rJfeX <> P W I O < ► . 1 * ' o JOHN G. CULP <!■ o General I AUCTIONEER ji < ► —Phone 517-1 < ’ P. O. PLEAS. GROVE, IND. < ► Dates may be arranged Direct < > ° or at The Democrat Office, < * J J Rensselaer, Ind. < * Satisfaction Guaranteed K

Mrs. J. L. Hagins is on the sick list this week. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. Mrs. Clara Ward of Monon, came over Wednesday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rlshling. “Uncle” James T. Randle has been confined to the house a few days this week with sickness. —— Business cards, all sizes, colors and quality carried in stock at all times in The Democrat’s job printing department. The Milroy Circle ladies met with Mrs. E. P. Honan Wednesday and had a basket dinner. A very enjoyable time was had. Wednesday’s Delphi Herald: Misses Murial Harris and Anna Hartley, of Rensselaer, are guests at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Harper. Alex Miller of Columbia City, has been visiting relatives in Mt. Ayr and Rensselaer for a week or more, returning home Thursday. - -» Joseph Buffert of Lafayette, returned home Wednesday after a two weeks’ visit with Joseph Nagel and family of southwest of town. The Delphi Herald has again changed hands, Francis M. Smith, having sold the paper to John H. Stephens, who is now in charge. . Tankage, oil meal, Buffalo glutin, beef scraps, Blatchford’s calf meal, bran, middlings and chop feed for sale by HAMILTON & KELLNER. Dr. J. H. Hansson was in Lafayette Thursday and was over to Purdue and listened to some of the addresses being made there at the Farmers’ course. In the National Fanciers Club poultry show, held this week in Indianapolis, W. R. Geier of Remington, took third cockerel, fifth hen, third old pen, on white Plymouth Rocks. Owen Barger of McCoysburg, was in yesterday and subscribed for The Democrat to be sent to him to his new home southeast of Crown Point, where he will move upon a farm next Tuesday. Lieutenant-Governor O’Neil, who was a candidate for the democratic nomination for supreme judge, has withdrawn from the race as the constitution of Indiana does not permit him to accept same. Lon E. Bernethy of North Judson, was in the city Thursday calling'hpon the democrats here. Mr. Bernethy is a candidate for state treasurer, subject to the decision of the democratic state convention. John Carder of Laurel, Ind., sends a renewal of his subscription to The Democrat and says: “We could n'ot get along without The Democrat. We all have a tussle each time it comes to see’ Who gjetS it first All are well.” A. H. Hopkins has torn down the old Rush & Warren carpenter shop on Main street,, near the railroad,; and is using the material for the erection of a 6-room two-story house, I 22x30, in the east part of town, which will be Occupied by Tom Turner, the painter, when complet--ed, Tom having purchased the property from Mr. Hopkins. A few shingles caught fire on the roof of the Mrs. M. E. Thompson residence on River street at about 7:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, and an alarm of fire was turned in. However, Ike Wiltshire had put out the blaze with a bucket of water by the time the fire company reached the scene. No damage of importance was done.

r »v. J. Wright was a Chicago business goer yesterday. Dr. English made a professional trip to Chicago Thursday. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. There is talk of establishing a cement factory at Newland the coming spring. i ■' Today’s markets: Corn, 53c; oats, 35c; wheat, 75c; rye, 55c; buckwheat, 75 c. George F. Meyers has been confined to the house a few days this week with an attack of grip. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Denniston, of Foresman, took dinner Thursday with “Uncle” Joseph Smith and wife. Mrs. John Copsey and children of Lafayette are visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Carr. If you are in the market for a corn planter examine the four wheel Black EagIe.—HAMILTON & KELLNER. Buy a “Staydown” tank heater from The Watson Plumbing Co., and keep your stock tanks from freezing over. Albert Swartzell has the foundation in for a fine large two-story house on the corner of College avenue and Vine street. The insurance adjusters came Wednesday and have since been busy in adjusting the Rowles & Parker and Forsythe fire loss. Mrs. Clint Brown of Surrey, has been in quite poor health of late from appendicitis, and an operation will probably be performed soon. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. McColly and son, Walter, went to Indianapolis Friday morning for a couple of weeks' visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. A. G. Catt was taken to a Chicago hospital Sunday for treatment, and it is hoped that the treatment will remedy her trouble without another operation. She has already undergone two operations in the past few years. Our zero weather was very brief. From 7 above zero Monday the mercury rose to 16 above Tuesday morning, and Wednesday and Thursday it was up to about 40. Yesterday morning it stood at 38 at 9 o’clock. No particular change in temperature today is propfaecied by the weather bureau. While excavating in a sand knoll at his home, a half mile north of Newland, Thursday morning, Hamilton Kenezer found some human skulls and bones, supposed to be the skeletons of Indians buried there in the long ago. Some flint arrow heads were also found. The skulls, jawbones and teeth were well preserved. ( The scale house at Newland belonging to H. C. Montay, who ocsupied the two rooms therein, was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The contents of the building were saved. It is said that the fire started from the explosion of a lamp. The roof and scales were also burned on Ed Oliver’s cement scale house near by. The losses were covered by insurance. The Benton Review, published by Bro. George L. Robey,j of Fowlen has swallowed up the Fowler Republican, and is now the whole thing in newspaperdom in the county seat of Benton. The Republican was the organ of the stand>-patters of Benton county, while tho Review is the only democratic paper published in that county. The Republican has been losing money for some time, it is reported, and the owner was glad to get rid of it. It will be discontinued. Notice to Rawleigh Customers. I have sold out and am now collecting my l outstanding accounts. All persons indebted to me will please send me the amount of their account by mail or be prepared to settle when I call.—O. N. HILE, Rawleigh Salesman, Rensselaer, Ind. ’ ; f 8 Sale Bills printed while you wail at The Democrat office. . ■ I ’****»**»♦»*>»*♦»*»*►♦♦♦♦ i| 1 1 We are paying for | Butter fat this week || 32 k I I! WILLIAM H. DEXTER ]i ] i Rensselaer, Indiana

Ellis Theatre Saturday Matinee and Night January 17,1914 STELLY & MANN ELS All Star Vaudeville 5 Feature Acts 5 Every One a Feature Prices: Matinee 15 and 25c Night, 25c “People Like It Best.** ELLIS THEATRE SATURDAY Mourning paper and envelopes carired in stock in The Democrat’s box stationery department. Sprague's meal is not kiln dried and contains the natural flavor of the corn. Ask your grocer or phone the mill, 456.

J. E. Sullenberger Writes From Edmore, Mich.

In renewing his subscripflion to The Democrat, J. E.r Sullenberger writes from Edmore, Mich., and says: “We like it here just fine. Tave had no winter weather as yet. 1 never saw so mild a winter, had a “white Christmas,” but it was warm. Farmers plowed right along until the week before Christmas. I believe this is tho place for a poor man. I never saw such crops as they raise here; everything seems to do well. There is but one thing that I have against it and that is so many rock. But, of course, one has to have tho bitter with tho sweet; can’t expect to find any place .perfect. “Tho man I work for MT. Albaugh, bias sold this place, so won't haVfe so. much on hands another year and I will soon move closer to my work. lam feeding 35 head of cattle this year, besides our own cattle and horses. About three weeks ago our big team tried to run away with me. 1 held on to them and in some way tore tho muscles in one of my knees. Had it in a plaster cast for eleven days, but have gotten so I can be at work again. “Have had good sledding now for over a week. Today is something like winter, but onp doesn’t notice the cold here like they do in Rensselaer. Will close by wishing you one and all good luck for the new year.”

TODAY'S MARKETS.

Now is the time to sell your young roosters before they get too old and staggy. Springs—ll%c. Hens —11 %c. Large ducks-—l2c. Geese—loc. Good turkeys—lsc. Prices subject to change of market without notice. C. E. PRIOR. Fancy Produce Market.

Lecture Course.

Auspices of churches of Rensselaer. Season tickets SI.OO each. LECTURE DATES: Waterman Co., concert company. —Jan. 29. Regimental Quartette. —Feb. 10. Amsbary, lecture.—March 9. Plumstead, an impersonator.— March 23.

What is claimed to be the most complete card index system in the world is thgt owned by Mrs. Elmer Black of New York. There is not an item of interest in any department of her 'Xome that she cannot refer to in a minute. The tuberculosis statistics of Germany show a great reduction in tile mortality which has been particularly marked In hospitals and homes for consumptives, having dropped within sixteen years from thirty-one so twelve per thousand. t The Elizabeth, the British battleship recently launched, is the first warship built to burn oil exclusively. Four others of the same type are now on the,stocks. They will all carry fifteen inch guns and rapid fire! ca,nnon spe daily designed to shoot at aeroplanes A machine has been designed it. France to make all the noises required for use in theaters and moving picture shows. By means of multiple electric combinations it imitates the noise of horses' hoofs, windstorms, thunder, sobbing waves, swaying branches and passing trains. China; has now twenty-three foreign advisers to the government. of whom Germany claims the largest number, having five representatives. Then come Great Britain with four and France with three. Japan, Italy and Denmark have two each, while AmerI lea, Russia. Holland- Belgium and < Sweden have only one each.

CAUSES OF TIDAL WAVES.

Japan Has Always Been the Worst Sufferer Fr«in These Phenomena. The tidal wave which a few days ago devastated the Island of Sakura in one of the provinces of Japan is not the first disaster of this kind which the Mikado’s empire has suffered. In July, 1896, a great tidal wave swept along the coast of the island of Yezo for nearly 200 miles. Towns were ruined, fertile fields were laid waste. Twenty-seven thousand persons were killed, 5,390 wounded ad 9,313 houses were washed away or wrecked. More than 60,000 persons were made destitute. Iwate Perfecture suffered worse, as more than 23,000 of the dead lived in that province. The Japanese papers- of the time were busy constructing theories as to the cause of the sudden ocean disturbances. Some suggested that a volcanic eruption had taken place far out in the Pacific ocean. Another theory was that a huge cave-ln occurred in the southern part of what is known as the “Great Deep,” stretching more than 700 miles northwest and eastward. The term tidal wave is erroneously applied to almost any unexpected wave that inundates the seacoast or the shore of a great lake. These waves are rarely if ever due to the tides, since the real tidal wave is a phenomenon admitting of exact calculation and prediction; but they may be traced usually to some distant earthquake or violent storm. When an earthquake occurs beneath the sea, the vertical movements of the sea bed generate a great wave which is propagated outward from the center of the Shock and reaches the land after the arrival of the earth wave. In the open sea this wave is so broad that it cannot be perceived; but when it reaches shallow water near the shore it rushes forward as an immense breaker, sometimes 60 feet or more high, and overwhelming everything in its course.

The sandy beach deposits and loose bowlders are swept away, while inland the surface is strewn with debris. The velocity of these great sea waves is greater than the ordinary waves raised by the wind. A submarine earthquake near the coast of Japan in 1854 gave rise to sea waves which traversed (lie whole breadth of the Pacific at a rate of about 370 miles an hour. At Smoda, Japan, the Waves were 30 feet high, while at' San Diego, Cal., they measured only six inches. Such an earthquake wave near the coast of Peru once lifted a gunboat of the United States Navy and landed if a mile inland.

The seaport of Callao was inundated only the other day by a tidal wave, accompanied by an earthquake lasting 55 seconds. The naval school at La Junta and some of the hotels were flooded. A tidal and earthquake wave a few years ago in Ecuador did much damage. Across the Pacific from Ecuador, in Hawaii, the same disturbance was felt, accompanied by a great earthquake wave which did little damage. A hundred miles of beach towns and summer homes from Long Beach to Santa Barbara showed the effects last December of high tide combined with great swells which swept the southern California coast. But Japan always seems to have been the worst sufferer from these disturbances.

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Our Customers all seem well satisfied this cold weather with the COAL we have sold them. There have been no complaints regarding it's heating qualities. BUY The Hot! Hotter! Hottest! Kind THE KINO WE SELL! GRANT-WARNER LUMBER CO.

Women of London Vein Charitable By Mrs. MARY E. IDE of Chicago, Well Known as a Prison Reformer IWAS impressed witli the amount of charity work done bv tho women of I.melon. 1 jvas given to understand that the wealthier on os gi v e 111 i NI) IE 1)S <) E T11'() (J_ SANDS OE DOLLAIIS TO THE POOR EVERY YEAR. The Duchess of Marlborough and .other American duchesses are leaders in this work. The general result of this method of charity, however, seems to be unsatisfactory. IT APPEARS TO TEACH THE CHILDREN OF THE POOR TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL BEGGARS, THE CITY HAVING BECOME INFESTED WITH THEM. IT IS CERTAIN THAT MANY FAMILIES LIVE ON CHARITY THROUGH SHEER INDOLENCE. I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE BETTER IF THE MONEY WERE DEVOTED TO STARTING COMMUNITY FARMS AND CREATING OTHER FORMS OF LEGITIMATE EMPLOYMENT.

An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

W. A. McCurtain Auctioneer Gifford, - - Indiana A Good Judge of Values My Motto Is: “Be Honest and Deal Fair With Everybody; Have No Favorites, but Sell to the Highest Bidder.” Terms One Per Cent Phone 522-J for Dates