Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1914 — Page 5

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The John Deere line is sold by HAMILTON & KELLNER. Bruce White was in Monon on business ’Wednesday afternoon. Miss Clara Reiff arrived here Tuesday for a visit with (Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Parker. Get more eggs. Feed Blatchford’s egg mash. Sold by HAMILTON & KELLNER. Mrs. A. R. Hopkins was hostess to the ladies of the D. A. R. Wednesday afternoon. IMiss Lizzie Putts was the guest of Miss Ruth Stoudt, at Remington, from Friday until Tuesday. A grand surprise for manure spreader customers. Call and see for yourself.—C. A. ROBERTS. (Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam, Jr., were down from Chicago to spend Sunday and Monday with Rensselaer relatives. Dr. F. A. Turfler was in Bloomington, 111., on business the latter part of the week, returning home Monday morning. Mrs. A. Gangloff, who recently underwent an operation in a Chicago hospital, returned (home on the Hoosier Limited Wednesday afternoon. She is doing very nicely, it is said.

MATINEE 2;30 p. m. Ellis Theatre SATURDAY, Feb. 28 Prices 10 and 20c ill NightT:3o and 9:00 Prices 25c

Lyman Roadruck, of Morocco, is learning the photo business at Parker’s studio. 'Ollie Rhoads came down from Gary Tuesday afternoon for a short visit with Rensselaer relatives. Miss Ethel Dyer, instructress in domestic science in the high school, spent the week-end in Lafayette. Mrs. J. A. Grant is spending a month with her sister, Mrs. Caddie Tourne, in New Orleans, La., leaving here Saturday for that city. Mrs. S. W. Richardson went to Atlanta, Hamilton county, Tuesday to attend the funeral of her uncle, T. H. Hunter, who died there of dropsy. Just received, shipment of Ball Band rubbers and rubber boots. Right from the factory.—GEO. E. COLLINS’ NEW STORE, Odd Fellows’ Bldg. Buy your correspondence stationery, engraved and printed callingcards at The Democrat office. We carry the largest stock of this class of goods in Jasper county. Call in and See for yourself. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Warner celebrated the 57th anniversary of their marriage by a big family dinner Tuesday. Their three sons, Grant, Hale and Charles Warner, and their families were all present to do full justice to the occasion.

Mathias Petty, of just south of Virgie, aged 6 7 years, succumbed to heart failure at his home at 10 p. m., Tuesday night. Deceased leaves a wife, but no children. The funeral was held at 10 a. m., yesterday and burial made in the Prater cemetery. r The Rensselaer high school basket ball team met defeat at Lowell Friday night by a score of 22 to 20, at the hands of the Lowell high school team, who were defeated here by a score of 4 6 to 14 a few days prior. Medaryville was scheduled to play the local team here last night. Another gentleman who claims to know something about the contract with the Monon people of the purchase of the Gifford railroad, on which a forfeit of SI,OOO has been put up for the 30 day option, says / that the price to be paid is $92,500, rather than SIOO,OOO as reported. The Monon railroad again had practically all of its trains running Wednesday, but owing to the ice and snowbound right-of-way, they were unable to keep as closely to their scheduled time as would otherwise be the case. The Hoosier Limited, the first train from the north Tuesday afternoon, was about an hour late.

Today’s markets: Corn, 54c; oats, 35c; wheat, 75c. Order your coal, wood and feed of HAMILTON & KELLNER. Clyde Davisson, of Wheatfield, was a business visitor in the city Thursday. Mrs. Thomas Walters and son, who have been visiting relatives at Kirklin, returned home Wednesday. Harry Watson went to Chicago yesterday morning on business and for a few days’ visit with relatives at Chicago Heights. / John W. Ferrell, of Oxford, has been appointed a deputy income tax collector on recommendation of Senators Shively and Kern. Misses Alice Daniels and Grace Reed, went to Ft. Wayne Wednesday to accept positions in a wholesale millinery house there. P. D. Wells and wife, of Morocco, who have been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs .C. D. Wells, of Barkley tp., returned (home Wednesday. Charles Marlin is subbing in carrying the mail between the depot and the postpffice for Sherman Biggs, who is down with the mumps.

Mrs. Henry Gulbransen, of Wheatfield, who has been helping care for the sick babe of Mr. and Mrs. John Newcome in Barkley tp., has returned home. Lee Myres, eight miles north of town, has sixteen head of horses for sale. Among them are several mares in foal. Time can be had on approved note.—Advt. File your mortgage exemptions between March 1 and May 1, with the county auditor. In order to take advantage of this exemption, remember, you must re-file each year. - Uncle Fred ‘Saltwell and daughter, Mrs. Ludd Clark, of Milroy tp„ were business visitors in the city yesterday. Both Mr. and Mrs. Saltwell have been in qudte poor health for some time.

Through one of the priests at St. Joseph’s college, T. M. Callahan received an order for two pounds of onion seed, one of yellow and one of red, to be shipped to the province of Hanover, Germany. Mrs. Alda Parkison was hostess to about forty-five ladies and gentlemen Monday evening. Six-handed seven-up was the entertainment of a most enjoyable evening. Refreshments were served at 11 o’clock. ' ' e In the city election primaries held in Chicago Tuesday only 47,527 women voted, of which 33,381 voted democratic; 10,189 republican; 3,297 progressive, and 660 socialist. The woman’s vote was very light all over the state. The funeral of Mrs. Shindler, the aged lady who died in Newton tp., Monday night, was held from St. Augustine’s Catholic church in Rensselaer Wednesday forenoon, and burial made in MtT Calvary cemetery south of town.

Classified advertising in the columns of The Democrat are an investment and not an experiment, as hundreds of satisfied advertisers will gladly acknowledge. Why not try them yourself if you have anything to sell, exchange, rent, lost or found? It will pay you. J. C. O’Conner and son were awarded the contract for the laying of 4,000 yards of asphalt concrete pavement at Kokomo, by the J. W. Watson firm of contractors of that city. This pavement is similar to that recently laid in Delphi and will be the first of its kind to be put down in Kokomo.—Delphi Herald. G H. McLain, who was called to Wausean, Ohio, about two weeks ago by the serious condition of his mother, returned home Monday. There was a slight improvement in her condition, but he expects to be called there again at almost any moment, the disease from which she is suffering being of an incurable nature.

It is reported that a resident in the north part of town has thought for some time that his woodpile was disappearing too fast, and Wednesday morning the cook stove of another resident of that vicinity exploded, tearing the stove all'to pieces and one of the lids was blown through the window of the kitchen, taking part of the sash along with it. Fortunately no one was hurt. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of

- The mercury at 2 o’clock yesterday stood at 42 in the shade, and the snow was disappearing quite fast. Tom Huston came down from Roselawn Wednesday and went from here over to Goodland for a few days’ visit The roads have been lined with movers’ wagons the past few days for the farm changes taking place March 1. Except for the snow they are having a fine time to move, as the roads are good and solid, something we do not often have on March Ist. The Mjltheny brothers moved Wednesday froin the E. L. Hollingsworth property on Elm street, to one of Hiram Day’s tenant houses in the east part of the city. Claude Spencer, who recently purchased the property vacated by the Matheny’s wifi occupy same. Miss Katie Shields, of Rensselaer, who has taught in the Brook schools for the past seven years, will teach in the Morocco schools next year. Miss Mary Goetz, also of Rensselaer, who has likewise taugfht in the Brook schools for three or four years, will teach in the Goodland schools next year.

who for the past year or more has been traveling freight agent for the Monon, with headquarters in Chicago, has resigned his position with that railroad and accepted a similar position with the Seaboard Air Line, at a substantial salary Increase. After May Ist he will make his (headquarters in Detroit, Mich. (Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moorhead and children, of Limon, Colo., came Saturday evening for a few days visit here with Mrs. Moorhead’s parents, Mr. and Mrs H. C. Nevil, after which they will go to Vernon, Ind., to visit Mr. Moorhead’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Moorhead, and will stop off here again for a longer visit on their way back home. While most of the snow still remains wiith us, the weather has moderated considerably and Thursday night the mercury did hot get far below the freezing point. At noon yesterday it was a few degrees above freezing. The ground must be frozen to quite a depth, however, and with the very best of warm weather it •o'!Id seem impossible for the snow to go off and the fields dry out sufficiently for working them before the middle of the month at least.

Sylvester Hatton and daughter, who with the former’s daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Witham, are sojourning at Fairhope, Ala., wrote to friends here Feb. 22 and enclosed a rose and violet picked there that day. They stated that peaches were as large as hickory nuts and plum trees were white with bloom. They said they liked Rensselaer best, even though it was flowery down there. Mr. Hatton is considerably improved in health and was growing better right along. They expect to start for home April 1.

John Herr, of McCoysburg, went to Evart, Mich., Wednesday to close up the deal for 605 acres of land in Hanging Grove tp., which he formerly owned and has now bought back from a bank at Evart, to whom he traded the land a few years ago. Mr. Herr pays $3 6,000 for the 605 acres, and it now gives him 1,300 acres all in one body in Hanging Grove tp. In addition to this he owns 1,000 acres of land 6 miles from Evart, ,Mich ; ; 900 acres near Hopkins Park, Hl.; 80b acres in Missouri; 260 acres in Arkansas, and a $40,000 tile and brick mill at Aledo, 111. The rural mail carriers out of Rensselaer got over all their routes Tuesday with the exception of Route 3, on which Frank Alter, who as substitute -carrier, is carrying the mail since his father’s resignation and will continue to do so until a regular carrier is appointed, was only able to reach about half of his patrons, owing to the drifted condition of the roads, which had not yet been cleared. Even then he upset twice, but by cutting across here and there he managed to cover about one-half of the route, but not in regular order. Eck-Butler. Thursday morning, Feb. It), the marriage of Mr. George C. Eck and Miss Iva E. Butler took place at SS. Peter and Paul church, at Goodland. Rev. Father Henneburger performed the ceremony. Theresa Eck, sister Of the groom, acted as maid of honor and Leo Ij'errel, cousin of the groom, was best man. Ttye bride wore a gown of white, while the groom wore the customary black.

After the ceremony they departed for the home of Henry Deno, where a nice family dinner was awaiting them, and the same eve the groom’s father gave a wedding dance to about fifty guests and a two-course supper was served. All danced to a late hour and wishel the newly wedded people all the happiness in the world. They recedved many handsome and useful presents.—A Guest.

HOW FARMERS SHOULD COMPUTE THEIR INCOMES.

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income. This would consist of any items of the kind above enumerated, and especially all receipts from the sale of products of every description from the farm. This would include all money received for produce and animals sold, and for the wool and hides of animals slaughtered, if the wool and hides are sold; but he may dedyct from these items the amounts actually paid as purchase money tor the animals sold or slaughtered during the year. When the animals raised by the owner are sold or slaughtered, however, their value should not be deducted.

1 From the gross income there should be deducted amounts of money actually paid as expenses for operating the farm and producing the farm products, live stock, etc. This would include hired farm labor, farm supplies purchased that are necessary to carry on the business and not an investment that represents principal, etc. Expenses for repairs on farm property may be deducted, provided the amounts deducted does not exceed the amount spent for such repairs during the year for which the return is made. The cost of replacing tools or machinery may also be deducted to the extent that the cost of the new articles does not exceed the value of the value of the old. No deduction may be made for the cost of additional farm machinery, but credit may be allowed for the annual depreciation in the value of such machinery. For example, If a machine cost SIOO and is regarded as good for ten years of service, the annual depreciation would be 10 per cent, and a deduction of $lO each year could be made on this account, as part of the expenses of operating the farm.

The expense of supporting the family, however, can not be deducted from the gross Income. Among items for wihich credit is not allowed are expense for medical attendance, life Insurance, Insurance on dwelling, store accounts, family supplies, wages of domestic servants, and cost of board, room or house rent for family or personal use. In case an individual owns his residence he cannot deduct the estimated value of his rent. But a tenant operating a rented farm as proprietor may deduct the rent of the farm as a part of the expense of his business. Farmers are not required to include in their income the produce taken from the farm and consumed by the family. Only produce sold off the farm is to be Included. A farmer is not entitled to a deduction for his own labor, or for expense of feeding live stock. He may, however, deduct such items as cost of fertilizer and other supplies and materials which are used up in the course of his operations. The law provides that for the year 1913 the tax shall be computed only orj the net income for the ten months from March Ist to December 81st, and that returns shall be made on the basis of five-sixths of the year. Therefore, if the net income for the last ten months of 1913 amounts to $2,500 or more a return on form 1 040 is required. For the ten months of 1913 every single person is allowed $2,500 exemption and in the case of husband and wife, living together $3,333.33 exemption. In computing the net income for this period deduc-

COMPARE PRICES COMPARE PRICES SAND 10c GOODS Jarrette's Variety Sins Rensselaer, Ind. See Our Window for 10 cent China and Compare Values . . I Armour’s White Flyer Laundry Soap, . Saturday. 4 bars lOC 16 oz. bottle Peroxide, regular price 15c ~ Saturday, bottle lOC Regular 5c box Blue Tipped Matches v Saturday, 2 boxes OC 10 quart Flaring Pails, Saturday, only 5c Regular 5c pkge Envelopes, Saturday, 2 pkges 5c 10 quart Gray Enameled Dish Pans . n Our regular price for 10c Thin Blown Table Tumblers, reg. price 5c each _ Saturday, each 3C Walnut Top Bon Bons, regular price 2Jc lbs ~ Saturday, pound IUC Ruching or Pleating you pay 25c yd elsewhere ~ , Regular price, per yard IUC Wrigley s, Spearment, Beeman’s, Pepsin or . Ripe Fruit Gum, 3 packages - - lOc Trade at the Variety Store where your Nickels and Dimes will do double duty. Bert J. Jarrette Rensselaer, Ind. |

Hl Did You Miscalculate on your , ' ■ /’ ■ , Winter Supply of COAL? Will you need a little more to carry you through? Send in the alarm. The harness hangs over our teams ready to drop into place.

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tions should be made for only fivesixths of the amounts properly allowable for the whole year. Returns for 1913 A must be made by March Ist, 1914. Blanks for making returns top the income tax may be obtained from the colelctors of Internal revenue throughout the country, or from the Bureau of Internal Revenue of the Treasury Department at Washington, D. C. In case of failure on the part of any one who is subject to the tar to file the return by the first of March, the law fixes a penalty of 50 per cent of the amount of the tax assessed and $lO to SI,OOO fine. In. case of false of fraudulent return there is a penalty of 100 per cent and S2O to $2,000 fine and one year’s imprisonment or both. The Bureau of Internal Revenue is preparing regulations which may be obtained by interested persons on application to collector of internal, revenue for the applicant's district. r

Box Social at Slaughter. There will he a box social at the Slaughter school house southeast of Rensselaer, on Saturday evening, Feb. 28. A cordial Invitation Is extended to every one to come out. Ladles please bring boxes. We want you to call and see our splendid new-stock of box stationery, correspondence cards, etc.—• THE DEMOCRAT. Subscribe for The Democrat.