Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1914 — Page 8

COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS

McCOYSBURG. Jessie Brown Was a Gifford goer Thursday. We aire having some nice weather nowadays. Mrs. Charles Stultz is still slow 1/ improving. < Mrs. .John Herr returned home Wednesday noon. James Wood is-.'slowly ;jiu proving from his sickness. Mrs. James Jeffries was a Rehssi - laer goer yesterday. Miss Alice Stevenson is spending the week with Miss Myrtle Poole. Mrs. Charles Ferguson is on the sick list. Ray Campbell, her nephew, is also sick, y 1 Leslie Lowman went over to his brother. Charles, at Parr to see his new niece Sunday. Mrs. Wm. McDonald called on Mrs. R. V. Johns and Mrs. C. H. Stultz Thursday afternoon. Sam and Ike Parker, of South Dakota, are here to visit their relatives and friends at this place. Miss Ethel Ferguson and cousin, Ray, and Mrs. Paul Stephens called on Mrs. Grant Lutz Thursday evening. Mrs. O. E. Ditchings and Mrs. Charles Armstrong called on Mrs. J. R. Phillips and mother Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. A 1 Miller, of Monon, ■who came Sunday to visit their daughter, Mrs. C. E. Messenger, returned home Monday. Charles Stevenson and Clarence Holiday, of Kersey, spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Alice Stevenson and her parents. Mrs. J. R. Phillip 3 and Mrs. R. L. Bussell and children spent Tuesday with Mrs. Bussell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Parker.

PINE GROVE. James Torl.et buzzed wood Wednesday. Creola Torbet called on Nile Britt Monday afternoon. Ira Daniels spent Sunday with John Dale and family. Will Haves’ family have the mumps at this writing. Zela Wiseman is working for Mrs. Harry Gifford at present. Several from this neighborhood attended the Joe Davis’ sale Tuesday. Harvey Gifford and sons, Harold and Curtis, were Gifford callers Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels took dinner with James Torbet and family Sunday, Mrs. Sarah Jordan spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Harry Gifford and family. 1 John Torbet and Johnnie Gibbs spent Wednesday night with John Dale and family. Several young folks from this vicinity attended the oyster supper at Aix Saturday nights Etbei r.nd George Oratner spent Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith and family. Remember the next literary kt Independence Thursday night, March 19. Everybody invited. Mrs. Andy Ropp and daughter, Bessie and baby, spent Fnuav with Mrs. James Britt and family. Mrs. Row Torbet and two children s]>ent Wednesday with her parents, Charles Ffh "oyer and family Mr. and Mrs. Blueford Torbet and daughter, Ruth, spent Sunday with Hrs. Sarah MeCleary and son, Everett. Harvey Gifford attended the Joe Davis’ sale and purchased some very nice pictures for his wife. How about it, Harvey?

POSSUM RUN. Mrs. Hurley was a Parr goer Tuesday. There was a large crowd attended the sale of .Joe Davis Tuesday. A nine-pound hoy was born to Mr and Mrs. James Davis Mondav morning. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker r.nd sons were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. v Mr. and Mrs. John Price, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs O P Braddock. Mr. and Mrs. ]ke Marlatt sp»nt w ith Mr and Mrs. Linden Daugherty. Mt. and Mrs. Cluss Beitenbauh spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs Johu Price. Everett Parker spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Parker, of near Medaryville. Mr. and .Mrs. Greeley Comer and family spent Saturday afternoon

W. A. McCurtain Auctioneer Bifford, - . 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 322-L for Dates

’with Mr. and Mrs. George Heil, of ■' near Gifford. j Mr. and Mrs. James Myers called on Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pollock Wed- | nesday afternoon. : Mrs. John McCurtain and daughter, {nat|:e, called on Mrs. Newton 1 rice ' and daugh.' \- -V Mr. and Mrs. Kea Git •-„ en Moncay evening and Tuesday with Mr. ; ~•! Mrs. John McCurtain and family.

MILROY Anna Castor was a Rensselaer visitor Monday. j Ettie McCashen was in McCoysburg Tuesday afternoon, i Sunday school at 10 a. m., Sunday, preaching March 22 at 2 p. ri. Mr. and Mrs. Ogle were called to Hamilton county the first of the j week. j C. Straley was visiting Branson Clark and family the first of the week. Mrs. Belle Parks and daughter. Hazel, called on Mrs, Frank May Monday afternoon. Mrs. John Mitchell is having dental work done, at Rensselaer. She was in town Tuesday. 1 Mrs. T. A. Spencer met with the Ladies' Missionary Society at G. A. Jacks', in Lee, Tuesday. Frank Eldridge spent Saturday night with his grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eldridge. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cochran visited the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Korah Eldridge, Sunday. Russel Wood was in Rensselaer Saturday and spent Saturday night with his uncle, Mr. Sunderland. Misses Anna Castor, Goldie and Ernest Beaver spent Saturday evening with Leona and Clifford Ogle. Mrs. Frank May and Mrs. George Foulks called on Mrs. Louisa Foulks and Mrs. Jennie Rishling, in Monon, Friday. Little Inez Marc-hand was quite sick Tuesday. Dr. Clayton was called, but at this writing she is very ill with pneumonia. Charles, the youngest son, is also very sick with la grippe. The doctor is still in attendance.

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LEE. Gifford Mars and wife spent last Sunday a* Joseph Clark’s. The Missionary Ladies met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs G. A Jacks. A carload of coal is being unloaded here this week for the Horton dredge.

John Ringin had his silo filled again during the last week. Now they are refilling J. R. Clark’s silo. Isaac Parker and brother, Sam, of South Itakota, w r ere here this week calling on relatives and old friends. Morris Jacks and Hubert Maxwell are entertaining the mumps this week. Hubert is staying here with Morris.

•lohn Noland, who has been here the last few weeks visiting his parents. started for his home in Alaska Tuesday morning. Henry Sparling and wife, of D—motte, were here the past week visiting friends. Arm Lewis and wife and O. A. Jacks and S. M. Jacks families. Asa Iloleman and family and f'hloe and Edith Overton and Miss Pearl A andervort went from church Sunday to Mrs. C. A. lioleman’s for uinner. Elzie Miller and family. Qrval Iloleman and family. Elmer Gilmore and family and T. R. Clark and wife went from church Sunday to J. H. Culp's for dinner. - Last Tuesday Mrs. Walter Jordan planned a birthday surprise on her husband and a housefull of relatives ami neighbors sj>ent a very enjoyable evening with them. Light refreshments were served.

PARR. Dr. Kannal was in Parr Wednesday. Mrs. Joe Luers sj>ent Tuesday in Chicago. Alva Potts is putting down a well for Firnven Thompson. James Longstrath is about after a long spell of sickness. Mrs. Abe Myers has returned home from an extended visit at Delphi. Ed Lane has written several life insurance policies in Parr and vicinity. Skinner Price will move on the Thompson farm near Fair Oaks the first of the week. Perry Griffith is announcing that he will serve first-class dinner and lunches on March 19. Everybody come.

li HUSTLING FOR BUSINESS. The man who whispers down a well about the goods he has to sell, wont reap the golden, gleaming dollars like the one who climbs a tree and hollers. I am selling buggies on Front street, a new car just received.—C. A. ROBERTS, Rensselaer, Ind.

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WISCONSIN!

THE GREATEST BUTTER AND CHEESE STATE IX THE UNION —10,000 ACRES. The "Land of Promise" Tract in the "Grassland of America" Is Now Open for Settlement. Young man, what are you going to do in the spring? Are you going to be content to make a sla've of yourself on that old worn out farm? Are you going to wear out your machinery and horses this summer as .■- : did last, and after giving a share of your crop, find yourself with no more of the comforts of life than when you began? I SAY NO! No; after you have learned of the opportutaity I have to offer you * Write to me and let me tell you about the great farm products and "COME FOR A HOME IN WISCONSIN.” Here you will find a soil capatde of producing anything that will grow. You will find on this soil a crop ready to harvest, for the land is covered with timber, and a ready market for all you can take to town. You will find a good climate, pure drinking water, sociable neighbors, and modern facilities, >such as good schools, churches, rural routes, and telephone lines everywhere. Here YOU CAN GET A HOME, if you have only three or four hundred dollars, because I am offering this land to you at sls and sl6 an acre on terms that will be convenient to you. You will not have to work one bit harder than you now do, and you will have the satisfaction of w’orking for yourself and family on your own land. I have many opportunities in improved and unimproved stock farms. Now "THERE NEVER WAS PUT ONE CROP OF LAND, AND THAT ONE IS RAPIDLY BEING HARVESTED.” You cannot afford to •waste more time in idle contemplation. Write me, this very day, and let me tell you all. I will be at Wan at ah, Ind., until the middle of -May and can arrange to show yon tuis land when convenient for you. a 8 ■ LAWRENCE F. ASHLEY.

PUBLIC SALE, As I have more sto(?k than T can handle on my farm. I will hold a public sale at my farm, 7 miles north and 1 % miles west of Rensselaer, - miles east and l mile north of Parr and 1 n miles west of Aix beginning at 10 a. m., on Monday, March 23, 1914. 1 l Horses and Mules—l black mare 4 years ojd, wt. 1100; 1 gray horse 1 1 years old, wt. 1200: ! sorrel mare. wt. 1100; 4 bay mare colt, coming 2 years old, wt. 1000 s; { blank horse colt coming 2 years old, wt. 1000; i steel grav horse colt ■» years old, wt. 900;; l hay horse colt coining 2 years old. wt. 9©O'- 2 spring horse colts and good ones; ~ span gray mules, and 1 Years old wt. 2000.

-O Cows and Calves I", milch cows, some will have calves by day of sale, some will be fresh in April ami May, some are giving good flow* of milk now; 1 cow with calf by ide: 5 calves coming yearlings. 10 Good Brood Sows—3 Dtirbc fmws averaging 250 pounds each, to farrow latter part of April and May; l Poland China boar, will weigh about 350 pounds. Farin Tools —-1 rubber tire buggy, good as new; 1 set single driving harness, good as new; l Buick Model 10 automobile, in good running or«ier. has just been overhauled, with top, side curtains, everything in good shape; 3 bronze gobblers. Terms—B months credit will be given on siims over $lO with the i saal conditions; 6 per cent o,f for cash when entitled to credit. FRED W. SOHTTLTZ. M A. McCurtain, auctioneer C. *'• Spitler, clerk. Hot lunch by Brushwood Aid.

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IN THE WOR LD OF SPORT

Penn's Star Sprinter to Try Per Rsscrd-

Photo by American Press Association.

Patterson. the crack sprinter of the University of Pennsylvania truck team, will aim to establish a new mark in tiie seventy-five yard dash in'the national indoor championships of the A A. U. These- frames occur at Madison Square Garden. New York, March 2. New York May Supervise Baseball. Supervision of the big professional baseball games in Greater Xetv York city and the payment to the state of r per cent of the gross receipts en h year are proposed in a bill introduced a.t Albany by Assemblyman Goldberg of Manhattan ■ A state t < uimission three nu-io tiers, two of whom live in New York, is to be appointed by the governor n supervise big league ''aseball in the First ju licial district. The powers are to be siaiii.ir to those exercised by the state boxing commission. The commission is also authorized to supervise the sale of tickets with tinidea. as Assemblyman Goldberg ex plained, “of preventing a recurrence of the ticket selling scandal of las; season's world series." rile greater part of the money col tec ted from the baseball clubs is to be Used for establishing playgrounds in the metropolitan district. The re maindci is to defray the expenses o! the commission, not to exceed ST>,tMHI a year, including traveling expenses and the salary of a secretary.

Big Auto Tour. I' rank X. Mudd of Chicago, head of the A. A. A. touring information hoard, is making extensive [dans for 1!>1X Among these is included a trip to San Francisco for the Panama-Pacific exposition. The routing may include also Los Angeles and the San Diego exhibition. The bureau is perfecting its transcontinental routes so it will he prepared to meet the demands of all members who may want to go to ttie coast in the exposition year. The association now has the northwest trail and the sunset trail, to which will soon be added the overland trail, the midland trail, a log of the southern transcontinental highway and other cross country material.

To Use EngliSh^Shell. A new English shell xHll be used by the University of Pennsylvania eight in the race with Princeton and Columbia on Lake Carnegie on May 9. This announcement was made by Coach Vivian Xiekalls. Although Coach Nickalls does not believe in the English stroke, be thinks the shells made in England far superior to any ever manufactured here. Yale uses English shells. Berth for Sheckard. Jimmy Sheckard. who helped the Chicago Nationals to win fwo world's championships, will not jump to the Federal league after all. Instead Sheckard will lend the Toledo club of the American association. Announces Regatta Dates. The chamber of commerce of Coeiu D'Alene. Ida., lias announced the dates for the 1914 regatta on July 2. 3 and 4. and the publicity committee has started on its work for the second annual event. Won’t Go After Ford. Frank Farrell, president of the New York Americans, said he would totally ignore Russell Ford, bis former star pitcher, who has jumped to. the Fed era I league.

SUMMARY OF THE WORLD’S EVENTS

IMPORTANT NEWS BOILED DOWN TO LAST ANALYSIS. 6 . ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS Brief Notes Covering Happenings In This Country and Abroad That Are of Legitimate Interest to All the People. Washington Under President Wilson’s orders issued from the war department at Washington, two additional regiments of American infantry were, sent to Eagle Pass and Laredo, Tex., to allay fears of Mexican raids on border towns and banks. , •, * • Secretary Bryan in an address at Annapolis, Md., said he hoped that not only would this country borrow the Initiative and fererendum as it had borrowed the Australian ballot, but that in time It would adopt the postal vote. The postal vote allows a citizen, though away from home, to cast his vote on an election day and have it counted. • * • • , The Alaska bill providing for the construction of a thousand miles of government railroad to connect coal fields with the coast at an expenditure of 135,000,000 was made ready for the president’s signature when the senate at Washington, by a vote of 42 to 27, adopted the conference report already adopted by the house. * • • Frank M. Ryan, president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, and 23 of his, associates whose convictions in the labor dynamite cases were aft firmed by the Supreme court at Washington, intend to'apply for a pardon. * * • “If the country towns are to remain on the map you must give some protection ot the small dealer." declared Charles A. Ireland of lopia. Mich., president of the National Retail Hardware association, before the house judiciary committee at Washington, in protesting against alleged assistance the parcel post is giving mail-order houses to eliminate the country merchants. * * *

Blame for most of the riots and loss of life and property in the Paint and Cabin Creek districts of West Virginia in 1912 is' put upon the coal operators and civil authorities in a report submitted to the senate at Washington by Chairman Swanson of the special committee named to investigate conditions in the West Virginia mines. • - • • Domestic Three women were nominated for office in Aurora, 111., at the first election In which Aurora women have had the right to participate. * * • V lctor Olander of Chicago, secretary of the Great Lakes Seamen’s union, testifying before the house marine committee at Washington in behalf of the La Follette seamen’s bill, charged that excursion steamers on the great lages carried crews too small for manning lifeboats. • • • Henry Siegel, head of department store enterprises in New Y'ork and Boston, and Frank S. Vogel, his partner, were indicted by the grand jury at New York on charges of grand larceny and violations of the banking laws. Both men surrendered, entered pleas of not guilty and were released under bonds of $25,000 each. * * * An indictment was returned by the grand jury at Omaha, Neb., against Irving H. Baxter, formerly United States attorney and district judge, charging extortion and blackmail. Two other well-known attorneys wereindlcted for the same offense, and three for other offenses. • • • Lieut. John C. Porte, a retired British naval officer, who is to pilot the Rodman Wanamaker transatlantic flyer, sail from New York for England on the Lusitania. He has spent a week with Glenn H. Curtiss at Hammondsport, looking over the machine and making various suggestions &b to design and equipment. * * • Col. D. <b. Collier has resigned the presidency of the Panama-California exposition to be held at San D|iego, Cal. Lack of personal funds to keep up the work Is given as the reason. * * * That thqre will be a referendum vote of Calumet members of the Western Federation of Miners on the proposal to call off the strike which was started July 23, 1913, was announced by William Richard, president of the Calumet! local of the union. ** * • The monument of Gov. William Goebel In front of the new state capitol at Frankfort, Ky., w T as unveiled. Snow and cold made the weather conditions similar to those on the day 14 years ago ‘when Goebel fell mortally wounded by an assassin’s bullet. * * * Shared Fields shot and killed his twin brother at West Fork. Ark., after they quarreled about a line concerning some property. The living brother claims self-defense, telling officers his dead brother attacked him with a knife.

Fifty men, women and children were driven to the street in their night clothing and Mrs. Lottie Hirsch was fatally burned in a fire in the slxI story apartment house at 312 NinetyI third street, New York. The British government’s plan for the conciliation of Ulster in the Irish; home rule bill was laid before the. house of commons at London. It met; with a cool reception from Unionists. Sir Edward Carson rejected the offer. • * • With the exception of one saloon, l the entire business portion of South. Prairie, Wash., a town of 350 people, 18 miles ekst of Tacoma, was destroyed by fire. * * • Five hundred members of the unenn I ployed armies were driven from Sa<v ramento, Cal., by 300 deputy sheriffs . [ after a series of riots in which much blood was shed, and are encamped on . the Y'olo county side of the Sacramento river, swearing vengeance , against the city. * * * ; Three men died at Los Angeles, Cal„. I from what is said to have been the effect of a blood purifying remedy. This makes a total of seven who havet iied from this treatment In two days. • • • A “white list” of appropriate moving pictures will be placed before the people of Los Angeles, Cal., every week; by the Million club, a local organization of women. The club appraised a committee of censors; • • • Mexican Revolt Reports received at Washington; from Brigadier General Bliss at El Paso and Consul Garrett at Laredo, received at the war and state departments cleared up the mystery in the delivery on American soil of the body of Clemente Vergara. They satisfied the officials that no act had been com-i mltted by national or state agents in violation of Mexican sovereignty. • * • The rebel attack on Torreon by; Villa’s troops has begun. Immediately 2,000 federals were rushed to the towni by special train to reinforce the defenders. A dozen of the leading citizens of Torreon, refugees, were killed when the rebels blew up a passenger; train near Hernos. * • • Senator Fall of New Mexico urges armed intervention to quiet Mexico and gives a list of more than 100 murders and outrages to foreigners in that country in a speech from the floor of the senate at Washington He calls Wilson’s policy inadequate. Senator Shively, in reply to Fall, declares the sending of armed forces into Mexico to protect aliens will mean war and says a waiting policy will bring peace eventually. ’ * • * ! Declaring that General Villa’s action in demanding payment of $250,000 from Gen. Lnls Terrazas under threats or sending his son. Luis Terrazas 11, !to the front rank in the attack on Torreon was creating a bad impression in the United States, General Carranza wired orders to Villa at Chihuahua, Mex., to withdraw the demands. * • • Foreign Clashes between federal troops on one side and revolutionists and strikers on the other were reported from the state of Ceara, Brazil, where martial law was proclaimed. * * * Five hundred Chinese brigands swept down upon Laohokow, China, in Hepeh province, sacked the town, killed a foreign missionary, wounded another and then impressed 2,000 ; coolies to carry off their loot. Soldiers were sent In pursuit, * • * After duration of a day and a half i the general strike of 100,000 workmen I came to an end In Rome. • * • Herr Seidler, a well-known opera ; singer, killed himself at Berlin. In | order to make death sure the singer shot himself in the head while leani ing from a window so his body would fall to the stones beneath. * * • Count Moriana, brother of the duke of Santo Mauro. grand master of the j Spanish queen’s household, was killed ; 114 Santander, Spain, in a collision be- | tween his automobile and a wagon. • • • i Personal »v Capt. Cyril R. Downer of the Northamptonshire infantry regiment was : killed by a fall with his aeroplane j while flying over the infantry aerodrome on Salisbury plain, In England * * * Dr. James C. Bush, fifty-seven, a l dentist of Cannelton. Ind., lay down for a nap in Louisville, Ky., with a lighted cigarette in his mouth. The bed clothing caught fire and he burned to death. j• • • Milliam A- Huffman, a former Terre Huate councilman, who was convicted of participating in election frauds, was sentenced to serve three to ten years in the penitentiary. •' • ■ • Ferdinand Pinney Earle, American artist, and Miss Charlotte Herman, found guilty of having kidnaped Earle’s son. escaped prison terms because they had served some time in Jail at Romorantin, France. • • • Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of the militant suffragettes, was arrested at a suffragette meeting In St. Andrew’s hall in Glasgow, after a fight with the police in which a score of women were hurt and several constables badly bruised.