Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1914 — Page 5

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Uncle John Casey of Fair Oaks was a visitor in the city Thursday. John Taylor and family of near Remington were visitors in the city Thursday. G. 11. McLain’s aged father, of Wausean, Ohio, is visiting the former here. See our complete line of Staver & Harper buggies before you buy.— SCOTT BROS. Alf Donnelly says that he has the finest 10 acres of onions ever grown in Jasper* county. For Sale—Nice sweet potato plants, one mile south of Parr.— HARSHBERGER & CHUPP. Dr. Hemphill, accompanied by John Casey of Fair Oaks, was a Remington visitor yesterday. Cultivators, both shovel and surface, at Herath’s, and a special price on them that should move them. J2O There is still considerable corn yet to be planted on the lower ground in varjous sections of Jasper county. Miss Ruth Stoudt of Remington is visiting Mrs. F. E. Babcock this week and attending some of the commencement week functions. The junior reception at the armory Wednesday night was largely attended and all had a splendid time. An orchestra from Lafayette furnished the music. A barn on the Peter Hermanson farm in Gillam tp., was destroyed by fire early Tuesday evening, together with several tons of hay and other contents; The loss was partly covered by insurance. John D. Miller, who formerly lived on the S. W. M„vers farm west of Monticello, but now of Hanging Grove township, Jasper county, is now on crutches, as a result of a fall from a sulky plow.—Monticello Journal.

FORD un, H al Everyone knows the Ford. It has that clean-cut, dependable look—lightness and strength m every line. It s the one car sold in numbers the world over. It s popular—because it s a better car sold at a lower price. Five hundred dollars is the price of the Ford runabout; the touring car is five fifty; the town car seven fifty—f. o. b. Detroit, complete with equipment. Get catalog and particulars from I. Ffoover, local agent, Rensselaer, Indiana

Mrs. Lee Mauck is confined to her home with, an abscess of the throat. Bert Greenlee, of Yeoman, Carrol county, visted friends here this week. C. J. Barley, the Delphi plaining mill man, was a Rensselaer visitor Wednesday. > See the latest in the buggy- creation. Something new and most practical.—SCOTT BROS. Wheat is generally reported,wfo be looking fine, and promises an excellent yield this season. Before buying that new buggy, see the Emerson buggies at Herath’s; up-to-date and the price is right. j2O Fertilizer—-A few tons on hand which will be closed out at a bargain.—.LEO KOLHOFF, phone 501-J. Miss Merle Hiatt, of Wabash, who has been visiting here with the family of George Hopkins, returned home Wednesday. Our stores will be closed from 11:00 a. m., until 5:00 p. m., Saturday, Decoration Day.—JOSEPH A. LEERS, GEORGE H. HAMMERTOX-,. Parr, ind. Mrs. Bruce White returned home from Tefft the first of the week, after a week's visit with her brothers, Robert and Louie , Zick, and her sister. Mrs. William Warren. Delos Thompson, accompanied by Thompson and Bradley Ross, and Edward -Merrill, of Chicago, drove to Indianapolis yesterday afternoon to see the races today. Others intended to go via auto and iGso via rail. I

Dr. F. H. Hemphill returned Thursday from the state ryeeting of county health officers at Indianapolis. Wednesday afternoon he was out to the speedway and saw the elimination races in which some of the drivers at times made better than 125 miles an hour.

The Monticello high school graduated a class of thirty Tuesdaynight. \ Gharley Hemphill has been making some improvements to his hitch ham office. Mrs. James Peck, of Remington, visited her sister. Mrs. Matt Worden, here Wednesday. M e can save you money when you need a new buggy. See us before you buy^— SCOTT BROS. A. c. Stauffenburg, of Manhattan, 111., came Thursday to look after h;s farm southeast of town, occupied by Isaac Saidla. Mrs. Edward Herath and two children went to Joliet, 111., Thursday to visit relatives 'for a couple of weeks. tor Sale—lt will pay you to call on me before buying Hungarian seed. Also seed anti eating potatoes tor sale.—ALF DOXXELLY, phone 545-B. ' • Mrs. \V. L. Myer and children, who have been visiting her parents in I’ rankf'ort for the past week or ten days, returned home Wednesday evening. noon John Xagel, of near Pleasant Ridge, had a horse killed by lightning, and Henry Doan, of near Laura, also had a horse struck, that will die. Both carried insurance that will partly cover their losses.

Walter Kurrie, of Philadelphia, was the guest of his brother, H. R. a few days the first of the week. He, has been spending the winter in Florida, but expects to put in the summer among the lakes in Wisconsin., 1 Township Trustee Harvey W. Wood, Jr., attended the F. & A. M., grand lodge in Indianapolis the first of thd week as alternate fdr Dr. E. X. Loy, who was unable to go on account of havirig been summoned as a witness in the Willis trial at Kentland, , Among the purchasers of Ford touring cars this week from the local agent, W. I. Hoover, are: W. E. Jacks of southeast of Rensselaer; Alpha McCashen of Jordan tp.; John Scott of Barkley tp.; Rev. Postill of Rensselaer; Shaffer £~Son of the Main garage. Having sold out completely his carload of Ford automobiles received Monday, W. 1. Hoover, with his wife and Rev. and Mrs. C, W. Postill, drove to Earl Park Wednesday afternoon and brought over two new cars from there, both of which ritad already been sold. A splendid rain, which was quits general in this section of the country fell here at an early hour Wednesday morning, and another heavy rain fell Wednesday afternoon. These rains helped out the oats and grass woderfully, and seemed to give new life to all vegetation.

W. H. Beam, after a vacation and rest of several weeks occasioned primarily by an attack of illness, will resume his duties as agent at the Monon Ration Monday, fuly recuperated and in the best trim he has been in several years. He has gained 18 pounds in weight during his rest. Rural Route No. 2 out of Fair Oaks, starts Monday. This new route changes the service of many subscribers of The Democrat, and in order to insure receiving their paper promptly they should notify us at once of such change. No regular carrier has been appointed as yet for this route. i;. ■ . v,;.; - :■ Joseph Myers, linotyper on The Democrat, with his little son, left for LaGrange, Ind., his old home, last evening, tO| spend Decoration day with relatives, and C. E. Lohr, also employed in the mechanical department on The Democrat, went to Hoopeston, 111., the same evening to spend over Sunday with his wife. A dispatch was received here early in the week by the F. M. Parker familyi of the critical illness of Mrs. Mary Pritchard, widow of D&vid Pritchard, formerly of Jasper county, at her home ip Indianapolis. Mr. Pritohard was a half-brother of the* late Mrs. F. M. Parker. Nothing since has been learned of her condition. - - 1 i The fire department was called put Wednesday afternoon during the heavy rain by an alarm of fire from the T. 0. Wynegar residence on North Cullen street, ow;ned by G. I. Thomas, of Remington. Lightning had run in over the telephone wire and caused a little smoke, scaring the family into the belief that the house was on fire, but no damage in particular was done, The Democrat is informed. j

An affidavit was filed with Squire 1 Irwin Thursday evening by Deputy! Prosecutor Deau. charging Allen Swim and Bruce Harding with fight-] ing at the ball game Sunday, as published in Wednesdays Democrat.] At this writing rarests had not been made but it is reported that the! parties will “plead guilty and pay : their fines. ' i Tutesday and Wednesday, espec-j ially, were both very warm days nearly all over the country'. In ! New York Wednesday was the hottest’ May 1 2 7in the history of the weather ] bureau. The mercury there reached bl at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and' many heat prostrations were reported, including two deaths. It was also very hot in Chicago. G. I). Gregory, of Wheatfleld. the veil known and popular agent for the t)r. Baker remedies, is now canvassing in this territory. Mr. Gregory is the democratic nominee for trustee of Wheatfleld tp., and it is generally conceded stands an excellent show of election, notwithstanding the large republican majority in that township. Mr. Gregory was a school teacher in his younger days and is a man of good judgment, nonest and conscientious, and will make a popular and capable public official.

The Girls' Card Club entertained the members of the dub and their gentleman friends to the number of about forty at the home of Miss Belle. Laßue, on River street, Monday evening, in honor of Miss Georgia Harris, a member of the club, soon to become the bride of Rex Warner. Six-handed seven-up was played, and refreshments consisting of creamed chicken, hot rolls, pickles, lemon ice and coffee were served. A picture, “The Hanging of the Crane,”, was presented Miss Harris as remembrance of the occasion.

INDIANA BREVITIES

Peru.—Earl Grover, Jr., is said to be the smallest baby • In the world. At the age of four days he weighs 20 ounces. He Is growing In an incubator.

Mitchell.—Porter Bowman, thirty years old, met death 4vhile ' clearing land on the farm owned by the Lehigh Portland Cement company, three miles northeast of this city. Bowman thought a fuse had gone out and returned to the stump and his head was blown off. Wabash. —T. S. Keller suffered a broken collar bone and two broken Tibs and Mrs Keller and son and Mrs. Ira Suowbarger were slightly hurt when their auto turned over after running into a ditch. The occupants were all pinned beneath the car.

Bloomington —Merle Decker, fourteen years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Decker, southwest of Elletsville, was drowned while fishing in the Dennis Summitt pond. With his brother, George, the youth Was on an improvised raft, which overturned in 12 feet of water.

Hartford City—Merrill Williams, six years old, shot and killed his brother, John, four, with a revolver. The weapon was loaded with a shot shell and had been used by the father, John £Villiams. to kill rats. The load entered the boy’s forehead above the right eye. Mitchell.—The farmers of Lawrence county went In automobiles provided by merchants of this city to inspect the alfalfa fields of the county. They were accompanied by several Purdue experts and the county agent, C. Jones. A lecture was given here by Doctor Beaver of Purdue university.

Goshen.—The Bristol post offic. was broken into when the panels of the back doors were removed. Only a small sum of change was obtained. No attempt was made to blow the safe. The robbers escaped by stealing a horse and buggy belonging to Philip Smith, which were abandoned later on the road. Sullivan.—While Rev. Cleve McGuire was preaching a sermon on hell? the gasoline lights of the church sprung a leak. When Newton Brewer, janitor, started to correct the flow the gasoline became Ignited and a stream of fire enveloped him. The minister assisted in putting out the Are and then resumed his sermon. Brewer was badly burned. 1 j Culver.—Logansport citizens came 4,000 strong to dedicate the' memorial i gateway which they have »j erected at Culver Military academy as recognition of the rescue work of Culver cadets in the floods of March, 1913. j A bottle of Wabash water was used to christen the gate by Miss Helen Fickle, daughter of Logansport’s mayor during the flood. Evansville. —At the field day exercises here a special grand stand collapsed and 300 women and children were seriously hurt. The fire department and police rushed every man available to the rescue work. Men fought to get their wives and children into the ambulances. The band kept playing lively airs while the rescue work went on. I Bedford. —Mrs. Charles Holland was i

Instantly killed here.ln a runaway accident and her husband so seriously Injured that his recovery is doubtful. Mr. and Mrs. Holland, who live at Erie, drove here to attend the Memorial day services at the First Baptist church. Their horses became frightened at a passing automobile when a short distance from the church and bolted. Both occupants were thrown out, Mrs. Holland alighting on her head, breaking her neck. She was dead when picked up. Her husband received Internal injuries. Indianapolis —Children playing with matches caused a lire at Morris and Reisner streets which burned a barn and shed, damaged a grocery, a drug store, a physician's office and a dwelling and for a time threatened to spread to other structures. The losses in most cases were’nominal, but only quick work by the' fire department, prevented a serious blaze. The fire originated in a barn at 1621 West Morris stret, belpuglng to Mrs. Fred Mertz. A small quantity of hay was stored in the building. The loss was $l2O. The flames communicated to a shed at 1615 West Morris street, owned by John Hallond. Damage there amounted to S3O. The sparks from these fires ignited roofs of the following buildings: Frame grocery of B. L. Janies, 1623 Morris street; drug store of T. J. Welsh, 1625 West Morris street; . frame dwelling occupied by W. T. Gobal, 1626 West Morris street; office of Dr. S. O. Leak, 1211 Reisner street, and frame dwelling occupied by George Garrison, 1217 Reisner street. Garrison's cottage was damaged to the extent of S2O, but the other losses ranged from $5 to $lO. Fort Wayne.—Goldie Arclibold, aged fifteen, is dead at a hospital as the result of taking bichloride of mercury tablets while In jail in Bryan, 0., ten days ago. The Arclibold girl and Emma Freeland, both of this efty, were being held at the Ohio city charged with the theft of a horse and buggy. The Arclibold girl's father, a railroad conductor, obtained their release after his daughter had attempted suicide. Bloomington. T. B. Ritter, age fifty-nine, a retired farmer, died of concussion of the brain, suffered In a fall downstairs at his home.

As the Greek government is of bpltion that the British soldi i is the. best dressed fighting ilia n in Europe they have instructed a well known London military tailor to design new uniforms for all their olTb-ers and men. Hereafter the I tars in the province of Quebec will not be allowed to open until 7:30 a. in., half an hour later than at-present. This is to prevent the workingmen of the province from taking a drink on the way to work. A machine has been devised for imi .fating the noise of an aeroplane cn gine\with the object of alarming bos tile troops. The Servian and Montenegrin troops used a rattle during the Balkan war to imitate machine gun tire.

A Scottish woman who lias just died left a will in which she instructed the executor to erect statues of herself, her parents, her brothers and tier sisters—twelve statues in all— and to spend annually the sum of $ 10,000 upon the same.

Complaints are made in Paris thnt tomatoes, melons, cucumbers, squashes —nearly everything except potatoeshave become so high priced that they are beyond the reach of working people whose daily earnings do not exceed SO cents or $1 - Ghent, Belgium, furnishes practically all of the potted specimens of the symmetrical Araucaria, or Norfolk island pine, used as an ornamental so tiage house plant In Europe and America. The United States imports at east 250,000 of these plants in small pots each year.

in one of the camps on the sliore of Lake Rehago, Me., there is a fireplace containing sixty rocks, every one of which bears the likeness of the face of a man or animal. The rocks have been collected from many miles around, and the effect Is heightened by glass eyes whirl) have been adder!.

Base Ball! Western Star Athletic Club Colored VS. Athletics —■■ ■ At Riverside Athletic Park Rensselaer SUNDAY, MAY 31, ’l4 The Western Stars are booked by the leading agency in Chicago and are a live lot of colored ball players with a good record. Band Concert During Game Admission 25c. Game Galled at 2:30

IT „ vai || N T V I / v \ ..---'“'B * I A I We Never Slumber When otherwise we might be SELLING LUMBER <7 We're at it from early morn till night, selling lumber that's always right. Whenever you want lumber stuff, come to us. /We have enough to supply the town, and all around with lumber that is dry and sound. i GRANT-WARNER LUMBER CO.

BBennelt Clotl. I—l »t Screen 77777777^^ Y ou ve Ever Seen S? 1 Make Your Dollars Count— Spend your money where it brings back most i Don't pay prices/biased on what the merchant thinks he ought to get they're invariably high. What our merchandise costs us governs what it. costs you. Before wo buy we make sure that the quality js there. When wo sell we tell you what \\e know no more. , And your purchase is a sight draft for the price you paid until you’re thoroughly satisfied. Try us. C. W. EGER, The Hardware Man. l)o You Want Lightning Protection? I can furnish you with lightning protection and give an insurance to that effect. I handle nothing hut the best lightning conductors and put them up in a scientific manner. If interested call and see me or phone 568. —FRANK A. BICKNELL, Rensselaer, Ind. tfs Buy your box stationery and envelopes at The Democrat Office.