Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1915 — Page 2

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THE JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT F. F. BABCOCK, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telephones Office 315 Residence 311 Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter June 8, 1908, at the postofflce at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 pages; Saturday Issue 8 pages. WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1915

ROUND ABOUT US.

The great Barnes vs. Roosevelt libel case came to an , end at Syracuse, X. Y, Saturday when tile jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Rochester, Fulton county, voted, 'we; ” Monday by a majority of 32. In 1911, when it last voted on the proposition, the vfrts carried the city Ly 172. ' .. .

NOTICE! Beginning June 1, 1915, and continuing thereafter, all of our business will be conducted on a CASH BASIS to everyone. No parties or persons excepted. Central Garage Main Garage ■ Rensselaer Garage Schroer Garage

Italy has at last entered the great European fight and will battle on the side of the allies. Dispatches yesterday stated that the Kaiser was rushing troops to the Austrian front for a dash against the new enemy’s eenter, the plan being to deal a f|uick blow to Italy.

Charles Gauss, former democratic ; politician of Indianapolis, who made' the race for mayor a few years ago against Lew Shank, committed suicide Sunday afternoon at his homo in chat city by hanging. He had been in poor health for the past six years, 1 and had become melancholly over' his condition. ' .. I John DePalma. auto racer, was probably fatally injured when, respite warnings, he was speeding on ; the Indianapolis auto race track Sun- ’ day afternoon when the track was wet from rain. The car skidded and turned six somersaults, DePalma and his mechanician, Clarence Phillips; were hurled through the air and left bruised and bleeding on the

track. It is thought that Phillips will recover.

President Wilson was again made a grandfather Friday night when a daughter was born to Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo, the mother, formerly being Miss Eleanor Wilson, the president’s youngest daughter. The McAdoo baby is the second grandchild of the president, his daughter, Jessie Wilson Sayre, having given birth to a grandson at the White House January 17. The babe has been christened) Ellen Wilson, after Mrs. McAdoo’s mother, the late mistress of the White House. •

MEET AT BATTLE GROUND.

Indiana Society of Chicago to Hold Annual .Meeting June 2ti. Lafayette, Ind., May 22.—-The annual outing of the Indiana Society of Chicago will be held at Battle Ground, June 20. The outing will be one of the mgst elaborate in the history of the society and will bring more than 500 visitors to Tippecanoe county. The party will leave Chicago early in the morning on a special train on the Monon and will arrive at Battle Ground before noon. A luncheon will be served, and immediately afterward, an allegorical Indian play in keeping with the history of the famous ground on which the outing is to be held, will be presented by members of the society, who will appear in Indian costumes. The leading parts will be taken by professional actors, and motion picture cameras will reproduce the play for presentation in all parts of the country.

Thomas R. Marshall, vice-presi-dent; Charles W. Fairbanks, former vice-president, and Governor Samuel M. Ralston will deliver short aa dress from the battlefield monument. Indian tepees will be erected on the battlefield and there will be a number of Indian ponies to make the scene more realistic. After the afternoon activities the visitors will come to Lafayette for a dinner party.

School House Among Buildings Destroyed Near Frankfort.

Frankfort, Ind., May 21. —A miniature cyclone and cloudburst visited the southeastern part of this county this morning, damaging property to the extent of $30,000, according to the estimate of farmers Who suffered losses. Farm buildings, . sheds, silos and one schoolhouse were demolished by the wind and large tracts of orchards and timber lands were stripped almost bare. At Antioch the storm did the most damage, wrecking many silos and blowing down a number of barns and. windmills; The Morris Chapel school house was leveled to the ground. Timbers from a barn north of the school building were carried for more than half a mile from the site

of th© building. One rafter was carried thirty rods, after which it struck the ground, burying one end of the beam several feet in the earth. At the Otto Lea farm south of Frankfort, a large barn was unroofed and five tons of hay stored in the building was- scattered over a large tract of land. Telephone lines and fences throughout the southeastern part of rhe county were blown down. Contrary to most windstorms the one today did not take everything in its path, but dipped and arose, missing many farm houses.

Great Lakes to the Gulf Highway.

Hammond, Ind., May 24.—As a result of the failure of the Dixie highway commissioners to select the Chicago-Indianapolis "air line," ■ a new and important automobile highway project has been evolved, which is intended to connect the Great Lakes with the Gulf. The ChicagoIndianapolis Air Line Association, an organization for the purpose of promoting the development of an automobile highway between Chicago and Indianapolis through the cities of Hammond, Crown Point, Rensselaer, Lafayette and Frankfort, has now decided to promote the advantages of its route, which will hereafter be known as the Calumet Tecumseh trail. This is expected to be the first division of an automobile thoroughfare, which will eventually connect Chicago with Pensecdla. The route suggested will be approximately Chicago, Hammond, Rensselaer, Lafayette, Terre Haute, Vincennes, Evansville, Nashville, Birmingham, Mont gomery and Pensacola. It is almost directly north and south and will be not more than 1,000 miles long.

WOLCOTT

[From The Enterprise.] Milroy Sigman and son, Emmerick, were guests Sunday of Mr. Sigman’s parents at Remington. A. R. Jones’is attending the Golden Jubilee of the Scottish Rite Masons at Indianapolis this week. Perry Spencer has commenced work on a fine new barn for Mrs. Rudolf Troxell on her farm west of town. . ’ Walter Seifert of Danville, 111., is vjsiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Seifert, and his brother, Mr. ano Frank Seifert. Mrs. Jane Jones and daughter, Miss .Minnie, and Miss Ruth Farnham spent Sunday with Mrs. Jones’ daughter, Mrs. Burling, at Remington. Mrs. E. J. Wood and Mrs. A. B. Wooden are in Indianapolis this week attending the Rebekah assembly, as delegates from the Wolcott lodge. Mrs. Lillie Renfrew left Wednesday evening for Indianapolis, where she will make her future home with her sons, .Paul and Ralph. Miss Esther will join her there at the end of the school term. Mrs. J. L. Hagins and Mrs. W. F. Powers of Rensselaer, were the guests Tuesday of the former’s daughter, Mrs. E. W. Irwin, and they al: o visited with .Mrs. Jennie Graham. Tuesday was the 56th anniversary of Mrs. Graham’s birth. Daniel Ze hr, one of Wolcott’s best known, and probably the oldest- German resident, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Chris Helderle, Tuesday evening, May IS, at nine o’clock, aged 8 7 years and 15 days, Mr. Ze hr ’ s dea t h was no t un ex pec t ed, as he had been in poor health for many weeks. Death was due to the infirmities of old age. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock from the German Apostolic church.

MEDARYVILLE.

IFrom The Advertiser.! Frank Reed returned home last Wednesday from a week's visit in Michigan. ~ 4 . The baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Timm has been very sick, but is now-improving. -Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kuldah of Wabash, are the guests of the latter’s parents; Charles Parker and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Baughman and Tittle daughter; Helen, were the guests of relatives at Monon last Sunday, ■ / w Misses Hannah and Mary O’Connor and AimindaSteinke left last Thursday to'attend school at Valparaiso. Rev. W. X. Dunn left Tuesday for a several weeks’ rest at Terre Haute and other places by order of his physician. Mrs. I. E. Petry and son, Paul, left last Saturday for Noblesville, being called there by the serious illness of her father. A. S. Radcliff and nephew, S. E. Radcliff, of Dwight, 111., are the guests of their daughter and cousin respectively, Mrs. Fred Long, and family. The six-year-old son of Mr. arid Mrs. George Hansen of Minneapolis, Minn., who with his parents has been visiting at the home of his uncle, Fred Timm, met with 1 a serious accident. He fell from a wagon load of wood in such a way that the wheels passed over both legs, breaking one bone. Dr. Linton was called and dressed the fracture and the boy is now recovering,

FRANCESVILLE.

[From The Tribune.] Misses Eleanor Timmons and Martha Cords went to Monticello last week, where they will spend the summer. Mrs. J. F. Easterday and children of Culver, returned home Monday after being the guests of Mrs. Belle Geib at the home of M. M. Maxwell the past week.

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FOR SALE For Sale— Southeast Missouri lands where they get two crops from the same land in the same year. Corn from 40 to 90 bushels. Wheat from 18 ts 45 bushels, followed by a crop of cow peas which makes from $25 io $35. Alfalfa makes from 4 to 6 cuttings and pays from SSO to SBS per acre. Cow peas are sowed in cornfield last cultivation and will produce as much hog flesh as an acre of corn. Go there and see If we have told the truth; if we have not we will pay your round-trip railroad fare, which is $7.96 one way from Rensselaer. Unimproved lands can be bought from $25 to S4O; partly improved from S4O to SSO; improved from SSO up, according to location and improvements. Terms: Onethird down,' balance on time at 6 per cent. Charleston is the county seat of Mississippi county, Mossouri, and is situated in the heart of the finest farming country in the world. Charleston has three railroad connections and ten trains daily. Mississippi county comprises 265,000 acres of fine black alluvial soil which grows in abundance corn, wheat, alfalfa, clover hay and in fact all kinds of farm products. It is a city of beautiful homes, churches (all denominations) and is not surpassed by any city of like size in the state for general neatness and an attractive appearance. It has a population of 4,500; has great thrift and enterprise. Three newspapers, three banks, large flouring mills and wooden ware enterprises. The farm products marketed in Charleston reach very large proportions and the general merchantile business would be a credit to any city twice its size. The population is growing steadily and substantially. Most of the inhabitants own their own homes. They have excellent schools. There are no saloons. They have the finest water. A healthful climate the whole year round. Mississippi county corn exports, 1,500,000 bushels. Mississippi county wheat exports, 1,100,000 bushels.—JOHN O’CONNOR, ex-sheriff of Jasper county, L. B. 475., Rensselaer, Ind.

For Sale— Sweet potato plants.— HARSHBURGER & CHUPP, Parr, Ind -, j-13 For Sale— Bass fertilizer, stored at Parr, also Indian squaw seed corn. —JOSEPH KOSTA, Fair Oaks, R-l, phone 37-K, Mt. Ayr. For Sale— 2 lots, good house, barn, wood and roal house, chicken house and park, good well and cistern, all kinds of fruit, cheap for quick sale.—Enquire at HEMPHILL BROS.’S BLACKSMITH SHOP. For Sale Cheap— Owing to my husband’s long continued sickness we wish to sell our residence property on Forest street, lot 71%xl80; 7-room house, electric lights, cellar, cistern, splendid drilled well, barn, 2 hen houses and parks, all in good condition; fruit and strawberries.— See MRS. J. W. KING, or J. C. Passons, phone 132. For Sale— Good second-hand refrigerator, outside measurement 34 in. wide, 46 in. high, 20 in. deep;

1 - *lr. and Mrs. E. L. Detamore will probably go to Culver Saturday to witness a program to be given by the military cadets on the college campus. Th’eir son,. Pa]il, is a member of the cadet corp who is taking the short-term in military tactics. He expects to be horiie Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Hill went to Winona Lake yesterday to attend the graduating exercises of the class in the. agricultural department. Theif son, Donald, is one of the graduates having completed the twoyear course and he is the youngest member of the class. He will apply his scientific knowledge on liis father’s farm south of Francesville.

Read This First.

Michigan Farm Bargains—NoSj 1. 134 acres, beautiful home on bank of Kalamazoo river: good buildings, newly painted, good 11-room house on stone foundation, large cellar, gas in house for cooking and lighting (piped from Otsego), cement walks around house and to mailbox; large barn, cow barn has 15 swinging stanchions, box stalls, cement floors, silo connected; new hog house with cement floor and troughs; 2 corn cribs. Farm is located 3 miles from Otsego, a hustling town of 3,500, has 5 paper mills, a shoe factory, and other good shops. A splendid market place. Good graded schools and high school. 120 acres tillable soil, 9 acres cut over timber, 5 acres pasture, over 50 acres seeded, a good field of alfalfa; 140 apple, 50 peach, plum and pear trees, grape arbor. Good loam soil with clay sub-soil, wire fences, 2 wells, 2 springs, river and cistern. Soil is, adapted to raising corn, oats, wheat, rye, potatoes, beans, sugar beets, clover, alfalfa, timothy, etc. Hard-maple land. Fine view with river and hills at foot of farm, slightly rolling, ample slope for drainage, pretty maple trees for shade. Price, $9,000.00. No. 2. 102 acre farm three miles from Kalamazoo, Mich., the garden spot of Michigan, about 50 miles north of South Bend, Ind.,; 1 level Ipnd, burr oak soil, adapted to ! raising corn, wheat, oats, alfalfa i and any kind of products; fine fruit. There is a good 9-room house, 2 fair

3 doors, ice door in front, large cooling chambers for food, ice capacity 100 pounds. For less than half its original cost.—Enquire at Democrat office or phone 311. ■ For Sale— lo 7 acre farm in Otsego county, N. Y.; 8 acres maple, beach and hemlock timber, including sugar grove, balance in good state of cultivation; good living springs in pasture lots, good well of water at house, land is gently rolling but not hilly and is easy to work. House recently remodeled, and practically good as new; 2 large barns in fair condition, and other outbuildings; farm well fenced, wire fencing; on R. F. D., and telephone. New evaporator and sap buckets goes with farm, all for $2,100. Reason for selling, poor health and too old to farm.—Address L. J. SHUT,LAND, Worcester, Otsego county, N. Y. WANTED Wanted— A position as housekeeper for a woman with 8-year-old bov. —Address MRS. J. Hi. WILSON, Rensselaer, Ind. Route 1. Wanted— To borrow $4,000 on good real estate security on 5-year loan; will pay 6 per cent Interest, semi-annually if desired.—Enquire at The Democrat office.

MISCELLANEOUS Painting Wanted— l am again prepared too do painting either by jou or day, and in town or country. Have my own means of conveyance. C. M. • BLUE, Box 304, laer. a . 6 Flowers— Call Phone 439 for cut flowers, potted plants, fruit, candy, bulbs, garden seed, onion sets, seed potatoes, cabbage and tomato plants. We carry at all times a nice lot of strictly fresh caught fish. We deliver to any place in the city.—OSBORNE FLORAL COMPANY. ts

FINANCIAL To Loan— ssoo on good personal security on six months or a year’s time; 6 per cent interest. —Enquire at Democrat office. Mutual Insurance—Fire and lightning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. Adams, phone 533-L. Fann Loans-—I can procure you a five-year loan on your farm at a low rate of interest. See me before placing your loan. Office, west side public square.—P. R. BLUE. Fann Loans— Money to loan on farm property in , any sums up to $1 0,000. E. P. HONAN. Farm Loans— l am making farm loans at the lowest rates of interest. Ten year loans without commission and without delay.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. Iflni thnl Without Delay * Itil I II Commission Uul I lv > Without Charges for H Making or Recording Instruments. W. H. PARKINSON

barns, elegant cellar under house; 10 acres in wheat, 14 acres in rye, 10 acres new clover seeding, 20 acres timothy, corn ground ready. Price, $6,000.00. No. 3. To close an estate. —Michigan dairy, stock, grain and grass farm at bargain; 189 acres level, loam soil; 10-room brick house on stone, good cellar, tenant house, good well of water at house, another at barn, good cistern with pump in house, 2 barns. Farm well fenced, new wire, with steel gates. There are 38 acres timber which- is worth at least $3,500, 30 acres fine, good pasture, balance plow land. There are about 3,000 cords firewood, oak, ash, maple, etc. Two milk routes, R. F. D., and on good roads. This is splendid farm, but 'to close estate will sacrifice for S6O per acre Cha If cash) which price includes 60 acres corn, 15 acres oats, big field of clover. See map of farm and get particulars at our office. These farms must be seen to be appreciated.—JOHN O’CONNOR, Rensselaer, Ind.

Notice to Heirs, Creditors and Legatees. In the Matter of the Estate of John Groom, Deceased. In the Jasper Circuit Court, April Term, 1915. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees and devisees of John Groom, deceased, and all persons interested in said estate, to appear in the Jasper Circuit Court, on Monday, the 13th day of September, 1915, Being the day fixed and endorsed on the final settlement account of The Trust and Savings Bank, executor of said decedent, and show cause if any, why such final account should not be approved; and the heirs of said decedent and all others interested, are also hereby notified to appear in said court, on said day and make proof of their heirshop, or claim to any part of said estate. ■THE TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, Executor. Judson J. Hunt, Attorney for Estate.