Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1915 — Page 8

Hanitoba Canadian Lands Wise people are investing in Manitoba Canada lands. There is fortune there for you in the famous farming country where bigger, better cattle and bountiful acres of farm products are produced for less money. Unimproved lands $30.00 per acre. Improved lands from $55 to S7O per acre on easy terms. Our personally conducted excursions are the Ist and 3d Tuesdays of each month. Write us for particulars or see Mr. Harvey Davisson, Rensselaer, Indiana, our our local agent. P-S; —The round trip railroad fare from Indianapolis is but $35.60. In five days you can make the trip and give two days on our lands. THE 11. e. MIGHENER LAND CO. 517 Traction Terminal Bldg. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

FAIR OAKS. Health still continue good in our town. Mr. Higgins of Morocco, was a business visitor in our town Wednesday. Arthur Ropp and Sam Potts are painting a couple of houses for Abe Bringle this week. Mr. Lange, the music dealer of Rensselaer, was here Thursday looking after business. Mrs. William Cottingham and children of Momence, were here and visited home folks last week. The reports are that the Bruner Telephone Co. has bought the Halleek system, which extends over to Lake Village, etc. The Fair Oaks Sunday schools were well represented at the convention at Parr last Sunday, as there were about 65 in attendance.' Jap Warbritton has moved back to town, after an absence of a couple of years. He occupies Mrs. Mattie Dickinson’s property in the west; part of town. j Grover Smith, Jr., of Wheatfield, was here Thursday to see the former Ed Fawley town lots on which he is offered a proposition. J. F. Judy is the present owner. * The Methodist Sunday school is preparing to have children's day exercises immediately after Sunday school next Sunday, after which Rev. Postill will deliver a sermon. Bert and Les Wame have taken the contract to deaden about 500 acres of timber for J. J, Lawler, about three miles south of town. There are four of them at work at it now. ‘‘Uncle” John Casey visited the Soldiers’ Home at Marion last week and had a week’s visit with some of his old comrades. It had been about eleven years since he was there, and quite a few had answered the last roll call since then. He had a very pleasant time. > •

PINE GROVE. Thomas Cooper spent Sunday in Wheatfield. j Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Torbet were, Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Gifford were in Rensselaer, Friday afternoon. Mr. Lutz of Shadeland, was out Tuesday looking over his farm. Bluford Torbet and family spent Sunday with John Dale and family.. Bluford Torbet and family spent’ Sunday evening with Mrs. MeCleary. J. M. Torbet and son, Charley, worked at the Prater; cemeterv Friday. Vern Odle and Charlie Britt are hauling lumber from Rensselaer this week. Mr. Willett brought l ' gome land buyers out Tuesday to look at his farm. Miss Goldie Laner spent Sunday afternoon with her uncle, Oscar Smith. i Mrs. Cratie Cragan spent Sunday with her brother, Leßoy Torbet. and family. : i Several from this vicinity attend-, ed the Sunday school convention ati Parr Suhday. Ira Daniels is able to be out again after several weeks’ illness from scarlet fefer. Mrs. J. M. Torbet attended Ladies’ Aid at the Brushwood church Wednesday afternoon. Will Hayes and two sons, Morris and Allen, were Rensselaer goers Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Schroyer, spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Leßoy Torbet.

- Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Torbet and son, Charles, spent Sunday with John Dale and family. Ernest Florence, Miss Celina Cragun and Miss Bernie Yeoman called on Paul Lesh Sunday evening. Horace Daniels and family autoed to Hobart, Ind., Sunday to visit his half-sister, Mrs. John Grey, and family. POSSUM RUN. Miss Nile Britt spent Sunday with Myrtle Parker. Mrs. Jasper Cover was a caller in Xewland Wednesday. Mrs. Henry Doan called on Mrs. Thomas Parker Sunday morning. Mrs. Elda Stowers called on Mrs. W. M. Polleck Thursday morning. Mrs. Willard Abbott and brother, Roy Armstrong, were Rensselaei goers Friday. “Doc” Gregory, the Baker medicine man, took dinner with Thomas Parker and family Thursday. The buggy ride Sunday in the new buggy was fine, only it was not long enough. How about it, girls? Mrs. Lewis Grube, Mrs. Cora Hodge and children spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Comer and family. Mr. and Mrs. George Heil and daughter called on Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Corner and family Saturday afternoon. ; Miss Orpha Parker spent from Friday evening until Sundav evening with Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson and family of Monon. Mr. and Braddock and daughter, Jessie, and Mr. and Mrs. Guss Britenbaugh and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Price.

LEE W. L. Stiers has purchased a new ' automobile. Frank Overton shipped a carload of stock Wednesday. The ladies will clean the church on Thursday of this week. ; The Ladies' SHome Missionary met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. H. C. i Anderson. Rollin Stewart and family of near f Lafayette, were here Sunday for children’s day. Harold LaMar and family are ' tenting where he is working on the stone road, north and west of here. George Holeman and family and Win. Jacks and wife of Monticello. were here Sunday at the children’s day exercises. There was a large crowd from here attended the Motion township commencement, held at Monon on Friday evening of last week. Joseph Stewart and wife and C. A. Lefler and wife and daughter, Frances, went to Montmorenoi one day last week to visit relatives. They went in the former’s automobile There was a very large crowd here : Sunday at the children’s day exercise. who enjoyed the bountiful dinner spread in the grove at the noon j hour, and listened to the children in the afternoon, who did splendidly. McCOYSBURG. i We are having plenty of cold, ugly weather for June. Mr. and Mrs. Johns were Monon goers Saturday evening. Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Capt Morris ■ were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mrs. Rogers’ daughter and baby of Indianapolis, are visiting her. Mrs. Chambers and children yisit- : ed her sister. Mrs. Gordon, and fam- ‘ ily Wednesday. Grandma Robinson spent Wednes-

day evening with her granddaughter, Mrs. Dora Stephens, andsfamilv. Miss Ruth Robinson of Rensselaer, came Wednesday evening to spend a few days with relatives. Paul Stephens and family and sister, May me, and Eva Johns autoed to Remington Sunday afternoon. There will be children's day exercises Sunday evening, June 13, at the school house. Everyone welcome. Miss Helsie Gordon and friend, ; Miss Shelly, of Rensselaer, visited < home folks Saturday niaht and Sttn- ! day. Mrs. Benson of Lacross, spent the first of the week, with her daughter, Mrs. W. S. McDonald, and family, and other relatives. Miss Dora. Platt and friend, Grace Wood, visited the former’s folks from Saturday evening until Tuesday, both returning to Rensselaer then. ■ .« . Grandma Robinson and Mrs. R. C. McDonald attended the funeral of Mrs. Dillavou Tuesday afternoon at Rensselaer, they being relatives of deceased. R. L. Bussell and family and Mrs. Phillips and son, Harry .autoed to Morocco Monday, spending the day with Mrs. Phillips’ brother, Sam Robinson, and family. PLEASANT RIDGE. Crops in this loeailty are looking fine. Mrs. Lon Colton was a Rensselaer goer'Wednesday. Lucille Luers of near Rensselaer, is working for George Hains. Xewt Hendrix was looking after his farming interests Monday. Quite a few from here joined the Moose lodge Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Humphrey spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alf Peters. Mr. and Mrs. James Walters spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. .Toe Lane, at Surrey. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. John Xagel is very sick with measles at this writing. Mrs. George Kanne has been working for the past three weeks for Mr. Fell in Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. George Parkison took in the band concert at Rensselaer Wednesday eve. Little Estel Pearson of Hobart, spent a few days inis week wit'o Mrs. James Walters. Pie and Philosophy. Commenting on the inconsistencies of longevity a writer recently cited the fact that, though a lifelong devotee to apple pie, Emerson lived to be over 78 years old. That, however, ife not the important fact. Many persons have lived to even a greater age. The distinctive feature of Emerson’s pie-eating career is the wholesome, cheerful and thought compelling system of philosophy which it brought forth. To demonstrate that apple pie had much to do with Emersonian optimism is no task at all. Thomas Carlyle, whose disciple and friend Emerson was, never aty pie, and, although as great a lover of mankind as was the sage of Con- 1 cord, Carlyle was a victim all his life' of melancholia and dyspepsia and hard words. By intellectual descent and association Carlyle was a German, his thought being fed by Goethe, Schiller and others of that great group. But he adhered to the Scottish diet, which does not harmonize with Teutonic philosophy, and so he became physically and mentally dyspeptic. Pie might have saved him had he taken it in time. Further to emphasize the point that pie, or apple pie, at any rate, is the optimistic factor of philosophy, it is necessary only to cite the fact that Xietzsche, who in his unspoiled youth was a devout and cheerful disciple of Emerson, became the materialistic “superman” _of Xietzsche’s later pieless years. All budding philosophers who read these solemn words should be warned in time. —Chicago Xews.

Troubles of a Fire Eater.

It developed that Haba-Haba, the fire eater and “wild man” with the circus now touring in southern Kansas, is named Harry Blitz, and he lived in Parsons 30 years ago. He was identified by several old acquaintances in Parsons this week. “The nerves of my tongue are dead,” Blitz explained, “and it never bothers me to do my act except when I accidently swallow some of the gasoline. Then I usually have a bad stomach ache, but that is all. Pie, meat and beer all taste alike. I don’t get any satisfaction from a cold beer until it gets down. That’s one of the real regrets of my life. You know it s tough not to be able to enjoy a cold glass or two on a hot night after doing your stunts.” Haba-Haba is 5 4 years old. He’s paid SSO a week for his work.—Kansas City, Star;

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A Few Important Things ior Rensselaer People to Consider.

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west of the former D. A. Stoner property, or perhaps three blocks west of the Monon station. Patrons of the line _de.3iring._to take a Monon train would therefore have to walk this distance to the station, and vice versa v The St. Joseph college people and students-—and they would be no in significant number should a road be built that would pass near the : ' liege and also near the Monon station —could not check their luggage on this line because of its great distance from the college and the Station. 1 _.e proposed road on. the line surveyed— r and it must be built on this line or it could not collect the sub-, sidy should, it be voted—cuts up the farms between here and Wolcott iu a diagonal way that the owners would never stand for without heavy damages; its cuts diagonally across the fine farm at the Indian school. It can never get across there without paying heavily for the damage don.-; it gives no accomodation whatever to either the Indian school or the college and both will oppose it in all probability. • - - Xow, considering all of this, what i- itensselair and Marion township getting for the $61,000 that is asked for? : >. . Some of these days some company with something more tangible than hot air behind it—which has been about all the backing that previous companies have had—will come along and build a road connecting Rensselaer with Remington and connecting St. Joseph college with the Monon station. Such a road, would of convenience in many ways, and until such time 'comes, until we can get something that will be a convenience to us, if a subsidy is to be voted, why not sit down on all such propositions as that now presented? Should this subsidy be voted it will tie the matter up and prevent out getting a road that would be of convenience to us, just as Purtelle and his crowd have tied up certain fights of way heretofore. ..

This is a question in wtiich we should consider, whether or not we are getting anything for our money, assuming that the road might be built, in any way commensurate with the huge sum of money—enough to build about 20 miles of good sfone road—that we are asked for. ' . '' . . As The Democrat has heretofore stated, there has been quite a change in sentiment in Rensselaer over the frequent elections iu rote subsidies to railroad promoters, and many people here who have always voted for them in the past are now openly saying that they are done with the proposition and will hereafter vote against it. They certainly should vote against THIS proposition, for it is not what Rensselaer wants by any means. In fact, we fail to see how the most pronounced subsidy fiend can stand for such -a deal as this, as it is taking $61,000 in cold cash and giving practically nothing in return therefor from any angle one may view it. .

Delay Sentence', Bryan’s Appeal.

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why hot now?—the nations will learn that enduring peace cannot be built upon sea good will does not grow upon the stalk of violence. Some day the nations will place their trust In love, the weapon for which there Is no shield; in love, that suffereth long and is kind; in love, that is not easily provoked, that beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things; in love which, though despised as weakness by the worshipers of Mars, abideth when all else fails.

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Electric Lights as Ushers.

A simple plan that practically does away with the necessity for ushers has been adopted in some of the theaters in Vienna. This consists in placing in the back of each: seat a small electric light which illuminates the seat number and is countersunk so that it cannot be brushed against and damaged. So long as the seat is turned up, as it usually is when not occupied, the light is burning, but js shut off the instant the seat is turned down. With this arrangement all the theater goer needs when entering the theater is general directions as to the location of the seat, since the numher is illumniated and therefore easy to find. All the lights are controlled by a master switch by which the current can be turned on at the opening of the theater and turned off at the close of the performance. —Popular Mechanics.

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ANNUAL MEETING FOR LOGANSPORT

Indiana Sunday School Association to Meet. SESSIONS JUNE 15 TO 17 Program and Arrangements for Fiftyfirst Gathering Completed—Good Attendance Expected at This Convention. Indianapolis.—The Indiana Sunday school association, with headquarters in Indianapolis, has completed the program and arrangements for its fif-ty-first annual Convention, to be held at Logansport June 15, 16 and 17. Measuring by the growth of the meeting in recent years, it is expected that the convention will be a record-mak-er in point of attendance. There is considerable rivalry among county organizations in northern and northwestern Indiana as to which will send the largest delegation. Howard county is forming a delegation of 300 of its most enthusiastic Sunday school workers, and St Joseph, Laporte, Lake, Jasper, Tipton and Marshall counties ai;e among the many that will be well represented. The Christian people of Logansport, who invited the convention to that city, have been for weeks making preparation for the visitors. A number of committees, made up ot men and women, with a general committee at the head, has completed plans for receiving and entertaining the visitors. At the state headquarters it is estimated that about tw T elve hundred wilj attend the convention. Hundreds of home? will be opened to the visitors. The state association declined free entertainment, although many Logansport people offered it, the convention being regarded as entirely too large for free accommodations, which would, it was thought, be an imposition on Hoosier hospitality. It has been decided that where a delegate is entertained in a Logansport home, the delegate Is to pay twenty-five cents for a night’s lodging and tw T enty-five cents for breakfast The other meals will be served by the women of the churches. The people of Logansport will give much attention to entertaining the visitors in a social way with sight-seeing trips along the picturesque Wabash river, and in and around the city.

Decrees Conferred at Purdue. Lafayette.—Three hundred and fif-ty-one degrees were conferred at Purdue university’s forty-first annual commencement. The exercises in Fowler hall marked the conclusion of the career of the class of 1915 and brought to a close the gala week festivities. James Rowland Angell, A. M„ dean of the faculties of the University of Chicago, was the commencement speaker and his topic was “The War and Our National Ideals.” The exercises opened with the academic procession, in which trustees, faculty, seniors and alumni joined.. The invocation was pronounced by Rev. Albert C. Dudley, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, President Winthrop E. Stone being a member of his congregation. Grouped in classes the 324 seniors occupied the main section of the auditorium with the faculty on either side and the invited guests in the rear and the balcony. The Purdue trustees were all present, with the exception of Royal E, Purcell of Vincennes, who is sick and unable to present, Word was sent by his son that the stricken trustee had regained his power of speech and was improving daily. Addison C. Harris, president of the board, was present and with him were Trustees George Ade of Brook, William V. Stuart of Lafayette, Charles Downing of Greenfield, Samuel Mv Foster of Fort Wayne, Cyrus M. Hobbs of Bridgeport, John A. Hildenbrand of Batesville, and Joseph D. Oliver of South Bend.

Body Found on Railroad. Indianapolis.—The body of an unidentified man, who had been killed by a train, was found near the Brant tower, half a mile w T est of the county infirmary. From the manner in which the body was lying, the man evidently either had been trying to get on a train or was attempting to get off when he fell. The body was found by Willis Wilson, living on Olden avenue. Sergeant McGee, with Bicyclemen Schlangen and Sheehan, were sent from police headquarters. Coroner Poole ordered the body sent to the city morgue. The body was that of a man about twenty-two years old, who wore a light checked suit of clothes and a striped shirt with the letter Ron the sleeve. The laundry mark on the shirt was R. C. N. The man had brown hair and gray eyes and an artificial right leg from the knee down. Fisherman Drowned at South Bend. South Bend.-r—John Ordog, age thirtyfive, of Mishawaka, was drowned in the St. Joseph river here. A few minutes before Ordog’s body was found he had been sitting on the bank fishing. It Is believed he fell asleep and toppled Into the river.

Bather Drowned in Creek. Lawrenceburg.—James M. Conaway, thirty-three years old, of Aurora, drowmed while bathing, in Laughery creek. He leaves a widow and two children.

SCORNS U. S. DEMAND

BERLIN INSISTS ON RIGHT TO DESTROY U. S. SHIPS. .'f . : ; ■ ■ Germany Stands Pat on Principle in the Frye Controversy—Will Pay Damages. Washington, June 11.—The German government’s reply to, the second American note regardiiig the sinking of the American ship William P. Frye by the Eitel Friedrich reached the state department The German answer insists that the stopping of supplies to an enemy belligerent may be effected by the destruction of the contraband and the destruction of the shij carrying the contraband, without violation of the treaty obligations. It contends that a prize court is necessary to fix the amount of compensation and that there is no occasion for direct diplomatic negotiations in the case Unless the prize court should fail to award compensation. The obligation of a belligerent to pay compensation remains, regardless of the action of the prize court, the German note contends and should the prize court fail to award compensation, Germany would undertake to arrange equitable indemnity. As a precaution and a preliminary procedure Germany suggests that the American claimants enter their claims on record. -

RUSSIANS HALT TEUTON DRIVE

Berlin Admits Retreat in North—Fogs Hamper French on the Western Zone. London, June 11. —Reports from Berlin and Petrograd Indicate that the hard pressed Russians have at last administered a serious check to the German arms in the Baltic provinces and are for the most part holding their own against the Teuton advance upon Lemberg and in Bukowina. The German official statement admits that the Teutons have been forced to withdraw in Courland and Kovno to the Beisagola-Zoginie line, while General von Linsingen has been checked to the south and southeast of Lemberg. At the same time Berlin claims slight gains and repulses of the French in the western theater.

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, June 10. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est ing. Sept. ~..1.04%-05% 1.07% 1-02% 1.04 ! Corn— July 71-71% .72%-% .71 .71% Sept 71V4-72 .72% .71% .71% Oats— July ........,43%-% .44% .43% .44 Sept. ........39%-% .40% .39% .39%-% FLOUR—Spring wheat patents, Minneapolis, Wood or cotton, $7.30 to retail trade; Minnesota and Dakota patents, $7.1037.35; jute, straight, $6.8097.00; first clears, SS.OO@ 6.20; second Clears, jute. $4.9095.00; low grade, jute, $3.5093.73; soft wheat patents, $6,[email protected]; jute, rye flour. White, patent, $5;5096.00; dark, $5.3095,50. HAY Market steady; choice timothy, $18.50919.50; No. 1 timothy, $17.00918.00; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, $15.50916.50; light clover, $16.50916.50; heavy clover, $14.09915.00; clover, $13.00911-50; red top and grassy mixed timothy, $14.00915.00; threshed timothy, [email protected]; no grade timothy, $7,009 9.00; alfalfa, choice, $18.00919.00: alflfa. No. 1, $16.00917.00; alfalfa, No. 2, $15,008 16.00. TIMOTHY SEED—Market active; there were sales of 11 cars of September over a range of $6.6596.80; country lots, $5,909 6.75. CLOVER SEED—Market quiet: country lots, $8.00913.50. * Chicago, June 10. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 27c: extra firsts, 26%c; firsts, 25926 c; seconds, 23® 24%c; packing stock, 20c; ladles. 21c. EGGS —Miscellaneous lots, cases included, 16%®17%c; cases returned, 15%@15%c; ordinary firsts, 16®16%c; firsts, 17@17%c; extras, 20c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 10c per lb.; chickens,, fowls, 13c: springs, 18925 c; roosters, 9%c; ducks, 12913 c; geese, S99c; young ducks, 15918 c; spring geese, 14915 c. POTATOES—Wisconsin white stock, 38 945 c; red, 35938 c; Michigan, white, 38945 c; red, 35938 c. New York, June 10. WHEAT—Lower, inquiry inactive; No. 1 northern. $1.36; No. 2 red, $1.26*491.29: No. 2 hard, $1.35; July, $1.13; September, sl.ll. CORN—Firm, demand quiet; export, 79%c; No. 2 yellow, S2c; No. 3 yellow, Sl%c. OATS—Easy, business inactive; No. 2 white, 55c; standard. 54%c: No. 3 white, 54c. Live Stock. Chicago, June 10. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice, $7,459 9.60; yearlings, good to choice. $7.5099.33; inferior heifers, $5.7597.50; good to choice heifers, $5.0097.00; good to choice cows. [email protected]; cutters, $3.5094.50; canners. $3.00 94.00: butcher bulls. $5.G597.55; bolognas, $5.7597.25; good to choice veal calves, $8.50 910.00: heavy calves, $7.5098.50. HOGS—Prime light butchers, $7.7097.90; fair to fancy light. $7.6597.85; prime medium weight butchers, 2409270 lbs.. $7,609 7.80; prime heavy butchers, 270934“) lbs., $7.5397.75; heavy and mixed packing, $7.40 ©7.60; heavy packing, $7.3597-50: pigs, fair to good, $6.5097.25. East Buffalo. N. Y.. June In. CATTLE —Market active and firm; prime steers, $3.0099.25: butcher grades. $6.00® 8.65. ' CALVES—Market active. 25c higher;, cull to choice. $5.00910. 10. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active; choice lambs. $12.00912.50; cull to fair, $7.00 911.50; yearlings. $9.00910-25; sheep. $3.00® 6.75. .... ■ HOGS—Market steady, 5910 c lower: Yorkers, $8.10; pigs, SS.IO; mixed. $8.06® 8.10; heavy, $7.9098.00: roughs. $6.0096.60; stags. $5.2595.75. Omaha, June 10. HOGS—Market steady; heavy, $7.3597.50; Ught, $7.4597.55; pigs, $6.5097.50; bulk of sales, $7.409 7 50. CATTLE—Market, strong; native steers. $7.7599-15; cows and heifers. [email protected]; western steers, [email protected]; Texas steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, $5.55®7.65; calves. $8.00910.00. SHEEP—Market steady; yearlings. $9.00 910.70; wethers, $6.0097,00; lambs, slo.oo® uu