Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1915 — Page 8

WM. TRAUB, reliable’clothier But a few days left in which to take advantage of the wonderful bargains we are offering A Saving of S3.SO to SB.OO on your Clothing is worth taking care of. Many have taken advantage. If you don’t, you’ll lose. WM. TRAUB ODD FELLOWS’ BUILDING - RENSSELAER, INDIANA

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

POSSUM RUN. Wheat cutting is now the order of ■ the; day... Miss Golda I.aur spent Saturday night with Nile Britt. Everybody is planning to attend the celebration at Parr. Miss Golda Laur spent a few days last week with Orpha and .Myrtle I’arker. Mr. and Mrs. Ores Cunningham spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ham Record of near Medaryville. S? LEE Everybody here almost is going t& celebrate at Monon today. The Ladies’ Aid has hired \V. L. Stiers to repaint the cvhurch building. The wheat fields around here are looking nice and almost ready to harvest. Ray Holeman and Walter Jordan and their families spent last Sunday at Walter Gilfnore’s. The people have bought a new Piano for the Lee M. E. church of rred Phillips of Rensselaer. Mias ( assie and Flossie Holeman and little sister and brother of Montieello, spent Sunday here, the guests of J. H, Culp and family, A nephew and family of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart came from their home in Wisconsin in their auto to make the m a short visit last week.

Notice of Special Meeting of County » » Council. Notice Is hereby given that the County Council of Jasper County, Indiana, will meet in Special Session, July 5, 1915, at 1 o’clock p. m., in the Commissioners’ Court Room, to consider additional appropriations for 1915, and such other matters that may legally come before them. JOSEPH P. HAMMOND, Auditor Jasper County.

"What an Improvement, 1 Kate!” j Most men. are generous 1 | with their families, § | especially in a home | ; where there are girls. 1 | They covet for them all | I the advantages which f ! add personal charm and 1 | attractiveness. | j In every such home there should be a | I jfongsbuiy I Piano It is a true toned piano — one that 1 ! robs practice of its drudgery, and f makes the Study hour a delight. 1 YOUR MONEY'S WORTH 1 __ OR YOUR MONEY BACK PjilUe Viang Fjrmfuuuj 1 Main Warerooms. Wabash and'Jackson. f Chicago. Space with Worland’s Furni- | • tmre Store, Rensselaer.

GERMAN CONTENTION UPHELD

Witness at Lusitania Hearing Testifies That Second Explosion Sounded Like Exploding Ammunition. London, July 2.—Testimony that bears out the contention of the German government that only one torpedo was fired at the Lusitania and that the second explosion resulted from the blowing up of ammunition in the liner’s hold was given when Lord Mersey reopened the board of trade investigation into the destruction of the ship by a German submarine. Prof. Joseph Merichal of Queen’s university, Ontario, the chief witness, who was a passenger on the ship, declared that the second explosion sounded like the rattling of Maxim guns. Lord Mersey asked if Proses sor Merichal got the impression that Maxim guns were being discharged in the ship’s hold. "No, 1 would suggest that it was the explosion of ammunition," replied the witness.

Bosnia Is Invaded.

Rome, July 2. —Montenegrin troops have invaded the Austrian province of Bosnia, occupying the mountain village of Vouchero, and are continuing their offensive drive northwest, according to dispatches to the Montenegrin legation here.

“Oh,’ What’s the Use?” * . »' My brain is awhirl with the toil of the day, It splutters like sparks from a fuse. I dream of the peace of fin evening at ease. With my p'pe and a glance at the When dinner is over I’ll sit down and read. To settle my overwrought mind— But instead of the (JfiOer of conifort so dear, It’s back to more striving, I find. For the Germans are driving near Ossowiec; There’s a scrap near the River Aisne; Four bombs have dropped down on an East Prussian town, From an aeroplane now nearing Braisne. - —Li— ; .... . j The armies are trying to scale Mt. • Pasubia; The Austrains strike Opatow, Przemysl, oh dear! iTo pronouce it, 1 fear, ■ Requires a broad, massive brow.)

Vienna reports that her army is strong In a battle to gain Zarody, When I read: Villach-Lienz-Rruneek-Franzenfeste— Gad! It sounds like a song parody. Near Ploecken Pass, close to Judicarien, The Germans are routed, ’tis said. South of Souchcz there’s a battle to- ’ day, With over a million dead. An advance guard has crossed the River Isonzo, Nearing the town of Trieste, To the east of Jaroslau, 10 miles out from Gousskow, A mass of artillery has pressed. King Victor Emmanuel has sent his brave men, Led by the Count .of d’Czorso; So over the Alps they go, seeking for scalps Through Praedl,Gonzagoand Gorzo. Down jtQjvard the end there’s Soisson and Liege, . And tales of the Ypres and Marne, Of Warsaw and Minsk, of Kutna and Trinsk, 1 ' And a word from the village of Dnarne. My mind just stands still, I stare at the wall, I clutch at my staggered brain. Then the wife turns around with the most cheerful sound, Says: “Dear, please read me that news once again.” —Philadelphia Record. Place yotlr want ads in The Democrat if you want to get results.

HERE THERE and EVERY WHERE

Two ’tilled and eighteen injured was the automobile and motorcycle toll in Lake county last Sunday. Warren T. McCray of Kentland, sold a 2-year-old Hereford bull a few days ago to E. L. Dana, of Parkham, Wyo., for $7,500, a record price. Kokomo will remain in- the “dry" column. In Tuesday’s election the “drys” carried the day by a majority of 1.33, against an even 100 two years ago. Howard McCurry is gradually failing according to reports received from Goodland this morning. He has some good days, but his general condition }s not considered so favor-able.-—Kentland Enterprise. The suit brought by Jennie M. Conrad, of Xewton county, against the i, & g. Railway Company, for damages caused by fire which was started by sparks from passing trains, was compromised in the Benton circuit court after several witnesses had been examined. Miss Con-j rad asked for $6,390 damages, andj thd case was compromised for sl,-> | A tramp, giving the name of Joseph Beat;, is being held by the sheriff of Newton county, on suspicion that he is wanted at Hopewiil, Virginia, for the murder of an officer of the DuPont Powder Co. A reward of $5.00 is offered for the murderer, and the man held is said to answer the description perfectly. The Virginia officers h;ive been communicated with and will probably send after the suspect or have him brought there.

Vernon Hagen, 20-year-old son of Carey Hagen of Morocco, was placed under $3,500 bond Tuesday night at Kentland, following charges made by Miss Nellie Duzenberry of Fairbury, 111. who became the mother of a child last Saturday through a Caesarean operation. Just before the operation the girl made a statement that Hagen, while she was visiting friends at Morocco last fall, took her to a lonely spot one night when she was out riding with him and assaulted her, threatening to kill her if she ever ton!, and that he was the father of her child. Hagen denies the charges.

A Humorous Law.

Once in a while something really funny happens in this sad old world, such as the charming Indiana stiffragets’ belated and horrified dis-i covery that the election law says that the curtain in front of the vot-j ing booth must be of sufficient height from the floor to make the lower limbs of the voter plainly visible to the election officers.—Columbus (Ohio) Journal. Call at The Democrat office and get one of the new style pencil holders with the perpetual calendar. A neat holder, nicely nickel plated and costs hut 10 cents. We also have the new spun glass ink erasers at 25c, and different styles of pencil point protectors and rubber erasers, only 5c each, in our fancy stationery and office supply department.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts ot the Country. SNORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. FATATi AUTOMOBILE- ACCIDENT. Amina Liveryman Dies of Injuries Near Williamsport. Williamsport, Ind., July I.—Ed Wattles, a liveryman of Arabia, is dead, and Lon Stevens, Bryon Fix and Earl Turner are seriously injured as the result of an automobile accident at 6:30 last evening near t the home of Lee Butler, six miles east of here. TlK* four men were hurrying to Williamsport in a new car belonging to Stevens. They were going fifty | miles an hour when the left front wheel struck a rut, breaking the j wheel. The car skidded and rolled ! over a barbed wire fence into a wheat | field, and lodged against a tele- | phone pole. The gasoline tank was j smashed, and almost immediately the car burst into flames. ■ ■■*- Mrs. Butler, her son, and her mother went to the aid of the injured men and dragged them from under the burning car. Wattles, Fix and Turned were unconscious when taken from the car. Wattles’ chin and throat were out open, diis chest crushed, and he also was suffering front burns. The four men would have been cremated in a few minutes but for the assistance of the women. Turner suffered concussion of the brain and is in a serious condition at the Butler home. Stevens 1 received a broken ankle, and is bad- ; ly bruised about the aead and chest. The men had spent the afternoon j at Pine creek fishing. Stevens, Fix : and Turner are brother-in-laws and | all live in the country south of Am- ; bia. Wattles had been in the livery business there ten years. He leaves : a widow and four children.

MIKE DUFFY LOST ROLL.

Three Men Arrested on Charge of Robbing Visitors to Rattle Ground. Lafayette, June 28.—Charges of -rand larceny were today lodged against John Evans, of Gary, and James Stewart and Robert Hart, of Chicago, who were arrested at La tie Ground, Saturday afternoon, at | the annual outing of the Indiana I Society of Chicago, charged with ; picking pocket books. The police found about $l5O in currency in possession of the men, but no trace was found of a draft for $1,400 which was taken from the pocket of Michael Duffy, of Fowler, a well known Democratic politician. The police believe the three ipen under arrest are all professionals, and in the pockets of one of them they found a card bearing the name of Harry Wolfe, a noted pickpocket, who was arrested here a year Rgo on a charge of robbery. Duffy today was unable to identify the men as the ones who robbed him. He lost $75 in money besides the draft. Sev-

eral other people at the outing were robbed.

RINGLING CIRCUS IS ANNOUNCED

\\ orld’s Greatest Shows and Spectacle “Solomon and the Queen of Sheba” Now On Way. Official information confirms the announcement that on Monday, July 1 ', Ringling Brothers’ circus will give two performances in Kankakee, ill. Many new features have been added this year, the most notable of which is the spectacle •‘Solomon and 'he Queen of Sheba.” This colossal production is presented with a cast of 1,250 people, a ballet of 300 dancing girls, 735 horses, and a tiainload of scenery, costumes and properties on the biggest stage in the world. Following the spectacle, a circus program of unusual brilliancy will he presented, including an array of foreign and American acts new to the circus world. The menagerie contains 1,003 wild animals, 41 elephants, and a “baby zoo.” The circus is transported on S 9 double length cars. Special jnrrangements have been made by the railroads to accommodate the crowds that will visit the circus from this county and the surrounding country.

Almost Complete Mastodon Dug Up From Indiana Farm.

Winamac, Ind., June 26.—J. W. Gidley of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington, is preparing to leave Winamac with a number of mastodon bones found near here, which will make one of the most complete skeletons of that pre-his-toric monster ever reconstructed. Prof. Gidley has been working for some time on the W. D. Pattison fnrni, nine miles southwest of Winamac, where the bones were found. More than a year ago many large bones were dug up by a dredge. These were shipped to the Smithsonian Institution and Mr. Pattison made a trip to Washington with the result that Prof. Gidley, in charge of the fossil mammal department, came here, and, employing a force of men, began a systematic search on the Pattison farm. The mastodon’s entire lower jaw was found, with all its teeth intact, though the jaw was broken at the point. One of the shoulder blades, portions of the skull and several leg bones also were found. The bones, when added to those already at the institution, will make from two-thirds to threefourths of the entire skeletop. Two important parts not yet found are the tusks, and Prof. Gidley is anxious to get them, because lie could make up a skeleton more complete than any other on' exhibition. No real mastodon tusks ever yet have been found and those seen on skeletons are “restored” ones. Prof. Gidley believes the tusks are on the farm, possibly deeper than the other bones, but he can not give any more time now to hunting for them, because the appropriation made for this search was small. He feels that his showing will obtain enough money to further the search. He estimated the weight of the animal when alive as 8,000 pounds or more. V

Fever Hits Brown County; From 14 Autos to 750.

Nashville, Ind., June 26. —The automobile fever has struck Brown county this summer, in Nashville, a town of 500 population, there are now 110 autos. In the county there are 750. Last year the entire county

had only fourteen machines, six in Nashville and the remainder owned by farmers. [lt is probable this is a mistake, and that the figures given above are much too high. Brown county is considered about the poorest county in the state. Why, there are but 450 autos in Jasper county, and we have the second largest—in area—county in the state, and some of our land sells as high as $225 to $250 per acre. In Tippecanoe county, with a population of 40,000 to Brown’s 8,000, there are but 1,133 autos. Jasper county has a population of 13,000, yet has a larger per cent of automobile owners than has Tippecanoe.—Editor. ]

FAT PICKINGS FOR LAWYERS.

Court Grants Petition of Executors of Caldwell Estate at Fowler. Fowler, Ind., June 30.—JudgeBerry, of the Benton circuit court, has granted the petition tiled by theexecutors of the Caldwell estate, in; which they sought to borrow money to pay lawyer fees, limiting the sum to SBO,OOO. The allowances made areas follows: Stuart, Hammond & Simms, of Lafayette, $34,554,88; Fraser & Ishanl, Fowler, $23,141.88;. Ryan, Ruckelshaus & Ryan, $5,000.. J. L. Dinwiddie, Fowler, $1,000; Krumler & Gaylord, Lafayette, $250; Charles M. Snyder, Fowler, SSOO. The estate is valued at more than $1,000,000 and consists principally of Benton county farm land.

Beer Taken From Lodge Halt.

Princeton, Ind., June 28.—Thethree trustees, the president and thecustodian of the Moose lodge here have been bound over to the September term of the circuit court under bonds of SIOO each on “blind tiger” charges, as the result of a raid of the lodge room and the confiscation of two barrels of bottled beer. The Moose, it is said, will fight the cases. They assert the beer had been obtained only for a social session and not for sale or barter.

What People Can Eat.

According to some of the reports that are sifting through from the inner regions of the war territories great ingenuity in the use of scientific knowledge in extracting food values from unusual sources is being employed. There are many articles good for human food, and wholesome food at that, which under ordinary conditions are not drawn upon at all. There are the angle worm, the grasshopper, and fully a score of plants not ordinarily used as food, which, properly prepared, constitute nourishing foods. It is perhaps only the most desperate and resolute sort of appetite that would stand for the earth worm, but they have been eaten even by highly civilized people, and when properly prepared are said to be not so bad. Why should we be squeamish about the angle worm when we eat the oyster, stomach, lungs and ‘ everything buti the shell? As to grasshopperss, they were an ancient delicacy and are yet so regarded by many races who know what’s what in the of good things to eat. All the grasses that are eaten by animals have nourishing juices. Clover and green timothy possess a higher food quality than cabbage or potatoes. Boiled to tenderness they would prevent starvation. There have been famine periods when human beings have been obliged to eat field grasses and wild plant roots;.—Baltimore Star.