Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1915 — Page 3

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See us before buying your threshing coaI.—HARRINGTON BROS. CO. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Pierson spent Sunday with the latter’s sister, Miss Elizabeth, Lane, of Newton tp. Roy Blue is having his residence on the corner of Weston and Cornelia streets, repainted in colors. We have in stock a carload of Deering binders and 20,000 pounds of Deering standard twine.—HAMILTON & KELLNER. Miss Anna Hopkins of Wabash, returned home Saturday after a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. Bud Lewis of Barkley tp. Piano Tuning and Repairing—All work guaranteed, at the music store, north of Rowles & Parker’s store, or phone 566.—H. R. LANGE Si SON. ts Nicholas, Barbara and Frances Wagner returned to Chicago Friday after a week’s visit with Nicholas Wagner and family in Carpenter tp. Misses Anne and Helen Voit of Cleveland, Ohio, are spending a few days with their cousin, Miss Elizabeth Lane and other relatives in Newton tp. Mrs, Joseph Nagle and baby of Rensselaer, were guests of her sister, Mrs. W. *J. Merica, and family the latter days of last week.—Kentland Democrat. Miss Elizabeth Lane, who has been in failing health for the past few months, is very low at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lane, of Newton tp. The old cluster lights in the down town district of Indianapolis have been ordered taken out and the new style, single globe light, the same as we have in Rensselaer, installed in their place. Now will Monticello and Kentland be good ? Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown and little daughter, Mary Jane, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hartley and Miss Anna Hartley, autoed to Delphi Sunday and visited the family of Rev. H. L. .Harper, former pastor of the M. E. church here. ■ . Michael Kanne recently sold the south 80 acres of the old Sparling farm, just southwest of town, to Joshua Ash for S2OO per acre, and has bought of Mr. Ash the east half of section 24 in Gillam tp., paying therefor $16,400. The deal was made through C. F. Wright’s agency. A. K. Moore of Kniman, and C. L. Morrell of Rensselaer, went over to Goodland Saturday and drove Reo automobile that Mr. Moore had purchased. Mr. Moore is a novice at driving a car, hence Mr. Morrell’s presence was needed. The latter accompanied Mr. Moore to his home at Kniman Saturday evening; Several of the Rensselaer young men who are going to attend college this fall, are at work earning a little surplus money by Canvassing for the “Wear Ever” aluminum ware. Gaylord Long and William Eiglesbach left Saturday morning to take up the work in their territory in north Jasper and Starke county, and Leslie_ Pollard and Paul Miller are working down in White and Tippecanoe counties. . .

In AU The World No Trip Like This It’s almost a man’s duty as an educational process, to take his family, while the railroad fares to California have been cut in two and visit the great Expositions at San Francisco and San Diego; seeing on the way out the marvelous Mountain Scenery of ColoradoDenver, Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak,Pueblo, the stupendous and world-famous Royal Gorge, and Salt Lake City. Then you should return by way of the North Pacific Coast and either Glacier or Yellowstone National Park. You will never have the same opportunity and if you use the through Pullman service of the Burlington Route (C. B.& Q.R.R.) or join one of those comfortable,economical and care-free Personally Conducted Excursions, you can see the wonders of Colorado without extra cost, for you will pass all those most interesting points by daylight. Don’t forget that. Here’s the idea! Sit right down and write me how many expect to make the trip, just when you want to go, the points you want to visit, how long you expect to stay, and I will plan a trip especially fitted to your time and needs—then you will know all about it. If you decide to go, I will make arrangements for your complete trip, and reserve sleeping berths, when the time comes for you to start. Write today—before you forget it. •> J. Francis, G. P. A. Burlington Route (G, B. & Q. R. R.) 547 W, Jackson Blvd., Chicago)

Miss Vera Ann West went to Peru Friday to spend the summer. —————— The most economical threshing coal at HARRINGTON BROS. CO.’s yards. Saturday night’s rain did great damage to the Gifford district onion fields. % We sell the best threshing coal for the least money.-—'HARRING-TON BROS. CO. Mrs. F. M. Vaughn and daughter of Chicago, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Myers this week. Mr. and Mrs. Firman Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig autoed to Lake Maxinkuckee Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Taylor of Indianapolis, were Sunday guests of President Kurrie of the Monon, and family. Miss Helen McFarland returned to Logansport Saturday after a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe. Mrs. C. C. Warner and daughter, Helen, returned Friday evening from a couple of weeks’ visit with rela tives in Chicago. Miss ■ Mattie Hemphill was called to Greensburg, Kans., last Friday by the illness of her aunt, Mrs. Press Hemphill, formerly of Rensse-’ laer. William Morris of Jordan tp., has bought a complete new threshing outfit which he expects to arrive this week in readiness for wheat and oats threshing. Mr. and Mrs. John Atherton of Indianapolis, while on their way home from an auto trip to Chicago, stopped over here yesterday and visited County Supt. Lamson and family. The little daughter of Mr. and M rs. Leo Col vert, no w of Chicago Heights, who has been in a critical state of health for some time, will be taken to a Chicago hospital for treatment. Benton Review: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gumm and daughter, Miss Lillian, were here from Remington Sunday the guests at the home of the former’s aunt, Mrs. C. W. Van Auker and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chapman accompanied Mr. and Mrs. George A. Williams in their auto last Friday to East Liberty, Ohio, where Mr. and Mrs. Williams are spending the summer at their farm. Few reports of damage by lightning Saturday night had came in up to yesterday. One of three hay stacks on the Indian school farm near James Amsler’s place south of town, was struck by lightning and burned, and it was reported Sunday morning that it was Mr. Amsler’s house instead. No doubt other damage was done throughout the county, as the lightning was very severe. ’ Jack Larsh’s Shetland pony was a victim of the high water Sunday. It was out at Joe’s farm in Jordan tp., occupied by Osa Ritchey. Carpenter creek runs through the farm and it 'was, of course, greatly swollen by the rain. The pasture was on the opposite side of the creek from where the horses were, and all started to swim over, including the pony. The rest of the horses got across but the pony was drowned. Herbert Hammond and brother, Morris, returned Friday evening from their trip to Joliet, 111., with Mrs. Hammond. The distance was 190 miles for the round trip. They left here about 6 o’clock Friday morning and reached Joliet at 11 o’clock, making the run in about 5 hours. They were about the same length of time returning, reaching home at about 6 p. m. Mrs. Hammond will remain there for some time with Mr. Hammond’s daughter, Mrs. Leo Colvert, who was operated on for appendicitis at 1 o’clock Friday morning, and is reported to be getting along as well as could be expected.

Tom Bissenden went to Kankakee on business Saturday. < "i Mrs.' W. V. Martin went to Knox Friday to visit relatives. J. W. Loy of St. Augusta, Fla., is visiting his brother, Dr. E. N. Loy. Engineers recommend our threshing coaI.—HARRINGTON BROS. CO. Emory Mills of Muncie, spent Sunday here with his brother, Howard Mills. Curtis Rardin of Parr, broke his left arm near the elbow Saturday, the result of a fall. The Van Rensselaer Club will hold a picnic tomorrow in the Kanne grove at the west side of town. We drill water wens anywhere and any size.—WATSON PLUMBING CO., phone 204, Rensselaer, Ind. ts Zern Wright accompanied . his mother, Mrs. C. P. Wright, to Indianapolis Monday to consult a specialist. K. M. Stembier of Canton, Ohio, returned home Monday after a couple of weeks’ visit here with Miss Cecil Rutherford. The Milroy Circle ladies will meet Friday and hold a basket dinner at the home of Mrs. George W. Hopkins on River street. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 70c; oats, 32c; wheat, 93c; rye, 80c. The pfices one year ago were: Corn, 64c; oats, 32c; wheat, 70c. Earl Bruner was over from Mt. Ayr Monday. Saturday’s night storm did considerable damage to crops and roads in that vicinity. Sylvester Hatton, an aged citizen who has been in poor health for some time, is very low at his home north of the Monon railroad. I Miss Manda Hoyes, who is stenographer for Finley P. Mount of Indianapolis, receiver for the M. Rumley Co., of Laporte, spent Sunday here with her mother, Mrs. Hester Hoyes, and other relatives, W. D. Bringle went to Fair Oaks Saturday morning to see his nephew, Arvel Bringle, who underwent a severe surgical operation last week. Arvel is reported to be improving as well as could be expected. Louis Daugherty of Hammond, a former resident of Jasper county, is visiting his brothers, George and John, here for a few days. Accompanied by the latter he went to Monticello Monday to visit relatives there. Mrs. Grant Warner was brought home from Chicago Sunday where she has been for several weeks'and where she underwent a very severe surgical operation. She stood the trip nicely and seems to be improving right along, we are pleased to learn. . Russell and Nellie Thompson of Sullivan, are visiting their aunt and grandmother, Miss Gertrude Hopkins and Mrs. Austin Hopkins, on River street. Ralph and Gertrude Thompson, who had been visiting nouncements for 1915-16 of St. Jolivan Friday. Crown Point Star: J. J. Steeb, High Secretary of the Foresters, with N. L. Smith, as chauffeur, visited Medaryville last Sunday to care for lodge business, and they think they discovered the reason why the Dixie highway passed up this route. They found a piece of road in the vicinity of Virgie, in Jasper county, that was so full of chuck holes that it was almost impossible to get a Ford through—and that’s going some. The city ordinance against the operating of motor vehicles with the cut-out open has become a deadletter in Rensselaer. The marshal should forcibly remind a few of the more flagrant violators of this ordinance that it is still upon our local statute books, and thereby put a stop to the noisy and entirely unnecessary practice. An auto was run about town here Sunday afternoon in utter defiance of law that made such an unearthly noise it could be heard all over the city.

CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears th* Signature of *

.Advertised letters: Miss Boone, James Hill, C. J. Hobbs, L. A. Schultz, Mrs. J. P. Bullis, Lural Anderson and Mrs. Cleo Holland. Same will be sent to the dead letter office, if not called for, July 26. Miss Elizabeth Panther and niece, Anna Louise, who have been the guests of Lauretta Nagel for a few days, returned to their home in Lafayette Monday. Frank Buffert of Lafayette, came up Sunday for several days' visit at the Nagel home. The chicken and turkey crop was greatly devastated in Jasper county and vicinity by Saturday night’s big rain. Hundreds of chickens were drowned in Rensselaer alone. Mrs. Joe Putts, of southwest of town, lost about 20 young turkeys, and it is probable that thousands of each were drowned as a whole in the county. The 1914-15 year book and anhere, returned to their home in Sulseph college has reached our table. It is a very neatly printed book of 112 pages and contains several halftone pictures of the college and grounds, the new gymnasium, chapel, graduates and athletic teams. The book was printed at the Indian school print shop. A. S. Laßue was down at Greenfield last Friday where the Laßue Bros, have a big store, and he states that the big rain there early last week caused considerable damage in that section. The basement of their store was flooded to a depth of about three feet and considerable hardware was damaged, including about 100 kegs of nails. Mrs. Catherine Moser, the aged mother of Mrs. Benjamin Geesa of near Mt. Ayr, died last Friday morning at the home of said daughter and the funeral was held at 2 p. in., Sunday afternoon at North Star and burial ’hiade in the Morocco cemetery. Mrs. Moser was born March 8, 1 835, in Pennsylvania. The Democrat is unable to give? any further data regarding her, • Some of tho surface water got ii. the wells at the city water plant Saturday night, caused by the breakage of the concrete about one of the wells, and patrons were advised against drinking the city water for a few days and such announcements was made from the pulpits of the churches Sunday morning. Supt. Chamberlain drained the big tank Monday and refilled it. after repairing the break in the concrete wall of the wells, and it is probably that the water is pure in most of the mains by this time. Morocco Courier: Rev. A. Clark of Rensselaer, was in Morocco Saturday with a new auto upon which he had hung a sign “license applied for,’’ and took it as a huge joke when a Morocco citizen asked him if he was a saloon keeper losie Bullis, of near Remington, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Cary Hagen Monday Misses Gertrude Leopold, Eva Moore and Ruth Ames, of Rensselaer, were the guests of Miss Ray Cassell Saturday..... Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frame returned to their home at Demotte Monday after a short visit, west of town, with Lewis Page.

Notice to Delinquent Debtors. A large number of small accounts due The Democrat for subscription and job printing and from which we have gotten no replies to the numerous statements sent, will be placed in the hands of a collecting agency on August 1, if not paid prior thereto. Statements will be sent to all these debtors once more before placing them in hands for collection, but if responses are not received to this last request for settlement, the accounts will be turned over for collections as above stated. While the accounts individually are small, In the aggregate they foot up to SI,OOO or more, and mean considerable to us. We hope the number that it will be necessary to enforce the collection of will be very small.

Death Toll at “Cincy” Grows—3l Known Dead.

Cincinnati, July 9. —The death toll, as a result of the storm which struck Cincinnati Wednesday night, reached 31, with the finding late today the body of a negro woman in the ruins of a wrecked building on Sixth, near Mound street. Earlier in the day, the body of J. Cohen had been recovered.

HUGH KIRK PUBLIC CHAUFFEUR Motor Troubles Car Washing with M. J. Schroer, PHONE 78 Ideal Account Files, $1.50 each.— The Democrat’s fancy stationery department. , -r

HERE THERE and EVERYWHERE

Judge William H. Eichorn of Bluffton, has been agreed upon to sit in the Marion crimmal court aS special judge in the election fraud cases in which Thomas Taggart and 106 others are defendants. Germany's last reply to the American note regarding the torpedoing of the Lusitania and submarine warfare, is not satisfactory to the U. S., and Secretary Lansing is engaging in penning a few lines to der Kaiser informing him of this fact. The information wtll be conveyed to Bill within a few days. Two weeks remain before new automobile owners may escape paying the state license fee for a full year. Several new owners have offered only the half fee to the secretary of state for the licenses, but, contrary to their belief. August 1, instead of July 1, is the earliest date on which a fee for a half year may be accepted. » Herbert Rogers of Wolcott, suffered the loss of a fine 7-passenger Apperson auto Friday evening near Meadow Lake church, south of Wolcott. He was driving along when suddenly it was noticed the car was on Are. It was stopped and efforts made to extinguish the flames but without success. The auto was practically a complete wreck. “Do you want to fight?” said five- i year old Peter Miss to his little I playmate, Christine Gralak, a neighbor in West Hammond, last Thursday morning. With this he playfully thrust a sharp piece of broken window pane at the little girl’s breast. The point struck a rib, glanced off, tore a hole in her heart and and a half an hour later she was dead The funeral of Archbishop Quigley, who died at Rochester, N. Y., last week, was held at that place' yesterday. Former sheriff John O'Connor, whose patriotism is of that broad character which recognizes great men regardless of their political dr religious beliefs, unfurled "Old Glory" at half-mast at his home on Cullen street in respect to the memory of this noted gentleman. A county superintendent in a neighboring county asked every teacher at the county institute who took their local or county paper to hold up their hands and only six responded. The superintendent expressed great surprice and said: “You don’t spent a dollar a year with those papers, yet you expect them to print free of charge, all institutes, insert long programs, expect them to advertise you, without a cent In return.” The notorious George M. Ray, publisher of the Indiana Herald, an alleged Democratic paper run in the interests of the Taggart-Fairbanks-Murphy machine, and erstwhile agent for school supplies, was fined $25 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail by Judge Collins of the Marion circuit court, last Thursday for an article appearing in Ray’s paper in connection with the recent grand jury investigation of election frauds in Marion county and re-

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fleeting on both the members of the grarid jury, the prosecuting attorney and the judge.

An Intoxicating Button.

Few people know that the Indians of this country are becoming addicted to a, habit-forming drug worse in its effects than the proverbial “fire water.” The commissioner of Indian affairs in his 1911 report describes peyote, the drug in question, as “ a relatively new intoxicant of a peculiarly insidious form, which has come into favor with Indians in many parts of the country.” Evidence of the little effort that has been made in an organized way to stop its use is the fact that it was lately given consideration for the first time by the Mohonk Conference of Friends of the Indians and Other Dependent Peoples. Peyote, known commercially as mescal, is a species of castus grown in northern Mexico. The mescal button, about linches in diameter, is to the uninitiated disagreeable in both ordor and taste. Although a tea is made from it, it is mere gen-e-rally eaten in its dry stab l , and has hence been called “dry whiskey.” The effect upon the user is different from that of any other drug. There is trembling and nausea, a sense of dual existence, in some cases a delirium somewhat similar to delirium tremens, and an overestimation of time—minutes becoming hours and hours long periods of time. The most extraordinary effect, however, is the visual hallucinations and the effect upon the hearing. The habitue enjoys "a regular kaleidoscopic Play of most wonderful colors, an incessant flow of visions of infinite beauty, grandeur and variety, while each note produced on the piano becomes a center of a medley of other notes which appear to be surrounded by a halo of color, pulsating to the music.’’ But the most remarkable thing about the use of peyote, and that which has hindered a vigorous attack upon it by the government, has been its adoption by a religious cult as a feature of its worship.—Leslie’s Weekly. -

He Had a Bottle.

A fretful baby on a train between Spartanburg and Columbia the other night so enlisted the sympathy of a number of passengers that a lady suggested that perhaps a “toddy’’ would bring it relief. It developed that the only man on the train who could furnish the principal ingredient was a stanch prohibitionist.— Gaffney (S. C.) Ledger.