Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1915 — Page 5

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See us before buying your threshing coaI.—HARRINGTON BROS. CO. Lorenz Hildebrand of Chicago, is visiting relatives and old friends here for a few days. Mrs. J. A. Dunlap and Mrs. A. R. Kresler and little daughter, were Chicago visitors Wednesday. We drill water wens anywhere and any size.—WATSON PLUMBING CO., phone 204, Rensselaer, Ind. t s “Aunt” Mary Jane Hopkins will go to Lafayette tomorrow for an indefinite viscit with her son, Homer Hopkins. We have in stock a carload of Deering binders and 20,000 pounds of Deering standard twine.—HAMILTON & KELLNER. Don’t fail to see the sister team in their society song and dance at the Gayety tonight. This is a bargain, at the price of 5 and 10c.-—Advt. Piano Tuning and Repairing—AU work guaranteed, at the music store, north of Rowles & Parker’s store, or phone 566.—H. R. LANGE & SON. ts Judge Robert Vanatta and wife of Marion, are visiting here this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Vanatta and his daughter, Miss Marjorie Vanatta. Big event tonight (Saturday) at the Gayety. A sister team will perform in connection with the regular picture show. Don't miss it, one of the best of the season.—Advt. Dr. Johnson despairing of securing a Haynes automobile for some months yet, because of the many advance orders, has bought a fine new Chalmers runabout, and is now driving same. W. R. Jones of Francesville, accompanied by his grandsons, Robert and Herbert Jones of Redkey, autoed over from Francesville Tuesday afternoon and visited his daughter, Mrs. F. D. Burchard. “Dr.” G. D. Gregory, the well known Baker Remedies Co. agent, finished up going over his territory again in this section of the county Thursday and headed back north, expecting to reach his home in Wheatfield yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Richards of Terre Haute, visited here this week with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clift. They went to Chicago yesterday for a short visit there after which they will return here for a longer visit with Mr. and Mrs. Clift. Misses Nell Reisch and Bertha Kepner and Mrs. Ethel Smith left Wednesday evening for Chicago and took a boat there Thursday morning for a week’s lake trip. They will visit Milwaukee and other points enroute to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, and have twelve hours at the two latter places. i C. D. Norman writes The Democrat from Willow Creek, Mont., in renewing his subscription for The Democrat and Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer, and says: “We can’t get along without our home paper. We are getting along fine, crops look good, having plant}' of rain. Gardens are doing nicely, but fruit will be scarce. We are now making hay; wheat and barley is heading.”

Teeth and Breathing Have you formed the bad q habit of breathing through your mouth? If so, you will ruin your teeth and gums, jl This hjay he your present trouble. See Dr. J. W. Horton > He will explain wherein the » danger lies; will fix your teeth j at a reasonable charge and ’ start you off with better 1 habits. '

Attorney G. E. Hershman was down from Crown Point Thursday. Mrs. N. A. Hendrix still continues in a very serious condition. Engineers recommend our threshing coaI.—HARRINGTON BROS. CO. ’ Home-grown roasting ears have made their appearance in the Rensselaer market. We sell the best threshing coal for the least money.—HARRINGTON BROS. CO. Miss Madeline Ramp will leave next week for an eastern trip which will include Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagra Falls and other points. The early potatoes at least, are nearly all ruined by the wet weather and are rotting so fast that many patches will not be dug at all. Ed Harris of Mt. Ayr,, has purchased a new 6-cylinder Mitchell touring car, and with Jay Miller of that place, drove same through from Detroit last week. Mrs. Grant Warner, who was brought home from the Chicago hospital last Sunday, is now able to sit up a couple of hours each day, and seems to be steadily improving. Harvey Moore left Thursday evening in his Ford auto for Benton Harbor, .Mich., where his wife and daughters have been visiting the family of Harrison Timmons. They will return home with Mr. Moore. Miss Bernice Rhoads accompanied her grandmother, .Mrs. Peter Rhoads, to Chicago Thursday to visit the latter s sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Timmons. Bernice will remain for a few days but Mrs. Rhoads will stay for an extended visit. Delos Dean, who is employed with the Lincoln chautauqua bureau as platform manager on one of its circuits, is spending a few days at home because of the cancellation of dates near Cincinnati on account of the rainy weather. G. C. Hart of Lafayette, v\ho has had charge of the American express business here for several months, succeeding Harrison Timmons, has been appointed agent at Crawfordsville, to which place he went Thursday. W. B. Gehr of Lima, Ohio, succeeds Mr. Hart here. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McCoy of Chicago, are visiting here a few days this week with Mrs. Ora T. Ross and other old friends before taking their departure for Portland, Ore., where their daughter, Mrs. A. L. Berkley, and family reside, and where they expect to make their future home.

Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth and son, Thomas, of Chicago, spent Thursday and Thursday night here with Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long, having made the trip down in their Franklin touring car. They left yesterday morning for Lakeside, Mich., where they have a cottage and spend the week-ends, Mr. Hollingsworth joining them there Saturdays. C. P. Wright and son, Zern, returned Wednesday evening from Indianapolis, where Mrs. Wright was taken by the later Monday to be examined by a ‘ specialist. Mr. Weight had business in Bedford Monday and joined his wife and son at Indianapolis. Mrs. Wright is at the Deaconess hospital and will probably undergo an operation. The specialist diagnosed her principal ailment as stomach trouble of some kind. Rev. Robert Westenburg, wife and three . daughters from Minneapolis, Minn., on their way to New York and orher sections of the east, stopped over here from Monday night till Wednesday forenoon with Mr. and Mrs. A. G. W. Farmer, Mrs. Westenburg being a neice of Mrs. Farmer s. Rev. Westenburg is traveling agent, of the temperance board of the Presbyterian church, covering several of the western states. He is now on a vacation and will visit the eastern States with his family, making the trip in their big touring car.

Read Rowles & Parker’s page ad ia another part of The Democrat. The most economical threshing coal at HARRINGTON BROS. CO.’s yards. Miss Virginia Winn came down from Chicago Tuesday to visit giri friends here. Rev. C. L. Harper, accompanied by James A. Goff of Delphi, was a Rensselaer visitor Thursday. A babe was born last Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. John Bird of Newland, but it only lived a few hours. Missess Marjorie and Mary Clark of West Lafayette are visiting here with Miss Ruth Wood this week. Mrs. Ralph Maibaur of Medaryville, came Wednesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Zea. Miss Wilda Littlefield, who recently underwent an operation in Chicago for appendicitis, returned home Tuesday Miss Agnes Eckert of Logansport, who had been visiting here with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Duvall, returned home Thursday. Mrs. Firman Thompson and children went to Fowler Thursday to visit her brother, Dr. Ray Clayton, and family. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Richardson and two daughters of Chicago, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Kanne for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. J, F. Merschord of Wheeling, W. Va., came Thursday to visit their son, George Merschord, of Newland. William Traub went to Chatsworth, 111., on business the first of the week, returning home by way of Chicago last night. Mr. Hayner, expert piano tuner and repairer, from Chicago, is now in town. Patronage respectfully solicited. Leave orders at Clarkes jewelry store.—Advt. > On account of bad weather the picnic of the Van Rensselaer Club, which was to have been held in the Kanne grove Thursday, afternoon, was postponed until- yesterday afternoon.

B. X. Fendig accompanied his sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Weil of New Orleans, as far as Chicago Thursday on their way to Cleveland, Ohio, to visit a few weeks with Mr. Weil’s sister there, after a visit with Mrs. tVeil’s relatives here for a tew weeks.

The official boom of Warren T. McCray, the Kentland banker and stockman, for the Republican nomination for governor, was launched Wednesday, when many Republican politicians and would-be politicians met at McCray’s home by invitation and t\ arren told ’em he was ’willin’.” r ..

M. M. Hines and three children returned to their home at Denniston, Ohio, Thursday- after a visit with, his cousin, W. L. Wood, and family, of near Parr. Mr. Hines is a member of the legislature of Ohio, but in this respect he hasn’t got anything on Logan, who has the honor of filling a like position in Indiana.

W. D. Wason, W. S. Margowski, John Mount and Ralph Hill, composing a committee of business men from Delphi, were in Rensselaer Thursday to look over qur boulevard lights, that city expecting to install the boulevard system there. They were very favorably impressed with dur lights, which are the very latest thing in ornamental street lighting and are replacing the cluster lights in many cities.

Mrs. Cleve Eger was taken to the Augustana hospital yesterday to have her tonsils removed. A surgeon came down from the hospital Thursday night and it was the intention to perform the ope ration here, but owing to the condition of her heart, it was thought best to take her to the hospital. The operation itself is a minor one, but her condition is such that the after results are considered with some anxiety.

Miss Mildred Harris returned Monday from an extended visit to the Pacific coast, during which time she visjted Rev. and Mrs. .1. L. Brady at Stockton, Cal., her aunt, Mrs. J. H. Kersner at Oroville, Cal., where she spent most of her time, Redlands and other points, and also spent two weeks at the expbsition. Returning she .stopped off in Portland, Ore., and also visited Mrs. Ed Mills and familj- of near Missoula, Mont.

Yesterday s markets: Corn, 72c; oats, 33c; wheat, 93c; rye, 80c. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 65c; oats, 32c; wheat. 70c; rye, 50 c.

The latest reports from Mrs. Sam Duvall, who has been in the Methodist hospital! in Indianapolis for several weeks, is that she suffered a severe sinking spell Sunday and is still unable to retain much of any nourishment. Her condition remains quite critical.

The Democrat received yesterday a card from Len Lefler, which was mailed at Jamestown, N. ¥., July 15, saying: “We are taking a trip through the east in the ‘racer.’ Drove from Lafayette, Ind., to Jamestown, N. Y„ 488 miles, in 15% hours. Going some, I guess. Crops looking. —Bartee & Lefler.”

Percussion caps (taking the place of the flintlock) came into use about 1820. Snider's system of breechloading was invented in 1859, although there has been attempts made at Snider's achievement several years earlier than mat date. The muzzle loaders held on until the seventies, when they were practically discarded by all armies.

Erecting a Big Cement Silo for J. J. Lawler.

ilson & Yeoman are constructing a big monolithic concrete silo, 20x62 feet, for J. J. Lawler out west of Rensselaer, on the former Dr. Hartsell place, on the Bunkum road. Anyone interested in the 'construction of these silos, we would be pleased to have see us at work any time the coming week.—WILSON & YEOMAN.

SAM PATCH IS RECALLED.

A 1 anions Old-Time Jumper Whose Story Few People Know. Sam Patch, the famous jumper, whose exploits almost 90 years ago thrilled old and young, lived for a time in Patterson, N. J. His first big leap was off the Passaic Falls. In a small volume by .1. Kennaday, published in 1 837. there is some local information about Patch, which not only adds to facts about his career, but shows his connection with this state. Patch was born in 1807 at Pawtucket, R. 1. For a time he worked there in the cotton mills. He learned th-e habit that made him famous through jumping from the windows of the mill into the river below, vying with other lads in jumping from the highest possible windows of the building. Coming to Patterson before 182 7, Patch lived with the Filield family just west of the falls and near the raceway. Possibly he originally Had conie to work in the mills, but he engaged as hired help to do chores. According to Kennaday he was prone to idleness and drink. With a little wit, we are told, he could make a great amount of amusement for vulgar people. They would laugh at his jokes and he would drink at their expense.

It was in 1827 that a man named Crane, who lived near the falls, swung a bridge across the chasm, and the placing of this bridge was an indirect cause of Sam Patch’s first great exploit. Sam watched the preparations for spanning the gorge and said to Crane that when the bridge should be completed he would jump off. He was not taken seriously, but he several times said: “Well, some things can be done as well as others, and when a bridge gets there I’ll make a jump.” The bridge was constructed as a whole prior to its placing over the gorge. Then cables were strung from precipice to precipice and the bridge, mounted upon axle-trees and wheels, was hauled by a great crowd of men across the cables until it spanned the gorge. Many onlookers were there, expecting the cables to part or looking for some unforseen disaster.

Patch determined to make on (his occasion his threatened leap. Some endeavored to dissuade him, but there were others w r ho gave him open or sly encouragement. He rushed unhindered to the precipice and leaped down, narrowly missing the great rock below the bridge that rises usually just above the surface. He sank from sight, but was later seen swimming to shore. The multitude, we are told, rent the air with shouts.

The notoriety gained by Sam Patch at Passaic Falls led to engagements to thrill the public at other Places. He jumped from a masthead at Hoboken soon afterward on a Fourth of July. He then went to Niagara Falls and jumped from a height of 125 feet. At the Genesee Falls, near Rochester, in 1829, he jumped for the last time. Before a great crowd of sight-seeing people, rhany of them laughing, he sank to rise alive no more. News.

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Railroad Subsidy Defeated.

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O. L. Brown, who signs his name to articles here as “general manager" of the so-called Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad, but who is referred to several times in the report of the investigation made by the committee appointed by the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce as “President O. L. Brown," had with him here W. L. Moyer, the noted “banker," Perry O'Connor, Charles W. Stockton and son, William Stockton, of Round Grove tp.. White county, and an attorney from Wolcott, to assist in foisting this subsidy on the people. Mr. Stockton, Sr., is a son of the aged Mrs. Stockton of near Montmorenci, who is alleged to have been swindled out of SIO,OOO in the sale of worthless stock made to her by the O’Connor brothers of near Remington, one of whom at least,, was a salesman last fall for (he stock of this proposed railroad. It is reported that the Messrs. Stockton and O'Connor have invested considerable in this railroad stock, hence their anxiety, no doubt, to see the tix voted. All were very much disappointed at the result of the election here, and they discussed the advisability of calling another election right away. In this they were evidently advised against by their local attorneys, and Brown now says that they will “build the road anyhow" but will leave Rensselaer off the map; that they have other routes in view and we can go to pot. Now, as a matter of fact, if they build this road at all, in order to collect the subsidies voted in White and Newton counties, they MUST build it over the identical line as shown in the certified profile filed in those counties as well as here. Should they not do so they will have a sweet time in collecting the subsidies. However, Rensselaer will try to struggle along and continue to deserve its subroquet as "the be*>t town on the Monon,” despite the fact that it is to be blacklisted by the promoters of paper railroads.

Who Is Getting the Munitions?

A pertinent word is said by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to those American citizens who are so peisistenly concerned with our shipment of arms and ammunition. With no regard for our own interests, rights end duties th; se folks would go so far as to have an embargo laid on such shipments. As the Post-Dispatch says, Germany is neither being starved nor deprived of the power to continue the war, so why should we Change international law’ and offend all of Germany’s enemies? It cites the Philadelphia Record with deformation from Waterbury that 10 per cent of the war material made in that town is shipped to Germany. Hartford reports 12 per cent of the Colt company’s output as having been sent to Germany ever since the war began. Bridgeport says that 15 per cent of the arms and ammunition manufactured there since the beginning of the war has been bought and paid for by Germany. One manufacturer is reported as saying that his Information is that Germany is having little difficulty in getting South American shipments through Amsterdam and Copenhagen and possibly some through Greece, and that th'ere has been no diminution in Bridgeport’s German war supplies since Italy entered the war. In the nine months ending with March, the Post-Dispatch says, our exports to neutral countries in Europe were $404,000,000 compared with $173,000,000 for the same time before the war. We are still exporting goods in about the same amounts to the neutral countries, which is evidence that the German-Austrian alliance must have got a large share of this output of ours. For example, our exports to Denmark for the nine months jumped from 12,000,000 tons to 63,000,000, and to the Netherlands from 84,000,000 to 101,000,000. Both .these countries are at Germany’s gateway. Trade is trade, so that if Germany got none of this increase the laws of trade must have been mysteriously' abrogated. The plain Inference is that our enormously increased output poured into these little neutral countries, added to what we know' from our own manufacturers as to their sales to Germany, leaves beyond doubt the conclusion that Germany and Austria are getting their share. Add to this that neither has protested against -our exercise of this trade under international law, and we shall have a truer view of the situation. —lndianapolis News.

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GRANT-WARNER LUMRER CO. 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 ti e aggregate they foot up to SI,OOO or more, and mean considerable to n . We hope the number that it will be necessary to enforce the collection of will be very small.

Do You Want Lightning Protection? I have been in the lightning rod business for 15 years and during that time have never lost a building by lightning. A five-year guarantee with all rods. If interested call and see me or phone 568.—FRANK A. BICKNELL, Rensselaer, Ind. ts

LETTERS = FROM OUR = READERS Former Gillam Resident Writes From North Dakota. Fordville, N. D., July 12. Jasper County Democrat. Dear Editor: As an old reader of The Democrat I will write you a few' lines and let you know how we like our new' home at Fordville, N. D. We all like it very well indeed. Have had plenty of rain all the time. Wheat, oats and barley look fine, and if nothing happens we have a good prospect for a big crop; but the corn is small on account of cool weather in May. ? Potatoes are growing fine. ThU week we will put up hay, which Is good.. I There were land buyers here from Indiana* Illinois, lowa and Nebraska and they were all well pleased. Land sells from S4O to S6O an acre and higher, according to location and improvements. I will close with best wishes to the editor and to all the readers of The Democrat. Sincerely yours, FRED SCHANK. Some Horse Stories. A man living near Litchfield, Minn., has a horse that takes his children to school in Litchfield every morning. When the “kiddies” get out of the buggy they tie the lines to the dash and the horse goes home alone. He always makes the return trip without any trouble. When he arrives home he always stops at the same place and waits there until someone leads him to the barn. A number of horses were employed to haul material from a large building excavation to a pdint some squares away. It was onlj| necessary to station men at the leading and unloading points, the intelligent animals passing between the two places without the direction of drivers, thus affecting a considerable economy in wages. Another horse, the property of a Chicago men, which was recently’ stolen, after a lapse of a few days turned up at his proper home, drawing a spic-and-span wagon and proudly wearing a brand-new harness. Inquiries by the owner of the horse for the proper owner of the wagon and harness have evoked no response, which, upon reflection, is not so inexplicable.—Springfield Republican,