Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1915 — Page 8

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

REMINGTON. [From The Press.] REMINGTON R, TIME TABLE Mo. 318 | East bound | 7:38 a.m. Mo. 331 West bound | 9:01 a.nx Wo. 840 East bound j 5:09 p.m. Mo. 319 i West bound ! 5:33 p.m.

A daughter was born to Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Ford, Monday. Robert Hascall is visiting relatives at Sheldon, 111., this week. Rev. Luther Markin of Westfield, came Monday for a visit with his father, southeast of -own. Grandma Pefley is very poorly at

her home on South .Main street. Her condition seems to be quite serious. Mrs. Ina Foos was called to Idaville Wednesday to attend the funeral of her cousin. Miss Bertha Ireland.

Ralph Thompson of Ft. Wayne, spent last week with his brother, Earl, and his sister. Mrs. Howard Jones. S. E. Rarick of Naperville, 111., spent the latter part of last week with his step-daughter, Mrs. J. L. Emory. ' Bert Spencer is engaged in having a new cellar put in under his residence building and will also install a furnace. Misses Adelia Chappell, Heler and Ruth Clowry returned Wednesday from a visit to thier uncle Ja -X, at .Twelve Mile. - Elza Alson, who has been working over in Illinois the past few weeks, has returned and is now working here. Miss Minnie Hoss of Ft. Worth, Texas, and Mrs. Charles Bower of f owler, visited at the home of Mrs. Gaunt Friday. City Marshal Lee Rush and family went to Windfall Sunday, where they are spending the week with Bernie Graham and family. ' Clara Taylor Thompson is spending a couple of weeks in Ft. Wayne w ith her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Thompson. Dan ( resse will return home this Thursday evening from Savannah, Mo., where he has been for some time taking treatment for his cancer. which is thought to be cured. Miss Martha Denham of Cincinnati, Ohio, came Friday evening for a visit to her uncle, Charles Denham. Mrs. Frank Peck and son, Bruce, started Tuesday morning for Ashville, N, Y„ to visit Mrs. Ed Peck and family for several weeks. They were accompanied by Fred Peck. John Tharp this week received an

invitation to attend a golden celebration of Dr. and Mrs. H. Barnes, at Tacoma, Wash., which will be held on July 25th. The Dr. and his wife will be remembered by nearly all our older people, he being well known here. He formerly lived at Goodland. -x jr .One Of the ladies of the show Ckme near getting killed by lightning Wednesday night. She was on her way to the hotel about eleven o’clock when a severe flash of lightning struck somewhere in this vicinity. In some way it tore the'umbrella i'he was carrying pretty well to pieces but did not badly shock her. Dr. and Mrs. Smith and little daughter of Lancaster, Ohio, accompanied by Mrs. Dr. Patton, of Otterbein, called a few minutes at the home of Dexter Jones this Thursday morning. Mrs. Smith was formerlj’ Miss Theo Vickery, and lived south of Remington a number of years ago. They were enroute to Wisconsin, but Mrs. Patton will remain for a week’s visit with old friends here.

.. ROSELAWN. 0. T. Otis went to Chicago Friday morning. Bert Kenyon from Rhode Island, is visiting Dr. Rice. Charles Cassel of Lafayette, was calling on his trade here Thursday. Jack Brown was a business and pleasure seeker in Roselawn Thursday. ’ Mary Jane Phillips went home with her aunt, Nellie Makeever, Thursday. Lum Piper is making an extended visit with old friends and associates of Roselawn. The Roselawn orchestra gave an entertainment at Shelby Thursday evening to a fair-sized audience. Tom Gundy came down from Gary Thursday for a visit with his father and mother “uncle” William Gundy and wife. Mrs. Cominga, who was operated on Monday for appendicitis, is re-

ported to be getting along fine, and if no complications set in will be home soon. Miss Nellie Makeever of North Star, sister of Mrs. Otis Phillips, came over Wednesday arid attended tfie musical given by the orchestra Wednesday evening. The entertainment given by the orchestra Wednesday evening was well attended considering the weather, and everyone was delighted the program rendered. Another heavy rain Wednesday afternoon and night, and still raining again Thursday. Most of the crops around here on the low lands are submerged, and no prospect of saving the small grain is yet in sight. Fred Nelson, William Overmayer. Texas Smith, H. H. Nelson and S, E. Robbins and son, John, and many others whose names we did not learn, attended the McCray governorship booster, meeting at Kentland Wednesday.

MILROY. Vern Culp is working for Clyde Clark, south of Morocco. l Rev. Samsel spent Sunday night with Joshua Ross and family. Mrs. J. R. Clark and children spent Saturday with Mrs. George Foulks. Mrs. Mary McCashen and Miss Et tie. visited Mrs. Frana May Tuesday. ■ The lightning killed two of Joseph Fitzhugh’s best horses Saturday evening. , ■ - Lewis Hyman of Galveston, visited George Castor’s and other friends this week. Mr. and Mrs. William McDonald and family of McCoysburg, attended church here Sunday. .1. R. Clark and family and John and Laura Clark took dinner Sunday with the McCashen family, Mrs. Harry Newman of Rensselaer, spent the first part of the week with her brother, Frank Sommers. The Ladies’ Aid met at the ihome of Mrs. S. I). Griffith Wednesday and sewed for Mrs. Griffith and Mrs. J. Ross, Mrs. Della Rogers and son of Monon, spent the latter part of last week with .Mrs. S. D. Griffith and family.

The Ladies’ Aid will give an ice cream social Saturday evening, July 24, on the church lawn. Everybody invited. William McDonald and family, Rev. Sam sei arid and Mrs. G. Foulks ate dinner Sunday with Chas. Beaver’s; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Clark and daughter. Mildred, spent Saturday night afid Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks. '*’*», The Ladles’ Aid met with Mrs. Lud Clark last Friday afternoon, with quite a few visitors, it being Miss Sophia’s birthday. A number of her playmates enjoyed the afternoon with her. Refreshments were served and a pleasant afternoon enjoyed by all. -

PINE GROVE. We are having plenty «f rains nowadays. Mrs. Morrison is on the sick list at this writing. Thomas Cooper spent Sunday with his mother; Mrs. Lizzie Cooper of Kniman. Creola Torbet and Celina Cragan spent Sunday with Bessie Faylor, of north of Aix. Mrs. Galbraith and daughter, Alice, called on Mrs. Sarah McCleary .Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter, Ruth, spent Sunday with Airs. Sarah McCleary and son, Ever ett. Newell, Lowell and Charley Torbet attended the children’s exercises at the Gant school house Sunday afternoon. Misses Neva and Madeline Garriott, of near Aix, took supper with Creola Torbet and Celina Cragan Monday evening. • Miss Chloae Torbet returned home Tuesday after a ten days’ visit with her brother, John and wife, of neat Thorntown, and other relatives. Those that spent Sunday with lioness Baker and family were: Wesley Price and family, Charlie Britt, Goldie Lauer, Carrie Stowers, Walter Brown and Myrtle and Cech Stowers. , Air. and Airs. Bluford Torbet and daughter, Ruth, Roy Torbet and family, John Dale and family, Thomas Cooper and Fred Speaks took dinner .Wednesday with Air. and Airs. James Torbet and family, it being Air. Torbet’s 64th birthday.

A Cough Remedy That Relieves. It’s prepared from the healing Pine Balsam, Tar and Honey—all mixed in a pleasant, soothing cough syrup called Dr. Bell’s Pine-Tar-Honey. Thousands have benefited by its use—no need of your enduring that annoying cough or risking a dangerous cold. Go to your dealer, ask for a 25c original bottle Dr. Bell’s Pine-Tar-Honey, start using at once and get rid of your cough and cold. —Advt.

McCOYSBURG. t Grandma Robinson spent Saturday evening with Mrs. Stultz. i Mrs. Stephenson spent Thursday evening with Mrs. McDonald. V. e are having lots of rain. Some fields and truck patches are a total loss. The two Mr. Stevens’ families were Rensselaer goers Tuesday evening. Madams Wash and Robert Cook spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. W. S- McDonald.

Mrs. McDonald and Mrs. Johnson spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Phillips and mother.

Grandma Robinson spent Sunday evening witja her grand-daughter, Dora. Stephens and family. Mrs. Nate Eldridge of Rensselaer, spent Sunday and Monday with her folks and other relatives here,

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beaver of Milroy, visited Tuesday afternoon with her sister, Mrs. W. S. McDonald. a nd” Th nitty. Several from here drove around Sunday evening to view the high water and attended the vesper services at Rensselaer.

Robert John and wife and baby of Seafield, spent Saturday night, Sunday and Monday with his folks and friends at this place. Grandma Robinson returned home the latter part of last week, after a couple of weeks* visit at Morocco and Rensselaer, with friends and relatives.

A Good Household Salve. Ordinary ailments and injuries are not of themselves serious, but infection or low vitality may make them dangerous. Don’t neglect a cut, sore, bruise oi- hurt because it’s small. Blood poison has resulted from a pin-prick or scratch. For all such ailments Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is excellent. It protects and heals the hurt: is antiseptic, kills infection and prevents dangerous complications. Good for all skin blemishes, pimples, salt rheum, eczema. Get an original 2-ourice 25c box from your druggist.—Ad vt.

LEE ~ Miss Cassie Holeman of Monticello, is here this week visiting relatives. ' , ■ ■. We have had such heavy rains it makes it very bad to finish harvesting and haying. There will be an ice cream social here Saturday evening, July 17. Everybody cordially invited. The Ladies’ Aid and Home Missionary society met Tuesday' afternoon with Mrs. Joseph Stewart. Ray and Asa Holeman, Frank Overton and J. H. Culp and family autoed to Orval Holeman’s, near Lafayette, last Sunday. Mrs. Ira Robbins and children of Monon, and her sister of Indianapolis, spent a day here last week with H. C. Anderson and family.

POSSUM RUN. The farmers are awfully sick over their crop prospects. Alice Polleck spent Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Polleck. Mrs. Guy Zook took supper with Mrs. Thomas Parker and daughters Sunday. Everett Parker and Ross Polleck spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs, John Parker. Mr. and Mrs. G. H, Comer attended the children’s day exercises at Gant school house Sunday. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antrim and children spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker and fam ily. ’k- w w ■ ■ ... ■■ ■ l» * ■ ’ I ! ' I

FEDS WILL HAVE BIG FUND

War Chest of $1,000,000 Is Provided to Fight Organized Baseball—Sinclair Is Custodian. Kansas City, Mo., July 16.—The Federal league at its recent meeting in New York formed a “war fund’’ of $1,000,000” to force its fight against organized baseball, according to a statement made here by Harry Sinclair, owner of the Newark club. Air. Sinclair confirmed the report that the Federal league would invade New York next season, and said he had been named chairman of a committee in charge of the expenditure of the big fund.

Tree Is Foe of Mosquito.

Mosquitoes had better give Pennsylvania a wide berth in the future, if Professor Henry G. Walter’s eucalyptus trees begin to flourish. This week the. professor planted 500 seeds 1 of this tree, which is a native of Australia, at his plant research institute at Langhorne, Bucks county. He says they keep away mosquitoes and miasma. Prof. Walters is not certain, that he can induce the trees to stand the Pennsylvania climate, but he’s going to try. Unless they are treated chemically, they succumb usually to a temperature below 27 degrees. When they grow properly, they, attain a height of 375 to 480 feet. They have other values in addition to being mosquito exterriiinators. The oil has a fragrant perfume. From the eucalyptus rostrata, or red gum, Prof. Walters says, a delicious beverage is obtained by steeping the blossoms in water. The tree species planted at Langhorne this week are the amygdalina, or peppermint gum; the rostrata, or red gum, and the globulus, or Tasmanian blue gum.—Philadelphia North American.

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DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP C. EARL DUVALL Rensselaer’s Only Up-to-Date Clothier, Furnisher and Hatter Beginning Saturday, July 17, and Lasting to August Ist We will sell all men’s, boys’ and children’s clothing, shirts, hats, caps, wash suits, rompers, suit cases, traveling bags, trunks, and everything in our line at big reductions. It will pay evfcry man, woman and child to attend this sale as it means money in y° ur *P° c kets. The following are a list of prices:

Men’s Suits All $25.00 Suits for - $16.45 All $22.50 Suits for - $15.45 All $20.00 Suits for - $13.45 All SIB.OO Suits for - $12.45 A11J516.50 Suits for - $10.98 All’sls.oo Suits for - $9.95 All $12.00 Suits for - $7.45 All SIO.OO Suits for - $6.98

Same Prices on Young Men’s Suits

Boys’ Norfolk Knickerbocker Suits Boys’ SIO.OO Norfolk suits for - $6.98 Boys' $9.00 Norfolk suits for - $6.45 Boys’ $8.50 Norfolk suits for - $6.00 Boys’ $7.50 Norfolk suits for - - $5.48 Boys’ $6.50 Norfolk suits for ■ $4.98 Boys’ $6.00 Norfolk suits for - $4.48 Boys'ss.oo Norfolk suits for $3.45

Everybody should come and purchase some of these bargains as they are all new and seasonable goods. Remember the date: July 17th to August Ist C. EARL DUVALL

Why Europe Needs Cotton.

There is no bullet or shell propelled in modern warfare unless there is a supply of cotton for the explosive which sends it from the gun.

It is the big guns that eat up guncotton. For instance, a twelve-inch gun uses up 300 pounds of guncotton every time it is fired. That is as much as is employed in the firing of 42,000 shots from the ordinary rifle. It is equal to the amount that would be used in the firing of a field gun 150 times.

Guncotton is also burned at a greSt rate in any conflict between battleships. A single battleship can use from 5,000 to 6,000 pounds a minute, or from 10 to 12 bales of cotton a minute, in firing all its guns. Ih fact, it has been calculated during this war that every innocent shipload of American cotton crossing the Atlantic to Germany is the cause - of killing or wounding 500 of our men, - .

Another estimate shows that every 100 yards of trenches require for their defense 25,000 rounds of smallammunition. Now, assume’ that the lines of trenches along both fronts in the present war in the east and west should cover 500 or 600 miles. For their defense a daily expenditure of 200,000,000 cartridges would be required. That is equivalent to 340 tons of guncotton.

This guncotton has entered so | thoroughly into ammunition of all rations that it is difficult to realize that the compound was only discovered in 18 45 by the Swiss chemist Schobein. He invented it by treating cotton wool with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids. He then had it washed with water and dried, and even today its appearance hardly differs from that of the cotton wool from which it is manufactured. The effect of guncotton is not obtained by setting it on fire, as is the case with ordinary gunpowder. In fact, when a light is put to it it simply burns with a rapid flare and does not explode.

To make it disintegrate suddenly it has to be “detonated.” This can be done by hitting it a hard blow on an iron base, but it is usually exploded by the use of a “detonator,” composed of fulminate of mercury made by dissolving mercury in a mixture of- nitric acid and alcohol. It is a grayish-white powder discovered by an Englishman named Howard, and is used for percussion caps, for the slightest blow or rise of temperature will cause it to explode. It should also be remembered that 10 tons of cotton furnish about 18 tons of guncotton, and the eminent chemist, Sir William Ramsey, calculates that' Germany started this war with a reserve of 900 tons of guncottbn.—Pearson’s Weekly.

Men’s Hats Stetson Hats, $4.00 grade - $3.25 Stetson Hats, $3.50 grade - $2.75 Kingsbury Hats, $3.00 grade - $2.25 Panama Hats, $7.00 grade - $5.45 Panama Hats, $5.00 grade - $3.50 Sailor Hats, $3.00 grade - $2.00 Sailor Hats, $2.00 grade - $1.38 Sailor Hats, $1.50 grade - SI.OO

Shirts Inorder to lower our shirt stock we will sell all shirts at great reduction. $4.50 silk shirts - $3.25 $3.00 silk shirts - $2.25 $2.50 silk shirts - $1,78 $2.00 shirts .... $1.38 $1.50 shirts - $1.13 SI.OO shirts - . . 7g c 50c shirts 39 C

The report comes from England that in one battle an average of 1,000 shells a minute was fired every minute for more than two days.

In this country our greatest cannonading was at Gettysburg, when the average was not even 100 shots a minute for less than two hours. I do not know what the cost of those shells was that the English report deals with, but I do. know that an American company is making 5,000,000 shells at an average price of sl3. .

That is a very low average, but even so, shooting away $13,000 a minute burns a considerable hole into the pocket of Mr, European Taxpayer.

If Mr. Rockefeller really has an income of $50,000,000 a year, which ,they say he has, that would be about SIOO a minute. Hence it would take 130 Rockefellers to foot that ammunition bill for those wasteful belligerents.

That old joke that the English are willing to continue this war until the list Frenchman and Russian is killed needs revision to read thus: All combatants may continue while the folks at home can furnish a dollar to buy shot and powder.—Philadelphia Ledger.

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Shoot $13,000 a Minute.