Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1915 — Page 8

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

FAIR OAKS. V. G. Boyle was in Hammond this week \on business. Frankie Goff came home from Longcliff Saturday, feeling fine. Health is' generally quite good in pur town. Those on the sick list are recovering. . Arvel Bringle has so far recovered from his recent operation as to be able to sit up. Mrs. James Burns and granddaughter from Rosebud, were visitors with Mrs. Ike Kight last week. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Shein of Monon, came up Sunday and visited the latter's parents, Mr. and .Mrs. Ike Kight. ■Charles Penwright of Mt. Ayr, has been doing some repair work on Mrs. Mattie Dickinson's property this week. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carpenter and babe, who have been away on a visit the past month, returned the latter part of the w-eek. Mrs. John Kimble, of Copemish, Mich., and Mrs.dS. B. Thornton came up from Rensselaer .and visited at Abe Bringle’s Sunday.'. ' Quite a number of people have dug their potatoes in these parts on account of the wet weather, for they were rotting in the ground. Grandma Hall, who has been living with her son, Limon, moved the first of the week down south of town in the property Will Warne bought of Mr. Egleston. J. J. Lawler is now having corn shipped from his Pleasant Ridge farm down here to feed his cattle. They just recently fed up 13,000 bushels which was shipped here last fall. The Ladies’ Aid of the M. E. church went down near Foresman last Thursday and met with Mrs. Jesse Garriott on the Sternberg dredge. They report a splendid time and enjoyed a nice boat ride. Miss Roeska Gunion, who has been doing house work for Mrs/ Erwin, was taken very suddenly ill with an attack of appendicitis Wednesday, and was very serious for several hours. She was removed to her home in the evening by auto.

The silo corn on section 32 has been about all drowned out, and 150 acres of fine wheat, oats and rye is standing in about a foot of water and will be a total loss. However, the water has gone down considerably in most places the last few days. The Moody Institute of Chicago, will hold a two weeks’ conference at Cedar Lake this summer, beginning July 25. There will also be a picnic Sunday. This will be a great treat to the church-going people and will no doubt be attended by a very large number. . -. The Christian church people have just finished putting in cement steps and a walk to the church, which is quite an improvement. Joe Winslow, 01 Brouhard and George Blunk were the main pushers at the job; they are new hands- at the work, but did a good jpb, Bolser, who lives on the Al Moore place, south of town, was brought in Friday suffering with an attack of appendicitis, and was very Various for several days. Dr. Rice of Roselawn, was called and said Charles A would Have to be operated on, but! he has been very carefully treated Kvith home remedies and is at this writting feeling considerably better. The recent large supply of water on \he ground has brought forth one of the largest crops of mosquitos je have had since the marshes were / drained. The large old “gal nippers,” as they are called, are in abundance, and resemble halfgrow 1 sandhill cranes, but have a differ‘mt voice. One seeing them flying ai. a distance are liable to mistake them for a fleet of German airships. [ \

( PINE GROVE. Mrs. Lester Morrison is some better at ihis writing. Mrs. [Roy Torbet and children were shopping in Rensselaer Wednesday. Njles\ and Janies Britt, Jr., at- . tended church at Gifford Sunday evening. A Mrs. Jphn Hayes and children called on M rs. Will Hayes Monday afternoon. Estel George and Clarence Brouharcl are Aielping Robert Smith in the harvest \eld. Mrs. jbhn McCurtain and family of Parr, • re visiting J. W. Baker anil family th s week. Thoma.. Cooper spent Saturday night and. Sunday with his brother, Simon, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Cooper and family spent Sunday with his brother, Simon, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hayes and family spent Sunday with Mr. and- Mrs. John Hayes and family. There will be an ice cream social at the Brushwood church Saturday night, July 24. Everybody welcome. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and family took dinner with their daughter, Mrs. John Dale, and family, Sunday. j Mrs. James Torbet and daughter, Chloae, attended Ladies’ Aid at the Brushwood church Wednesday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Honess Baker and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with James Price and family of Surrey.

Mrs. Bruce of Frankton, and daughter, Mrs. John Culp, of Rensselaer, took dinner with Mrs. Will Hayes and family Wednesday. Mrs. Cratie Cragun and daughter, Celina, returned to their home in Indianapolis Saturday, after a three months’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and other relatives. The former came for the purpose of improving her health. She was feeling quite a good deal better ■when she returned.

LEE W. L. Stjers is repainting his dwelling house. Mrs. Lettie Sparling of Demotte, was here during the past week visiting friends. ■ Charley Jacks and family of Wolcott; came Sunday and visited his mother, Mrs. Becky Jacks, until Monday evening. Miss Cassie Holeman returned to her home at .Monticello last Sunday evening, after spending her week’s vacation here. There will be quarterly meeting here this Saturday evening, July 24. Dr. Wood will be here and preach. Everybody welcome. Hoy Rishling autoed to Remington last Sunday with his family and his mother to visit his sister, Mrs. Nellie Lewis, and family. The thrashing machine is to begin thrashing wheat in our neighborhood on Friday of this week. They aim to begin at J. H." Culp’s. There was a large crowd here at the ice cream social, and 20 gallons of cream was sold,’and about twentyfive cakes. All had a good time. 11. C. Anderson and family and Mrs. Becky Jacks attended the funeral on Thursday of last week of Mrs. Kate Everingham, nee Hoover, at the Monon Chapel. Morris Jacks and wife and Roy "Bussell and family motored to near Kankakee, 111., last Saturday and visited the ladies’ uncle, Felix Parker. and family, returning Sunday evening. Frgiik OVerton and family spent Sunday with his brother near Parr. Last Sunday Ephriani Gilmore’s I children and grandchildren all met at their home and spent the day. They all had their pictures taken in several different groups. Mrs. John Maxwell entertained a number of elderly ladies Wednesday in honor of her mother, Mrs. Lutz of Rensselaer, who is visiting her. Mrs. Myers, of near Monon, was I here Sunday visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. R. Clark and family.

POSSUM RUN. Ike Marlatt loaded his hogs at Parr Monday. William Polleck is cutting oats for James Myers this-week. Essie and Wayne Comer took dinner with Orpha and Myrtle Parker Saturday. Grandma Braddock is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. John Price? Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Comer and son called on Mr. and Mrs. Meek Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Spurgeon and son called on Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Comer Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. George Heil and daughter. Fern, called on Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Comer and family Monday. Mr. and .Mrs, S. L. Johnson and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker nad family. Those that ate ice cream with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker Sunday weer Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. 11. Comer and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antrim and family.

Notice for Bids. Notice is hereby given that the advisory board of Union township, Jasper county, State of Indiana, will receive sealed bids at my office until August 13, 1915, at 1.0 o'clock a. m., for the remodeling of the Parr school house in the said township, according to plans and specifications on file in my office. The said school house is /o be completed by September 10, 1915. The right is hereby reserved to reject any and all bids. Dated July 22d, 1915. G. H. HAMMERTON, Trustee Union Township.

Notice to Auto Drivers. There are a few drivers of automobiles in this city who have no regard for the law of the state nor the lives of its citizens, and I hereby request all law-abiding citizens to assist the officers in quenching this evil practice by filing an affidavit against any one who they know to be violating section 1047 c R. S. Ind., revision of 1914. It should not be a license for an industrious man with a family to jeopardise the lives of other industrious meh with families. Done this nineteenth day of July, 1915. CHARLES G. SPITLER, [SEAL] Mayor ‘ Subscribe Tor The Democrat.

Kimberlin-Baker. ~ ’ A ve<y quiet but pretty wedding was that which w-as solemnized Sunday noon, at the home of Rev. G. W. Titus, in Rensselaer, when Miss Pearl daughter of the late John N. Baker of Barkley tp., was joined in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr. John H. Kimberlin of Rossville, 111. Only a few witnessed the ceremony, they being mostly all relatives of the bride. The young couple left on he afternoon train for Rossville, w.iere the groom has a cozy little bungalow ready ;or their occupancy.

The bride has a host of friends in Jasper county, where she has spent her entire life, having been born and grown to womanhood here, who will join in wishing them a long, happy and prosperous married life. xx

How Crops Look in Missouri. Rensselaer, July 21, 115. To the Editor: Knowing of the conditions of the weather and the crops in and around Jasper, Newton and Lake counties, 1 went to see how things looked in southeast Missouri, as I have advertised that part of the country for the last three years. It is not necessary to mention how the crops look in Jasper and Newton counties. The same conditions exists clear down through Illinois until I got within about 50 miles of Cairo, except from Gilman south to Champaign, where there is good crops, When I crossed the Mississippi river I was surely more than pleasantly surprised to see that the wheat was all thrashed and piled up in sacks with 2bushels to the sack, piled up like we pile baled hay, and left there until hauled to the cars, Thousands of acres of wheat thrashed and cow peas, some a foot these peas will be thrashed and will pay from $25,00 to $35,00 per acre. Peas worth $2.00 per bushel. Pea hay worth $12.00 per ton. When the peas are out of the way they will put the same land back again into wheat or keep it for corn or oats next spring as suits them best. When the wheat is put in the sack and left in the fields it is then the property of the grain buyer and that very moment it is covered by insurance from fire and rains, 700,000 bushels of wheat were sold in the last three weeks, and brought the farmers sl.lß and $1.20 per bushel. They claim they will have 1,200,000 bushels to export this year and, Mr. Editor, it surely did my heart good to see the thousands of acres of as fine corn aS I ever looked at, like the samples I brought back by express to prdve that such corn does actually grow and seeing the real stalks with the real ears hanging on them is positively proof and the best evidence that I can give to any man. They have the climate, they have the soil, they have the rains; they are a month earlier and a month later than we have. The 3d crop of alfalfa is nowready to cut. They have from 4 to 6 cuttings from 1% to 2 tons to the cutting. When the corn is ready to cultivate the last time they sow cow peas, and cultivate them in. Later the peas are fit to eat and they turn the hogs in, give them plenty of fresh water. The hogs eat the peas. They W’on’t touch the corn. The pea is much sweeter. They husk the corn with the hogs still in the field. This pea crop will produce as much hog flesh as the corn crop would. Corn goes from 4 5 to 90 bushels. Taxes $1.17 on the SIOO. The land is generally level with a fall of a little over a foot to the mile from the Ozarks to the Mississippi river. No hills, no stones, no rock, fine pure water. You can see for miles if you get so you can see over the cornfields. I have samples of the soil, the best and the poorest from the surface to a depth of 16 feet, where I got it out of a dredge ditch. I measured the depth myself. That country is now like this country was thirty years ago except in drainage. They have lots of large dredge ditches and land can be bought that will produce these crops from $35.0 0 to $ 120.00 per acre, according to location and character of improvements, and let me say that the improvements made there since I was there three years ago is more than I would believe myself had I not seen this same country three years ago. In the next five years there will not be any of this land that can be bought for less than $60.00 per acre and improved according. They are well supplied with railroads and cheap freight rates. They ship everything south. Plenty of schools. The land is easy to work. The natural home of alfalfa. And what surprised me the most was to see with all’their fine crops the roads were so dusty. I will make this proposition to anyone who will go there and see if I have not told the truth. I will pay his entire expenses. The railroad fare one way from Rensselaer is $7.96. " ' ' '

Samples of grain may be seen in the window at Warners hardware store, JOHN O’CONNOR, Advertisement L. B. 475

“We Print Anything for Anybody"— Slogan of the Republican.

The Republican still thinks that the taxpayers of Rensselaer and Marion tp., made a great mistake by not giving $61,000 to promoter O. L. Brown and his so-called Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad. The Republican also says that it lost the job of printing of the ballots for this election because of its support of the subsidy and because “a Republican official allowed himself to be mushed into giving it to The Democrat.” It is true that for the first time in all the subsidy elections that have been held in this county The Democrat was awarded the work of printing the ballots for this last

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>ell 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 every man, woman and child to attend this sale as it means money in The following are a list of prices:

Men’s Suits All $25.00 Suits for - $]6.45 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 $15.00 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 1 SIO.OO Norfolk suits for - $6.98 Boys 1 $9.00 Norfolk suits for $6.45 Boys 1 $8.50 Norfolk suits for $6.00 Boys 1 $7.50 Norfolk suits for - - $5.48 Boy%’ $6.50 Norfolk suits for $4.98 Boys’ $6.00 Norfolk suits for $4.48 Boys’ $5.00 Norfolk suits for $3.45

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

C. EARL DUVALL

[election, by the board of county election commissioners. But as this board is composed of one Democrat, one Progressive and one Republican, perhaps the Republican official was not “mushed" into giving the work to The Democrat, as the Republican states, as a majority rules where the work shall •go. However, we only charged $5 for this printing, perhaps about one-half what the Republican would have Charged had it got a crack at the work. The Republican also says that it has. lost some money because of its advocacy of certain things and because it has refused to Carry certain advertising. A well known and reputable citizen of Rensselaer informed the writer, however, that one Of the editors of the Republican had told him on the night of the election that the “Republican had been well paid for all it had said in favor of the subsidy,” so it probably lost nothing directly because of its advocacy of taking $61,000 from the taxpayers and giving it to a bunch of promoters whose standing is somewhat questionable in view of recent developements, as it received the publication of the notice of the election, which amounts to much more than the ballot printing. The Democrat has likewise been approached by the various railroad promoters who have infested Jasper county in the years gone by and informed that if it would support their

proposition it “would be paid liberally” for such support. We have perhaps lost hundreds of dollars by refusing to support such propositions; but the editorial policy of The Democrat is not for sale, as we deem it the duty of a newspaper to protect its readers in a financial way as much as it can, although in doing so it may be keeping dollars from going into its own locker.

The Democrat has no regrets for the position it has taken on all such questions that have come up, and it expects to continue the same policy in the future that it has followed in the past in this respect. It is not always pleasant to be denominated a “kicker” and a “knocker” and classed with rattlesnakes and scorpions by those who would sell one’s birth right for a mess of pottage, but The Democrat is glad to see ttfat a change in sentiment has taken place in Rensselaer in regard to gold brick deals and the late election here showed that 69 more voters were with The Democrat than were with the Republican on the proposition.

INDIANA ATTORNEYS AGREE

To Argue Motion to Quash Indictments Against Kell and Taggart. Indianapolis, Ind., July 21.—Counsel for Thomas Taggfcrt, Democratic national committeeman; Mayor Joseph E. Bell, and more than 100 others charged with conspiracy to

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 In order 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 - , 39c

| corrupt the 1914 registration, primary and election, and attorneys for the state, agreed today to argue a motion to quash the indictments against the men next Saturday. The motion to quash is based on the theory that the indictments does not state facts sufficient to constitute a violation of the state criminal laws, it was ’stated. Henry’ H, Hornbrook and Charles S. Wiltsie today were named special judges for some of the trials of the alleged election conspirators.

Traction Lines, Feeling Seriously Effect of Jitneys, Want to Oust Them as Competitors. Indianapolis, July 23. —The public service commission will decide the fate of the “jitney’’ bus at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. While the commission has given no intimation of what its decision will be, the indications are that the “jitney,” though attacked from every by three skilled lawyers who occupied the commission’s session yesterday with their arguments, has been the victor in its first cgmbat with the streetcar interests which seek to “regulate” it and, if possible, put it out of the running as a competitor.

Ideal Account Files, $1.50 each.— The Democrat’s fancy stationery department.

WANTS TO PUT ’EM OUT.