Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1916 — Page 6

Do You Raise Chickens? If so, do you use an INCUBATOR? IF NOT, WHY NOT? There are many reasons why you should. It has been proved time and again, even by by those who only raise a small flock, that they are really a money getter. We have the agency for the Cyphers Incubator and supplies. No better machine made at any price. Call in and see them. Made in two grades. We have on display a cheaper one—the Economy. E. D. RHOADES & SON

POSTING OF GUIDE POSTS AT CROSSROADS

Hoosier State Automobile Association to Observe “Guidepost Week,” When Thousands of Highway Signs Will Be Posted Up.

Indiana is long on ‘days.’* It las its arbor day, fire prevention day, cleanup day and all the others. And now comes a “week” to be added to the catalogue of things we celebrate. It will be an event novel in every detail, and probably the first of the kind ever observed by an American commonwealth. The newcomer in Indiana events is to be styled “(luidepost Week,” with the Hoosier State Automobile association, of which A. G. Lupton of Hartford City is president, as the promoter.

The idea of '‘Guidepost Week" \ originated in the Hoosier Motor club and Spread through the ranks of the ’ Hoosier State Automobile association, composed of :::! motor clubs. The scheme, although still in tentative form, is to set aside a certain! week in the near future that will be devpted to the posting of both “safety first” and "direction” signs at every railroad crossing, dangerous curve and crossroads In Indiana. i The plan is to have the motor clubs, the railroads, interurbah lines, county commissioners and public schools join in the movement to erect a series of metal signs now being made for the purpose. One sign will mark! railroad crossings and dangerous curves. Another will locate the quiet -zones' in the eit les,. and ' a. third sign will take the place of the old-fashioned guide posts that once stood at the crossroads along the state's principal highways. Some roads still have markers, but. the majority of tin- old guideposts have disappeared, leaving the wayfarer to find his direction either by intuition or by guidance from a friendly farmer. The coming of the automobile has made it necessary to mark rural highways with the same accuracy employed in identifying city streets. The automobile is transforming Indiana into one great city, and the days of guessing at directions have

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j passed. According to figures given J. out at the office of the secretary of j state there were it 6,915 automobile [ licenses issued iri Indiana in 191 a, land tlie number will be more than 100,000 during the present year. The average cost of these licenses is $6.“5 each, giving the state more than a half million of revenue. With the growing use of the automobile have come a dozen new problems, chief among them being the . improvement road construction, the elimination of dangerous highway curves and railroad crossings, the ( building of retaining walls along the outer edges of hill roads, the posting of all crossroads for tlie guidance of 'travelers,-and a general observance of all the^Jaws and principles of , •'safety first."

"Guidepost week” probably will treat of more subjects than the posting of roads and danger zones. The plans now under consideration by the I loonier State Automobile association call tor town meetings where good roads, “safety first” and many other public questions will be dis- ‘ cussed. These meetings, it is hoped. j will help to bring to ’lndiana a dozen i or more government engineers who! are experts in road building and fa-' miliar with all the problems that j confront dwellers in tin- rural districts. ; L. K. Hoy ken and .1. .1. Tobin, representing the United States department of public roads and rural engineering, have just completed a gen- ; oral road survey of Indiana. Through tie; activities of the Hoosier State. Automobile association, they delivered 2*> lectures in various parts of . Indiana. These men w ere sent here ; to find why Indiana, which spends. n pproxiniately $ in, (Kid, It 00 a year on ' its roade. gets such unsatisfactory results from the money invested. Mr! Boyken’s investigations covered the southern section of Indiana, while Mr. Tobin studied conditions in the . territory north of Indianapolis, Both found that the principal trouble in ; Indiana is lack of continuity. Three 1 miles of good road are followed by I mud for two or three miles, and then comes another stretch of good road. Both men say Indiana’s lirst need is to get together for building continuous highways, and not alternate pavement with - mud.

Both Boy ken and Tobin are ardent advocates of the centralization of all highway work in a state department or roads and in recent addresses beforeAhe Hoosier Motor club said that Indiana was one of the five states yet unprovided with a state road department. ", The other trailers are: South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia and Texas. .The two engineers praised Indiana for the interest the state takes in the good roads movement. Statistics show that Indiana ranks third among the states with respect to Improved highways. Massachusetts and Rhode" Island have higher percentages of improved roads! Only New York and California spend more money than Indiana on road building. \

‘•We must make allowance for the good Indiana has accomplished in the way of road improvement,” said Mr. Boyken, "but I do want to point out the real defect in your road system —it lacks continuity. Other states with aggressive road departments fix upon a plan for building roads That begin somewhere and end somewhere, not merely sticking in a mile or two here, then some mud, and a mile or two more of improvement One can go to New England, to New York or to Massachusetts, or to Connecticut, and, standing from one side of them go directly to the other without a break in the roadway. They built their roads to start and finish. Having a department of roads made this possible, because no county built haphazardly. “A state department of roads enables a commonwealth to systematize its road building and to keep an exact tab on all expenditures. Under your system men who know practically nothing about road building or engineering are privileged to spend your money as they like, and the result is a poor investment of the money. They may be honest enough in their intentions, but they just don't know how. The establishment of state highway departments began in IS-92, New jersey being the first to recognize the need for one. Then came Massachusetts, and, one/by one, all fell in line with the idea~ until now only Indiana, South Carolina, Texas. Mississippi and Georgia remain to be converted to the new system of road building and maintenance. ~~ ~—- -•■■■ ...

It is to '.rescue Indiana from the mud " that the Hoosier State Automobile association through the 32 clubs affiliated with it hopes to bring Indiana into line with other states in establishing a department ot roads. - The association plans, too, to work for the building of test reads in every county in the state. This is to he accomplished through co-operation with the United States department of roads and rural engineering. On request ot county Commissioners rim government will lend its engineering experts to any county wishing to build an experimental mile of road for test pur--1 otes. This test mile would serve to show the taxpayers the serviceability of different road-building materials. thus making it possible to choose the right material by actual test.

Bartholomew, Lake, Kosciusko, Miami, Parke and Brown counties already have signified their intention to liuild test miles of the materials nearest at hand, and to test the serviceability of concrete, stone, brick and other materials. When the engineers visited Brown county recently th*- vehicle that was sent to Georgetown to meet them stuck in the mud, •he committee had to journey to the station afoot, and then return to Nashville on the celebrated "Abe Martin" hack. The engineers quickly realized Brown county’s need for better roads.

This spring, summer and autumn are going to glotv with the activities o*' tlie Hoosier State Automobile association and its allies. Besides a live better roads” campaign they are going to strike at every evil detrimental to motoring. Speed maniacs will be prosecuted- by every one of tbe clubs in the association. Automobile thieves will be punished for their crimes, and a general campaign ; i to be waged to make life safer l oth for the motorist and the pedes Irian. Secretary Xoblet of the state asso- , ciation. who also is the secretary of the Hoosier Motor club, says that , t he lirst ot*der for “safety first” signs will be for more than .1,000, and ; these will be distributed over the I state. Assurances have been given j by the railroads that during “guidepost week” section crews on all

Pains and Aches Caused by Kidneys Many women attribute ailments and suffering to some disease peculiar to their sex, tvberi often the pain and misery is caused by weak or deranged kidneys. Housework, office work or factory w’ork may start the trouble, and dizzy spells, puffiness under eyes, sore muscles, 'stiff joints, discolored or scanty urine, sleep disturbing bladder ailments, rheumatism or diabetes may result. When the kidneys are strong and healthy they filter out from the blood the poisonous waste matter. When they are sluggish or overworked they need a medicine to clean them out and invigorate action. Foley Kidney Pills are prepared expressly for the purpose of dissolving an poisonous substances and uric acid that lodge in the joints and muscles and to cleanse and strengthen stopped-up, inactive Thousands of men and women in ail parts of the county testify to the wonderfully satisfactory results they have had from taking Foley Kidney Pills. Sold everywhere. “UIIIC ACID NE VER CAUSED RHEUMATISM” WANT to provo it to yonrsatisfaction. If >»*U have Rheumatism or Neuritis, vuti* or chronic- no matter what your c«mditi»*n write to-dav for r»*y FRKE BOOK on -RHEUMATISM -Its Cause and Cure.’* satnlift rail it “The moat wonderful book er**r written." Don’t wmi a staxup—it’s ABSOLUTELY FREE. JESSE km CASE Dept. 943 Brockton, Mass.

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steam and interurban lines will plaxe the "safety" signs at every point where highways cross railroads. The number of "direction” signs that will be necessary to mark the many crossroads in Indiana has not yet been estimated, but the motor clubs throughout the state making calculations as to how many will he needed in the various counties. The organization of additional motor clubs goes merrily on and it is the prediction of A. G. Lupton of Hartford City, president, that the state association will have a club in every county in Indiana before the end of the year. The organization also plans to urge some effective good roads legislation when the state’s general assembly convenes next year. In the meantime the general effort will be to make ‘guidepost week” one of the biggest movements for public good ever undertaken in Indiana. r . The signs to be posted in Indiana are to be weather-proof, and will bear the joint emblems of the Hoosier Motor club and the Hoosier Stpte Automobile association. They will be artistic in design, bufsufficiently colored to be seen for a long distance. both in the daytime and by motor lights.—W. M. Herschell i t n Indianapolis News.

Out of the Race. When one wakes with stiff back, pains in muscles, aches in joints, or rheumatic twinges, he cannot do his best. If you feel out of the race, tired, lanquid, or have symptoms of kidney trouble, act promptly. Foley Kidney Pills help the kidneys get rid of poisonous waste matter that causes trouble.—Sold everywhere. PUBLIC SALE. As I have sold part of my pasture land I will sell at public auction at my farm. 9 u miles north, 1% miles west of Rensselaer, 4 miles east, y 2 mile north of Fair Oaks, 2% miles south of Virgie, commencing at 10 o’clock a. m., on MONDAY. MARCH 27, 1916. 2 Head of Horses—2 good well broke coming 4-year-old mares. 21 Head of Cattle-—Consisting of 5 good young milch cows, some giving milk, others fresh soon; 2 yearling heifers, both with calf; 10 steer calves; 3 heifer calves; 1 coming 2-year-old Holstein bull. 14 Head Gooff-v— I Thrifty Shotes, weighing 110 pounds each. 450 bushels good corn; 300 bushels good oats. Terms—A credit of 9 months will be given on sums over $lO with 6 prir cent from date if paid when due, if not paid when due 8 per cent from date: 2 per cent off for cash where entitled to credit. $lO and under cash in hand. No property to be removed until settled for. R. H. EILTS. W. A. McCurtain, Auctioneer; C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Hot lunch on ground. BIG PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned having sold his farm and intending to quit farming will sell at public auction at said farm. 6 miles south and 2 wiles west of Rensselaer, 6 miles north and 2 miles west of Remington, the following property, commencing at 10 a. m., on TUESDAY. MARCH 28, 1916, 5 Head of Horses—Consisting of 1 roan gelding, 7 years old and sound,

wt. about 1400; 1 bay gelding, coming 4 years old, sound,, wt. about 1200; 1 gray mare, 11 years old, in foal, wt. about 1300; 1 siorrel driving horse, wt. about 1000; 1 black colt, coming yearling, a good one. 4 Head of Cattle—Consisting of 1 short horned Durham cow, be fresh about April 1, 6 years old and a good one; 1 Jersey cow, 9 years old, fresh some time in April; 1 4-year-old cow, with calf by side; 1 2-year-old heifer, fresh in June. 7 Head of Hogs—Consisting of 1 brood sow, due to farrow last of April; 6 head of shotes, weight about 90 pounds. Implements, Wagons, Etc.—Consisting of 1 Studebaker wagon, good as new; 1 new sled; 1 top buggy, rubber tire, a good one; 1 2-section steel barrow; 1 J. I. Case sulky breaking plow, 16-inch; 1 J. I. Case corn planter, with fertilizer attachments and 100 rods of wire; 1 Avery riding cultivator; 1 10-foot hay rake; 1 solid wheel disc; 1 14-inch walking breaking plow; 1 single shovel plow; 1 double shovel plow; 2 sets duble work harness, all in good shape; 1 set of buggy harness: 4 good collars; 100 good white oak posts; 6 bushels of good white seed corn; 1 Economy Chief pream separator; l U. S. cream separator, in gcod condition. Household Goods—Consisting of 1 Majestic range; 1 Art Garland hard Coal burner; 1 kitchen cabinet; 1 Newman Bros, organ; couch; dresser; bedsteads, and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms—Credit of 10 months will be given to persons giving approved security without interest if paid when due, if not paid at maturity 8 per cent interest from date. $lO and under cash in hand. 3 per cent off for cash where entitled to credit. No property to he removed until terms of sale are complied with. J. A. KEISTER. W. A. McCurtnin, Auctoneeer; C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Lunch by Ladies’ Aid Janies school. PUBLIC SALE. > - On account of a shortage of pasture I will sell the following stock at my farm, 7 miles north and 1y 2 miles west of Rensselaer, 1% miles west of Aix and 2 miles east"" and ’ mile north of Parr, on FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1910, Beginning at 10 a. hi., the following property: 5 Head Horses—l black mare, 10 years old, in foal to Belgian horse, wt. 1300; 1 black mare, 9 years old, in foal, wt. 1200; 1 sorrel mare, 7 years old, extra good driver, wt. 1200; 1 bay horse colt, coming 3 years; 1 coming 7-year-old bay mare. .11 Cattle —7 Cows with calves by hide; 20 cows, to be fresh in two or three weeks; 8 coming 2-year-old fat heifers; 4 yearling calves; 4 last summer calves. 35 Head Hogs, weight about 70 pounds each; 2 good brood sows, farrow in four weeks. Terms— slo and under cash in hand; sums over $lO a credit of 10 months will be given, notes bearing interest at rate of 6 per cent. If not paid when due notes bear interest at rate of 8 per cefft from date of sale. 2 per cent discount for cash. FRED W. SCHULTZ. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer; C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Hot lunch by the Ladies of the U. B. church of Aix. Buy envelopes at The Democrat office. A large number of sizes, styles and colors, both bond and plain finish, to select from, at 5c per bunch of 25. Call in and see them.

Clothcraft Clothes The best in the land at the price, $ 13.75 to $19.75. Nobby styles, sterling qualities as usual at HAMILL’S. Notice of Filing and Docketing of Ditch Petition. In Commissioners’ Court To May Term, 1916. Petition of John F. Zimmer, et al., for Public Drain. - To Lenora Martin, Edward L. McFadden, Melvin T. Parks, Clayborn Parks, Martha J. Hopkins, Josiah T. Tyjg; Carl C. Middlestadt, John Flinn, John J. Lawler, Bessie Pearl Day, Elizabeth Carlin, John Carlin, John J. Wheelen, Melville B. Wishard, Clara Rosenbaum, Henry Rosenbaum, Hulda Rosenbaum, Grace E. Shindelar, Martha J. Earl, Alice Earl Stewart, David Q. Hart, C. B. Spang, 'lary Rrpsnahan, Patrick Bresnahan, William Zacher, Wilhelm Zacher, Levi Miller.' Simeon Miller, Gideon Miller, Menno Miller, Mattie t'bristler. Fannie Borntrager, Simeon Miller, guardian of, Manna Yoder and Ameria Miller, heirs of Levi L. Miller; Jennie L. Wishard, Abraham Meyers, John 11. Porter. Mary A. Sheffer, Burr H. Shelter, Charles A. Hopkins, Amanda Leach, Otis W. Sheffer, Mary E. Shelter, Jesse G. Sheffer, Agatha Shindelar, Mary D. Brown, Bertha Schultz, Frank Zickmnnd. You and each of you are hereby separately and severally notified that on the 21st day of March, A. D., 1916, John F. Zimmer and others filed in the office of the Auditor of Jasper County, Indiana, their petition in dindicate arid a bond, which petition asks for the construction of a dredge ditch for the purpose of draining the lands of the petitioners and of lands shown by the tax dupli‘•'tes and transfer books of Jasper County, Indiana, to belong to you *’”d described in said petition as likelj r to be benefited by the improvement pr-tved for. The ditch prayed for in said petition is described and routed as follows, to-wit: Commencing at a point about 1.851 feet west and 80 rods south of the Southeast corner of Section Ten (10), Township Twentynine (29 ) North of Range Seven (7) West in Jasper County, Indiana, in the line of a present existing ditch, following the line thereof to the source of the Burn’s Ditch to a point near the Northeast corner of 'Sec-. t'On Twenty-three (23) in Township Thirty (30) North of Range Seven (7) West in said county and state where the same will have a good and sufficient outlet in the said Burn’s Ditch. You and each of you are further notified that the petitioners have endorsed on their petition as the day for the docketing thereof the 2d day of May, A. D., 1916. JOHN F. ZIMMER and Others. Petitioners. A BIG VALUE The Jasper County Democrat and The Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer Both One Year for ONLY $1.85 Mail all orders to THE DEMOCRAT Rensselaer, |lnd.