Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1916 — Page 8

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHORING VILLAGES

lit >SK I j AW \. Mr. Yeoman of Chicago was a business visitor here last week. Cornilla Weaver and brother Cordell were Lowell visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Best visited at the home of their parents, I. N. Best and wife, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. I. X. Best ehtertained relatives from Brookston, Hammond and Chicago Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Benjamin of St. Ann, 111., were over Tuesday visiting at the home ol' Otis Phillips and family.

There was little damage done by Tuesday night’s storm in this vicinity other than putting our telephone service’ on the bum. Floyd Cox had a fine driving mare killed by lightning in the storm Tuesday night, but fortunately had part of his loss covered by insurance. A sad accident occurred at Harold Denton’s place near Lake Village Thursday when a young nephew of Mr, Denton was accidently shot with a revolver with which he was playing, the bullet passing entirely through his body just below the heart. Thursday noon the little fellow, who is only eight years old, was still living with some hopes for his recovery. Otis Philips received a letter from his sister, Mrs. Benjamin, at St.' Ann, 111,, Thursday morning stating that the storm Tuesday night did great damage to property along the line of the Big Four railroad in the towns of-St. Ann, BeaverviHe and throughout the country in that vicinity. In the town of Beaverville seven houses were torn to pieces and burned up and several people seriously injured. Charley Cooley of Chicago, well known in lhis vicinity, was taken ill Tuesday at J." W. Burton’s place and brought to Roselawn to catclr -the 4 o’clock train for Chicago, but was feeling so poorly on his arrival that he concluded to remain here at the Gundy hotel for medical attention. Dr. Washburn was called from Rensselaer ami found Mr. Cooley suffering from congestion of the brain, hut had strong hopes of his recovery. Thursday morning Mr. Cooley was much better and returned to Chicago on the milk train.

McCOYSBURG. Miss Helsie Gordon visited home fol ks here Hun day . Miss Amy Brown called on Mr. and Mrs. .Jesse Brown Sunday. Mrs. Levi Herr called on Mrs. T. B. Stevenson and Alice Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson visited with Mrs. Laura McDonald from Sunday till Tuesday. Mrs. Charles Mitch el of Seafield called on Mrs. R. V. Johns and Mrs. Will McDonald Tuesday. Mrs. Paul Stevens and Mrs. John Rr. Phillips Visited Mrs. T. B. Stevenson Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Robert McDonald and daughter Florence had Sunday dinner with Mrs. Charles Ferguson and family. Royal L. Bussell entertained the Loyal Workers class Saturday evening. Thirty were present and all enjoyed a nice time. : MisafeAGoc Stevenson, Mrs. Charles Ferguson and son Ray, Mrs. James, Jefferies, M rs, J esse Brown and two children were all Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mrs. John 1 laliday of Kersey spent Thursday morning with Mrs. T. B. Stevenson and daughter Alice. She took the train here for Indianapolis to spend a few weeks with her mother. i

Changeable Weather Brings Sic kness. The changeable weather of March causes coughs, colds, croup and grippe. There is no such thing as a “light cold''—none that a person can safely neglect. Foley's Iloney and Tar is a safe and reliable family medicine that heals inflamed, congested air passages, stops coughs and eases breathing.—Sold Everywhere.

LEE. Mrs, S, M. .lacks has been sick again during the past week. Walter Jordan and Ray 'lloleman went to Morocco Monday on business. Mrs. Brace Lefler of Lafayefte is here this week visiting her parents, <>. A. Jacks and wife. Mrs. Alvin Clark's mother, who has been sick all winter, is still in a very critical condition. On Tuesday night we had a severe storm of wind and hail which did quite a lot of damage. .1 Mrs. Ethel Otterburg of Rensselaer is here tins week visiting ber parents, G. A. Jacks and wife. On Saturday night of this week the Queen Esthers will give a box supper here at the school house. Next Sunday night will be quarterly meeting at our church. The district superintendent will be here and will deliver the sermon. Mrs. Ephriam Gilmore and two daughters, Mrs. Mary lloleman and Mrs. Sarah Jordan, and Mrs C a Holeman met at Mrs. J. H.' Culp’s and did sewing for Mrs. Lora Gilmore one day this week.

OVERTON BROS. Carpemers i lifts •' V " * Let us figure on your next job. Nothing too large or too small. Shop near Hiram Day’s lumber sheds. PHONE 552

POSSUM RUN. Nile Britt spent Sunday with Myrtle Parker. V. M. Peer is the owner of a new automobile. AiMarge crowd attended the Knight sale Monday. Frank Payne is suffering with the rheumatism this week. G> H. Comer and Frank Antrim are chopping wood for T. J. Parker this week. Mrs. Jasper Commit called on her sister, Mrs. IZook, at Cifford one day this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Cover spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Parker. Mrs. G. H. Comer and Mrs. George Hell called on Mrs. Cunningham Thursday afternoon. Elma Cavinder and Mrs. Jennie Cavinder called on Orpha and Myrtle Parker Tuesday morning. Orpha Parker and Mary Cunningham spent from Saturday until Tuesday with Earl Parker and family of Kersey. 1 . Dr. Gwin was called to Clyde Davissson’s Friday evening td see Miss Flora, the Mt. Pleasant school teacher.

remington. REMINGTON R. R. TIME TABLE No. 318 East bound 7:38 a.m. No. 331 West bound 3:01 a.m. No. 340 East bound 5:09 p.m. No. 319 West bound . 5:33 p.m. Mrs. Jake May is on the sick list this week. John Ott is building a big new barn on the home place. Adrian Foster went to Chicago Wednesday for a few days’ visit. Mrs. John A. Teter is spending a couple of weeks with relatives at Delphi. Mrs. Janies Smith and Mrs. J. H. Glairy of Seafield chine. Tuesday for a day's visit. Joe La ti m ore,- while cranking a 1i• tie Ford, got his left arm pretty badly cracked. /' Will and John Slit/, went to Chicago on Friday to attend the funeral of their uncle. ' . Mr. Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Tyler and Miss Cora Tyler autoed to Lafayette Tuesday. Uncle Jobn Hart has been quite sick for the past few weeks but is better at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Thomas returned Saturday from a week’s visit with relatives in ,Logansport. Mr. and Mrs. 11. H. Schuyler and Mrs. A. Kerlin of Wolcott were Remington callers on Tuesday. E. T. Heath went, to Logansport Thursday to be present as witness in the Layman divorce suit; Col. Griffith went to Chicago Saturday for a few days’ visit with his ;rn Charles and to See the city. Mrs. Ellen O’Connor went to Logansport tills Thursday morning for a visit of a couple of weeks or so. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Johnston left Monday for a month's stay in Jacksonville and other points in Florida. Miss Ora Cheek went to Logansport Saturday for a visit with friends and may go to Ohio before returning. Miss Myrtie Ford, who has been nursing in Chicago this winter, has returned home for a week or two of rest.

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rich and dau'ftUtt r i„omse or Goodland were Sunday guests of Walter Gillani and fan dly. Rose Turner, who lias been working in a restaurant at Brook for the past lew mooths, spent Thursday and Friday, at home, George Bes.se and daughter Gertrude and Ellis Jones and family were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chester I’esse ar Wolcott. P Miss Laura Wariiock, who has been ho seriously ill for so many weeks, is improving now, and is able to sit up a part of the time. Napoleon sego left Monday to look after his Dakota farm. It is probaoiq that bis wile will join him there alter a few weeks and they will make thdir future home there, Mr. and Mrs. H. 11. Bowman and children of Moiiticello came Saturday evening to spend Sunday with their relatives here. Mrs. Bowman will remain throughout the {week. Miss Dorothy Spencer went to Chicago Friday morning for a visit with her aunt, Mrs. Hargreaves, she was accompanied by Miss Garnet MeXary, wbo joined tier at Motn icello. Mrs. Charles Peck, whose illness K‘s been of ' such long duration, is still in a very serious condition. She ; t a iat her bard week, but is somewhat better today as we go to pi ess. ■ :

Flenrv Hockley of southeast 'of town has contracted with D. V. M<Glynn tor the erection of a line, new farm residence, work on which has already begun, It will be very modern and electric lighted. Mrs: Win. C.eier and daughter Josephine went to Wabash this Thursday morning for a two weeks’ visit ar that place and at Huntington. Her mother. Mrs. Garrison who has been there for some time, will return home with her. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Zinser entertained twenty of their friends on Wednesday evening, .March 15. The house was tastefully decorated with ferns, white hyacinths and shamrocks After a pleasant evening spent in contents and games, dainty refreshments were served. Croft Cheek, who has at various times been identified with Remington’s business history for many years, has again broken into business circles, this time in the resaurant business to which he will add such side lines as to him seems a fitting way to getting trade. Saturday he’ took possession of the Hallihan bakery and restaurant which he had that day purchased. Mr. Cheek is well known and has many friends who will be glad to know of his going into active business again and will want to help him build up his trade. Subscribe for The Democrat.

GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY STORM Which Passed Through Jasper County Tuesday NighC

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Barney's windmill, which he says is one of the oldest and therefore one of the weakest in that neighborhood, was about the only windmill left standing. At Arnold Luer's thfe windmill was blown over on the house and at the Joe Luers’ farm the barn was torn to pieces. On the Joe Adame farnl, occupied by J. U. ff, one barn and the windmill was wrecked. At Joe Borntrager's in the same neighborhood the windmill was blown down, the roof torn off his barn and part of the roof torn off the farm house. The chimney fell from the house into the room where two of Mr. Borntrager’s children w ere sleeping, and a plank was jamed through the ceiling of the room near their bed, but the children were not hurt in the least. The household goods were damaged quite a little by the rain. A wood silo was blown down on the Charles Porter farm west of town, a cement silo near by withstanding the storm. On the Carr Bros, farm the tenant house north of the farm house suffered the loss of a chimney and several shingles. 4 Trees were uprooted nearby and the barn was blown to pieces* The big new barn on the former Ham Savior place was party turned around and badiv damaged. At the Charles Weiss farrii, west of'Rensselaer, one or more barns and sheds were wrecked. Charles Bowers’ residence, on another of the Lawler farms, was moved several feet from its foundation. Following are some of the individual loses to farm houses,’barns and outbuildings reported to the G. H. McLain agency, where windstorm insurance was carried, with estimates Q»f the owners of the loss they had suffered. No adjustments, of course, have as yet been made: John Kellner . . . ...... .. . $l5O Henry Kolhoff .... .. . ..... 400 Henry Kolhoff .. . ......... 5 John Kolhoff .. ~ ~..; ... . . 200 Joe Kolhoff ... . ....... .. . . 20ft 11. Maiealirook ............ 200 Andrew Kabler . .... . . ... . . 1.000 Harvey Davisson . . .... ... . . 175 A. C. Scott 200 Charley Phegley ............ 50 Jack Hoyes . ... - ... 50 Larsh and Ritchey . . . , : . . . . . 50 Chas. Kissinger . ... . ..... . 150 Merritt Strain .... ;.. .. ; ... 75 M. E. Bice . . . .... ... .. . B. T. Lanham ..... ... . . . . . . . 50 J. J. Lawler ............... 75 J. J. Lawler ............. . , 75 A. C. Pancoast . 200 E. Leek .... A. ............ . Arthur Mayliew 50 E. Stibbe ................. 25 W. E. Schaffer .. . 200 Leslie Alter yy. . ... ... .. . 5 W. \. Lake .. . ... .... .. . 10 Tom McAlier . 175 A. Feemster 250 B. Arnsler . ........ , , ... . . 150 Tone Keiper .... .. .. .... .;. , The following are among the person u who suffered loss in R. D. Thompson's agency, but we are unable to give their estimates of the losses:

W. V. Porter. J. and M E. Rush, H. A. Thomas, j. B. Thompson. Fred Waling. .Margaret Washburn, A. F. Webber, C. R. Weiss. R. E. Hopkins. W. R. Hough, James K. Damson, J. J. Lawler. A. and A. Peters. A. J. Biggs, Geo. A. Daugherty, jr., D. E. Grow, A. A. and W. M. Hoover. Charles H. Porter, I). S. Baler and j Walter Smith. Little effects of the wind were noticed in Rensselaer A little rain j receded by a few terrific flashes of . lightning was followed by quite a severe wind and a heavy fall of hail, some of the hail being as large as English walnuts. Some of the fuses were- burned out on the electric lights and one of the ornamental j light globes at the corner of Front • a fid W ashington st reets was blown off j and broken. Quite a number of residence lights were put out of commission and the electric and telephone linemen were busy all next day repairing the damage. The telegraph lines and the block system on suffered considerably and trains were late most {ol the day Wednesday as a result. I In many places the woven and j barb wire was torn loose from the j I once posts and carried over into the ; toad by the accumulation of corn | stalks and other debris. The plant of the Monon Crushed Stone Co. was party wrecked and it is said that every school house in Monon township was damaged more or less. A ]>arn on the Kelly sheep ranch southwest of Monon was destroyed and much damage done to barn?, farm houses and telephone lines all through that section. Robert Rector, who was killed at Monon, was employed by the Monon Crushed Stone Co., and was killed when his home blew* down. Considerable stock is reported killed over in White county by the collapse of farm buildings. Milo Ricketts, 16 years old, was killed at Logansport: Clarence Wilsca. 21 years old, of Harrison tp„ Cass county, burned to death in fire

To the Ladies of Rensselaer Our lady representative will call at your home to show you what Calumet Baking Powder will do for you and why it is called the cook’s best friend. The demonstration and test she will make are interesting and instructive. The test is not a comparative test of the strength of different baking powders because the water glass test does not show the strength of baking powder that does not contain white of egg. The test will, however, show the superiority of Calumet in other respects and prove why it has solved all baking problems in millions of homes. Calumet is not only the best leavening** agent possible to make, but it is sold at a popular price and is therefore an important factor in reducing the high cost of living. Calumet is manufactured in the largest, finest and most sanitary baking powder plant in the world, by experts who make nothing but baking powder. Calumet received the highest awards for purity and efficiency at the world’s greatest pure food expositions at Chicago in 1907, and at Paris, France, in 1912. Calumet contains only such ingredients as have been officially approved by the United States Food Authorities. • Calumet is guaranteed to be Pure in the Can and Pure in the Baking. Try Calumet once at our risk. Your money back without question if it isn’t the best baking powder you ever used. All the ladies should be sure to see and learn all about Calumet, the baking powder that was used in the President’s Wedding Cake. Recipe will be given on request. Calumet Baking Powder Co. CHICAGO

following wreck of house; Silas Williams, 71 years old. kiled in Grant county, when home was wrecked; a 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alspach, near Montpelier, killed in being hurled from door of home into an open field. The Montieello Herald tells of the death of the infant child of Mrs. Albert Erwin of Monon on Wednesday afternoon from injuries received from being blown from its mother's arms during the storm. Scores of farm residences, barns and other out-' buildings between Motion and Monti- ( cello, the Buffalo neighborhood and, on east, were leveled by the wind; and quite a little stock killed. The Herald estimates the damage in White county to he half a million dollars. The Montieello Telephone Co. estimate their damage to poles and wires at $2,500. The Schultz factory at Montieello wap damaged $2,000.

Speaking of the damage wrought in Morocco and vicinity, the Kentland Enterprise says: "The West fire wall of the story brick building occupied by Smart's restaurant was blown over. The entire top of the one story brick block West of the Citizens Bank and occupied by Henderson's barber shop, Purdy's meat market and Deardurff's jewelry store was toppled over into the street. Just a moment previous the first show at the opera house, a few doors to the west, had adjourned and the crowd passed in front of these buildings. Had the storm struck at this time a number of people would doubtless have been killed. From the twostory brick building occupied by Martin Bros, hardware store, the wind peeled off every foot of the roof but did not otherwise damage the building. The main business street yesterday morning was well' littered with tin roofs, tree limbs and toppled over chimneys: Two entire store fronts were blown in and a number partially so. “At the Christian church a company of about 200 were enjoying an entertainment when the storm broke, and it required the cool heads to avert a panic. The large art windows were doubled in like paper.

Other churches of the tow r n were also damaged some, “A freak of the storm was revealed at one home where the windows were sucked out by ,the wind, rather than blown in. Many people Were in bed at the time the storm broke, and stories are rife as to the scares occasioned by falling chimneys and crashing glass. ‘The country surrounding Morocco suffered in like proportion. A 1 large barn on the Mrs. Gertie Chizum j farm tenanted by 'Harry Henry, was blown down. Thirty head of stock was in the barn, and two hogs were ; killed. Harve Rust also lost a barn. Dr. Triplett a barn and silo, Carey 1 Hagen a barn, Ross Lucas a big barn and crib, Victor Carlson a barn, and 'on the .1. AL. Padgett farm a barn was demolished and a large crib was blown around on its foundation. East of Alorocco on the Mrs. George Deardurff farm a barn was wrecked, i Eight horses within were unhurt. At 1 the Francis Elijah farm a barn and slock shed were razed. .. A colt in the barn was found after the storni lied to a manger post and unhurt. Damage in the way of unroofed barns, was also reported at the farms of Scott Clark, H. L. Wright, Martin Barker. John Zohorosky, and in fact such damage was general in the whole scope of the county from about two miles north of Ade to a like distance north of Alorocco, and extending east and west clear across the county.”

Attention, Ladies! We want you to visit our coat and suit department.—ROWLES & PARKER. Some Swell Bonnets. . The new Trooper hats, $2 and $3, for men only. Now on saIe.—HAMILL & CO. Poultry Prices at Herath’s. Hens, per lb ; . ,M2c Roosters,. per 1b ...... g c Ducks, per lb. ,10c Geese, per lb ~loc Eggs, per dozen : 15c New Shirts The slickest shirts and neckwear *in town; come in and look them over—and “get Hamillized.’*

li BLOWS MOM TRAIN M TRACK Clover Leaf Flyer Wrecked Near Hanfield. FURIOUS STORM KILLS NINE ... Cyclone Passes Over Northern Indiana, Leaving Death and Destruction in Its Path—Blows Train Off the Track. Indianapolis.—Reports received her© place the number of dead ia Tuesday night’s furious cyclone over the north central portion of Indiana at nine. From fifty to one hundred have been seriously injured and the property damage is enormous. The dead: Silas Williams, seventyfive, farmer of Jalapa, crushed by falling chimney; W. J. Ricketts, twenty, Logansport, crushed by falling wall; Mary Allspaugh, Montpelier, caught In demolished home; four children, names unknown, in farmhouse at Landessville, near here; James Rector, Monon, and Clarence Wilson, Logansport. The wreck of the Clover Leaf flyer, at Hanfield, near here, when three cars were blown from the tracks as the train was traveling 45 miles an hour, is only a sidelight to the raging storm which blew down at least fifty farmhouses near Marion and many buildings and houses in other cities and counties. The streets of Logansport were a mass of wreckage. It is regarded as mysterious that but two lives were lost there. Set Date for Trial. Richmond. —The second trial of the suit of the H. C. Hasemeier company of Richmond against the estate of Miss Louisa F. Bentlage, for many years bookkeeper for the concern, will be held in April in the’ Randolph county circuit court, at Winchester. Miss Bentlage’s accounts, it is alleged, indicate that she was indebted to the company several thousand dollars at the time of her death by suicide. At the first trial, held here last winter, the jury disagreed. Oan’t Get Wilson. Columbus. Having decided that there is not much Hkelifceo4_of getting President Wilson to attend the opening of the Bartholomew county fair, the directors of the organization have decided to invite George Ade instead. James Whitcomb Riley promised to come back this year, if his health permits, but as Mr. Riley does not speak in public, the directors wished some one with him who would say something to the public. Highway Men Elect Officers. Marion. —Governors of the HoosierDixie Highway association elected Joseph W. Henning of Anderson president, W. W. Reed, Warsaw, vice-president; Tom W. Morgan, Marion, secretary-treasurer. Through the efforts of the association 100 miles of ' road are to be paved this summer. Health Officers Meet in Goshen. Goshen. —Health officers of the Thirteenth congressional district, Elkhart, Laporte, Kosciusko, St. Joseph, Marshall, Fulton and Starke counties met in Goshen Wednesday. Doctor King of Indianapolis of th© state board of health delivered an address!' Punchboards Barred. Elwood.- —Punchboards have again been barred. They were removed from all local business houses Monday under orders of the police. Orders were also Issued that gambling of all kinds must be suppressed. Evansville Man Stricken. Evansville.—Fred W. Herman, a druggist, who is prominent in local politics, was stricken with heart disease and his condition is serious. Hurt by Car. Kockport. John Kinney, former county treasurer, was seriously injured about the face and head when he attempted to get < a moving car. Thrown From Buggy; Breaks Leg. Greensburg.—Miss Rena Miner, living near Burney, suffered a broken leg when she was thrown from a buggy. Start Work on New Mills. Gary.—Work is under way on the railway supply tracks which will be in the construction of the new $25,000,000 tube mill here. Dairy Barn Burns. Delphi.—A dairy barn on the farm of John Smith, near here, was destroyed by fire, causing a loss of s2,* 500. Youngest Captain. Valparaiso.—E. T. Heineman, age twenty-seven, is the youngest captain in the Indiana National Guard, who, by his promotion from first lieutenant of Company L, took the honors from Captain Rogers of South Bend, Who is thirty. Hurt in Runaway. Warsaw. —Clement Michaels, age twenty-five, vat> seriously injured when his horses, hitched to a milk wagon, frightened and ran away. He was badly cut by broken milk bottles.