Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1916 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

laiim The German forces are making some slight gains along the battle front at Verdun, but the French are fiercely contesting every inch and the losses are very heavy. E. P. Cockrell, general passenger agent of the Monon at Chicago, left liis home for Pensacola, Fla., Wednesday. Mr. Cockrell lias been ill for some time and is going South to better his health. Senator Thomas Taggart has declined for personal considerations to be a candidate before the Democratic state convention for the short term for senator, and Governor Ralston is being prominently talked of for th© place. Charles E. Newton, formerly connected with the publication of the Monticello Journal and later with the Whltq County Democrat, has moved to Sebring, Ohio, where ho has a position as editor of the Sebring News. School superintendents of the Tenth congreslsonal district will hold a meeting today at 2 o’clock p. m. at Lafayette. An interesting program has been prepared and all' town and city superintendents living in the district are urged to attend. Dr. Frank Smith of Gary, who was a candidate for district chairman recently, has started a new Republican paper at Gary and seems to be telling his political brethren a. few things that don’t set very well with them, judging from the howl that is going up from the stand-pat Republican press of the district. The Rt. Rev. Herman J. Alerding, bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne, is a patient in St. Joseph’s hospital in Fort Wayne, suffering from an attack of sciatica. He was removed to the hospital last week that he might have the most skilled treatment. Physicians in charge say there is nothing alarming in the case of the bishop. Joseph P. Health, son of David Heath of Oxford, was suffocated in a bin of oats *,it his father’s farm Thursday afternoon. His age was 22 years. He had fallen head first into tite bin and it seemed was unable to extricate himself, suffocating by breathing the oats into his mouth and nostrils. He was married ten months ago to Miss McNee, a young school teacher, and they resided on his father’s farm. There is practically no change in tlie Mexican situation. Villa is said to be still fleeing to the northern fastness with Gen. Pershing’s cavalryin pursuit. 'l'lTe American troops are now 250 miles in the interior of Mexico and the problem of getting supplies to them has been solved by Carranza granting the request of this government to ship supjflies over the Mexican railroads. Congress has appropriated $9,000,0,00 as a starter toward paying the expense of the “catch Villa” expedition. Tea . spoons that will wear, at Jessen’s, Sale Day, 6 for 9«c. Work Shoes Hamillize your work shoes. _lt makes life’s walk easy. Subscribe for The Democrat.