Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1916 — Page 8

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

REMINGTON. (From the Remington Press.) REMINGTON R. R. TIME TABLE No. 318 East bound 7:38 a.m. No. 331 West bound 9:01 a.tn. No. 340 East bound 5:09 p.m. No. 319 West bound 1 5:33 p.m.

D. V. McGlynn was a business caller in Fowler Saturday. Robert Stoudt has accepted a position in the office of C. B. Johnston & Son. Miss Maurine Taylor of Leßoy, 111., is visiting at the home of W. E. Johnston. Miss Dorothy Spencer returned Wednesday from a visit with friends at Indianapolis. Mrs. Carrie Traugh of Bloomington, 111., was a week-end gutst of Mrs. Wm, Townsend. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Whitehead of Wheatfield spent Sunday with Remington relatives. Born, Thursday, June 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tharp of Chicago, a son, Lowell Nichols. Miss Amy Neidlingen of Indianapolis is visiting Miss Dorothy Spencer for a couple of weeks. C. H. Peck and Dr. Robinson went to Indianapolis on Monday evening to attend a big “shoot” for three or four days. A; E. Kyle and daughter, Martha, went to Chicago this Thursday, Mr. Kyle being called there on business connected with the Barnard estate.

F. L. Wildrick and family visited his parents in Newton county for a few days this week, at which time Mr. Wildrick’s youngest sister is to graduate. Miss Helen Cline, one of the teachers of the Leßoy high school, returned home Monday after a few weeks' visit with her aunt, Mrs. W. E. Johnston.

J. W. Belcher has been spending a few days here. He has purchased a 55-acre tract of land down near Bloomington, Indiana, and is moving onto the same. Rev. McNary of Monon attended the library board meeting Monday evening. This community is largely indebted to him for his tireless efforts in securing for us this splendid institution of which we are justly proud.

Mrs. Ira .]. Grant and Miss Ida Beal went to Crawfordsville Tuesday, to spend a few days with their brother Charles, and, incidentally, to attend the commencement exercises June 6, at which time their rieice. Miss Ruth Beal, graduates front the high school.

A candy pull was pulled off Tuesday night at the home of Miss Hazel Hensler. The guest of honor was Miss Doris Powers, who was most genuinely surprised, when she was decoyed to the Hensler home to find her young friends' there. A jolly time and late hours resulted. A private letter from .Mrs. Jennie Hargreaves of Chicago states that she is rejoicing over the possession of a daughter giving her Ly her son Bernard, who was married to Miss Bessie Holland Monday, May iff*. Miss Holland is claim adjuster at Marshall Field’s, a position which sb■e will retain for a time. The young people, accompanied by Ker braici aim in.- orotner, slipped quietlv

iL-jdgsyA^Ml^ 1 jl_J ®FGoin£ to No matter what you intend to build whether it’s a house, bam or MKg| merely a shelf in the pantry you wßm have to have tools. And the better 9H the tools, the better the job. Poor jSSI tools are expensive at any price. They last only a short time and never do first-class worK To be sure of get- I ting tools worth buy- \ ing, get them from us and you will be proud ( of your purchase. In addition to the tools, you most lihely will £)' need other things in Mj’ the hardware line, f n//K8? We have locKs, 5 l/ ■ / door Knobs, hinges, =* 0 I bracKets, nails and iLTTvCIw/ everything you will ' 7 J want * f HARDWARE THAT STANDS HARD WEAR AT PRICES THAT STAND COMPARISON Earner Broj*.

off to Crown Point Where the “knot’’ was tied. Bernard was a Remington boy, and both he and his bride have the best wishes of hosts of friends here. The last meeting of the season of the Fortnightly club was held Tuesday afternoon, June 6, with Mesdames Parker, Williams, Kenyon and Robinson as hostesses. It was planbed to assemble on the spacious lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gumm, but the weather being unfavorable, Mrs. Gumm, with her usual charming hospitality, welcomed the club to the beauty and comfort of her parlors within, where mirth and merriment and matching of wits held sway until a late hour. The viands were not only delicious but in abundance, arid if the old adage is true that The proof of the pudding is in the eating,’’ never was greater compliment paid to hostesses. Altogether, it was perhaps the most enjoyable affair of the season.

Cut This Out—lt Is Worth Money DON’T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip, inclose with 5c to Foley & Co., Chicago, 111., writing your name and address clearly. You Will receive in return a trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for bronchial coughs, colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Specially comforting tb stout persons. Sold everywhere. Advt.

ROSELAWN T. B. Cunningham and wife were Sunday guests of E. T. Boyle and family. Wm. Overmayer was a Chicago goer Thursday, attending the g. o p. convention. Mrs. Edith Wilder gave a class party to her Sunday’ school class last vt vunesday. Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Best and Pearl visited at the home of Ewing Best near Conrad last Sunday, Children s day exercises at the M. E. church Sunday evening, June 11, to which all are welcome. I). K. Frye and family and Mrs. J. T. Bess were in Valparaiso sightseeing Sunday via Overland route. Prof. Barnum, ventriloquist and magician of Knox, visited Roselawn this week but for some reason did not give an entertainment in our burg. ' Mrs. Charles Algrim arid daughter of Chicago returned home Thursday after a week’s visit with Mrs. Fred Algrim. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Adams and Mrs. Adams’ father were at their summer home west of town a few days this week. J. T. Bess’ family have returned home from Lowell, where they have been living during the school term and their daughters have been in high school. John Nelson of Chalmers, Frank Nelson , of Wolcott and Pete Nelson of Brookston were guests of H. H. Nelson and their brothers, Fred and George, Sunday. J. W. Crooks and son Lardner were in Shelby Thursday painting the ■ nterior of the room and getting ready to open the ice cream parlor and drug store which they are starting at Shelby, Mrs. Karl Macon and daughter

Helen of Oxford were guests of Mr. arid Mrs. W. S. Wilder from Saturday until Wednesday. They start in a short time to join Mr. Macon who has a position in a factory in Canada. Mrs. S. W. Benjamin of’St. Anne, 111., is at the home of her brother, Otis Phillips, taking care of her mother while Mrs-. Phillips is visiting relatives at Rensselaer and at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Makeever, of the North Star Mr. and Mrs. Otto Franenhoff, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conn of Brook, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Long. Mr. and Mrs. Conda Stucker and Claude Baldwin and friend of Mt. Ayr, John O’Connor of Rensselaer. Henry Burton and family, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hess, Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Hess of Kentland, Pete Petersen and family, Sam Rouse and Mrs. Mat Campbell of Momence, 111., Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lynge and family of Lowell and Charles Cooley of Chicago attended the funeral of 1. W. Burton.

' How to Get Rid of a Cold. Read how C. E. Summers, Holdredge, Neb., got rid of his cold: ‘‘l contracted a severe cough and cold and could hardly sleep. By using Foley s Honey and Tar as directed my cough was entirely cured and I give it full credit for my speedy recovery.” Foley’s always soothes and heals. Children love it. Sold everywhere.—Advt.

McCOYSBL'RG The children’s day program was very well attended. Misses Helsie Gordan and Mary Shallie spent Sunday with home folks. Miss Alice Stevenson spent Sunday with Miss Edna Houston of near Francesville. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Johns and daughter Eva and Sam Cook autoed to Lafayette Monday. Miss Ruby Johnson of Roselawn is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Leslie Lowman, and family. Miss Opal Robinson of Rensselaer attended the Ladies’ Aid held at Mrs. Gus Stevens’ Wednesday afternoon. Miss Ruth Robinson of Rensselaer is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. J. R. Phillips, and family. Mrs. Morris Jacks of Lee visited with her sister, Mrs. Roy Bussell, and attended Ladies’ Aid Wednesday afternoon. The Ladies’ Aid met Wednesday with Mrs. Gus Stevens. All enjoyed a nice time. They will meet next with Mrs, Will Willetts. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, two sons, Vernie and Cecil, of Lacross, Ind., visited with friends and relatives here from Friday noon until Monday riocn.

Indiana Man’s Experience. Frank Moseley, Moore’s Hill, Ind., writes; “J was troubled with almost constant pains in my sides and back. Great relief was apparent after the first dose of Foley Kidney Pills and in 48 hours all pain left me.” Foley Kidney Pills make kidneys active and healthful and stop sleep-disturb-ing bladder ailments. Sold everywhere.—Advt.

LEE Alvin Clark .is at Kankakee, HL, this week with his boys. S. W. Noland has purchased a new Ford and John Clark a new Overland. * The ice cream social given Saturday night by the Queen Esthers’ was a great success. Frank Overton and family went to Orval Holeman’s, near Lafayette, last Sunday via auto. Charles Jacks and family of Wolcott spent Sunday here with his .mother, Mrs. Becky Jacks. There was a cold, drizzly rain fell all day Tuesday and Tuesday night and again Thursday which will stop farm work for several days. There was a large crowd out Sunday at Sunday school and church. > great nu mber of our people also attended the Sunday school convention at McCoysburg Sunday afternoon and children's day exercises in the evening.

Clear Skin Conies From Within. It is foolish to think you can gain a good clear complexion by the use of face powder. Get at the root .C the trouble and thoroughly cleanse th<? system with a treatment of Dr. King s New Life Pills. Gehtle and mild in action, do not gripe, yet they relieve' the liver by their action on the bowels. Good for young, adults and aged. Go after a clear complexion today. 25c at your druggist.-- Advt.

TRAVEL VIA THE MONON Special Rates to Democratic, Republican and Progressive Conventions. Democratic convention at St. Louis —Round trip, rate via Lafayette and Linden, $11.65. On sale June 10, 11, 12 and 13. Return limit expires June 25th.

Protect Your Buildings From Lightning By having them properly rodde<J. Sixteen years experience in the business and never have had a building damaged from lightning that 1 rodded. Best and heaviest rods used. Call and see me or phone 135 or 568.—F. A. BICKNELL, Rensselaer, Indiana. ts • RENSSELAER FARMERS’ • • GRAIN COMPANY • • See the committee having • • charge of soliciting the sale of * • stock in the Rensselaer Farm- • • ers’ Grain company and sub- • • scribe for a few shares before all • • are taken, and receive better ’ • prices for your grain.—-Advt. •

STATE NEWS IN BRIEF

Wabash. — Failing to commit suicide by a leap through a glass window, Albert Hiatt cut his throat with a piece of glass. He will die. Gary.—Bert Ballard, twenty-three, was killed and Frank Wolfe was injured seriously when a motorcycle on which they were riding was struck by an automobile. Tipton.—During an electrical storm a team of horses driven by Tony Murphy, a farmer, was killed by lightning. John Murphy, his son, was shocked severely. Marion. —An operation performed on William Tinder, seventy-two years old, a Civil war veteran, who has been blind for 25 years, resulted in the restoration of his sight. Vincennes. Wilbur C. Kelley, freight agent for the Baltimore & Ohio railroad here, and Miss Hannah M. Smith, were married by Rev. Fr. James Gregorie of the St. Francis Xavier church. Shelbyville.—Hannibal Arnold was pulled out of the mow of his bam onto the cement floor by one of his horses, when handling some hay, and was injured severely when he became entangled in a rope. Laporte.—An invitation was tendered Vice-President Marshall to deliver the address in this city upon the occasion of the state centennial Wednesday, Augupt 30, when the biggest celebration in northern Indiana is planned. Sullivan.—The trial of the Curry township election conspiracy cases has been set in the Sullivan circuit court, for July 5. Charles E. Henderson of Indianapolis, former judge of the Sullivan circuit court, will hear the cases.

Fortville. —Earl Roudebush, assistant cashier of the First National bank, was shot in the arm when he attacked a would-be robber who had forced Cashier Morrow to hold up his hands,but the robber was caught and rushed to Greenfield to prevent threatened lynching. Richmond. —Two men were killed by railroad trains near here. Thurman Radford was cut to pieces when he went to sleep on the Pennsylvania track near Paris, 0., and Clayton Miller, a farmer, was killed when a G. R. & I. train hit his automobile at a crossing.

Muncie—Mrs. Sarah Deatley shot Roy Eppards in the face when he entered her home and followed her as she ran to call assistance. She was not arrested. Self-de-fense is given by the woman as her cause for shooting. Indianapolis.—Judge Anderson of the federal court extended the receivership of Charles Davidson, receiver of the Gary & Interurban Railroad company, to include the East Chicago Street Railway company. The action was taken in the case of the Baltimore Trust company, which sought foreclosure of a mortgage. Dillsboro. —Lillie M. Wilson, wife of Robert P. Wilson, has been missing from her home here since May 1, when she left her home to visit her mother. Nothing has been heard of her since, and an effort is being made to trace her. She is five feet four inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, has blue eyes and dark auburn, hair. There are three children in the family. Gary.—The editors of Gary's three daily and one weekly newspapers are on the verge of nervous prostration because they are getting no exchanges. Since last Friday only a few pieces of second class mail have been received in the city. It is claimed that a congestion in the Chicago post office is responsible for the nonarrival of newspapers. Gary.—Despondent because her husband refused to come heme from a saluon Mrs. Leona Grannis, tw’enty-four, wife of William Grannis, ended her life by hanging. She leaves two children. Elizabeth Cabarello, wife of Tony Cabarello and a member of one of the oldest families in Hammond, drank poison and died a few minutes later.

Greenfield. George Doyle, the youthful bandit, who attempted to rob the First National bank at Fortville, has confessed that he locked Assistant Cashier Bailey of the Citizens State bank of Carmel in a vault and robbed the bank of $1,200 six weeks ago. Doyle was sentenced to the Jeffersonville reformatory within six hours after he tried the Fortville robbery.

Gary.—Mrs. Anna Turney’s effort to save the life of her brother, Dr. Joseph Mercer Avann, Methodist minister for 50 years and pastor of the First Methodist church in Gary for the last five years, was in vain. She submitted to an operation three days ago whereby a pint of her blood was transfused to her brother. She recovered, but the pastor died in the Mercy hospital. Rev. Avann was past seventy years old, his w sister is more than seventy. Hammond.—*The mystery of the disappearance of Frank Schultz of Hammond was cleared when his body was found hanging to a small tree on Sheffield avenue, bidden only from thousands of passing autos by a screen of leaves. Boonville. —The petitioners for the Improvement of the system of roads in Boone township, which was voted on last March and carried by a large majority, have filed a motion in the circuit court to dismiss the appeal taken by the remonstrators. The case was argued, but Judge Roberts has not announced his finding.

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Court House News in Brief-

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of Monday’s session, an error was made in saying that the George M. Myers ditch petition was dismissed. The notations on the docket in this case were run down closely with that of another case which had been dismissed at a previous session and the action of the board in the Myers’ ditch Monday was written on the opposite page, hence the mistake in reporting it as having been dismissed. The. pause was contiued.

In the M. J. Delehanty stone road in Wheatfield tp.; Contractor T. M. Callahan was allowed $1,400 and A. Halleck allowed an attorney fee of SIOO. In the George Naninga stone road in Keener tp.; contract awarded to A. S. Keene for $14,120. George Naninga appointed superintendent of construction. As the improvement wth expenses will cost cost $15,000, bonds were ordered issued for that amount. Milton Roth road; auditor presents report and cause continued for ■filing claims for damages and objections and for supplemental report. F. J. Slight stone road: viewers report filed and same order made as' above. In the petition of W. L. Wood et al for a system of stone roads in I nion tp.; M. B. Price was appointed engineer and W. V. Porter and Ed Lane viewers, to meet June 12 and report on or before tHte first day of the July term. William. O. Rowles stone road; no objections on file. Cause referred to M. B. Price, engineer, and J. L. Babcock and Janies McClannahan as viewers, to met and qualify June 10 and report on or before June 21. In the King-Lawler ditch, W. F. Osborne, engineer, asked for further extension of time for filing report. Granted until September 1. John C. Baker ditch; report filed and cause continued for objections. Expense account allowed as set out

in report. John F. Zimmer ditch; no remonstrance on file. Petition referred to drainage commissioners for report. W. V. Porter appointed third commissioner, to meet June 10 and report at July term. Marion E. Bice ditch. No objections on file. Cause referred to Robert Mannan, engineer, and B. J. Moore, drainage commissioner, James Bullis appointed third commissioner, to meet June 12 and report at July term. The auditor presented a supplemental assessment sheet in the George R. Clayton ditch asking for an additional assessment of 10 per cent. Same was approved and September 1 5 fixed as the limit of time for paying said assessments in cash. Unpaid assessments will then be turned over to county treasurer

and placed on tax duplicate for collection. In the matter of the Jasper county hospital; auditor presents statement and certificate of board of trustees showing necessity of expending $20,000. Cause continued. Contracts for poor farm supplies for the next quarter were awarded as follows: Roth Bros., meats, $32; John Eger, groceries, $175.81; G. E. Murray Co., dry goods, $53.10. No blds were received for secondhand road grader and bridge material advertised for sale, and Coun-

All Tired Out.

Hundreds More in Rensselaer in the Same Plight. Tired all the time; Weary and worn out night and day; Back aches; head acnes, A bur kidneys are probably weakened. You should help them at their work. Let one who knows tell you how. Mrs. Joseph Adams, Work and Van Rensselaer Sts., Rensselaer, says: "I suffered very much from kidney disorders. My kidneys acted too often and I could get little rest at night. The kidney secretions were scanty and caused I felt tired, out all the time and was nervous and blue. Sometimes, flashes of color kept coming before my eyes. My head ached, and it seemed as though I would go wild. Doan’s Kidney Pills, - w hich We got at A. F. Long’s drug store, relieved me wonderfully.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Adams had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.

ity Highway Supt. Gray was directed to dispose of same at private sale at the best figures obtainable. Applications for scholarship at . Purdue university were made by i Ethel Green of Remington, Manley Price and Ransom Sawin of Rensselaer. The scholarships were awardi ed to the two first named, with Mr. Sawin as the first alternate. • In the petition for the raising of I the Work street bridge; petition was approved and engineer was directed to draw plans and specifications for same. This is the new bridge in the ! south part of Rensselaer in which a ; mistake seems to have been made in the original specifications ’and the | bridge placed about two feet lower than it should have been, or the abuttments were that much too low. | The Trust & Savings bank of Rensselaer and the Bank of Wheatfield reported interest on county funds for . the month of May at $164.75 and $60.72, respectively. Reports from other depositories were published in proceedings, I George A. Williams et al petiticn- ' ed the board for the appointment of another constable in Marion tp., and the board appointed Lloyd Parks to such position. Jesse Nichols, superintendent of the county poor farm, made his report for the last quarter and same was approved. It showed receipts of $49 and expenses of $1,101.19. There were 10 inmates of the poor asylum on May 3.1, seven males and three females. I Contract was awarded Elkhart ' Bridge Co. for new bridge in Kankakee tp. at $727.50, and to A. S. Keen of Wheatfield for six bridges in Wheatfield tpZ, two at $498 each, three at $448 each and one at $275. Another bridge in Kankakee tp. was , not sold, no bids being received. The board w ill meet with the comI missioners of Starke county on June 20 to consider the erection of a j joint bridge in Kankakee tp. over < the Bass ditch, the meeting to be , held at the site of the proposed , bridge, which is on the county line ’ northeast Of Tefft.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Albert S Keene et ux to Leona Leiby, May 9, Its 12, 13, Dunnville. Mannon’s add, $250. Hanford P Bishop et ux to Charles Conrad et ux, Mav 27, pt n % ne, 20-31-5, Walker, sl.

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