Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1916 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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OATS HARVEST NOW ON

Yield Is Prohleniari'.al. Bur Expected to Be Fair.—Wheat Thrashing Starts Next Week. Oats cutting has become quite general -he latter part of the present week, and next week will sc* them all in shock. While not a heavy crop like we had last* year, there are many pretty decent looking fields of oats throughout the co-’--- —'<t it remains now to see how they turn out. Most farmers agree that the continued and excessive hot weather of the past three weeks, when the oats were “filling,” has been detrimental and wip make them much lighter than had it been cooler. But, as a good farmer remarked to the writer Thursday, one can never tell very accurately what oats are going to turn out until thv begin thrashing them, and this is about correct. Wheat thrashing will begin next week and it is believed the average yield will be better :han 25 bushels to the a ere in Jasper county. Wheat and all other grain is a good price now, as will be noted in our market quotations elsewhere. Yesterday Rensselaer buyers quoted $1.05 for wheat; 75c for rye; 35c for oats and 74c for corn.

James Stonebraker Don’t Like Soldiering Very Well.

Under date of July 13 James Stonebraker writes a letter to his mother, Mrs. L. Stonebraker. James is a member of Company M of this city, now down on the Mexican border near Mercedes, Texah, and The Democrat copies a few extracts from the letter. After telling of their leaving Indianapolis on Friday and reaching camp on Tuesday following at 8:15 a. m., James goes on to say that he doesn't like soldiering very well now, and was about sick when the letter was written. He states that they have been sleeping every night in water up around their hips, and ihat “is enough to kill any man.” It only rains there, he says, three times a year, but the rainy season lasts for weeks. Nothing but “cactus grows here,” he says, "and rattlesnakes by the thousand. We are four miles from the border, a wild country here; we are camping right in the wilderness, no town close. It never gets cold here; no winter, all summer. It is beautiful here when it is dry. The water is rotton.”

Telephone Operators Picnic on Tippecanoe.

The operators and employes of the Benton Telephone association held an all-day picnic at Gay park five miles east of Brookston, Thursday. About 25 Telephone companies located in Ben:on and adjoining counties are included in the association. Those amending from hero were Daisy Morris, Nell Timmons. Lottie Griggs, Harriet Harmon. Madeline Warren, Alice Harmon. Mary Shelly, Ruth Beam, W. L. Pot? and G. M. Myers. They made the trip in Mr. Bolt’s and Mr. Myerc’ cars. The following girls, most of whom were formerly employed as central operators, Misses Madeli-'* Abbott, Madeline Moore, Agnes Howe, Lovie Griggs, Pearl McCona hay and Eva Clark, had charge of the switchboards during the regular operators’ absence.

Benefit for Company M.

Next Wednesday evening, during The band concert, an ice cream so° ! al will be given on the. court house lawn by the ladies of the Pocahon\« • and others to raise money to pay for the flannel used recently by them in making “fever bands'* for Company M. The cost of material for these bands was slightly over SBS and involved several days hard work in the making. Any sum raised in excess of the actual cost of the material for these bands will be turned over to the credit of Company M for its canteen fund. It Is hoped that the public will be liberal and respond freely in purchasing tickets.

WEATHER FOR SATURDAY.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. County Recorder and Mrs. George Scott' were Chicago goers Thursday. New suits filed: No. 8646. In the matter of adoption of Grace Anderson by Benjamin Reeves of Fair Oaks. / Miss Opal May, who had been visiting her father, Treasurer May, and family for the past week, returned to Remington Wednesday. Democratic District Chairman Lehman and James H. Fry, former state oil inspector, were in Rensselaer yesterday on business connected with party work. Acting Coroner John Greve of De motte, who held the inquest over *1 e body of William Decatur Lyon, whu was found dead in a pool near -he Baum’s bridge recently, rendered a finding that death was caused from drowning and that there were indications of some act of violence on the person of the victim but that what agency inflicted such injuries the coroner was unable to learn. Most people will be greatly disappointed with the appearance of tho brick walls of the new hospital building, which are now up to the second floor. And yet it is said the contractor is complying with th:* specifications, w’hich do not call for colored mortar. The outride walls are of brick, the same as those in Dr. Catt’s house, T. xi- Callahan’s and other porches in Rensselaer, a very pretty dark cob red rougn brick, but the effect is spoiled entirely by laying Ahem in common white or grey mortar, and the walls have a cheap look. z

CIRCUS LIFE HARD?

Well, Miss Gladys Gorman Is an Art* ist’s Model, and She Represents the Third Generation. It’s the circus that is the question of the hour, at least for the kiddies —and who is not young again on circus day? The broadspread and flaming announcements have, no doubt, prepared you for the advent of the big Cail Hagenbeck-Wallace circus; with its many spectacular allurements, not the least of which is to be its “gor geous” street pageant the opening day of the show. The numerous and stretching white tops, a veritable city of canvas, as one is, assured, will appear in Rensselaer on Saturday, August 5. Your circus man is always plentifully supplied with promises, as well as adjectives, and what he, the Hagenbeck-Wallace man, does not put forward as a fascinating preface to this first-of-the-season “carnivals’’ is not to be found in the literature of circusdom. It is to be bigger, better and more stupendous than ever, of course, and with an equip ment new in everything but the timetried and time-honored title. Among the chief equestriennes is to be found Miss Gladys Gorman, a young woman of real renown as a horse rider, her circus forebears dating back as far, almost, as our old friend Sleary of Dickens fame. There are to be scores of other daring equestrians, with still others who are to show the amazed on-lookers every feat ever presented within an arena, and some that have but recently been accomplished under canvas. Although Miss Gorman is about as big as a “minute,’ she is recognized as one of the most beautiful circus riders in the world. She is small of statute and weighs exactly 90 j pounds; she stands foqr feet six and .wears a No. 13% child's shoe. Miss Gorman is the daughter of Josie Damont, the rider, and Phil Ludlow, the clown. For three generations back on both sides her ancestor , have been circus performers. During the winter months Miss Gorman is

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1916

an art model and noted artists have given her the title of the “prettiest circus girl.” The Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace circus represents the expenditure o’ $3,v00,00". The employes with the show number about 1,000, in addition to 10S advance men. The big show travels three of the longest trains ever used by a circus organization. In the daytime 22 tents, which cover 14 acres of ground, are used to house the tented city. A galla, golden, three-mile-long street parade will be seen on the downtown streets at 10 a. m. the morning preceding the first exhibition. Doors to the big show will be opened at 1 and 7 p. m. The performances.. begin an hour later.— Advt.

FREE CITY MAIL DELIVERY

Council at Work on Preliminaries of Street Numbering. Free mail delivery has been ordered for Monticello, to take effect October 1. Regarding the prospects for free mail delivery in Rensselaer, Postmaster Littlefield says it is up to the city to order the necessary street and house numbering and have same done before we can get free delivery here. The Democrat is informed that the city council is now at work on resolutions and ordinances for the changing of names of some of the streets and the necessary numbering of houses. There are several streets now bearing practically the same name, and this will be remedied by giving new names to some of them. For instance, there are two Washington streets, our main street and the street leading north from Weston cemetery, and one Washington avo nue. There are two Harrison streets, ets. The city is also in communication with makers or dealers in street name sighs, etc. It is the intention get all 'bis straightened out and then pass the necessary ordinances and resolutionso it would seem that free city delivery will probably be had some time early next year.

Wants to Know What Has Become of the Money.

The Democrat is in receipt of the following letter from the camp of the Indiana soldier boys down at the Mexican border. The letter is unsigned except as shown, and we do not know whom it was written by. We have censored a few words in the letter, and it can be taken as published at what it is worth. If $250 of the over S3OO raised here for Company XI has already been expended it would mean about $5 per man, and it would certainly seem that they should have received many extras for that sum, if it were properly expended. The letter follows-. Llano, Texas, July 17, 1916. Dear Editor: Co. M, 162 d Ind. infantry is sending you this note to be printed in your paper: We, the boys of Co. M, wish to thank the people of Rensselaer for their patriotism and their liberal donations, but we have seen but two dinners where we had anything extra, and over $250.00 has been used. So we would very much appreciate it if the people of Rensselaer would make inquiries and find out what has been done with the money given the company. Hoping this finds you people all well, we will only add that the weather is awful warm and the water is almost undrinkable when we can get it, and we have only the tiny tents which we carry. But it is only part of our regiment that have to put up with these conditions. These tents are close to the ground and are very hot, but Co. M is a hardy lot of boys and only a few of us have been sick. CO. XI, 162 IND. INFANTRY, , Llano Grande, Texas.

Large Turnout to Band Concert.

There was a large turnout to the band concert Wednesday night as usual, quite a good many people being here from neighboring towns who combined the pleasure of the cooling effects of a nice li.tle a vic mobile trip and listening to some excellent band music. Among those we noticed here from other tbwns were Howard Meyers and wife of Brook, Ed Harris and family arid Ed Long and family from Mt. Ayr, Bert Kyle and fanlily of south of Remington and Editor Bartoo and wife and August Bernhardt and family of Remington.

Birth Announcements. July 21, to Mr. and Mrs. George Sign, on the William Hoover farm southwest of town, a daughter. Ideal Account Filris, $1.50 each.— The Democrat’s fancy stationery de* partment. Rensselaer Chautauqua, August 10 to 15.

GENERAL ANU STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. PREDICTS HIGHER PRICES Redfield Says One-Cent Paper Will Be Thing of Past. Washington, July 18. —“The onecent newspaper will be a thing of the past within a short time,” predicted Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield. “Prices have increased all along the line on nearly all commodities, and within the last few months there has been a steady increase in the price of the materials entering into the making of news print paper and an increased demand for paper. “The indications are that early this fall when new contracts are made, or before, there will be further increases in news print paper prices, and publishers will be unable to get out one-cent papers without a loss, and an increase In price will be imperative. “From information which has reached me, I am of the opinion that advertising rates will have to be in creased also, as it appears that the increased cost of paper can not be made up alone by the increase in the price of the newspaper.”

E. VANARSDEL BUILDINGS BURN

Former Rensselaer Business Mar. Suffers Big Fire Loss Near Valparaiso. Three large barns and some of their contents, a silo and corn cribs on the farm five miles northwest »■’ this city, recently bought by Ed Van Arsdel, burned to the ground today, and the origin of the fire Is unknown. The loss, estimated by Mr. Van Ars del at $2,500, is partially covered l.y insurance. Live stock that was in ul; barns was rescued, and the house occupied by Joe Wildrick and family was saved after a hard fight by a t’g crowd of volunteer fire fighters. Russel Van Arsdel ran toward the structure which was burning furiou? ly before he reached it. He saved the stock from this, and then with others, present, led horses, from the' othor barns which were directly in the path of the wind. Neighbors wer: called by telephone alarm, and » crowd was soon present. The -activ’ty of a big bucket brigade saved the house, which was on fire two or three times. The barn that took fi t first was being filled with hay. No srfiokers were around the building, and how the blaze originated will always be a mystery. Mr. Van Arsdel came here from Rensselaer and took possession of the farm, and since then has been improving the buildings. He llvx in this city. He and his son were pointed there today just before th .< loss.—Wednesday’s Valparaiso VI dette.

PROGRESSIVE STATE TICKET

Indiana Moosers Put Full Ticket in Field—Will Not Support C. E. Hughes. Indianapolis, July 20. —The Progressive party in convention here t o day adopted d platform and nominated a complete state ticket after Jackson Boyd, former state chairman, and chairman of the resolution committee, had resigned hh membership in the party because the convention refused to consider a resolution opposing the nomination of a state ticket. After the convention had ratiflcJ the nomination of James B. Wilson of Bloomington for United States senator, long term, made at 'the March primary, the following candidates were chosen by acclamation: United States senator, short term, Clifford F. Jackman, Huntington. Governor, Thomas A. Daily, Ind : anapolis. Lieutenant-governor, M. J. Bowman, Valparaiso. Secretary of state, James M. Zion, Clark’s Hill. Auditor, W. C. Camp, 'Washington. Attorney general, John L. Kings bury, Indianapolis.

Treasurer, Ward H. Smith, Otterbein. State superintendent of public instruction. Claude Rankin, Orleans Statistician, E. C. Green, Xewra.--tie. Reporter of supreme court, E. E. Pryor, Xlartinville. Judges supreme court. Second district. J. Oscar Hall, Shelbyville; Third district, Elias I). Salsbury, Indianapolis, Judges of appellate court, north ern division, Willis E. Roe. East Chicago, and southern division, Jo seph E. Henely, Bloomington. For presidential electors at large. William D. Headrick, Indianapolis: Dr. J. B. Stalker, Borden. For contingent electors at large, J. R. Morrow, Princeton; David B. Troyer, Goshen. For member Progressive national committee, John Napier Dyer, Vincennes. While the Progressive state con vention w-as in session today the faction opposing a state ticket held a meeting in a local hotel and jut the finishing touches to the organization of the Progressive league of Indiana an independent organization which Its members say will become a factor in the campaign. With very few exceptions, It is said, members of th * league will support Charles E. Hughes for President.

“High Class” Amusement Mummery.

In the name of the centennial commission, an earnest and a vigorous protest is made against compromising the centennial observance in Indiana by the introduction of street fair and carnival attractions. The latter have well nigh ruined the effect of a few otherwise highly commendable celebrations. The meager patronage which they have received is encouraging it is true, and a refutation of the claim that the people demand such tawdry and vulgar at tractions. Yet the noisome pestilence of barking spielers, calling their “high class” attractions “so careful-* ly selected by the committee in charge,” hopelessly cheapened the whole celebration. Again we ask, what have the snake woman, the diving girls, the contortionist, the cycling whirlwinds, and their numerous kind, to do with a fitting observance of our state's centennial anniversary. It is difficult to see how they may be included in the three-fold purpose of the observance as being either historical, patriotic or educational. The only exenne left is financial, and little can be said for the public spirit of a town that demands such to help defray expenses. The street carnival and a centennial celebration are as unmixable as oil and water. Their purposes are as different as the classes of people to which they appeal. Why make a travesty of patriotism and stn + t loyalty in 1916? Why impugn the intelligence of our citizenship by seriously advertising the securing of the most selected high class amusements to help (sic) the centennial celebration? If you want a street carnival, go to it, but in the name of the state we profess to honor, don't masquerade it under the name of centennial observance. —lndiana Historical Commission.

1 Stores I Baptist Rev. F. H. Beard, pastor.—Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.; morning worship and sermon, subject: ‘•The Praise of a Redeemed Soul,” 10:45 a. m ; James school house, Sunday school, 2 p. m.; preaching, 3 p. m.; service on court house lawn, Rev? 1, Fleming preaching, 7 p. m.; prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7.30 o’clock. Remember, in case of rain the union services will be held in the main court, room. The Ladies’ Missionary society will meet at the home of Mrs. Shields Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Presbyterian Rev. J. Budmau Fleming, minister.—Bible school, 9:30 a. m.; morn Ing worship and sermon,- 10:30 a. m.; union vesper service and sermcron the court house lawn, 7 p. m. Buy' envelopes at The Democrat office. A large number of sizes, styles and colors, both bond and plain finish, to select from, at 5 c per bunch of 25. Call in and see them.

RIP BIG HOLE IN THE GERMAN LINE

French Capture Three Miles and Take 2,900 Prisoners. BRITISH ALSO MAKE GAINS Smashing Attack Takes Entire Ger-' man First Line From Estrees to Vermandovillers—Desperate Battle Still Rages. London, July 21.—Renewing their offensive with a smashing onslaught south of the Somme, the French captured 2,900 prisoners, the largest number yet taken in a single action in Picardy since the initial offensive, and took the entire first line of German trenchea on the three-tnile front from Estrees to Vermandovillers. Thi» smash extends the front of the allies* salient south of the Somme by practically the full extent of the ground captured, as the gain was made on the extreme right of the former French line of advance. Striking at the same time on the northern flank of the Picardy salient, the British advanced 1,000 yards north of the Bazentin-Longueval line, pressing the Germans back despite the mosh desperate opposition. The great battle in the region of Longueval and Delville wood still goes on, according to an official statement from Sir Douglas. Haig, and the fighting is of the most bloody and desperate character on the outskirts of these positions. Berlin Admits Reverses. Berlin admits a tremendous artillery, action on the entire Picardy front, indicating that the combined gains reported by Paris and London are merely a part of a crushing new offensive designed to carry the French Into Pferonne on one side of the Somme and, bring the British Into Bapaume on the other. The German statement admits the entry of British forces into the German trenches again and again, but Insists that In each case the attackers were thrown out and forced back to their own lines. The French onslaught is also admitted in the Berlin statement, which chronicles furious attacks on the Es-trees-Soyecourt sector of the line south of the Somme. Though Berlin announces the repulse of the majority of these attacks, the statement cannot be taken as a denial of the French claims to victory, as the German statement was issued several hours before the report from Paris. British Gains Announced. The British official report says: “North of the Bazentin-Longueval line we advanced a thousand yards despite stubborn opposition. Heavy fighting continues in the northern outskirts of Longueval and the Delvillo road. On the remainder of the main battle front there is no change. “Yesterday our aeroplanes carried out both day and night successful bomb riding operations. Many tons of explosives were dropped with marked suffess on railway centers, aero dromes and other important points. A hlstile aeroplane was destroyed and several were forced to the ground in a damaged condition. Since Sunday four of our machines have failed to return to our lines." The midnight statement from Paris says: “North of the Somme we have consolidated and fortified the positions we captured this morning. “South of the Somme we have enlarged our front. An attack this afternoon enabled us to capture completely the first line German positions from Estrees to the height of Vermandovillers. During the fighting we captured today on both sides of the Somme about 2,900 prisoners, including 30 officers, besides three guns and about 30 machine guns and a great quantity of war material. “On the right bank of the Meuse we have made further progress through hand grenade fighting to the west of the Thiamont works. The number of prisoners taken by us in the sector of Fleury Is 300, including eight officers.” Capture Fifty Square Mlles. An official eye witness account of the battle of the Somme received from Paris states that the French troops within a fortnight have captured 50 square miles of German organizations, Including 50 villages, quarries transformed into fortresses and woods turned into redoubts. In addition 8q guns, 100 machine guns, 26 trench mortars and great quantities of other material as yet uncounted have been taken. The prisoners number 235 officers and 12,000 men.

Notice Commencing Monday, July 17, 1916, ice cream will cost 35c per quart, 20c pint. Ice cream sodas and sundaes, 10c. C. P. FATE, VERNON NOWELS, THOMPSON & WAYMIRE, HARRY GALLAGHER.

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