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1 MR COUNTY DEMOCRAT O. M. BAROOCJK, Publisher OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telephones Office 315 Residence Sll Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter June 8, 1908, at the postoffice at Rensser.„ Indiana, under the Act of March #i 1079. Published Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 pages; Saturday Issue 8 pages. ADVERTISING RATES display 12%c inch Display, special position. ... 15c Inch Readers, per line first insertion.. 5c Readers, per line add. insertions. .3c \\ ant Ads—-One cent per word each insertion; minimum 25c. Special price if run one or more months. Cash must accompany order un- ; l ess advertiser has open account. Card of Thanks-—Not to exceed ten lines, 50c.‘ Cash with order. All acounts due and payable first of month following publication, except want ads and cards of thanks, which are cash with order. No advertisement accepted for first page. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 9,191 b.

HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT

Because it has no highway department Indiana will not necessarily be deprived of its share in the first year's appropriations Ihe law has taken into account this deficiency—which exists in many states -and provides that allotments for this year may be obtained within the next three three years, or until the next session of the legislature. If the state assembly should decline to establish a highway department then participation in the future becomes impossible. In some states, such as Illinois, there are constitutional obstacles in the way of state co-operation. The law therefore provides that appropriations may become available to such counties as contribute and as are willing to maintain a standard of material and repair. This situation ought to be changed. While Indiana lacks a highway department there are no legal obstructions in the way of obtaining such an Improvement to state’s government. Both the Republican and Democratic parties are in general favor of the idea. - The governor is ■interested in the movement, and he has shown liis impartiality by indorsing principles supported by road' i$ vestigators of opposite political faith. Road improvement, of course, should not be a matter of politics. That is what is the matter with our roads today. By taking the roads out of politics and keeping them out Indiana may hope to build up a fine system. Notwithstanding abuses in the past it has already a fair start.

The saving feature of the federal law Is that which requires states to contribute dollar for dollar. .Thus Indiana, if it qualities this year, must provide $135,747, or an amount equal to the sum apportioned by the secretary of agriculture. The $270,000 thus obtained represents only a

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small portion of each year’s road expenses in this state, but if it is properly administered-, if a nonpolitical and competent highway engineer controls it, the fund will produce good results. M;uch depends on what use the states make of the first allotments. This should be an incentive to Indiana to go ahead and do the best it can under the circumstances.—ln dian apolis News,

Fat and Lean

(By Walt Mason)

In August heat is at its worst; the sun roasts on, with zeal accurst; all brown and wilted is the grass, the sky looks like a sheet of brass.

Oh, August always hits me hard, for I am well equipped with lard; I scored two hundred in the shade jtheji last T had my person weighed. And as I sizzle in the warmth, I Wish I had a slender fornuli. ?Jy neighbor, Wilkins, has no fa;, he's lean and limber as a cat, and in the burning August days, serene and j cool he goes his ways; no wilted j collar on his neck, he likes to ste the heat on deck. He doesn't hav<i to mop a brow that drizzles sweat, as Ido now. I envy him his lanky shape, but from my fat there's no escape, And, as I envy, comes a thought with hope and consolation l fraught. Full soon the wintry winds I will blow; there’ll be all kinds of

ice and snow, and then, while freezing Wilkins shakes, the fat man who in August bakes, will calmly view the bitter storm, by his own store of grease kept warm. Thus things are balanced on this earth, and. reconciled to ample girth, I tell tb-j sun to go ahead, and paint the solar system red.

Court House News in Grief-

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of the county improved road system. : Supplementary report in the J, F. Slight stone road was examined and approved; road ordered established, expense account allowed as set out in report, A. Halleck allowed SIOO i attorney fee and-notice ordered for letting contract on September 5. Tittle extended to August 22 for filing report in the W. L. Wood et al petition for stone road system in Union tp. Supplementary report examined and approved in the W. O. Rowles et al stone road petition. Road ordered established, expense account allowed, Emmet Laßue allowed SIOO attorney fee, and notice ordered for letting contract on September 51 John F. Zimmer ditch in Newton tp.—W. V. Porter resigns as drainage commissioner and Charles R. Weisse is appointed in his stead, ltd qualify on or before August 12. i Time extended for filing report to September term. Marion E. Bice ditch in Jordan tP- —Time extended to August 21 for filing report. Robert Michael and 11 others petition for the location of a street, in the village of Kniman. Board appoints Fred Phillips, C. J. Dean and R. D. Thompson viewers, to meet and qualify August 12 and report on or before first day of September term.

Interest on county funds for the month of July was reported by the various depositories as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $169.11; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $71.21; State bank, Rensselaer, $66.56; State bank, Remington, $78.02; Bank of Wheatfield,, $41.20. Estimate for quarterly supplies at poor farm by Jesse L. Nichols, superintendent, was examined and approved and notice ordered for letting contract at September term.

IN SPITE OF SULTRY DAY

Big Crowds see Hagenheck-WallAce Show Here Saturday. The Hagenbeck-Wallace show had two big audiences at their showgiven here Saturday afternoon and evening, and except for the heat of the day the people were? generally very well pleased with the exhibition. For some reason the show trains were late in getting in to Rensselaer, the first section not arriving until after & o’clock Saturday morning. There were various rumors as to* the delay, such as being short

of help, etc. It was rumored that the help had gone on a strike and that ltbt men quit the show at Kentland Thursday and 75 quit at Monticello Friday. The man who settled for the advertising said, however, they had had no strike; that the railroad company was responsible for their

delay in reaching Rensselaer; that they were all loaded on the cars at Friday night at midnight and had been waiting since that time for the railroad company to pull them out. Be this as it may, it was afternoon before the wagons were all unloaded and transported to the ball park where the show was held. The tents were not up and seats in place for the afternoon performance until about 2:30 and the afternoon performance did not commence until 3 o’clock. The usual street parade, one of the most teresting features of the circus, was cut out altogether. Saturday was & very hot day again and those attending the afternoon performance suffered greatly from the heat. At night the heat was not so oppressive and the big crowd in attendance—almost as large as that of the afternoon performance —was fairly comfortable.

St. Joseph's College News Letter

Compared to the work done at the collegejduring the past two c.t three little has been undertaken this year. The ordinary repairs that are necessary after the dose of school are about complete. A system of indirect lighting has b* en laid out by the Hatfield Electric company of Indianapolis for the three large study halls and will Very likely be put in this summer. In order to | obtain the best effects two of the I study nails, had to be repainted and I the wiring laid out anew. The faculty building has also been repainted

.and rewired. All the wires are now laid in conduits to reduce the risk of lire. Tiisio large fire escapes will also •be erected at the rear of the main building. | The prospects for students for the .coming fall term are very good, although it is a little too early to judge. Quire a number of the •’ t hoys have already reported their return. Father Sylvester Hartman, professor of junior Greek, is spending the summer in the Latin seminar courses .■at Indiana university. He will conj iinue the same work at the Catholic University of America next year. Father Bernard Condon, C. PP. S., who

received the degree of master of arts for the Catholic university at Washington, D. C., in June, will be a member of the college staff this year; also Revs. Theodore Koenn, Leo and James Mclntyre, recently ordained. F-atlierf Justin Henkel, C. PP. 8., who has held the office of treasurer of the college since June, 1913, recently asked to be relieved, and the provincial of the Society of the Precious Blood, who was at the college fer several days last week, has appointed Rev. Pius Kanney, C. PP. S„ in his stead.

The Very Rev. Provincial also re- ; duced the membership of the college • board of administration from seven members to five. The members for the coming year will be: Rev. Hugh ( Lear, C. PP. S., president; Rev. Nicholas Greiwe, C. PP. S., vice-president; Rev. Pius Kanney, C. PP. S„ treasurer; Rev. I. Wagner, C. PP. S., secretary; Rev. B. Besinger, disciplinarian.

Among the visitors at the college during the past week was Rev. M. Hamburger, C. PP. S„ of Cincinnati, Ohio. Father Mark was well knotvn in Rensselaer during the late nineties, as he was at that time a member of the faculty. He has just completed a new church at a cost of $160,000. It is in Italian renaisance, and Is said to be one of the finest, if not the finest Catholic church in Cincinnati and suburbs. There are about 60 churches in the city. Rev. William Sullivan of Wabash, Ind., the alumni historian, is at present at the college gathering data for the history of the institution, in as much as there has been any made in the past 25 years.

Fat Man Freezes Feet

Columbus, Ind., August 7. —Henry Hartwell, 52 years old, & fish dealer of this city, who weighs 325 pounds, packed his feet in ice today to cool himself off. Meanwhile he went to sleep and when he awoke his feet were frozen.

Inkim Uimfa etncf ~ ' The midsummer meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association will be held at Michigan City August 23 to 25. Oats are not panning out very welt and the best we have heard of is S. S. Kitt’s field, ?5 , bushels petacre. Bert Millen reports that ; Fred’s and her field <is averaging 40 | and 42, but the weight and grade is not very good, most of it weighing 25 to 28 pounds to the threshed bushel.—Oxford Gazette. Helen and Nellie Schrader, cousins, each aged about 16 years, the former a daughter of James Schrader of Lafayette, and the latter a daughter of Mrs. Margaret Schrader of near Battle Ground, were drowned in the Wabash river at 5:30 Sunday afternoon while in bathing at Davis’ Ferry, near the Monon railroad bridge, north of Lafayette. Herman L. Conter, deputy to Homer L. Cook, secretary of state, , has announced that the secretary’s 'office has sold 120,000 automobile license plates between January 1 and August 1. The total amount of auto plates sold during 1915 was 96,915, j/f.) that the first seven months of this year surpassed the total of last year by|23,085 licenses. This total did j not include the licenses issued to | chauffeurs or those issued to owners of motorcycles. Burglars forced an entrance to i Messner & Sons’ department store here Sunday morning and escaped .in an automobile with jewelry, silks .and other articles to the value of 1 They left nothing behind, far as has been ascertained, that will furnish a clue to their identij ies. Entrance to the store was gained by means of the hot air pipe ,in the basement. The intruders cut into the pipe and then crawled to .the floor above. How many were in the party is not known. 1 King, the monster Percheron, said to be the largest and heaviest horse in the world, died last week at the : Crouch stock farm in Lafayette P rom '.he effects of the heat. The animal ,had been owned by the Crouch farm t about two years, and was bought near Sheridan, Ind. The horse weighed 2,800 pounds, and was to have been exhibited in side shows j this fall. The intense heat made the temperature of the animal so high it could not be recorded with any kind of medical thermometer. The Jackson club excursion to (Michigan City yesterday carried 500 (people. The train left the North ! street station at 8 o’clock and on i returning left Michigan City at 6 o'clock, arriving in Lafayette shortly

4 ■ ' —; - - - ; . ' . ' • . '' ' ' • Ford THE UNIVERSAL CAR New Prices August 1, 1916 "' , */ The following prices for Ford cars will be effective on after August Ist, 1916 Chassis l ■ $325.00 Runabout . '■ 345.00 *' Touring Car . 360.00 Coupelet ■ 505.00 Town Car . 595.00 Sedan ■ ■ 645.00 f. o. b. Detroit These prices are positively guaranteed against any reduction before August Ist, 1917, but there is no guarantee against an advance in price at any time. W. I. HOOVER, Agent, Rensselaer r• • ' ■ >

after 10 o’clock last night. The excursionists spent the day at Boyd park on Lake Michigan. Many of the excursionists enjoyed -bathing in the lake while others enjoyed a steamboat ride on the lake. The weather was ideal. It was one of the most successful excursions ever given by the Jackson club. —Mon day's Lafayette Journal.

Judge Pollard of Delphi, special judge in the Benton circuit court, Wednesday heard proceedings in the Baldwin and Dague bank case. An amended report on the Fowler bank, filed by Receiver Elliott showed $95 due the receiver instead of $1,700, which the court refused to accept. Judge Pollard instructed Mr. Elliott to have a report filed on the Ambia bank in the circuit court here by August 21 or he would remove the receiver and bring suit to recover on his bond. The Baldwin and Dague banks at Fowler and Ambia failed more than 10 years ago. Elliott has had charge of the affairs for the last eight years.

RAISES SUBSCRIPTION PRICE

Nashville Tennesseean and American Explains Action. Nashville, Tenn., August B.—The subscription rates of the Nashville Tennesseean and American have been raised from 10 cents to 15 cents a week on account of the increase in the cost of materials, principally news print paper. The management, in giving the reason for its action, said: “When we sold seven issues a week for 10 cents the return on the investment was too small to allow any profit with prevailing high prices. We did not believe the advertiser should be called on to pay any more, but that readers should bear a larger part of the cost of making the Tennesseean and American.”

An armload of old papers for five cents at The Democrat office. i x ßepetl?3gnf a [Under this head notices will be published for 1-cent-a-word for the firsj insertion, 1-2-cent-per-word for each additional insertion. To save book-keeping cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twenty-live cents, but short notices coming within the above rate, will be published two or more times—as the case may be —for 2b cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.]

FOR SALE \ For Sale—A single top buggy, in good shape, never been damaged, and one double carriage, in good shape.—A. J. BELLOWS, phone 3 76. For Sale—One round oak stove used one season, ■will burn eithei hard or soft coal; one second hanc baseburner; also baby i buggy.—Phone 556. a-12. Lumber For Sale—About 14,000 feet of good second-hand lumber, all in fine condition and piled up; quite a lot of this is white pine, including

a lot of white pine ceiling. Lumber consists of 'piece stuff—2x4, 2x2, 2xß, drop-siding, ceiling, etc., and is free from hails. Will be sold at a bargain. See me at once.—CHAS. PEFLEY, Rensselaer. For Sale—An oculist’s trial case, containing full set of lenses, * tools, etc.* Cost $l6O, but will part with same at a very low figure.—C. H. VICK, Rensselaer, Ind. ts For Sale—Red, white or bur oak lumber, sawed to any dimension desired, $lB per thousand for all building material; 4 miles west es Rensselaer, on county farm road.— A. M. YEOMAN, Rensselaer, R-3, phone 87-G, Mt. Ayr; or see John Zellers, sawyer. ts For Sale—One of the best located residence properties in Rensselaer, 75x300 feet, corner lot fronting on two improved streets; good two-story house, with cistern, drilled well, hath, barn and other out-buildings, etc. Ground alone is worth price asked for entire property. Terms if desired. For farther particulars call or address B. care THE DEMOCRAT. WANTED “ W anted—The Democrat is in need of a first-class printer and linotype operator combined. A steady job at good salary awaits the man who can fill the bill. FOUND Found—l9l6 auto license number. Owner may have same by calling at DEMOCRAT office and paying 25c for this ad. MISCELLANEOUS Estraved—Monday night from the John Poole pasture in Union tp., a large 'red cow with white spot on side, wt. i*bout 1200. Had on leather halter. Notify Chas. Warren at Parr or phone ROY HURLEY, 932-B. alO Estray Pig Taken Up—Came to my place in southwest Marion July 21. Owner may have same by identifying property and paying charges. —JOHN BILL, phone 942-G. a-10 Storage Room—For household goods and other light weight personal effects. Large, dry quarters, and will take goods for storage by month or year.—THE DEMOCRAT. FINANCIAL Money to Loan—s per cent farm loans.-=-JOHN A. DUNLAP. ts Mutual Insurance—Fire and lightning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS, phone 533-L. Farm Loans —.We can procure you a five-year loan on your farm at 5 per cent. Can loan as high as 50 per cent of the value of any good farm.. No delay in getting the money after title is approved.—CHAS. J. DEAN & SON. Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property in anv sums up to SIO,OOO. —E. P. HONAN. I Hnt thnl WithoutDelay ' ~~ LU 11| U Without Commission Il 0! lIIU Without Charges for n* Making or Recording Instruments. W. H. PARKINSON ELECTRIC FANS W. C. BABCOCK Phone 113