Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1916 — Page 8

FUTURE PUBLIC SALE DATES

The Democrat has printed bills for the following «public sales: Wednesday. January 3, John Moore, 5 miles northeast of Rensselaer, on Francesville road. Stock sale principally, including 4 horses, 37 head of cattle, 15 head of hogs; also some farm tools. Tuesday, January 9, Mrs. Matilda Dluzak, Ex., 9 miles south and one mile west of Rensselaer. General Bale, including 16 head of horses, 23 head of cattle, farm tools, etc. Thursday, January 10, D. M. Waymire, 5 miles south and 3 miles east of Rensselaer. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, farm tools, etc. Sandcreek, Indiana. Iroquois Roller Mills— Rush 500 pounds Short Order Pancake Flour. INDIANA STATE HOSPITAL. This was the second order received from the state hospital, our pancake flour having been in use there for several months. —IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. Phone 456.

ifaE m&m The Indiana State Farmers’ congress will meet at the English hotel, Indianapolis, January 3 and 4, and the organization has much in hand that will be-of interest to the farmers of the state. J. H. Biddle of Remington is president and will preside at air sessions. Farmers are invited to attend the meeting and learn the purpose of the organization and become affiliated. * 'The Monon railroad had a had derailment at Battle Ground Tuesday morning at 5:50 o’clock and traffic was delayed on the main line for several hours. Engine 5 20. pulling a south bound freight threw a tire as the train was passing the elevator at Battle Ground, and caused the engine to turn over. Fourteen cars also left the rails. No one was injured. The track wa_s torn up for about 180 feet. The milk train, due to leave for the north at 6 o’clock, was detoured via Delphi, and No. 2 was abandoned.—Lafayette Journal. Richland,” the palatial home of the late Jennie E. Caldwell at Earl Park, to be known as ‘‘The Jennie E. Caldwell Home for Homeless Mothers and Their Babies,” will be opened to the public as a charity institution on January 15. Mrs. Caldwell left an estate oT 5,500 acres, the proceeds of which were to go for the maintenance of the home, but after the distribution was made to relatives, it only left about 2,8 00 acres, valued at between $500,000 and SOOO,OOO. The crops raised o n the land during the past summer was valued at SOO - 000. '

WHEAT ACREAGE IS LARGE

American farmers, for seeing a continued heavy demand on them fron) the warring nations for wheat," planted an acreage" of' "that grain last fall second in point of size i n the nation’s history, but poor weather conditions sent the crop into winter dormancy 2 per cent, below the condition of last December and 4.15 per cent below the ten year average. The fall plantings of winter wheat, are reported to be 2.2 per cent greater than in the autumn of 1015, according to reports compiled by the department of agriculture at Washington, D. ( . The present area seeded, 4 0,0 !> 0,000 acres, is the greatest ever planted, with the exception of 44,.>42,006 acres seeded two years ago and is more than 10 per cent that planted in any year prior to the fall of 1914. The high price received for the year's crop had encouraged an intention to p>ant a largely increased acreage, but the unusual dryness at seeding time throughout practically the entire winter wheat producing territory largely prevented these intentions being realized. The low condition is almost uniformly ascribed to the lateness of planting which has prevented wheat front attaining its . usual growth at this time and in some instances late seedings have not yet germinated. Little mention is made of the Hessian fly, although it is in evidence to some extent, particularly in Kansas.

Cylinders filled with oil serve as a brake in a new life preserver of Danish invention that is intended to drop a person seated in a belt from a burning building. An Oklahoma sportsman has invented a decoy duck that swims about In water and emits realistic quacks.

State Happenings

BRIDE NOT A BIT WORRIED - V ■ ’ “■ " - Undertaker's Chapel at Anderson Is the Scene of Wedding of Aminda Rolen and Chester Lawson— Like Home to Latter. Anderson. —A beautifully furnished undertaker’s cliapal was the scene of the wedding here, of Aminda Rolen and Chester Lawson. The bride was not a bit worried and it was like home to Lawson, ’who formerly worked in the establishment.

Indiana Historical Commission. Indianapolis.—At a recent meeting of the Indiana Historical commission, held at the statehouse, the following resolution was adopted: “Whereas, The state park centennial memorial committee in its efforts to purchase the McCormick’s creek canyon and the Turkey Run sites for state parks, has received subscriptions approximating $30.000; and, whereas, an additional sum of $17,000 is yet required to purchase these two cites; be it resolved that the Indiana Historical commission indorse the efforts of thestate park centennial memorial committee, and urge the people of the state to make contributions to this fund at once. Special request is made upon the newspapers of the state to open subscription funds in their offices and give publicity to the need of raising the additional sum.” The following motion was also unanimously passed at the same meeting of the commission: “It was the unanimous expression of the members present that the Indiana Historical commission should encourage in every way possible the securing of the old capitol building at Corydou by the state for a permanent state memorial.”

Puts Blame on Corsets. Indianapolis.—Of three great evils — the corset, white plague, whisky—the corset is the greatest. This is the declaration of Mrs. Anna Leo, who has drafted a bill for introduction in the Indiana legislature prohibiting the manufacture of corsets. “There is more tuberculosis in children of corset-deformed mothers than in whisky-drinking fathers,” she declared. “Intoxicants have been in general use for centuries; tubercular children were never known until the corset was invented. Thousands of deformed children are the result of the wearing of corsets by mothers.” To Become an Editor. Crnwfordsville.—Mark L\ Helm, principal of the Union high school here, has resigned to become managing editor of the Educator Journal at Indianapolis. Frank MeGeath, principal of jdie Wilson graded school here, has been chosen to succeed Helm and Floyd I). Welch, principal of the .schools at Linden, will succeed Meet hit h. Helm is a graduate of Indiana univeasily. MeGeath and Welch both are Wabash graduates.

Arrested in South. Ilninmond. Longing to spend Christmas at homo pul Frank [Vyton in (lie custody of ■.'defectives after lie had eluded arrest on the charge of killing Mrs, Alma Smart, manager of a Hammond hotel, because she bestowed her affections elsewhere. Chief of Police A nst gen guessed that Peyton would go to his home in Meridian, Miss., for Christinas. He was notified that l’eytoti had been placed ttmh-r arrest. Clubhouse Burns. Indianapolis. Tire beautiful clubhouse of ; the. indium.polis Cane club, situated on White river, northwest of tin* city, burned to the ground. With the building sl.stm worth of champagne—the New Year’s eve stock —exploded with a loud noise. The total loss was $50.00!), The bullding was supposed to be fireproof, but it burned like Under. The origin of the lire unknown. ■ Would Divert Funds. Indianapolis. Superintendent of Public Instruction Charles Greathouse recommended that the balance in the state manuscript fund —• which is the difference between the amount charged teachers for grading manuscripts and the actual cost of the work—he placed in the teachers’ retirement fund. Greathouse showed n surplus of $4,827.34 for* 1916 In this fund.

William R. Hough Dies. Greenfield. William It. Hough, eighty-three, who is said to have given James Whftcomb Riley the inspiration for his poem, “Out to Old Aunt Mary’s,” by taking him to visit a relative, is dead here. Mr. Hough was a prominent attorney for years and was an intimate friend of the late poet. He was reared in Elkhart county. Fined for Gambling. Rushville—Earl W. Albright pleaded guilty in circuit court to charges of gaming and keeping a gamgambling house and was fined sls and costs. He was indicted by the grand jury, which returned 45 true bills. Confesses to Robbery. Bedford.—David Snow, thirty, of Cincinnati, who was arrested there and ‘..confessed to the police he robbed the post office here, will be turned over to the federal authorities after being brought here. ,

TWO KILLED BY BLAST

OTHERS MISSIJMG AFTER EXPLOSIONS IN HOTEL. Guests Flee From Hostelry at Mount Holly, N. J.—Btwlding Destroyed by Flames. Mount Holly, N. .7., Dec. 29. —Two persons were killed, two are missing •and a score injured, several seriously, in a tire and explosion which demolished the Madison hotel. The fire resulted from the explosion of two acetylene gas tanks in the* basement. The building was blown to pieces and the ruins took lire immediately, imprisoning the victims amt hindering tin* rescuers. Twenty-seven persons are believed to have been in the hotel at the time of tiie explosion. The first two bodies recovered were those of Robert Snyder, son of Mrs. Robert Snyder, proprietress, and Charles Gray, bartender. Firemen are still searching in the ruins for the bodies of two negroes, believed to have been in the barroom at the time of the explosion.

METHODISTS PLAN TO MERGE

Union of Northern and Southern Churches Topic of Conference at Baltimore. Baltimore, Mil,, Dec. 29. —With plans mapped out for its procedure, , the joint commission on the unification of the Methodist Episcopal church and the Methodist episcopal church South convened at the First Methodist Episcopal church here. Fefore the conference was called to order Bishop E. E. lloss of the southern denomination said there had been a discussion of the subject from every angle by his colleagues i.rid lie felt that great good would result from the meeting. It was understood that the southern branch had virtually decided upon a basis of agreement for presentation to the joint body. r-

Brazil-Uruguay Treaty Signed.

Rio Janeiro, l>ee. 2!).—A general arbitration treaty between Brazil and Uruguay was signed by I)r. Lauro Muller, Brazilian foreign minister, and a special ambassador sent here by Montevideo.

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 28. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ilig. est. est. ing. Dec. . ...... 1.64 L 65% 1.63 1.65 May 1.71-72% L 73% 1.71 1.72%-7? July 1.40 1.40% 1.37% 1.38%-3S CornDec. ....91% .92% .91% .91% May ....... ~91%-% .93% .92% .92%-% July .........91%-92" .92% .91% .91%-% .Oats-*-* ■ Dec. 49% .50% .49% .49% May 53%-% .53% .53% .53%-% July ........51>%-51 .51% .50% .51 FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands In wood, $9.00 per bbl.; hard spring wheat, patents, 95 per cent grade, in jute, $8.10; straight, in export bags, $7.90; first clears, $7.30 in jute, second, clears, [email protected]; low grades, [email protected]; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in jute, S7.SO; standard soft Winter wheat patents, $7.80 in jute; standard hard winter wheat patents, $7.00 in jute; first clears, [email protected] in jute; second clears, in jute, $6.u04i6.25; pure white rye Hour, $7.15 in jute; pure dark rye, $6.65 in jute. HAY—Market steady; choice timothy, $16,50@17;50; No. 1 timothy, sls.Ooft 16.00; No. 2 timothy. $14.004114:50; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed, timothy, [email protected]; light clover, mixed, $.14.50Ci15,5d; heavy clover, mixed, $13,004(14 ik); threshed timothy, $7.00 4il0.00; alfalfa, choice, $lo.004(20.0"; alfalfa No, 1, $17,0@18.; alfalfa No. 2, $15,00®16,00. BETTER- Creamery, extras, 58%c; extra firsts, 37%<g38e; firsts, 34@36c; seconds, 33fi23%c; packing stock, $25%@29%c;. ladies! 314/.;’l%e; process, 32%c. jCGGS—Eirsts, 40©41e: ordinary firsts, TSfxfi Rlk:, -fmseeWrtu**<>u>vvl<4 S ,eases 'included 334( I'Ve- cases returned, 31%4(39%c; extras, .455*40c;- checks, 264(-Sc; dirties, 27@29e; refrigerators, April firsts, 32@32%c; extras. 32%4( 32% e, LIVE POULTRY -Turkeys, 23c; fowls, 1. 'n 18%c; spring , chickens, 18,%c; roosters, Ddi'ftllc: ducks. ISfEJOc: geese, iffiltic. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, 29@30c; fowls, 174(1 Sc; springs. lS@f9c; roosters. Hi.; ducks, U)@2oe; geese, 14@18p. POTATOES Minnesota and Dakota Ohios. $1,454( 1.65 per tut.; Minnesota and Dakota, white, $1 ~io4j\l.7il; Wisconsin and Mu lligan, white, $1.50@f,75. NEW POTATOES Hampers, Florida, Triumphs, $5,25: Early Rose, $2,00@3,00; Bernluda. $5 504/$.50. SWEET POTATOES - Bids., Illinois, $3:0f4f4:50; hampers, Illinois, [email protected].

New York, Dec. 28. FLOE It- Market firmly held. Wheat Spot Strong- No 2 hard, $1.9544; N». 1 northern Duluth, $2.01*4; No. I northern Manitoba, $2.08*4 f. o. b. New York. COHN Spot steady; No. 2 yellow, $1.05 c. i. f. New York. OATS—Spot firm: standard, 59V4@60c. Live Stock. Chicago, Dec, 28. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, slo.oo® 11.75; yearlings, good to choice. $9.50(011.40; fair to good steers, SS;OO@ 10.00; Stockers and feeders, [email protected]; good to choice heifers, [email protected]; fair to good cows, $5.50@ 7.25; butcher butts, $([email protected]; canners, $4.50 @5.25; cutters, $T)[email protected]; bologna bulls, $. r )[email protected]: good to prime calves, tlo.oo@ 12.00; heavy calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; medium weight butchers, 200@250 lbs., [email protected]; prime heavy weight butchers, 260@400 lbs., $10.30@lO,70; heavy mixed packing, slo.oo® 10.40; rough heavy mixed packing, $9.70@ 10.00: pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags, $10.50® 11.00. SEEP—Yearlings. [email protected]; fair to choice ewes, $8.00(09.60; wethers, fair to choice, [email protected]; western lambs, $12.00® 13.50; feeding lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, [email protected].

East Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 28. CATTLE—Market light—Prime steers, [email protected]; butcher grades, [email protected]. CALVES—Market active, 60c higher; cull to choice, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active, 25c higher; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, [email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]; sheep, [email protected]. * HOGS—Market slow: Yqrkers, t9-75@ 10.80: pigs, [email protected]; mixed, [email protected]; heavy, [email protected]; roughs, [email protected]; Uturn 57.2f.m26.

THANK YOU-AND MAY YOUR NEW YEAR BE PROSPEROUS To the people of this community—our customers and friends, we extend our sincere appreciation for the confidence and patronage which has made the past year one of the most successful in our history. To have won the faith and approval of the public is indeed gratifying and we believe is the reward for the conscientious progressive merchandising service which this store, day in and day out strives to give. This faith and confidence we treasure as our greatest asset and it naturally inspires us to do our utmost to attain and strengthen it. And as we turn another page in the book of time and see the New Year bright with opportunities, our most earnest wish is that our neighbors—the people of this vicinity, will share substantially in 1917 happiness and prosperity. ROWLES & PARKER o

THIS IS THE PROPER IDEA

Frankfort has a dream of becoming the hub from which spokes consisting of brick highways shall radiate in every direction. It is a worthy dream and if Frankfort has the right kind of citizenship it will be realized. Danville, Illinois, had such a dream and now contractors,are at work on permanent hard roads which will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, all of which will come back many fold to that community in years to come. The day of the stone and gravel road is past. Just as dirt, corduroy and pianlc roads succeeded each other for all main highways the brick and concrete roads are succeeding the roads of the present.

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HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

VI EM >ll3 Mrs. John Reed is somewhat improved at this writing. Charles Wiseman of Francesville spent a few days with home folks. A baby girl was born to Mr. and • Mrs. Mark Reed Christmas evening. The Reeder family ate Christmas dinner with Thomas Florence and family. George Cover and family spent Christmas day with James Wiseman and family. Miss Minnie d-lorufeld is spending her Christmas vacation with home folks near Valparaiso. Mr. and Mrs. John Wiseman of Montana are visiting relatives in Virgie for a few days George Cover has been on the sick list with ptomaine poisoning, caused from eating candy. Thomas Florence and family spent Christmas evening with James Wiseman and family. The Christmas tree Saturday evening was well attended and a tine program was rendered. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zellers ate Christmas dinner with the latter’s parents, T. J. Mallatt and wife. Patience and Bertha Florence left Thursday for a few days’ visit near Remington with their sister, Mrs. Ernest Mischer. ' Virgie is noted for its splendid marksmen.,- Some of our boys carried home tine Christmas turkeys from the shooting match at Kniman.

PINiE^GROVE Harold Gifforo is visiting with friends and relatives in Illinois. James Britt, Jr.? who is working at Attica, was home for Christmas.

Mrs. .Tames Torbet and (laughs ter Creola were shopping in Rensselaer Thursday. Thomas Cooper and Elmer Shroyer spent Christmas day with the former's brother Simon and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and daughter Creola spent Sunday night and Monday with John Dale and family. Wesley Price and family and James Price and family ate Christmas dinner with John W. Baker and family. Walter Elwinger left Wednesday evening for his home near Mauckport to spend the holidays with his parents. Clifford Baker is home from Danville, Illinois, to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr and Mrs, John W. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter Ruth spent Christmas day with her mother, Mrs. Sarah MeCleary, and son Everett. Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter Ruth, Mrs. Sarah McCleary arid son Everett spent Sunday with James Torbet and family. It was the occasion of the formers' fifth wedding anniversary,

LEE Miss, Rural Anderson is home for the. Christmas vacation. Korah Eldridge and wife spent ClfinsT rivas - ' day hero with .•-hi;brother Frank and family. Walter Jordan’s were at his parents' home on Christmas, where a family gathering was had. C. A. Letter's family and near relatives had a Christmas tree and dinner at their home on Christmas day. Misses Veld a Heltzel, Emma Zable, Mable Iloulf. and Edith Overton spent Wednesday night with Miss Cora Xoiand, Lonnie Xoiand and Lowell Morton, who are working in Chicago spent from Saturday evening till Tuesday with home folks. Mr. Linback’s daughter and husband of Winamac were here for Christmas. They celebrated by having a tree at their home. The protracted meetings are still going on and will continue during next week anyway. There will be quarterly meeting here the first Sunday night in January. On Christmas day there was a gathering of relatives, almost thirty, at J. FI Culp’s. They had a Christmas tree and dinner, of which all was enjoyed very much. Christmas day Mr. and Mrs. Arm Lewis * were married .fifty years. Their children all came home ind celebrated their golden wee f ng anniversary. All had a sple 'id time.

POSSUM HOLTOW Lottie Stephens spen Christmas with home folks. Ollie and Eva Toset : ent Christmas in Terre Haute Ida Eldridge called on Mrs. S. L. Johnson Friday evening. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson is better at this writing. Archie Johnson and Eva Creel called on Mrs. Charles Jones Monday evening. Mrs. Essie Marchand and baby called on Mrs, Cheater Robey Monday evening. John, Charles and Archie John-

son and Floyd Phillips visited with Leon Robey Monday. Dottie Stephens and Arlie Kesler called on Mr. and Mrs. Chester Robey Friday evening. Ida Eldridge and Chester Miller called on Mr. and Mrs. Chester Robey Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stinson of Michigan are spending Christmas with old friends at Monon. Herbert Kenses of Kentucky came Sunday to spend Christmas with old friends at Monon. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Robey and children and Leon Robey visited with Mrs. Essie Marchand Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. S. L Johnson called on John, Charles and Archie Johnson, and Floyd Phillips Sunday afternoon. Mrs. T. J. Parker and son Charles and Oder Groover of Lizton spent Thursday night and Friday with Mr. and Mrs. S. Ik Johnson of Mdnon. What is the matter, Possum Run? Why don't you run any more. Possum Hollow is still alive yet. Cheer up, old girl. Mrs Mary Green, Stephen Eldridge and family, Chester Robey and family and Leon Robey ot Cnion ate dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rash Christmas day.

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE

Tillie Brochardt et _al to Benjamin IA Fen dig, December 20, part ' lots 15, 16,, block 4, Rensselaer, $2,500. q c d. Charles W. Coen et ux to Bert J. Jarrette, December 19, part lot 9,- Rensselaer, Mayhew’s plat, part sw, 30-29-6, Renssplaer, $650. Abraham Leopold et ux to Harrie O. Johnson et ux, December IS, lot 6, block 7, Rensselaer, Leopold’s addition, $250. George W. Stockdale to Albert 11. Dickinson, December 20, lots 4,5, 6, block 7, Remington, Chambers and Morgan’s addition, SSOO. Samuel Bowman to William and Mary Bahler, December 27, sw% block 4, Remington, Stratton’s addition, $2,100.

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