Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1917 — HERE THERE and EVERYWHERE [ARTICLE]

HERE THERE and EVERYWHERE

Monday’s dispatches stated that the British had captured the ancient -city of Bagdad, thereby bringing to a successful climax an Operation begun early in 1915. Much booty was taken in the capture of the Turkish stronghold.

” Abe Martin says: “We have t’ laugh when we think how some fellers ’ll look in a crown in th’ here- | after. ‘Eyes have dropped consid- ; erably since women’s shoes went up,’ said Prof. Alex Tansey, t'day. Alex is purty comic fer a Reacher.” Clarence W. Gates, 27 years old, was instantly killed Friday evening when cutting a high voltage wire on a line belonging to the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric company at Lafayette. Gates was not employed by the company and no one could explain his action. The Irwin theater, a vaudeville and picture house, at Goshen burned early Sunday morning with a loss of $30,000. The theater was an old structure and was owned by Judge Francis E. Baker of the United States court of appeals, his wife, May Irwin, and B. F. Deahl ol Goshen. The Family theater of Lafayette gave a potato matinee to children Saturday noon. Each ohild was ad mitted for two spuds, or more than eight bushels, were received. The potatoes were then turned over to Miss Theodosia Williams, secretary of a charity organization. Of every seven births in the Calumet region four are of foreign parents and three of American. Gary and East Chicago are the fastest” gjoydng cities in the world Ninety per cent of all foreigners in Indiana live in the Calumet region. These and other pertinent facts have just been made public in a survey recently completed by the American Baptist Missionary society.

In pursuance of his plan to fight for the Republican mayoralty nomination, Mayor R. O. Johnson of Gary appeared before the election board Saturday and made charge of irregularities, saying that at least 1,400 ballots were not counted. Storifes were also told that votes had been purchased as low as 25 cents in the negro precincts and that whisky was liberally supplied near polling places. Really, now, we can hardly believe the sainted Republican politicians would do anything of this sort.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have all your own garden stuff this summer and potato patch that would produce enough to fill your bin for next winter? Well, why not do it? A few plans made this evening can easily mature into a garden on one of the vacant lots, in the city that will do more to lick old H. C. of L. than all the lawmakers and investigating committees in the state or nation can do. Put the girls and boys to work in a garden. It will prove good exercise and will pay larger dividends than any investment you can make. —Decatur Democrat.

The, Carroll county council in special session last week made the following appropriations for the new court house: For ornamental plaster in court room and examination rooms, >2,400; electric fixtures and installation, >5,000; four clocks and installation, >2,500; for decorating, >7,500; elevator and installation, >3,500; wood and metal furniture and installation, >18,000; cement work and curbing in and around court house yard, >1,500; A special appropriation of >887.50 was made* for the purchase of a type •machine with which to make out tax duplicates. 1