Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1917 — Page 6

EASTER SOON HERE! Duvall’s Quality Shop C. Earl Duvall Phone 411 Rensselaer, Ind. ■ ■ , - ' - - j ■. . •' ‘ : ■ ■■ ' - ■ 1 ' ' • ■ " PIASTER wilh soon be here—Aprilßth I—4 and we are ready with all the newest things for the men folks. Swell suits in novelties and plains. Be sure and look at our linesofKuppenheimer, Collegian and Frat I W Clothes, as they areswell. "~jfL V IW&y I ¥ Kingsbury and Stetson * ■'■'ll J. if * fVj Hats in all the latest Of® 3 I Um i blocks and colors are I Ih| r Z/ now on display at our r store. Get your measure :'A /[ nfj-s.n 31 1 ft Svß */ILSfiESHI I Itt taken foryour spring and Easter suit, as we have 'tV 2000 samples to choose from and every garment guaranteed to fit perfect and retain their shape. You can have them delivered any time before Easter. See the swell neckwear, hose, shirts, belts, caps, trousers, vests, gloves and everything for the men and boys to wear. Now is the time to get in on the nice things we have for you. C. EARL DUVALL RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA

FIRE PREVENTION, AND THE HIGH COST OF LIVING

Vast Quantities of Grain and Staples Go Up in Hie Smoke of Unnecessary Fires. Few people -realize how directly the much discussed “High Cost of Living” is influenced by America's excessive fire waste. A recent nation-wide analysis of fires and fire causes has shown enormous destruction of common staples. Single fires in elevators and mills frequently consume the equivalent of a living for a small army of people. For example, a recent blaze in an Illinois elevator rendered 700,000 bushels of corn unfit for human food, and also destroyed 300,000 bushels of oats. Grain elevators, flour, cereal, grist and feed mills present well i known elements of fire hazard in ] that they are subject to explosions] of the highly explosive dust that results from handling or milling grain. These disasters also cost; many lives; a dust explosion in a Buffalo mill, in 1913, resulted in over thirty fatalities. A short time ago the United ''States department of agriculture made a study of the frequent explosions in grain separators in the Big Bend country of the Northwest, and found that in the height of the season these reached from six to ten a day, the flame from such explosions in a large number of cases spreading into the surrounding grain with destructive results. Individual barn fires add enormously to this total. Throughout most of the country the season of thunder storms follows closely upon that of harvest, and thousands of barns, stored with potential food, go up in flames each year' because of lightning. These fires must be classed as t largely preventable, since statistics compiled by the actuarial bureau of the national board of fire underwriters show that of the total fire loss lightning, more than 92 per cent, is found where light* niag rods are n6t used. •« The spontaneous combustion of hay and grain in poorly ventilated barns is another big factor which might largely be prevented by proper precautions. When to such items are added the fires in grain fields from loco-

motive sparks, and from the matches of careless smokers, it may be realized that a vast amount of, foodstuff- is I turned into clouds of smoke, instead of hurhaa bone and muscle. This inevi|ablv has its effect upon the price of the remainder. ; - Most people depend upon groceries for their food, and the average grocery, containing, as it does, stocks of kerosene and other inflammable merchandise, is a special instance of fire hazard. This, is shown by the great number that are consumed during each year, and each grocery fire subtracts a definite quantity of staples from the national supply. Meat supplies are directly affected by - the large number of live i stock burned in fires in barns and I stables, and also by the many fires in packing houseSl, slaughter I houses, etc. , The same condition holds true ! with other staples than those of food. In two years there were reported 822 fires in wool and cotton mills. Cotton is a commodity which is particularly subject to disastrous fires. This also applies in a mai’ked degree to the refining, storing and handling of oilone of our commonest daily requirements.

The supply of wood enters into many phases of our living necessities. In New York state alone 200,000 people are employed ip, turning out an annual product of nearly $400,000,000 in wood manufactures. Striking at the oasis of this great industry, hundreds of human lives, and millions of dollars’ worth of property are destroyed each year by forest fires, which might be prevented with proper care. The national forest service, *in one year, discovered 1,126 forest fires to have been caused by campers; l,l|p by locomotive sparks, and 470 by incendiaries. The burning of saw mills, lumber yards, furniture and wooden ware factories and stores is too frequent to call for special comment. Similar surveys might be made in other fields of staples included in the cost of living. Back of all of this 16om the larger aspects of the situation. With,an average of more than one reported fire for every minute of the year, and a daily destruction

approximating $600,000, the United States is subjected to an economic drain that affects every detail of its business and social life, and is a large, though unrecognized factor, in the cost of all commodities. Furthermore, it cannot be overlooked that a vast number of people are interrupted in employment, and hence in earning power, from the same cause. It is at least an interesting coincidence that the historic panic of 18 73 followed the Chicago conflagration of 1871, and that of Boston, in 1872; while the more recent panic of 1907 occurred in the year succeeding San Francisco’s great fire. If America were to reduce her fire losses to the fractional figures of most other countries it can hardly be doubted that the cost of living would be materially lowered. It must never be forgo ttdh that 21.4 per cent, of this annual bonfire is due to strictly preventable causes, 37.9 per cent, to those which are partly preventable, and that the remaining 40.7 per cent, from causes is probably largely preventable.

W. C. SCHWIER APOLOGIZES

Says He Is Ashamed of Having Caused Offense by Flag Ordfer. Fort Wayne, March 21. —W. C. Schwier, county commissioner, who oh Monday ordered County Recorder Elias H. Bookwaiter to remove the American flags that he had placed in the windows of his office, has made a public apology to the citizens of Fort Wayne. He admits that he did wrong and says he is sorry. His statement to the public follows: " “I want to apologize to the people of Fort Wayne for what I did that has seemed to them to have been an act degrading our flag, ft may have been unwise, but God knows I, had no thought that I was acting in an unpatriotic way. I did not mean it in the way the people seem to think I did, but I can see what a mistake I made, and I am ashamed that I acted with judgment so poor in a matter like that. What hurts and shames me is that I, an American born citizen, should have given any occasion to be thought unpatriotic. I feel sure that those who know me well do not think that of me.”

TUMULTY PRAISES MR. WILSON

Secretary Says History Will Tell Story of His Fight for Liberty. Newark, New Jersey, March 21. —Secretary Tumulty, in an address at. a dinner given in his hdnor here last night, spoke of the “infinite patience and skillful hand’’ with which President Wilson is guiding the destiny of the nation. M I wonder if you can realize how truly epochal is > this period in which we are living,” Mr. Tumulty. ‘‘l wish I could discuss with you some phases of the international situation, with which the government at Washington had to deal since the world war began. I —wish th at-all you aHd-aR-Americans-could know as I have beeh-’privi-leged to know, with what infinite patience and skillful hand the silent and heavy-laden man, who but a few years ago served you as govs ernor, has. guided the destiny of the republic. I "No man can realize what he has done and is doing for the United States of America, for the world, for civilization and humanity. It is not a great thing to be secretary to the President, but it is a wonderful thing to be associated with a President like Woodrow Wilson. Some day a great historian will tell the story of what he has endured, of the problems he has met, of the scrupulous care and patience he has taken to preserve the rights of America and to keep free and open the processes of liberty. Children in the schools and young men in the colleges will read in the text books of the unsurpassing justice and high ideals of a practical statesman who was raised up to j direct the destiny of this nation in its most trying hour. We are too close to the world events of the last few years to appreciate them, to estimate justly the wonderful period in which we are Senator James of Kentucky, Senator (Hughes of New Jersey anti Representative Hefln of Alabama were among the other speakers.

MAY ALTER GARY MAYORALTY

Ruling Affecting Recount at Steel City Unfavorable to Johnson. Gary, March 21. —Rulings of the special board recounting, Gary primary election ballots, in circuit court at Crown Point today were of a nature that does not aid Mayor R. O. Johnson. The board by a vote of 2 to 1 decided not to count ballots which had the “X” ahead of the name instead of after it, that being the way ipany foreigners voted. Supporters of W. F. Hodges, in the lead by over 200 votes, now believe he will get the Republican nomination for mayor, but other contesting candidates promis.e a hot court fight. Democratic ballots are being checked up first, and all cast in the twentysixth precinct were counted out because clerks had failed to put their names on them. Gary now has two boards of public works. Alfred Hess and Harry Stringfellow, whose successors were named, today met and transacted business. The British bar has declined to consider a proposal to admit women to the legal profession.

FIFTH ANNUAL. SALE AT TILE MARBLE RANCH Two miles northwest of Wheatfield, Indiana, sale to commence at 11 a, m. sharp on TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1917. 125 Cattle— 4o cows and heifers, 30 spring calves, 25 2-year-old steers and 30 yearlings. These cattle are in medium flesh. Cows with calf to pure bred bulls. Most of steers are Herefords and Angus. Extra good lot for grass. 40 Horses— 3s of these horses are from 4 to 9 years old and nearly all are mares; 5 plug horses. These horses range in weight from 1100 to 1500. 80 Hogs—2s brood sows, part of which have pigs by side, balance to farrow soon. 55 shotes, weight from 100 to 140. Five sets new brass mounted double work harness. Some Farm Tools— -1 wide tire farm wagon, 1 McCormick mower, 1 hay rake and other tools not mentioned here. Terms—A credit of 10 months will be given on sums over $lO on approved security at 6 per cent interest from date if paid when due; if not so paid 8 per cent from date of sale; a discount of 2 per cent will be given on sums over $lO for cash; all sums of $lO and under cash. No property to be removed until settled for H. W. . MARBLE. Frank Strickland, Fred Phillips, W. H. Smith, George Wyman, Aucts. Free conveyances will meet all trains on the New York Central lines and C. & E. I. to and from sale. This stuff is put up to' sell and anyone, who has attended one of the Marble ranch sales knows that we sell without by-bidder, a

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DITCH NOTICE NOTICE OF FILING AND HEARING OF DITCH REPORT The State of Indiana,) County of Jasper )SS: * In the Jasper circuit court, to April term, 1917. In the matter of the petition of Claude W. May et al for a drain. Cause No. 137 To Joseph B. Adamson, Bernhard Alberts, Rose . Alberding, Henry C. Beeks,-Henry Beckley, David A, _Bickel, Samuel - Belsey, Thomas Blake, Blanch Burger, Clarence I. Babb, A. J. Bellows, Edward D. Bellows, George Bartee, Mary A. Blystone, William D. Bringle, James T. Bicknell, George Besse, Josephine E. Bullis, James Bullis, John Bill, Charles Bullis, Nellie Bullis, Keever Clymer, Chris. Christenson, Charles Dluzak, P. E. Ducharme, John A. Dunlap, William Esson> Sarah B. French, Martha French, John Ferguson, John B. Foresman, Jr., Andrew J. Fleming, Clara Goodrich, Samuel Galbraith, Charles C. Galbraith, Albina Galbraith, James H. Green, James H. Glass, Joseph Graham, George Gibb, Peter Geib, Henry Gilkerson, Bert Griffin, Joseph G. L. Galey, Milton E. Graves, Charles Guttric'h, Elmira Hkrt, Sterry G. Hand, George Hardy, Christian Hensler, Lewis W. Hunt, George IHlensler, Thomas A. Hunter, John G. Hardebeck, Joseph Hall, Jr., Julius G. Huff, Mary L. Huff, Dennis F. Hayes, Charles Hill, Frank Hill, Laura J. Harris, Frank Hoover, John Hudson, Charles L. IHlensler, Sterns F. Iliff, Eleanor K. Iliff, George K. Iliff, Florence M. Johnson, Mary A. Jordan, Margaret E. Jordan, Edgar O. Jordan, Tabitha B. Jordan, John Jordan, : Howard B. Jones, Dexter R. Jones, i John Keller, John F. Kelley, Philip , Knochel, Charles G. Kessinger, ■ George W. Kennedy, James W. Kennedy, Frank E. Kay, Charles Lucterhand, David Lamnie, Mary Lamine, Joseph A. Larsh, Maude Larsh, Fred Lyons, James V. Lilvis, Charles V. May, Robert W. May, Patrick J. McLaughlin, Clarrissa Mitchell, Dick H. Myers, Rebecca McQueen, John G. Morris, Laura R. Michael, John F. Michael, Alva McCashen, Margaret McCashen, William P. Michael, Rachel Milligan, George M. Myers, Eunice J. Morris, David O. Morris, William M. Morris, Pearl R. Morris, Catharine Michael, Andrew Nussbaum, Catherine Nofzinger, John M. Ott, Burdett Porter, Sarah E. Patrick, Orville M>Putt, Wilmot H. Ritchey, Thomas E. Reed, Thomas Reed, Charles Robison, Laura M. Robison, John Roadifer, William E. Scott, Isaac Shannan, Charles Spenard, Margaret Kerston Switzel, Irene M. Smalley, William C. Smalley, Moses Sigo, Meddie Sigo, Charles Sigo, Rosa Sigo, Margaret E. Spenard, John Schneider, Sr., John Schneider, Jr., William Sandmyer, Fred Shoenbeck, Henry Stitz, Conrad J. Shaffer, A. C. Scott, Amelia Saw- ' yer, Bertha J. Teeter, Riley Tullis, i John R. Wilson; Jacob Wasner, i William H. Wortley, Mary C. Wethlerell, Francis M. Welsh, Nancy E. Welsh, Mary Welsh, Agnes A. Welsh, Gertrude G. Welsh, Benjamin Welsh, , -Louis Welsh, Sarah Ellen, Woody, Alfred F. Weber, Albert E. Wortley, James T. Wingard, Earl R. Wingard, Daniel Way mire, Caroline Winsor, John M. Young, Joel Zinser, Reuben Zimmerman. The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad company, right-of-way through sections 28, 29 ahd 30, in township 27, range 6 west, and the right-of-way through sections 25, 26 and 27, in township 27 north, range 7 west, all in Jasper county, Indiana. The corporation of the town of Remington, Indiana. . Carpenter civil township (Burdett Porter, trustee) for the benefit of highways. • Jordan civil township (John Kolhoff, trustee) for the benefit of highways. ■ ° ‘ You and each of you are hereby notified that the drainage commissioners, in. the above entitled cause, have filed their report in the office of the clerk of the Jasper circuit court, and that said court has fixed upon Tuesday, the tenth day of April, 1917, for the time for the hearing of said report. You are further notified that your lands are described in said report as being benefited by the location and construction of the proposed drain, which said drain has been located upon the following described line; to-wit: Commencing at the east end of a thirty-six-inch culvert, at the southeast corner of the cross roads, at the northeast corner of section fifteen (15). in township twentyseven 127) north, range seven (7) west, thence as follows: South 89 degrees west 1,900 feet; thence north 22 degrees west 300 feet; thence" north 27 degrees and 30 minutes west 300 feet; thence north 13 degrees west 400 feet; thence north 18 degrees west 400 feet; thence south 87 degrees and 30 minutes west 700 feet; thence north 03 degrees and 30 minutes west 200 feet; thence north 35 degrees west 900 feet; thence north 26 degrees west 500 feet; thence north 58 degrees ahd 30 minutes west 400 feet; thence north 61 de-, grees and 30 minutes west 1,000 j feet; thence north 70 degrees west 500 feet; thence north 02 degrees west* 6,000 feet; thence north 26 degrees and 30 minutes east 750 feet; thence north 87 degrees east 1,850 feet; thence north 45 degrees east 1,150 feet; thence north 88 degrees east 1,150 feet;- thence north 39 degrees east 200 feet; thence south 89 degrees east 300 feet; thence north 40 degrees east 350 feet; thence north 87 degrees east 350 feet; thence north 58 degrees east 400 feet; thence north 38 degrees east 300 feet; thence north 60 degrees east 200 feet;

thence north 28 degrees east 500 feet; thence north 69 degrees east 300 feet; thence north 75 degrees east 900 feet; thence north 59 degrees east 250 feet; thence north 20 degrees east 350 feet; thence north 09 degrees east 800 feet; thence north 28 degrees west 365 feet; thence north 37 degrees and 30 minutes west 800 feet; thence north 36 degrees west 740 feet; thence north 30 minutes east 1,460 feet; thence north 23 degrees west 500 feet; thence north 37 degrees west 600 feet; thence north 29 degrees .west 1,050 feet; thence north 18 degrees west 1,950 feet; thence north 39 degrees and 30 minutes west 500 feet; thence north 55 degrees and 30 minutes* west 400 I feet; thence north 12 degrees • and 30 minutes west 800 feet; ithence north 44 degrees and (south 89 degrees and 30 minutes I west 760 feet; thence south 76 degrees and 30 minutes west 200 feet; I thence west 600 feet; thence north 31 'degrees and 30 minutes west 550 feet; thence north 61 degrees and 30 miniites west 150 feet; thence- south 83 degrees west 400 feet; thence south 88 degrees west ■ 500 feet; thence north 44 degrees and 30 minutes west 100 feet; thence north 300 feet; thence west 500 feet; thence north 08 degrees east 560 feet; thence north 26 degrees east 350 feet; thence north j7O degrees east 850 feet; thence j north 21 degrees and 30 minutes least 400 feet; thence north 35 deI grees east 1,400 feet; thence north 119 degrees east 500 feet; thence ,north 05 degrees east 900 feet;. 1 thence north 83 degrees east 400 feet; thence north 30 degrees east 200 feet; thence north 49 degrees east 500 feet; thence north 05 de- , grees west 700 feet; > thence north 6 6 degrees , east 300 feet; thence north 89 degrees east 600 feet; thence north 21 degrees east 500 , feet; thence north 29 degrees east 600 feet; thence north 12 degrees east 700 feet; thence north 79 degrees east 700 feet; thence north ,47 degrees east 800 feet; thence north 77 degrees and 30 minutes east 650 feet; thence north 06 degrees east 1,250 feet; thence north 06 degrees west 300 feet; thence north 43 degrees west 800 feet; ‘thence north 08 degrees east 900 feet; thence north 79 degrees east 600 feet; thence north 30 degrees east 140 feet, where it has a good and sufficient outlet in Carpenter’s crcolc Also the Gray, tile lateral, commencing at the southwest corner of section two (2), township twentyseven north, range seven west, and running due north, along the west side of the public highway at station 28 plus 82 where it crosses to the east side of said public highway and thence due north along the east side of said public highway where said lateral enters the main ditch at station 196 plus 25 and where said tile lateral will have a good and sufficient outlet I in said main ditch. I Also a spur or Carpenter creek lateral, beginning 1,150 feet north and 400 feet east of the center of section thirty-five, township twentyeight north, range seven west, thence north 45 degrees and 3ft minutes west 435. feet, where it enters the' main ditch and has a good and sufficient outlet in the main ditch. You are further notified that said report will come up for hearing in the Jasper circuit court, at Rensselaer, Indiana, on the 10 th day of April, 1917, the same being the second judicial day of the April term, 1917, of said court. CLAUDE W. MAY, Et Al, Petitioners. Attest: JESSE NICHOLS, (Seal) Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court. ml 7-2 4

CERTIFICATE OF ENROLLMENT. Unsound PURE-BRED Stallion No. 8950 AA (Laws of Indiana, 1913, Chapter 28) The pedigree of the Stallion Kleber No. 16589 American. Owned by Dennis Marquie and Oscar Paquette, P. 0., Rensselaer, Ind., R. F. D. 4, County Jasper,-described as follows: Color and marks: Gray, white spot on nose. AJSSM Breed, French Foaled in •e' ■'v 'S"'* the year 1905; has been examined in ’gy Try the office of the Secretary of the InStallion Enrollment Board, and it is hereby certified that the said Stallion is of Pure Breeding and is registered in a pedigree register association, society or comipany recognized as standard in accordance with Section 4 of the Indiana Stallion Enrollment Law. The above named stallion has been examined by Dr. G. W. Turley, a duly qualified licensed veterinarian, and is certified by affidavit to be unsound from the transmissible unsoundnesses, side bones, specified as such in the Indiana Stallion Enrollment Law. (Seal) C. M. McConnell, Pres. ■C. H. Anthony, V.-Pres. Not good unless countersigned by H. E. McCartney, Sec’y. Renewed in 1917 within the time specified in Section 8 of the Indiana Stallion Enrollment Law. Void after January 1, 1918. STAND FOR 1917 Kleber will stand Tor the season of 1917: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the farm of Dennis Marquie, 5% miles north and 1 mile east of Remington, 6% miles south and 1 mile east of Rensselaer; Thursday, Friday and Saturday at farm of Oscar Paquette, 6 miles north and 2 miles east of Remington, and vill answer calls within a radius of several miles. \ TERMS—SI2.OO to insure colt to tand and suck. Moving from county or disposing of mare, service fee becomes due and payable at once. Care • will be taken to prevent accidents, but will. not be responsible should any occur. Phone, Remington Line. OSCAR PAQUETTE, DENNIS MARQUIE, , Ormers. CALIX PAQUETTE, Manager.

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