Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1917 — Page 1

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CHAUTAUQUA DATE PROPOSED

Will Be Held Early In July If Agreeable Here. G. H. McLain, a member of the local Chautauqua committee* .has been advised by the Lincoln Chautauqua that they propose the dates July 6-11 for the Rensselaer assembly. They do not make these dates permanent, but leave them •pen for the approval of the local committee. Mr. McLain, therefore, suggests that all persons interested communicate with him either personally •r by letter, setting forth their ▼lews as to the above dates. It would appear to The Democrat that the date proposed is entirely too early in the summer. This opinion is based on The fact that the most successful chautauquas held here have been later in the summer. Last year the Chautauqua was held August 10-14, and there was a deficit of something less than SIOO. , Following so close on the fourth of July, it is certain there would be another deficit this year. But if the date was delayed for about two months, say until the middle of September, when it would not conflict with, the Fountain park Chautauqua, it would beyond all doubt receive much larger patronage. . Last year the weather was ideal throughout the week, but there was a deficit notwithstanding this fact. The people will not turn out during the extreme hot weather, no matter how alluring the attraction.

MISS DORIS MORGAN A BRIDE

Young Couple Married at Crown Point Last m Friday. Miss Doris Morlan and Mr. Jay Nowels of this city gave their friends quite a surprise last Friday when they autoed over to Crown Point and were quietly married that afternoon. They at once sent a message to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morlan, parents of the bride, announcing their marriage. The bride is a daughter of City Clerk Charles Morlan and for the past few weeks had been taking a nurse’s course at the county pital. She was a graduate. in the 1916 class of the Renbselaer high school, and a popular and handsome young lady. Mr. Nowels is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nowels of this city. At this writing their pllans for the future have not been made known. The Democrat joins their many friends in extending congratulations.

WERE MARRIED IN CHICAGO

Miss Cora Bruner and Fred Rhoades Surprise Friends Here. Word was received here Saturday of the marriage in Chicago that day of Miss Cora Brilner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bruner of Morocco, formerly of Rensselaer, and Mr. Fr?d Rhoades, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rhoades of this city. Miss Bruner had been visiting in Rensselaer and Saturday morning went to Chicago where she was met by Mr. Rhoades and the wedding followed. Thfe bride was a resident Us Rensselaer for many years prior to the removal of her parents to Morocco, and has a host of friends in this city. The groom has been in Chicago for the past year engaged in architectural studies and it is probable they will establish their home in that city.

DEEDS BAND TO HIS CHILDREN

Joseph Nisius Divides Six Hundred Acres Among Heirs. Joseph Nisius of Rensselaer, who owns upwards of 600 acres of land In Milroy and . Jordan townships, has deeded 100 acres to each of his six children, Mrs. Mary Charles, Joseph Nisius, Jr., Frank Nisius, Anthony Nisius, John Nisius and Mathew Nisius. One of the stipulations in the transfer is that each of the children shall pay to the parents an annual rental of $1 an acre so long as both or either of them survive.

NUT MARGARINE

That is just what it is. Let us tell you how it is made. The coeoanut meat is imported from Ceylon and the Philippine islands, the peanut oil from France and Holland. These two products are churned; when it leaves the churn It is worked and salted the same as creamery butter. Try it once. — RHOADS’ GROCERY.

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COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized-—To-gether with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Mrs. Albert Swartzell was operated on yesterday afternoon at the county hospital for tubercular peritonitis. - S. N. Crogen, state tax commissioner, and H. H. Downing, county assessor of Newton county, were in .Rensselaer iSaturday arranging schedules with County Assessor G. L. Thornton. Miss Belle Bristow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bristow of south of town, underwent an operation for appendicitis at the county hospital Monday. The operation was successful in every way.

C. G. Replogle, the barber, was placed under arrest for intoxication by Marshal Vern Robinson Friday. After languishing in the jail for a few hours he was faken before Squire Dean and plead guilty, being fined and costed $9.55, which he stayed. Marriage licenses issued: March 24, Glen Olen Oberley"’ of Rensselaer, aged 2S January 31 last, occupation > section hand, to Olive Carroll Line, also of Rensselaer, aged 16 April 24 last;' occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for male, first marriage fie’ing dissolved by divorce about 1911; first marriage for female. Bride being under age her parents, David and Emma Line, gjye consent to issuance of \icense. Married in f the clerk’s office by Squire D. D.\Dean.

MANUAL TRAINING INSTRUCTOR

L. E. Wass Resigns Position in Rensselaer High School. L. E. Wass of Greencastle, who had been instructor in manual training in the city high school the past two years, tendered his resignation to the school board Friday evening, and the same was accepted. It is generally understood that the resignation was requested, following certain alleged irregularities in the sale of tickets to a Sunday school class benefit show at the Princess theater. Eldon Hopkins Is filling the vacancy at present, and it is hoped to have another manual training teacher some time. next week.

KICKED IN FACE BY A HORSE

Elmer Humphrey, who resides on the Joe Larsh farm east of town, was kicked by a horse Friday evening and quite badly injured. Mr. Humphrey was contemplating selling the horse and had led it out of the barn to show to some prospective buyers. The horse was quite playful and Mr. Humphrey was trying to quiet it when it wheeled and kicked him, striking him in the mouth, knocking out six teeth and cutting his lips and chin quite badly. It was .a terrible blow. Mr. Humphrey fell to the ground unconscious and remained in that condition for some time.

PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL

At the regular session of the common council Monday night all members thereof were present and transacted the following business: Petition of W. V. Porter et al to oil McKinley avepue from Elm street south to garrison street, Washington street from McKiniey avenue to Cullen street and Susan street from McKinley avenue to alley in rear of J. B. Moore’s residence, city engineer instructed to prepare plans and specifications and city attorney to draft resolution for oiling said streets. « , In matter of West Washington street sewer, council found benefits will exceed cost of construction and clerk is directed to give notice to contractors that bids for constructing same will be received on April 9. The usual number of claims were allowed.

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1917.

Watch for Fendig’s Rexall ! i Cent Sale, April 5, 6 and 7=

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

FARMERS’ CLUBS ORGANIZED

Agriculturists of Carpenter anti ; \ Marion Elect Officers. The fourth farmers’ club of the county was formed at the Welch school house in Carpenter township Monday evening. The county agent was present and outlined the work of the better farming association and explained that it was especially interested in helping the people to help themselves. It was decided to form an organization and a constitution was adopted. The following officers were elected: George Putt; vice-presi-dent, Charles Welch; secretarytreasurer, Haryey Rowland. ( > It was’ decided to have the next meeting at the Welch schoolhouse on the evening of April- 25th, at which time an interesting* program will be given and to which all are invited to attend. .|

F. J. Pipal of Purdue was present and gave an interesting talk on oat smut, stating that the loss was usually much greater than is commonly supposed on account of the nature of the disease and stated that it could be absolutely prevented by the use of the formaldehyde treatment costing about three cents per acre. Practically every farmer present agreed to treat his seed oats and the following men will conduct demonstrations by treating part and leaving a check strip untreated: George Putt, Chas. Welch, Peter Plummer and Richard Goldsberry. At a meeting held in the consolidated school district southeast of Rensselaer last Friday evening the South Marion Township Farmers’ Club was organized. The purpose of a community clyb was explained by the county agent and a general discussion was taken up by those present. George E. Collins of Rensselaer was present and spoke of his experience with commercial clubs, stating that he thought farmers’ club§ might be even of more value as the farmers of a community were competitors in no sense of the word and could more easily work together. It was the opinion of everyone present that a strong club could beyfprmed in the community. A constitution and set of by-laws were adopted. The following officers were elected: President, P. H. Hauter; vicepresident, Stephen Kohley; secretary, Leslie Gwin: treasurer, Chauncey Wood. These officers will constitute a program committee which is making elaborate arrangements for the next meeting which wtfl be held in the consolidated school building the evening of April 13, Everyone in the community is invited to attend.

GAVE TALK ON ARCHITECTURE

At the meeting of the General Van Rensselaer chapter, D. A. R., held Monday, afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. \g/ Long, A. Wasson Coen of Chicago gave a very interesting talk on “Home Architecture.’! Mr. Coen spent ten months in Europe making a special study of the architecture of the different countries. In his talk he described in a realistic and picturesque manner the typical homes of England, Holland, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Spain. He pointed out very clearly that each has a distinct architectural style of its own, that style typifying the geographical and climatic conditions of the country as well as the character, life and ideals of its people. Mr. Coen protested against the custom of many Americans who bring the architectural of other countries to our country Where conditions are different and where the style is neither suitable to our needs nor appropriate to. our conditions. He closed his talk with a plea for a distinctive American style of architecture that will remain a monument to future generations, showing them the character, the life and the ideals of American people today.

ROCK FELL IN DYNAMITE BOX

That dynamite is not so easily exploded as some people are wont to think was demonstrated last week at ‘ the new South street sewer. A box containing about twenty-five sticks of dynamite was setting on the engine when a blast was made. Many large pieces of rock were thrown high in the air by the charge and one of them came down on top of the engine cab, smashed right through the same and fell squarely into the 'box of dynamite. Other than breaking open a few of tbe sticks there was no damage. -

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS 0F THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. TORNADO SWEEPS NEW ALBANY Thirty-four Known Dead Many Bodies Not Yet Found. New Albany, March 26. —A tornado tore the north and northwest parts of this city to pieces Friday afternoon. It swept through the city at the rate of seventy miles an hour, tore down or damaged more than 200 buildings, killed at least thirty-four persons, Injured about 200 and did more than $1,000,000 damage to property. There may be ten or fifteen bodies in the ruins, but \only thirty-four have been recovered. [When the tornado dashed away after a stay of less than five minutes, rain came in great sheets and soaked to worthlessness much of the property in the unroofed houses and buildings. Not only were bouses destroyed, but factories, churches and public buildings went down in heaps. The damage wrought »here Is much worse than the damage at

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PORTER COUNTY WOLF HUNT

Results in Capture of Two Wolves and Four Foxes. Valparaiso, March 26. —-Not long ago several hundred farmers and sportsmen from Indiana cities gathered in Jasper county for a wolf drive. Not a wolf was killed, but recently a little party of farmers living east of here spent a day in the open and accounted for two large wolves and four foxes. The large wolf weighed fifty-four pounds and the length of its skin from head to tail was six feet and eight inches. “We have been out hunting for the last three winters," one of the men said in an interview. "In the winter of 1915“ we had the luck to get seventeen foxes. In 1916 we g6t fifteen and in the recent winter six foxes were killed.” In conclusion the hunter said: “We are all farmers, but are safe in saying that we can catch any fox or wolf that runs on the face of the earth."

O. K. RAINIER IN COLLISION

Wolcott, March 26.—While returning from his farm near Chalmers Friday evening O. K. Rainier of Rensselaer narrowly escaped injury when his automobile collided head-on with another machine on the Jackson highway a short distance south of this place. Mr. Rainier met two loads of hay in the road and attempted to pass the wagons on the right side. In so doing he met the car that the hay had hid from his view and both automobiles were badly damaged, but none *of the occupants was injured. Mr. Rainier acknowledged himself at fault and agreed to pay the damage done the other car, which pacified the lady in charge, who was greatly wrought up over the Injury to her car.

SNOWFLAKES FLY ONCE MORE

After several days fine weather 1 a sudden drop in temperature came late Monday afternoon like a blast off an iceburg and yesterday snowflakes filled the air, while the mercury at 2 p. m. stood at 38 degrees. Otherwise it was fairly pleasant and the roads are generally in a good condition. Following is the official temperature as recorded at St. ‘Joseph college for the twenty-four hours preceding 4 p. m. of the dates given: Saturday ;.. . . ......... 69 41 Sunday .......69 42 Monday . . . 71 45 Tuesday (7 a. m.)...... 35 32

Easter is near at hand and'* no doubt the hoys and men will be thinking of their nobby clothes. We are ready to show yon all the latest in Kuppenheimer, Collegian and Frat clothes, and they are Just swell. Gome in And bee our assortment. —C. EARL DU VAIL.

FUTURE PUBLIC SALE DATES

The Democrat ha* printed/ bills for the following public sales: Thursday, "April 5, Eger & Flesher, big stock sale, to close U|P partnership account, at the‘John Eger farm, 12 miles northeast of Rensselaer and 3 miles south of Gifford; 130 head of live stock, including 100 head of cows, calves, yearlings and two-year-old steers and heifers: 28 head of hogs, including 6 v brood sows and 22 shotes. 2 horses, etc.

VISITED DIG OVERLAND PLANT

Rensselaer Gentlemen Inspect Gigantic Automobile Works. The party of Rensselaer gentle-, men who left last Friday with Dr. J. Hansson, the local Overland agent, for Toledo, Ohio, where Mr. Hansson got four new cars Saturday and drove through to Rensselaer, had the pleasure of going through the big Overland plant—or the most Interesting department of the plant, rather —Saturday forenoon while Mr. Hansson was using his persuasive powers In huLrylr.g np his order for the four cars, so that we might get started back home. Even then it was about 4 p. m. when the cars werfe driven around at the east end of the splendid big new administration building of the company, a building which probably cost better than $1,000,900 and Is very fine indeed.

Several weeks ago The Democrat printed an article on the visit of the thousands of agents of this company to the Overland plant, giving in detail what ohe sees in passing through, and we will not therefore burden’ the reader with a repetition. But it is indeed a most interesting sight to go through this plant and see for one’s self the various stages of . an auto In embryo, the stages the parts pass through in the making, assembling and turning out the finished cars at the rate of. about 1,000 per day. Even then the company can not keep up with orders, and many agents who go direct to the factory in the hope of getting several new cars and driving them through rather than wait for the slow stages by freight, or hope to get cars in this way ahead of, other agents who have perhaps ordered their cars shipped through, go away but partly satisfied. For example, Saturday morning we met an agent from Pennsylvania and a party of thirteen men up town who were going out to the factory to get fourteen cars to drive through to his home. He could only get four. Another agent from Peoria, Illinois, wanted eight cars. He got two. So it is a compliment to Dr. Hansson’s persuasive powers that he got all four of the cars he went after, after - first being told that he couldn’t get a one until this week. We noticed scores of coal and a few flat cars loaded with autos—three machines to each car.—at the extensive loading platforms, covered with canvas and ready to be started out to their destination;

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FARMERS HEED GOOD MEETING

Clarence Henry of Purdue Talked on Advantages of Organization. At a meeting of the Jasper County Better Farming association held Saturday afternoon plans of work /or. the coming year were drawn up. The meeting was called to order by President Henry Paulas, who stated the object of the meeting and tjten called upon Clarence Henry of Purdue, a who spoke upon the advantages of an organization having a few well defined plans and working entirely upon them rather than to try to cover all phases of agriculture at the same time. Stewart Learning, county, agricultural agent, took the floor and outlined plans that had been suggested to him by representative farmers and which were later used as a basis of the deliberations. t - ~ As soil conditions present the greatest problems in the county it was decided to conduct a series of liming demonstrations on acid soils. Lime will be applied to parts of fields and the remainder will be left untreated. The association, through its agent, will call a meeting at any time that striking differences appear, and the public may be kept in touch with the results. The following men were selected to conduct liming demonstrations: Ed. iHtonaa, James Amsler, Henry Paulus, \ Stephen

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Vol. XIX, No. 104

EASTERN GUARD IS GALLED OUT

President Acts to Put Nation On War Basis. TWO NEW ZONES CREATED ;■ ' '■ # • /■ • Task of Organizing the Army Will Bo Divided Among Six Department Heads Instead of Four. * . -i WashingtoU, D. C,, Marc£ 26.—• President Wilson took steps yesterday to place the nation on a war footing. By executive order he directed that the navy be recruited without delay to full authorized war strength of 87,000 men. Taken in connection with emergency naval construction already ordered, this means that the President had exercised the full limit of his legal powers as commander-in-chief to prepare the navy for war* For the army, the President directed that two new military departments be created in the Atlantic coast region. The order means that the task of organizing whatever arujy ' congress may authorize will, be divided among six department commanders instead of four, in the interests of speed and efficiency in mobilization. The third step was to assume as a national duty the task of protecting American Industries . from domestic disorders in the event of hostilities, por this purpose eleven full infantry regiments, two ’separate regiments, two separate battalions and one separate company of national guard were called back into the federal service to act as national police in important districts. >

Supplementing these, troops a regiment of Pennsylvania guard and two companies of Georgia infantry, enroute home from the border for muster out, were ordered retained in the federal service. The President’s orders were made known in terse official statements issued by the state department. No explanations accompanied them except the statement •hat reorganization of the military department, effective May 11, was designed to facilitate decentralization of command. The navy must enroll immediately approximately 26,000 men to reach the required strength. Secretary Daniels supplemented a statement from the President with personal telegrams to newspaper editors all over the country, urging them to aid the department in every way in their power to obtain the men. The following organizations of the national guard have been called out: Massachusetts, Second and Ninth regiments: Pennsylvania, First and Third regiments; Maryland, Fourth regiment; District of Columbia, First separate battalion; Virginia, Second regiment; Vermont, Company B, First regiment; Connecticut, First ragiment; New York, Second and Seventy-first regiments; New Jersey, First and Fifth regiments; Delaware, First battalion, First regiment. The following organizations

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END APPARENTLY IN SIGHT

Allies Are Slowly Driving the Germans Before Them. It is quite evident that Germany is seeing the beginning of the end of the great European war which has now been raging for two years and eight months, and the end means the entire defeat of the German forces and its allies. The British forces and its allies are * steadily driving back the Germans and Austrians while the Russians are' pressing back the fleeing Turks at all points. Germany’s attitude in its submarine war, its utter destruction of the country in its line of retreat, rendering it a perfect wilderness, has forfeited the respect of the civilized world, and it can hope for little or no quarter from its foes when the extreme end. of its rope is reached. It is probable there will be no German empire after this war is ended.

See the Stetson and. Kingsbury Easter Bonnets we have now on - display for the men and boys.— C. DUVALL. ' . #. - •