Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1917 — Page 8

BIG BRITISH VICTORY

TWENTY THOUSAND TURKS DEFEATED IN PALESTINE. ■ izr —>■' ' ; —~ London Says Staff of Eifty-Third Army Has Been Captured ill Battle Near Gaza. . London. March 30. The British army in Palestine has defeated a Turkish, army of 20,000 men. capturing 000 men. including a general, the war office announces. The entire divisional staff of the Fifty third Turkish division in Palestine has been captured by the British, it is announced officially. The official statement says that British troops haYe .advanced for a distance-, of 15 miles along the southern Palestine vcoast of the sff‘«::t> s rran";!:i. British forces have pushed forward from Rafa and the U adi Ght.tzzeh, a river five miles south of Gaza (Ghuzxeh). Gaza is 20 miles north of the Syrian boundary.

GERMAN MADE 250 BOMBS

Engineer cf Kaiser's Lifies Paid Him fer Work, He Testifies in Spy Trial. New York. March 30c—Wilhelm Parades. fourth engineer of the German steamship Fri* derich der ftros.se. tied up at Hoboken, X. J.. one of six Germans on trial for plotting to destroy vessels carrying soar munitions for the entente allies, testified he made 250 lead cylinders aboard the ship. They were to t»e fire bombs afterward. He said ITd turned out to be “good ones.” His specialty was soldering the infernal machines. He worked on the lead pipes 14 days for which he was paid sls by Engineer Schmidt of the Friederich der Grosse. Parades declared he did not know what the pipes were to be used for.

FATAL END TO DEBATE

Russian Kills Two Germans and Ends Own Life at the Les Angeles County Farm. Los Anreles. Cal.. March 30.—.T0e Frisk, a Russian, recently discharged Inmate of the county farm, shot and killed Karl Trautermann and Frank Roth. Germans, and killed himself. Attendants said Frisk and the Germans frequently discussed the war.

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, March 29. Open- High- Low- -CtosWfceat— ih-- es t- est - July •-■* x * * «-p- 1~5£% 1-23&2 1*04^4 1 1.17'4 1.1844 Juiv EExi-: wl-17 bis** Uv* St pc 1.14-14* l-W* tU Jolr Sffli-S -5W -s** Sepn 58. .541*-% .53 -00% FX.OUR —Sprins wheat, special brands, Jn wnrvd s!•>.» p*-r bbL: hard Spring Wheat E per cent grade, in jute. $0.70; straight. In export bags. *9.50: first clears, jsl -r. {u rate - second clears. J7.ttVd i. 40; low petents. in jute. J&.40. standard soft winter wheat patents. $9.25. in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents. J 9.50. In J»te; standard hard winter wheat patents, $9.-0, w- jute- first clears. sS.so<fiS.7o. in jute; second clears in jute. [email protected]: pore white floor SS.SO. in jute; pure dark rye. SS.3T \X—C“ o’ timothy. $1f>.'504T17.50; XO. 1 timothy, jr , .WIS/O; No 2 timothy, sl4.Sf filSO*' Xe> 5 red top anii grassy mixed tiicothy. fitW'SH.wi; light clpver mixed sl4-0Qi513. f *>: heavy t-tover - mixed. sl2 .■ 'Vd threshed timothy. ss..tO@*lo.3o. Tvansas and OkTihom-*. choice. J15.5WMf.50. Bl''ITER —Creamery, extra. 41c; extra firsts. firsts. 37«39»4c; seconds, packing stock. 274 i@28 1 ,4 c; ladles, SS3BIC- process, 31'ff31%c. KGGS-FTrsts. r-c,c; ordinary firsts. 29% (Rs** c: miscellaneous lots, cases included •7®The; cases returned. 22914 c; extras, checks. 244125 c. dirties. 254T26c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys. 2<V-, -fowls, 21c; spring chickens. 23c; roosters. 16c; fiudk«: .**4s23ct geese. 124?t6<\ JIREFSEP POULTRY— Turkeys, 28c V fowls 221524 c: springs. 224524 c roosters. It ■Be HwtaL 184522 c; geese. 154t12c. POTATOES—BuIk. white. Wisconsin, p saw* 4ft- Minnesota. western, CJs»ei«*- . SW EFT POTATOES— Hampers. Illinois. *VH«LS«: Jerseys. 52.2&J2.40; Delaware,

Sew York, March 2*. wmc*. AT—Stronger. trade moderately actfve: No. 2 red. *2.20: No. 1 northern, N«*. 2 hard. JBJiO I *. CORN —Strong, trading inactive, quotation? nominal; No. 2 yellow, $1.32%; No. , yellow. $1.3!%. . . .... -N „ „ - OATS—S»vohS, trad* N«h - white, r Jto; standard, >6%c; No. White. W«c; Ko. 4 white, lac; ungraded. 76%fi|*l%c.

Live Stock.

Chicago, March 29. RATTLE—Good to choice steers, $11,509 •nit veartings. good to choice. [email protected]; Z* ’to good steers. [email protected]; Stockers ■JIL feed ers ST.SC@9. S 5: fair to good cows, --- f«M3) good to choice heifers, sß.oo@ caimers. ss.of@tso; cutters, $6.00@ 'W holosr.a bulls, $5.40@9:50; butcher bulls AtOCll 51' S°od to prime calves, $12.00@ Prime light butchers. [email protected]; f,tr tofauoy light, slt.«s@ 15.00;. medium butchers, JfiO@2» lbs., [email protected]; batchers. 2&@400 lbs.. $14.95015.20; ■ Uato: heavy packir.e. [email protected]; rough Backing. $14.60914.90; pigs, fair to , [email protected]: stags, [email protected]. B oteEP— ’TearUngs. $12.00514.00; fair to '•J9.00512.6A wethers, fair to V. ert oaei2.ee: clipped ewes, slo.oo@ »iK C *pstpm lambs. [email protected]; feeding . native lambs, $14.00® iS-sborn lambs. $11,[email protected]. , _ '/ t East Buffalo. N. Y.. March 29.,* rrTTLE-Market active; prime steers, aijatCni— batcher grades. $6.75@1L00. V'ATYTES—Mark*** active; cull to choice, KHEEP AMD LAMBS—Market active. MAa choice lambs. $15.75916.15 cull tTfeir. JBJWS4S-50: yearlings, [email protected]; Market rfcy Meagher; York- ” heavy.*' 5 *3*15. 79; roughs.

Indiana News Tersely Told

Lew Shank will run. for mayor'* of Indianapolis on independent- ticket with the lowly potato as an emblem. Greensburg high school building robbed for- the third time. - , Mayor Batcheldor of Marlon is looking for blind-tigers at the State, Soldiers’ home. Superintendent of schools at Brazil offers credits for garden work this summer. . ■". ■ ■ ■ ~ .y ■ The American Steel Foundry company at Hammond lms shut down, having run out of munition war orders. Michael \V. Kelly, retired capitalist and art collector, is dead yt Indianapolis. Mrs. D. G. Barrett of Pendleton elected chairman of the Eighth District Woman’s Franchise league. County Agent Marshall says'- Gibson county will plant 9,4)00 acres of oats. 1 . An 800-pound hog was sold at Petersburg for sll2. Wayne county prosecutor has put the fourteenth lazy husband to work on the county turnpike. Homar Sering, veteran, is dead at Madison, aged seventy-four. Not one' of the woman graduates of Purdue university at Lafayette has been divorced. ■ v Whiting will erect a filtration plant costing $250,000. Mrs. Helen Kreager has won $5,000 verdict at Elkhart from Dr. Anna Kauffman-Kreager for alienation of affections -of her former husband. Volume of two gas wells near Petersburg is 3,000,000 feet. An interdenominational Sunday school institute was held at Lawrenceburg. Evansville has appropriated'sl,soo to promote back yard gardens. Ilolmes Thomas <>f Akron broke his leg while pounding an iron rail. Stewart Price of Monticello while hr* a ding a exp broke three ol his ribs. Jiis, ph Marks, superintendent of county poorliouse at ’ Jasper, discharged for derilectiou to duty. Erie, Butler and Richland townships of Miami county will huvo new consolidated school building by fall. Stephen Schubnel, aged fifty-six, drowned in a 20-foot well at Bennettsville. Epidemic of measles- is raging at Evansville. The Second Indiana infantry was ordered into federal service lor the protection of government property in Indiana. Adjutant General Smith notified the to mobilize at their home Stations at once. There are 850 men -in the regiment. The thirteenth semi-annual convention of the Indiana State Nurses’ association will be heldsJt Crawfordsville

on April 11. < . In ease of wap the Snider Preserves company at Marion offers its plant fret?' to tin- government. Plymouth churches have united for a live-week revival campaign. Pocahontas members from Knox. I»ike, Daviess, Greene, Sullivan and Gibson counties held a big council at Bicknell. * By official order, Postmaster Beck at Richmond is barred• from flowers in and around the post office building. Seven Anderson high school students have been expelled because they were members' of fraternities. Warsaw Methodists are out after the nortli Indiana conference in 1918. The Marion City Sunday School association convention will be held in May. The new 825.000 M. E. church at Tipton was dedicated. William J. Freeman of Terre Haute was elected president of tire Indiana Bituminous Operators’ association. Judge John W. Eggeman of Fort Wayne has ordered the ilug displayed in his courtroom.

A branch of the Red Cross has been organized at Anderson. Jackson mine at Ft. Branch can reopen April 1, the lire being out. The Charde Lathe company of Newcastle has an order for MG lathes from France. The Jolmson County Business Men’s association has been formed at Franklin, with Fred Staff ns president. Clay county has appropriated 51,500 for a county agent. The state camp. Royal Neighbors of America, elected Miss Clara Valentine stale oracle at Terre Haute. Thomas W. Armstrong, former mayo;, of New Albany, is dead, aged seventy* five. _ y . , ‘ The* relief fund totals $70,000 for the Newcastle tornado sufferers. Dirrelle Chaney, publisher of Sullivan, has been appointed state printer. Moore’s Hill college, u Methodist institution at Indianapolis, will be moved to Evansville. Between 25 and 50 persons were killed and probably 100 or more were Injured by a storm, which swept over New Albany, demolishing scores of residences and several industrial plants. A school building Was wrecked. A new brick and tile plant will be established at Dale. Capital, $6,000. Rev. Garnett Jewell of East Columbus has been held in quarantine cause he refuses to be vaccinatedLevi Ulrich, former member of the legislature from Henry county, was stricken with paralysis at his home at Greensboro. Market street M. E. church at Logansport burned its $12,000 mortgage with great rejoicing. John Kellar, precinct Inspector lb the primary election at East Chicago; confesses that he can neither read nor write. ' , .

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THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WILLIAM TRAUB I. O. o. F. BUILDING RENSSELAER, INDIANA

li urck VLircleS St. Augustine’s Catholic j Rev. Christian Daniel, pastor. — Next Sunday, Palm Sunday, the following will be the order of service’s; First mass at 7:30 a. m. The Holy Name society and the Christian Mothers.’ sodality will receive holy communion at this mass. The blessing of palms, high mass and sermon at 10 a. m. At 2:30 p. m. Christian doctrine, lenten devotions and benediction. The Holy Name society -will meet at 7:30 p. m. With Palm .Sunday Holy week begins, and "it is so named because in this week the church celebrates the mysteries of the passion of Our Lord by imposing ceremonies and unusual solemnity. This week should be kept holy by every true follower of Jesus Christ. It -should be observed, as much with recollection and prayer. It was on Holy Thursday that the Blessed Eucharist Was instituted and holy communion given for the first time. Hence, nothing would be more fitting than for all, who are able, to receive on Holy Thursday. Then would the prayers of the people be more worthy of a hearing at the repository; then c#ld the people enter better into the spirit of Good Friday and gain the many indulgences which are obtainable on that day. By beginning Holy week with the proper spirit and persevering in prayer and recollection throughout the week, people would be disposed to make a very earnest confession, the bpst ‘surety of immeasurable spiritual joys on the feast of the resurrection.

Presbyterian Rev. J. Budraan Fleming, minister.—o:3o a. m., Sunday school; 10:45 a. m., sacrament of the Lord’s supper, baptisnP and reception of members; 7:30 p. mi. union service and sermon by Rev. Asa McDaniel. Thursday, April 5, 0 p. m., the congregational meeting and dinner. At this meeting there will be reports from the session of the trustees, the Sunday school, the Ladies’ Industrial, the Woman’S Missionary society, the treasurer of the benevolences, the Young People’s activity, the building committee and any other agency that has accomplished anything in the year’s work of the church. Methodist ißev. E. W. Streeker, pastor. — 9:30 a. m., Sunday school. A special effort will he made to get out a large attendance; 10:45 a. m., worship and preaching. This beingPalm Sunday the pastor will preach a sermon appropriate to the, day; 6:30 P- m -i Epworth League, Chauncey Wood, leader; 7:30 p. m., union service at the Presbyterian church at which Rev. Asa McDaniels wui preach. v

Christian Science Christian Science services at 11 a. m. Sunday in the auditorium of the public library. Public cordially invited. - ts Koreans in Hawaii, wishing to join the American navy, found it necessary first to apply tor naturalization. •

MONUMENT TO DRUMMER BOY

Harry Boothroyd, the Monticello! monument man, has * completed a granite grave stone that will be placed at the grave of Joel Pratt Wood in the Franqesville cemetery. The inscription tells an interesting story in the life of the deceased and proclaims him to have been a patriotic American. The inscription reads: : “Joel Pratt Wood, bora 1804, died 1850. Drummer boj at the battle of Lundy’s Lane at age of 10, July 25, 1814. Fought with Texas in 1836 for her independence from Mexico. ’’ Nothing further is known here of the life history of Joel Pratt Wood or when he settled in Indiana. He w-as the grandfather of A 1 W. Hubbell, who lives at FYancesville and who is known to many Monticello people. A niece of the drummer boy of Lundy’s Lane, who died in Cleveland, Ohio, provided in her will for the purchase of the grave stone and its erection in the Franeesville cemetery . —White County Democrat.

LIMESTONE FOR ACID SOILS

Much of the Rand in Jasper County Needs Treating. The following letter was received yesterday signed “ExFarmer”: “I see much in the agFicultural papers about the use -of ground limestone for fertilizer. Do th« lands of this section need lime? If so, where is it to he had? I know of no surface rock in this section. ,Some crops out in the river at Rensselaer and some near the surface at Pleasant Ridge. Do those rocks contain what the soil requires? Would it not be of great interest to the farmers of this section if you would investigate those subjects and report through the county papers?” Reply: Much and probably most of t)he soil in Jasper county needs lime to correct the acidity which it contains. This is especially true of the sand and muck regions of the county, although numerous tests show that the loams also contain a small amount of acid, requiring from I,oob to 2,000 pounds of ground limestone per acre to render it neutral. The rocks outcropping the surface at numerous points in the county are of a low grade limestone and if properly ground might be used in treating acid soils although it is probably cheaper to ship in a high grade of ground limestone than to crush much of that available in the county. High grades of ground limestone may be secured at Monon, Kankakee, Delphi, Huntington, Bedford and numerous other points in the state at prices ranging from $1.17 to $2 per ton f. o. b. the various stations in this county. STEWART REAMING, '' County Agricultural Agent.

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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

McCOYSBO^G There will be preaching next Sunday. 1 Paul Stevens is among the measles patients. j Harry Cochran is able to be out; again after a sick spell. ' \ Owen Barker is able to be out again after a spell of the grip. Leonard Widner is able to work j again after a spell of. pneumonia. I

HATS! HATS!! And More Hats Wc have hats, hats, and more hats. We have hats for men, hats for boys, even hats for jfllybeans and dudes. Hats from 50c to $5.00 3 Hats of manjr makes Hats in. the latest blocks , ' ; ■ Hats erf many A«f«» Hats to suit any taste Hats of many colors Hats to suit any parse Hats erf many qualities Hats to please any and all We are offering some wonderful bargains that you just can't afford to miss. We’re after your trade. x Now come after our hats. They are SOME HATS. Your Easter Clothes Await Your Choosing

There was no Sunday school here* I Sunday on account of the measles. J Jay and John Wood of Renssel-i : aer spent Sunday with friends here. I Mrs. Wilson Bussell was the guest of friends at .Rensselaer Montoy. ... i Mrs. Mary Lowe of Rensselaer was the guest of friends here Sunday night. j Viss Ella Bussell was the guest of her brother Wilson and family j Wednesday night. Mrs. Bell Lownaan’s mother of Parr came Sunday tieuas to spend E few toys with the former. Sam Robinson and family of j Morocco were guests of his sister, iMrs. J. R. Phillips, and family over Sunday. | There is a number of cases of i measles in and around the burg. So far they are all getting along jvery well. > I Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson returned home Wednesday after a ! few days visit with her son Dan and family at Rensselaer.

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Golda Hurley spent Sunday with, home folks. \ : Nile- Britt stent Stmtoy with Orpha and Myrtle Parker. T. J. Parker called on Lloyd Ward Wednesday morning.. William Smith and T.\ J., Parker were Rensselaer goers Sanrday. • Mrs. William Hurley called on Mrs. T. J. Parker Tuesday morning. Everett Parker spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Davis of ;Zad-oe; v ...w Mrs. Simon Cooper and children Srpeht Sunday with William Hurley and family. Mrs. Jasper Cover and children !are> confined-' to . their''-beds .with scarlet fever. • Mr. and Mrs. Otba Spriggs spent afternoon and evening with IT. J. Parker and family. | The two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ores Cunningham have the diphtheria, and are quite had. Charley Parker, who has been visiting relatives here since Decernj ber, returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George Hell and daughter spent Sunday afternoon with G. H. Comer and family. Mr. and Mrs. George Davisson were breaking a colt Saturday and also called on friends in these parts.

Spring Colds Are Dangerous Sudden changes of temperature j and underwear bring spring colds with stuffed up, head, sore throat and general cold symptoms. A dose of Dr. B3ng’s New Discovery is sure I relief, this happy combination of antiseptic balsams clears the bead, soothes the irritated membranes and what might have been a lingering cold is broken up. a Don't stop treatment when relief is first felt as a half cured cold is dangerous. Take Dr. King’s New Discovery till your cold is gone.—Advt_

Ephraim Gilmore dehorned cattle Wednesday. Several of oar farmers commenced sowing their oats this week? Hubert Maxwell is reshingling a barn for Warren Poole this week. Walter Jordan and family spent Sunday with his parents, Robert Jordan’s. , Burner Gilmore hauled lumber and posts Tuesday for his mother’s yard fence. W. L Stiers and wife were at Medaiyville the first of the week hanging Vfall paper. Hoy Rfehiing and family of near Rensselaer were at her parents. J. L. Osborne’s. Sunday. Htabert Maxwell and wife visited his sister, Mrs. Katie Downs, and family in Rensselaer Sunday, j Mrs. C. A. Holman and sons Ray and Asa and families went from [church Sunday to J. H_ Culp’s for dinner. I Misses Venue and Margera Spencer of Monon were Sunday guests of Misses Chinn and Edith | Mr. and Mia. Wkmemmm and feat*-

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ter Disa of Barkley tSwnship were Sunday guests of Harry Rishling and family. Miss Vernice Gray and pupils are preparing an interesting program for tbe last day of school, which, will be April 5. Miss Lural Anderson came home Friday evening and stayed until Sunday morning, when she returned tp her school. Vernon Jacks and wife of Rensselaer spent Friday night of last week here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jacks. Carl Westphal and family of near Reynolds came Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, S. M. Jacks and family and O. A. Jacks and wife.

You Need a Spring Laxative Dr. King’s New Life Pills will remove the accumulated wastes of winter from yorar intestines, the burden of the blood. Get that sluggish spring fever feeling out of your system, brighten your eye, clear your complexion. Get that vim and snap' of good purified healthy blood. Dr. King’s NeV Life Pills are a nongriping laxative that aids nature s process, try them tonight. At all druggists, 25c.- —Advt. : >.■

i U KSON TOWNSHIP, NEWTON COUNTY

Oats sowing began the fore part of the week. The citizens of Morocco are up in arms, so to speak, over their poor electric light service. There is a notable scarcity of wild ducks this spring—in fact, of aquatic wild fowl of all kinds. “Kaiser to abdicate,” says the Chicago News. Good idea. Better abdicate, Bill, while the abdicating is good. Grandmother Wright, one of the pioneer women of Jackson township, is in very poor health at this writing. Even a casual observer could hardly overlook the fact that Jackson township has some wretchedly bad roads. The protracted meetings at North Star closed last Sunday night with something like twenty accessions to the church. Mr Campbell, owner of the saw- | min, 'will finish the season’s sawing I probably this week and will seek a new location. Trustee George Hopkins has been visiting some of the neighboring towns getting pointers on Mt. Ayr’s proposed new school house. After all, what does it profit a man if . he escapes the German submarine only to be gathered in by the cavorting U. S. cyclone. The early-day lad, at this season * of the year, felt that he owed it to himself to drink large' quantities of sassafras tea “for his blood.” Miss Cecil Miller returned homo recently from a Chicago hospital where she was operated on for appendicitis. She is making a rapid $ recovery. V Weather prophets are proclaiming a dry season, and perhaps they are right Even a weather prophet is likely to make a correct guess some time. Death claimed two of Morocco’s citizens within the last few daysClarence Robinson and John Martin —both prominent and highly» esteemed young men. i Wilmer Morton, living south of Mt. Ayr, is shy about 200 pounds of nice smoked meat —purloined by some pork-loving citizen during the silent watches of the night. Farmers in’ northern Newton county are looking forward hopefully to big crops this season. . The absence of spring floods invariably means good crops in that region. Josh Billings once said, “It is better to know less than to know so much that isn’t so. Could it be. now, that Josh was taking a sly dig at the war correspondent? Commissioner George H. Hillis of the Hillis & Totten ranch in Colfax township bought fifty bushels of seed corn of Sidney Schanlonfr this week. We’Ve got to feed the allies, yon understand; and nmip will endeavor, to help a little.