Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1917 — Page 3

The WEEKS'S DOINGS

A. T. Kieper was a Lafayette business goer Monday. George O. Bales of Goodland was 'a business visitor in the city Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sage of Goodland were visitors in the city Saturday. W. B. Austin of Chicago was shaking hands with old friends here Saturday. The PAIGE car is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one now. it If you want something in live stock attend the Eger-Flesher sale Thursday, April 5. IMr. and Mi's. C. H. Tryon, who spent the past winter in Florida, returned home Friday. .. Give us your order for garden and flower seeds, onion sets and seed potatoes.—-JOHN EGER. H. T. Feldhaus went to Fort Wayne Mbnday to attend the funeral of his niece, Agnes Snelser. If it’s anything in cardboards, cards, envelopes or papers of any kind The Democrat undoubtedly has it. ' - Frank Hardman came down from Chicago Saturday for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hardman. Chester Rodgers of South Bend, who had been visiting at the home of Victor Moore, returned to his home Friday. Vesta storage batteries cost a little more but you are glad v you paid it. They last twice as long. —RENSSELAER GARAGE. Harry Gallagher has leased a hotel at Lansing, Illinois, and expects to move to that city soon. He will dispose of the deipot restaurant here before going.

Attorney George E. Hershman and family drove down from Crown Point Friday evening and spent the night here with Mrs. Smith Newell, returning to their home Saturday. Mrs. Ray Wood and daughter, Miss Ruth, were at Lowell Saturday to play at the opening of a new department store, and from there went to Chicago for a few days. The Ladies’ Aid of the Barkley !M. E. church will have a market at Rowen’s grocery store next Saturday, April 7, at 2 o’clock. Bread, butter, chicken, cottage cheese, eggs and- cream. a 7 About fifty ‘' members of the G. A. R. and their wives enjoyed a very pleasant meeting at the home of Mrs. S.. >R. Nichols last Friday. A sumptuous dinner was one of the features of the occasion. I have opened an office on Harrison street and am prepared to do surveying of all kinds. I have maps of Jasper county and Rensselaer and have ditchers’ staffs for sa i e .—l. A. BOSTWICK, Rensselaer, Ind. Phone 549, and have a car. ml A. E. Shafer of the Main garage, who went to Detroit last week to drive through some Maxwell cars, found on inquiry that the roads were too bad to undertake the trip. He therefore ordered the cars shipped through and came home by rail. ' <i . - John G. Shedd, president of Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago and a brother of S. S. Shedd of this city, has recently purchased the Adolphus Busch property, “The Blossoms,’’ at 956 South Orange avenue, Pasadena,, California. The price paid for Che place was said to be $425,000.

STORAGE BATTERIES RECHARGED AND REPAIRED Electric Starters, Generators Ignition Lighting Systems repaired and rewired RENSSELAER GARAGE Official Service Station for Vesta Double Life Batteries r

Ed Gliver has been reported quite sick at his home in Chicago. Victor Hoover was up from'' Purdue to spend Sunday with hoirie folks. Josiah Davisson has been confined to his home for several days by the measles, X— t Miss Lillian Freund of Chicago was a Sunday guest at the home of L. A. Harmon. Mrs. C. H. Stebbins left Monday for a visit with relatives at Warren and Marion, Indiana.

Mrs. Joseph Pollock was called to Mentone, Indiana, Friday by the serious illness of her niece. " A bargain for some ons hand canopy top carriage, in good shape. Price O. K. —C. A. ROBERTS. Miss Mary Sawin went to Edinburg, Indiana, Saturday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A- W. Sawin. The Rensselaer schools closed last evening for the annual spring vacation. Work will be resumed again next Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Randle and sori of Paxton, Illinois, visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pullins and Other relatives. If you' want a fresh cow, or one to be fresh soon, or a yearling or 2-year-old heifer or steers, attend the ■* Eger-Flesher sale Thursday, April 5. Dr. J. Hansson and daughter, Miss Annetta, went to Toledo, Ohio, the last of the week to drive through an eight-cylinder WillysKnight car. Misses Marie Hamilton and Velma Rich, who are students at Butler college, Indianapolis, came Saturday evening for a brief visit with relatives here. County Surveyor Nesbitt, Charles W. Postill and William Mutchlet of Wheatfield are among the late (purchasers of Dodge automobiles through the agency of M. I. Adams & Son.

Dr. Frank McCarthy of Terre Haute was here over Sunday visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. -McCarthy. From ’here he went to Chicago to attend a medical meeting. Mrs. Chris Dearburg returned to her home at Tefft Saturday after a couple of days’; visit with Mrs. ’Bruce White. She was accompanied home by Mr. White, who will visit Robert and Louis Zick for a few days. H. M. Shipman will leave tomorrow for Burke, South Dakota, to spend the summer again, at least, with his daughter, Mrs. Everal Smith, and family. He thinks perhaps he will remain there permanently this time. Ralph Hall, whose little . child was at one time thought to have infantile paralysis and later taken to Chicago for treatment, was called to the city Friday for a message stating that the little one was in a very serious condition.

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C. F. -Stackhouse was iri Lafayette on business Saturday. “Coirirade” Fox was up from Lafayette between trains Friday. . Mrs. Simon Leopold and daughter, ‘Miss Selma, spent Saturday in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Spitler and C. B. Steward were among those going to Chicago Friday. Rguben Perkins of Mishawaka was here Saturday visiting his niece, Miss Ethel Perkins. Try The Democrat’s want ad columns. You will be most agreeably' surprised by the results. .100 head of cattle and 28 head of hogs to be sold at the EgerFlesher sale Thursday, April 5. Mrs. Edna Goss of Remington spent Saturday With her parents, Mn* and Mrs. J. L. Babcock, of Parr. Kenneth Allman was up from Indianapolis Sunday visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Allman. J. C. Gwin spent Sunday in Chicago with Mrs. Gwin, who receiving treatment in a hospital there. Miss Florence Keeney returned to Marion •. Monday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Keeney. Mayor C. G. Spitler returned Monday from a visit at the home of his daughter, .Mrs. Delos Coen, at South Bend.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rhoades were dowri from Chicago Sunday visiting relatives and receiving the congratulations of their friends. Mr, and Mrs. F. X. Busha and daughter Of Lafayette spent Sunday here at the home of Mrs. Busha’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam. We have a big ‘ stock of new garden and flower seeds; also “Early Rose,” “Ohios,” Six Weeks,” “Burbanks,” “Kings” and “Rurals.”—JOHN EGER. The Vesta Co. bought out and controls the three greatest improvements to lead storage Have these exclusive features explained before buying a new battery.—RENSSELAER GARAGE. Homer Hoipkins came up from Lafayette Sunday night to see his aged mother, “AuntJ’ Mary Jane Hopkins, who had been feeling poorly for a few days but is better now. He returned (home Monday night.. Mrs. Perry Dirham and two children of Twin Falls, Idaho, came the last of the week to visit at the home of J. D. Allman. Mrs. Dirham and Mrs. Allman are cousins. Saturday they went from here to South Bend to visit other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Beam were down from Chicago Sunday visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam. Hurley has assisted in the organization of about-300 DePaul students into a company which is now ready for active service: He was at Springfield Monday conferring with Governor Lowden concerning the matter. Miss Marjorie Laughridge has bought a fine new Cole-8 “chummyfour” passenger car through K. T. Rhoades & Co. and it was driven through from Chicago Monday afternoon by Jim Rhoades, who was accompanied by his wife, Miss Marjorie and her mother, Mrs. Fairy Leek, and a friend from Chicago. The car cost $1,79’5.

> County Auditor J. P- Hammond and George M. Meyers were among the Chicago visitors Saturday. The latter had (purchased a fine new Stanley steamer, the only car of its kind in Jasper county, and went to thd city to drive the same home. Mr. Meyers has sold his Buick “Six,” which he has driven for the past two years, to Jerry Garland of south of town. John O’Connor returned Monday night from’ a business trip to Cincinnati, and he states that in going down Sunday he saw but nine fields after he left Monon to the Ohio line that had been worked. It was too wet all through the section traversed to work in the fields, and he thinks we are most fortunate in Jasper county to have most of our oats sown an<f had the ground in such fine condition for putting tbenx in. At Indianapolis —which is thoroughly alive with the patriotic spirit—Mr. O’Connor saw a hugh American, flag suspended over the city, perhaps 500 feet high, from a big box kite, and on his return trip there were twenty enlisted young men got on the Crain at Indianapolis bound for .Chicago to enter the naval trainbig school. '

J. F. Mitchell is confined to his home with sickness. „ Lester Rich spent Sunday with his parents in Goodland. Robert Johnson was up from Lafayette Sunday visiting relatives. All* kinds of fancy cwrrespbndDemocrat's stationery department. i Edward M. Oman went to Chicago yesterday on a business trip. J. J. Montgomery and G. J. Jessen were Chicago goers yesterday. Dr. C. E. Johnson made a business trip to Indianapolis yesterday. Miss Margaret Yeager of Kokomo is a guest of Lee Mauck and family. Miss Jennie Harris went-Ao Chicago Monday to visit her niece, Mrs. Lowell D. Snorf. M. I. Adams, Firman Thompson and Devere Yeoman were among the Chicago visitors Monday. A. D. tHershman and Robert Timmons of Gillam township were in the city yesterday on 'business. . ■ Mrs. Lottie George, who spent the past winter with her children in Chicago, returned home Sunday. ° Manley Price came home Atom Purdue Monday, being afflicted with a well-developed case of mumps. ‘‘ Miss Emma Nesius, daughter of Frank Nesius of south of town, went to Chicago Monday to visit relatives.

J. D. Allman, who has been afflicted 'with rheumatism for the past several days, went to Mudlavia Monday for treatment. Mrs. Anna Mcßee of Monon came Monday to visit her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Sands, and to help celebrate the latter’sbirthday anniversary yesterday. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, $1.16; oats, 63c; wheat, $1.85; rye, $1.30. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 60c; oats, 37c; wheat, 90c; rye, 75c. St. Joseph college ‘adjourned yesterday for the annual spring vacation, and practically all of the students departed to spend the few days at their various homes. Miss Margaret Riley of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, who had served as assistant superintendent at the county hospital since it was opened in January, was excused from duty Monday. A battery washed out and fitted with new insulation at this time of the year is the best insurance pgair st trouble during the coming season. The Vesta station does this at city prices. We have city equipment!—RENSSELAER garage. Lawrence Lyons of Brook, who was selected to be postmaster of the ho®fee of representatives at the Republican caucus, never realized anything but the “honorable mention,” as the Democrats organized the house and consequently chose their officers. The presbytery of the United Presbyterian church of northern Indiana Will meet in Idaville April 5 and 6. The opening sermon will be preached by the Rev. Mr. Hood of Kirklin. A conference will be conducted by Dr. Jamison, synodical superintendent, of Xenip,, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Delaney Martin and two children of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mrs. Martin’s brother, Mr. Lear, of Virginia, drove through via auto Sunday and visited here with Mr. apfd Mrs. B. K. Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rhoades and other relatives until yesterday. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Zimmerman and daughter lone. Mrs. Caddie Martin, who had been visiting here, also returned home Monday but went via rail to Cincinnati.

VARIOUS TYPES OF WEATHER The past few days have been another demonstration of the uncertainty of the weather. Saturday was cloudy most of the day and in the evening a shower of rain came that was accompanied by considerable wind, although no damage was reported. Sunday was much like Saturday but considerably cooler. Monday brought small quantities of both rain and snow in the early part of the day, but in the afternoon it cleared off and yesterday was an ideal spring day, the temperature remaining close to 50 degrees throughout the day; Following is the official temperature as recorded at St. Joseph college for the twenty-four hours preceding 4 p. m. of the dates given: High Low Friday ........ ••• 63 25 Saturday .y. 11 Sunday 55 49 Monday .......... ...•.•59 34 Tuesday ............. .34 31

Mary Rengier of a German, has applied for naturalization papers at the office of the county clerk at Winamac. She is the first woman to apply for citizenship in Pulaski county. L. 6. Horrall of pear Washing; ton, Indiana, age 45, a county commissioner, ,waS killed Friday* when his overcoat was caught in the flywheel of his new farm tractor His body was whirled around, his head being beaten almost to a pulip by striking the treaded wheel of the. machine. -It was the first time Mr. Horrall had used the machine. , He' was working alone and the accident was not discovered until a passerby on the road found the body.

COUNTY HOSPITAL NEWS NOTES

Miss Mattie Yeoman, who was operated on at the county hospital recently, expects to return to her home today. ' Mrs. Boyd Porter, who had been a patient at the county hospital during confinement, was able to return to her home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Kurrie were down from Chicago Saturday spending the day with Mrs. Simon Thompson, who is a patient at the county hospital.

MANY WILL SEE BIG GAME

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a big leader over the other Boston masjc-wearers. Reserved seats for the game will be $1; seats in the west bleachers will be 50 cents, and all boys under the age of 15 years will be admitted for 25 cents. 'Every indi'cation ipoints to a record-breaking crowd and hundreds bf fans are coming to Lafayette from every point, of northern Indiana and eastern Illinois. - Excursions are to be run to Lafayette over every road enteririg the city, and it will be a high-water mark for athletic events in this of the country. Stuart field is in excellent condition for the game, despite the recent rains. Because of the efficient drainage system under the diamond it dries readily and there is no doubt that the game will be played unless it is actually raining at the time it is scheduled to start. The weather man has already predicted fair weather for Wednesday. The Purdue players and the entire coaching staff of the physical department at the university will be guests at the contest and will occupy special seats near the home plate. The Purdue military band will play through the game and the concerts of this famous musical organization are worth the price of admission charged for the double attraction today. The authorities of the university have co-operated in every way possible to make the day one of the red letter events in th history of Lafayette. The officials at the game are two Of the best known- and most efficient in the national pastime: “iHiank” O’Day and “Silk” O’Laughlin. . .

HUNCHBACK KILLS PARAMOUR

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over the house, also a pair of knucks were found, indicating the intensity of the fight. At this juncture Bruns probably secured the gun and the woman sought' refuge in a clothes closet off an adjoining room. Bruns went after her there with the gun. As he approached with the gun she held a suit case before her and he fired through this. The charge passed through the suit case, between her arm and side and through the wall behind her, lodging in a wall across an outside porch, She then probably dropped the suit case as he again shot her in the abdomen and killed her. She fqlj out of the closet, and Bruns then removed one shoe and sock and sitting down beside her placed the muzzle of the gun against bis chin and pulled the trigger with his toe. The entire side of his head was blown off by the charge and his body fell across that of the woman. They were in this position when found by a Mr. Peterson, who owns the bourse in which they were living, late Friday evening. Bruns relatives took charge of his body and had the same taken to Momence and prepared for burial. , They would have nothing to do with the woman's body and the coroner instructed Mr. Wright to take charge of her body. He brought It to this city where he could better care for it. Coroner Best of Newton county took charge of her affects and found letters from her people in West Virginia.' They were advised of her death and wired Instructions to inter the body here, which was done, burial being made in Weston cemetery Monday morning. ;

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MORE CLUBS ARE ORGANIZER

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C. E. Lakin was elected president and George Hammerton was elected secretary. The next meeting will be held in the new school building at Parr on the evening of April 12 at which time an inter-, esting program will be rendered. I One of the most promising clubs in the county was formed at KniI man Friday evening. W. A. Laka presided and called on t'he county agent to take charge of the organization. Guy I)ooley emphasized 'the fact that a wider acquaintance I among farmers was highly desirjable and thought that the farmers* club offered the best means of bringing the people together. Jud. Michaels 'held the isame views and expressed them in a few well chosen words. William Middlecamp brought out the fact that a club might be made very educa-% |tional and suggested that a fuller appreciation of new discoveries on the part <jf farmers might be found to their advantages A vote was taken and It was discovered that those present were unanimous in

their support of the new movement. The officers elected were as follows: A. F. Rice, president; William Mid-* diecamp, vice-president; Mrs. H, B> Brown, secretary-treasurer. Following the business session, the club was entertained by several selections by the Kniman Girls’ quartet, which were well received. F. J. Pipal of Purdue gave a demonstration of the methods of oat smut control and stated that in tha neighborhood of SIOO,OOO could be saved annually in this county If farmers would only treat their seed oats. Arrangements were made with Mr. Reese of the Bardwell farms, Henry Smith, William Middlecamp, Guy Dooley Judson Mich*« aels, Rue McMurray, Albert Graham and W l . A. Lake to conduct demonstrations of the value of the method advocated by Mr. Pipal. The meeting was completed by a short talk by the well known booster for Kniman, John O’Connor. In,the course of his remarks Mr. O’Connor brought out the idea that the mobillizng of the agricultural industry to Improte conditions was simply a part of the national program of preparedness and that if this nation should become engaged in war the products of the farmers would be the most valued of her resources. He stated that this country should be the best prepared in all the world. Its battleships have no superiors in the navies of the world and by placing: agriculture bn its highest plane the country should be able to hold its own against any enemy with which it might become engaged. The next meeting will be held in Che Kniman school bouse on the evening of April 19 at which time everyone in the community is invited to be present.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Miller of near Mt. Ayr, a daughter. April 1, to Mr. ahd Mrs. Robert Cook of Hanging Grove township, a son.

fi - At the Star Theatre On Next Wednesday, April 4 We will shown in addition to our regular five-reel program the last episode of ‘‘GLORIA’S ROMANCE” The Finale of Miss Billie Burke. Also at the same time and place we will present the first episode of a thrilling serial in fifteen chapters of two reels each, ah equal to “The Master Key”; a subject in which every person, young or old, is directly interested-dealing with our international complications, in which MRS. VERNON CASTLE will appear in PATRIA Remember this is in addition to our regular program and on Wednesday, April 4. Admission Be --.I iru ...•