Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1917 — Page 3

The WEEKS'S DOINGS

The Hayes four-wheel corn planter is the best on the market. *—WARNER BROS. Editor Bartoo of the Remington Press was a business visitor in the city Monday afternoon. For good Work and reasonable Prices, ’phone 416.—LEE RICHARDS, paper hanger and painter. White canvas shoes of every style for men, women and children, at B. N. FENDIG’S. SHOE STORE. Among the .Chicago visitors from this city Saturday were Attorney S. C. Irwin and Mrs. E. S. Rhoads. Maxwells advance S3O on May 1. Orders will be filled as received at the present prices.—MAlN GARAGE. nil Joseph Nagel was a Lafayette goer Saturday, remaining there ever Sunday for the Foresters’ ceremonies. Rev. E. W. Strecker and son Paul autoed to Lafayette Saturday, where the latter enlisted in the Lafayette battery. O. M. Thomas of Lima, Ohio, who owns a farm in Barkley township, was here last-rweek on busL ness, returning home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Haas and children of Lafayette were here over Sunday visiting his sisters, the Misses Grace and Fame Haas. Miss lima Robinson of Indianapolis was here Sunday to attend the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Jennie Thompson, returning to that city Monday. Dr. J. W. Merry and Mrs. J. R. Sigler of Mt. Ayr were here yesterday to see Mrs. . Sigler’s father, John C. Chilcote, who is a patient at the county, hospital. Mrs. J. M. Wasson and daughter, Mrs. A. S. Nowels, of Columbia City went to Hammond Saturday morning for a short visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wilson. Miss Jessie Burton of Lafayette visited here over Sunday the guest of Miss Madeline , Abbott. Monday afternoon she went to Indianapolis for a short visit before returning to her home.

Kellner & Callahan will commence the. erection this' week of a one-story business room on their lot on Cornelia street. The building will be 26x118 feet, of cement blocks with cement floor. Dr. J. Hansson, local agent for the Overland, reports having sold a five-passenger touring car to Amiel Schultz of Union township, and a seven-passenger WillysKnight to Claude Townsend, the Remington druggist. Our stock is complete with children’s shoes or slippers, tennis shoes and sandals in black, white or tan. Buy while the assortment is complete. Prices may go higher. No chance to get lower. —B. N. FEINDIG’S SHOE STORE. W. I. McCullough and family of Benton county were business visitors in the city Saturday. Mr. McCullough, who ■ frequently visits Rensselaer, said to the writer: “You’ve got a good live town here and I like to come to Rensselaer.” % To demonstrate the wonderful features of the Vesta indestructible isolators we opened up a starting battery, removed the wood separators and assembled again -minus its insulation. It worked and tested like any new battery. Think of it, a battery that will light your lamps and crank your engine without insulation between the positive and negative plates. No other battery in the world can do it. When we say “double life” we mean some-thing.--RENSSELAER GARAGE.

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

Clint and Everett Brown of near Huntington were here over Sunday visiting their parents. Mrs. Faye Clarke of Medaryville spent Saturday and Sunday here with her mother, Mrs. Clara Coen. A bargain for some one—Secondhand canopy top carriage, in good shape. Price O. K. —C. A. ROBERTS. Mr. and Mrs. Emerald Aldrich went to Conrad Monday to visit Chester Zea and family, who live near there. ■» w Mrs. Emerson Coen returned to her home at Conrad Sunday \after spending ten days here with relatives and friends. The old reliable Hayes fourwheel corn planter is still superior to all. Ask your neighbor.— WARNER BROS. E. J. Duvall returned to Indianapolis Sunday evening after a short visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Duvall. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, $1.35; oats, 66 c; wheat, $2.20. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 63c; oats, 38c; wheat, 90c. Mrs. Charles Harmon returned to her home at Terre Haute Sunday evening after a visit here with her ■! parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Brown. Many work shoes as practically last year’s prices. We‘bought before the big advances. From $2.50 to $4.50. —B. N. FENDIG’S SHOE STORE. . I . ■ D. J. Babcock came up from Lafayette - Saturday morning and remained until Monday afternoon ■ with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Babcock. Postmaster Dennis O’Riley of Remington was here Monday with ! six young men from that city 'whom he was accompanying to Indianapolis to take the naval examination. Judge Robert Vanatta and wife of Marion cathd Friday evening and .visited until Sunday with his pari ents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Vanatta, and his daughter, Miss MarI jorie.

Sunday was a nice bright day, warmer than for some time, the roads were fine and enough gasoline was burned in Jasper county to float a battleship, judging from the hundreds of automobiles on the roads. . J. W. Smith and daughter Wanda of Walker township were in the city Saturday. The latter took the train here Saturday afternoon for Dyer to stay a couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs. George Zea, who is quite poorly from rheumatism. 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 Mr. and Mrs. *A. F. Long and son George and family drove to Valparaiso Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner. - Mr. BrCnftcr accompanied them home and remained here for a couple of days while making some minor- repairs to his tenant house on Park avenue, occupied by Hayes Preston and family. The mercury has taken a boost but we still fail to get any rain. Yesterday at 2 p. m; the thermometer in front of The Democrat office' registered 7 5 degrees in the shade, and the day was bright and pleasarit. We need some nice warm showers, however, to start things growing. Just before going to rpess the indications were quite good for a rain. .

R. A. Parkison has reroofed and repainted his residence on Weston street. The* PAIGE car is sold by the Sales Co. at Remington. Why aot buy one now. ‘ ts You can reduce your footwear bill by using canvas.—B. N. FENDIG’S SHOE STORE. H. L. Wright and family of near Morocco were in Rensselaer yesterday doing their spring shopping. Mrs. Hurley Beam was down from Chicago Sunday spending the day with her mother, Mrs. Lottie George. Samuel Cook of near McCoysburg got his right hand caught in an oats seeder Monday arid quite badly lacerated. James Wood of Remington is driving a new Dodge auto, purchased -through the agency of M. I. Adams & Son., Mr. and Mrs. Roy Chissom of Chicago spent Sunday here with Mrs. Chissom’s parents, Mr. arid Mrs. G. D. McCarthy. T. M. Callahan went to Rantoul, Illinois,- Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Callahan’s brother-in-law. Mrs. Callahan had been at Rantoul for the past several weeks.

The employes at the Monon depot have erected a thirty-foot steel flag pole in the center of the park space east of the depot, from which a beautiful flag 6xlo feet floats daily. Dr. W. L. Myer and daughter Margaret went to Frankfort Saturday where they joined Mrs. Myer for a short visit with relatives, Dr. Myer returned Monday, his wife and daughter remaining for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maibaur, Fred Maibaur, Miss Frances Mai- | baur and Miss Mabel Short Of Medaryville spent Sunday here at the home of Mrs,. Lyman Zea. Mrs. | Ralph Maibaur, Mrs., daughter, remained for few days. ' Ben Smith and his gang of ce- ! ment workers is busily engaged in putting in the cement curb on I Grove avenue. He has the contract for curb on both this and •Home avenues, which are to be macadamized, s Harry Forster of Terre Haute, Indiana, has been secured as mani ual training instructor in the city I schools and entered upon, the work Monday. Mr. Forster came here i from TerreHaute, where he had been att ending the state normal school. . Twenty-five to thirty-five members of the O. E. S. of Remington will drive-over tomorrow evening to visit their sister lodge at Rensselaer and five or six candidates will be initiated into the local order, the work to be done by the I Remington lodge.

Anybody wanting trees, ornamental or fruit, see Charles Pefley, Rensselaer, Indiana. Every tree or shrub guaranteed to grow and true to name. From the Guarantee Nursery Co., Rochester, N. Y. Trees replaced this fall free of charge if they die this spring. ts Mr. and Mrs. Hendryx, who recently moved here from Lowell and occupy “Aunt’’ Mary Jane Hopkins’ house on Park avenue, are preparing to move to near Lafayette May 1 where they will be employed on a farm, and J. J. O’Brien, the tailor, will move into the rooms vacated by them here. Oscar Leech of Hammond, formerly of this city, has enlisted in the coast artillery and left for the front last week. Before going he went to Brook to see his son and stated there that Lake county cities are alive with the enlistment fever and soldiers could be seen on every hand guarding factories, railroad* and public works. Rev. J. BMdman Fleming, pastor of the Presbyterian church, delivered a splendid sermon Sunday evening on the subject, “Preparedness.” The church was decorated with United States flags and a small flag was given to each person in attendance. The gist of the ser? mon was that preparedness was essential Jo peace and right was one of the strong elements of American preparedness. J. H. O’Neal of the state board of’accounts spent Sunday here yrith his family, who are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Parcels. Mrs. O’Neal went to Chicago yesterday for a short visit and will then join Mr. O’Neal at Lafayette where he is installing an accounting system at Purdue. Their daughter, Sara Agnes, will return to Indianapolis this week to resume her studies at the St. Agnes academy. . ;■ . ' . • ,

1 Graphophone for $12.50 I have the agency for the Toni Mansey Graphophone, a dandy, pure-toned, reliable machine that sells for only $12.50. Flays any flat record. Will accept invitations to demonstrate ; at closing days of district schools. I want you to hear this machine. A. D. LEE, Rensselaer, Ind. Phono 104.

White top shoes for girls. Price $2.25 to $4, at B. N. FENDIG’S SHOE STORE. Ben B. Miller of near Mt. Ayr took the train here Friday for Windfall, Indiana, to visit his son. Mrs. W. J. Wright went to Chi- 1 cago Friday to spend a few days with her sister, Mrs. Rufus Knox. J. D. Allman returned from Mudlavia last Thursday evening, and his condition is considerably improved. W. S. Day is driving a new Maxwell automobile, which he purchased recently of the A. E. Shafer & Son agency. Rev. William Hordeman of Frankfort was expected to arrive here yesterday to visit relatives and friends in and about Rensselaer for a few days. r Seed corn is high priced and you want the most accurate planter made. This, is the Hayes fourwheel planter. Ask your neighbor. —WARNER BROS. We have a new consignment of colored footwear for women in ivory, gray, tan, bronze or black; Price range, $3.50 to sll. Inspect our styles and investigate our prices. —B. N. FENDIG’S SHOE STORE.

Miss Mildred Harris has been in Chicago for the past three weeks, taking treatment in a hospital where she underwent two operations, one for adenoids and one for the removal of her tonsils. The doctors report that she is doing nicely. A beautiful new United States Hag purchased by the student body was raised over the high school building Friday with impressive ceremonies. “The ' Star-Spangled Banner’’ was sung by the assembly while the flag was being raised, after which all united in saluting it. I • . Charles Grow, the 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grow, whose illness has been previously mentioned, developed a serious case of appendicitis last week and was 6 . rated on Saturday morning. He stood the operation nicely and is recovering very satisfactorily. Miss Jennie Comer is ca’ring for him. Eleven new Premier autos being driven from Indianapolis to Chicago Sunday, passed through this city during the afternoon. Just north of the corporation line of Remington one of the cars collided with an Overland auto from Rantoul, Illinois. Both cars were slightly damaged and a gentleman passenger in the Overland was shocked severely but soon recorded. ... ' _ A writer in the Saturday Evening Post recently referred to a small town where they still had ' hitching posts for farmer custom- ‘ ers. Well, Rensselaer, Indiana, has 'hitching barns for their customers and the boys. Now, Mr. Farmer and boys, just think of this and hitch to one of Roberts’.Wagons or Buggies and you will have the world’s best. On Front street, Rensselaer.—C. A. ROBERTS. ts Misses Lea and Helen Flora, who had been teaching in Barkley township the past school year, the former the Cozy Palace school and the fatter the Center school, have closed their Terms and left j yesterday for their home in Mauckj port,. Harrison county. -This was ■ the second term in jasper county -for each, and they are well liked here. So well, in fact, that both i will come back again next term.

Nine-tenths of all battery trouble is due to short circuits in the battery itself. Eliminate the short circuit and you have lengthened the life of your battery two or three times over. Vesta plates are locked © apart, which prevents short circuits. But Vesta goes still further. They r are impregnated separators which do not, rot nor turn to a soft wood pulp and fall apart. On top of this the lead plates are hardened by the use of titanium; which almost eliminates sediment, and gives much longer life. These three patented Vesta features, the only important automobile battery improvements In years, have placed the Vesta in a class by Itself. No other battery can be like the Vesta.

RENSSELAER GARAGE.

‘James W. Spate of Newland, who is working at Gary, for the past three years sergeant in Comp4triy M of this city, was 'here Friday on business. He had just received word that he had been chosen for a commission in the company of his homo town, Belvidere, Illinois, where he belonged to the militia before coming here.

AGAIN CARRIES OFF HONORS

"Uncle” Charlie Pullins Wins First Prize at Fiddlers* Contest. The members of the Loyal Order of Moose, spent a very enjoyable evening, last Thursday when they were entertained at the Moose Home by another old-time fiddlers’ contest. The eight contestants were as follows: “Uncle” Charley Pullins, “Bill Bat’’—sometimes known as John E. Alter, Joe Pullins, Meriman Tudor, Adrian Bicknell, “Jim” Newcome, “Billy” Parks and John Ferris. “Uncle” Charley Pullins won first prize by a large majority, which was a hat contributed by the G. E. Murray Company. “Uncle” Charley had his light shoes along this time, instead of his heavy boots, and did some very fancy jig dancing, which was enjoyed by all, |and proved that “Uncle” Charley is still “some kid.’’ The second prize, a box of cigars donated by Henry Nevill, was won by Adrian Bicknell. “Billy” Parks received the® third prize, which was a ; fine leather pocketbook donated by A. F. Long. “Jim” Newcome received the fourth I prize, which was a box of cigars donated by Adrian Bicknell. “Johnnie” Alter, especially, was very much pleased by the rendition of “The Mocking Bird” with variations by Joe Pullins and Merlmari Tudor, as he said it was so realistic that he could almost see the feathers. Five jig dancers Wjjre also present and entertained all with their splendid jig work. “Jim” Newcome did some plaip and fancy whistling which was appreciated by all. Just before leaving the hall the Moose were warned to be on the lookout for a flph roast. ** ■

WILD TEST ALL SEED CORN

High School Boys- Will Do Work Work Under Instructor Coe. Arrangements have been made so that no farmer in Jasper county need plant untested seed corn thi year. R. Kreslor, president of the Rensselaer board of education, received a telegram yesterday from Governor Goodrich requesting that Ira J. Coe be assigned for full time the next two weeks to assist in the testing of seed corn for farmers. As Mr. Coe is badly needed in the schools at ‘ this time an arrangement has been made whereby the boys of -the high school will be provided with a room equipped for corn testing and under the direction Of Mr. Coe will tost such seed corn free of charge as is brought in. Due to the unfavorable ripening conditions last Tall, much of < corn is unfit for seed and Unless great care is taken tho corn crop will be hampered at the start by an extremely poor stand. Experience has shown that' a poor stand will do more to keep down the yield than almost any other factor. Farmers who have not yet tested their seed corn undoubtedly will not do so themselves as their time is already too much taken with field work to give the matter the proper attention. Seed corn may be left at the high school building -at any time during the day. Proper devices for filing and caring for the seed are being installed and service will be started at once. The Jasper Better Farming association is making arrangements for similar work at Remington and Wheatfield.

HERE THERE and EVERYWHERE

The Medaryville Journal, one of the newsy papers reaching our exchange table, proposes to furnish its readers a still better local paper and has installed a model 15 Lino- - . .. On April 12, 1917, hogs sold in the Indianapolis market at $16.50 per 100 pounds. April 12, 1915, they sold in the same market at $6.50 per 100 pounds, exactly $lO under the price of last Thursday. At the recent term of court in NeWtoff county Judge Hanley appointed Harvey C. Rust of Morocco and Charles Hassett of KentHand, as members o/ the county board of review, which mdets in June. . ' - J , Mrs. Sarah Gephart, aged 91, died

“The Page Mystery” to be shown at The Star Theater Saturday not only offers you the opportunity of seeing a first run picture, but is positively the first time this picture has been shown to any public audience. By special arrangement with, the World-Brady management “we get this picture in advance of its regular release date, which is May 7, This you can easily verify through any trade journal. CARLYLE BLACKWELL and JUNE ELVIIXJE will star in this wonderful production, whijph may be seen at the Star Theater on Saturday, where you can always depend on getting value for your money every day in the week. The holdup system will not be tolerated by the Star management under any pretext, and of late wa are pleased to see so many are realizing this fact.. See “THE PAGE MYSTERY” in 5 Acts at the Star, Saturday, April 21 Admission 5 and 10 cents.

at her home in Otterbein last Friday. She was a native of but most of her life had been spent in, Tippecanoe, Warren and Benton counties. She leaves twelve children, fifty-six grandchildren, eighty great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Marshal Fred. Rose of Hobart 'engaged in a battle with six automobile bandits Saturday, and after wounding two of them captured the entire gang. They are all young men, ranging in ago from I(L_tQ 20 years, and refused to give their names. They have been lodged in jail at Crown Point. The Tippecanoe County Democrat’ says that Rev.; Father Dinnen, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church, and one of the most popular clergymen of tho city, has caused a handsome American flag to be floated from the top of the spire Of hla church and it will fly at the highest point of any flag in the city. The will of Michael M. Kennedy, who died at his home in Oxford last week, was probated in the Benton circuit court Tuesday. Deceased left an estate of about SIOO,OOO, and $75,000 of it is Benton county farm land. The will leaves the estate to his wife and at her death the property will be equally divided between the six children. Mrs. Kennedy is the executrix of the estate and by a provision of the will Daniel J. Harrington, Thomas Carroll and T. J. Harrington, all of Lafayette, and Patrick Kennedy of Templeton were appointed to assist Mrs. Kenpedy in managing the estate.*Fowler Tribune. Father Charles Dhe, for several years pastor of the Catholic church at Fowler, has written a letter to Theodore Roosevelt, asking that he may join Roosevelt’s division of soldiers, in any capacity that he might be used, should Mr. Roosevelt be granted consent- to raise a division, to go to Europe and fight with the allies. Roosevelt replied to the letter and said that if allowed to raise a division he would like to have Father Dhe as chaplain of one of its regiments. Father Dhe is a native of Europe and acted as chaplain and instructor in h, military school there for two years. He has been a naturalized American citizen since 1899.

Notice to Odd Fellows There will be a special fraternal gathering at the lodge room Wednesday even’s, April 18 at 7:30 p. m. SPECIAL VEAL SUPPER All local and sojourning brothers are specially invited to attend. • Don’t miss it. COMMITTEE.