Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1917 — Page 5

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Buy your gasoline engines of the Watson Plumbing Co. ts C. W. Littlefield of Remington ■was a visitor in this city Wednesday. - The PAIGE car is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one now. ts Mrs. R. P. Benjamin went to Otterbein Wednesday to visit her brother, C. S. McGee. Mrs. Marceline Snorf of Chicago came Wednesday for a visit at the home of _ her grandfather, !H. O. Harris. The old reliable Hayes fourwheel corn planter is still superior to all. Ask your neighbor.— WARNER BROS. The stone front for the new First National bank building is being placed in position and is nearly half completed at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Myers have moved from near Roselawn to this city. He is employed as a hauler on A. S. Keene’s stone road contracts. Shipments to be made every Wednesday of Panama hats to be cleaned and re-blocked. —THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WILLIAM TRAUB. Mr, and Mrs. A. J. Bellows attended the funeral of John Wilson at Remingtons Wednesday. Their son Edward married a daughter of Mr., Wilson.

Mrs. F. D. Burchard and daughter, accompanied by her sister, Miss Margaret Jones, went to Redkey, Indiana, Thursday to visit their parents. If your Willys-Knight starts hard when it’s cold, take it to the Vesta station. They will clear, up your trouble in about one hour’s labor. —RENSSELAER GARAGE. Mrs. Frank Hoover, who had been sick for some time, is much better, and Mr. and Mrs. William Hoover, who had been out to the farm with their son, have returned to town. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hunt spent Thursday in Winamac while the former was attending to tome" matters in court connected with the Hosmer estate, of which he is administrator. Mrs. Fred Rhoades returned to Chicago Tuesday after a few days,' visit with relatives and friends here. Fred has. rented a flat on Michigan avenue and they will establish their home there.

Sanol Eczema Prescription is a famous old remedy for all forms of Eczema and skin diseases. Sanol is a guaranteed remedy. Get a 35c large trial bottle at the drug store. —Adv. ,' ■ ts

Paul Norgor, who has been confined. to his bed with rheumatism for several days, is making practically no improvement. iHle suffers a great deal of pain and it may be necessary to remove him to the springs for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows, who had been spending the winter in Florida, returned home Monday. They returned from the South about a month ago, since which time they have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Charles Murphy, of 'Berwyn, Illinois. Rev. W. G. Winn, former pastor of the Christian church in. this city and now pastor of the Firsts Christian church at Irving Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, has accepted an invitation from the local G. A. R. to deliver the Memorial day address in Rensselaer Wednesday, May 30.

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

Mrs. Hester Boyes is having a new porch built onto her residence on Van Rensselaer street. Joseph Lehe of Jordan township purchased a new Maxwell auto of the Shafer garage Wednesday. Venus Crisler returned Wednesday from /Fort Smith, Florida, where he had bqen to look after some lands there. Joseph Kight of Thayer, who had been here visiting at the home of his son-in-law, Dr. A. G. Catt, returned home , Thursday. Mrs. Bernice Davisson of Chicago came the first of the week for a visit until Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Rhoads. Mrs. James Coffel and grandson of Francesville capa§ Thursday for a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Leo Worland, and family. Mrs. Frank Hill entertained the Priscilla Sew club Thursday afternoon out at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Simon Thompson, just north of town. Seed corn is high priced and you want the' most accurate planter made. This is the Hayes fourwheel planter. Ask your neighbor. —WARNER BROS. W. E. Rich of Indianapolis and T. J. Harrington of Lafayette were here Tuesday mhking the transfer of the Harrington elevator to the Farmers’ Grain company.

G. J. Dean returned Wednesday night from a few days’ business trip to Chicago. He says the fore part of the week was cold and rainy in the “Windy City.” Piper City (Illinois) item in Bloomipgton (Illinois) Bulletin: Miss Hazel Kiblinger returned on Wednesday from a ten days’ visit with friends in Rensselaer, Indiana.

Woman’s friend is a Large Trial Bottle of Sanol Prescription. Fine for black heads, Eczema and all rough skin and clear complexion. A real skin tonic. Get a 35c trial bottle at the drug store. —Adv. ts

Rev. W. E. McKenzie of Lafayette, district superintendent of the Methodist church, was here Wednesday the guest of Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Strecker. Wednesday evening Rev. McKenzie drove Mo Mt. Ayr and attended a meeting there. 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 jtepfafed this fall free of charge if they die this spring. ts

S. O. Penrod of Chicago, who is interested in the Columbia furniture factory, has moved to Rensselaer and is occupying one of the A. Leopold tenant houses on south Front street. Mr. Penrod will be associated in the management of the furniture factory. The carnival company that moved over from Remington Sunday has been holding forth in the east part of town this week. They were accompanied by the usual carnival crowd. Joe Clark, the cowboy, has joined the aggregation to be a part of their “wild west’’ show. Monticello will be honored with their presence next week. Luther Burbank made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before, which was a great thing for the farmer. Vesta makes one battery last the life of two, a saving of 50 per cent for the auto owner. If you need hay see Luther, but if you want a battery as good as the rest of your car, let the Vesta man explain to you the difference in batteries. RENSSELAER GARAGE.

Get a hot air furnace of the Watson Plumbing Co. ts Isaac Wiltshire has been confined to his bed since Sunday with sickness. V C. A. Tuteur went to Madison, Indiana, Tuesday for a week’s visit with The Hayes four-wheel corn planter is the best on the market. —WARNER BROS. Miss Maggie Hallagan jmd Mrs. A. E. Delouest, who had spent the winter in Florida, returned home Thursday. Joseph Luers and little daughter drove down via auto from Kouts -Thursday on business, returning home yesterday. T. F. Clark and niece, Mrs. Elmer Sink, of Battle Ground were in Rensselaer Thursday enroute to Morocco to visit his sister, Mrs. George Stoner. Among the Lafayette visitors Thursday were Mrs. R. D. Thompson, Mrs. James Parkjson, Mrs. Vernon Nowels, Mrs. John Moore and Mrs. Victor Moore.

John Snodgrass of southeast of town suffered a stroke of apoplexy Tuesday afternoon and is in quite a serious condition at this writing. He is about 52 years of age. markets: Corn, $1.48; oats, 67c; no quotations on wheat or rye. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 68c; oats, 38c; wheat, 75c to 95c; rye, 75c. ’ Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears of Wat-, seka, Illinois, came Wednesday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long and other relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Long drove over to Rem-j ington in their Paige car and met them there. •

When you have Backache the liver or kidneys are sure to be out of gear. Try Sanol, it does wonders for the liver, kidneys and bladder. A trial 35c bottle of Sanol will convince you. Get it at the drug store. —Adv. ts - . 1 I

— Th© home of Jo© Thomas of Surrey, which had been under quarantine, for scarlet fever, a daughter, I Miss Josephine, having the disease, 1 was released from quarantine Wed- j nesday. None of the other members of the family contracted the disease.

Do you get up at night? Sanol is surely the best for all kidney or bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief in 24 hours from all backache and bladder troubles. Sanol is a guaranteed remedy. 35c and SI.OO a bottle at the drug store. —Adv. ts

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A writer in the Saturday Evening Post recently referred, to a small town where they still had hitching posts for farmer customers. 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 bifest. On Front street, Rensselaer.-—C. A. ROBERTS. ts The triangular track meet between the high schools of Rensselaer, Monticello and Delphi“frill be held at St. Joseph college this afternoon, if the weather permits. The Rensselaer athletes/have been doing some hard training work and are hopeful of carrying off the honors. The oratorical contest between representatives of the same schools will be held this evening. The representatives for the Rensselaer school are Miss Mamie Bever and Pa.ul Beam.

A salesman for a large battery concern spent a day with us last week advising us to put in a service station for tbeir battery. His main argument was that we wouldn’t get enough battery repairing to keep us alive with the Vesta line. We don’t want a big repair business for we figure such a business would be founded on dissatisfaction. To enjoy a healthy business our customers must be satisfied, both with the action of their battery and the service we render. This does not mean we do not repair batteries; for we do, and we do it right, but when every car is equipped with a Vesta battery there will be very little repair work needed on the battery itself. We, figure we will be .busy keeping the motors, generators, regulators, wiring, etc., in perfect condition. — RENSSELAER GARAGE.

NEWS OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

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examined. The farm is near Roselawn, and the landlord and tenant engaged in the cattle. business as partners. The business did not prove profitable, and difficulty arose between them in the settlement, the suit following as a result. The case lasted up to about 10 o’clock Thursday morning when it was given to the jury, who did not reach a verdict until about midnight Thursday night. 4 Their sealed verdict was returned in court yesterday morning and gave the tenant, Edwards, a judgment for $75 and found against the plaintiff on his complaint. Fred Oxley of Rensselaer, who was arrested and placed in jail a few days ago on default of SSOO bond, on complaint of his wife, who alleged that he had beaten her up last Tuesday in a fit of anger, was tried by jury yesterday forenoon and he was acquitted of the charge. Oxley had plead not guilty, and testified that his wife had “come at” him and he merely “pushed her away.” The jury, composed of married men, gave him the benefit of the doubt and set him free. The state alleged that he was under the influence of liquor at the time, having come down town and became intoxicated because of a quarrel over his supper not being ready, as he alleged, and that he had then gone home and assaulted his wife. The marshal was called to quell the alleged disturbance and said Oxley was under the influence of liquor when he went there. The case of “Johnson vs. Walters from Gillam township was taken up yesterday afternoon and was still on as The Democrat went to press. The case of M. V. Brown vs. George H. Hammerton, trustee of Union township, growing out of the building by plaintiff of a new school house at Virgie,' was heard by the court at a night' session, held Thursday night, and the cause taken under advisement by the ocurt. The cause of Sawin and Shirer et al vs. May, county treasurer, the Rensselaer north side sewer case, was set for trial yesterday, but was not likely to be reached.

Other proceedings during the past few days follow: Francis Gorbet vs. Clyde Yeagly. Defendant confesses that he is the father of the two children born to plaintiff and court orders defendant to pay $l2O per year for the support of sadi children at the rate of $lO per month, commencing Alay 1, 1917, and to continue so paying until further order of the court, said amount to be paid to the clerk of the court. Defendant is also taxed with the costs of the action and is required to give good freehold surety that he ill comply with the order of the court, and on failure to give such bond shall be remanded to the custody of the sheriff and committed to jail. Bond provided with Lee Meyers as surety. Charles T. Otis vs. Clifford Fairchild, trustee of Keener township. Plaintiff granted change of venue and cause sent to Newton county. Lillie L. Ruffing vs. Percy L. Coons et al. First National bank of Goodland files answer and crosscomplaint. . Grant-Warner Lumber Co. vs. Elbra Cochran and Frank Cochran. Judgment and foreclosure of lien for $1 28.20. - . ' In the 'matter of the last will and testament of Kate L. Moorehead, late of Remington, Emil Besser, administrator with will annexed,’ vs. Emil Besser, Nina Weiser and Paul “Weiser. Petition for construction of item 1 of said will which reads: “I give and bequeath lots 7 and 8, Schafer’s addition, with all improvements thereon to Dr. Emil Besser, my physician and true friend, for medical service and kindness and devotion to me in the darkest hours of my life, he to have and hold the same in fee simple absolute forever.” Court holds that it was the intention of testatrix to give said property to said Besser absolute, and that he do have and hold same as such will provides.

PAT FOUND WAY TO KEEP IT

Resorted to Simple Device to Keep Companion From Spending His Own Money. A Scotchman and an Irishman once set out together on a holiday. The latter was a steady, frugal man, the former was careless and a spendthrift. Conscious of his own weakness, Sandy entrusted all his money to his friend’s charge, with a strict injunction not to give him back more than a stated sum for expenses eaclf day. After a few days Sandy thought his daih..’ allowance inadequate for his demands and pleaded for an increase, but fn vain. Holidays over, the Scotchman informed Pat that, after the latter’s refusal to comply with his wish, he got out of bed every night, when he found the Irishman asleep, and made an extensive search to find the cash, but could never succeed, and inquired of him where he kept it. ' “Well.” said Pat. “I allowed you to go to bed first every night, and as we Occupied the same room, I had no difficulty in putting my purse, unobserved, into one of your pockets. I was first up every morning and took possession of it again.” ' ’

THE ELECTRIC SHOP \, - ■ has moved to the room formerly occupied by M. I. Adams & Son in the Nowels’ block. WE WILL CARJW IN STOCK A ’’ complete line of Electical * Supplies and are prepared to do any and kinds of electrical work. We have the newest ideas in electrical goods— THE FARM LIGHTING PLANT .... 0 ■ . . for the farmers and all the latest labor saving devices for the housewives. CALL AND SEE THEM. THE ELECTRIC SHOP L. A. Mecklenburg Nowels’ Block Phone 109

SINGING CALLED LOST ART

It Is Now Confined Chiefly to Professionals, Drunkards and Phonographs, Says Writer. Singing, as far as most people are concerned, is a lost art. . Thousands attend operas, recitals and musical comedies, tens of thousands wind up phonographs; but as for singing themselves Infcumjally aythelr work or play they have how. In times past people of all ranks sang together as a matter of course. Sailors sang at their work, peasants, shepherds, cowboys—all had their favorite and appropriate songs. The songs of children at games, the lullabies of mothers are in the Collected ballads and folklore of many peoples, says the Indianapolis News. “The pastimes and the labors of the husbandman and the shepherd,” says Andrew Lang, “were long ago a kind of natural opera. Each task had Its own song; plowing, seeding, harvest, burial —>11 had their appropriate ballads or dirges. The whole soul of the peasant class breathes in their burdens as the great sea resounds in the shell cast up on the shore.” Nowadays the whirl of machinery makes all the noise. The workers in mills might find it unsatisfying to sing at their work, but it is doubtful if they would sing even if their voices could be heard; while.singing in an office or store would pretty surely be stopped by the “boss” or the police. Thousands congregate every might in the silence of moving picture theaters, and even In the churches where singing by the congregation used to be customary tne attendants now usually listen in silence to a paid singer. Singing in this age is largely confined to the professional performer, drunken meii and gramophones.,

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WALLACE & BAUGH LAFAYETTE, INDIANA Money to Loan on horses, mules, cattle, all kinds of live stock, crops, farm implements, or other property oiFeasy terms; all business confidential, and just your own name on the note. We buy and sell horses, wagons and farm equipment and used automobiles, and sell on terms and time to suit the buyer. Applications may be made to F. B. HAM, Agent. Will be here May 8, ’l7 Odd Fellows Building, Renssolaar, Indiana

vLircles I’resbyterlan Rev. J. Budman Fleming, minister.—9:3o a. in., Bible school; 10:45 a. m., worship and sermon, subject: “Sowing and Reaping” ;i 7:30 p. m., worship and sermon at the Christian churdh, Rev. E. W. Strecker preaching the sermon; 1 7:30 p. m. Thursday, round tabla and prayer service. Everybody la invited to these services. Methodist Rev. E. W. Strecker, pastor.—9:30 a. m., Sunday school—let ua make an effort to place the attendance over the 300 mark this Sunday; 10:45 a. m., worship and sermon, theme: “Saving the Saved” — reception of members at this service; 6:30 p. m., Epworth League, topic: “Vision and Service,” leader —Mr. Gordon; 7:30 p. im., union service at the Christian church. Churchrgoing may be made a most profitable habit. Have you acquired, it? Christian Science Christian Science services at 11 a. m. Sunday in the auditorium of the public library. Public cordially invited. tl

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Would be pleased to do your Lawn Mower Sharpening, f have installed the latest improved power-driven Lawn Mower Grinder, at bicycle shop, east side of public square, in Milner’s tire shop.—JAMES C. CLARK, phone 218. ts