Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1917 — Page 4

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. I. Leopold went to Chicago Tuesday morning to .spend a few days. Mr and" Mrs. Ernest Latta were guests of Mr. and Mrs. \\ illiam Latta Sunday. Mrs. Homer Foster of Camden was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Foster last week. Miss Huth Walker of Kentland was the guest of her friend, Miss Hilda Mabbitt, this week.Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hughes spent Sunday in Monon with their son. Sam Hughes, and wife. Mrs. Robert Nordyke is spending a few days in Reynolds at the home of her father, Simon Dobbins. Miss Hose Viellieber went to Lacross Friday for a visit with her sister. , Mrs. Clara Schott. Mrs. Earl Easterday and children of Goodland were mid-week guests of Mrs. E S Easterday. - Mrs. Jatnes Blake, was a midweek visitor in Monon with her sister. Mrs. N Sanders, and family. Miss Opal Capes of Remington spent from Friday until Monday with her friend, Miss Bessie Stuart. Miss May Morgan of Gilman, Illinois, visited j, from Thursday until Monday at the home of C. F. Carmany. Dr. and Mrs. Smith went to Paris. Illinois, Saturday for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Crede, and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Tivmer and I habv of Michigan City visited a few] days this week with Mr. and Mrs. . Walter Lynch. Mrs. Jane Jones, who had been visiting her daughter. Miss Minnie, 1 at<^lndianapolis, returned home’ Thursday evening.

Mrs. A- J. Hoffman left for Hilliard. Ohio, Tuesday morning to attend the funeral of a sister-in-law,. Mrs. Clara Hoffman. Mrs. Mary Boudreau of Remington came over Saturday and visited until Monday at the home of her son, Oliver Boudreau. Mrs. John Dunn and sister, Mrs. Carrie Clark, spent Thursday in Logansport with the former's daughter, Mrs. J. H. Delzell, and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Davisson, Mrs. Carrie Clark and Miss Ruby Ward were guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Ward, at Delphi Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Rodgers went to Medaryville Monday for a Visit with the former’s sister. Miss Sarah Rodgers, and his, brother, James R. Rodgers. Miss Alma Cady of San Francisco, California, -fame Tuesday evening to see her brother, E. J. Cady, who has been quite poorly at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Covington. I Vi-; May Goodacre, who had' been teaching school in Lake Vil-1 lage the past school year, returned! home Friday, and on Saturday, went to Kentland to take teachers’ j examination. Mrs. Ernest Mattox, who went to ; see her mother. Mrs. Mathew, at Watseka. Illinois, on account of > sickness, returned home Sunday ( evening, leaving her mother, somewhat improved. Jay Dawson, who recently signed' application for enrollment in fflie Officers' Reserve corps, re-] reived word Wednesday to report at Fort Wayne, and left Wednesday evening for that city, Robert Bond, who for the past two years has. been located in Wolcott, engaged In the practice of chiropractic, has decided to locate in a larger town and this week shipped his household goods to. Paducah. Kentucky, where he will engage in the. practice of his profession. Dan Cupid has made his appearance in our town again and claimed another one of our young ladies. His visit this time was at the home

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of Mrs. E. S. Easterday and his victimwas her daughter Elizabeth. The young man who carried off the prize was John Quinn of\ Delphi, who for the past few months has held a position as mechanic in Fort Wayne. . ■’ ■ ' | John Shell, a pioneer resident of White county, died at the home of his 'daughter. Mrs. Arthur Halstead, in Monticello Saturday evening, April 28, after an illness of several months, at the age of 73 years. He leaves six children, Mrs. E, E. McCauley, Mrs. Arthur Halstead and Ivan and Dale Shell of Monticello. Mrs. W. C. Kinney of Wolcott arid Mrs. John Fox of Gary.. His wife preceded him in death’ about five years ago.

f GOODLAND (From the Herald) Barn, to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Capes Wednesday afternoon, a son. Mrs. William Burke and daughter Loretta were guests of friends in ■ Remington Monday, Miss Fanny Shults visited with Mrs. W. G. Richards at Watseka, | Illinois, Wednesday. Mrs. T. P. Gray, who spent the winter in Florida, has returned to |her home in Iriterlakin, New York. • Mrs. Marion James, who spent the winter with her daughter, Mrs. ! Will Thomas, and husband in Cali- • ’forma, has -returned home. Sparks set fire to the roof of the IT-d Berger grouse Wednesday 'morning about 11 o’clock* It was ‘ extinguished before any damage was : done. - i Guy Maxwell writes from Dexter, Kansas, that he has finished plantting? his corn and is making, arrangements to <Sut his first alfalfa crop of I the season. ■ . e j The town’s calaboose is inadequate and has been condemned by the state fire marshal. This accounts for the wobbling demonstrai lion on our streets the first of the ; week. • .

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Henderson and the former’s mother, Mrs. Charlotte Henderson, moved here from Lafayette the first of the week and are at home in the Henderson property on Prairie avenue. The old Columbia bottling works building that has been condemned by the state fire marshal is in worse condition than when condemned. The building will collapse during some severe wind storm. Miss Elizabeth Stryker of Washington, D. C„ visited last week and part of this with her sister, Mrs. Charles E. Burgess. Miss Stryker says the war movement in the middle states is very tame compared with the eastern states. .Three more boys left Goodiand the first of the week for Fort Wayne where they enlisted for service. They were Carl Campbell, age 23; William N. Chamberlain, age 27. and Albert D. Beasey, age 17. The latter was given the consent of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Constable returned from Chicago last Monday where they had been the last month. They stopped at Hamlet on their way home and completed a deal whereby W. W- Dye and B. A. Constable are sole owners of Belshaw lumber yard.

A few weeks ago we mentioned the fact that our townsman, E. A. Perkins, was going to move his family to Electra. Texas, near his oil lands. Since that time Mr. Perkins has been informed that no house was available so he has given up the idea and will remain in Goodland. Lawson J. Cooke went to Chicago last Saturday where he enrolled as a member of the Red Cross base hospital No. 13. This is an organization made up at the Presbyterian hospital at Chicago. Lawson has enrolled as a pharmacist and is subject to call at any time he is needed. Miss Bernice Bassett, who was operated on for appendicitis the first of last month at the Henrotin hospital in Chicago, came to Goodland Sunday for a week’s visit here in the home of her brother, Dr. C. C. Bassett, and faimily. She expects to ga to Chesterton next week and finish teaching her school. The fire company was called out to the John Stack property on west Mill street about S o'clock Monday

morning. Sparks from the chimney had set fire to the roof. The boys experienced a good deal of difficulty in reaching the scene of the fire owing to many autos and wagons that obstructed the way, which caused them to make many unnecessary turns arid thus losing a good deal of time. The fire fighting conveyances should have the right of way at all times. | In the passing away of Barney Clark Goodland loses one of its most loyal supporters. For many years and up until the time of his recent illness he was one of the main spokes in our wheel 1 of progress. He was recognized as the leading real estate . dealer in this community—-his advice was often sought on the large real estate deals —his keen knowledge of land caused him. to be in demand. In fact, there has been Only a few farm deals in this connm unity in which he has not been consulted. Deceased Was born at Winamac A pril' 29, Iss 3, and passed away Thursday morning at 12:10. Hb was 6 1 years old last Sunday. By vocation Mr. Clark was a farmer ■and spent many years on the old homestead just east of Wadena. He had lived forty-two years in this vicinity, of which twenty-seven had been spent in Goodland. He Was a man who always greeted you with a-handshake or a wave of the hand, and his friends, are numbered by his acquaintances.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Born, to. Mr. and Mrs. Art Weishaar on Thursday, a girl. Will Dunlap and family of Rensselaer were visiting relatives in Brook Sunday. Others who sold corn at $1.50 this week are Sam Lyons, Charles Kihdig, W. A. Gridley and Walter Sell. Jacob D. Rich went to Sidney, Illinois Monday, Crawfordsville on Tuesday and Thursday was in Chicago on business. On Tuesday evening Ted Sell, Howard King and Emmett Potts went to Indianapolis and enlisted in the coast artillery. George Ade came home Tuesday. Hazelden is now open for the summerseason, and golf will now receive the official impulse. Armand Hill was here on Thursday visiting his father, Rees Hill, and his old Brook friends. He is now located at Madison, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sunderland and daughter, Miss Carolyn, motored to Carwfordsville Sunday morning and visited until. Tuesday with their son, Dr. Harry Sunderland, and daughter, Mrs. Ina Pierson. The Misses Lorene and Eunice Moss of Chicago were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Stonehill. On Saturday they drove to Lafayette and spent the day with Forrey Stonebill, a studeht at Purdue.

Bert Miller, Link Light, Henry Corbin and Henry Myers were near Thaver Sunday visiting Abe Miller. The latter has never recovered from his recent operation and is very much discouraged f . over his condition. Fred Lyons made O. M. change the big figures on a load of hogs this week. His former ones were for $2,095, but the ones he received this week was for $2,905. It makes your Uncle Oliver squirm, but it s all in the family. Mr and Mrs. Saim Souders and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adamson .were up Sunday visiting with Mr. and Mrs. B.' F. Warr. Mr. has been promoted to Michigan City by the Monon arid as soon as school is out the family will move there. John Moran sold the corn from the Duffy farm at $1.50 per bushel the first of the week. This establishes the record for the corn in this county, and the local market. Whether corn will go higher remains to be seen, but at $1.50 per bushel it looks too high to eat. On Sunday evening Mrs. Susan Sell died at the home of her son Web in Brook. - She was over 81 years of age and had been making her home with her daughtei, Mrs.. Ellen Wilderson of Kentland and her sons, Edward, Web and yTohn, of Brook ever since her Wmand’s death in 1900.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Miss Nina Aery of Winamac visited Sunday with her sister, Mrs. G. E. Eldridge. Fred and William Arndt of Lafayette visited over Sunday with Julius Detiert and family. Mrs. Florence Ragon went to Francesville Monday to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Norma Brophy. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kain are now living at Hastings, lowa, where Mr. Kain is. employed on a dredge. Mrs-. Leo' Littell of Danville, Illinois, came Tuesday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T, L. Smith, and other relatives. . Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hardesty ami Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Massey, motored to Hammond Sunday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Massey. Tuesday evening Scott Lanam and his bride arrived here from St. Petersburg, Florida, where Mr. Lanam has been spending the winter and where perchance he found his wife. A large party of friends gathered at the. Lanant" home that evening and welcomed Scott and his wife with a shower of wedding presents.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) William R. Jones went to Redkey Monday where he is visiting his son Guilf and family. Miss Mabie Clark and Melvin and Arthur Clark went to Crawfordsville Saturday to visit relatives over Sunday. . '■W/ '■'■■■ - i . Mrs. RiChard Sanborn returned to her home at Lafayette Wednesday after visiting with her daughter, Mrs. John Hudgens,.and family. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Malchow near Monticello last week, a

buy a‘'squeezed ORANGEthen why a ground coffee-For much of the goodness is gone Tromboth~ Golden Sun Goffes Is Not Ground FT is cut by an exclusive process that retains every bit of the goodness and the full mellowed flavor of finest coffee beans, and it is clean—all coffee—no dust or chaff. It pours clear, strong, rich and satisfying, diffusing an aroma of wonderful goodness. Gives more cups to the pound than a ground coffee. Sold only by groBcers at a modest $ price, no premiums I go with Golden Sun. fl THE WOOLSON I SPICE COMPANY Toledo, Ohio

boy. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Malchow of this place are the proud grandparents. Word was received here Tuesday evening from Harold Mayhugh, who joined the U. S. cavalry and stationed at Jefferson barracks, Missouri, that they were packing their provisions preparatory to move to Columbus, Texas. Howard Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Giiilf Jones of Redkey and grandson of William R. Jones of this place, suffered a very severe injury a week ago Sunday evening? While in the act of passing a horse and buggy in an automobile another machine following close behind the buggy blinded the occupants of Howard’s car and just as they drew even with the buggy the horse plunged into the rear of the machine. The rear door was torn off and the fenders of the car simashed. The" buggy shaft struck Howard in the jaw, rendering him unconscious, his teeth were knocked out and it required several stitches to close the laceration in the- cheek.

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE

Ernest Harris to Loash J. Thomas, May 3, swl4 of outlot Remington, part n% sw, 3 0-27-6, $750. August Kotlowski to Josiah Davisson, March 24, ny 2 sw, 33-31-5, e part ne se, 32-31-5, 15 acrris, Gillam, sl. Pearl K. Morris Sayler et baron to William M. Morris, April 24, part sw, 23-28-7, 11 acres, Jordan, SI,OOO. David Wuethrick. et al to John W? Wuetfich, February 27, und y 2 11-29-5. Gillam and Hanging Grove," $21,200. George H. Gifford, ex., to William S. Potts, February 22, nw ne, 15-32-7, Keener, $1,600. Charles M. Paxton et ux to Neheimiah Hopkins, MarCh 1, part se, 5 acres, part se, 4 acres, part se, 24-29-7,-75 acre, Marion, $6,000. Nehemiah Hopkins to Charles M. Paxton et al, March 1, m/ 2 se, se nw, 3-29-7, 120 acres, Marion, $19,200. Lotta E. Peck et al to Josephine T Alson, April 21, Remington, und 7-15 part nw, 3 0-27-6, Remington, $793. Lotta E. Peck, gdn., to Josephine T. Alson, April 23, und 8-15_,part nw, 30-27-6, Remington, S9OO.

PROTECT YOUR BUILDINGS FROM LIGHTNING

by having them properly rodded. Sixteen years’ experience in the business and never have had a building damaged from lightning that I rodded. Best and heaviest rods used. Call and see me or ’phone iSS or 568. —F. A. BICKNELL, Rensselaer, Indiana. ts ■ Do you use the want ad. columns of The Democrat? If not, try an ad.

LICENSEOIIPLANT SHIB- IIIfMI fill® “Save the waste—waste nothing” If unfortunate in loss of horses, cattle or hogs, telephone us at our expense. Our automobile truck and team are at your disposal. We go twenty miles for horses and cattle or 500 pounds of hogs. This service costs you nothing and until further notice we will pay the following prices: Horses $2.00, cattle we will remove the carcass and pay 9c a lb. for thehide. B.&LMFG. CO., Rensselaer Telephone 17 or 89-A

MONEY FOR FARMERS.

[National Crop Improvement Service.] Many of our farmers will not have money enough to put in a maximum crop. This should not be the case. Of course, during this war excitement it is pretty hard to get onyone to do anything but run around in circles, but the greatest business problem we have is to finance our farmers so that they can get the maximum results for themselves and for our community. We believe that if the banks will ask young farmers and tenants who have not established their credit, to make a statement regarding what they want to do with the money, that they will take very little risk in advancing whatever money any farmer will intelligently use this year. It is true that the federal reserve banks will re-discount farmers’ paper, but they do it entirely on the credit of the bank asking for the re-discount. We believe that our business men would be very glad to pro-rate any loss that any bank would make in extending loans to any. farmer who wants to increase the production of his farm even though his land may be mortgaged -all that it can stand. Especially in those counties where county agents can advise and O. K. the project, our bankers should have no' hesitancy in furnishing whatever money may be required. There is very little risk because the world is short of food and everything will be high for this year and probably several years to come.

NEXT YEAR’S CROP

Let Us Begin Now to Organize for More Prosperity! [National Crop Improvement Service.] It is one of our American traits to speed up to high tension for a few days and then to relapse into our old "easy-going” habits. If we can only learn by experience that we must organize against emergencies of all kinds for peace and war. this excitement will not have been in vain. It will do little good to shout at the farmer through a megaphone. He knows his business and is doing just as good as he can under the circumstances. If there is any improvement to be made, it is to improve circumstances. Our prosperity-depends upon the prosperity of the- farmers and it is our duty to get him the best price possible consistent with quality. If we want the farmer to do better, we must do better by him. However, he can find no complaint about the present prices nor for several years to come. We may be too late to do very much more this spring, although we still have barley, corn and potatoes to put into the ground. We should organize for service in this county and get ready for early fall plowing after harvest

THE BARLEY ACREAGE.

[National Crop Improvement Service.] In 1915 we raised nearly 229,000.000 bushels on 7,000,000 acres. We did not fare so well in 1916 on account of the bad season. On seven and one half million acres we raised 181,000,000 bushels. The price of barley will warrant a large increase in the acreage this year. Forty-eight million bushels of barley were malted and about 25,000,000 of that 48,000,000 was sent back in the shape of feed to the farm. As an economic problem, it would seem that the high price of barley for malting would greatly offset any feed-ing-value, if any, lost thereby. The season for planting barley is one week late, and therefore, barley can be put in to advantage up to the ■’Oth of May, and perhaps the 15th. It * generally the best farm practice to put barley in just ahead of corn planting. There is less labor in producing a field of barley than a field of corn and a great deal less risk. If you are short of labor on your farm it will pay you to put in some barley. If you pjit in all of your crops and still have some land idle, both oats and barley can be sown for hay or green feed which will be immensely valuable this year.

STILL TIME TO SOW BARLEY.

[National Crop Improvement Service.] The seeding time of barley should be done later than that of oats or Spring wheat, as an early spring frost is more detrimental to young barley, than to gtber small cereals. The season is usually a week later. In Canada barley is sown up into June, but that is not advocated in this country. Still the second or third week in May will probably be safe this year. . A drill or broadcast seeder is commonly used and the barley is sown at the rate of 1% to 2 bushels to the acre. Where it is desirable to seed the land down to clover and timothy, 1 to 1% bushels of seed barley as a nurse crop is sufficient.

TEST BARLEY.

[National Crop Improvement Service.] All seed barley should be tested for vitality before sowing as the seed is quite frequently injured by heating in the stack or bin. If the seed is of low vitality and does not test 90 per cent it should be regarded as inferior and new seed should be purchased.

CORN CULTIVATION

In Periods of Drought Any Cultivated Crop Can Be Greatly Benefited by Continued Cultivation.. [National Crop Improvement Service.] It is a debated question whether or not the mulch conserves moisture, but a shallow cultivation surely does kill the weeds and any farmer who is energetic enough to kill the weeds will get the best crops . There is still time to plant barley ahead of your corn. Don’t allow an acre to lay vacant this year. - - j

MUST BE READY TO SUCCEED

Congratulated on Munition Work Charles M. Schwab Tells Amusing Yarn About Jake. Charles M. Schwab, congratulated* on his munition work, said in Loretto: “To succeed in munition work or in anything else you must bo ready— as ready as Jake. - “Jake and Joe were brothers, and they were both very hard up. One day a man called at their rooms and asked for Jake —and Joe, thinking the visitor was a dun, said: ; “‘l’m afraid you can’t see Jake.’ * ‘Oh, I must see him,’ said the taller, ‘without fail.’ “ ‘l’m sorry,’’ said Joe, ‘but Jake left town yesterday.’ “ ‘Pshaw,’ said the visitor, “that’s too bad. I wanted to pay him |IOO I owe him, and I’m going abroad today.’. v ’ > ‘“Oh,’ said Joe, That’s easy. Jake came back this morning.’”—Washington Star.

Compromise Proposed.

“You owe me forty thousand dollars which you say «you sen t pay,” announced the financier. “Why don’t you marry that eldest Knowall girl; she’s worth twice that amount.” “No, I can’t do that; but you might marry her yourself and pay me the difference,” replied the young Adonis, —Judge.

A Straight Tip.

“Real estate is about the only safe investment nowadays,” said the broker. “Oh, I don’t know,” replied the banker. “There are so many unscrupulous men who want the earth to even make that a safe investment.”

Ladies, Gentlemen and Musicians.

“Well, landlord, how’s business nowadays?” "Oh, purty good, purty good. Had a whole passel o’ people register yistedday. They was five gentlemen, three ladies and four musicians.”—Musical America.

Efficiency.

"Is your wife a believer- in efficiency?” “Yes, indeed; she always reads the last chapter of a novel first and you’ve, no idea how many books this method saves her the trouble of wading through.”

PROLIFIC REPRODUCERS.

“Charity covers a multitude of sins.’” o “Don’t let that worry you. A lot more will spring up.”

Slight Mistake.

“Get my kit quick,” boomed the doctor. “Some fellow telephones in a dying voice that he can’t live without me.” “Just a moment,” interposed his wife. “That call is for daughter, dear.”

Discernment

‘1 don’t think women have a sense of humor,” said the man with opinions. “Most of us,” replied Miss Cayenne, “have the very highest sense of humor. We know when not to laugh.”

Just So.

“What do you think? Here's young Flitters got so confused when he went after a marriage license that he got a dog license instead.” “Merely natural instinct. Told you it was a case of puppy love.”

in Good Odor.

“They are certainly using all kinds of devices to save time and effort.” “Yes, J was in an office today where they were sending all sorts of papers about-the building in aromatic tubes.”

A Misnomer.

“Why do you object to the way I speak of the way the young man attires himself who calls on me, pa?” “Well, when he once sits down I don't know thfht it is correct to allude in any way to his general getup.”

Natural Query.

“There are some side dishes I am very fond of, but which we never get at our boarding house. We never have tongue there.” ' “No women boarders at all?”

A Student

“Did you ever study so hard you couldn’t sleep?” "I have,” replied Uncle Hayfoot. “I’ve stayed up all night many a time learnin’ new dances.”

Mean Retort

“The man who marries me must do so for my inner qualities.” "Don’t be worried, dear. Nobody is going to take you at your face value.”