Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1917 — Page 4

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

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

> GOODLAND (From the Herald) Fred Berger and family drove their new Marmon Six to Remington Sunday afternoon and visited relatives. . Mrs. A. R. Dale of St. Augustine, Florida, came Friday morning for a ■ two weeks’ Visit with Mr. arid Mrs. Fay Burgess. James Medlock, who enlisted recently at Fort Wayne, came home Sunday evening. He expects to be called out at any time. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Thompson of Knox autoed down Tuesday for a visit with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Banes. Mrs. H. C. Constable returned home Monday evening from Winchester where she spent several days at the bedside of her father. Professor Moran, the silver tongued orator of Purdue university, will deliver the Memorial day address at the opera house May 30. Mrs. I. E. Hopkins and son, Harry Hopkins, and wife and daughter, Mrs. W. C. Logan, visited with relatives in Rensselaer Sunday afternoon, F. G. Smith of Anderson, editor and chief of the Gospel Trumpet, and Rev. Mercer of Huntington. ■were here Sunday adjusting matters in the Church of God. William Drake returned to his home in Montpelier, Ohio, Monday after a few days’ visit here with his sister, Mrs. George H. Smith, and family south of town. Mrs. Charles Smith went to Chicago Tuesday morning to be at the ■bedside of her husband, C. C,_ Smith, who underwent an operation just before the noon hour Tuesday. A. G. Jakway and H. T. G-riggs went to Logansport Monday. From there the former went to his farm north of there and the latter to his farms near Hoover and South Whitley. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Campbell returned to their home in Indianapolis Sundav from a short stay here after attending the funeral of the latter’s father, Barney Clark, held Saturday morning. Attorney A. D. Babcock has been Invited to deliver a lecture at Floia June 10 at the First Baptist church on the geography and early history -of Palestine. The lecture has always been well received. w Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hoover attended the commencement exercises at Wadena Tuesday evening. Fannie and Grace Mitten, sisters of Mrs. Hoover, graduated from the high school and eighth grade, respectively.

Mr. and Mrs. Lsaac Colburn, who spdW the winter at Monrovia,. Cali-, fornia, arrived in Goodland M ecl-1 r.esdhy afternoon for a week’s /Visit with friends. They-, will leave next ■week for their summer home at Walloon Lake, Wisconsin. John L. Cooke sold his property on west Jasper street to John Lees of Chicago Heights, and Mr. Lees will 'move here about June 1- Superintendent George N. Porter, who has tenanted the place for the past: Hyp ypurs, will niovo into jinotlicr property as soon as school is out. J. B. Weickert received a telegram Thursday morning bearing the Sad news of the death of his mother, Mrs. Anna Weickert, aged 5 8 years, a"t her late home in Hamilton Ohio, Wednesday at 4 p. m. Mr. ’ Weickert left for Hamilton Thursday evening. The funeral will be held Saturday morning. Next Monday /Edward Perkins and family will go to Three. Lakes, "Wisconsin, where they will spend the summer on Fred V/iHiaips’ -320acre farm near: there. Fred built a modern bungalow last fall and E. A.' exj.ec’S' to catch all the fish loose Ho will close Jiis Goodlaml home until next fall. Ralph Viliams Cy’s brother, of Wadena will go there, too, for the summer.

WOLCOTT . ' (Freni. the' Enterprise) - Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Burns, Mbrduy, April 30, a * eon. Dale Herbert. « Mrs. Frank Hodshire o'f"~Monticello .was the guest Thursday of Mrs. Robert Stockton. Mrs. Jane Jones is visiting this •week in Remington with her daughter, Mrs. Alice Burling. - . Miss Nora Nicely of Goodland spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Burns. Mrs Lou Nevitt and children went 'to Lafayette Wednesday to visit her mother, Mrs. Mary Dicks. Mrs. Ida Neusbaum is visiting this week in Remington with her sister, Mrs. Gus Knochel, and family. Mrs J. T.~ Rader went to Lafayette Tuesday to spend a few days with. her daughter, Mtsi Mrs. Homer Boudreau and little TiiAce snent Saturday and Sunday U Remington with Mrs. Mary Qerberich went to Kokomo!

Wednesday to attend the grand commandery of „the K. of P. lodge of Indiana. _. , Mrs. Eli Farney and children went to Remington Tuesday to spend a few days at the home of Philip Knochel. ' • Miss ’Mary Bahler and brother Harry went to Forrest, Illinois, Monday to attend the funeral of Miss Mary Adams. Mrs. Chester Besse and little nephew, Harry Stokes, were guests at the home of George Besse, at Remington Saturday. I Mrs. J. K. Davis of Greencastle, who had spent the past week with ' her mother, Mrs. J. 11. Kinney, returned home Monday. Mrs. William Bruner and children went tri Kentland Saturday to attend the funeral of a relative, Miss Josephine Henry. Dr. and Mrs. Smith, who had been visiting their daughter, Mrs., Credo, and husband in Paris, Illinois, returned home this week. John E. Shields, who for some time has been tempoi-ary carrier on rural route 6 out of Wolcott, has been appointed regular, carrier on that route. Joseph H. Grantz and Miss Mary Jaegers of this place were united in marriage Tuesday morning, May 8, at the Sacred Heart church in Remington. They will make their home in Wolcott. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Richie and Chester Sigman of Rensselaer, Mrs. Powell and grandson, Floyd Sigman ■ of Lafayette:, Emerica Sigman of Monticello and Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Nordyke and children of Monticello were Sunday dinner guests of . Mr. and Mrs. Milroy Sigman. James H. Shoemaker, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Shoemaker of this place and Mrs. Florence E. Brooks were’ quietly married Wednesday, May 2, at noon at the Christian parsonage in Monticello, Rev. Ashley, pastor of- the church in that city, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker will soon go to housekeeping in Wolcott. Mrs. Jennie Graham was knocked down and severely injured Monday evening about 9 o’clock by an automobile. Mrs. Graham was standing in front of her home talking to some people in an automobile and who were about to leave. She was leaning against the post on which the mail box was stationed, when an auto driven by J. C. Downey of Chalmers and coming toward town turned out for another machine. In turning Mr. Downey turned too far and his machine struck the post against jSvhich Mrs. Graham was leaning, throwing her to the ground, face downward. Mrs. Graham was assisted into her home ' and has since been confined to her Shed. This Thursday morning she is reported improving.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Born. Friday, a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. William Good. Miss Eunice Park spent Saturday In Morocco with her sister, Mrs. Camblin. Miss Hazel Perkins of Goodland was a guest at the Weishaar home this week. Edward Heistand and wife now have a baby boy, who arrived Saturday morning. The Misses Evylin and Helen McCay went to Logansport Friday , for a visit with relatives. Harley Deardurff came home from Purdue Wednesday. He has enlisted on the farm. Thorpe Beagloy was drawn on the federal jury at Indianapolis but was unable to go on account of ill 'health. , : Mrs. 0. B, 'Stonehill -and daughter Helen Visited from Friday until ■Sunday with the former’s mother in Remington. ■ Herbert Sampson came home Thursda v for a visit, .with his parents. Mr. 'and Mrs. Sam Sampson, of Foresnian. ' ' • Mr. ‘ and Mrs. William Van dor Voort and children wore in Otterbein over Sunday visiting the ior-m- ---. er’s mother, Mrs.. Timmons. I Mrs. Ben price and the children . left for their :> homein Stonebluif i Monday after a-several days’ visit ::•> i',r- r parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Snyder. i in the sale of the Mrs. Florence I Buswell land a curious document 'came with the paper/ to: Attorney I Harry’s office" .. It was tile original. * patent ' for . the: • eighty , acres: , on which the Spitler "school house now | stands'.' It was issued to Rebecca ' Spitler as the result of a land sale 'at Winainac in 1 844. President Tyler signed - the patent and' it. was recorded in 1846. It is on parchment paper. ■ Fire started in the, roof of the i Barnhart Paulis home, 'West Brook, Sunday afternoon and had made such headway before discovered that the fire department was unable to save much except the shell of the building. But only the prompt arrival and hard’work saved this.-. A lamentable occurrence happened at the last manient of the fire. Clint Hayworth, who had been active in handling the hose, mounted a ladder to put out a small blaze left in the edge of the roof. They [handed him the nozzle and its additional weight was too much for

the ladder, which was old and rotten, and it broke and threw him to the ground. He has a badly bruised leg and one foot is sprained as a result of the fall. _

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Harry Overman is in Williamsport this week where he is visiting relatives. Misses Ada Shumaker, Elsie Huguet, Helen and Nellie Record spent Sunday with Mjs§ Ethel. Seward at Monon. Samuel Petra, T. M. Spence and W. A. Geer were in Indianapolis Tuesday and Wednesday attending the state convention of the G. A. RAlex Merica lof Rensselaer was in Francesville Wednesday meeting old friends arid looking after his extensive farming interests west of town. Mrs. William A. Culp was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stansbury and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Stansbury at Wanatah 1 froin Sunday until Tuesday. '■ ~ “Mrs. Anna Phillips returned to her home at Streator, Illinois, Monday. * She was accompanied as far as San Pierre by her daughter, Mrs. Morris Moncel. Mrs. Nancy Reish returned home Tuesday morning from Monticello where she had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Etta Hanaway, for a couple of months. John Reed, who has been conductor on the Hoosier Limited from Chicago to Indianapolis and return, has been transferred to run Nos. 1 and 2 on this divisions and John O’Mara takes Mr. Reed’s place on the air line. ' | Ernest Schultz, after completing a successful term of school in Jasper county, went to Chicago Friday where he is visiting his sister. He informed the Tribune he would join some branch of the military service within two weeks. Farmers and town people kindly | bear in mind that there will be band concerts every Thursday evening on the downtown streets throughout the summer. The business men have organized and will provide SOO per month for the upkeep of the project. A large celebration of Decoration day is being planned and all merchants have agreed to close their places of business from 9 until 4 o’clock; some voluntarily stating that they will not open their stores on that day. John F. Kopka and W. C. Richardson attended the State Feeders’ association at Purdue university at Lafayette and brought back the report that W. J. Jones of SuHivan county has a silo 36 feet 2 inches in * diameter and is seventy-eight feet high and full Of corn that makes eighty to* ninety bushels per acre it will take better than 300 bushels to fill it. Besides this one Mr. Jones has two more that are twenty feet high and says he will build a larger one this fall. Seven lots of cattle on different rations and those fed on a full feed of corn, cotton-seed meal, corn silage and clover hay proved to be the bfest lots, making, a total of $85.60 per steer. g

MEDARYVILLE (From , the Journal) Dr. and Mrs. >Hackley and daughter Pauline were at Rensselaey Friday. Mrs. Emma Bard of Chicago is here visiting with her sister, Mrs. Hershel Young. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ranger have a new baby boy at their house since Sunday, May 6. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hardesty spent Sunday with relatives at Hobart and Hammond. Zelma Campbell, Florida Poisel, Gladys Guild and Mabel Vanßiiskirk were at San Pierre Thursday. Mrs. William Budd and daughter Elizabeth went to Greentown Friday to attend the funeral of her father, Mr. Flakes. Mr. and MTSf Charles Guild, Frances Guild and Dal Prevo motored to Auburn Tuesday to visit a few days with Mr. and .Mrs. Gurt" Guild. Miss Oakley Ballard has undergone an operation for appendicitis, in a Hammond hospital. Roy Ballard was present at the time of the operation. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Horner, Mrs. E. W. Horner and Malcom Horner motored to Lafayette Tuesday and Spent the: day with Mr. and Mrs. Malsbury. Mr. .and Mrs.. Theodore Bremer spent from Thursday until Sunday xvith /Mr.- and Mrs. Fred/ Bremer at. Chicago and Mr, and ..ir.-_ Jerome Massev .at Hammond. The G. A. R. members from Medaryville who attended. the stat tncAnfpmeht at Indiahappli's th.s week, are: E. C. Hansell, delegate. Fred Mailbauer; W. li. H. Tilton, John C, Far! er and lean Manan. Carl .Toyrie, Mfead, Jessie and Cli<ord Rayburn maui' a flying. trip Ito Gary Monday. Th y im .it t. i crops, ’.except' wheat, no* as. far/ad- ■ planted; a<s the farmers. w_ere not thxcugh plowing. .’ - W. H. Matthews, who was for a short time engaged in the meat . business mjn Medaryville ’ -.in ' partner* ship with Rudolph Ku.— m.J whe.-.e home, is now in North Judson, was. according to the. News, the .victim of ..an automobile accidefet Thursday near North Judson that came hear resulting fatally. Mr. Matthews was driving a Ford and v<h--r. the ■wheels struck- a patch of nev gravel the car overturned on to? of him into the road ditch. No one saw the accident and it was perhaps fifteen minute's before help arrived. The injured man was still fabt under the machine. The injury w*as to his hips and spinal column. It was feared for a time that his back was broken; He was taken to the Lakeside hospital. Chi' cago, Friday where he is resting. The extent of his injuries are not known for sure, but it is thought he will be able to com# home in two or three weeks. .

OBITUARY OF SADIE ELLIOTT

Sadie Elliott, daughter of Riley and\ Alice Shroll, was born at Groverstown. Starke county, Indiana. September 12, 1884, and died •at her home in Barkley township May 10, 1917, aged 32 years, 7 months and 28 days. She was married to Asa Elliott February 19, 1901. To this union was born six children, four girls and two boys, two preceding her in death. She leaves to mourn her departure a husband, four children, one brother, two sisters and a host of relatives and friends. . • ' Mrs. Elliott's trouble was cancer, and while ailing for over two years, she was up and around until December 21 last, when she became bedfast. She was never known to complain of her illness, She was a kind and loving wife and. mother; . The furieral was held Sunday at 2-3<! p. m. at the Barkley church, nnd bunal made at -the Bro-wn cemetery in the same township. A precious one from us is gone, A voice we loved is stilled, A. place is vacant in our home, .Which never can 'be .'Riled;, f ■. **

CLEANED from the EXCHANGES

The school enumeration in White county shows a falling off of 252 over last year. Hogs sold in the Indianapolis market Monday at $16.60 per cwt., the highest price ever recorded in that market Since the declaration of war on Germany 125 foreign-born residents have been arrested in this country by government agents. A. S. Taylor of Danville, Illinois, a brakeman on the New York Central railroad, was almost instantly killed at Kentland Tuesday of last week when he stepped in front of a passing freight train. He was about 40 years old and unmarried. Herman J. Staeck, 36 years old, of Earl Park, enlisted in the United States army at the Lafayette recruiting office Saturday. He served y»ree years in the German army and has a son in the United States army and one in the United States navy. His father served in the German army in the Franco-Prussian war. Harold DeArmond, collector for his father, who is a business man at Wheatfield, has sworn out a warrant in Bozarth's court for the arrest of James Wickhizer, a farmer residing southeast of the city. DeArmond claims that he presented a bill, and Wickhizer denied tne account and then struck him in the eye.—Valparaiso Vidette-

The Rev. George M. Schramm, one of the best known priests in the Fort Wayne diocese, died Saturday evening at Laporte, where for twenty years he had been pastor of St. Peter's Catholic church. He was ordained a priest in 1893 and was first stationed at Reynolds, going from there to Francesville and later to Medaryville. Authorities estimate that there are nearly 300,000 men in Indiana between the ages of 21 and 30, all of whom are required to register under the draft law. Indian’s quota will be somewhere near 15,000 men, although this number will be reduced considerably by the number of Indianians already in the military service, so that the exact number of men to be drafted has not been determined. Constine Eggen, 16 years old, of northwest of Morocco, killed himself Tuesday of last week by placihg the muzzle of a .32 caliber rifle Hinder his chin and pulling the trigger. He had just before pointed 'the gun at some friends and they remonstrated, /when he replied that the safety was on and that he was not afraid to Rut the gun undgr his ' chin and pull the trigger. He did so-with the result above noted. Qhartes Fl - ". -r of Kentland died at the St. Eli rh hospital in - Lafayette Monday morning of diabetes. He was 4 2 years old and unmarried, and is survived by his mother, two -brothers and one sisi r. Fletcher was said to be a dope fiend and was arrested in Lafayette a ew months ago after he had brek n into a Fowler drug store and taken some morphine. Because of his apparent IO the gTitV-C.. ■ .ti'C V.'clS net : prosecuted.

t Would be pleased to do * ydur I Carpenter Work x Large and small jobs J given the best attention. : Edward Smith ♦ Phone 464

REMINGTON CHURCH HANDSOME

I —lfc. Said to Be the Finest Church BuildI ing in Northern Indiana. ! Monticello, May 14. —Thornton Perrigo, who had the contract fpr plastering the new M. E. church edifice at Remington, had. completed his work when he came home Saturday, and had the assurance of the supervising architect that the job was splendidly done. Mr. Perrigo says the Remington church when completed will be the finest church building in northern Indiana and that it would be a credit to any of the larger cities of the country. There were 3,400 square yards of plastering, put on with a rough sand finish and will be frescoed. There *are 114 windows in the building, Mr. Perrigo says, besides the other openings. The church was built almost entirely by Monticello mechanical labor. Hodshire & Young had the contract and did the brick work and Roth Bros, the mill work. The church is to be finished in oak.

NOTICE OF CULVERT LETTING No. 3041 Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, June 5, 1917, the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, will receive sealed proposals for the construction of culvert with concrete headers or retaining walls at the head of the Hodge ditch under the highway north and south near the center of section 35, township 33 north, range 6 west, in Wheatfield township, Jasper county, Indiana. Said culvert to be built according to plans and specifications on file in the auditor’s office. All bids to be on file by 2 o’clock of said date and to be accompanied by bond and affidavit, according to law. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Commissioners, of Jasper county, Indiana. JOSEPH P. HAMMOND, Auditor Jasper County, Indiana.

(fesiffed [Under this head notices win b* published for 1-cent-a-word for the firsl Insertion, 1-2-cent-per-word for each additional insertion. To save book-keepin* cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twenty-flvs cents, but short notices coming within the above rate, wiU be published two or more times —as the case may be —for 26 cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.!

FOR SALE A good carriage. Enquire of H. L. SWARTZELL. Phone 947-1. ml 9 Some young fox hounds, six weeks old. —L. A. MECKLENBURG. Phone 109. ts Tomato, cabbage, pepper and celery plants.—C. W. RHOADES. Phone 148, ts Chevrolet “490,” good as new. Bargain.—M. I. ADAMS & SON. ts My residence property on McKinley avenue. Will sell at a bargain. —L. STRONG, ’phone 173. m2l Billion Dollar Grass Seed—sl.so per bushel.- —MARK HOYES. Phone 951-1, R. F. D. No. 1. m 26 Setting Eggs—White Wyandotte, 50c and 75c per setting.—MßS. JOHN KOHLER. Phone 938-C. ts Four Shorthorn bull calves, ranging in age from 11 to 13 months. — W. H. WORTLEY, Rensselaer, R-4. Phone 949-H. Overland 5-passenger auto. Good condition. Payments to suit purchaser. Phone 45.- —E. M. LARUE. - ! ts Good Recleaned Timothy Seed, $3 per bushel, at RENSSELAER GARAGE. ; S ts One team 3-year-old mules, broke, weight 1900; 1 bay horse, 5 years old, wt, 1100; 1 brown mare, TO years old, wt. 1050. JOSEPH TRULLEY, • Rensselaer, Indiana, R-4. Phone 94 5-B.‘ ml 2

i Five-passenger Automobile in good I running condition, electric horn, Presto-lite lights, top, good tires, two practically new; extra inner I tubes, jack, etc. A,bargain if sold 'soon. Will demonstrate.— F. E. BABCOCK. Remington Typewriter, No. 7, with tabulating attachment. Ma!chine in splendid condition and looks and is practically as good as new; cost $l2O, will sell at a bargain.—THE DEMOCRAT. . One of the Best Located Residence properties in Rensselaer. 75x3.00 feet, ’ corner lot fronting or v. <> improved streets; good two-story house, with cistern, drilled well barn, and other out-buildings etc. Ground alone is worth -price asked for entire nr.onertv ,Terms desired. For further particulars call O’- address £5. pare- THE DE MOC RA. < 1 D. Paper ensilage cutter, 2 sets knives, 30 ft. pipe; 1 Johnston binder, 8 ft., tongue truck, new canvases; sprocket wheel for engine; 1 Salley corn planter, fertilizer attachments, 8.0 rods wire; 1 school wagon, handy for huckster. These articles ’ are nearly new, in first-class condition; guarantee satisfaction. 1 horse, 3 years old, wt. 1300; 1 horse, 8 years old, wt. 1300, gentle driver; 1 brood mare, 12 years old, wt. 1600; 1 brood mare, 12 years old, wt. 1300. Will sell on time or take young stock.- — JOSEPH KOSTA, Fair Oaks, Ind.. R-l. Phone Mt. Ayr 92-D. m 24

WANTED 50 More Girls and Women Wanted —A. Roth Co. contemplate installing -•'4o more power machine* in their Rensselaer factory. If yon desire employment send your application at once.—A. ROTH CO., Rensselaer, Ind. ml& FOR RENT 5-room house with garden, in Fair Oaks.—LEWIS SMITH, Newland, Indiana. m!2 80-Acre Improved Farm, 2 miles southeast of Wheatfield.—HAßVEY DAVISSON. . A Dandy Suite of Office Rooms over The Democrat office.—F. E. BABCOCK.tf Good 7-room house with bath, city water, electric lights, cellar, garden, etc.; 4 blocks from. court house. Small family preferred.—J. W. MAUCK, phone 478-White. ts The Five-Room Flat over The Democrat office, city water, bath, electric lights, etc. To small family only.—F. E. BABCOCK. Phone 315 or 311. We have room for about 250 head of stock for the season on the J, J. Lkwler pastures near Fair Oaks, plenty of grass and water. Cattle, all ages, including cows and heifers, $1 per month; horses, $1.50 per month for season. Call or see superintendent, JAMES E. WALTER. Phone 337. ts

FOUND Ladies’ fur collar; left at Democrat office. Owner may have same by identifying property and paying for this advertisement. MISCELLANEOUS Notice to Breeders —My stud books are in the hands ■of Gus Grant, and all bills due me can be paid, to him or to the Trust & Savings bank.—W. H. BARKLEY. ml 8 Butter Wrappers—Vegetable parchment butter wrappers in any quantity desired, either plain or printed, at The Democrat Office, ts Storage—l have two rooms for storage of light household or other goods in .The Democrat building. Terms reasonable. —F. E. BABCOCK. Phone 315 or 311. Typewriter Ribbons —The Democrat carries in stock in its fancy stationery department the famous Nedieh make of ribbons for nearly all the standard makes of typewriters. Price 65c each. Will be sent by mail prepaid to any address on receipt of price. ts

FINANCIAL Money to Loan—s per cent farm loans.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. ts Mutual Insurance —Fire and Lightning. Also state cyclone. Inquire Of M. I. ADAMS. Phone 533-L. ts Farm Loans—l can procure you a. five-year loan on your farm at 5 per cent. Can loan as high as 50 per cent of the value of any good farm. No delay in getting the money after title is approved.—CHAS. J. DEAN & SON. ts Farm Loans—Money to loan ota farm property in any sums up to SIO,OOO.—E, P. HONAN. I tint IL Without Delay, I* pl |j|P Without Commission, Uul llluL wlthout Charges for W ’.Making or Recording Instruments. W. H. PARKINSON. CERTIFICATE OF ENROLLMENT Sound PURE BRED Stallion No. IT (Standard Bred) (Laws of Indiana, 1913, Chapter 28) ■ The pedigree of the Stallion BEN LEVEY. No. 38717 American, owned by Orson Peck, P. O. Mt. Ayr, Indiana, county Newton, described as follows: Color and marks— Black, white left hind foot; breed, standard bred; foaled in the year 1901, has been examined in the office of the secretary of the Indiana Stallion Enrollment Board, and it is hereby certified that the said stallion is of PURE BREEDING and is registered in a pedigree register association, society or company recognized as Standard in accordance with section 4 of’ the Indiana Stallion Enrollment law. The above named stallion has been examined by Dr, J. N.j, McPhail, a. duly qualified licensed veterinarian, and is. certified, by. affidavit to be free from the transmissible unsoundnesses specified as such in the ‘ Indiana Stallion Enrollment law. C- M, McCONNELL. Pres. C II ANTHONY, V.-Pres. (Seal) t . Not good unless countersigned by IT. E. McCartney, secretary. . Renewed ,in 1917 within the timq spec’find in secti-qn 8 of the Indiana Stallion Enrolliheiit law. Void after January't. 1.918. ’ STAND FOR 1017 PEN LEVEY will stand for season of 1917 as follows: Thursdays, at Mt. Ayr; Fridays at Hemphill’s Stallion- barn, Rensselaer. : Terms—sls to insure colt to stand and suck: $12.50. to- insure mar.ev.to be in fqal. .Moving from county or disposing of mare, service’ fee becomes due and payable at once. Care- will be taken to prevent accidents, but will not be. response ible should any occur. Mt. Ayr, Ind. ORSON PECK.

FRESH FISH . . • I Fresh fish received almost every day—pike, perch, cat, trout, etc. Delivered to any part of the city free. Phone 647. —CHARLES LEAVEL. . t* Subscribe for The Democrat