Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1917 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1917

The WEEK'S DOINGS

WANTED—FresIi eggs; will pay 30 cents a dozen.—C. E. PRIOR. James Clifton and Arthur Ropp were down from Fair Oaks Monday on business. Mrs. Ernest Ramey went to Remote Saturday to visit relatives for a few days. Dr. Clayton and wife of Fowlei visited his sister, Mrs. Firman Thompson, and family Sunday. * We have in stock all sizes of automobile tires at reduced prices. —RENSSELAER OVERLAND CO. H. W. Kiplinger came down from Gary Friday evening to spend Saturday and Sunday with his family. Mrs. Ophelia Potts of Rensselaer, ■widow of the late Larkin Potts, has been granted a pension of sl2 per month. After July 15, 1917, all unpaid horse bills will be put in the hands of an attorney for collection.—W. H. BARKLEY. 3-21 Mrs. Del Gilson expects to leave the first of the month for an extended visit with her daughter in Portland, Oregon. Gaptain Guthrie of Monticeller came over Monday afternoon to look after his real estate interests in Barkley township. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Tuteur and son returned to Chicago Friday evening after a visit here with Mrs. Anna Tuteur and family. See Charles Pefley for trees, both ornamental and fruit, for fall delivery; every tree guaranteed to grow or replaced free of charge, ts C. A. and H. B. Tuteur left Sunday in the latter’s roadster for Madison, Ind., where they will visit friends of the feminine gender for about a week. J Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rose were Indianapolis visitors Saturday. The' former has filed an application for admission to the second officers’ training camp. I thank you in advance for a share of your gasoline and oil trade. Gas 22 cents, and you will help the Red Cross, too. —RAYMOND McKAY, Prop. The State Bank of Rensselaer, Indiana, has received interim certificates for Liberty bonds. Those who have paid in full can procure these certificates at this bank. — Advt. Mrs. J. H. O’Neil of Indianapolis is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Parcells, while Mr. O'Neil is engaged in the government’s investigation of the coal situation.

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. —Advt. ts

Homer Jordan came down from Chicago Saturday to visit his mother, Mrs. S. L. Jordan, of Barkley township. Homer has enlisted in the wireless department of the engineering corps and expects to be called for service the latter part of next week. Among the Lafayette visitors Saturday, "some” of whom went down to take in the Ringling circus. were O. K, Rainier, John Gangloff, “Frenchy” Deschand, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jacks, Charles Phegley, Mrs. Nettie Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook, Joseph Galey, Mrs. James H. Chapman, Mrs. John Eger,"' Mrs. J. J. Montgomery, Miss Mabel Nowels, Willard Zea, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Frye and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Phegley and son Lester and Roy Benson. One of the heaviest rains we have had in Rensselaer for some time came Monday afternoon and continued for quite a little time It was still cloudy and threatened rain yesterday. Some fields of wheat and oats have been knocked down quite badly by the last few rains and winds accompanying them. The oats are of such a rank growth this year that it does not take very , much to break them down. Corn is also very tender and ’ the stalks are so brittle that they are easily broken. ,

George o. Bales of Goodland was in Rensselaer on business Saturday.

The PAIGE car la sold by the Auto Sales p 6. at Remington. Why not bnjr BnC now? ts

Charles Rhoades, Jr., was down from Chicago Saturday and spent Sunday visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs, Philip Blue returned Monday from a visit with their son Roy and family at WheatfießL Miss Fame Haas went to Gary Saturday to spend a. week at the home of her lister, Mrs. B. G. Oglesby. If you are in the market for an automobile see the Overland before you buy.—RENSSELAER OVERLAND CO. Mrs. Frances Roe of Chicago, who had been here visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hardman, returned home Saturday. ; ■*» ■'.■■■■' . Mrs. Isaac Wells and children, who had been visiting relatives here, returned to their home at Attica Saturday. Miss Madge Robinson accompanied them for a brief visit there. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Pincsak returned to their hicago yesterday afternoon after a short visit with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Putts, of southwest of town. —-v James H. Chapman, accompanied by B. F. Fendig, Fred and Watson Fendig and John I. Gwin, went to Kokomo Monday to get Mr. Chapman’s auto, which has been undergoing repairs there.

If your auto is not working properly, call on C. A. Roberts and feed it some “Gas Peps.’* They are a wonderful tonic for healthy machines and work like a dose of physic on a “sick’’ one. ts 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.—Advt. ts There will b£ a cafeteria lunch and ice cream social given by the Young Ladies’ sodality of St. Augustine’s parish at the home of Joseph Nagel, Sr., Sunday afternoon and evening. July 22. Everybody invited. —Advt. 321

I will issue Red Cross membership cards, give you a receipt, give you a button, and sell you Red Cross gasoline. I am strong for the Red Cross; help take care of our boys on the field, at McKay’s Laundry.—RAYMOND R. McKAY, Prop. Rev. Ildephonse Rapp of St. Joseph college is acting pastor of St. Anne’s church, Lafayette, in the absence of the regular pastor, Rev. M. J. Byrne, who has been spending a vacation at Peach Orchard. Michigan, and who is reported to be seriously ill. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph O’Riley and Mr., and Mrs. Vera Robinson started on a pleasure drive to Monticello Sunday afternoon, but when they reached Reynolds a severe rain storm was encountered and they abandoned their objective and returned home by way of Remington and Goodland, where the rain had been much less.

Word was received here a few days ago of the death of Clarence White, a former resident of Walker township, who formerly resided on the Springer ranch southeast of Kniman. He died near Guthrie Okla., where the family had resided for some time. We were unable to learn any particulars except that he leaves a wife and several children. Bruce White started excavation Saturday for a new five-room frame bungalow, with bath, furnace heat, etc,, on the lot recently purchased of B. S. Fendig on Cullen street, just south of Harry Kresler’s residence. It is to be 26x3S feet, and will have a basement 16x26 feet. Mr. White expects to have the house completed and ready to move into before October 1, at which time he is to give possession of the place he now occupies and which he recently sold to John I. Gwfn.. It is understood that Mr. Gwin expects to rebuild the old White house but he will not do so this year.

TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Willis Lutz made' a business trip to Delphi Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hazen of Goodland were visitors in the city Saturday. Miss Maude Spijler was at Lafayette Saturday and Sunday visiting relatives and taking in the circus. Mr. and Mrs, A. Harmon of Pontiac, Illinois, came Saturday for a visit with their son, L. A. Harmon, and family. Hr. and Mrs. John Hempliill' were down from Chicago over 'Bunday visiting his father, I. N. Hemphill, and family. If you are in the market for a real pleasure car let us demonstrate the famous Willys-Knight. —RENSSELAER OVERLAND CO. Mr. and Mrs. George M. Dunn of St. Louis are here visiting Mrs. Dunn’s father, Granville .Moody, of Barkley township, and other relatives. Charles Harris of Mt. Ayr re turned from Indianapolis Saturday, having been there to make application for admission to the officers’ training camp. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lynn and Mrs. C. A. Jacobson of Attica spent Sunday here with the former’s daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. W. fL Parkinson.

The territory north and east of Rensselaer experienced another heavy 'rain Sunday evening. In Barkley township the rain- was said to be the heaviest of the season. Miss Mary Eberle, who -had been visiting her uncle, Joseph r Nagel, and family for the past two weeks, went to Lafayette Saturday to spend a few days with relatives. there. I have opened a gasoline and oil station at McKay’s Laundry for the benefit of myself and the Red Cross, and you can do two good acts at once.—RAYMOND R. MeKAY, Prop.

Eyes examined and glasses ground by optometrist of years of practical experience in one of the best equipped exclusive optical parlors in the states —DR. A. G. CATT, Rensselaer, Ind. Over Long’s drug store. ts

Paul Worland and William Eisela left Sunday evening for Omaha; Nebraska, and Denver, Colorado. They have nothing definite in view but will look for w r ork and remain there if something satisfactory is found. John Frey, a former resident of Carpenter township, but now of Fairbury, Illinois, was in Rensselaer with a party of friends Monday] They had been visiting at Remington and were enroute to Winamac and Francesville.

Do you get up at night? Sanol is surely the best for all kidney or bladder troubles. Sanol gives re* lief in 24 hours from all backache and bladder troubles. Sanol Is. a guaranteed remedy. 35c and $1 a bottle at the drug store.—Adv. ts

A few fields of rye were cut last week and the rest will probably Le cut this week. Only an occasional field of wheat is yet ripe enough to cut and the indications are that the wheat and oats harvest in this vicinity is going to come right together. Sergeant Allison of Nevada, Mo., who has been working here as a plasterer for Hiram Day for the past two months, left yesterday for his home. He will stop at Oakland, 111., to visit a daughter residing there, Mrs. Amy Bittner, whom he has not seen for some fourteen years. Some few weeks ago the Rens-, selaer barbers entered into an agreement to increase the price of hair cutting from 25 cents to 35 cents. Following this action Charlie Jacks, who had been employed heretofore by Free Wood, opened a shop in the Makeever Hotel building and made a price of 25 cents for hair cutting. The saving of 10 cents probable appealed to humerous former customers of the other shop's and one day last week another meeting was called and the proposition of returning to the old price was discussed. The majority, how'ever, was in favor of “sitting tight,’’ and ■mo definite 'action was taken, but one of them has since deserted the combine and returned to the old standard.

CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years t ■. - £

Advertised letters: Tom Meyers, Chester MMler, Wm. Grove. Frank McAdams and L. A. Harmon were Chicago visitors Monday. Jay E. Makeever of neat- Mt. Ayr made a business trip to Lafayette .Monday. Miss Lillian Freund of Chicago is visiting with the family of L. A. Hannon. : ' Miss Ruby Briney went to Covington Monday to spend a few days with her sister. Mrs. Joseph Putts spent the week-end at Earl Park with her daughter, Mrs. Russel Hatton. Mrs. Lucy Fritz and son Ralph of Durand, Illinois, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nowels. Mrs. Hattie Murphy, of Earl Park, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Walter, Sr., returned home Monday. Yesterday’s Rensselaer markets: Corn, $1.70; oats, 6‘sc. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 75c; oats, 35c; wheat, 80c; rye, 75c. Lowell Carey of Westfield, Indiana, is spending a couple of weeks herewith her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kessinger, of Jordan township. Leo Mecklenburg went to Lacross Monday where he has considerable electric wiring to do. The town has no electric plant hut current will bo supplied from Laporte. 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. ts D. W. Potter and family of Brazil are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Clift, and were accompanied here by Miss Mildred Clift, who h-ad been visiting- at Terre Haute and Brazil. Harry Eger is the latest one of the.Egers to be taken down with typhoid fever and has been confined to his home for the past few days. - He is reported to be getting along very well at this writing.

We are now in a position to give you prompt and efficient service or. the Overland. Mike Ivuboski is in charge of the service station and there is nothing too difficult for us to handIe.—RENSSELAER OVERLAND CO. George Davidson and son George of Springfield, Illinois, were here over Sunday visiting the former’s sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Williams. The young man is a m&mber of the officers’ training camp at Fort Sheridan. O. K. Rainier left yesterday morning in his Cadillac car for Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for an over Sunday visit with his new grandson and to bring back his wife, who has been with her daughter, Mrs. Barnes, for the past few weeks. Mrs. G. M. Myers received a letter Monday from her son, Harlan Best, who is now stationed at Ft. Wadsworth, Long Island, New York, stating that they expected to go to Havana, Georgia, fqs> about two weeks, after which they would sail for France. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Terwilliger and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Luster of near Crawfordsville spent Sunday here with Mrs. Kate R. Watson and other friends. They were accompanied home by Miss Ella Ritchey, who will visit them for a few days. Mr. and Ivirs. . Waler Loos and little daughter Maxine of Coshocton, Ohio, accompanied by Mr.- and Mrs. Virgil Loos of Tipton, Indiana, came via auto Sunday and visited until Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Snedeker. Virgil Loos is a brother of Mrs. Snedeker and Walter is a nephew. Mr. "and Mrs. Kenneth Groom of Goodland and John Groom, who Is a member of the Sixteenth Medical corps at Fort Benjamin Harrison, were here Sunday visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Groom, north of town. Jesse Nichols drove over to Goodland and brought Kenneth and wife over in diis car, taking them back again in the evening. ■ . ' . ———■ 1 ir 1 ■ '} The Democrat is in. receipt of two" booklets from St. Joseph college giving a’ complete outline of the studies and atciyities at the college, and also presenting a number of views of both exterior and interior of the buildings. The next term will open on September 11 for new students and September 1? for former students, and the booklets are issued for the enlightenment of both parents and pupils.

Mrs. Laura Fate and Miss Rose Remmek spent Sunday at Crown Point with the former’s son, C. "P. Fato, and fadwly. Another heavy rain, accompanied' by severe lightning, came at 1:30 p. m. yesterday. It is probable that - nearly three inches of water fell in Monday’s and yesterday’s rains. W Mrs. Mattie Grant and daughter. Mrs. Joseph O’Connor, came "down from Hammond Saturday to visit Van Grant and family. Mrs. O’Connor returned home Sunday evening, Mrs. Grant remaining for a longer stay. Mrs. 0. Ramey was called to Lafayette < Monday night by the death of her brother’s wife, Mrs. Ellison Comlra, whose funeral will he held there at 10 a. m. today, Ernest, Ross, Vivian and Theodore Rainey expect to go down th’e funeral today. John Hopkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hopkins, was bitten by a dog belonging to Louis Muster as he was calling,, at the Muster home Saturday. lie was taken home and the wounds attended to at once. lie is getting along nicely and it is not thought that any sertous results will follow. Mr. and Mrs. Or on Parker and Mr. and Mrs, Orla Clouse returned home Sunday evening from thei'week’s automobile journey to Niagara Falls and other points. Mr, and Mrs. Charles Simpson and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Payne were expected home from their trip to Niagara Falls last night. Vern Davisson and Sain. Duvall left yesterday morning for New York and on Saturday will sail from that port for France, where they will both take an active part in the European war as ambulance drivers. Before leaving here Mr. Davisson disposed of his interest in the College Inn to Ills partner, William Waymire.

Charles Harvey, who lias been carrying the mail between the postoffice and depot for some time, recently tendered his resignation, feeling that the compensation was not Sufficient. When new bids for the work were asked for Mr. Harvey filed such at a higher figure, but was underbid by James Swaim, who asked $530 per annum. The department announced that S4BO a year was the maximum that could be paid for the work, which is more than Mr, Harvey nas been receiving. Mr. Swaim <vas offered the work at this figure and accepted it, and will probably take over the job in a few ddys. Those from Rensselaer attending the Red Cross meeting at Lafayette Monday were: Mrs. William Rowles, Mrs. Stella Ketchum, Mrs. Kate Watson, Mrs. B. F. Fendig, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Myers, Misses DeFries, Catherine Watson, Ida Milliken and Helen and Hazel Lamson. The meeting was addressed by Mrs. Belmont Tiffany of New York, who is making a tour of the state in the interests of the work, and who organized the first Red Cross organization in the state -of New York. Her address was very interesting and instructive. Jasper county had more representatives at the meeting than any other outside county in the district. .

A SERIES OF AUTO ACCIDENTS

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their car to the east and it run down' east on the street at the north side of the Parks residence, struck a tree, broke off “the two front wheels of the car and threw it over on the side, the occupants all being thrown violently out onto the ground but not injurying any of them 'seriously. They had not shut off the engine nor closed the throttle, and the rear wheels continued to spin as the car lay no its side. The car was headed right toward a hammock in which Ray Parks’ two small children were lying and had it not been for striking the tree it would have run into the hammock and possibly have killed both the children. Except for bending the front axle and breaking the wheels, the car was practically uninjured and, after securing money from Mr. Irwin and having new wheels put on and some other little repairs made at the Rensselaer garage, at an expense of about sl4, they drove the car back home. \

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 135 or 568.—F. A. BICKNELL, .Rensselaer, Indiana. ts , 1 ._ i i ■' Subscribe for The Democrat.

On Saturday, July 21 Sarah Bernhardt will appear on the screen at the Star Theatre In an InternationapDrama of Vital Importance to All America ia “The Mothers of France” - In order that all may have an opportunity to see this subject the STAR will give a Saturday matinee from 2 to G o'clock to enable the people from the farms to see Sarah Bernhardt, at the regular prices at tho STAR THEATRE On Next Saturday, July 21

ASK AN INCREASE IX RATES

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plies, 6,5.91 Per cent; taxes, 48.41 per cent; equipment, 51.14 per cent; general operating, 45.56 per, cent. 5. That, for some months, utilities have suffered financial losses; that ’ such losses will result in the curtailment of present service, inability to finance necessary extensions and additions, and in insolvency of many utilities if temporary relief is "not given immediately. The petitioning utility companies ask that “as a temporary expedient'* authority be granted to add to each bill rendered “a surcharge sufficient to return to it the difference between the prevailing excessive prices and the normal prices upon which the existing schedules are based,** and the surcharge necessary is estimated at 30 per cent. The petitioners assert that such surcharge, as is prayed for, is not designed tq increase net profits. The petitioners allege that the demands of the government for material and products will result ia requiring extensions, improvements and additions to existing plants and more intensive operation, and that the credit of such public utilities should be maintained to finance these demands. The petitioners allege that in England such steps were taken after the beginning of the War and, that the surcharge has been increased to 50 per cent. The following towns and cities are directly affected by the petition: Princeton, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Ft. Fulton, Clarksville. Ohio Falls, Howard Park, Atlanta, "Bunker Bill, Carmel, Chesterfield. Daleville, Fortville, Galveston, Hobbs, Home Place, Kennard, LaFontaine, Lawrence. McCordsville, Mohawk, Montpelier, Mt. Comfort, Mt. Summit, Oaklandon, Orestes, Parker ;CJty, Pendleton, Selma, Sharpeville, Shirley, Springport, Summitville, Walton, Wilkinson, Windfall, Yorktown, Valparaiso, Albany, Mooresvilie. Martinsville, Sheridan, Corydon, Bedford, Boswell, Crown Point, Brook, Earl Park. Fowler, Franklin, Goodland, Greenwood, Kentland, Lowell, Monticello, Morocco, Newcastle, Lebanon, Remington, Salem. Seymour, Shelbyville, Wolcott, Plymouth, Culver, Knox, North Judson, Ober* Hamlet and Walkerton. . •'*4

MUTUAL CYCLONE INSURANCE The Indiana Mutual Cyclone Insurance company offers the people of Jasper county as good cyclone insurance as can be had. After the worst storm period ever experienced in Indiana the company had a net balance of $8,588.68 on July 10, the balance on January 1 being $6,1 35.99. Every adjusted loss and every expense bill has been paid, 509 losses since January 1 amounting to $ 11,92 4.76, and expenses, in that time of $3,781.62. Our rates have ' always been about half what stock company rates are. On July 10 there were 12.551 policies in force for sl7-886,358, a net gain for the year of $6,373,106. In 1917 we have written 4,066 policies for $6,452,394, the net gain since January 1 being $5,645,555, In the month of June, 1917,, policies were written for $2,103,610, being a net gain for the month of $1,938,578. Mutual insurance is increasing all the time, and rightly so. If you are Interested in insurance and desire further information, apply to MAPIOX I, ADAMS, Agent " j 22 Subscribe for The Wemocrat. ’ Would be pleased to do your Lawn Mower Sharpening. I have Installed the latest improved power-driven Lawn Mower ’ Grinder, at bicycle shop, east side of public square, in Milner** tire shop.—JAMES C. CLARK, phone 218. : L J HI

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