Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1917 — Page 4

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WORLD’S EVENTS IN SHORT FORM

Ibest of the news boiled DOWN TO LIMIT. {ARRANGED FOR BUSY PEOPLE Uotes Covering Most Important Happenings of the World Compiled In Briefest and Most Succinct Form for Quick Consumption. •{7. S.—Teutonic War News Four Americans were among those post on the British steamer Belgian iPrince, which was sunk July 31 by a (German submarine. The submarine [submerged while the men were on the [deck. The Americans who lost their (lives were William Crissy, James Shew, [Detroit. Mich.; Thomas Gilmore,' Men (rick, Mass.; Ben Cain, negro. * » •

The first one-third of the quota of |678,000 men drafted for army sendee 'tinder the selection bill will be called to colors September 1 and sent to draining camps between September 1 tend 5, according to announcement made feat Washington by Provost General [Crowder to governors of all states. • • • A report that “ a U-boat had been Righted near the transatlantic lanes foff New York caused the war departttnent authorities to close the gate in fethe net protecting the harbor mouth. .. s . • • • More than 75,000 troops, comprising the final increment of .National Guards>men, were mobilized on Sunday. Some National Guard regiments will be sent to the southern training camps before August 15, but most of them will remain at home until September 1 or later. ♦ • •

The shipping board at Washington ilias telegraphed orders to .24 of the country’s largest shipyards requisitioning all ships of 2,500 dead weight tonnage or more now building. Management of the yards will be in the hands of the present owners, but under. government direction. ♦ * * " The war tax bill finally revised to meet latest estimates was favorably reported by the senate finance committee at Washington. It proposes to raise $2,006,970,000 by taxation. * • • Domestic Apache Indians in the Sierra Anchas mountains, 50 miles northwest of Globe, Ariz., are on the warpath, and two asbestos mines are completely tied up. * » • Dr. Floyd Bates, first lieutenant of the Second infantry, Missouri National Guard, was killed when lightning struck his tent at the military post at Fort Riley, Kan. His home was at Adrian, Mo. • ♦ ♦ American citizen soldiers may vote at the fall elections if their respective states establish voting machinery at the camps, says a statement issued by provost Marshal Crowder at Washington. ♦ » »

Thomas D. Jones. Chicago business man and capitalist, was appointed a member of the exports administrative hoard at Washington, succeeding Edward N. Hurley, who became chairman of the shipping board. * • * The indicated corn yield this year, according to the August government crop report, is 3,191.000.000 bushels—a larger crop than was ever raised in a single year before. The winter wheat yield Is estimated at 41.7,000.000 bushels. The promise for the whole nation Is 653,000,000. The oats crop is a rec-prd-breaker. It is estimated at 1,456.000,000. The indicated yield of white potatoes is 167,000.000 bushels, compared with 285.000.000 last year. * ♦ ♦ Heads of union labor called out 1,000 men employed at Brooklyn navy yard. Last week the men employed on construction work at the Miiieola a\iatlon grounds were called out. • • • Every text-book used in Cleveland’s schools will’be read personally by Dr. F. E. Spaulding, superintendent-elect, who is determined to -weed out any stray bits of German propaganda that may have crept into the texts. ■ * * •

Resistance of the army draft, if attempted when the army seeks to apprehend deserters, “will constantly encounter troops of the federal government.* This laconic message was flashed over the country by Provost Marshal General Crowder at Washington as a warning to persons who are seeking to Interfere with the creation of the selective army. The trail of Elmer Hague, wanted in connection with the murder of Mrs. Cora Miller, a wealthy West Salem (Wis.) widow, whose body was found buried in the cellar of a house he rented from her, led into the harvest, fields of North Dakota and Montana. * * * The man hunt for draft resisters in three counties of southern Oklahoma is nearing a close. Officers believed they had placed more than half of the Working Class union membership—estimated at between 500 and 600—in the state penitentiary and county jails.

I Four persons were reported killed, including a woman, and three negroes seriously injure*! when a shell from a Held artillery piece which was being isedln target practice by studept ofScere of the. Fort McPherson (Ga.) officers’ training camp missed its mark • ind exploded. l - « • • TOver 200 slackers, handcuffed in j three corrals in the federal building at ’ Chicago, while awaiting arraignment, • secured little sympathy from United States commissioners. The cases were 3i.-i-sed of at the rate of about five lailnutes to a case. Charles Magowan, president of the Trinity Federation of Labor, was arrested by United States .agents. - He was addressing u meeting of striking ‘ R* ■ k Island railroad shopmen in East Moirne. Hl. Oliver Griffin, an alleged L W. W. agitator, also was taken into ! custody.

| Five hundred soldiers of southern Illinois are on guard duty tn Spring- ‘ field. HL, following incipient riots in various parts of the city in connection i with the street car strike. Adjr. Gen. Frank S. Dickson assumed personal , command of the Ninth infantry, and j mobs in all parts of the city were dispersed. The riots followed the shooting of Policeman Noah Bell. * * * The Illinois state council of national defense at Chicago recommended to Governor Lowden that the state of Illinois seize the coal mines in the commonwealth and operate them during the war. It further called the councils of defense of the states of Indiana. Michigan, Wisconsin, lowa, Ohio and other states to meet in Chicago August 16. to consider the feasibility of joint action by all coal-producing states to reduce the price of Coal. Provision to protect harvesting from shortage of hands due to the mobilization of the national army has been made by the government at Washington in regulations now going out to district • xeinpiion boards. Men needed in the fields to complete harvesting will be permitted to remain at work until the need for. them passes, when they will join rite colors.

• • * Washington The American steamship Navajo has t>een burned at sea. according to adrices reaching the navy department at Washington. The entire crew .and naval arme! guard were rescued and have been landed at an unnamed port. Oversubscription of the $300,000,000 issue of short-term treasury certificates of indebtedness. Secretary McAdoo announced at Washington, was $61,525,000. more than 20 per cent. The senatf at Washington confirmed the nomination of Bainbridge Colby of New York to be a member of ffie government shipping board. • » » It was announced at . jVashlngton that the treasury’s offer of $300,000,000 in certificates of indebtedness maturing November 15. first financing under the projected second offering of Liberty bonds, was largely oversubscribed when subscriptions closed.

• • • European War News French troops broke into the lines of the German crown prince on the Champagne front at three places, inflicting losses on the Germans and bringing buck prisoners, it was announced officially by the war department at Paris. '/ ■ • ■ * • » Official announcement was made at the admiralty at London that Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, second sea lord, had been replaced by Vice Admiral Sir Roselyn Weinyss. Alan Garrett Anderson, hitherto vice chairman of the wheat commission, succeeds Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, the new first lord of the admiralty, as controller of naval construction. • » • Russian troops operating east of Czernowitz, Bukowina, attacked the AustneGerman forces and captured a wood near Balari. together with more than 50 prisoners and three machine guns, it is announced at Petrograd. Foreign

Lawyers of Brussels have unanimously elected Adolphe Max, the heroic burgomaster of Brussels, imprisoned by Germans, president.of the Bar association, according to news received at Havre. . Acting President Fong Kwo-Chang of China approved the unanimous decision reached at a special meeting of the Chinese cabinet .at Peking to declare war on Germany and AustriaHungary. • • • According to Norwegian advices to London 53 Norwegian vessels of an aggregate of 58.000 tons were sunk during July. Eighteen lives were lost as a result of the sinkings in this period. • • • Demanding an increase of 30 per cent in wages. 10,000 workmen employed at the Mitsubishi shipbuilding yards at Nagasaki. Japan, went out on strike. The men claim they should share in the nation’s prosperity. There was a slight increase in the loss of British merchant vessels by submarines or mines during the last week, according,to the official summary issued at London. Twenty-one British vessels of more than. 1.600 tons and two vessels of less than - 1,600 tons were sunk last west-

FRENCH MAKE GAINS

ADVANCE ON LINE NORTHWEST OF BIXSCHOOTE. Berlin Says Artillery Duel in Flanders Has Agajn Increased to Greatest Intensity. London, Aug. 10. —Another gain of ground by French troops on the Flanders front, northwest of Bixschoote, is reported in the official statement on ti.- Fra neo-Belgian front operations. The Britjsh statement reads:,,;. •'French troops have again made pr<>gres> northwest of Bixschoote. .; “A party of the enemy which endeavored to approach our line north of Roetix, was driven off with loss by our fire.” Continuous rains and fogs have made the lust week one of little activity on the western fr«>ut. said Maj. Gen. Frederick B. Maurice, chief director of military operations at the war office. Berlin. Aug. 10. —The artillery duel in Flanders has again increased to the greatest intensity, reports the German general staff’. The bombardment had been ’ especially heavy’ On the Belgian coast and from Bixschoote to Hoilebeke. Paris, Aug. -lO—ln the region of the ridge of Chevregny and the Pantheon there was artillery activity, says the Official report given out by the French war office. North of Vaux-les Palameix on the Aisne front a French detachment cleared a Teuton trench, inflicting losses on the Germans, and returned to their own lines unhurt. Great masses of smoke clouds hang over the German lines as the French and the enemy exchange blows along various sections of the front,

THREE SHOT IN STRIKE CLASH

Sympathizers at Lima, 0., Dispersed by Police After Street Battle— Kansas City Cars Tied Up. Lima, 0., Aug. 10.—Rioting broke out in the street car strike here. Three men were shot in a clash between strike sympathizers ami armed guards on the. city ears of the Ohio Electric Railway company. Two street cars' were burned during the battle. Police dispersed a crowd of 5.000 persons gathered in the vicinity of the interurban depot. Mayor Simpson ordered ’all saloons closed. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 10. — tieup of tlte street cars of the Kansas City Railways company, effective since four o’clock Wednesday afternoon, continues. No* a car has moved in more than twenty-four hours, and company officials announce<l__po action had been taken to restore service.

Removes Ban on Catholics.

Petrograd, Aug. 10.—The government has abolished all existing restrictions affecting Catholic uniate churches within Russia’s jurisdiction.

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Aug. 9. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est. ing, 5ept2.27% 2.27% 2.21 2.22 Corn-Dec1,17%-18 1.18% 1.16% 1.16% May 1.14%-% 1.15% 1-13% 1.13% Oats— • / ■ Sept. .59%-% .60% .59% .59%-% D6c. 59%-% -59% .58% .58% May 62% .62% .61% .61% FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brandsT in wood, $14.70 per bbl. ; hard spring wheat patents, 95 per cent grade, in jute, $13.06; Straight, in export bags, $12.80; first Clears $ll.OO in jute; second clears, $9.00; low grades. $8.0008.50; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in jute, $11.50; standard soft winter wheat patents, $11.25, in jute, fancy hard winter wheat patents, $12.75. in jute; standard hard winter patents, $12.55, in jute- first clears, $10.50011.00 in jute; second'clears, in jute, $9.0009.50; new white rye, $10.00; new dark rye, $9.25: - HAY—Choice timothy, $20.50(021.50; No. 1 timothy, $19.00020.00; No. 2 timothy, $17.50 <018.50; No. 3 red top mixed timothy, $15.50 <016.50; No. 1 new timothy, $16.00017.00; No. 2 new’ timothy. $14.00015.00; No. 3 new timothy $13.00014.66; clover. $13.50014,50; light clover mixed. $16.50017.50; heavy clover mixed $14.50015.50: Kansas and Oklahoma choice’. $21,00*022.00; No. 1, $19.00020.00; No. 2, $16,00'018.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, per lb., 39c■ extra firsts, 38%c; firsts. 3,038 c: seconds.’ 35%036%c; ladles. 34%@35c; process, 37c- packing stock. 32%033%y. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 31%032%c-; ordinary firsts t > 7@29%c; cases returned,; 26%©31%c; checks' 15<022c; dirties. 20026 c; extras, 36 ®37c* storage packed, 33@33%c. ' LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 18c; fowls,, -eneral run, 206; heavy stock, 21%c; roosters 15c; broilers. 22027 c; ducks, 17020 c; geese. 12014 c; springs, 16018 c. POTATOES— Virginia cobblers, per bbl., $5.0005.50; home grown, early 0h105.j1.50 ®1.60 per sack; Minnesota, bulk, $1.a001.60 CATTLE—Good to choice steers, $12,000 14,35-. yearlings, good to choice. $10.50014.00; fair to good steers, $9.00®1~.50; stackers and feeders. $6.0009.75; ,ggnd to choice cows $6 000'10.75; good to choice heifers, SO 00011 00- fair to good cows, $6.7507.75; canhers $5.2506.00; cutters., $6.0007.00; bologna bulls. $6.0007.50; butcher bulls, $8.25 ©1000: heavy calves. $7.5009.50; good to nrime calves, $11.75013.50. P HOGS—Prime light butchers. $15.95016.60; fair to fancy light. $15.75016.50, medium weight butchers, 2000250 lbs., $16.30016. heavy butchers. 2500400 lbs $16.40016.80: choice heavy packing, $15.75016.25; rough heavy packing. $15.35016.10; pigs, fair to good 5 $12.00015.00; stags. $15.00016.80, qnFFP—Good to choice wethers. $9,000 10 4- good to choice ewes. $8.0009:25; yearlings $10.00013.00; breeding yearling ewes, $13.00014.00; western lambs, good to-choice $14.25014.85; native lambs, to cholce, $14.00014-50; feeding lambs, $14.00014.4a.

East Buffalo, N. Y„ Aug. 9. CATTLE—Market slow; prime steerk, $13.06013.50; butcher grades, $6.00012.1)0 CALVES—Market active; cull to choice, $5.00015.75. - SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market, active; choice 'lambs. $14.50014.75; cull to fair, $10.00014.25; yearlingjr, $9.00013.00; sheep, $5.<M07.25. - HOGS—Market ,aetive; Yorkers. sl>.loo 17 25 pigs . mixed, $17.06017.25; heavy, ' $17.0'017,25; roughs, $14.30015.00; Stags,’sl3.oool3.so.

TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

BIT 61 PASSED PHYSICAL TEST

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108 John Lonergan .Disqualified 109 Charles Marchand (x) t’assed 110 George R. Ott (x).... .Disqualified Tll Frank J. Boes ;..... ... .Disqualified 112 Grant Lutes. (x) ...... .. .Disqualified ■lJi’zi Robert E. Osborne (x) Pontiac, 111in0i5......Ex. here and passed x—l-il<<l exemption on account of dependent Wife or wife and children or other dependents. - ' f j Alien religious student. z—Enlisted in I'. S. service since draft was , made. Following is an official list of the-,next 103, men, who have been called for examination next Thursday and Friday.

FOR AUGUST 16, 8 A. M. 113— -Otto A. Schwanke, Barkley 114— Preston Henry, Union 115 — William Bahler, Carpenter 116 — John E. Raycroft, Marion 1 1 7 —-M. 'J. Wagner, Mariofi 118—Raymond F. Derr, Marion .I'l9—-Ross Porter, Marion 120— Guy M. Crpwder, Marion 121— Burley J. Butler, Jordan 122 John Henry Ramp, Marion 123 —Garret . DeFries, Keener 124 Virgil Jones, Carpenter 125- Horace' Louis Charais, Jordan I.26—William Teske, Union 127 — Frank Thomas, Marion 128— Manly E. Stowers, Barkley 1 2'-G —Bruno Kolbe, Barkley 130—William F. Ramey, Marion 13 1 Omar Waymire, Barkley 13 2“ —Charles F. Baker, Marion 133 — George C. Eck, Carpenter 134 Benjamine H. Price, Barkley 135 — Floyd C. Amsler, Marion 136 William R. Shafer, Jordan 37—Clarence J. Stack, Carpenter 138— Frank DeHaan, Keener 139 —rArvie Earl Culp, Gillam 140 — Anthony Moes, Marion 141— Charles' E. Miller, Walker . 142 Bradford Poole, Barkley 143 —Herbert L. Bozell, Union I 4 4 Lesley Miller, Marion 145—L. L. Lowman, Hanging Grove 14 6—Joseph A. Kolhoff, Jordan 1 47—Merril A. Freeland. Newton 14 8-—Earl William Caster, Milroy 149 — Raymond W. Parks, Marion 150— Jos. Graham, Jr., Carpenter 1 51—Delos McClanahan,-. Union 152 Fred 11. Marchand, Milroy 153 Harry Walker, Barkley 154 Charles W. Hancock, Jordan 155 Wallace Miller, Union .lob—Frank Gorham,-. Marion 15 7—-Willie . Alfred Potts, Union 15 B—James C. Brouhard, Barkley 1 59—Edward H. G. J. Eilts, Union 160— Wfillace A. Houck, Kankakee, 161 — Johannes Moolenaar, Keener 162 Ira Williams.on, Hanging Gr'v 163 — Francis G. Braddock, Walker ‘FOR AUGUST 17, 8 A. M. 164 Walter L. Nagel, Marion 165 — James M. Warner, Marion 166 Davis. Kankakee 167 Charles Albert * Casto, Walker 168— —W. F. Wiseman, Wheatfield 169 Rich. C. Hartsock, Carpenter 170 — Joseph AV. Reeve, Marion. 171 — Louis Walstra, Keener 172 Andrew Hotler, Carpenter 173 Lewis O. Claussen, Barkley 174 Janne D. E. Nelson, Walker 17 s—Anton DeGroote, Carpenter 17*6- —George M. Babcock. Marion 177 Lem. L. Hickman, Carpenter 178— Sig B.oezeman, Keener 179 — Hugh’ A. Quinn, Marion ISO—Otto Brackman, Marion 1s 1— Sylvester B Llewellyn, Keener 182—John Delos Harmon, Marion 183 B. C. Bailey, Hanging Grove 184— Roy Louis Sigo, Jordan 185— John Donald Moore, Marion 186 — Grover C. Stembel, Wheatfield 187— —John Israel Reed, Marion 188— Lewis 11. Putts, Marion 18 9—Orie M. Heusler, Carpenter 190— George M. Hoyes, Barkley 191_George Bauer, Marion 192 Michael Krivoniak, Marion 193—John Thore Warne, Marion 19 4,—Walter Roudebush, Union 195 C. A. Armstrong, Kankakee -196 —John Henry May, Carpenter 197 —William Terpsfra, Marion f9B-—Alpha R. McEUresh, Barkley 199 H'arlow H. Peek, Marion 200— Ralph A. Hall, Marion 201 — Albert Hudson, Marion 202.—itussel W. Willetts, Marion 203 — Harry Scott Cook, Jordan 204 H. L. Harshberger, Newton 205. —Lew Robinson. Marion <2O 6—Joseph Duenser, Marion 207 Hugh C. Mize, Kankakee 208 — Henry Bert J vis. Marion 209 — Jacob Sanders Davis, Union 210— Leslie Zellers, Union 211 — James Campbell, Wheatfield 212 — Arthur Turner, Carpenter 213 — Floyd E. Sayers, Marion 214 —Jesse Grimm. Barkley 215 C. W. L Knouff, Marion

ANNUAL REUNION OF CO. A

Will Be Held Saturday, August 11, at Home of T. A. Crockett. The annual reunion of Company A, 87th regiment Indiana Volunteers, the Rensselaer company in the civil war, will be tjeld Saturday afternoon at the home .of Thomas A. Crockett on east Washington street. So far as known there are but thirteen members of the company left, including Colonel E. P. Hammond of Lafayette, James Orcott of Hammond, John Timmons of Otterbein and Morris Jones of Brook. An invitation is extended to veterans of other regiments now residing in Rensselaer and vicinity to meet with the “boys,” to the wifes of soldiers and also other citizens who may desire to meet with them.- - Refreshments of ice cream and cake will be served and a general good time enjoyed by all.

CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to all those who were so considerate in help and sympathy during ■ the illness and death of beloved father, John A. HoeferlinT—THE FAMILY.

Advertise in The Democrat.

| We have a limited amount of I I High Class Dodge I I Ford .«• Tires I | that we are going to sell | I cheap. BUY NOW. I I M. I. ADAMS & SON I J•; ■ , .. ' i- M ... - - Nl

NOTICE The Red Men will give* a reception for its members belonging to Company M on Monday evening, August 13. All members are requested to be present.—COMMITTEE. When you want a real good lead pencil—something better than you can get elsewhere—try the pencils for sale in the fancy stationery department at The Democrat office.

Our CfessiU’uTa [Under this head notices will b* published for 1-cent-a-word for the firsi Insertion, 1-2-cent-per-word for each additional msertion. To save book-keepin* cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twenty-fiv* cents, but short notices coming within the above rate, will be published two oi more times —as the case may be—for 26 cents. Where replies are sent in Th* Democrat’s care, postage will be chargee for forwarding such replies to the adver tiser.)

FOR SALE For Sale- —A snap, 160 acres pasturnland, S2O per acre; located 2i/> miles- from station, in Jasper flinty— HARVEY DAVISSON. ts For Sale —Five acres inside the corporation; improved street, well tiled and in alfalfa; $1,400. Easy terms.—G. F. MEYERS. ts For Sale—At a bargain, good building lot on Webster street, 751 180, in block 42, Weston’s addition, 3 blocks from court house. — M. I. ADAMS & SON. ts For Sale— 96-acre farm, improved with house, barn, new concrete silo, 2. wells; 3 .miles to railroad town, R. F. D. All under cultivation except 15 acres timber for pasture. Will take part cash or trade, terms on remainder.—BOX 93, Fair Oaks, Indiana. R-R 2. a-14 Good Recleaned Timothy Seed, $3 per bushel, at RENSSELAER GARAGE. tl

For Sale —Real bargain, improved 80-acre farm, new 5-room house, new barn,' 3% miles from Wheatfield, Ind.; $35 per acre. Will take live stock first payment, easy terms on ' balance. —HARVEY DAVISSON, phone 246 or 499. ts For Sale Cadillac, self-starter, electric lights, new tires; Chevrolet ‘1490” in A-l shape.—M. I. ADAMS & SON. . all Remington Typewriter, No. 7, with tabulating attachment. Machine in splendid condition and looks and is practically as good a» new; cost $l2O, will sell at a bargain.—THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale —288-acre farm in Mississippi, 2 miles from railroad station. Price $5,000. Will sell “oh easy terms or will trade for town or farm property. This farm is, improved and is a great bargain and this price is only good to October 2. If you are thinking of locating in the South it will pay you to investigate.—HAßVEY DAVISSON, ts For Sale- —Five-col. quarto Vaughn Ideal press, $35; No. 10 Midget furniture cabinet, $3; No. 15 double case stand, will hold 28 full size cases, $3; several news and italic job cases, practically good as new, each 50p; 2 5-col. twin chases, each $2.50; 4 5-col. single chases, each $1; 140 lbs. 9-pt. body type (Barnhart No. 64), cases included, $25; 25 lbs. 6-pt. body type (Barnhart No. 64), used but very little, SB, case included; font each 6,8, 10. 12, 18, 24-pt. Cheltenham Bold Italic, $lO, cases included; font' each 24, 36, 4S-pt, Barnhart Oldstyle, $8 for lot, cases included; font each 12, 18, 24, 36, 48-pL Adstyle, sl2 for lot, cases included; font 30-pt. Clarendon Extra all in good condition and is little worn. —THE DEMOCRAT, Rensselaer, Indiana. ts

WANTED _ Wanted—Good experienced blacksmith. Apply to H. & D, COMPANY, Goodland, Indiana. all FOR RENT For Rent —7-room modern house, two blocks from court house square.—-JOHN A. DUNLAP. alB For Rent—Some unfurnished rooms suitable for light housekeeping, or for school girls. Also one furnished room.—MßS. H. R. PURCUPILE, a!6 For Rent —We still have one large farm for rent.—/AMES E. WALTER, manager J. J. Lawler ranches, Rensselaer, Ind. Phone 337. FQUND Found —jfrn Jackson highway, 4

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miles north of Rensselaer, Tuesday, August 7, a package of merchandise. Call at The Democrat office. LOST Lost—l7-jewel Illinois watch, gold hunting case, with K. of P. fob, somewhere in or near Camp Kurrie. Please return to GEORGE MAUCK, care Company M. MISCELLANEOUS Typewriter Ribbons—The Democrat carries in stock in its fancy stationery department the famous Nedich 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 Storage—l have two rooms for storage of light household or other goods in The , Democrat building. Terms reasonable.—F. E. RABCOCK. Phone 315 or 311. 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 on farm property in any sums up to SIO,OOO. —E. P. HONAN. fl a! lhnl Without Delay> i<rl I Ir Without Commission, I ul I lb Without Charges for r ll Allfl/ [Making or Recording M INi I instraments - IIIUIIL I W. H. PARKTNSOM NOTICE OF LETTING CONTRACT FOR COUNTY FARM SUPPLIES Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, will on Tuesday, September 4. 1917, receive sealed proposals for furnishing groceries, dry goods and meat for the use of county poor asylum. AH bids to be on file by 2 o’clock p. m. of said date and to be accompanied by affidavit as required by 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, all-18 Auditor Jasper County, Indiana. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS OF SALE OF HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, will, at the commissioners’ court room in the court house in the city of Rensselaer. Indiana, on September 4, 19'17. at the hour of 2 o’clock p. m. of said day receive sealed proposals for the construction of a highway improvement known as the G. I. Thomas et al stone road in Carpenter township, Jasper county, Indiana, cause No. 3026. Report, profile, plans and specifications for said improvement are on file in the auditor’s office of said county. Each bid must be accompanied by bond in a sum equal to double the amount of the bid as provided by law. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. (Seal) JOSEPH P. HAMMOND, a 11-18-25 Auditor Jasper County, Ind.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS OF SALE OF HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, will, at the commissioners’ court room in the court house in the city of Rensselaer, Indiana, on September 4, 1917 at the hour of 2 o’clock p m of said day. receive sealed proposals for the construction of a highway improvement known as the Jacob A. May et al stone road in Carpenter township, Jasper county, Indiana, cause No. 3035. . _ Report, profile, plans and specifications for said improvement are on file in the auditor’s office of said county. .Each bid must be accompanied by bond in a sum equal to double the amount of the bid. as provided by law. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. (Seal) JOSEPH P. HAMMOND a Auditor Jasper County, Ind. NOTICE OF RE-ESTIMATE - OF COST OF STONE ROAD IMPROVEMENT Notice is hereby given to voters of Barklev township. Jasper county, Indiana. that the engineers and viewers in cause No. 3009 in commissioners court of Jasper county, Indiana, being a petition for stone road improvement' in Barklev township, Jasper .county. Indiana, by B. AV. Ellsworth and others h- ve filed their re-esimate of the cest of the proposed improvement with the Board of Commissioners of said county, in which they re-esti-mate the cost of the proposed improvement at the sum of SI 1,841.99, instead of the sum of $10,547.63, and that the Board of Commissioners have approved the re-estimate of the cost of the proposed improvement. _ P ■ JOSEPH P. HAMMOND. all-18 Auditor Jasper County, Indiana. NOTICE OF RE-ESTIMATE OF COST OF STONE ROAD IMPROVEMENT Notice is hereby given to voters of Barklev township, Jasper county, Indiana, ‘that the engineer and viewers in cause No. 3011 in commissioners’ court of jasper county, Indiana, being a petition for stone road improvement in Barkley township. Jasper county, Indiana, ’ by John 11. Rusk and others, have filed their, re-estimate of the cost of the proposed improvement, with the Board of Commissioners of said county, in which they re-estimate the cost of the proposed improvement at the sum of ”$9,987.50 instead Of $8,850:10, and that the . Board of Commissioners have approved the re-estimate of the cost of the proposed improvement. P p JOSEPH P. HAMMOND. a 11-18 Auditor Jasper County, Indiana. Ideal Account Files, $1.50 each.— The Democrat’s fancy stationery department.