Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1917 — Page 4

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GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU

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REMINGTON R. R. TIME TABLE Mo. 318 I East bound 7:38 a.m. Mo. 331 | West bound 9:01a.m. Wo. 340 i East bound 5:09 p.m. Mo. 319 | West bound 5:33 p.m.

Miss Nettie Price of Rensselaer was a guest" of Miss Orpha Timmons Wednesday. Harold Bartee went to Monticello Monday to join his company there. Harold is now Corporal Bartee. Mrs. Whitehead is very seriously sick this. week. Several of her children from out of town are at her bedside. Mrs. Ed Sutherland and sons went to Detroit, Michigan Friday to spend a month with her brother,, Peter Parks and family. Miss Gertrude Bespe returned Saturday evening from Indianapolis. She has been there several weeks attending the Teachers’ college. Dr. Gerald D. Strong, wife and baby who have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hartley in Rensselaer were -guests of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Spencer Tuesday. Charles Gray and family took an extended trip through Ohio last week. They returned Saturday, accompanied by Miss'-Hazel Johnston of Columbus, who will spend a few days with them in Remington. Mr. and Mrs. Cy Rice and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hamilton of Delphi spent Sunday in Remington the guests of their mother, Mrs. Meehan. Mrs. Hamilton remained for a time with friends here and at Goodland. Mr. and Mrs. John Leader and daughter Miss Odra and Mrs. Kennedy of Chicago, accompanied, by Mr. Jasper Barnett of St. Joe, Missouri, were guests on Monday evening of William Barnett anil family. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Curtis. Mrs. Olmstead and Miss Burroughs of Dayton, Ohio were Remington callers Wednesday. Mrs. Curtis and Mrs. Olmstead were formerly residents of Remington and were at that time Misses Mary and Anna Draper? Frank Timmons who has been in the Lafayette hospital for several weeks following an operation, is recovering nicely now. His operation was more serious than it was first expected to be and he has had a tough time of it, but is now thought to be out of danger. Mrs. Guv Padgitt of Bucklin. Kansas, who has been visiting friends for the past two weeks went to Rensselaer Wednesday and from there will go to Chicago, ■vnere she will visit her stepbrother, Will Middlesworth and thenee home with a stop-over at Dekalb, Illinois. The many friends of Mrs. Horace Hoover of Lafayette will regret to learn that she had to go to a hospital again. She was operated upon Thursday last for appendicitis and other troubles. At last reports she was doing nicely. During her stay in the hospital her little son Lowell will visit his aunt, Mrs. Howard Brooks of south of town. Dr. Charles B. Younger and wife and their three children of Chicago, with Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Broaddus of Lacon. Illinois motored to Remington Sunday to spend the day with W. E. Johnston. _ The doctor and W. E. were “kids ’ together, starting to school the same day in the fall of 1880, and they enjoyed the day as only old chums can.

BROOK (Brook Reporter) George Denham and Will Park spent Saturday in Remington. Miss Kathryne Everett of Terre Haute is the guest of Mr. and .Mrs. Arthur Lyons. Otto Chasteen and' family and John Simonin and family spent Sunday with relatives in Valparaiso. Mrs. Ray Hershman and the children left on Tuesday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Daly of Detroit. Mrs. M. J. Thornton- and little son went to Decatur, Illinois on Wednesday for a visit with the former's sister. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bell and daughter 'Wilma of Fort Wayne are guests at the Sickafoose home this week. Mr. Bell is a brother of Mrs. Sickafoose. Frank Rich of Goodland and his son Roy of Indianapolis were guests at. the home of J. D. Rich on Sunday He reports the threshing of one field of oats that averaged 60 bushels per acre. Frank Weishaar jr. and wife are here visiting the narents of both parties. Frank will leave shortly for Gillett, 'Wyoming, to prove up on his claims while his wife will remain for a visit with relatives and friends. The barlev on the George Davis farm was threshed this week and the average vield was 44 bashe’s per acre. The present price is about $1.50 'per bushel, making a return of $66 per acre. Not bad for these hard times. William Wooley and George Staton went to Chicago on Wednesday where the latter” will undergo an operation for appendicitis. He has been troubled for some years with his appendix and is going to have it removed. The Sheldon Journal of July 25. 1894, taken from the box that was deposited in the corner stone of the Presbvterian church gave the, following prices of produce: Corn, 39c- oats, 26c; hogs, $4.25; tfens,

sc; butter, 15c; eggs, 10c; potatoes, 50c bushel. A comparison with the present prices will be interesting. WOLCOTT (Wolcott Enterprise) Henry Waymire went to Rensselaer Wednesday to visit his children. Miss Edna Buck of Remington spent Sunday with Mr. and Mr.>. P. V. Dobbins. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Keller at their 'home north of Wolcott Sunday August 5, twins, a son and daughter. Mrs. George Shaull went to Rensselater Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Charles V. May, who has been confined to her home with rheumatism for several weeks. Bert Spangler, who resides northeast of Wolcott, has been ill the past few days theratened with typhoid fever. Thursday morning accompaied by his physician he was taken to the hospital at Lafayette for treatment. Mrs. Ella O’Neil of Columbus, Miss., who is visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. Weitrick and her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn, and other relatives'TTrrr; went to Greencastle Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. Davis. Guy Moore, who has been employed by a dredging company at Babcock, Wisconsin, the past season, returned home Wednesday morning. The company in whose employ Mr. Moore has been run out of steel cable and being unable to secure more cable at this time were compelled to cease operations for the rest of the season. Chas. ' Herbst of Hammond, brother of Mrs. A. H. Dunn, came Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Dunn. Sunday they enjoyed a picnic dinner -at Remington, relatives from Rensselaer and Remington joining the party. Monday morning Mr. Herbst accompanied by his daughters, Ethel arid Grace, who have been spending the past two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Dunn, returned home.

FRANCESVILLE (Francesville Tribune) Ernest Leeson, and family of Leilpsic, Ohio, are the guests at the home of W. B. Leeson. Miss Ruth Haring of Chicago is spending her vacation with Nir. and Mrs. Samuel Haring. Mrs. Hamilton Bertha of Lafayette spent the week-end’ with Miss Effie Wentz, west of town. Will Lehman drove through from Hygiene, Colorado in his Hupmobile roadster arriving here Sunday. He made the trip in four days. Frank Webb of Nauvoo threshed 200 bushels of rye from eleven acres which he has sold at $1.85 per bushel. One acre, yielded 31 bushels making the gross income $69.10. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Patty and daughter of Vicksburg, Michigan, motored here Thursday evening for the week-end visit with Mrs. Margaret Hill and daughter. They returned Monday morning. Miss Frances Spencer and Miss McKee of Indianapolis stopped off here a few hours Saturday evening while enroute home from Maeatawa. Michigan, where they had been the guests of Mrs.'U. C. Mallon. John Hudgens, manager of the Crabbs-Reynolds-Taylor elevator at this place, says that the largest check which he ever wrote in payment for a load of corn was last Saturday when John Rusk, west of town, delivered a load that weighed 56 bushels and 10 pounds for which he received $122.39. The price paid was $2.18 per bushel. John Saltwell, junior, delivered a load the •■ante day which brought $1 06.07. Fred Doll died at the hospital here Sunday shortly after the noon hour. A few days before he had undergone an operation for acute appendicitis, his condition was much improved for a time but his advanced age of 79 years was too much to overcome and the end came rather suddenly. Mr. Doll was born in Germany in 1 838 and had been a resident of this county for more than 45 years, having lived in Behver since coming to this country. He was a very good citizen.

GOODLAND (Goodland Herald) A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ramond Sage Thursday morning. Irene and Edward Lawler of Chicago are the guests of Jerry and James Cullnan. Mrs. Steve Hamblin of Momence, Illinois, visited this week with her brother, Lewis Spaulding and family. Goodland defeated Foresman Sunday at Spinney’s park by the score of 9 to 3. This resembles an echo of *95. Goodland was well represented at "Rensselaer Wednesday night, there being about two hundred of our people there. Mrs. W. E. Mitten invited in a number of her husband’s friends Tuesday evening in honor of his 60th birthday. A fine spread featured. A. J. Bullis and family and Elmer Monesmith and family autoed to Owens, Wisconsin, last Saturday for a visit with the many former Goodland people located near there. James L. Medlock left Saturday evening for i Fort Wayne to join Battery B. This company was sent to Fort Benjamin Harrison at Indianapolis Sunday for training. Charles Volks came down from Chicago Wednesday. He reported seeing two bad accidents. On his train the fireman, a Mr. Hewing, of Danville, Illinois, fell from the cab hear St. John and was killed. 1 The northbound passenger train hit an auto north of Conrad and killed three people. i

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FOUR CORNERS s San Pierre lost the game played at Kouts Sunday by a score of 4 to. 3. The boys are playing in tough luck. .. A heavy rain north Of Wheatfield Monday put the thrashing over for the day—-just what the corn needed. The corn in this part of the county' is in meed of rain and warm weather to push it tc maturity. - We hear that the tenants on the Powers land will look for other fields to till the coming season on account of a raise in rent. Over by the Louis Miller farm the leaves on the trees are withered. On making inquiry as to the cause I was told *hai Bro. Bowie was hung up on the hill with :HFord a few hours one of those hot dayv last week. The wheat on the George Luse farm- in Kankakee township tested 6 01,2 pounds and at the price sold returned a cool payment On the land of $56 per acre. George and Jeffries are thinking of subscribing for all of the next issue of liberty bonds. Simon Fendig received a telegram Monday rfiorning stating that Mrs. E. W. Allen, who was on her way home from a visit to Washington, D. C„ with Mrs. Simon Fendig to see the latter's son Allen, had met with a serious accident and was in the hospital at Union City. Pennsylvania. No particulars given. The Jensen family celebrated Mrs. E. Jensen's sixtieth birthday at Dunn's bridge Sunday and at the same time and place gave a family reception to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Darner, who have returned from Florida to make this their future home. The entire Jensen familv was present with the exception of Jens and family, who live in Illinois. Earl and wife drove through from Florida in their Ford and were three weeks on the roadenjoying a much deserved outingThey gave up their home in Florida on account of climatic conditions which did hot agree with Mrs. Darner's health.

LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

Elwood, Neb., Aug. Ift- 1917. F. E. Babcock,' Rensselaer, Ind. Thinking it might be of interest to readers of The Democrat to know how conditions are and appear to a Jasperite in the portions of the territory through which we passed on our trip to the western states, I will try and give you a brief account up to this time. , We left Rensselaer Tuesday morning. August 7, on the o’clock train, and reached Chicago in time to take the 10:<’5 train out via the Burlington route, enroute for Denver. Colorado, but stooped off at Holdrege. Nebraska, and took a side trip to Elwood, where we arrived at 'lO a. m. the morning of the Sth*, all feeling fine. It was raining when we left Rensselaer and continued until we got to Chicago, but on leaving there the rain had ceased, and front these to Aurora. Illinois, it was very dry and the crops were very poor, being late and needing moisture. At this point we ran into a heavy rainstorm, through which we traveled for nearly • miles.

From Aurora on to perhaps within ten or fifteen miles of Burlington I never saw as fine a crop of oats and as good •prospects for cn’-n as there i® throughout this entire section. Some of the oats were not cut yet and in some instances they were pretty badly Indeed, hut thev were anparentlv getting them cut in good shape. We saw no wheat through this part of the country. The corn wamuch of it in tassel: was making an even growth and has every appearance of giving an immense yield. We noticed very little live stock through this country-—a few milk cows and horse= for farming, purposes comprising the most of >t. At Burlington we crossed the Mississippi river at 2 m. saw for the first time the ’Father of Waters.” and to ns i' was ’ grand sight as bv this time rhe clouds had drifted away and the sun was shining brightly. M’o were n°w in lowa and somewhat disappointed as to what wsaw of the city of Burlington as we merely touched the portion of it bordering on the river. As wc left the city we” noticed 'there had been no rain west of the river and nl] vegetation was suffering from drought. , Oats were vcrv podr and we saw no wheat. The corn •' backward and can never make much, wh’lo the pastures are drterf un and the prospect is everything but ■ flattering for the farmers of th’" section. There was more’ cattle through here than we saw in Illinois, '"’t not much other stock. W« think this is possibly one of the poorer narts of the state as the count—. i c very broken and manv of the hills covered with a scrubby growth of t’mber. These were the general conditions as they appeared up to when night came ’nd we saw no -more of lowa. We cro==ed the Missouri rive r at Omaha. Nebraska at 12 o’clock midnight, and tra- ' versed eastern Nebraska during th® remainder of the night and arrived at Holdrege 6:20 a. m.. where we got our first view of Nebraska , soil. We are hardlv in a position to pass our oninipn nn this country, as it is being affected at this time bv a severe drought and !T they do not yet rain soon they will have verv little corn. Oats are short and are being thrashed, as also i= wheat, the yields of both being light and farmers are holding their

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grain, being bulls on the market. We are visiting with our uncle, Stephen Yeoman, who left Indiana in 1871 and has resided in the West since that year. Yesterday we motored over to the Platte river and crossed it at a point where it is a mile wide and the bridge over which we crossed was a cement one about one-quarter mile long. The rest of the distance was a heavy grade. We enjoyed the trip as the view of the river was fine and we could see the town of Lexington, which was about two miles distant and which is connected with Indian history. - ’ This morning we viewed a number of Nebraska’s noted canyons, amone them being the Devils Gap and the Little Devil’s Gap. They are an imposing sight to a Hoosier. I may be able to show you some views of them later. Now. one thing more. I have not seen a stone or gravel road since I left Indiana outside the streets of the towns and cities. Here I quit. Yours till next time, R. J. YEOMAN. p S. —Our next stop will be at Denver. Colorado, next week.

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 Ideal Account Files, $1.50 each.— The Democrat’s fancy stationery department. Expenditures and. Tax- Levies for the Year 1918 The trustee of Gillam township, Jasper* county, proposes for the yearly expenditures and tax levies by the advisory board, at its annual meeting, to be held at the office on the 4th day of September, 1917,, commencing at 2 o’clock Pm.. the following estimates and amounts for said year: Township . expenditures $1,200, and township tax 15 cents on the hundred dollars. Local tuition expenditures sl,-

500, and tax 20 cents on the hundred dollars. Special school tax expenditures $3,20-0, and tax 40 cents on the hundred dollars. Road tax expenditures SBOO, and tax 10 cents on the hundred dollars. Total expenditures $6,‘500 and total tax 8 5 cents., on the hundred dollars. Total valuation of taxables of the township $8 00,000. Amount of credit on account of m'ortgage exemption $30,000. Net taxable property of township $770,000. JAMES W. STEVENS, August (>. 1917. Trustee.

Notice of Filing and Docketing Drainage Petition. State of Indiana,) County of Jasper)SS: In the Jasper circuit court to September term,' 1917. IN THE MATTER OF THE PETIT-lON OF -JOHN KEEFE, ET AL., FOR THE CHANGE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NISSIUS DITCH. No. 143. To George E, May, Parmelia Hillard. Elizabeth Hauk. Jacob Winzeler. Charles W. Beaver. Isaac J. Clark, Hannah M. Clark, Ebon P. Sturgess. John* Makeever, Robert <H. Morrow. Jesse Davis. George W. Caster, Charles E. Clark. Emma Digman Emmet' L Hollingsworth. Leo Lord. Nathaniel Scott. William Scott. H. C. Southard. Albert A. Blair, William M. Miles, H A. Walters Joseph M. Nofziger, Sol Guth, Clarence Risser. Charles F. Mansfield, Mary McCashen, John P. Walters. Flora J. Poole. Alfred Boudreau.i Josephine Boudreau. Augustus D. Babcock. John H. Vphdfft William, K. Armitage. David H. Flynn. Martha Flynn, Frank Sommer, Peter Scheid. James E. Parks, George- L. Parks, Homer James, Delia James, John Wagner, Mary Charles. John F. Zimmer. Jesse A. Tune. Thomas A. Crockett. John H. Kinney, William C. Kinney. Louisa J. Griswold. James Hemphill. James A. May, Altia * Stuart, Howard Stuart, Milroy Civil Township, by George W. Foulks. trustee. Jordan Civil Township, by John Kolhoff, trustee. Princeton Civil Township; you and each of you are hereby notified that the petitioners in the above entitled cause have filed their petition in the office of the clerk of the Jasper circuit court, praying for the change, repair and Im provement of the Nissius ditch, cause No. 99 of the Jasper circuit court, upor and along the following described route, to-wit: ? Commencing at a point' in the line

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of the Nissius ditch about 100 rods east; and 30 feet north of the .southwest, corner of section 26, township 28 north, range 6 west, in Jasper county, Indiana, and running thence northerly and northwesterly to a point about 40 rods 'west of the northeast corner of section 27; thence northeasterly to near the center of section 23; thence northerly to near the Center of section 14; thence northeasterly to near the northasf corner of said section 14; thence northerly about 200 rods; thence westerly about 160 rods to a point about 40 rods north of the center of section 11; thence southwesterly about 100 rods; thence northwesterly about 120 rods to the Howe ditch at a point' near the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 10, all of said described . line being in township 28 north, range 6 west, and being along and over the line of the Nissius ditch as heretofore constructed and now, existing. Also, tile—branch No. 1 of the Nissius ditch, beginning 32 feet south of the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 27. township 28, . range 6 in Jasper county, Indiana: thence east 2,700 feet; , thence north 61 degrees east 1.660 feet to the main Nissius. ditch at station 307 plus 59 thereof. ■ • You are further notified that you are named in said. petition as being th*, owner -of lands or easements which will be affected by the proposed Change, repair and improvement of said drain, and that your lands are described in said petition. You are further notified that said petition is now pending and will come up for "hearing and docket-ing-in the Jasper circuit cqurt on Friday. the 14th day of September.. 1917, the same being the sth day of the September term. 1917. of said court. JOHN KEEFE, Et Al. Petitioners. Attest: (Seal) JESSE NICHOLS, Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court. als-23' NOTICE OF DITCH SALE State of Indiana,) County of JasperjSS: In the Matter of the Construction of the Henry C. Dekoek Ditch. Cause No. 3054. v . ' > Notice is hereby given that on Saturday, the Ist day of September. 1917. at the office of the county surveyor in the court house in Rensse’aer, Jasper countv, Indiana, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. tn.. the undersigned will offer for sale at public outcry to the lowest and best bidder therefor, the contract for the construction of. the Henry C.. Dekoek. et al., ditch, cause No. 3054 of the commissioners' court, according tothe plats, profiles and specifications thereof, as the same are- on file in the office of the auditor of Jasper county, Indiana. ■ _ , , . j Each bidder will be required to deposit a certified check or a bond in the sum of SIOO, as a guarantee that if awarded the work he will enter into contract and give bond for the construction of the work as the law requires. The. commissioner reserves the right t’O reject anyfwnd all bifis. B v EDGAR D. NESBITT. Commissioner of Construction*