Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1917 — Page 6

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■ ■ ’ - < I THE UNIVERSAL CAR Important Announcement In former years the Ford Motor Company has announced prices on August Ist. This year, however, there is . No Change in Prices at Present If the price of the car ordered is increased before the delivery of same, the purchaser may at his or her option? 1 pay such increase or have deposit returned and the order canceled. Chassis - $325.00 Coupelet - $505.00 Roadster = 345.00 Town Car - 595 00 Touring Car 360.00 Sedan - = 645.00 One=Tori Truck Chassis $600.00 , All f. o. b. Detroit We Are Accepting Orders for Delivery in Regular Turn. W. I. Hoover West Side F nrf l ft front Rensselaer Public Square

FEED LEGUME HAY TO COWS

Keep all your good dairy cows. The country needs them and they can be kept at a profit, says the United States department of Agriculture. The present high price of grain has encouraged practical feeders to look for -cheaper feeds. They

Indiana State Fair Indianapolis, Sept. 3-7 Five Days and Nights of Great Features Night Horse Show Automobile Show to be revived in al] its splendor on greater scale than ever, showwith lavish special features. ing the new models for 1918. I —IN THE NATION’S DEFENSE Huge conservation exhibits and demonstrations, with eminent speakers on food preservation, staged by U. S. Government, Indiana Council of Defense and Fair Management RUTH LAW Thaviu’s Russian Band VT7 Ij< . . | . And Company of Singer* Worlds greatest long-distance n j t . .J? . . . Day and evening programs ot and military aviatnx in sen- patriotic and other popular sational flights. programs. i ' Indiana Fish and Game Exhibits. Big Display of Tractors. Special Outdoor Features and Hamess Races. Greatest Year of Indiana’s Greatest Fair ENTRIES CLOSE IN ALL DEPARTMENTS AUG. 21 * C. F. KENNEDY, Secretary. L. B. CLORE, President

have found that legume hay and corn silage can be substituted in part for expensive concentrates. . In cooperation with the extension department of Purdue university the United States Department of Agriculture last year made an investigation of the cost of produc-

TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

ing milk in sixteen dairy herds in Porter county, Indiana. In that study it was found that when other conditions were the same the dairymen who fed the largest quantity of clover, alfalfa, and other legume hays used 38 per cent less grain without lessening the production of their cows. That is. the dairymen who fed legume hay obtained as much milk from 62 pounds of grain as the others obtained from 100 pounds of grain. Such a saving is certainly worth while. Patriotism demands increased production; the high cost of living demands economical production ; both those demands are met when all our good cows are kept, and when their milk flow is maintained at low cost.

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Homer Dresbach of Chalmers purchased the Baughman farm south of Monon, which was recently sold at auction. The tract contained 160 acres and was well improved. It sold for SB3. per acre, making the total purchase price $13,280. It was sold by Lee G. Baughman, administrator of the estate of Henry Baughman, deceased. In Benton county- the draft examining board granted fifteen exemptions on claims filed on account of dependents, and refused twentybight. - Among the latter is John R. McCullough, former publisher of the Remington Press and who for the past few years has been connected with the Benton Review staff. Sixty-six of the 196 men called to fill Benton county’s quota of ninety-eight made no claims for exemption, and these with the twenty-eight refused exemption, made ninety-four of the necessary number secured on the first call. The vanishing Kankakee river is bringing death to thousands of carp and other fish, according to late reports from the river country, says the Valparaiso Vidette. A Valparaiso man who came from below Kouts saw many carp struggling in low water and mud like

so many hogs and slowly coming to their death. Some of the fish will weight twenty The river is gradually receding. It is actually being swallowed up by the big Marble ditch. Although men authorized by the state are taking fish out as fast as possible they can nowhere near savo all itclaimed. In some places the stench of dead fish is now sickening.

LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. R. P. Benjamin and W. H. Parkison were among the Lafayette visitors,. Wednesday. ' ' Thomas Walters ' is driving a new Willys-Knight touring car, purchased from the Dr. J. Hanssbn agency. Miss Louise Cutler of Jackson- 1 - ville, Florida, is here for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Emerson Coen, and family. Rev. and Mrs. Vaughn Woodworth, Mrs. Walter Porter and Mrs. Rice Porter drove to Lafayette Monday to call on friends. Miss Margaret Wood, who htd been a guest for some time at the I. N. Hempbill home, left Wednesday for her home at ML Vernon, Ohio. John E. Alter of Union township j went to Forest, Indiana, Tuesday to see his brother Isaac. Mr. Alter ( will also attend a Methodist conference at Frankfort before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Needham and two children and J. A. Needham of Fort Wayne "came Tuesday evening to visit at the homes of R. B. Harris and H. E. and W. H. Parkison. . ■ - . Mr. and Mrs. Don Beam, Mrs. M. E. Drake. Mrs. C. Earl Duvall and sister, Miss Adelaide Lee, of Rockville, Sam Fendig and Gaylord Long were among those going to Chicago Tuesday. I Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Spitler and Mrs. Erret Graham went to Indianapolis Wednesday, the latter to meet Mr. Graham, who had just returned ‘ from the engineers' training camp at Leavenworth, Kansas. Guy -Daniels of Washington. D. C., came Wednesday for a two weeks’ visit with his mother, Mrs. William Daniels, and other relatives. Mr. Daniels is disbursing officer in the navy department at Washington. Mrs. Clara Coen has returned to her home here after an extended stay with her daughter and husband, Mr; and Mrs. Faye Clarke, near, Medaryville. Mrs., Coen has almost completely recovered from her recent illness and is looking and feeling good. The mafriage of Anna Marie Middelkamp of Kniman and Mr. John L. Rohde, postmaster at Hammond, took place Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at the parsonage of the St. John's church, northeast of Parr. The ceremony was performed by the pastor, Rev. H. F. Krohn. They were attended by Misses Elizabeth Rohde and Etha Middlekamp of Hammond.

Oats thrashing is in full swing and reports from different parts of the county say the yield on jobs thrashed has been better than fifty bushels an acre. Some fields have run up as high as seventy-five bush-; els and we have heard of none that went under the fifty-bushel mark, which means that there wHi be a bumper yield the coiinty over. I With the present price, oats will ■ be a paying crop this year.—-Ben-! ton Review. Erret Graham and Devere Yeo-j man, who went to the officers’ | training camp at Indianapolis a! few months ago, and who were; later transferred to the engineers' camp at Leavenworth, Kansas, have; received their commissions, the; former as a captain and the latter, as second lieutenant. It is probable they will be given a brief furlough* before being assigned to duty. The! pay of a captain is $2,400 a yearj and of a second lieutenant $1,700.1 _ I Mrs. Delbert Beckman and her mother, Mrs. J. F. Kurtz, of La-1 fayette came Wednesday for a few! days’ visit with the former's husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Beckman, Delbert is stationed at Denver, Colorado, at Camp Baldwin and is quartermaster of the machine gun corps. Mr. apd Mrs. J. C. Beckman’s other son, James W„ is stationed at Camp Van Courtlandt, New York, and is camp color sergeant, clerk of the regiment and director of athletics. - »

REPORT LARGEST SPUD CROP

Nearly Half Billion Bushels Is Year's; Estimated Y’ield. Washington, D. C., August .15.The largest potato crop ever produced in this country is the promise of the monthly crop report just issued.—Leon -M. Estabrook, —chief of the bureau of crop estimates of the United States department of stated this morning that the average production for the previous five years (1911-1915'» was 363,000,000 bushels, which represents a fair crop. This year the indications are that there will be a .crop of 467,000,000 bushels, which is 100,000,000 above the average. This is equal to one bushel extra for every man, woman and child in the country. In order to avoid waste, officials of the department of agriculture suggest two ways of taking care of this large increase: First, all housewives are urged to use potatoes as far as possible as a substitute for breadstuffs. Second, to preserve the potatoes for winter use by home storage. These measures, it is stated, will not only use the potatoes to advantage, but will save wheat.

A new vacuum cleaner is driven from power derived from the water spigot.

Farms for Sale! No. 1. 35 acres —All black land, good drainage, joins station, school, church, pike, has 6-room house; $75, 5500 down. No. 2. 160 acres- —Large house and barn; SBS. Will take sthaller farm or property as first payment No. 3. 120 acres—Pasture and timber . land, no buildings; $45. Take property, western land or vacant lots as first payment. No. 4. 200 acres —Tiled, good buildings; S9O. Will accept property or smaller farm. No. 5. 75 acres—Tiled, good land, good . buildings, only four miles out; $135. No. 15 6 acres- —Good land, improved, on pike, Union township; sllO. Take any kind of clean trade. No. 7. 40 acres- —$45. Take stock, lots or property or on terms of S3OO down. No. 8. 31 acres—All clay and gravel subsoil, on ditch, pike and near station and school; $75, SBO 0 down. No. 9. 160 acres —Good buildings. tiled and well fenced; $lO5. Take trade.

LAKE COUNTY FAIR CROWN POINT, IHDIRNI A GALA WEEK DAY AND NIGHT Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday August 21 to 24 EVERY DAY EVERY NIGHT Northern Indiana's One Big Outdoor Entertainment THE HOME A FAIR COMING FOR WEEK EVERYBODY Acres of Amusements Including the Famous W. H. Rice Carnival Company—so large that it travels in its own special train of 25 cars with ten big worthy shows of merit, Riding Devices and every conceivable new and novel entertainment that will take three full days to see and enjoy their magnificence. The Rice Shows are the most famously equipped amusement attraction traveling this season and are the Feature Attraction at the Indiana State Fair this season. Their Night Shows will be a Feature. A MIGHTY SHOW IN ITSELF" AUGMENTED WITH THE REGULAR FAIR PROGRAM WITH NO ADVANCE IN ' PRICES. Four Fast Speed Contests Six Big Free Acts Twice Daily. Daily—-Afternoon and Even. See Prof. Merritt Loop the . n<> . Loop Twice Daily From His Giant BaUoon. ’ Two Big Concert Bands. And a Hundred and One More Features that will Make Every Day and Night Twice greater Than Ever Before. DISPLAY OF BLUE RIBBON STOCK, FANCY POULTRY, ART WORK, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT'S IN COMPETITION FOR PRIZES. Come early and stay to the Big Night Events —so many that you will be bewildered. Mark that week on your calendar now or you might miss the one big show of the year. Acres of shady parking space for automobiles. Every convenience provided in the beautiful forty-acre park. Fill your cars and come along—the management will do the rest. Remember No Advance in Prices

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No. 11. 400 acres—sßs. Black land, drained, 300 acres cultivated; $5,000 down. Take some trade. No. 12. 100 acres—Near two stations, mostly cultivated, 7-room house; $55. SI,OOO down. Might accept property. No. 13. 40 acres—All cultivated, 7-room house, fruit and outbuildings; $55. No. 17. 80 acres—New house and barn, near school and pike, good land; $75, $1,500 down. No. 18. 240 acres—All black land in cultivation except ten acres timber, good drainage, 6-room house, large barn, near station and pike; SBS. No. 19. 120 acres—Three miles of this city, fair buildings, good outlet, lots of tile; $135. No. 20. 100 acres—Mostly black land, near large ditch, pike and has good 5-room house, outbuildings and orchard; $75, $1,500 down. No. 22. 100 acres—On pike, six miles out, well tiled, fair buildings; sllO. Take trade as first payment No. 23. 200 acres —Three miles out. All good land, well tiled, orchard and a lot of good buildNo. 24. 131 acres —100 black land, good buildings, near station; $65. Easy terms. Take some trade. No. 25. Lots of onion land, as good as the best, at low prices Id small lots. No. 26. 75 acres—On pike, six miles out. all cultivated, splendid buildings; sl3 5. Terms, No. 27. 120 acres —110 acres black land in cultivation, on pike, R. F. D., telephone, near school and good town, good buildings and fruit; SBS. Terms. No. 28. 238 acres —All tillable except 30 acres timber, lots of good buildings, a good home; $75. Terms. Owner will take good trade. No. 29. 100 acres—9o black land in wheat, corn and oats, fair buildings, good drainage; $75. No. 30. 80 acres—Fair buildings, half black land in cultivation, remainder pasture and light timber; $75. Has loan of $3,300 due 5 years. Owner will trade equity for property. No. 31. 78 acres—Gillam town, ship, all good clay loam subsoil, good buildings, orchard; $95; No. 33. 5 acres—lnside corporation this city, improved street, tiled and in alfalfa. $1,400. No. 34. 80 acres —This is one of the best farms, well improved, well tiled, lies nice and in sight of court house; $lB5. 145 acres in southern Indiana, fair buildings, 800 bearing fruit trees; $2,500. Trade for land or property here. 115 acres—Washington county, buildings, fruit, 30 acres bottom; $2,500. Trade for property or land. GEORGE F. MEYERS, Rensselaer, Indiana.