Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1917 — Page 2

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I JRSPER GOONir DM F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telephones Office 315 Residence 311 Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter June 8, 1908, at the postofflee at Rensselaer. Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. The Only All Home-Print News, pallet in Jasper County.

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STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE

Will Endeavor to Place the State on a War Footing. Indianapolis, Sejrtenrber 25. — Every county in the state will be visited this week by a squad of four representative business and professional' men. who have placed patriotism first |n their daily program for the four days, beginning today. They will check up the activities of county conucils to date, and arrange that omissions be supplied without delay, in order that Indiana, may carry her share of the burden of successfully prosecuting the war - with Germany. ..More than 100 were present as volunteers for ,the work, ready to give their time gratuitously and pav their own expenses, at the state house September 20 when the teams were organized and the schedule of meetings and assignments worked out. ' The team to visit Jasper county will be composed of L. C. Embree of Princeton, Edgar ? Durre of Evansville, Frederick Feick of Garrett , and John S, Buczhowski of South Bend, and the meeting willbe held at the Jasper county court house at 2 o’clock p. pi. dn Friday, September 28. E. P. Honan —ofßensselaer is a member of one of the teams and with Thomas H. Adams of Vincennes, C. A. Bookwaiter of Indianapolis and C. N. Neizer of Fort Wayne will make the cities of Au- ( burn, Angola, Lagrange and AlChambers of commerce secretaries of the state will solicit comfort fund amount to |2 for

CORM For Infants and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always / . Bears the jr\As Signature / of (\ Jp In •ZfJ. Use \J> For Over Thirty Years. CftSTORIA TYE CE«fT».*jF

every soldier that has entered federal service from Indiana. Each county will be asked to contribute prorata. The plan was proposed by John Northway of Columbus, president of the secretaries’ state association and indorsed by the state council of defense, which authorized Mr. Northway and his organization to proceed with the execution of their plan. The United States military authorities also approve the idea and ih? Indiana men in the ranks are thus.'assured of many comforts that might not otherwise be available. Asa J. Smith of Wabash will visit the .high schools of Indiana in cities of 16.0C0 or more population, explaining to instructors and pupils the significance and purpose of the United States Boys’ Working Reserve. Mr. Smith’s employment for this work was on the recommendation of Isaac D. Straus, federal state director. The reserve has the sympathetic support and co-op-eration of the Indiana school authorities who have designed every public school building a place of enrollment. Prof. G. I. Christie of the committee on food production and conservation will employ fifteen agents for a period of eight weeks in an effort to locate and secure Indiana's share of the bushels of seed corn wanted for the 1918 crop by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. Mr. Christie also is promoting the formation of better live stock clubs, in co-opera-tion with the banks of the state, and is meeting with much encouragenient.

Announcement was made at the meeting of the appointment of Prof. W. S; Bittner of Indiana university as. a member of the council's food committee.- succeeding Prof. Frank Stockton, who resigned because of leaving the state. Prof. Bittner is connected with the department of economics in the university faculty. Dairy farmers have appealed to the state -council for assistance in maintaining their herds against the increasing cost of feed and the high prices offered for beef cattle, and the food production and conservation committee will endeavor to work out ab solution of their probjlem. < I Other state councils will be asked !to consider the resolutions adopted by the Indiana Council of Defense, ! exempting dental students from I conscj-iptiop and rendering them i eligible to eommissions in the reserve corps, on motion of Charles Fox. author of the resolution, A committee will endeavor to prevent unfair discrimination between railroad mines and mines supplying the public, in the equitable distribution of coal cars. It was charged that mines supplying railroad demands have cars six days a week, while others get but half that service. Organizations that assisted in the first campaign to enroll women of the state in the Hoover food organization will be maintained in order that they may help in the big drive that begins October 14. Dr. Harry E. Barnard, Hoover representative in Indiana, reports Indiana fifth among

the states in the total of returns, but that the Indiana showing K at that was far from satisfactory. The campaign of education amopg the women, by means of which it is intended to convince them that the economies contemplated are not for their own direct, personal benefit, but in order that there may be accumulated a surplus of foodstuffs for shipment to our allies abroad, will, be continued in an intensive manner. Dr. Barnard says. Approval of the new ' text-book bn voluntary War measures, was given by the Indiana state boa r d of education September 21. The board will publish and distribute 35,000 of the books, the study of which, becomes mandatory in high schools.

PLEASED WITH CAMP TAYLOR

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wanted to eat, and all grasped the opportunity to feed on sandwiches and good, hot coffee. We were then marched to our quarters, our names called off and as each man responded he took his place in line and was issued a straw tick, ■ two blankets and a cot. We then ha*i to go’ to the straw house and fill the ticks, then back to the sleeping quarters, make up our beds, and climb in. I slept quite well, being rather fatigued with the ride. Our meals on the train were good, the government allowing each man 60 cents' worth of grub. We drilled a while this morning and were then taken before a lieutenant and answered a few questions, after which we were allowed to do as we pleased until dinner time, which will soon arrive. Have met Carroll LeathTerman, Othel Caldwell and John Kriz, Jasper county boys, who came here on the sth. The buildings are very good, bright, airy and cheery, with plenty of fresh air and sunlight, furnace heat, electric lights and other conveniences. The officers in charge are fso far) very agreeable and patient, and take plenty of time in explaining the different orders, etc. D. J. BABCOCK. 28th Co,, 7th Battalion. 159th Depot Brigade, Camp Taylor, Ky. Louis AV. Misch. of Wheatfield, whb. with D. J. Babcock, had charge of the men from this county is* going down to the camp'; writes The Democrat his address for forwarding the paper, and says: “I have been with your son nearly all the time so far. We are in the same room; there is only about 200 here and not ’ full yet. We are well pleased with army life.”

A second letter received yesterday morning reads as follows: Camp Taylor, Ky., Sept. 23. Got your letter at noon today and also the paper, and was certainly glad to get both. All of the fellows are eagerly reading the paper. Also got Edith’s’ letter, which was quite interesting. Sunday we have nothing to do except police duty, reveille and retreat, and (after today) expect to get around the camp a little and see some of the fellows. Have met two from Lafayette whom I know well. ,• Devere Yeoman is located about four miles from our barracks, and as yet I haven’t seen him. We took our first medical examination today, were vaccinated and received the first typhoid “shot,” and everyone is nursing a more or less sore arm. Mine gives me but little trouble. I shaved myself today, the first time since reaching the camp. They are very strict here, about one’s personal appearance and demand that one keep cleanly shaven and his shoes polished and take a shower bath every night. This latter is very nice, as both cold and warm water are provided. As far as one can see from here there is nothing but buildings similar to our own barracks, all of which are well filled with young men. A giant searchlight, with a range of five miles each way. assists the thousands of electric arc i lamps in illuminating the camp at - night. As soon (which will posI sibly be this week or early next .week) as we get our uniforms, we ! can go to Louisville on either Saturi day, Sunday or Wednesday after- | noons, as we have nothing to do j but answer roll call at 5:30 ofclock on those days. Today the camp is thronged with I visitors, all of whom must obtain a pass before they are allowed to pass the outer guard. AU of the Rensselaer and Jasper |- county boys are well and seem to be contented. They . take quite a lot of interest in their work, as they are kindly dealt with by the officers. We have all been sorted o'ut according to height, and the tall men form the first squad of the company. This is quite nice as, we are the grst to get to the mess table, count off first, etc. The Y, M. C. t A. is certainly doing good work here. They furnish us paper, and envelopes free, have a piano and Victrola in their -building near us and we can go there whenever we are off duty. Saw a wrestling match and boxing match there. -the—other —evening.-both of which were good, There was also some good singing and dancing,-all of which was put on by members of the camp. • At-present there are about 18,000 to 20,000 m#n here, and after retreat in the evening the place is literally thronged by jolly, well-be-haved groups of men who are out to get a glimpse of the camp or are seeking friends housed in other barracks. The man in charge of the mess shacks is from Lafayette

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

and knows me. The bunch from Lafayette is in the barracks north of ours, and we have mess with them. I expect to see Yeoman tomorrow, if possible. We were told that our rifle range is six miles from the barracks and when we get our guns we will have to hike there and back twice each day for target practice. We get some good, physical exercise each morning for about an hour, are then divided into squads of eight men, placed under an older private and receive drill formations until noqji, with a ten-minute rest each hour. The training is all right and I believe 1 will like it as soon as I get used to it. This camp is one of the quietest, most orderly places I ever saw; is clean, well kept, etc., all men turning out each morning to pick up all match stems, cigaret stubs and litter around their building. Will have to quit now as retreat is being sounded. D. J. B.

THREE DITCH REPORTS FILED

Guild lateral—-benefits at $2,325.53 and cost $1,9’30.30; 19,303 yards at 10c. Vanatta lateral-—benefits at $4,971.48 and cost $3,397.20; 42,465 yards at Sc. Deselms arm to Vanatta lateral —benefits at . $367.50 and cost $349; alFtile. Record lateral —benefits at sll.457.93 and cost $10,071.60; tile and open ditch. Meade Rayburn arm to Record lateral—benefits $1,547.35 and cost $1,302.75; all tile.' Phillips arm to Meade Rayburn arm—-benefits $741 and cost $631.12; all tile. Rufus Rayburn arm to Record lateral —benefits $1,475.60 and cost $912.84; 7,607 yards at 12c. Maddox arm to Rufus Rayburn arm—benefits $943.25 and cost $804.03; all tile. Freshour arm to Maddox arm —benefits at $2 75 and cost $ 1 96.67; all tile. Parker arm to Rufus Rayburn arm—benefits $lB5 and cost $118.4 0; all tile. Iliff slough^—benefits at $7, 480.1 4 and cost at $6,026.30; 60,263 cubic yards at 1 oc. Randle lateral and spur to Randle lateral—benefits $1,991.11 and cost at $1,745.32; all tile. Total estimated cost of entire improvement at $287,572.70 and benefits at $371,944.83. The total cost of making this report was $1,659.20, which was allowed and $587.33. was taxed to the Oliver ditqh. The cost of the report was as follows: C. J. Hobbs, $325.35; E. D. Nesbitt, $147; R. A. Mannon, $89.20; John Biggs. S3B; Gilbert Stembel, $18; Avery Morrow, $6: Henry Darner, $4; Roy Heil. $2; Clifford Hamilton, 84; L. A. Bostwick, $161.10; Charles Halleck, $53.50; Leland Collins, S4O; N. W. Walters, $18; William Speaks, $9; John W, Selmer, drainage commissioner, $267.55; Louis Timm, same, $1 63.60; Mrs. A. Halleck, clerical work, $33.75; Lura Halleck, same, sls: Harry English, $6; George Healey, $2; John W. McCarthy, $9; Floyd Platt, $4.50; Lawrence McLain, $66: Mildred (Halleck Richardson, $53.25; Thomas Lowe. $5; Agnes Platt, , $122.50; Rice Porter, $8.25. The cause is set for trial on November 12 next.

LIBRARY WAR FUND WEEK

The board of the public library is conducting a campaign this week to aid the library war fund. A meeting of committees was held Monday and the district plan adopted. A drive will be made on Thursday, led by the following captains: Precinct No. 1, Mrs. W. I. Spitler and Worth McCarthy; No. 2. Mrs. C. H. Mills and H. W. Jackson; No. 3, Miss Rose Luers and Mrs. G. E. Murray; No. 4, C. R. Dean and Martin Sauser. The war department has asked the American Library association to undertake to furnish library service to„all soldiers and sailors, and the plans contemplate libraries for the fifty-five encampments in this country; for men in transport, in. trains and ships; for training camps, rest billets and the trenches in France; and for hospitals, both here and abroad. Libraries for all

ships in naval service are also proposed. A fund of $1,000,000 is necessary. Indiana’s quota is $125,000. Marion township and Rensselaer are asked to give S2OO. $1 for each twentieth person or 5 per cent, of the population. One dollar will 'buy a book and keep it repaired and in circulation for one year. Every donor will have his name written in a book for each $1 that he gives. In this way the. soldier may see a name from home. It is monotony and not bullets that the soldiers dread, and the tedious homesick days of inactivity that will be made more cheerful by books and magazines. College boys will be able to continue their studies, and technical men can keep up with the developments in their work. The demand is for a high-class of technical, informative and inspirational readin r.

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Authors are foregoing their royalties aiM buying arrangements have been perfected that will make sl< gb as far as $1.50 expended individually.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER

Department of Farm Welfare Conducted by County Agent Learning Early Selection Means Success “I have had to replant but two fields of corn since I began farming,’’ said John Farabee of Carpenter township last week. “I have always practiced picking my seed from the standing fields in September and consider that this has more to do with my good results than any other factor.” Mr. Farabee has a highly developed farm- at the edge of Remington and produces high yields of all staple crops. The seed corn on many farms will be ready for picking within the next ten days and the importance of the weather' warrants setting aside all other work until the seed has been placed on the dryers.

Clover for Walker Township

In a talk -on clovbrs before the Kniman Farmers’ club last week, Aaron Rice urged his to make a greater- use of the legumes as soil builders. “If. the land of Walker township is to be developed as it should be, we must keep more livestock on our farms. Clover will furnish more hay and pasture for stock than any other crop that we can grow. I have never failed to get a stand of clover when I used fertilizer on my wheat in the ffi.ll and sowed clover seed. the next spring.” As a proof of his ability to grow clover in Walker township, Mr. Rice has samples of mammoth clover plants which are nearly five feet high,.

Sheep for Profit

John Eck of Carpenter township is a sheep enthusiast, believing that they will return more clean profit than any other form of livestock. “Last year I had six breeding ewes which I kept on the waste feed of my farm. They produced nine lambs which I sold for SB2 When sixty days old. The wool brought me $32, making a total of sl9 per head, and I still have my original ewes. Mr. Eck expects to embark in the purebred Shropshire business this fall.

Farmers’ Clubs

The North Marion Farmers’ club met at the Bowling Green school house last evening. In addition to songs and recitations, the program consisted of talks by W. L. Wood, L. H. Hamilton and others. The Wheatfield Center Farmers’ elub will meet at the Kennedy school house tomorrow evening. The usual program will be rendered. The West Carpenter Farmers’ club officers have arranged as a special treat for the people of the community an address by Miss Alma L, Garvin of Purdue upon the subject of ■ “Balancing the Human Ration,” at their meeting to be held next Friday evening at the Price school house. The subject is practical and very timely and a general invitation has been extended Tor all to be present. “k farmer can better afford to use a S4O ram on a flock of forty ewes than to have the service of a cheaper one for nothing.” was the thought brought out in a paper read by J. W. Amsler before the Newton Farmers' club last week. “Starting with scrub sheep a few years ago I. have built up a fine flock by using good rams and have sold my surplus at $1 a head more than if I had used inferior sires. Twice in that time I used cheaper animals and had to cull out the entire offspring.” Manv of the scrub flocks are due to the use of animals under 1% years of age for breeding purposes, is the opinion of Mr. Amsler.

School Makes A Tour

Worth McCarthy, principal of the Marion Consolidated school, took his pupils in agriculture out for a half-Hftv field trip last week to make practical observation in connection with their text book work. Inspection of corn fields brought out that the average farmers of the district with seventy acres of corn is losing twenty-seven acres as a result of -poor stand. After noting the effect of lime on sour soils, the class had a lesson in seed corn picking, visited an orchard and an alfalfa field arid snent some time judging the heifers which are to be distributed to members of the Shorthorn club. Mr. McCarthy’s idea is worthy, while in practically every rural school in the county agriculture'in the schools can often best be taught by practical object less’ons.

Good Feed for Good Livestock

It is poor policy to nut good feed into poor livestock'. Progressive farmers realize this clearly and are rapidly replacing their scrub stock with either -pure-bred or highgrade animals. A farm management study in Wabash county last year showed that good stock and careful feeding has much to do with making a farm pay. It was found that on farms where the livestock returned less than $l5O for every SIOO worth of feed, the labor income averaged but $385 per year, where from $l5O to $2lO was returned by the stock of SIOO worth of feed the; labor income was $971 per y6ar and on farihs where the stock returned over . $216 per SIOO in feed tie average labor income I was $1,895 ner farm. Blood will tell in counting up the profits and the use of supplemental feeds such as , tankage and soy beans will boost the bank account at the end of the year.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, IH7.

NOTICE We have purchased the General Fire Insurance agency, which belonged to the late Rial B. Harris, and are now in a position to write every possible kind of insurance at having any losseg to report or any the lowest possible rates. Persons changes to make in their policies under , the Harris agency, k'ndly notify us.—CHAS. J. DEAN At SON, Odd Fellows Building. Phone 31. 06 Try The Democrat’s want ad columns. You will be most agreeably surprised by the results.

claswied, rL& y ASrfl FORSALE For Sale—,-Team work mares, aged 5 and 7, weight 2400.—5. A. BRUSNAHAN. Phone 932-C. ts For Sale—Six acres on pike, just outside the corporation. Price SI,SOO.—GEORGE F. MEYERS, ts For Sale. —Two male Shorthorn calves, eligible To registery.— JOHN ECK, Goodland, Ind., R-l, phone 16 1-A. Goodland. o-lO For Sale—l 7 acres adjoining city of Rensselaer, all in cultivation; fenced with high woven wire.— HARVEY DAVISSON. ts For Sale —Tom Watson and Monte Cristo watermelons at my farm, ly 2 miles north and 1 mile west of Parr.—WILLIAM ROUDEBUSH. For Sale—The William Daniels farm of 200 acres in Barkley township.—KOßAH DANIELS, Agt.. Rensselaer, phone 299. ts For Sale—A snap, 160 acres pasture land, S2O per acre; located 2% miles from station, in Jasper county.—HARVEY DAVISSON. ts Good Recleaned Timothy Seed, $3 per bushel, at RENSSELAER GARAGE. tl For Sale—Finely improved 130 acres, all in cultivation, adjoining city of Rensselaer. For sale at a real bargain.—HAßVEY DAVISSON. ts

Remington Typewriter, No. 7, with tabulating attachment. Machine in splendid condition and looks and is practically as good as new; cost $l2O, will sell at a bargain.—THE DEMOCRAT. 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.—HAßVEY DAVISSON, phone 246 or 499. ts For Sale —Turkey Red seed wheat; recleaned timothy seed; 8-16 Mogul tractor complete with threebottoms plow, as good as new; 3 young geldings; 1 school wagon; 1 -corn busker. Would buy 24x40 inch separator.—JOSEPH KOSTA, Fair Oaks, R-l. Phone Mt. Ayr 92-D. ot One of the Best Located Residence properties In Rensselaer, 75x300 feet, corner lot fronting on two improved streets; good two-story house, with cistern, drilled well, bath, barn and other out-buildings, etc. Ground alone is worth pries asked for entire property. Terms if desired. For further particulars call or address B. care THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale —288-acre farm in Mississippi, 2 miles from railroad station. Price $5,000. Will sell on 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

WANTED Wanted-—Men with teams to clean out open ditches in the vicinity of Fair Oaks.—J. E. WALTER, manager J. J. Lawler lands. Phone 337. ts Wanted-—Girl for general house-work.—-PHONE 43, or write Lock Box 713. ts LOST Lost—On Jackson highway between Shelby and Rensselaer, two 33x4 nearly new Goodrich tires, one on rim. Liberal S-eward. Return to MAIN GARAGE. Estrayed—Hampshire sow, from my hog lot, 4 miles south of town, Sunday night, September 16. Was due to farrow at time. Phone any information to ALBERT TOBIN. No. 949-1, Rensselaerr R-4. f 529 I 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—Money to loan on farm property In any sums up to SIO,OOO. —E. P. HONAN. 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.—CHAU. J. DEAN & SON. ts H ftt thfll Without Delay, PI I lIP Wit3lout Commission. , bl I lib Without Charges fol H ’Making or Recording