Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1917 — Page 2

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THE m KOIIHH DEM F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telephone* Office 315 Residence 311 Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter June 8, 1908, at the postofflce at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March », 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. The Only All Home-Print News. paper in Jasper County. advertising rates Display 12%c Inch Display, special position. . 15c Inch Readers, per line insertion. .5c Readers, per line add. inser.... 3c Want Ads — 1 cent per word each insertion; minimum 25c. Special price if run one or more months. Cash must accompany order unless advertiser has open account. Card of Thanks— Not to exceed ten lines, 50c. Cash with order. All accounts due and payable first of month following publication, except want ads and cards of thanks? w 7 hich are cash with order. No advertisements accepted for the first page. , WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3, 1917.

SOMETHING IS SURELY WRONG

When Merchants Are Obliged to Ship in Vegetables. To the casual observer it would seem that something was radically wrong when the merchants of Rensselaer find' it necessary to have cabbage and other vegetables shipped in to supply the local demand, for such is the case. And that something is wrong is morally certain, for to our personal knowledge there was more than enough cabbage grown in this community this year to supply all -local needs. Just where the fault lays is hard to determine,’ yet it is a fact beyond contradiction" that the farmer does not put forth the effort he should to profitably market his produce of this character. And it is also probably true that the local merchant does not take much trouble to locate produce in his local community, when it is so easy for him to have his needs supplied by the commission dealers of nearby market centers. And right here the local newspaper stands ready to render an invaluable service to both the producer and the distributor. Mr. Farmer, when you have a surplus of some product to sell, make the fact known through the want col uumns of The Democrat. And Mr. Merchant, when you want produce, instead of “sending your money away from, home.’’ tell the farmers what you need through an advertisement, and your wants will be speedily supplied. Such an arrangement could be but beneficial to all concerned, as it will bring the producer and the retailer together.

ST. JOE FOOTBALL PROSPECTS

Are More Encouraging This Year Than for Many Seasons Past. The football prospects at St. Joe this season are by far more encouraging than they have been for several years. Coach Parker is rounding the many recruits into shape very rapidly and it is going to tkke ability and work on the part of the candidates if they want to make good. About thirty men are out for places. Parker has the back-field positions filled. “Freddie” Wellman has been shifted from half to fullback and -is playing the same old game “mussing ’em up.” Vonderhaar has been transferred from tackle to right half-back and is ■playing that position like a veteran. Lause, a recruit, is coming into shape fast and is holding his position at left half in great style. O’Brien seems to be there with the goods at quarter-back. “Greg.” Miller, a Springfield, Ohio, star, is playing center and no doubt will greatly improve that position Schaffer, last year’s center, is out of the game wuth a lame back. There are four chaftges in last year’s guards and tacales. “Mike” Dunn, Dolohery, Bornholt and Connor are being trained for these positions. “Jersey” Bornholt is there with the beef and is expecting to do some great offensive work this year. Manager Tremel and Captain Hiint are taking care of the far extreme* ties. With this fast back-field and Ijne, St. Joe will' have plenty of bacon for the season. All of the above men are subject to change when the coach sees fit,-for there are many candidates who are giving even the old regulars a hard run for their positions.

The squad has been putting in some hard practice for the past two weeks, and probably by the end of next week the regular positions will all be filled. Wednesday Coach Parker ran his men through a hard scrimmage and the .result showed all to be in fine shape. . Owing to the excellent showing, made by the squad, St. Joe will tackle more and heavier teams this year than ever before in its history. The Jlammond Colonials and Walsh* Hall of Notre Dame will probably be on the schedule again. Games are being sought with the Winona Aggies, Chicago Veterinary college and DePaul university. J. E. HOGAN, ’l9.

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left it to him. He had forgotten just where the right turn was and drove straight ahead for threefourths of a mile, directly towards the German trenches and in plain sight of them. When within than one mile of the first' line of German trenches I 'looked off to the left and saw three flashes from rifles. I began to think something was wrong and called Sam’s attention to the fact. He turned as white as this paper, and we tore ourselves out of there. It -was a little misty so early in the morning and we saw that we had' passed by even the French barb-wire entanglements. We certainly were scared When we got back to the post and thought it over, We can go over to the left of the “Poste de Secours” and peek around the corner of an old building which is shot to pieces and look right down into the French and German trenches. The whole works lay right there before you. It is some sight to see. Owing to the fact that this sector of the front is not as lively at present as some of the rest, we can get close to the front. There is very little rifle fire here now, but the big guns are howling continually day and night. There is a battery just to the right of the post and when the guri is fired it shakes the. earth like an earthquake. We stay in the cave abri (dug out) while bombarding. is going on. After it ceases awhile we come out and see what it ruined. It is interesting and we like it.

While not on duty we drive back of the lines about ten kilometres where our headquarters is; Sam And I are sleeping in an old house which was shelled by the Germans some time ago. It has a tar-paper roof with the shell holes stuffed up with rags .and bricks, and it is some place. No citizens live anywhere near here. Every town or city is shot to dust. Whenever one of those big shells hits the ground they tear a crater large enough to hide two big cars in. Any time we care to look around We can see airplanes fighting in the air; I have nbt seen one brought down yet. When the batteries on the ground turn loose on them -we -can see little white puffs of smoke bursting all around them. When wo see White puffs we know it is a German plane the French are trying to bring down, and when the puffs are black it is a French plane the Germans are after. The German powder is black. Yesterday we were out to the post and five or six of ns with some Frenchmen were beside our cars when something came Whistling, down. I did not pay any attention to it; but the Frenchmen began to crawl under the car, and then I knew what was up, so I immediately put on my steel helmet and got close to the car. It lit about 100 feet from us. Then we looked up in the air and directly over us the air was full of little white puffs. The French were trying to slhoot down a German plane straight up over us. We are putting up a large American flag on a very high pole at the entrance today. I expect the Germans will try to put a few bombs on it. The French think it will attract the airplanes of the Germans and cause them to turn their heavy guns on us. Our camp can be easily reached by the. long range guns of the Boches, as we are only ten kilometres back of the lines. Yesterday while at the relief-post we heard some real music by a twenty-five-piece military band. It certainly sounded great: first I have heard since I left the States. I was surprised to hear music out there. They were playing for the wounded in a small hospital just, bark of the post. In about two months we get a leave of six days, nbt .including traveling time, and the French government pays our. traveling fare. I am thinking of going south along the coast of Spain, or to Marseilles. I will write later. With love to all, I remain, Your loving son,

VERN C. DAVISSON.

LOCAL NEWS

Charles Makeever and sister, Miss Nellie Makeever, of near Mt. Ayr were Rensselaer visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Helsel, who went from Union township to Duluth, Minnesota, some two years ago, returned to Jasper county yesterday and Will probably take up their residence here again on their

farm, but will visit with their children, Mrs. James Davis of Kniman, Mrs. Ray Casey of Kirklin, until spring. Their reason for returning was because of their little son having very poor health in Minnesota, ' ~ John I. Gwin started work on the remodeling of the Bruce White property which he recently purchased Saturday. The house Is being raised and a new foundation put in, new roof an,d porch and the interior rearranged. When completed it will make a very nice home. It is understood that Mr. Gwin has rented the house to Mort Murray reserving two rooms for himself and his wife, and that they will board with Mr. and Mrs. Murray.

Capt. J. L. Hagins, who served twenty-nine years with the Pullman Palace Car company and has been on the retired list since 1903 and drawing S3O per month pension from said company, received an additional check for $7.50 this month with the statement that because of the high cost of living this additional sum would be paid each month temporarily, but might be withdrawn at any time at the option of the company. It is needless to say that the captain is highly appreciative of the temporary raise.

N. S. Bates received a paper from Adrian, Missouri, yesterday giving the particulars of the death of a nephew, Lieutenant Dr. Floyd S. Bates, who was killed recently in a training camp at Fort Riley, Kansas, when lightning struck the tent in which he and another doctor were sleeping. A wire was stretched across the interior of the tent and one end of the wire was close to Dr. Bates’ cot. The bolt struck this wire and he was killed instantly, while his companion was severely shocked. The young man, whose father and two brothers are doctors, was but 30 years of age and leaves a wife and three children.

E. P. Honan returned late Friday night from his four days’ speaking campaign in the special drive of the State Council of Defense.’ In his team, besides himself, there were three other good speakers—former Mayor Charles A. Bookwaiter of Indianapolis, who has two sons in the army; Charles M. Niezer of Fort Wayne, former state deputy of the Knights of Columbus, and a German, and Thomas H. Adams of Vincennes, editor of the leading Republican paper of that section of the state. They had especially good meetings, both afternoon and evening at Auburn, Angola and Albion, but the. meeting at Lagrange was not so largely attended as the others. They found the people thoroughly awake to the needs of the hour in the three former counties, but the meetings accomplished much good even there.

LOAN ASSOCIATION PERFECTED

The Walker Township National Farm Loan association of Walker, Gillam, Wheatfield and Kankakee townships is ready to receive applications. Anyone in either of these townships wishing a loan, meet us at the Walker Center school house the first Saturday night of each month. WILLIAM STALBAUM, President; V. M. Peer, Sec.-Treas.

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 the lowest possible rates. Persons having any losses to report or any changes to make in their policies under the Harris agency, kindly notify us.—CHAS. J. DEAN <«. SON, Odd Fellows Building. Phone 31. 06

MILLIONS WASTED IN ROADS

Poor Inspection and Wrong Material Have Proven Expensive. At a convention of the County Commissioners’ association held in Indianapolis last week, plans of permanent road building and maintenance Were discussed at some length, as it seemed to be the general opinion of the commissioners present that the present system oi road building and maintenance was far too E'. B. Schmidt of Laporte, in an address on “Brick Roads in Indiana,” declared that “Indiana is burdened by laws, which to be~ charitable, are peculiar. 'have been wasted by poor inspection,” continued Mr. Schmidt, who pointed out an Indiana law providing that the road inspector must be appointed from the township in which the road is being built. He advocated skilled engineering inspection to see that the people got 100 cents for each

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dollar spent in road building. Old style gravel road? are 'no longer satisfactory, said Schmidt, pointing out that roads must be permanent. The modern brick road is the best of permanent roads, he asserted. These roads, he contended, though costing much at first, are in reality the cheapest because they last, with little cost for maintenance.

COURT NEWS

This is the last week of the September term of the Jasper circuit court, and on Monday Judge Hanley will go to Kentland to Convene the October term of the Newton circuit court. The jury has heard but very few cases during the term, and none of these have been of very great importance. On Monday the case of Nicolet vs. Jungles was heard by the jury, and another jury ease was on yesterday. Following is a report of the proceedings not heretofore published: State vs. Bert Baker. Set for trial on fourth Wednesday. Charles B Franklin vs. Missouri Business Men’s Accident association of St. Louis. Motion and affidavit of defendant for continuance denied. Cause heard and judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff for $545 and costs. fH. C.Hathaway vs. P. J. Johnson. Judgment on . default for $246.40 and costs. State vs. Ivan Vernon Julian. Additional bond filed and approved, with Melville Julian, Howard Brooks and W. H. Parkison as sureties. Cause venued to Newton county on affidavit heretofore filed by defendant. William E. Bell vs. Ed Oliver. Plaintiff files cost bond, which is approved. Edwin F. Smith vs. same. Same action. O. Byron Blackburn vs. same. Same action.

All above causes set for trial on October 5. Evaline Florence et al. vs. Samuel W. English et al. Title quieted. First National bank of Medaryville vs. Julius Klinger et al. Cause heard and taken under advisement by the court. Max Sokolowski vs. Lekhomer Moving & Express company. Plaintiff files written stipulation for dismissal, and cause is dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. Esther Newell vs. George A. Williams, executor of estate of Elvira Bull, deceased. Court finds there is due plaintiff $1,500 and judgment is rendered for same. Gertrude Niementsverdriet . vs. Arthur H. Hopkins. Defendant granted change of venue and cause sent to Newton county. August C. Stauffenberg vs. Daniel S. Makeever et al. Appeal bond filed and approved. Steve Nicolit vs. John Jungles. Cause ordered consolidated with No. BSO6, and to be known by latter number. Judgment vs. Michael Jungles for $8.75 and vs. John Jungles for SSO. Defendant files

investment" says Webster "is the laying out of money in the purchase of property especially a source of income and profit.” invest for yourself and family. filling each newday with the things your very heart hungers for—greater distances to be traveled over and unconquered miles to be conquered, your days made longer and your income largened by an unquestionable saving of time. a Maxwell car will do this—s74s is the price—on terms made easy if desired. ’ Main Garage The Shafer Co., Props. Rensselaer, - - = Indiana

motion for new trial. Evaline Florence vs. Samuel W. English et al. Court finds lands not susceptible to division without injury, and orders same so|d at private sale after appraisement by George F. Meyers and Charles J. Dean. George A. Williams appointed commissioner to sell, bond $7,500. Hiram Howell vs. W. L. Wood, adm. of estate of Margaret Winslow. Finding in favor of estate. Mary J. Irwin vs. Mary E. Rush. Judgment on default for $281.90 and costs. A. A. Blair vs. William and Maty Harwell. Judgment on default for $1,708.21 and chattel mortgage ordered foreclosed. Plaintiff also given judgment for $72.20 damages. ~ ' David Winslow vs. W. L. Wood, adm. of estate of Margaret Winslow. Judgment vs. claimant.

jLjIJL y a-'fl FOR SALE For Sale—Team work mares, aged 5 and 7, weight 2400. —S. A. BRUSNAHAN. Phone 932-C. ts For Sale—Six acres on pike, just outside the corporation. Price $1,500. —GEORGE F. MEYERS, ts For Sale.— Two male Shorthorn calves, eligible to registery.—JOHN ECK, Goodland, Ind., R-l, phone 161-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—Haynes automobile, 5-. passenger touring car, in good condition. Only reason for selling car is too large for my use. — GEORGE A. WILLIAMS. ts For Sale—Set of 4 auto jacks for raising car off tires when not in use; they are new, never been used. Will sell at less than cost at wholesale.—Enquire at DEMOCRAT OFFICE. -ts For Sale —Tom Watson and Monte Cristo watermelons at my farm, 114 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.7 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—B-ply Litho Blanks. We have on hand several hundred sheets 22x28 8-ply litho blanks, coated 2 sides, that we will sell in lots of 50 or 4 more at $6 per 100, which is less than cost a year ago. This board was ordered for a special purpose, but customer changed order and it was not used. Is put up in 50-sheet packages and has not been broken. —THE DEMOCRAT. ts For Sale—My residence on McKinley avenue; 2 corner lots with

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5-room cottage, electric lights, bath; barn, chicken park, garden and fruit. —W. H. POSTILL, phone 620. ’ ts For Sale—Finely improved 130 acres, all in cultivation, adjoining city of Rensselaer. For sale at a real bargain.—HAßVEY DAVISSON. ts 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—Studebaker 6-cylinder car, model 1916, good as new; extra tire. Will sell at a bargain if taken now. Come in and see it. Have no use for it on account of going to war.—M. J. KUBOSKE, opp. D. M. Worland’s. ts For Sale—Turkey Red seed wheat; recleaned timothy seed; 8-16 Mogul tractor complete with threebottoms plow, as good as new; 2 young geldings; 1 school wagon; 1 corn busker. Would buy 24x40 inch separator,—JOSEPH KOSTA, Fair Oaks, R-l. Phone Mt. Ayr 92-D. o 7 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 Washing, and* Ironing Done—Will iron at my house or yours. I live second house south of tile factory.—MAßY SNYDER. 015 Wanted —Men with teams to clean out open ditches in the vicinity of Fair Oa:ks.—J. E. WALTER, manager J. J. Lawler lands. Phone 537. ts MISCELLANEOUS Will Trade—(Modern 8-room, good income house, residence district of Hammond, for small farm. Address S. E. Swaim, Hammond, Indiana. 08 Ladies—l am giving away a fine rocker for distributing 4 dozen packages CREAM OF RICE.—K. L. RCfeINSON, 340 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio. 08 FINANCIAL Money to Loan — 5 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 —I can procure you ■ fiye-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 I flnl Uinl Without Delay, I* P| I [ip Without Commission, I Uul lllv Without Charges fol Hr Making or Recording Instruments. W. H. PARKINSON