Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1917 — Page 3

■WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1917

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) C. W. Bidwell has been nursing a bad case of lumbago the past week. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Harper spent Saturday and Sunday at Forrest, Illinois. Elmer Crosby went to Piper City, Illinois, Tuesday evening to visit friends. J. C. Dixon and Fred Lux drove his auto through to Chicago Tuesday on a business trip. Mrs. E. S. Easterday visited this week in Remington with her sister-in-law, Mrs. J. Easterday. Mrs. J. L. Hagins of Rensselaer was a guest over night Tuesday of her daughter, Mrs. E. W. Irwin. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Stitt of Altoona, Pennsylvania, are visiting Mr. Stitt’s mother, Mrs. Margaret Stitt. Zelith Clark, who had been helping his uncle near Ade the' past season, returned home Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Wilkinson of West Lafayette came Tuesday for a visit with their son Roy and family. Miss Nora F. Walton of Bloomington, Illinois, was here last week for a couple of days, looking after her farm property. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Allen and daughter of El Paso, Illinois, spent from Friday iuntil Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Abe Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Mitchell and daughters, Annis and Vivian, drove to Lapel Sunday in their auto for a visit with friends. King Gray went to Logansport and spent the day Sunday at the Plummer sanitarium, taking further treatment for his arm. E. W. Irwin this week purchased through the M. Snick agency the 160 acres north of Seafield, known as the Commodore Briney farm. Mrs. Elizabeth Powers of Rensselaer, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Jennie Graham, the past week, returned home Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Spencer and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cowgill and daughter Bertha spent Satuurday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cassell, near Oxford. Miss Lydai Gudeman of Paulding, Ohio, and Miss Mary Leibig of Roanoke, Illinois, who had been visiting Miss Esther Neukomm and other friends here, returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Scripter of Wagner, Oklahoma, who had been visiting Mrs. Scripter’s brother at Rantoul, Illinois, came last Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. Daggy, and' other relatives here. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lewis Winter in Wolcott took place at high noon Wednesday last the marriage of their daughter, Julia Katharine Lewis Winter, and Oliver Von Garrison of Wabash. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Ringer of Latta, CRio, and Miss Fannie Hanberger of Roanoke, Illinois, were guests over night Wednesday of David Neukomm and daughter. They left Thursday morning for Ohio. William H. Gerberich went to Eureka, Illinois, Tuesday evening to attend the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. David Brubaker, which was celebrated Wednesday. Mrs. Brubaker is a sister of Mr. Gerberich. Mr. and Mrs. Milroy Sigman and son Emerick, Mr. and Mrs. Lan Nordyke, Mr. and Mrs. Adin Nordyke and children, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Ritchey and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sigman were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. John Carman at Rensselaer. James A. Gilbert of El Paso. Illinois, father of Charles Gilbert of this place, died very suddenly Monday morning about 8:45 of heart failure, while waiting for the west bound train due here at 8:48, and which he intended taking for his home that morning. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Pugh and daughter madb a trip to Peru and return Sunday in their auto and visited friends. At Peru they met Mr. Pugh’s mother, who had been

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visiting her daughter at Bluffton for some time. She accompanied them home and will spend the winter here. While making repairs to some of the machinery at the tile mill Wednesday, it was necessary for E. W. Irwin to do some babbitting, and in pouring the molten metal, a small piece flew striking Mr. Irwin in the eye, burning a blister on the eyeball. Dr. Spencer dressed the injured member, and his friends are in hopes the accident will produce no serious effects.

REMINGTON (From the Press)

REMINGTON R. R. TIME TABLE <o. SIS | East bound I 7:38 a.m. Vo. 331 | West bound I 9:01 a.m. Vo. 340 | East bound 5:09 p.m. 319 I West bound I 5:33 p.m.

Fred Berger of Goodland was a business caller here Monday. Lowell Gilbert has purchased an Elgin “Six’’ of the Auto Sales Co. W. E. Johnston and wife drove to Indianapolis today in their Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. Milligan of Daytona, Florida, are- guests at the home of S. G. Hand and wife. F. A. Hicks moved this week into the property recently purchased of Mr. Chappell. R. ,S- Osborn of Waynetown has been the guest of Jerome Biddle the past week. > Joe Milner and family of Indianapolis were guests of relatives here the last of the week. Louis Adams of six miles northwest of town is down with a severe attack of pneumonia. James Wood, who fell off of a wagon some three weeks ago, is slowly improving at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mersen of Indianapolis were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Biddle for the week-end. Kenneth Babb, son of Clarence Babb, enlisted in the navy at Norfolk, Virginia, and is now in the service. Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding and Mrs. Lillian Medworth motored to Lafayette Saturday to spend the week-end with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Max Harner and the latter’s mother of' Goodland, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mis. Charlie (Harner. Mrs. Theodore Cromwell of Terre Haute returned 'home Tuesday evening after a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Fell. Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Courtright left this week for their home in Valparaiso after a six weeks’ visit with relatives and friends here. Albert Sturgeon and family moved in from Bethany Tuesday and now occupy the bungalow formerly owned by Charles Bowman. While running at medium fast speed, the auto in which Lee Farrell was riding broke some place about it, throwing him out and breaking three ribs. He is recovering nicely at present. Mrs. D. M. Forry, accompanied by her son Ira of near town, and her daughter, Mrs. O. B. Stonehill of Brook, went to Laurens, lowa, Friday to spend a couple of weeks with her son, John Forry. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowman, daughter Trmogene, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hamilton and Miss Myrtle Sharkey autoed to Chatsworth, .Illinois, yesterday to spend a few days with Will Turner and wife. William Geier is • working in the restaurant during Charley’s absence. Mr. Gilbert, whjse home is in El Paso. Illinois, father of Charles Gilbert of Wolcott, had been visiting him for some days, and had just bid Charley good-bye to return home when he fell dead before a doctor could arrive on the scene. The body was shipped to his home Tuesday. Harvey Zinser and J. S. Zimmerman 'had a narrow escape from death when the former’s Overland turned turtle twelve miles southeast of town. They had been out looking at some cattle and were coming -back at a pretty good speed when they struck some loose gravel just south of a bridge over the dredge. The back of the car failed to get back in the read and skid-

ded along knocking the banisters off the bridge and turning completely over, landing right side mp. Zinser was thrown clear of the machine, receiving cuts on hand and arm. Zimmerman was not so lucky, getting caught partly under the running board and Receiving cuts on head and face, besides being badly bruised on the body and legs. The machine was badly damaged. GOODLAND (From the Herald) Miss Lillian Perkins started in to master the Herald linotype Monday. Harold Verrill, who is in the musical instrument business at Gary, was home over Sunday. John Sage went to his farm in Missouri last week and is expected to return home the latter part of this week. Fred' Jamies was home from Champaign, Illinois, over Sunday. Fred is a chiropractor and enjoys a good practice. Mrs. T. P. Gray and son Edward left Monday for Hamilton, New York, via Chicago. They will visit a month around the former’s girlhood home. Ernest Starkweather is the new engine hostler at the C. & E, I. railroad at night, Mr. Oder having accepted a position at Momence. The latter will ihove his family there soon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Griggs and Mrs. Al Wild autoed over to Kankakee, Illinois, Wednesday. The former to attend the annual reunion of the 76th Illinois infantry, of which he is a member. The latter visited Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Thompson, who moved there recently. The little child of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Statzell, who had been stricken with infantile paralysis, remains about the same and the right limb is useless. The doctor hopes to keep t'he disease checked and with the proper precaution on the part of the family no fear need be had by anyone. W. H. Dowell went to Remington Tuesday. 'HJis son Lon has been notified to report for examination before the exemption board in Jasper county October 16. Lon has the management of the Thomas hardware store in Remington and it will work ,a hardship if he has to go into the service. Mr. and Mrs. Brewster Hornbeck arrived this week from Bradentown, Florida. Their large touring car was at Bradentowp and the first of the month they went down on the train and drove it through, camping enroute. They report an enjoyable trip, and left Thursday morning for their home in Elgin, Illinois. Chicken thieves are busy south of Goodland. Recently they stole forty nice fat hens at the Strubbe farm. A few nights ago they stole several of Henry Larson’s fine ducks and hens. Very recently Judge Hanley sentenced a chicken thief to prison for eight years, which proves that they are running an awful chance.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) The Republicans have nominated for their town ticket: C. A. Nelson, Isaac Wolfe and T. J. Tomlinson for councilmen; Garfield Burget for clerk-treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wise, who took a motor trip over to Marion and other places in Illinois last week, left yesterday for Elwood to visit relatives. Mrs. Roscoe Henry and son Jack of Des Moines, lowa, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Wilson and Mrs. Mary Comstock. She was formerly Miss Gladys Clark. The Democratic voters of Francesville met at the town hall Friday evening and nominated Elton Short, O. E. Dunn and Charles Daseke for councilmen and Claude Burson for clerk-treasurer. Mrs. Anna Hancock was given a divorce from Oliver Hancock in the Pulaski county circuit court last week. She was given the custoday of their daughter and youngest son and he the oldest son, who is now in Indianapolis. Fred Franks is over near Cisna Park, Illinois, this week doing some plowing on the farm he expects to occupy the coming season. He has been . living on his father’s farm southwest of Francesville for three or four years, but has decided to move back to Illinois. Joe Swing will occupy the Franks farm next year. A. E. Armstrong of Lansing, ’ Michigan, and Miss Alice Johnson iof Galva, Illinois, were guests this ■ w’eek of Dr. and Mrs. W. C, Rich- | ardson and Mr. and Mrs. Charles lE. Hubbard. Mr. Armstrong returned to Lansing Tuesday but Miss Johnson will remain a few days, longer with her former classmate, Mrs. Richardson. j

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Rudolph Kuss sold his meat market last Monday to William C. Belger. Mrs. Theodore Phillips went to Valparaiso last Friday to visit a few days with relatives and friends. Charles Sebring and daughter Katherine of Gary were here visiting relatives from Saturday until Thursday. A .-<■.< . ■ Mrs. Meta Malsbary of Lafayette returned to her home Monday evening after a several days’ visit with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Less Tillett and baby of Francesville spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Smith. » Deforest Querry of Hurlburt, Indiana, came Tuesday evening to visit with" his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Farnsley, a few days. Mrs. J. A. Overton and sons, John and Clark, who had been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Michael Robinson, returned to their home in Warren, Ohio, Wednesday.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

The Winamac high school basket ball team ,came here last Friday afternoon for a game With the home team. The Medaryville boys |were victorious with a score of 17 to 18. Rev. and Mrs. Hargrave and their mother, Mrs. Warren, were called to Detroit, Michigan, the first of the week on account of the injury and death of George Donie, the husband of Mrs. Hargrave’s sister. George Donie was employed in an automobile factory, where it is supposed the accident befell him. Bass Arrowsmith and family autoed to Illinois last week in their pew Elgin, where they visited relatives and friends at Arrowsmith, Champaign and other points. Bass says those cement roads are surely the thing and unless you watch your speedometer you are inclined to keep up with the other fellow. While Lloyd Yockey, Fred Low and Milo Koepkey were moving a bridge in Jefferson township a piece of timber, which was being loosened with a team, gave way and in the rebound struck Yockey, ireaking his collar bone in four pieces. Dr. ,Hackley took Yockey to the Hope hospital where the bones were wired together. A very pretty home wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Manning, west of Medaryville, when their daughter, Miss Lillian, was united in marriage to L. C. Guild. The event took place Thursday at 4 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Guild will be at home to their friends on the Guild farm in Gillam township. Mr. and Mrs. Guild have the best wishes of their friends for their happiness and success.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Mrs. Bertha Bluesy went to Chicago Friday to spend a week with her daughter. William Beal and wife of Wolcott visited Charles Denham and wife on Sunday. The editor spent the last of the week with Dr. Johnson Kolmer and ■family in Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Childers of Monticello were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Neely Wilson Sunday. Mrs. Howard Myers went to Forest, Illinois, on Wednesday to attend the funeral of a cousin. Mr. and Mrs. John Weiss, Sr., went to Altoona, Illinois, Friday for an extended visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Light returned the last of the week from Michigan, where they had been visiting the past few weeks. Glen Reed is now one of the state’s county agents and is operating in Franklin county, Indiana, as agricultural agent. Mr. and Mrs. Web Sell and Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Unger spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. George Hambridge at Monticello. E. E. James, wife and son Craydon and George McDaniel, wife and daughter of Boswell visited Bernard James and family Sunday. Al Blaesy and wife motored to Goodland Sunday and in company ■with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lowe went to Turkey Run and spent the day. John Foresman, Jr., and wife and Mrs. Elmer Hess will go to Rochelle, Illinois, the last of the week for a visit with their aunt, Mrs. Anne Oaks. . Jacob D. Rich and wife, Paul Hanson and wife and Mrs. Fred R. and Mrs. Mark Foresman visited Mr. and Mrs. Edward Boyle at Roselawn last Sunday. Fred Berger of Goodland has taken up the active work of organizing the home guard or the new state militia. Hie was over Monday evening to see what prospects there were in Brook for the formation of a part of this company.

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.

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FRENCH INDUSTRY IS RECOVERING

Natural Thrift and Economy Promise Rapid Progress EXPORT BUSINESS GROWING Our Great Ally Possesses Recuperatlve Powers Which Justify Belief That She Will Meet and Solve Tri. umphantly the Problems Which Con. front Her After the War. With Paris boulevards echoing with "vives” for American troops our Interest In the welfare of our ally vastly Increases, and the facts are not lacking to encourage the belief that she Is already on the road to recovery from the blow of invasion by a ruthless enemy. One of the most Important developments is the announcement that one of the largest banking Institutions in America concerned with foreign trade, the Guaranty Trust company

SOLDIERS IN THE VERDUN SECTOR REPAIRING A RUINED CANAL.

of New York, has opened a Paris branch to handle the rapidly increasing volume of French business. This action may surprise many persons who had thought of France as bowed under a calaipltous invasion. The bank, however, gives figures indicating that France is not only meeting her military and civilian problems with a stout heart and never falling courage, but Is re-establishing her export business with this country. In 1914, the year of the outbreak of the war, imports from France to this country totaled $141,446,252. This total was reduced to $77,158,740 In 1915, but last year the value of French imports to the United States rose to $102,077,060. “A nation that can achieve such a commercial recovery while her territory Is being ravished by the Invader,” says the Trust company’s statement, “possesses recuperative powers which Justify the belief that she will emerge from the present conflict prepared to meet and solve triumphantly the problems which confront her,” , The commercial and industrial record of France, following past wars, indicates that she should recover quickly from the actual physical destruction Inflicted in the present conflict. The

IN THEIR RETIREMENT FROM OCCUPIED TERRITORY THE GERMAN ARMY DESTROYED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY.

reconstruction of railroads, the erection of factories to replace those destroyeu, and the replacement of the mechanism of industrial activity that will be required and that is in part already planned, offer a peculiarly Inviting field to American capital and enterprise. Tentative steps have already been taken by representatives of American engineers and business men In this work. K r Aside from its attractive business aspect, the enlistment of American money and effort In the great task of reconstruction that will remain at the end of the war will tend to cement still more closely the ties that bind the two great republics together, and will enable Americans to discharge in part the debt they owe to France for her friendly interest in the welfare and progress of the United States from the beginning of its life as a nation. In judging the industrial status of any nation, its production and consumption of coal, Iron, and steel and the growth of Its transportation systems are highly significant factors. In 1869, French industries consumed 21 million tons of coal, of which 13.5 millions were taken from home mines. In 1912, the consumption was 61 millions, of which 41 million tons were taken from home mines. In 1869, the French output of cast iron was 1,380,000 tons, and of steel, 1,060,000 tons. In 1914, France produced 5,311,000 tons of cast iron and 4,635,000 tons Of steel.

The increasing activity of her rail 4 way system is similarly demonstratable. In 1869, there were in Franca 10,743 miles of railway track; in 1912, there were 31,546 miles. Between 1869 and 1912, Inland navi, gatlon Increased 150 per cent; while the traffic of her mercantile marina has amazingly expanded. The tonnage entering French ports in 1869 is set down ns 11,000,(MM) tons. In 1912 this had been Increased to 53,000,000 tone. .. . ■■ ' - Leaders in American finance ascribe this solidarity of the French republic to three Influences ; first, a thoroughly sound banking system, centralized In one of the greatest banking Institutions of the world, the Bank of France; second, the ingrained thrift and frugality of the French people as a whole, together with a national economic vigor not elsewhere surpassed; third, wise supervision, and patriotic co-operation by the government with banking and business interests. The government does Its part to warrant and retain the confidence of the holders of its securities. One of ita wise policies is to Impose new taxes to defray the Interest charges on new security Issues. It began this practice after the Franco-Prussian war, and la today following the same rule in regard to securities issued to finance the present conflict. This continuity of purpose, doubtless, will prove reassuring to nil holders of French government securities. The Franco-Prussian war of 1870 1871 taught the French people the

meaning of thrift and economy. Bo •well did they learn this lesson, that the whole sum of the Indemnity demanded by Germany, $1,(MM),000,000, was raised within the republic’s confines by its own Inhabitants and paid off more than one year before the timo stipulated by the Germans. The habit thus acquired has nevew been forgotten by the French, and to* day the aggregate number of investor® purchasing the French war loans ha® reached the amazing total of 4,500,000 individual subscribers. Perhaps no other country, in proportion to its population, can make so good a showing. France is particularly fortunate in that her small Investors prefer "safe” investments rather than offerings which promise high returns. Government rentes, in France are perpetual, and this characteristic seems to obtain for these government bonds increasing favor in the eyes of the French people. The points of sympathy between France and America are too many to enumerate, but the spirit of liberty and Its resultant democracy are, today as always, the major ideals of both nations. Seeking no victories but those t>f peace, no territory except their own, no sovereignty except sovereignty over themselves 1 — ■ the Independence and

equal rights of the weakest member of the family of nations are to the people of the United States and of France entitled to as much respect as those ot the mightiest empire. In defense of these principles, France is engaged in" a death struggle with militant autocracy and ruthless aggression, and it is not surprising to learn that she has loaned to her allies and to other friendly states 7,000,000,000 francs with which to further the cause of democracy. It is in keeping with America’s traditions that since the date on which we formally aligned ourselves with France and her allies in the great struggle, our government has lent to France $370,000,000. It Is eminently fitting that America should now be fighting' on French soil to make the world safe for democracy. The liberty that America has enjoyed for 140 years France helped her to achieve. The swords of Lafayette and Rochambeau, aided by the guns of De Grasse upon the high seas, assisted lit cutting the foreign ties that bound the American colonies prior to the War for Independence, and from the private purse of King Louis himself came the first loan to America —unsecured and unconditional —to finance that historic undertaking. It was with entire justice that Washington wrote to Rochambeau, “To the generous aid of your nation and to the bravery of its sons la to be ascribed In a very great degree that independence for which we hatj fought"

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