Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1917 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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POULTRY SHOW IN JANUARY

Arrangements Being Made for Best Exhibition Ever Held Here. The executive committee of the Jasper County Poultry association is making arrangements for the next annual exhibition, which will be held in this city the first week in January. The lagt exhibition was perhaps the best ever held in this county and one of the best held in the state, but it is planned to make the coming show better in every way, and a first-class exhibit may be expected. The number of poultry fanciers has increased and the interest has also been largely augmented through the untiring efforts of President J. M. Sauser and Secretary A. E. Wallace. The poultry catalog for the next annual show is now in course of arrangement and advertisements for the same are being booked. Secretary Wallace has charge of this work and anyone desiring space in the catalog should see him at their earliest convenience.

FARMER KILLED BY DYNAMITE

Sanford Casey Meets Mysterious Death Early Wednesday. Sanford Casey, a prominent farmer of Carpenter township, wasinstantly killed about 7:30 Wednesday morning by the explosion of a one-ponnd stick of dynamite. Mr. Casey was quite well known in the southern part of the county. He resided one mile northeast of Remington. Considerable mystery surrounds the entire affair, and as there were no witnesses to The tragic end of the man, it is quite probable that the exact facts will never be known. Several days previous to the accident some men were engaged in blasting rock on the Casey farm, bait as Mr. Casey had a horror of dynamite he took no part in the work. When they had finished one stick of dynamite and several caps were left, and these were put away in a woodshed near the house. Mr. Casey expressed a fear that the dynamite % might be found by the children and cause trouble and it is thought he was in the act of removing it to a safer place when it exploded.

He was near the woodshed when the explosion took place, and first reports were that the body was blown to small bits, but this was incorrect, as the body was almost wholly intact, and he was Hilled by the terrific concussion of the explosion. This would lead one to believe that he was several feet from the explosion, and that the same was not caused by the dynaMite being dropped. Dropping the dynamite alone, even from a height of several feet, would not have exploded it, unless one of the caps near it exploded first. Dr. C. E. Johnson of this city, oemnty coroner, was called to Remington Wednesday and after reviewing all of the facts, rendered a verdict of accidental death, which was in keeping with all of the facts at hand. Mr. Casey was about 50 years old and is survived by a widow and several children. One daughter is quite well known in Rensselaer, having worked here for some time in the millinery store of Mary Meyer-Healy, but is now employed in a Monon millinery shop. Mr. Casey had resided in Carpenter township for a number of years and the entire community was deeply shocked by the tragic manner of his death.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Isaac Alter, who had been taking treatment at the hospital, returned to his home at Forest, Indiana, yesterday. ■Mrs. Alva Simpson was able to return to her home yesterday. Editor H. J. Bartoo continues to improve and expects to go to his home in Remington in a few days.

COUNTY COUNCIL OF DEFENSE MEETING

There will be a meeting of the! chairmen of the various committees of the Jasper County Council of Defense at the east court room today, Saturday, at 2 p. m. Every chairman is urged to be present.— FRANK WELSH, County Chairman. Nine months’ credit will be given at the Shetland pony sale today. If you want to make your child happy, buy a pony.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Only one more week for paying the fall installment of taxes. Monday, November 5, is the*last day. 'Attorney Mose Leopold of this city sat as special judge in the Chizum ditch case in the Newton circuit court this week. Mrs. B. D. McColly went to Martinsville Wednesday for a short visit with her husband, Sheriff McColly, who is taking treatment there. ■ County Agent Stewart Learning was at Lafayette several days this week attending a meeting of agricultural extension workers held at Purdue university. Miss Mabel Nowels has been commissioned by Governor Goodrich a notary public, for Jasper county and is prepared to do notary work at all times. Her office will be with The Democrat, where she is regularly employed. Let her make out your applications for auto license renewal.

Attorney and Mrs. A. D.. Babcock were over from Goodland Thursday. A. D. is preparirfg to publish another book of pfems and is negotiating with a Boston publishing company to handle the edition. He expects to make a trip to Boston soon on business connected with this work. Marriage licenses issued: October 26, Roy Ellsworth Armstrong of Jasper county, aged 32, February 14 last, farmer, and Jessie Mylinda Hersbman, also of Jasper county, aged 37 December 15 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each! Married by Justice D. D. Dean in the clerk’s office. Robert O. Graves, formerly of Morocco but for the past several years of Marshfield, Oregon, and at one time prosecuting attorney of this district, has formed a law partnership with Judge William Darroch of Kentland and will move there at once. Mr. Graves is a brother-in-law of Postmaster N. Littlefield of this city. Miss Grace Robertson, surgical nurse at the hospital, left Tuesday for Stratford, Ontario, Canada, lo visit an aunt who has been in poor health. She hopes to return in a couple of weeks and bring her relative with 'her. Miss Robertson also expects to be called for service as a nurse with the Canadian army before long. Her mother now lives in England.

WANT SOME OF RAINIER’S CORN

O. K. Rainier, who recently displayed several ears of corn that were grown on. his White county farm, and who was the subject of considerable envious comment on the quality of the same, feels that he has reason to have renewed faith in his product since some of his strongest competitors for. first honors have sought to purchase seed for next yeaf’s crop of him. As all are farmers of the first rank this would indeed be a signal recognition of the excellent quality of his corn.

TRANSFERRED TO HATTIESBURG

A brief letter received Thursday evening from D. J. Babcock at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, stated that he wag expecting to be transferred — presumably with the rest of the Jasper county boys—to Hattiesburg, Mississippi,- possibly today, Saturday. In a letter written Wednesday by Merrill Freeland to a friend here, Mr. Freeland stated that he, John Dermond, John Harmon, James Campbell, ; Oscar Stembel. Roy Burch and Lewis Walstra were expecting to be transferred to Hattiesburg, but made no mention of any others. %

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1917.

FRANCES SARAH HAM IS DEAD

Pioneer Lady Answered Final Summons Wednesday Morning. Mrs • Sarah Frances Ham, one of the pioneer women of Rensselaer, was called to her eternal reward at an early hour Wednesday morning at the age of 87 years. Death was due to old age. Mrs. Ham had been a resident of Rensselaer for nearly forty year? and prior to coming here resided at Mt. Ayr and Brook in Newton county. She was the widow of Ephriam IH&m, who was a Union soldier and died and w T as buried in the South during the civil war. Since that time she had maintained a home, being then left with six children. Three of these have since passed away. The three children who survive are Miss Ida Ham of this city, Mrs. Anna Grose of Lafayette and Mrs. Josie Collins of Hegewisch, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at the Christian church at 2 o’clock this afternoon, conducted by Rev. Asa McDaniel and assisted by Rev. E. W. Strecker. Interment will be mad© in Weston cemetery.

ELOPING COUSINS MEET GRIEF

Jud Michal and Miss Madge Woody Halted in Chicago. Judson Michal, the 21-year-old son of Robert Michal of Kniman, and his cousin, Miss Madge Woody, 16-year-old daughter of Mrs. Mary Woody of Jordan township, whose ardent love for each other bad tempted them to start for St. Joe, Michigan, in which state first cousins are permitted to marry, had their plans all upset by a pair of Chicago’s unfeeling women “coppers” Tuesday night. Wednesday’s Chicago Tribune contained the following mention of their romance:

Just a case of “childhood sweethearts,” Madge Woody. 16, of Rensselaer, Indiana, says about her proposed elopement to St. Joseph, Michigan, with Judson Michal of Kniman, Indiana. The plan would have worked beautifully if Policewomen Wrightman and Crott hadn’t been at the Polk street station when Madge alighted from the train and drawn the story from her. Fearing they would be stopped if they attempted to leave Rensselaer together tfce girl came to Chicago early in the evening and was to wait for Michal at the station. The policewomen waited until Miehaj arrived then arrested them. They are held at the Clark street station pending word from Miss Woody’s mother. The mother of the girl was communicated with and she had Deputy Sheriff John Robinson go to the city Wednesday and bring her daughter home, young Michal accompanying them back to Rensselaer that evening.

DO XMAS SHOPPING EARLY FOR OUR SOLDIERS

Have you planned your Christmas gifts for the soldier boys? If not, do not put it off another minute but consult the list of articles which appears in this paper and on the window of the Red Cross headquarters and make your selection. A fruit cake is a very acceptable gift, hut if you cannot bake cakes or do not want to bother with purchasing articles, give your money to the Red Cross workers who will see that it is properly used. Any sum, no matter how small, is welcome, but $1.50 will purchase the supply for one gift bag and entitle you to slip in your name and address on a post card. Bring all donations to the Red Cross headquarters as promptly as possible as the packing of the bags beginon Saturday. Our young soldiers will have some homesick pangs this Christmas and while many have relatives to remember them, others may not be so fortunate. Let us do our share so that not one lonesome boy is without a Christmas gift.

TO GIVE THANKSGIVING DANCE

The Moose lodge is arranging for a [Thanksgiving dance and turkey supper at their lodge rooms that bids fair to be one of the biggest affairs of the kind ever pulled off here. Music by Burch’s orchestra of Pontiac, 111., and this item alone will cost SIOO. Since its organization here a few years ago, the Moose lodge has proven to be one of the real, live orders of the city, and a royal time may be expected this "coming Thanksgiving.

Watch for the pony parade today.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts us the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL H»pf—nin£> in the Nearby Cities and Towns-—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. FIND MUCH SUGAR STORED Government Agent Uncovers Millions of Ponds in Buffalo. Federal secret service agents Tuesday reported to Washington the discovery in a Buffalo warehouse of millions of pounds of sugar in sacks, labeled “Top Crust Flour.” Notations on the packages, it was said, indicated that the sugar had been coming irto the warehouse over a period of several months. A federal agent who made a survey of the contents of the building estimated the amount of sugar at 154 carloads, or about 10,000,000 pounds. Around immense piles of sacks containing tfie. sugar the federal agent said be found a screen of other articles, while some of the containers marked “Top Crust Flour ' actually had flour sprinkled over the outside.

FOOD HABITS MUST CHANGE

Move Is of Great Importance in Connectio* With the War. The President has set next week, October 28 to November 4, inclusive, as “Conservation week,” when a nation-wide effort will be to enroll every housewife in the ted States in this campaign of food saving. This enrollment will be the yard-stick by which the patriotism of each state and county can be accurately measured. We must win this war. We have sent oar men, we have given generously of our money, but now we have a task more difficult than organizing an army or raising money —we must change our food habits. Of course we know that every boy in the army will have the loving support of a self-sacrificing mother at home, but side by side with these boys and their unselfish mothers we mast have an army of 23,000,400 / families who realize that “food will win the war.” This means a tremendous co-operation of all the American people—no one group, producers, dealers . nor housewives, can bring it about alone. It mast begin at home where housewives, fathers and children are equally concerned. The outcome of this war depends upon the whole-souled, cheerful and generous co-operation of every American family and individual in saving certain foods and in preventing waste. Our problem is to feed our soldiers abroad and our allies by sending them as much food as we can of the most concentrated nutritive value in the least shipping space. These foods are wheat, beef, mutton, pork, dairy products, and sugar. We must eat less of these and more of other foods and waste nothing. Every home in Jasper county will be reached by personal solicitation next week and every housewife will be asked to sign a pledge card in promises to carry out, the , advire and directions of the food administrator insofar an her circumstances permit. There are no dues nor. fees to be paid. Surely every woman can make such a promise to .the country that sends its men to prevent her suffering what the women of Belgium and France have undergone. If yon have already signed the food card, call at the Red Cross headquarters or the library for your window Card and put it up conspicuously so the committee can see it and pass by your home. Put up your window card with pride, for it belongs beside your flag as an expression of your patriotism. And on November 4 may Jasper county be able to say that every home within its boundaries stands pledged to the vital cause of food conversation.

We use only the finest of cream in our Minnetonna. Brand butter ,45c pound.—J. C. HARRIS ft SON.

A SUDDEN DEATH THURSDAY

Mrs. Nancy Songer Passed Away Without Warning. Mrs. Nancy Songer, one of the aged of. the city, died quite suddenly Thursday morning at the home of her adopted daughter. Mrs. John Albertson, in the northeast r part of town. Mrs. Songer was 72 years old and had not been well for some time. How ever, on Thursday morning she arose as usual and was apparently feeling quite well. She was sitting in a rocking chair and about 3 o’clock, while conversing with her daughter, slje fell forward without a word and expired almost at once. She was a sister of A 1 Fletcher of this city and also has one brother residing in Illinois. Funeral services will be held at the Baptist church at 10 a. m. today, Rev. D. C. Hill preaching the sermon, and burial will be made in the Prater cemetery,in Barkley township.

BOND SALE IS SUCCESSFUL

$200,000 Mark Has Already Been Reached in Jasper County. While complete figures are not yet available, the Becond Liberty loan bond sale will be successful in Jasper county, the $200,000 mark having been reached yesterday. Arrangements have been made to continue receiving subscriptions all day today, and such will be wired to headquarters. While the minimum amount for this county is $190,000, figured on a basis of 10 per cent, of the banking resources, the committee, at state headquarters fixed the amount at $200,000. James IT. Chapman, chairman of the bond sales, feels that the county should subscribe at least $270,000, and every effort will be made to reach this amount today. Successful meetings to further the bond sale have been held at several points in the county during the week. W. L. Wood of Parr, who has been tireless in his efforts to boost the loan, talked at a fine meeting at Gilford Wednesday night when $1,350 was subscribed. He also addressed another meeting at Virgie Thursday night and $7)50 was pledged there.

WILL REMODEL OPERA HOUSE

Present Interior Will Be Enlarged and Altered Considerably. J. H. S. Ellis has announced his intention of thoroughly remodeling the interior of the Ellis theater. Present plans are to remove the entire present balcony and make a new one that will extend from the rear of the present balcony to the front of the building. The main floor will remain as at present, and beneath the proposed balcony will he constructed several suites of office rooms. The new balcony will have two stairways leading to it instead of one as now..

WILL RETURN HOME TODAY

Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Sever of Colfax. Washington, who have been visiting friends and relatives in Illinois and Indiana for the past three weeks, including his sister, Mrs. A. S. Laßue of this city, will leave for their home today. Mr Sever resided in Benton county thirty-five years, ago and he has not been back here - before for thirty years. Mr. and Mrs. Laßue visited, with them, in Illinois, Attica and Lafayette last week, and this they were over at Fort Wayne and other points in the eastern part of the state.

FACING A HARD COAL FAMINE

The hard coal situation in Rensselaer does not look at all bright should there be an early cold snap, as there is not a pound of hard coal iu the hands of any local dealer at the present writing. While a great many citizens had their hard coal put in during the summer there are large numbers who did not and these are anxiously awaiting the arrival of more coal. Several cars are now in transit to the different dealers but if shipping of the recent past is any criterion, there is no telling when some of this coal will arrive.

Eyes examined and glasses groan d by optometrist of years of practical experience in one of the best equipped exclusive optical parlors in the state. —DR. A. 0. CATT, Rensselaer, Ind. Over Long’s drug store. ts

10,000 ITALIANS TAKEN IN DRIVE

Berlin Reports the Capture ot Important Positions BIG BATTLE IS STILL RAGING Teutons Scale Steep Mountain Slopes and Storm Strong Defenses—Cadoron May Use Trench Defense. Berlin, Get. lit!. —Heavy captures Ini prisoners and booty have been made by the Austro-German forces attacking the Italians on the Isonzo front, army headquarters announced. The prisoners include divisional and brigade! staffs. The total of prisoners taken exceeds 10,000. The fighting on thlsi front is continuing. In the first rush of the attacking forces, aiids the statement, strong Italian positions barring the way to thet valleys of ihe Flitsoh basin and Tol'mfno were overrun. Steep mountain slopes were scaled, and an Italluni point of support which crowned thei heights was stormed. The Italians fought desperately, and hard battling was necessary to break! their resistance at many points. Break Italian Lines. Rome, Ocf. 2(s.—Taking advantage' of their bridgehead of Santa Maria) nnd Santa Lucia, the Austro-German forces, which began an offensive oni the Isonzo front, brought the battle on t to the slopes of the right (west) bankj of the Isonzo, says the official statement. To Hold Most of Gains. Washington, Oct. 20!—Our own military authorities, as well as legation at-l taches of our allies, express no sur-i nt the German attack on thei Italian front. For a week they havei known that the kaiser was sending dl-* visions of Ms veterans to put heart into the Austrians, demoralized' by thei steady advance of the Italian troops.) They expect that the German reenforcements will stop General Cadorna for a time, and that he may eveui l)e forced Into trench defense; but they' have no Idea that the Germun-Austrian commands can make any great headway. British and French guns and ammunition will enable them to stop uny big advance of the enemy.

BRITISH FLYERS BOMB FOE

Factories, * Railways and Germans Troops Attacked. London, Oct. 20'. —An official statement on uerial operations reads: “Factories and railway communications in the vicinity of Saarbruckeni were attacked by our alrplune squadrons with excellent results. More than! three tons and one-half of explosives were dropped on the Burbach works, Just west of Saarbrucken, by naval machines. The damage caused was considerable; many fires were observed. “One hundred aink fifty-four bombs were dropped during the day on the enemy’s billets, 12 heavy bdtpbs on on airdrome near Courtral and 71 others on German troops in trenches and In the open. "At times the fighting was severe. Four hostile machines were downed by our alMplanes, one was shot down by our Infantry and three other machines were brought down out of control. Six of our machines are missing.” „■

U. S. MAY BAR “LUXURIES”

Manufacturers of Nonessentials May Reduce Output. ''A, Washington, Oct. 26.—Restriction of production of materials not essential to the war is under serious consideration by President Wilson, aud action may be taken soon. Although there has been no Intimation of the exact nature of any steps contemplated by the president, two courses have been generally discussed. Under one the war industries board would enter into voluntary agreements with specific manufacturers of nonessentials to reduce their output gradually. Under the other the president would issue a general request to manufacturers, and rely on their patriotism to follow the suggestion. The power behind both plans would be the government’s authority to hold up coal shipments to recalcitrant producers and to control transportation through the priority director of the war industries board.

FANCY PRODUCE MARKET ’ October 26. We top the market. Bring us your eggs* Price today 37c. We want your hutterfat and‘ are paying 44c. Chickens 16c, old roosters 10c, ducks 14c, geese 14c.—C. E. PRIOR.

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