Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1917 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20, 1017

GREAT WAR TASK FOR OUR PEOPLE

INDIANA CONFERENCE OUTLINEB WHAT CAN AND SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE FOLKS AT HOME. GIST OF PATRIOTIC MEETING Former Governor Ralston, Lieutenant Perigord of French Army and Other Speakers Stir Enthusi-,-* asm of Splendid Audiences. By Willis S. Thompson. - Indianapolis, Dec. 17. What a splendid thing it would have been lor Indiana and her part in the winning of the war, if all the people in the state could have attended the war conference of two days. What wonderful things it would accomplish if all the people of all the states could attend such a conference. How much nearer it would bring the end of the great world war. For as Will H. Hays put it, when America is once fully awakened and every man, woman and child in every home in America is doing an individual part in the winning of the war, all the thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand thousand Germans could not prevail against us. It is to awaken that interest, that sacrifice, that patriotism, that firm and united determination of America, that just such war conferences are planned and carried out under direction of the state councils of defense. It is to arrive at a more thor ; ough understanding of the war situation a*d of the individual responsibility and things to do to help our boys and our allies. It is to consider our duties at home. The Indiana conference was the first of the forty-eight. It was a magnificent success. More splendid audiences have njver been assembled. Such stirring speeches have seldom been made or such interest aroused. The whole state was represented. There were scores of speeches on as many subjects, all related to war work. No better idea can be given the people than to quote from some of the principal speeches. Samuel M. Ralston was the chairman of the main meeting. Every word uttered was inspiring. The audience did not wait for the periods to applaud. This was the meeting where Vice-Presi-dent Marshall was to speak but' delayed train prevented. Mr. Ralston said in part: Address by Ralston. I am glad to fight with you in the holy cause in which our God-given country has enlisted. I am glad to fight with you, elbow to elbow, under the leadership of that masterful man in the White House, Woodrow Wilson. " I have heard some good speeches —many of them—and I have read many, but I am sorry to say that I have felt, upon reading some of them, that our schools should be more active in telling the people the name of the President of these United States. His name is Woodrow Wilson. And that name will go down in history side by side with the immortal names of Abraham Lincoln and of George Washington. The master mind of the world, today and I yield to none; the master miftd of the world today is the President of the United States. He is the embodiment of the holy cause of Americanism, for which you and I are willing to die, if need be. Yes, I want to do what I can, in ifiy feeble way, to help win this cause. We can all do something-—some much more than others, but we can all do something. These are not times to think of profitmaking, my countrymen, save and except In the sense, and with the object in view that those profits are going to be contributed to help win the war. We can all furnish a loaf, and we must furnish it to the boys that we are sending across the sea. it is Criminal, it is unpatriotic, it is inhuman to ask our boys to leave their homes and go to the trenches in a strange land, to preserve this Government, unless —we feed —them —and —clothe them —as-- their necessities demand. And while we are doing this, let us contribute our mite to make public opinion so strong in this country that no man will dare to raise a whisper against the flag of our nation. It is my duty and it is your duty to see to it that no man is allowed to run at large, long, in this country, who favors firing upon our boys from the rear. I believe in law and order, but 1 also believe that one of the most wholesome means of breeding respect for law and order, at times, is the gallows, or the electric chair. We are not going to take any half way ground, and the man who is not with us in this fight hail better be out of this country, in my judgment—and the sooner he gets out the better it will be for his health. - There are many things that rise before a man when he thinks about the tremendous issues involved in this great crisis. The country for which our fathers went to war, for which they shed their blood, for which they fought and died, has an assault made upon its life, and as we love our individual homes—yes, a thousand times more than we love our individual homes —• we realize the supreme obligation resting upon the individual citizens, men and women, to do what they can to forever preserve the institutions of our country. My countrymen, I want to congratulate vou upon the wonderful work that is being done in this state, in behalf of this movement to defend and preserve our country. I want to commend my distinguished successor, Governor Goodrich, for his tireless eiTorts in making an efficient and successful organization to carry forward the work in which you are now interested, and - I am Just as strong, and I am just as enthusiastic in my demand that the people of Indiana stand by the back of Governor Goodrich, as I am that they stand by President Wilson. We have no politics, in the narrow sense, in this crisis. There are other times when you and I can go. upon the hustings and debate whether or not there should be a tax put upon the inside of the cap. But this is not the time. We cannot waste our time and our energy and our ability in discussing tariff rates, while the life of the nation is in the balance. Let us save the nation and.then we will take up the even tenor again of our domestic life, and have our honest differences where we honestly differ. But now we are all Americans, who are patriots. ' . , Not only Governor Goodrich, but I want to commend Mr. Will H. Hays and i all

these associated with him in carrying taw ward the work of the State Council of Cense. They have worked efficiently. Yon and I now witness the result.of their work. The truth ia that they have long realized what I have regretted to have to acknowledge, that too many people in this country do not fully yet realize, th'at we are at war. That might sound like an extraordinary Btatement. Too many people are toasting their shins in perfect contentment in front of their fireplaces at home, and around their baseburners, not fully conscious of the tremendous fight that is going on, to preserve the Institutions of this country. Now, it will not do to say- that all of those people are bad citizens, that they are not patriots. The truth is that they have not fully realized the awfulness of present conditions, and when they do, they will bestir themselves, and when w» get jthis nation aroused as one man, bent as fine man, upon a single purpose, we will soon make short work of the Kaiser. Following the address by Mr. Ralston, Lieutenant Paul Perigord, who served three years in active service in the French army, being three times wounded, delivered an address that stirred the patriotism of every person before him. He did not recite the atrocities of the German soldiers such as all the people have heard. He told the things that open the eyes of America to duties to be performed and the great things America must accomplish in the titanic struggle for humanity In part he said.

Message From France. I shall, to atone for my poor eloquence, rehearse the speech of a man who has already warmed the jiearts of the French nation, a man you love, here, I know — General Pershing. When General l’ersliing came with the boys in khaki to France, his first pilgrimage was to the tomb of Lafayette. When he arrived there it was expected that lie would deliver a beautiful oration, but the General, in his cold, dignified manner, just bent over the tomb and whispered, “Lafayette, we are here!” That was all. Fra nee has declared that speech to be the most beautiful speech of the war, and, my friends, I deem that the French officers who were there on that day, are not as privileged as I am tonight, for I feel the whole people of this state of Indiana crying out, so that France can hear it, “LaFayette, we, the people of Indiana, are here!’’ In the name of France, in the name of the civilized world, I thank the people of Indiana. My first message is that I bring to you the warmest greetings of the French army —that valorous body of officers and. men, who saved the liberties of the world at the battle of the Marne and at Verdun. For three long years that army, so bleeding from a thousand wounds, having lost more than one million of its best children, was looking longingly at the manhood of this continent, without uttering a word of complaint, but filled with a great fear lest all those sacrifices be in vain. But, behold, one beautiful morning a new flag came out of the trenches. Its colors were well known to all. it was red, white and blue. There were stars playing in its folds, a symbol of this nation’s high purpose; and then a mighty voice arose from the Adriatic to the Atlantic ocean, and that voice spoke in all the known tongues of the wor l,i —“Long live, long live the United States!” You' have read your histories and you know that France has always rushed to the rescue of any nation fighting for its freedom; you know that she has always stood ready to shed her blood for Christianity and civilization ; you know that she has loved, even unto excess, her fundamental. principles of liberty, equality and fraternity; and so, when the most powerful military organization the world has ever seen, having secretly planned to conquer the world and to destroy the liberties of mankind, proceeded to carry out that plan, then France, although still unaware of the help that would come to her, and finding in the deep wells of her patriotism a supernatural strength, stood up, and rushing to the frontiers of desecrated and assaulted Belgium, she made a living wall out of the breasts of her children, in an effort to stop the criminal invaders. But, oh, my friends, France had been dreaming dreams of peace, as you have been dreaming them, and she was utterly unprepared for this unexpected aggression, and the living wall crumbled down under the deadly fire of thousands upon thousands of machine guns, and the crashing tower of monster engines of destruction, and then the whole world stood aghast and wondered. Was Prussia to conquer the world and destroy the liberties of mankind? Oh, no! It seemed that at that hour God heard the silent prayer of all the liberty loving nations. The heavens must have seen that nation on her knees, praying for strength, and then took place the greatest miracle of modern times. It was the dawn of the day of the battle oi the Marne, the sun of which will never set. Do you know, my friends, what it is tnat has helped France most, through this mighty struggle? . . Listen, my friends! One morning a mighty voice was heard coming from across the seas, and that voice, as it passed over the waves, took up some of the grandeur and solemnity of the ocean itself; It was reciting in the most sublime and immortal words the rights of individuals and of nations; it was branding with an indelible mark the criminal aggressors of mankind; it was placing the aims of this wirntnm the highest level conceivable; It was endeavoring to make this world safe for democracy—and that voice was the voice of the man whose patience and forbearance have never been equaled by the heads of any other powerful nation —that voice was the voice of your own illustrious President, Mr. Woodrow Wilson. I am not. of course, you know well, making a political speech to you, the citizens of this great republic, but you must know, and you are entitled to know the love, the veneration and respect with which the name of vour President is spoken today, over the fields of Europe, and, believe me, wherever it is not spoken with respect,- it is pronounced with fear! Your President read aright the minds and the hearts of the American people. All honor to him, for he has read beautifully, and all honor to the American people, for they have inspired him, and his messages have been so beautiful that they have been read in everyone of our public schools, they have been preached from every pulpit, and they have been given out over the battlefields, to the soldiers of every nation in our army, and we do hope that some of them have successfully crossed the lines and sowed good seed over there. You may well be proud, for those messages will stand in the annals of this nation as most glorious documents. Nay, mav I not say they are greater than 'he Declaration of Independence, for the Declaration of Independence was the declaration of one nation, but this is the declaration of independence of all the nations! You were told that you were a powerful nation. YeS, you were a powerful nation in times of peace, but you were the-weak-est of nations in time of war, and that is why now, you have at last awakened to the realization, and you are organizing your soldiers and training them, making guns and rifles as fast as you can —but you are, indeed, fortunate that the British fleet is standing in the Atlantic ocean, and that the French soldiers are dying on the battlefields of France. Do not be sorry that you have been called to share this burden with us. You are citizens of America. Be proud. This is the greatest day in your life; it is the day on which you are called upon to, give up something for the greatest cause Ah, my friends, be proud, for your mission is beautiful. You are not oniy going to be the defenders of liberty, but you are going to be the apostles of it. You, so rich in spiritual blessings, are going to call the enslaved nations of the world to share in this inheritance. Yes, this flag, the purest of all flags, of all nations, Is going to become the emblem of freedom —not freedom for these United States, but freedom for the world.

WOMEN VOLUNTEER TO HELP WIN WAR

Betty Blythe Tells Why it Is Necessary for All To Register. EVERY WOMAN CAN HELP Council of Defense Seeks to Create Channel For Use of War Agencies. And now let’s see why the government is mobilizing the women of America —why it is asking every

woman in Indiana to Register with the Woman’s Section of the State Council of Defense. * Perhaps you have been asking yourself that very question —of what practical use the mere signing of your name to a registration card? Here’s your answer :

It is of such vast importance that the government desires to obtain, as speedily as possible, a correct estimate of the woman power, and to do so it is putting to work the machinery of the Council of National Defense, and of your own Indiana State Council of Defense appointed by Governor James P. Goodrich, with headquarters in the State House at Indianapolis. If you do not register, whether you can serve or not, you are not doing your bit to help win the war —you are a slacker. A channel was needed to carry to the women the requests of the government. * The plan aimed to do one particular thing—to take in every woman. Women’s organizations in each state were asked to get together and form a permanent executive committee. The central state group should be duplicated in every county and every town, to pass on the word to the unorganized groups, so that all the clubs, associations, churches, social agencies, teachers and individuals should be drawn in. In this State the Woman’s Committee was made a section of the State Council of Defense, by Chairman Will H. Hays, and was put under the chairmanship of Mrs. Anne Studebaker, of South Bend. Quarters are maintained in the State Defense Council rooms, and a secretarial force is constantly busy. By way of this executive committee the groups all over the state are to be kept in immediate touch with the national committee, and will receive from it direct such requests as the government may make. The channel has been created, but it must be dug deeper and broader — and the absence of your name will render it less effective. It is the clearing house through which all wo-' man s work will pass. And it is the agency by which the government is co-ordinating the nation’s woman power. The Woman’s Committee will not be satisfied until it has in this state an organization so perfect that any piece of information or request from Washington can be spread over Indiana in twenty-four hours’ time and reach practically every Indiana woman.

Already there Is a woman’s committee in every county of the state and these committees will appoint a local chairman for each community. The important point is that every woman shall register. Preparations now are going forward for a statewide registration drive to begin January 1, that will enlist the help of every social and woman’s club. If necessary a house to house canvass will be made. If you are a housekeeper the mother of little children—do not think that you are exempt from registration —for the government wants to know who you are, what you are and whether, in case of need, you can give any service to help win the war. The Woman’s Committee is the agency appointed to gather this information for the government. It is expected that 100,000 signed registration cards will be in the hands of the State Council of Defense by the middle of January. Up to dale 1 40,000 Indiana women have registered. Woman’s part is no longer purely of the hands and heart—she is being fitted into every part of the war program. Indeed, it is recognized that without her aid, it is impossible to win the war. She has been called into council by Washington, has been “reqognized,” and her brains requisitioned for war work. In fine, women have been given a definite part, although a wholly voluntary part, in all the great .economic and social readjustments—in all the big war- questions. If you have not signed your registion card, hurry and sign —so you will be readily accessible, when the informatiQn from Washington begins to flow through the channel, and you are asked to help in the way you want to help.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

INDIANA EDITORS CONFER ON WAR

**• «r* • MEET AS PART OF STATE CONFERENCE GETTING TOGETHER IDEAS FOR LARGE TASK THAT LIES AHEAD. ALL STRIVING TO ONE END •' ■ ■. " ....' •. . ' ’ ■•'J; •' ■ ■ To Win Peace With Victory In the Shortest Possible Time and the Least Loss of Life —Talk Ey Will H. Hays. _

Indianapolis, Dec. 17.—One of the important meetings of the Indiana war conference was that of the editors of the state. With these men it was a get together of ideas and purposes in the part to be played in the winning of the war. George Creel was to have been the principal speaker, but belated trains failed to bring him. George Ade presided at the editorial luncheon in the Riley room at the Claypool, There were a number of speeches, all promising closest co-operation in the war work. Will H. Hays, chairman of the State Council of Defense, and closest man to the work which has been and is being done, made the chief talk, and what he said on this occasion, speaking to the people of Indiana through the 250 editors who were present, tells best the object of that part of the state war conference. In part Mr. Hays said: A battle is won in the heart of the soldier, in tlie last analysis. Just so tin' support in this war, to which the President, the Governor, and, the authorities are entitled, will only come when there is iu the hearts of the people—first in their minds and understanding, and then in their hearts, an appreciation and a loyalty that tlie cause warrants. And the one most effective avenue through which that can he conveyed, the instrument above all others, to create that knowledge, first, and appreciation. second, is the press of the country. That is the truth. • Now. it is a far cry, my friends, from this benutiful occasion to a discussion of how host men Can bayonet their fellow men: yet that is Just exactly what we have got to do, just exactly the business we are, everyone of us, engaged in. Some things are necessary at home. Ts we are going to win this war abroad, there must be absolute pence at home. Now. I do not mean that searching, sympathetic suggestions are not desired. They are; and they are wanted at Washington. But I do mean that there must be that peace which shows to the world that there is in this country the one purpose, to which all others are subordinated, and that is to win the war. There must he such political peace In this country as will forever prohibit, absolutely, the question as to whether or not a man is supporting the war, or whether his loyalty is right, entering into, any consideration of any political activity, whatsoever. There is but one side to that question, and on that side, in the fullest support of the war as it is being run, must stand every political party, and every Individual of any political party that is entitled to any consideration, whatsoever. The ctiief executive of tlie United States, President Woodrow Wilson, is carrying in Washington burdens that have been borne by no man since Abraham Lincoln; and yet he is bearing them with that vision and heart that entitles him to the prayers and help of everybody. The chief executive of this state lay at death’s door for two months, brought there by work that I know was necessitated in striving to make this state live up to the traditions of Indiana, in this wan No man can say to me that he dare not do his full duty in giving to President Wilson, and to Governor Goodrich, as the heads of those departments that they represent in this crisis, the fullest support that is in him. and in everyone of us today. And upon that platform I stand, my friends, and I burn every bridge, personal, political, financial, professional, and everything else, and all I ask is that every one of you do the same thing. Remember, you, and you, and you, that this great temple of lawful liberty, that we call “our country,” was bullded by God Almighty, and well may we worship it, when we think of the cost, the sacrifice, the bleeding, the heart throbs, the anguish, and the dying that it took to keep and preserve it. When we think of. nil that It stands for, Its glorious past, its magnificent present arid its sublime future, we must be stirred to the depths of out very souls, and moved with an unalterable determination to keep it where our forefathers, with God’s help, placed it. What are we fighting for? it is neither' consistent nor proper, at this moment, to discuss the issues or the causes for the war. God knows they are multitudinous and eternally right, and that the whole future of humanity rests on the outcome. I tell you, tlie mission of America is about to lie atcompished. That is what Is in tills war. I have said that some time —and 1 believe it—that some time, in tlie mind of the Almighty it was conceived that this government, established by heroic spirit, visioned and executed, should.grow, should save itself, then grow again, based on the absolute equality of Individuals, on the full freedom of men, and then go out and save the world. Now tlie great purposes that brought together the Continental Congress are about fully to function. And now. at a time when all Kurppe Is In an unprecedented conflict, and they are drunk with blood, to this country, With its pure purpose, it is left as the only instrument that can now go into that bloody, seething hell, and rescue the future of mankind. Now, if it does this —and this country will do this—then, my friends, the mission of America will have been-aecom-plished for ail eternity. i wish I could tell you how we get to feeling" about this thing when we work at it twenty-four hours a day. We lie awake nights, because the situation is—and I am quite serious—because the situation is as serious as it well can be. I appeal to you to watch what goes on, with the scrutiny of a binocular —watch what goes on in the State Council of Defense. If there is anything going on therp that is not entirely, and thoroughly, and conscientiously, and whole-heartedly supporting every ting that the President of the United States asks to be done in this war, cry out against it, condemn it, hang it up, because it is traiteroms. But when you hear of things being done that are in, support of the efforts of the government to win the war, then support them to the fullest. . You of the second line of defense, help as von have been helping, strive as you have never striven before: go home, and go to this as the most Important business any of you can be engaged in, and -when this great power of America once starts, ten thousand times ten thousand thousand Germans can not stop It!

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NOTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS AND LEGATEES. In the Matter of the Estate of Mary E. Welsh, Deceased. In the Jasper Circuit Court. February Term, 1918. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Mary E. Welsh, deceased, and all persons interested in said estate, to appear in the Jasper circuit court on Monday, the 11th day of February, 1918, being the day fixed and endorsed on the final settlement account of Carrie A. Welsh, administratrix of said decedent, and show cause if any, why such final account should not be approved; and the heirs of said decedent and all others interested, are also hereby notified to appear in said court, on said day, and make proof of their heirship, or claim to any part of said estate. CARRIE A. WELSH, Administratrix. Frank Foltz, Attorney for Estate. Dec. 12-19-20

Pile WE lIS BIG PUIILIC SALE As I am going to quit farming, 1 will sell at public auction at my residence, known as the Lawndale Stock Farm, 6 miles south and 2 miles east of Rensselaer, 6 miles north and 2 miles east of Remington, commencing at 10 a. in., on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, id 17 13 Horses and Mules—Consisting of 1 team of sorrel muies, extra good ones, 8 and 9 years old; 1 black mule, 6 years old; 1 bay mule, 4 years old, a good one; 1 black mule, 3 years old, extra good one; 1 black mare* 7 years old, In foal; 1 bay driving mare, 13 years old, lady broke; 1 bay mare 10 years old, any child can drive; .1 sorrel mare colt, 2 years old, a good one; 1 bay imare colt, 2 years old; 1 bay driving colt, 3 years old; 2 spring colts. 8 Head of Cattle —Consisting of 1 light Jersey cow, 5 years old, fresh soon; 1 yellow Jersey cow, 4 years old, fresh in spring; 1 Hereford cow, 3 years old. Extra good cows giving good How of milk. 5 spring calvee. 10 Good Shotes. 4 Dozen Hens. Implements, Wagons, Etc. —Consisting of 1 wagon, 3-in. tire with box; 1 wagon, 2-in. tire with gravel box; 1 new single top buggy in good condition; 2 good robes;’ 1 gang plow; 1 sulky plow; 1 walking plow; 2 discs; 3 Avery cultivators with gopher attachments; 1 John Deere corn planter with 100 rods wire and fertilizer attachment; 1 Deering binder, 6-ft. cut; 1 gas engine, 1 3-4 h. p.; 4 sets good work harness; 2 sets single driving harness; 1 saddle; 1 tank heater; 1 60-gal. oil tank; 1 vice;, 2 large butchering kettles; lard press; sausage mill; wrenches, forks, scoops, 1 King power washing machine and wringer; No. 10 DeLaval cream separator; kitchen sink; Edison phonograph with records, household goods and many other articles too numerous to mention. 2 Stands of Bees.. Good stalks and straw to be fed on place. Terms—slo and under cash in hand; on sums over $lO a credit of 12 months will be given, purchaser executing note with approved security bearing 5 per cent interest Ifrom date if paid when due, if not paid when due, 8 per cent interest from date; 3 per cent off for cash when entitled to credit. No property to be removed until terms of sale are complied with. MRS. EVA FRED, Administratrix. Harvey Williams, Auctioneer. John W. Phelps, Clerk. Hot lunch by Hascall.

BIG PUBLIC SALE The- undersigned, having sold his farm, will sell’at his former home 114 miles east and y 2. mile north of Wiheatfield, commencing at 11 a. m., on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1917 9 Head Horses and Mule.s—Consisting of 1 brown gelding, 10 years old, wt. 1350; 1 bay gelding 9 years old, wt. 1 200; 1 brown gelding, 9 years old, wt. 1200; 1 gray mare, 10 years old, wt. 1250; 1 bay mare, 12 years old, wt. 1000; 1 black mare, 12- years old, wt. 1400; 1 bay 2-year-old colt, a good one; 1 team mules, 11 years old, wt. 24 00. 100 Head of Hogs—Consisting of 9 gilts, good’ grade Duroc, wt 175; 2 brood sows, wt. near 300; 8 sows with 50 small pigs; 30 head shoats, wt. 75 to 90; 1 full blood Spotted Poland China male, wt. 175. About 300 bushels Corn and what Ensilage is left on day of sale. Implements, Wagons, Etc.—Consisting of 2 farm wagons, 1 with dump boards and 1 with 26-in. box, 3 3-4-inch tire; 1 top buggy in good repair; 1 hay rack; 1 grindstone; 1 McCormick 5-foot mower; 1 Janesville corn planter with 80 rods wire, with fertilizer attachment; 2 sulky plows, 1 a new Oliver and 1 a Janesville, both 14-inch; 1 riding new Oliver cultivator; 1 John Deere riding cultivator; 1 Little Jap cultivator; 1 3-section harrow; 1 cream separator; 3 sets good har'ness; 1 set buggy harness; collars:

halters; some household and kltflfcen furniture and many other articles. Terms—Ten dollars and under cash in hand; on sums over $lO * credit of 11 months will he given* purchaser executing note with approved security bearing 6 per cent interest from date if paid when due; if not 1 paid when due, 8 per cent interest from date; 2 per cent off for cash when entitled to credit. No property to be removed until terms of sale are complied with, ELZY COFFEY. W. H. CRAIG. M. C. Clark, Auctioneer. H. W. Marble, Clerk. iHot lunch by Ladies’ Aid of Wheatfleld.

BIG PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will sell at public auction at his farm, % mile north of Virgie and 5 miles south and 1 mile east of Demotte, beginning at 10 a. m., on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1917 9 Head Horses and Mules—Consisting of 1 bay horse, 5 years old, wt. 1100; 1 bay mare, 7 years old, wt. 1100; 1 gray imare, 9 years ol£, wt. 1200; team black colts, coming 3 years old; team mules, 5 and 6 years old, wt. 2 200, a good pair; team mules, coming 3 years old. 38 Head of Cattle —Consisting of 8 head of cows, 3 will be fresh by day of sale, 2 will be fresh in February and 3 will be fresh in April; 9 coming yearling heifers; 2 coming yearling bulls; 19 coming 2year old steers. Cows are bred to a good Shorthorn bull. These are all good grade cattle. 10 Head of llogs. If the weather Is bad sale will be held in barn. Terms —$10 and under cash in hand; on sums over $lO a credit of 12 months will be given, purchaser executing note with approved security hearing 6 per cent Interest from dato if paid when due, if not so paid 8 per cent interest from date. 2 per cent off for cash when entitled to credit. JOHN REED. W. A. McCurtain, Auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Hot lunch on the grounds. EXECUTOR’S CLOSING OUT SALE The undersigned will sell at public auction at tho Stephen Comer farm, 8 miles due north of Rehsselaer, 1 mile north of Aix and 6% miles south of Kniman, beginning at 10:30 a. m., on TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1918 5 Head Horses and Mules —1 big horse, 12 years old, wt. 1400; 1 8-year-old mare, wt. 1300, a good one; 1 3-year-old mare; yearling eolt; 1 span 4-year-old mules. 13 Head of Cattle—Consisting of 7 cows; 1 thoroughbred Shorthorn bull; 2 heifer calves; 3 steer calves. 10 Head of Hogs—9 with pigs at their side. 100 Tons of Ensilage. Farm Implements—-2 manure spreaders; hay rack; 1 wagon bed; Fairbanks wagon soales, never been used and of 5-ton capacity. Torms—A credit of 9 months will be given on approved security on all sums over $lO at 6 per cent interest if paid when due; if not bo paid 8 per cent will be charged from date. 2 per cent discount for cash when entitled to credit. $lO and under cash. No property to bo removed until terms have been complied with. WALTER S. HARRINGTON, Executor. W. A. McCurtain, Auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Hot lunch by Brushwood Ladies* Aid. BIG PUBLIC SALE As I have decided to quit farming and go West, I will offer at public auction at my residence, known as the Old Headquarters of Springer ranch, 13% miles north and 11 \/ z miles east of Rensselaer, 1 mile east and ly 2 miles south of Kniman, and 3 miles east off Virgie, commencing at 10:30 a. m., on THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1917 10 Head of Cattle—Consisting of 5 milch cows, some giving good flow of milk, 1 to he fresh last part of Januai'y, qnd some in the spring; 1 fine steer; 1 heifer; 3 calves. 6 Head of Hogs. About 0 dozen chickens. 1 pair " turkeys. 1 pair guineas. Ford Touring Car, 1914 Model, in good condition. 1 Surrey, good as new. 2 widetire wagons, 1 with triple bed, other nearly new; 1 sleigh. Farm ImplementS- r ‘-Consisting 'of 1 disc; 1 sulky plow; 2 walking plows; 2 cultivators; 1 corn planter with fertilizer attachment; 1 mower; 2 good sets of double work harness; 2 single harness. Large stack of oats straw, well stacked; between 15 and 20 tons of hay; some corn in crib; about 15 bushels (potatoes; nice quantity of canned fruit. Household Goods —Consisting of 1 kitchen range; 1 oil stove; 1 heater, 1 sideboard, 10 dining room ebairs; 2 rockers; 1 extension table; 1 secretary and bookcase combined; bedroonpt furniture and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms —$10 and under, cash in hand; oa sums over $lO a credit of 9 months will be given, purchaser executing note with approved security bearing 6 per cent interest from date if paid when due, if not paid when due, 8 per cent interest from date df sale; 4 per cent off for cash when entitled to credit. No property to be removed until terms of sale are complied with. J. J. FLIGINGER. W. A. McCurtain, Auctioneer. H. W. Marble, Clerk. Hot lunch by Kniman Ladies' AicL

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