Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1918 — Page 2

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HITCHCOCK DRAWS FIRE

“When Senator Hitchcock in the Senate challenged the assurance of Secretary Baker that 500,000 American troops would soon be in France and that 1,000,000 more would be ready to go this year he aroused sharp criticism,’’ says the Chicago Herald. “Senator Hitchcock’s speech is a greater encouragement to the kaiser,” says the Buffalo Enquirer, “than any counseling of Von Tirpitz and a greater pacifier of German strikers than any orders threatening death by the military commanders of German provinces.” “The country has the choice,"

STALLION FOR SALE Black Prince 101172 BLACK PRINCE is a Percheron stallion weighing 2000 pounds. Foaled in 1913 and is a sure breeder, making him a very desirable draft animal. He has a number of colts in Jasper county that speak for themselves. Our reason for parting with him is the fact that both my boys, who care for Black Prince, are in the draft age. Horsemen wishing one of the best Percheron stallions in this section are invited to call and see this horse. Residence miles north and 1 mile east of Parr. S AUGUST G. SCHULTZ

CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always f < Bears the //. Signature /X.f" of Quyr &Jr * n Hr kA For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW. YORK

says the Pittsburgh Dispatch, “of believing that the President and the Secretaries of War <and the Navy, with all the authority and information at the disposal of the government, are incapable df obtaining facts easily accessible to the senator from Omaha or that the President and his associates do know the real situation and Senator Hitchcock does not. - The impression gathered from the debate is that the Nebraskan was too reckless in his oratorical fury.’’ The St. Paul Pioneer Press, which usually is found quite ready to criticize the administration, is not ready to accept Senator Hitchcock’s declaration. It says, after giving some facts of his political history: “Senator Hitchcock is not qualified from whiat he has yet offered pr from the record he has made to upset the nation's confidence in the ability of its government to function with respectable efficiency in the present undertaking. “And we would offer this rule for the consideratio'n of senators and representatives generally: That any severe criticism of the conruct of the war' made ‘at this time by officials olf their rank, if not backed by specific .and incontrovertible facts, can be of no constructive effect but, on the contrary, can lend only aid and comfort to the enemy.” LAUDS WAR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATION An unvoiced decision has been made by the American people in this war to make democracy efficient, said President M. L. Burton of the University of Minnesota yesterday in an address before the Cook County Teachers' association in the Art Institute. “No Iman that ever lived has had such wonderful\power in his hands as President Wilson,’ said Dr. Burton. “The government has done in eight or ten months, what they should, have had thirty years to do, and yet some of us stand around and criticize this arid that blunder or mistake.” Every man and every woman owes a duty to his or her communi-

ty and country, and it is the duty of educators to spread that doc- 1 trine, Dr. Burton declared.—Chicago Herald. While’ the controversy still rages in France around the problem of providing husbands for the young women of the republic after the war, French psychologists and economists have Indignantly rejected, any suggestion of the adoption of the “ersatz,’ or substitute marriages, as put forth by Germany. An extensive campaign is being carried on by Dr. Robert de Simone, a noted physician, for the legalizing bf “contract marriages’’ for a period of three years. His plan is for the contracting parties to be at liberty j to dissolve their union at the end ( of three years. Any issue of the marriage is to be cared for by the state in the event of the father and | mother being unwilling to assume responsibility, the parents to de-, vote a percentage of their earnings ( to the education and maintenance of the children.—Capper’s Weekly. ■■ In support of its contention that a war cabinet would be unconstitutional, the New York World quotes from an address by Charles Evans Hughes to the American Bar association last September, in which Mr. Wilson’s rival in the last presidential race said: “It was not in the contemplation of the Constitution that the command of forces and the conduct of campaigns should be in charge of a council or that as to this there should be a division of authority and responsibility. The prosecution otf war demands in the highest degree the promptness, directness and unity of action in military operations which alone can proceed from the executive.” Secret service men guarded two tons of coal recently delivered to President Wilson at the White House. After it was in the bins a White House attendant carefully swept up the precious dust. The President gets his coal just as other people do, in small lots only.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

REMINGTON (From the Press) Mrs. Martin Meehan of Indianapolis is visiting relatives in and around Remington. Mrs. John Bowman of Monticello spent Friday with the Ezra Bowman and M. B. Peck families. Miss Berea Bar too, who has been sick with bronchial trouble for several weeks, is -slowly improving. Miss Ida Beal spent Sunday and Monday in Watseka, Illinois, the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. J. Dick. 'Mrs. W. R. Geier went to Attica Wednesday morning to spend a week with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Parker. 'Miss Blanche Current returned to Indianapolis Wednesday after a severals weeks’ visit with the Manns here. ’ . Miss Edna BridenbaUgh of Logansport came Friday last for a fortnight’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Thomas. Linus Williams has been on the sick list the past week with an attack of stomach trouble and other ailments. The Ladies’ Aid of he Christian church gave S2O for the Red Cross this week, and the Blake school als> gave $5.00. Mrs. Bruce Wilson, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Roades, the past week, returned to her home near Fowler Wednesday morning. Miss Fleta Gray entertained a number of her young lady friends at her home in the northeast part o ftown on Saturdaj r evening. A jolly good time was reported. Miss Irene Howard entertained a number of her young lady friends' Friday evening at her, home in honor of her college friend, Miss Carrie Galvin, who is visiting her. Word from Frank Foster is to the effect that he is now on his way to France. Frank joined the hospital corps some time ago and has been expecting to receive orders, to move for some time. His wife is still at Chattanooga. Miss Millie Gray entertained eight lively young people at six o’clock dinner last Friday' evening, Miss Daisy Vorhis of Wlocott, Misses Pauline Bartoo, Fleta and Theo Teter, Hazel and Nina Gray, and Messrs. Carrol and Harold Vorhis of Wolcott. Maurice Eck returned this Thursday morning to Rockford, Illinois, where he has been in training at Camp Grant. .He is looking good and says Uncle Sam treats them fine, and one thing that makes life a comfort is the K. olf C. building, where they have all kinds of pleasure and advantages of home as nearly as possible. Miss Callie Bonner was hostess Wednesday evening to the “Ladies’ Class” of the M. E. Sunday school. This was a farewell social for Mrs. Daisy Rush, who, with her family, expects soon to make her home in another town. The evening was spent very pleasantly in having a miscellaneous impromptu program with “stunts” and games. The social committee served most delicious refreshments, and at a later hour than usual the guests departed, all agreeing that such social evenings should come often. It

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was regretted by all the members that on account of sickness Mrs. Rush was unable to be present. At the home of the officiating minister, Rev. A. C. Tharp, occurred the wedding of Miss Wave Teter and Mr, Victor E. Michaels.’ The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Teter, of northeast of town, and is a very prepossessing young lady. The groom is a young farmer of this neighborhood and an estimable young man. The ceremony was witnessed by only a >, ew relatives, including the bride's twin sisters, Misses Vieta and Theo Teter. The young couple, who are well known and respected hereabouts, will make their home on a farm near Rensselaer, where their friends will wish them all kinds of happiness. MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maibouer went to Lafayette Saturday for a visit with the (former’s sister. John Hansell sold one hog last week at $16.10 per hundredweight which brought him $101.43. L. L. Lefler of Lafayette was here the latter part of the week loading 1 a car load of wood from his farm, i Mrs. E. W. Horner went to Lafayette last Friday to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Meta Malsbary, arid family. Verl Hansell, third son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hansell, is ill with scarlet fever and' the Hansell home is in quarantine. Mrs. S. A. Frederick of Danville, Illinois, who has been here for some time Visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Albert Madaus, returned to her home last Friday. i Sergeant Genald Vanßuskirk came home this morning from the camp at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on a ten days’ leave to visit with Mrs. Van Buskirk, relatives and friends. Jack , is looking fine. , j Several of our citizens witnessed an unusual occurrence Wednesday morning about 9 a. m. when a full rainbow appeared in the northwest. This was all the more unusual since the temperature was at zero Tuesday morning. (Mrs. Sadie Domke, Mrs. Claude Horner and E. W. Horner went to Flora today to attend the funeral of Mrs. Vera Cripe, daughter of ■ Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Horner of Flora. Mrs. Cripe died in the Methodist hospital at Indianapolis of spinal meningitis. I The funeral of William Perwitz, brother of Ed Perwitz of this place, took place last Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Elgin, Illinois. Mr. Perwitz was born in Medaryville but moved away when he was about five years of age. One brother and four sisters survive him, all of whom were at the funeral.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) J. E. Ross and family of McCoysburg have moved to Mesa, Arizona. Miss Ethel Seward of Monon was th© guest of friends here over Sunday. I Miss Delia Nelson of Monticello I iis here for an extended visit with her parents. I Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harbrecht and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Volkman I were called to Hammond Saturday j to attend the funeral of a relative. Thomas Wise has sold his west side property to Fred J. Kobcke, i who recently returned here from Helix, Oregon. The consideration wax $2,600, possession to be given March 1. Mrs. Robert Engle, who returned from the hospital at Lafayette, went back again Sunday on account of an abscess which formed where an incision was made when she underwent an operation about a month ago. D. J. Bute from Kempton, Illinois, is here on business. He says . there are thousands of bushels of I corn in the fields to be husked. I Many farmers are using the salt I process to save the soft corn in Hlinois and it is proving a success. Gurd Surber and L. A. Stalnaker attended the Hardware Dealers’ asssociation convention at Indianapolis | last week. Mr. Stalnaker went on Ito Louisville, where he spent a couple of days with his brother, I who is located at Camp Taylor. I Lieut. Claude Record of Fort | Dodge, Kansas, was called here last week on account of the serious illness of his brother Roy, who suf- | sered from an acute attack of indigestion. Claude is well situated at Fort Dodge, to which place he expects to return about Saturday.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Tobias Woods went to Seymour, Illinois, Tuesday to visit his uncle, ' James Caster. Stewart Unroe of Macon, Illinois, . visited his brother, J. E. Unroe, and (family Monday. i Miss Edith Clinebell of Peoria, Illinois, is visiting her father, Koscie ! Clinebell, at the Wolcott (House. I J. H. Moore of Remington spent the day Wednesday with John Hanna and family south of town. i Mr. and Mrs. Perfect Spencer and children went to Kentland Thursday to visit Mr. and Mrs. James Simmons for a few days. | John Burke of Monroeville, Indiana, and son, Edmond Burke, of Ft. Wayne, are spending a few days i with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Richard Burke. I Mrs. William Kearns of near Flora, a sister of J. E. Unroe, and i Harry Unroe of Flora, a brother ofj Mr. Unroe, spent Tuesday at the j Unroe home, returning home Tuesday morning. Mrs. Emma Kendall, who has been spending several months with relatives at Hazelton, Kansas, returned home Wednesday evening, spending the night here with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hughes. Thursday morning she went to Monticello and will keep house for her son, Fred Braugh, while Mrs. Braugh is in the hospital. GOODLAND (From the Herald) A. J. Bullis has rented the Geo. Ormlston farm north of town and

will take possession March 4. Mrs, A; J: Kitt came Saturday for a short stay • with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Shepard, and other children. Mrs. Sophia Huber left Tuesday morning for Otto; Wyoming, for a visit with 'her sister, Mrs. Roy Shepard, and family. Miss Merle Hall of. Kokomo came for a short visit with her aunt, Mrs. Nortqn. and to attend the funeral <of Lillian Young. Catherine Burgess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burgess, is apatient at St. Vincent’s hospital at j Indianapolis, having’ undergone an j operation for appendicitis on Tues- i day morning. The home of Clarence Leming j was the scent of havoc last Thursday night about 7 o’clock when the water heater of their hot air furnace exploded with terrific force, breaking articles all over the large house and setting fire to a bin of cobs in the basement. The force of the explosion blew the floor wax from the cracks in the floors. The Lemings had been away from home for several days and the theory was advanced that the water pipes upstairs had frozen, and when the Lemings returned they rebuilt the furnace fire, which caused the water heater on the furnace to explode with the above results.

BROOK “ (From the Reporter) Fred Battledlay and wife received a present of a baby girl on last Monday morning. Mrs. Charles Denham and son George have been numbered among the sick this week. Mrs. Rinehardt Bossung spent Wednesday evening in Goodland as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adamson and family. Mrs, Victor Borklund returned from Morocco on Wednesday after several days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy. Dave Marion of Morocco broke his long record this year and had the stork bring him only one baby, but as Dave has had six delivered in the last three years, his record is about complete.

BIG PUBLIC SALE As the former undersigned parties are going to quit farming, and- the l latter is moving to Ohio, they will offer for sale at the Abler residence 3*4 miles west of Francesville, com- | mencing at 11 a. m., the following property, on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1918 64 HEAD OF STOCK 9 Head of Horses and Colts— Consisting of 1 brown mare 11 yrs, wt 1300, in foal; 1 black gelding 5 yrs, wt 1250; 1 dapple gray gelding 4 yrs, wt 1200; 1 bay gelding 4 yrs, wt 1250; 1 bay gelding 4 yrs, wt .1200: 1 driving horse 7 yrs, lady broke; 1 black mare 4 yrs, wt 1150: 1 yearling mare colt; 1 ' yearling gelding. 27 Head so Cattle — Consisting of ( 1 red cow 10 yrs, to be fresh in , July; 1 roan cow, 9 yrs, to be I fresh; 1 part Jersey 9 yrs, to be fresh; 1 part Jersey 10 rys, with calf by side: 1 red cow 4 yrs, to be ! fresh; 1 two-year-old roan heifer, to be fresh: 2 two-year-old black heifers to be fresh in spring; 1 i yearling heifer to be fresh in the fall; 12 two-year-old steers in good condition: some White Faces; 1 ' yearling roan steer: 1 yearling roan heifer; 5 calves, 3 heifers and 2 steers. I 27 Head of Hogs— -Consisting of 1 brood sows and shoats. 3 brood sows, one to farrow about April 10, 'the others May 1; 15 shoats weighing 100 pounds each; 9 shoats , weighing 60 pounds each. , Farm Implements, Wagons, Etc. —Consisting of 1 Birdsell wagon | with 40-in box, good as new; 1 narrow tire wagon; 1 Elkhart carriage in good condition; 1 top bugI gy: 1 Olds wagon with triple box; II Moline gang plow; 1 Emerson sulky; 1 Moline sulky; 1 John i Deere sulky; 1 8-ft McCormick I binder; 1 10-ft Acme hay rake; 1 I Deering mower; 1 5-ft mower; 4 riding cultivators, two of which are P. & 0., one iHayes and one Bradley; 1 4-section Hayes harrow,” 1-26-ft wood frame harrow; 2 8-ft discs; 11. H. C. corn planter with ' 80 rods of wire and fertilizer attachment; 1 double fan Peoria endgate seeder and good seeder box; 1 , double fan Kingman endgate seeder; 1 Great Western manure spreader; 1 feed grinder: 1 Chatham fanning mill; 1 horse power grain dump: 4 sets work harness and collars; 1 set single harness; some household goods and 3 doz. chickens. Terms— ll months credit on sums of $lO will be given with interest at 6 per cent from date, but if not paid at maturity 8 per cent will be charged. 2 per cent off for cash. MRS. H. AHLERS & SON. and O. E. CULP. J. H. Hepp, Auctioneer. . Ed Finnegan, Clerk. Hot lunch on grounds. cussmm ■ ADVERTISING [Under this head notices wm be pub lisbed for 1-cent-a word for the firw insertion. 1-J-cent-per-word for each additional insertion. To save book-keeping cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twenty-five cents. but short notices coming within ‘he above rate, will be published two or more times—as the case may be—for N cents. Where replies are sent W Ths Democrat’s care, postage will bo enirged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] FORSALE For Sale—Two good milch cows now giving nice flow of milk, both bred.—CARRIE WELSH, phone 933-D. ts For Sale —15 good Du roc pigs, about eight weeks old, $7 each if entire lot is taken. GUSS ZACHER, Rensselaer, R-3. ls-16 For Sale—A few fine Plymouth Rock chickens at $2.00 each. Also

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a pen of six pure-bred Buff Orpingtons, five pullets and one cockerel — SIO.OO for the pen; a bargain ilk" - any of the above stock. —A. D. HERSHMAN, Medaryville, Ind. f-23 For Sale —Second-hand feed grinder in good condition. Will operate with 3-horse engine.—WAT- • SON PLUMBING CO., Rensselaer, Indiana. f-2 L For Sale —A Webster’s New International Dictionary, almost new--* and very little soiled, sheep binding and good paper. Publisher's price sl2; will sell for $8 cash.— JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT. For Salo One cow, registered; 3 ~ heifers, one yearling, two 2-year-olds, Shorthorns, all recorded. — JOHN ECK, Goodland, Ind., R-l, Phone 161-H. f-21 For Sale—One of the best residence properties in Rensselaer, modern wuth bath, electric lights, cistern; barn large enough to store seven cars; lots of good fruit and ideally located. Bargain for quick sale. — C. W. DUVALL. f-14 For Sale—Three red Shorthorn bulls, ranging in age from eight to fourteen months. One is registered, one is eligible, other purebred.—W. H. WORTLEY, Rensselaer, R-4, phone 949-H. f-18 For Sale—Standing timber, 2 miles west of Surrey; also 5 head young j horses. Wood choppers wanted, and one 2-year-old full-blood Shorthorn I bull wanted. —JOSEPH KOSTA, Fair Oaks, R-l, phone Mt. Ayr, 92-D. f-26 For Sale—My residence property with two lots, one block from public square on Cullen street. Also, 120-acre farm, well improved and well tiled, two miles north of Brook, on main Brook road. —JOHN O’CONNOR, Kniman, Indiana. ts One of the Best Located Residence properties in Rensselaer, 75x300 feet, corner lot fronting on two Improved streets; good two-atory house, with cistern, drilled well, bath, barn aud other out-buildings, etc. Ground alone is worth price askpd for entire property. Terms if desired. For further particulars call or address B. care THE DEMOCRAT. * For Sale—flOO-acre farm 1 mile from Gloster, Miss., nice city of 2,000 population. Farm is well improved. Located on Prentice highway, a macadam road being built from McComb to Natchez and which intersects with the Jackson highway. Price S3O per acre.— HARVEY DAVISSON, phone 216 or 499., ts FOR RENT „ For Rent—4 or 5 rooms and bath, garden, fruit trees, coal house and garage; elderly couple preferred.— LUCY CLARK, phone 352, f-16 WANTED Wanted — Work on farm. —A. B. CLIFTON, Fair Oaks, Ind. . _______________ ~ 111 * Wanted — Veals, live or dressed.—' 4 Phone 160-black.—H. A. QUINN. Wanted —To rent farm of 80 to 160 acres. Will pay either cash or grain rent. —JOHN MOOSMILLER, JR., McCoysburg, R-l, phone 908-E. f-9 Attention—lV e want a salesman to sell our line of family medicines, stock remedies, extracts and spices in Jasper county. Our business 13 well established, as our goods have been sold in the county for years. This is a paying proposition. It will pay you to investigate, if ambitious to make more money. An energetic, wide-awake man , from thirty to forty years of qge is preferred. Experience as a salesman is not necessary. Write us for particulars.—S. F. BAKER & CO., Keokuk, lowa. • Wood Choppers—We are paying $3 per cord for cutting 4-foot wood. J. E. WALTER, Mgr. J. J. Lawler lands, phone 327, Rensselaer, Ind. False Teeth—We pay up to sl2 for old or broken sets. Send parcel post or write for particulars.—DOMESTlC SUPPLY CO., Dept. 14, Binghamton, N. Y. ts MISCELLANEOUS Own Your Own Home —The Rensselaer Building, Loan and Savings Association makes loans to those desiring to buy, build or improve homes, on EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS. Pay off that mortgage on your property by our plan, or build a home and let the monthly rental you are paying yeeur landlord pay for your home. Call at our office and talk this over with our Secretary, D. DELOS DEAN, Odd Fellows building, Rensselaer, Indiana. ts Attention Farm Owners—The Walker Township National Farm Loan association can loan you money any place in Jasper county at 5 per cent on thirty-six years’ time. Meet us at Walker Center school house in Walker township the first Saturday night in each month, or call or write V. M. PEER, Sec.-Treas., Fair Oaks, Indiana, or WILLIAM STALBAUM, Pres., Tefft, Ind. ts FINANCIAL ~~ Money to Loan. —CHAS. J. DEAN & SON, Odd Fellows, Building, Rensselaer. ts Money to Loan—s per cent fam loans.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. tt Mutual Insurance—Fire and liight* ning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS. Phone 538-L. ts Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property In any sums up ta SIO,OOO.—E. P. HONAN. Aal Ih Without Delay, Mr I IHP Wlthout CommlMdan, I Uul HIU Without Charges faf Iniirif [Making sr Reoordln| llNri Instrument f Hill J w. H. FARKnmOt'' ——————————— Subscribe for The Democrat