Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1918 — Page 3

SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1918

S Stomach Troubles Since Childhood PERUNA Made Me Well • wj Mr. Wm. W. Everly, 3325 North 1 NOW Hancock Street, Philadelphia, Pa., writes: FnifiV have been troubled with stomach disorders since childhood, but after •pi n ■ taking six bottles of your Peruna, I 1110 DCSI now enjoy the best of health. I also had catarrh In the head, which praca£ tically has disappeared, thanks to the Peruna Co. for their good work.’* HCfllUl Those who object to liquid medicines can procure Peruna Tablets,

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FAIR OAKS Health still continues reasonably good in our burg. - • Trustee Hammerton made a business trip here Tuesday. A. D. Washburn of Kentland was here Saturday looking after his Interests. Rev. Downey delivered a splendid sermon from the M. E. pulpit Sunday evening. Mrs. Ike Kight, after a week or ten days* visit in Chicago, returned home Sunday evening. Enos Moffitt sold his team the first of the week and is preparing to move to his claim in Montana soon. There were eighty-nine automobiles passed through here on two C- & E. I. trains last week headed south.

Cuta Trump and Orval Abel, so they say, left a few days ago for North Dakota, where they will find employment this season. Mrs. William Cottingham and two little daughters of Momence are visiting her patents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gundy, this week. The two Criswell brothers, who have been in training at Camp Shelby, came home Saturday on a ten-day furlough. They are looking fine. The high school pupils of our school attended a reception given by .Mrs. Sterrett at her home in ■Rensselaer Friday night All had a very nice time. The meadows and grain are coming along fine but the trees and shrubbery are not showing much development as yet, owing to the cold, chilly winds. Amy Bringle, who has been teaching music and drawing tn the high school at Roanoke, Indiana, closed a very successful term there Saturday and returned home M6nday. Wednesday morning opened up bright and sunshiny after a pretty stiff freeze during the night, which will no doubt put the finishing touch on what few peaches there were left, also the early strawberries and huckleberries. We Certainly have been having rough weather the past few days. It began raining Saturday and has been at it off and on up to Tuesday night and the prospects are good at this writing- (Tuesday night) for several days more. There was quite a bit of snow mixed with the rain and the wind was pretty strong Monday. It finished pushing one of Firman Thompson’s silos over down west of Parr.

POSSUM RUN

We are still having cool weather. Carl Stockwell spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. John Price. Mrs. E- A. Merrill called on Mrs. T. J. Parker Tuesday morning. Charley Parker took dinner with E. A. Merrill and wife Sunday. *> Mrs. George Davisson is confined to her bed by sickness this week. Mary Cunningham spent Sunday night with Orpha and Myrtle Parker. Henry-Myers of near Wheatfield took dinner with T. J. Parker Tues-

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day. Mr. and Mrs. James Davis and little son were Rensselaer goers Monday. Mrs. James Davis and children spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. T. J. Parker and daughters. Misses Orpha and Myrtle Parker and Mary Cunningham spent Sunday afternoon with Nile Britt.

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INDEPENDENCE

Hurrah! The sun is shining once more. Everett McCleary called on John Dale Sunday. John Nichols called on Orval Boicourt Monday. Mrs. Ralph Johnson called on Mrs. Jack Cooper Friday. Lottie Nichols called on Mrs, Roy Torbet Friday afternoon. W. H. Hess spent Wednesday night with Mr. and Mrs. John Pale. Mrs. James Torbet and Mrs. Bluford Torbet were shopping in Rensselaer Saturday. Alice Galbraith returned home Saturday after a week’s visit with friends in Rensselaer. Creola and Charley Torbet, Madge Coleman and Rev. W. H. Hess spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. John Dale.

GIFFORD

Earl Haniford lost a valuable cow Friday. Lemuel Stockwell spent over Sunday with home folks. Jim and Bill Steel papered for Homer Timmons Thursday. Bertha Richard called on Gladys Smith of Newland Thursday. John Eger’s farmer took a load of fat hogs to Rensselaer Wednesday. Dice Zook and Charley Scott were Medaryville goers Saturday evening. Glen Baker took Mrs. Lemma Hankins and son James to RensselaeY Friday. Mrs. Jennie Zook and children spent over Sunday with her mother, Mrs. May Smith. Miss Ruby Keen and Miss Leota Obenchain called on Miss Sylvia Grim Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Eva Caster , returned from Gary* Saturday, where she he.d been visiting with her daughter, Beatrice. Miss - Mabel Scott went to Rensselaer Swnday to work for Mr. and Mrs. John Stockwell of that place. The ..registrars are out working in this vicinity this week getting the signatures of loyal women. So far all have signed readily. Asa Stump had part of his furniture stored at Wheatfield in a house which he had lived in, and

the house was destroyed by fire Monday. f Among the Rensselaer goers fro<m here Saturday were Harry Reed, Tom and Melvin Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. Al. Caldwell and daughter Florence, and Oscar Russell. It is reported here that Roscoe Hilton of Kniman left with the .drafted boys from Rensselaer Sat'urday for Camp Taylor, Kentucky. Go to it, Ross, and get the kaiser. % Misses Fairy and Gladys Elliott and friend, Charles Karch, autoed to Lacross Sunday and took dinner with the formers’ cousin of that place. On their way home they stopped at Tefft at a speaking.

PINE GROVE

Mrs. Grant. Davisson is better at this writing. James Torbet lost a valuable mare Wednesday. Andy Ropp and Vern Odle were Rensselaer goers Saturday. . i James Britt, Sr., called on his son Charles Sunday afternoon. Sunday school at Independence at 2:30 p. m. Everybody come. Mrs. Roy.Torbet and Elmer Shroyer were Rensselaer goers Monday evening. Rev. W. H. Hess of Francesville spent Sunday night with John Dale and family. David Yeoman and James Britt, Jr., were Rensselaer goers Saturday evening. -v Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter Ruth cglled on Mrs. Sarah McCleary and family Sunday. Mrs. Horace Daniels and daughter Dora and Mrs. Omar Daniels were calling at Gifford Thursday. Mrs. John Dale and daughters took dinner Thursday with her sister, Mrs. Clifford Wells, of Rensselaer. Creola and Charley Torbet and Madge Coleman were guests of Mrs. John Dale and family Sunday evening. Several of the young folks from this vicinity attended the party Saturday night at John Linback’s, north of Aix.

BROOK

(From the Reporter.) Mrs. Pat Liston of Good'and visited her sister, Mrs. Ray Ward, this week. John Weiss, Goodland was in Brook on Wednesday shaking hands with his friends. John Foresman and Jacob D. Rich went, to Wolcott on Tuesday where they purchased some cattle for their northern farm. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Beagley and son of Louisville, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Harry and daughter of Chicago, and Clifford Harry of Tulsa, Okla., were here attending the funeral of their brother Chester. “Bonny” Parks came home from Chicago on Saturday for a visit with the home folks before joining the contingent . that goes to Camj) Grant. He leaves Chicago on Wednesday of this week to join the colors. Mr. and Mrs. (Howard Myers were called to Forest, 111., the first of the week to attend the funeral of a nephew, The young man was one of our country’s soldiers and was located at Camp Wright, N. Y. Lieut. Harry Sunderland of Crawfordsville was home over Sunday. Their regiment of artillery has been examined and passed by the federal authorities and is expecting a call to training camp at any time now.

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JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NEWTON COUNTY

It is pro-ally weather. Don’t take any chances oh that seed corn. Recent rains have brought out oats and wheat wonderfully. Silence is a mighty good substitute for wisdom even in time of peace. It doesn't matter so much who started this war so long as the allies finish it. John Wildrick, a pioneer, died recently at his home in Colfax township, after a long illness. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Dunn, living east of Rensselaer, visited with the family of Clarence Blankenbaker last Sunday. We told you so. Old Newton county has gone over the top in that little old Liberty bond matter. Yon just nach’ly can’t keep old Newton down. It is reported that Uncle John Huffy of Mt. Ayr, whose illness has been mentioned in The Democrat from time to time, is slightly better. W. H. Myers of the Morocco Courier was on the sick list last week. Charley Davis, of the Kentland Enterprise lent a helping hand in getting out the Courier. It would seem, too, that the person who presumes to take issue with the most reverend William Sunday on any subject is simply a d—d —! —1 —! —I —1 and then some. When a man’s church is so d “yellow’’ that it will not permit him to take up arms in defense of his country, his fireside and his family, theft the sooner he gives that particular church the eternal the better. Cora M. Kalfise, age thirteen years, of Beaver township, invested in a 150 Liberty bond recently, besides buying some war stamps. She earned her money by raising

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steep, geese and ducks. God bless you, Miss Cora," may you live long and prosper. Farm journals just now are loaded with advice as to when to plant corn, but the old Indian custom of planting when the young oak leaves are about the size of a squirrel’s ear is as safe and reliable probably as anything you will get on this subject out of the /arm journal.s Ernie Schanlaub of north Jackson township has a patch of spring wheat which is unusually promising, and, from what we have been told, this is true of spring wheat generally in this locality. It is to be regretted that a larger acreage of spring wheat was not planted this season, as the weather has been quite favorable for small grain crops of all kinds. If this war goes on much longer the world may awake to the fact that there is such a thing as a trillion. Old Jeb Snyder, him that we went to school to, used to tell us that a trillion was the product of a million involved to the third power, or the number represented by a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed. Jeb advised us not to worry over this trillion affair, however, stating that it would never molest anyone if let alone. But time may prove that Jeb was mistaken. Mrs. Clarence Blankenbaker bought a Liberty bond last week, intending to pay for it with a calf of which she was the owner. But now kindly observe how red-eyed misfortune will at times pursue a person even when engaged in a most righteous cause. The very next day that calf took a misery In its internal mechanism and crossed over to the great beyond—acted like a blame slacker just when it was needed to furnish the sinews of war. Husband most likely will pay for that bond.

Reading Billy Sunday’s criticisms of the late Golonel Robert Ingersoll, brings to mind the time when that other great evangelist—Moody—in a sermon, was “moved by the spirit’’ to roundly abuse the Colonel. A newspaper reporter called on Ingersoll the next morning and found that gentleman reading Moody’s attack and apparently enjoying it hugely. “What have you to say. Colonel, in reply to Moody?” asked the reporter. “Not a word, not a word,” answered the Colonel, beaming with good humor. "What is your opinion of Moody as a man’’’ was the next question propounded by the reporter. “Moody is a good man, but woefully ignorant,” returned the great orator. “Why, young man,” be continued, "that poor fellow actually believes that his God at one time worked at the carpenter trade over around Jerusalem.” If some writer (purloins your brightest remarks don’t get mad and cut up ugly, for most likely you yourself are not wholly innocent in this respect, although yoti may honestly think you are. To show what we are trying to get at, a magazine writer not so very long ago had occasion to use the following: “A liar should have a good memory.” A few days later this man received a letter from another writer in New York, who claimed that he—the New Yorker—was the originator and sole patentee, so to speak, of that remark, and intimated that the magazine writer was no better than he ought to be for stealing the fruits of his powerful intellect. Imagine, now, the feelings of the New Yorker when the supposed literary thief proved by history that Quintilian, the Roman rhetorician, and who was born fortytwo years after Christ, used identically the same words in his “Institutions of Oratory,” and that the remark had been used by various other writers from the time of Quintilian on down to comparatively recent years. Moral —When you work off an especially bright remark on an unsuspecting public don't flatter yourself that you are the originator of that remark, for ten to one some old patriarch has beaten you to it by several hundred years. Ever ride in an automobile when the steering apparatus was out of kilter? If you haven’t don’t try it The other day we were invited to ride in a machine afflicted thusly, and the fact that we are alive to tell the tale is due solely to a run of luck never paralleled nerhaps in the annals of history. The owner of this crippled “tin Lizzie’’ said he was going to Morocco to get “her fixed,” and, with this understanding, we climbed aboard and settled down to drink in the wild, rugged scenery lying between “Jack Brown’s corner” and the city aforesaid. That automobile was headed straight for Morocco, but at the command to go forward It turned tail and started for Mt, Ayr hellety bent. It probably would have reached that mart of commerce, too, in time had not its attention been attracted to an open gap along the road, through 'which' it dashed and circumnavigated a ten-acre field of fall plowing three times before it could be choked off. It was finally coaled out on the highway, again headed towards Morocco, and it glided along as purty as you please until a stray dog attempted to cross the road in front of it and right off it began once more to show tfie cloven hoof. That thing which we call instinct probably warned the dog of impending disaster, for hie turned and zig-zagged down the road, bellowing lustily. Would yon believe it, dear reader? That automobile followed the canine in his meanderings with all the persistency and malignancy of a peace-at-any-price Hun pursuing a demoralized Russian, and it never let up until it caught poor Growler on the rotunda and lifted him over the fence into an oats field. The machine did fairly well after this little episode until it came to a school house, when it suddenly left the highway, crossed the playground and poked tig nose inquiringly into

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the coal house. Here the owner called his machine a name which reflected decidedly on its parentage, and smarting under the insult it backed out of the coal bin, tore around back of the school house, and reaching the road, it shot forSvard at a mighty rate of speed, along an open ditch, the starboard tires never once missing the brink more than a quarter of an inch. After numerous other thrilling stunts it reached the garage at Morocco, where a man in a red sweater jumped onto it and held it down, while another fellow who resembled Dutch Bill somewhat hog-tied it and otherwise rendered it' helpless.

MEDARYVILLE

(From the Journal) N|r. and Mrs. Harve Hill are the parents of a baby boy since Saturday, April 20. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Massey and son Charlie of Gary visited relatives here Sunday. Omer Pullins of Benton (Harbor, Mich., arrived here Sunday morning for a visit with old friends. Mrs. James R. Linton visited several days this week and last with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Kraft, and family at Laporte. Mrs." Albert Bonham went to Lafayette Sunday morning, returning in the evening accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Miller, of that place. Mrs. Ross Hardesty and son Frederic went to Hammond Tuesday morning to see her brother, Cloyd Davis, before he leaves for camp Friday morning. Eldon L. Dietrich was born January 14, 1918, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover -‘Dietrich, and died at the home of his Grandmother Riggs April 22, 1918, aged three months and eight days. Loran Prevo, who is in training at the Great Lakes Naval Training station near Chicago, was here last Friday to attend the funeral of his grandmother, M rs - Nathaniel Harris. He left Saturday for Indianapolis to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Prevo.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Luken, Mrs. Harley Miller and Misses Viola and Della Luken attended the funeral of Mrs. Katherine Keuster of North Judson last Friday. Mrs. John Kluth and Mrs. George Schnaibell and daughter of Lafayette, who also attended the funeral, returned with them and visited until Sunday morning. All San Pierre was shocked Monday evening when they heard that two of their popular school teachers, Miss Renfreu, primary department, and Miss Kays, seventh and eighth grades, had been struck by a Ford auto owned and run by Walter* Herschman of Jasper county. The young ladies were crossing the road from the Hines corner and going toward the bank when the accident occurred. Miss Kays has several bruises, scratches and a broken leg below the ankle. She was taken to the home of her sister, Mrs. Fred Arendt of San Pierre, and is reported to be doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. Miss Renfreu was injured internally, having suffered two broken ribs and the puncturing of the lung makes her suffering great. Dr. Johnson of the lakeside hospital was called in to aid Dr. Solt. Miss Renfreu cannot be moved from the ■Mines home for some time. Her mother from Indianapolis is here nursing her and it is hoped that both young ladies will soon be on the road to recovery.

FRANCES VILLE

(From the Tribune) Mrs. Jack Reeder went to Atwood Saturday to visit with her parents. Mrs. J. P. Arnbrecht was called to Kokomo Saturday on account of the sickness of a relative. The death of Mrs. Royal Brenneman occurred this morning at 11:30. At the hour of going to press the funeral arrangements had not been made. Curt Hudgens arrived here from Camp Taylor Tuesday evening on a ten days’ furlough. He has been in the hospital for several days and is home to recuperate. ~ j Mrs. Isa Richard returned to her home in Jewel, lowa, Monday after several weeks’ visit with her bro-

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ther, W. D. Byers, and family, and other relatives in the vicinity. Albert Anderson is critically ill from pneumonia at Camp Taylor, and messages received here yesterday state that his Chances for recovery were not very encouraging. ’ Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson and daughter visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Richardson of Decatur, 111. They were accompanied as far as Danville by Mrs. Joseph Gran and daughter and her father.

Mrs. Margaret Hill and daughter. Miss Alice, have returned from a six weeks’ stay at Asheville, N. C. En route they stopped over at Knoxville, Cincinnati and spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Albert T. Patty at Vicksburg. Mrs. Marion Rotruck left today for Hammond, where she will visit a sister for a few days before going to Detroit, where she will join her husband. Mrs. Rotruck has the honor of being the first woman in the community to register. John Brannan, age seventy-five, one of the old residents of White county, died at his home in Monon Tuesday morning about half past 9. He had been ill since last fall, having suffered a stroke of paralysis, but for the last week had been, improving so much that he was able to walk around- In spite of his illness his death was • quite sudden. I William S. Stevens was born in Champaign county, Ohio, April 26, ,1828, departed this life April 21, 1918. Had he been permitted to live five days longer he would have reached the ripe old age of ninety years. was married to Maltilday Deinory December 3, 1868, a woman of strong Christian character, while her life was cut short in early youth, yet the influence of that life has continually been a leaven, not only in the home, but in the whole community. To this union was born two children, Mrs. Ida Culp of Monon and James W. Stevens of near Medaryville. Mr, Stevens and family came community in 1864, having settled on the farm where his son now resides. IHe was the last of a family of four children. The pride of his heart were fen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. These with a boat of friends are left to mourn the loss. Those attending the services from out of town were Mr. Tom Stevens, Miss Anna Clark, Mr. Jacob Demory, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Crouse, nieces and nephews from Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Faris and -Mrs. Tom Knotts of Gary. In the Spice islands the cloves are sometimes cured by being smoked over a wood fire until they assume a deep brown color, when the further drying is accomplished by the sun. Occasionally the buds are scalded before being dried. If* bright, sunshiny days prevail arti-. ficial heat may be dispensed with and the buds sun dried from first to last. The crop loses about 60 per cent in drying.

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Through the patriotism of the citizens of this country thousands of smoke kits are being distributed to American soldiers in France. Authorities agree that men in the trenches need cigarettes almost as much as food and munitions. Doctors, nurses, and commanding officers all join in the demand which has awakened in this country a great movement to keep our boys supplied with smokes. Trillions of the famous LUCKY STRIKE Cigarettes are "going over” all the time. There’s something about the idea of the toaUed agzrette that appeals to the men who spend their time in cold, wet trenches and billets. Then, too, the real Kentucky Burley tobacco of the LUCKY STRIKE cigarette gives them the solid satisfaction of a pipe, with a lot less trouble.

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