Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1918 — Page 2

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IK JBSPER WH OMII F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telephone* Office 315 ReeMenoe U Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter June 8, 1908, at the postofflce at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March A 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. The Only All Home-Print Newspaper in Jasper County. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR advertising rates Display 12%0 Inch Display, special position. . 15c Inch Readers, per line first insertion. .sc Readers, per line add. Inser.. ..lc Want Ads—l cent per word each insertion; minimum 25c. Special price If run one or more months. Cash must accompany order unless advertiser has open account Card of Thanks—Not ta exceed ten lines, 50c. Cash with order. No advertisements accepted for the first page. All accounts due and payable first of month following publication, except want ads and cards of thanks, which are cash with order. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1918

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

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the hobo or knight of the road. It would surprise you if you only saw what men are coming here. All ages and all sizes, some gray headed, some no -hair at all, and hardly any clothes to their backs. Still they are all making good men ior some line or anotnei. Some a-* thin and long, others are short and fat, like a hog’s, head, but they begin to lose a little of the bloating fat when they start the physical exercises, whipli is good for all of us, as it hardens us up before going over. _ ■ ; Well, Babcock, we sent a draft of men from here and a good sized bunch it was, 500 on Monday, and you should have seen the send-off. it nearly got the best of me, thinking of my own wife and family, arid now I an in the next bunch to go next Tuesday, May 15, 250 more to join those that left this week. We had our orders on Tuesday and could have got a few days’ leave, but what was the use? It would 'have cost me so much and the trip would not have been worth taking for one day at home, so I decided I would not come but save that much money to send my wife instead of giving it to the railway company. Well, Babcock I must say we had a good send-off when we left Chicago, and I was. picked to carry the good old Stirs and Stripes of America through the streets of the city to the station, escorted by bag pipes of the Highlanders, and I must say that the women of the British Empire war shop gave every man that left a bag containing all kinds of food to eat, tobacco, in fact, everything that was useful for a man going on a journey. I can assure you we all appreciated it very much. You may make use of this letter if you> wish by cutting out some of it. Give my kind regards to everybody through your paper And hope to meet some of them on the other-

side soon. My wife was telling me your wife was asking about tne ajid v.bere I was stationed, as she Is keeping a record of all men leaving the city, so I am given to understand, but I hope they will take care of my wife and children until I get my allowance of pay to them. Well, friend, I must not say any re ore now. Will write again later on when I have much better news to tell you, so will close with a good wish of good luck and success in your business, so au revoir, but not good-bye. I am. Yours Sincerely, No. 500355 Pvt. F. W. COX, C. E. F. ( James St. Barracks, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Ray Laßue. One of the interesting features of the evening was an address by Superintendent C. R. Dean, upon the members of the alumni and former students of the Rensselaer high school who are now in the service, at the same time presenting their names. \ Those members of the alumni now with Uncle Sam’s forces follow: 1905. W. I. Spitler: 1906. Frank Hardman, Guy Daniels, Herman TuteUr: 1907, Bradley Ross, Devere Yeoman, Delos Dean: 1903, Leon Lamson, Nell Biggs: 1909, Omar Osborne, Walter Seegrist; 1910, John Knox; 1911, Delevan J. BabcOck. Don Beam, James Ellis; 1912, Edward Parkinson, Herbert Hammond. Alfred Thompson. John Groom. Cope Hanley, Joseph Reeve; 1913, Stanilus Brusnahan, Thomas Padgitt, Roy Gish, Edwin* Robinson, Fred Hamilton, Ernest Moore; 1914, Harold Fidler, Edward Rose. Edward M. Honan, Worth McCarthy, Paul Miller, Emil Hanley, Laban Wilcox, George W. Healey, Doris Crooks: 1915; Gaylord Long, Iler Walker, Russell Warren. Glen Swaim, Robert Platt; 1916, Orphia Grant; 1917, French Crooks, James Barber.

The list of former students of the school who are now in the set vice follows: George M. Babcock. Herley Beam, Ross Benjamin, Elvyn Bussell. Lloyd Cooper, Guy Crowder, Raymond Dixie, Samuel Duvall. Will Duvall, Floyd Elder, Frank Gorham. Elmer Godshall. Clifford Ham, Floyd Hemphill, Wesley Hurley. Gerald Hollingsworth. Wade Jarrette, Leland Jessen. Oscar Leech. John Moore, Jay Xowels, Lloyd Parks, Marquis Peek. Harvey Phillips, Charles Rhoades. Kenneth Rhoades. Clifford Spate, Elza Swim. William Tilton. John Worland, Paul Worland, Don Wright, Philip Miles. Howard Clark, Elmer Daniels, Homer Jordan, Archie Lee, Janies E. Brenner, Col. George H. Healey. Following the banquet at ti e ch.roh the guests assembled at the armory where the usual delightful dance was enjoyed.

WAR MOTHERS BENEFIT. Hon. Edtvard Barrett, state geologist of Indiana, will give his lecture and picture show on the “Beauty Spots of Indiana,” at the Gaiety May 16. Tickets 25c. Come, everybody, and help a worthy eause.—-Advt. Don’t forget The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department when in need of correspondence cards, stationery, typewriter ribbons and papers, the better grade of lead pencils, ink erasers, etc., etc. Advertise in The Democrat

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Pulaski county commissioners, at their session last week, contracted for a 2-ton Federal auto truck foi use in gravel road repair work, at a cost of $2,995. Arthur Sego, son of Mr. and Mrs. Meddie Sego of Kentland, is in the F. S. flying corps and has been stationed at Ithfca, New York, for several weeks, but expects to be sent to Ohio, he writes home, to another school. Reuben Hess, R. A. Shobe, T. O. Weaver, Mrs. LeNore Allen and Miss Romona Cunningham were in Goodland Wednesday, took the civil service examination and filed applications for appointment to the postmastership here. Kentland Democrat.

Edward Fenters, whose home is at Boswell, but who has been in the United States army eight years, died Sunday at Camp Zachary Tailor from pneumonia." He had already served two years of his third enlistment. For six years Fenters served in the Philippines. In the casualty list publish'd Saturday in the American forces in France, the names of four Indiana men appeared—Joseph Welsh, f Greensburg, died of wounds; Sergeant John Bosh, Monticello and Private Edward H. Draves, Reynolds, wounded severely; Sergeant. Kevin A. Walsh, Indianapolis, slightly wounded. Fourteen deaths, seven in lowa and seven in Illinois, and a property loss estimated at more than $1,000,000, was the toll taken by Thursday night’s tornado which swept through lowa and Illinois. Approximately' 150 persons were more or less seriously injured. It was reported that 'half of the town of Calmar, lowa, was practically leveled, killing four persons.

Several young men from Fowler came through Morocco Tuesday evening on their way home from a visit to the saloon at Beaverville, Illinois. They stopped here to get something to eat and while away from their machine some- bold, bad robber extracted 72 bottles of beer from their auto, leaving only six bottles for their use. Seventy-eight bottles of beer is entirely too much for three Or four young men to consume, therefore we say, served ’em right. —Morocco Courier. A pathetic scene was enacted here yesterday afternoon when Ethel Blackwood, 16, of Wolcott, was taken into custody by City Marshal James Pemberton of Wolcott, anti returned to her parents, who had come here for her. The girl left her home Saturday morning and came to the home of V. G. Grimes, three miles west of Purdue, where she stayed until yesterday. Sunday morning her parents notified the authorities at Wolcott of her disappearance, and instituted a search for the missing girl. When she came to town she was recognized by some one who knew her, ani Officer Pemberton was notified. He sent word to her parents, and the girl was taken back to her home. It is said that the girl is in love with a soldier, now in training in Oklahoma, and that it is because of him that she left her home. — Yesterday’s Lafayette Journal.

Obituary

Judson Ross Michal, the fifth ant youngest son of Robert and Anna Michal, was born in Jordan township, Jasper County, Indiana, August 8, 1897, and died at the home of his parents in Reynolds, Indiana, i May 9, 1918, being twenty years, I nine months arid one day old at the ; time of his death. The deceased had lived in and near Rensselaer all his life, and is generally known f throughout that His parents moved from that community to Reynolds last autumn, since, which time the deceased has made ■ occasional visits at Reynolds. The deceased was converted and united 1 with the Methodist Episcopal church ' when he was a small boy. A few I days after coming home this last time, when it seemed to those who attended him that he could not get | weH, he told his mother that he | had great faith in God, that he had been praying all night, and felt that his sins were all forgiven, that if this should be “his call’’ he was ready to go. Two brothers, one of whom was Jud’s age when he died, have preceded him in death. This leaves to mourn their loss, the father, the mother, two brothers, other more distant relatives and a host of friendsss.. The love and sympathy of the community are ex-

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tended to his bereaved family at thia their third journey into the Valley of the Shadow. May God comfort them in their sorrow and lead them on to a happy reunion in the Land where there is no Shadow. Funeral services were held at his. late home in Reynolds, Saturday, May 11, 1918. Internieht in Egypt cemetery.

LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

A CONSERVATIVE SILO. Rensselaer, R-3, May 13, 1918. We naturally turn to the old Nev/ Englanders when we want to learn economy. Now that the silo fever is on, let us take a glance over*the farms of New York and New England and see what they have so successfully used for the past half century and will continue to use. The home made silo is the cheapest by several hundred per cent, and the best in every particular. The home made silo comes to you friendless and alone. Why friendless? Just because no company or agent makes one cent on its erection. But build one NOW and build no other. The home made s-ilo is square. It is built of lumber, that you buy of your local lumber dealer. Build it like a barn only put the frame work on the outside. Use inch plank upright and break joints by placing other inch plank over 't. This makes the silo two inches thick and tight. At each of the four corners place a two inch uj righ plank. This cuts out the corners and nothing spoils. This silo costs about one-third the usual round silo and no danger of blowing down. A cement silo costs perhaps eight times as much, or 700 per cent more for the same capacity. You need no patent doors. The writer will be pleased to go into detail concerning the construction of the doors or silo with any one that is interested. EVERETT HALSTEAD.

OFFICIAL FOOD NEWS

By Dr. Harry E. Barnard, Federal

Food Administrator for Indiana.

The federal food administration, working in conjunction with the department of agriculture will prohibit profiteering among threshermen. A charge of from 6 to 8 cents per bushel for wheat is believed to be sufficient to cover all increased costs. A proposed rate Of 10 cents in Wayne county is regarded as “entirely too high.” A proportionate increase in the price of oats threshing will be permitted, allowing the threshers a fair return. The food administration will co-op-erate with the food and drug division of the state government to prohibit the traffic in rotten eggs, A definite plan will be worked out at a conference of food administrators at Washington for the guidance of every state. Orders for binder twine are solicited by the federal food administration, in behalf of the supply houses. The administration is regulating the price of sisal twine, in co-operation with the manufacturers. Early orders will facilitate delivery and guarantee against inconvenience to the farmer. Cars for perishable food stuffs will be given preferred attention by the director-general of railroads, it is announced to the Indiana State Council of Defense, by Robert E. Wright, assistant to Mr. McAdoo. This information is intended for the encouragement especially of canners and producers depending upon car service for a satisfactory and profitable local market.

Prices of substitutes for wheat flour are held insufficient excuse for increases in the price of bread. Herbert Hoover points out that corn flour is obtainable,at less than asked for wheat flour, and the price range for other substitute is downward. May 15th marks the inauguration of the food administration’s policy of rationing all consumers of sugar. Manufacturers will receive in proportion to their essential character, from 80 to 100 per cent, of requirements, except those starting business January 1, 1918 or after, who will receive none, and those starting November 1, 1917 or after who will receive fifty per cent. The necessity of the individual ration of three pounds per person per month must be maintained strictly, in addition to the manufacturers’ rationing, if there is to be enough sugar to meet the demands of the conserving and preserving season. The housewife who desires to can fruit or vegetables is privileged to buy in anticipation of- her canning needs.. May is the month for storing eggs in water glass, the food administration announces. The eggs keep better when stored this month and the price average is lowest for the year. Stored eggs are recommended as a desirable substitute for staples that are needed for export.

THE LOSER

“So you went to Reno?” “Yes; to get a separation.” '■ “From your wife?” • & “No; from my money.” ?a

The Plotter.

The ostrich covered up his head In a conspicuous spot. “Do not disturb me, please,’ he said; “I’m hatching out a plot.”

Informative.

She was much interested in prison reform and was visiting a large prison one day. “Don’t any of your, friends come to see you on visiting days?” she asked, of a big, burly ruffian. “No’m,” responded the ex-burglar; “they’re all here wit’ me.” —Everybody’s Magazine.

A Bad Precedent.

“Why do you want a divorce from your husband?” asked a friend of the family. “Because he isn’t the man I thought he was when I married him,” sobbed the young wife. “My dear' child, a general application of that principle would break up nearly every home in the

The Democrat’s fancy stationery department is the economical place to buy your correspondence needs. DITCH NOTICE Notice of Filing of Supplemental Petition. ° State of Indiana, County of Jasper, SS: In the Commissioners’ Court, to June Term, 1918. In the Matter of the Petition for a Public Drain by William Folger, et al. To the First National Bank ot Belvidere, Alex Blitstein, George A. Baker, Granville Moody, Ed. Oliver, Thomas M. Callahan, F. H. Hurley and David L. Richard. You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 4th day of September, 1917, William Folger and others filed in the office of the county auditor of Jasper Indiana, their supplemental petition in duplicate and a bond for costs, which said supplemental petition asks for the construction of a ditch for; the purpose of draining the lands of the petitioners and which are shown by the transfer books in the auditor’s office of Jasper county, Indiana, to belong to you and which lands likely to be affected by said proposed improvement are described in said petition. Commencing at a point about twenty (20) rods e'ast of the center of section nineteen (19) township thirty (30) north, range five (5) west, of Jasper county, Indiana, and running thence south a distance of about one hundred forty (140) rods intersecting the line of an existing open ditch, from thence westerly following the line of said open ditch a distance of about onehalf (y 2 ) mile to the northeast corner of section twenty-five (25), township thirty (30) north, range six (6) west, from thence following the line of said open ditch southwesterly to the center of said section twenty-five (25), thence westerly following the line of said open ditch to the north and south highway designated at the source of the proposed Folger ditch, which is 1100 feet south and 40 feet west of the northeast corner of section thirty-four (34), township thirty (30) north, range six (6) west, in Barkley township, Jasper county, Indiana. You and each of you, are further notified that the petitioners have fixed as the day of the docketing thereof the 4th day of June, 1918. WILLIAM FOLGER, ET AL, Petitioners. John A. Dunlap, Attorney for Petitioners, m 8-15

WfflSkKi 3 [Under thle head notice® will be published for 1-cent-a-word for the firrt Insertion, 1-2-cent-per-word for each additional Insertion. To save book-keeping cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twentjr-flve cents, but short notices coming within the above rate, will be published two or more times—as the case may be— tor 21 cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] . ; FOR SALE ~ For Sale—My house and lot at the south side of town. —JOSEPH FRANCIS. Seed corn for sale —Crib run, small amount. W. H. WORTLEY, pffone 949-H, Rensselaer, Ind. <f For Sale —Building lot two blocks from court house. All improvements, in—GEO. F. MEYERS. ts

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For Sale —Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for hatching.—MßS. M. I. ADAMS, phone 933-L. ts Butter Wrappers—Vegetable parchment butter wrappers In any quantity desired, either plain or printed, at The Democrat Office, ts For Sale —1 Shorthorn bull, 700 lbs.; 3 young horses; 1 Perkins windmill, steel tower, complete.— JOSEPH KOSTA, phone Mt. Ayr exchange, P. O. Fair Oaks. tt For Sale —One pure-bred Shorthorn bull, 5 years old; 1 grade Shorthorn bull, coming 2-year-old; 3 grade Shorthorn heifers. —GRANT SUTTON, Fair Oaks, Ind., R-2. j-1 For Sale —We have 10 to 15 tons of 1-21-1 commercial fertilizer for sale at O. W. Cedarwall’s, Moffitt station, C; & E. I. Ry. Enquire of O. WawCedarwall, R-3, Fair Oaks, Ind.—D. F. MAISH & RAY W. AUGHE. m-25 Registered Hogs for Sale —I have for sale five registered Hampshire boars. Exceptionaaly fine breeding. General Allen stock. Write me at Kentland or call at farm near Enos, Indiana. —HUME L. SAMMONS, Kentland, Indiana. For Sale—Brand-new “Quick Meal” 3-burner gasoline stove at much less than cost.—T. A. CROCKETT, phone 490-White. j-6 ! For Sale—A Webster’s New Inter. I national Dictionary, almost new ’ and very little soiled, sheep bindi ing and good paper. Publisher’s price sl2; will sell for $8 cash.— JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT. Second-Hand Typewriters One Smith Premier No. 10, with tabulator, back spacer, wholly visible, one or two-color ribbon, a machine practically good as new in every way, S4O; two Smith Premiers No. 12, both in excellent condition and I will do as good work as ever. . Priced S2O and S2S.—THE DEMOCRAT. One of the Best Located Residence properties in Rensselaer, 75x300 feet, corner lot fronting on two Improved streets; good two-story house, with cistern, drilled well, bath, barn and other out-buildings, etc. Ground alone is worth price asked for entire property. Terms it desired. For further particulars call or address B. care THE DEMOCRAT. Typewriter Ribbons—The Democrat carries in stock In its fancy stationery department the famous Nedich make of ribbons for nearly all the standard makes of typewriters. Price 75c each. Will be sent by mall prepaid to any address on receipt of price. ts For Sale—GOO-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 JacksoS* highway. Price S3O per acre.— ■ HARVEY DAVISSON, phone 2it or 499. ts For Sale—B-ply Litho Blanks. We have on hand several hundred .Sheets 22x28 8-ply litho blanks, coated 2 sides, that we will sell in lots of 50 or more at $6 per 100, which is less than cost a year ago. This board was ordered for a special purpose, but customer changed order and it was not used. Is put up in 50-sheet packages and has not been broken. —THE DEMOCRAT. ts WANTED Wanted—Middle aged lady fol housekeeper for Norman Warner. Apply at WARNER BROS.* Hardware Store. tl Cream Wanted—Have recently begun buying cream at Parr and will pay best prices. Also have 1 5-year-old mare, wt. about 1100, In foal, and some shoats and brood sows for sale.—J. S. LAKIN, Parr, Ind., phone 932-G. ts Old False Teeth Wanted; don’t matter if broken —We pay up to 15 ! dollars per set. Also cash for Old | Gold, Silver and broken Jewelry. I Check sent by return mail. Goods ■ held 10 days for sender’s approval of our offer.—MAZER’S TOOTH ' SPECIALTY, Dqpt. A, 2007 S. sth St., Philadelphia, Pa. j-8 FOR RENT i —— For Rent—House, outbuildings and garden on farm. Cheap rent. Possession at onoe. — GEORGE F. MEYERS. ts For Rent—Bluegrass and native grass pasture, good fencing, an abundance of good well water. Price $1.25 a month per head. For further information inquire of O. W. Cedarwall, R-2, Fair Oaks, Ind. —D. F. MAISH & RAY’ W. AUGHE. m-25

MISCELLANEOUS Storage-—I have two rooms for star, age of light household or otheq goods In The Democrat building Terms reasonable. —F. E. BAB COCK. Phone 315 or 311. FINANCIAL Money to Loan.—CHAS. J. DEAN * SON, Odd Fellows, Building, Rensselaer. ts Money to Loan—s per cent fam loans.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. tl Mutual Insurance—Fire and Light, nlng. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS. Phone 533-L. d Farm Loans—Money to loan eg farm property in any sums up tq 310,000. —E. P. HONAN. I Without Delay, ~ Aj UP lIP Wlthout Commlsslea. ’ I UVI Illi) Without Chargee fef « ’Making er Recordiafl