Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1918 — Page 4

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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

» FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Bullinger and daughter. Miss Ada, were over Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Brundage at Peru. J. R. Ives, formerly of this place, died at his home in Delphi Sunday. May 4. The funeral was held on Thursday so that Wade, who is in the West, could reach there in time for the final obsequies. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Overman •f Salem, Indiana, have been spending the week here with relatives. Be says that southern Indiana has excellent prospects for crops this season, but corn planting has been delayed on account of excessive tains, which caused an overflow of the bottom. lands.

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REMINGTON R. R. TIME TABLE *•. US East bound 7:38 a.m. jlo. 331 West bound 9:01 a.m. Ifc. 340 Eaat bound 6:09 p.m. Me. 319 I West bound 6:33 p.m.

Born, Tuesday, May 14, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bellows, a daughter. Mis 5 Nettie Price of Rensselaer was the guest of Miss Callie Bonner over Sunday. _ t-" Ed. O’Connor of Logansport visited his mother, Mrs. Ellen O’ConBom. to Mr. and Mrs. Will Puckett at Crawfordsville, Saturday, May 11, twin boys. Mrs. C. S- Foster went to Chicago Sunday to visit her son Leonard for a few days. John Chamberlain of Chicago is visiting: his sister, Mrs. Florence Landon, this ■week. Will Turner returned to his home at Chattsworth. 111., Tuesday after a short visit with relatives. Ross Turner,, who came home Sunday evening for a short visit, returned to his ship Thursday morning. Mrs. D M. Forrey went to Brook Monday for a week or ten days’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. Stonehill, and family. Mrs. Charles Elmore and daughter Lola left Sunday evening for a month's visit with relatives in Oklahoma and Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. McCullough of Christianburg, Ohio, catne Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Evra Bowman, and other friends.

Mr. and Mrs. George Gibb of > F irbury, 111./returned home Mon-1 csv after a ten days’ visit with their daughter, Mrs. Harvey Wil- • liams, and family. Miss Anna Derschell went to Chicago this Thursday morning for a visit with friends, and from there will visit relatives and friends near Grand Rapids, Mich. Another old landmark has' gone; The old amphitheatre of the long since dead fair ground was completely demolished by the severe storm which visited this section last Friday. . The Memorial serenon will be delivered by Rev. A. C. Tharp in the Methodist church at 11 o’clock Sunday morning, May 26. It will be a union service and the music will be Tendered by a community choir. Mrs. William Geier and her daughter. Mrs. Fred Parker, went to Attica Monday to pack and ship the latter’s household goods here, where they will be stored until her husband returns from his service to Uncle Sam. Everett Shearer surprised his folks by stepping in on them for a thirty days’ furlough. ‘Buddy’’ was one of the first of the Remington boys to enlist in the navy, but of late has been in the hospital quite a little with rheumatism. Mrs. G. C. Powers and daughters, Doris and Mary, of Whea tfiel d came Friday last for a short visit

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with friends. From here they went Tuesday to Mexico, Ind., where the family will spend some time with Mrs. Powers’ mother, Mrs. Schlott Mr. and Mrs. William G. Beal and little daughter, Marceline Parks, of Wolcott, and Miss Ida Beal autoed to Watseka, 111., Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dick. They were accmpanied home by Mrs. V. M. Beal, who i as been spending the past two months with the Dick’s. i Mrs. S. H. Sharlach, who has . been seriously ill for a long time, is now lying in a very critical condition, with small hopes of recovery, but is reported to be a little more comfortable this morning. 'South Ohio - street has been roped , off for several days to prevent traffic I passing the residence. I Mr. and Mrs. Bud Moore, accompanied by Mrs. Pete Mann, spent Sunday in Watseka, 111., the former the guests of his parents and the latter the guest of Mrs. Anna Brewster. Mrs. Brewster is improving slowly from her recent accident. (Her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Maxwell of Markle, Ind., has been helping to care for her the past two weeks. Father 'Horstman, who was a pastor of the Sacred Heart church of this place, died of-Bright’s disease at his home in Fort Wayne .Sunday, morning. The funeral was .held there this Thursday morning, and the remains laid to rest in the cemetery at that place. !■ ather Horstman left here eight years ago, going to St. Andrew’s parish, Fort Wayne, where he built a new church and where he has been ever since. During his five years of service here he became well known and was universally liked. He was a comparatively young man, being only about forty-five years of age.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. James Brown of Gaston, Ind., spent Monday with her brother’, W. H. Gerberich, and wife. John Fleming of Kouts came Thursday and is visiting John Maj and family, northwest of Wolcott. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Henry of Kentland spent Monday here the guests of their daughter,'Mrs. Wm. Brunner. Lieut. R. E. Duff, who was called here by the death of his father, returned to Camp Gordon,-Atirata, Georgia, Sunday. Mrs. Herman Foster went to Gilman, 111., Wednesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Bonner Spangle, and her son, Homer Foster. Lieut. H. S. Baker of Camp Grant, Rockford, 111., was an over Sunday guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Baker. Mrs. James Smith of Seafield spent Tuesday here with her aunt, Mrs. Esther Wood, who is lying very low at the home of her son, E. A. Wood, on south Range street. Mrs. C. W. Bidwell went to Akron, Ohio, Tuesday to visit her nephew, Chas. IHemmer, and from there she, will go to Lima and Fostoria to visit her brothers, William and Isaac Healey.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Siefers and children went to Lafayette Monday I to visit Mr. Siefers’ sister, Mrs. Edward Mahlka, and Mrs. Siefers’ sisters, Mrs. Jess Hamilton anl Mrs. Clifford Griggs. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sentman and daughter Eunice autoed from Cov--ington and were over Sunday guests of Mrs. Sentman’s brothers, Ernest and Perman Mattox, and families. Ernest accompanied them home and spent a few days there. John Kinney reached his seventyeighth milstone in his journey through life this Friday .morning. He was down town early and was looking hale and hearty. Although he says he begins to feel his association ’-with—Father- Time, his friends hope he may live to see many more mileposts go by. Lieut, and Mrs. J. L. Dawson, who are stationed at Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky., came Sunday eveing and visited Mr. Dawson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dawson, until Wednesday noon,, when they went to Terre Haute to visit Mrs. Dawson's parents. Lieut. Dawson s furlough was for but five days. I E. G. McCullom received word ; Saturday morning from his son Lowell, who has been stationed in I the army camp at Hattiesburg, that ; they had been notified to move ' within forty-eight hours, and also said that beside himself Merle Gillespie, Ben Troxel and Everett Leir, I three other Wolcott boys, would be included in this order. George Overy returned Wednesday from Pocahontas, lowa, where he went a week ago to assist h,s son Martin in disposing of his cattle and farming utensils. Martin is in this call to the colors and Monday went to Des Moines and the same day was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Orville and Vollie, w'hb have been Martin in lowa, left Pocahontas Monday in an automobile, and drove through to Wolcott, arriving here Thursday.

GOODL.AND (From the Herald) John Conway of Chicago came holme last week for a visit with home folks. • Mrs. James Little of Muncie ■came last Thursday evening for a short visit with home folks. Mrs. A. J. Kitt of Fowler visited this 'week with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Shepard, and family, northwest of Goodland. Mrs. David Finnesy went to Wabash, Ind., Tuesday morning for a few days’ stay with her sister, Mrs. John O’Connor. Word from L. J. Cooke states that he is located with Base Hospital No. 13 at Camp Merritt, N. J., for the present. Mrs. J, A. Armfield and youngest daughter, Miss Lillian, went to Gillead, Ind,, for a visit with, her sister, Mrs. Ashburry Elliott.

Mrs. Eva Hinchman returned to her studies at (Holy Angles academy in .Logansport Monday after a short visit with her mother. Mrs. Ben P. Davidson left this week for Merlin, Canada, for an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Newton Wickwire, and family. W. A. Harrington is a patient at an Indianapolis hospital and is doing as well as could be expected His son, A. C. Harrington, is with him. W. W. Dye and family autoed down from Hamlet and visited here this week with the former’s imiother, Mrs. Leona Pratt, and other relatives. Elnore Mustard is attending a teachers’ school in Indianapolis. She is the youngest of the four hundred and they call her “tne baby.’’ Miss Frances Graeber of Corwith, lowa, who has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. R- Hazen, and cousin, Mrs. Carlock, returned to her home Wednesday. Lemont Dunkle, who has a position with the Gar? steel mills, came 'home Friday night to recuperate, having been on the sick list the fore part of the week. Mrs. Joseph Rohrier was taken to the tuberculosis hospital near Rockifjeld, Indiana, this week and the five of six children are being eared for by fioodland people. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Weidenbaker visited with relatives in Chicago and Kankakee, 111., over Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Lupin returned home with them Monday for a short visit. Bernard Gerrick, who has spent the winter at Hammond, where he has been doing office work, returned home the latter part of last week and will help his father put in crops this summer. Mr. and Mrs. John Runyan of Kouts visited here the first of the week with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Louette, and to see their new niece at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Louette.

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Colborn an 1 son Kenneth arrived in Goodland from California Monday and visited with Goodland friends, after which they left for Charlotte, Mich. They will spend the summer at Waloon Lake, where Ike expects to Hooverize by eating fish. A card received from Fern Harms, dated April 20, states that he has arrived safely in France. Had a* Pleasant voyage over and missed that seasickness that a good many of the usually meet en route over. The post card was censored by G'liy Williams, the fatuous trench cartoonist. A very regrettable thing occurred last Friday night and may be the undoing of the hell-hole at Beaverville, 111., that has caused a good deal of trouble lately. As the result of the episode one of the voting fellows became intoxicated and lost his way and attempted to gain entrance where he did not belong, and was arrested and one pint of whiskey was found on his person, which was confiscated. Saturday morning he was taken to Kentland where he pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $9.50. He also gave evidence that will convict the party who sold him the booze without as much as even inquiring if he was of age. Owing to the lad's extreme age we refrain from publishing his name, as he has promised to not lose control of himself again. Prosecutor Hess has started proceedings against the saloonkeeper at Beaverville and will <make him set up and take notice.

BROOK (From the Reporter) We are sorry to announce that Mrs. Sherman White passed away at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon. Harry KOmiper had two car loads of yearlings from the Lyons-Kem-per farm on Tuesday’s market and they brought $16.25. Glen Reed was home the last of the week to look after the repair of the barn on the home farm. The damage by the cyclone was heavy. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Liston of Goodland and Mr. and Mrs. John Runyon of Kouts were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ward the first of the week. Word was received from Cal Statesman, who went to Camp Gordon, Georgia, that he in company with thirteen others had been released from the army for physical disabilities. John B. Foresman was in Chicago with a bunch of fifty-seven hogs last week, and disposed of them for the tidy sum of $57.70 per head. Not so bad for a young man of eighty-four years. The last word from Jasper Shear was not to write, as his address would probably be France. Earl Sell is probably on his way. Other boys soon will join them. Brook’s list of boys in France is growing Fred Lyons and Tood Conn were in Chicago the first of the week with three cars of cattle from the Esson farm in Jasper county. They say the buyers seem anxious, and that Armour’s man purchased the lot at $15.00 per hundred. O. M. Lyons sold some purchased of William Kline. Several of these were sold for $17.25. Ross Turner, who hails from the Battleship Michigan, was in Brook this week. He likes the life and enjoys the trips on- the old ocean. One of the boys who went with him to enlist, Everett Shear, happened home when he came on his furlough last winter, and again this week young Shear came, home a few days before him. Thomas Watson was home this week oh a five day furlough from Camp Taylor. A dinner was given in his honor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cline on Tuesday evening. Those present were Mr. and ; Mrs. Harve Rust, Mr. and Mrs J. P. Clark, Mrs. Thomas Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer and Mr. and

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Mrs. Everson Rust, Scfhuyler Cline and family and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Adair. MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Miss Mirian Daughetee went to Remington last Monday to work during the summer. Ray Farnsley moved his household goods to Gary this week, where he has employment in a tin plant. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cox autoed to Amboy last Saturday to visit a few days with Mrs. Cox’s sister, Mrs. Horn. Mr. and Mrs. John Antcliff motored to Brook Tuesday, returning in the evening accompanied by Mr. Antcliff’s mother, who will visit here. Misses Mabel Vanßuskirk and Gladys Guild were guests of relatives in Greencastle this week, where they witnessed the May Day celebration. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Reed and son Janies autoed to Royal Center last Friday, Guy for an over-night visit and Mrs. Reed for an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. James Fry. her parents. Announcement was made last Sunday of the marriage of Miss Agnes Malia, who has taught the primary room in the Medaryville school for several years, to Mr. Henry Gilsinger, to take place the On Tuesday, May 14, occurred the marriage of Miss Fern Poisel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Poisel, west of town, to Mrl William Clayton of South Bend. The marriage took place in Rensselaer. The young people will make their home for the present at the farm home of the bride’s parents. Carl Rorer and Harry M. Farrell, the two men who plead guilty before the trial of Mell Guild, in a Chicago court, have been sentenced to three months imprisonment. Harry Raymond, who stood trial, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment. Medaryville people will remember the judge of this court explained to Rorer and Farrell that they need not expect a light sentence on account of their plea, and the tunning of state’s evidence. The date for a hearing for a new trial for Mell Guild has been postponed.

Obituary

Charles Franklin Payne. Charles Franklin Payne, son of j Mr. and Mrs. James H. Payne, was, born north of Rensselaer February’ 14, 1878. He died at the home of his mother on Oak street in Rensselaer at • the age of forty years, j three months and eight days. He' leaves to mourn their loss, a wife, Bessie O. Payne, and two daughters,j Mae, aged fourteeen years, and Geraldine; aged twelve years; his mother, Mrs. J. H. Payne; two sis-' ters, Mrs. I. B. Marion and Bertha E. Payne, and one brother, Louis M. Payne, all of Rensselaer except the sister Bertha, who resides at Hammond, and a host of relatives and friends. His father, one brother and one sister preceded him to the beyond. He was united in marriage to Bessie O. Meyers-August 17, 196’2. To this union two children *were tforn, Mae and Geraldine. Deceased spent his life in Rensselaer except ten years at Hammond. ~ He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America for fifteen years past. He was a faithful husband and loving father to the end. xx CARD OF THANKS. We desire to thank our friends and neighbors for their many kindnesses in the sickness and death of our beloved husband, father and son.—PAYNE FAMILY.

OBITUARY OF AARON VORE

Aaron Vore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Vore, was born in Ohio, December 10, 1851, and departed this life May 13, 1918, aged sixty-six years, five months and three days. He was united in marriage to Ida May Lewis April 18, 1882, who, with many friends he leaves to mourn his loss. No children having been born to this union, they eared for and raised to manhood one child, John Duggins. Mr. Vore united with the Christian church in 1899, in which faith he lived through his long suffering of five and one-half years, his father, mother and three brothers having preceded him in death. Why mourn over friends departed. And gone with others dead? Where are we ourselves fast hastening? to the tomb. At the greatest what are earth's joy®? As transcient as the dews of mom: Its honors? Like the ocean’s foam, Where’s peace? In trials meekly bourne; Where's joy? In heaven, the true Christian’s home. xx

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE

Gerald E. Hollingsowrth to Fannie M. Hollingsworth, April 30, Its 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. 24, 25, 26, bl 8, Rensselaer, Sunnyside add., .SSOO. William H. Tyler, gdp., to Henry Misch, April 29, pt sw ne 25-32-7, 38.50 acres, Keener, $2,214. Walter Harrington et ux to Thomas J. Fay, May 13, pt out lots 11 and 12, Parr, sl. Philip R. Blue, comr.. to John W, Bartholomew, Ap’d! 29, Its 3, 4, 11, 12, <bl 6, Remington, Chambers & Morgan’s add., |3OO.

WINAMAC DOCTOR WRITES OF HUNS’ BRUTALITY

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the line on our right gxve way and the Hun came ■* close, whieh made our situation very daageroos. On 1 the second might, at 2 a. we retreated. That march back I shall not forget. The boefee was only about 54)6 yards as. We expected him to "opea'ng"’ *>y minute, but he didn't hear as. All talked only in whiskers, there was no and no rattling equipment. When day broke we were behind the rex line’ that had been established. During the two days that hid passed I on several occasions saw the boche “strum txwppea" »storm troops.) They were big fellows, with new uniforms, heknets painted white, and in thousands. The officers were mounted, and the men carried several days' ratsons. They made fine targets for oar fire, but went about in the methodical manner attributed to the Germans, seemingly undisturbed by their heavy losses. We were in an old abandoned camp for a day or sb, sat within range of the Han .guns, and were many times visited by the boche bombing planes. Ere® in the daytime they would fir over os and fife, at us with machine gsns. ~lWe"~nexf“T6BT“Over-w—----the new lime just estat Lisa ed. The headquarters of my regiment too-c up a location in a dogout about fifteen feet undergroond. There were five good-sited rooss in it, all connected by hallways. One room was my aid post. For a few days we were not noteted. except for occasional shelling, when one mom-, ing about 5 o'clock the Hun opened out on our durowt with high explosive shells. I expected for it to be blown in any mfnate- Soon the wounded began to arrive, aul again I was a busy man. Fortumately the boche didn't put over much gas, for he intended taking this location and didn't wish to be interrupted by his own gas. Soon he began ns advance- in battle j formation. During this time our ■ artillery was making it warm for him, and as soon as he eame within range the machine guns fairly mowed them down. Bat it seemed to make no dent in the advancing lines. It is known that every avail- j able man in the Germa army was j on this front, and there was no stopping him. His system of advance was like Hack-work; bring down the barrage "ike an intense thunder-storm, then lift it and advance. i The shelling was so heavy we could n.ot ,get the wounded but c' i the dugout, s© we moved back about 406 yards into a spoken road. Well, he commfnred or the road, so we moved hack about yards to a trench. We ■ had evacuated each position of its wounded as we went, and by the cure we reached the trench all the stregefcer bearers were loaded, so I took a hand with one end of a stretcher myself. The Hun had roste up in front and had broken through our line on both the right and left of the dugout. It was inevitable that he was going to take tie new position.

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TURNER EXHIBITION TONIGHT St. Joe’s siaauaal Timer exhibition will take jiare- Wednesday evening, May 22, in the Alumni Hall at CoHegerilie.. This is just what you have been waiting for. you remember last year whea Mr. a®d Mrs. Jones came home from seeing the excellent program and told you. all about it? Were you not sorry that you did not go and lake your children to see what, to thev, is one of the most enjoyable experiences of their childhood, the see-fug of a eireus? The time has again arrived for the program. This time. now, make mo mistake This procram is entirely up to the staxdard and even has some fearsres added which • x . • . '. . • . • 1

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so we were ordered to retreat. Then I started across the country with my party of bearers, with red crosses on their arms, five stretcher cases with large white bandages, and many walking wounded with large white bandages. All this was easily visible, and I emphasize it for the reason that during the trip two boche planes flew over us and fired at us with machine guns. I never wanted a gun so badly in all my life. Talk about Hun honor. Bah! He has no regard for the Red Cross or a wounded man. I have many pieces of shrapnel that missed me by an inch, and some that hit me but which were spent when they hit. When those planes flew over I thought my time had come. We retired to a sunken road and lived there over night, the next day and far into the next night, when we were relieved. I slept in. the mud of this road, with no blanket or covering, and they could get very few rations to us. After being relieved we marched for a day and a night and camped in a village where I now am. I had not had my clothes or boots off for two weeks, and when I took my boots off my feet were so numb that I could not feel hot water for a couple of minutes. In fact, I thought the water was cold, when suddenly discovered it otherwise. We had no chance to shave or wash for seven days, and were living like animals. But there was no complaint from anyone. We know that the boche is going* to be beaten in the end. There is no better spirited man than the one in the field, and if the people at home do not let tho fighting man down, the kaiser and his crowd are going as sure as the sun rises. The eyes of the world are turned on the U. S., and it must make no mistakes. Then Uncle Sam will win this war. I am in a French village and in a real bed—the first I haze slept in since Jan. 4. The Hun is fairly (juiet now, but is expected to break b .e any time, and then wt- will be into it again. The British army is everywhere about here, but the French people have spotted me as the American officer. They are very courteous but our conversation is limited, as my knowledge of French .is slight. I have established communication with Lieut. Vernal Diggs, but he is the only Winamac boy I have heard from up to date. I trust all “over here’’ from Winamac and vicinity are O. K. and that I may be fortunate enough to meet them in a friendly way, but not in a professional way. / I receive my Democrat fairly regularly, and read it all —even the advertisements. The post is not very regular at present, but when conditions improve the mail situation will also. I would like to hear from my friends thereabout, but will them to get my adclress from you, as I cannot put it in this letter. Truly yours, GEORGE H. REDDICK, Lt. M. R. C., U. S. A*

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! were never staged before at St. | Joe. Anyone at all interested in athletics and gymnastics should at- | tend. The Turners are one of the repI resentative organizations at college. They are a bunch of well-rounded lads who know well how to apply that brawn and dexterity for which they have been striving for the past four or five months. There is new material (new members) in tha squad this year which took quite a bit of work to get in trim, but by good management and perseverance the desired results have been effected. So don’t fail to bring the kiddies out and have a real treat. All you young .aspirants of athletics present also and profit by what you shall see.—Advt.