Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1918 — Page 8

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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

LEE Clyde Clark and family of near Morocco were here Sunday. Harold Lamar’s family of Lafayette were here Sunday for Child'Ten’s day. Ray Holeman’s family picked cherTies Tuesday' at his brother's, Asa Holeman. I There was a large crowd here Sunday for the Children’s Day exercises, which were enjoyed by all. Thomas Clark and family and another family from Kankakee, Illi- ( nois, were here Saturday and Sunday. ; William Rishling and wife of near Crawfordsville spent Saturday night at S. 'M. Jacks and visited ethers on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Maple and daughter Nora of Logansport were here during the past week visiting their daughter, Mrs. O. E. Noland, and (family. Robert Drake and family of near Lafayette spent Sunday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Rollin Stewart, and attended, the Children’s day exercises. William Zable, William Wacher and Arthur Miller and their families spent last Sunday in Illinois at the golden wedding celebration Of Mrs. Zable’s parents. Mrs. Len Lefler (of Lafayette Came Tuesday to see her mother, Mrs. G. A. Jacks, and took her horne wit h her that she might try hot baths for her rheumatism. Zelath Clark was here Saturday calling on friends and relatives, on his wav home from attending school at Terre. Haute. He left Sunday for the home of his parents in Pennsylvania.

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MT. AYR (From the Tribune) ' Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Eli Miller, I Sunday morning, June 9, a boy. | Jasper Wright visited Rev. Down-1 ey at Fair Oaks a day or so this I ■week. Mr. and Mrs. Emaunel Unger of' Brook visited Mr. and Mrs. Lee Birst Sunday. Miss Jennie Chamberlain went to Bloomington Wednesday where she will attend school. Mrs. George Sigler spent the latter part of the week visiting relatives and friends in Rensselaer. Mrs. Belle Robinson of Joliet, Illinois, came Monday for a week’s visit with hr sister, Mrs. J. T. Martin. Miss Lenora Bishop is here from ‘Momence, 111., visiting her., cousins, the Misses Ruby, Lera and Vera Standish. Rev. Ade and family were at Greenhill Wednesday and Thursday, of this week, coming home - by the ■ way of Wadena. Mrs. Allie Porter spent several days here this week visiting her sister, Mrs. Sigler. She. returned to her home in Rensselaer Thursday. Mrs. J. W. Meharry went to Logansport to see her son Clarence, who , is at Longcliff. Mrs. Meharry says the doctors report Clarence not so ] Well. Mrs. Florence Coatney returned home Sunday from a several weeks’ etay at the North Shore Health Resort, only slightly improved in health. Scott Brenner visited his sister, Mrs. Ira - Sayler, and brother, Bert, In Valparaiso Sunday. Mrs. Sayler is suffering from cancer. She is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bruner and baby motorfld dffwm from Baroda, Michigan, Saturday, returning Sunday. Earl reports everything going, well with them. The Misses Lucy and Marie Harris and Susie Wood, who are attending •school at the state normal at Terre Haute, were home a few days this week on a between-term vacation, j Miss Melinda Miller returned ■ home Saturday evening after a few j weeks employment in the Jeff Smith' home. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were*

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both somewhat incapacitated a short while ago by an auto accident. Both are about recovered. Our good friend, Dr. Merry, has been experiencing some trouble of late with a cancer on his upper lip. The Doctor has been treating it and while he now has it killed, the medicine he used was necessarily strong enough to cause him some loss of sleep. A Mr. Rafferty from down in the vicinity of Indianapolis has rented the Dr. Martin house and will move into same as soon as his goods arrive, presumably this week. We understand Mrs Rafferty will follow teaming. Pending the arrival of their gopds they are staying with their son, three miles west of town. REMINGTON (From the Press) Miss Florence Landon is visiting friends at Brook this week. Born, Saturday, June 15, to Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Bowman, a son. Miss Margaret Roades went to Marion Thursday to attend an Endeavor convention. Mrs. Harvey Kannal of Rensselaer was the guest of the editor’s family Tuesday. ’ . John Bickel went to Chenoa, 111., Tuesday to attend the funeral of his uncle, John Barum. Mrs. A. J. Kitt of Fowler was the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Warner Elmore, over night Friday, Mrs. H. R. Milner returned from a w’eek spent at Rensselaer with her mother, who has been sick. Miss Laura Warnock returned Sunday from Richmond, where she has been teaching in the city school.

Fred Baier had the misfortune to be kicked by "Henry Ford’’ Sunday; breaking several bones in his left hand. John W. Stokes and Henry Miller of the Marion Soldiers’ home came Monday for a few days' visit -with Remington folks. Mrs. Hal Sheetz of Indianapolis came Tuesday evening to visit her brothers, Hert and Harry Spencer, and their families. Mrs. John D. Snyder and son Walter of Hutchinson, Kansas, went to Decatur, 111., Monday to visit her brother, Dr. C. Roy Johnston. Mrs. Budreau and daughter Lyda went to Watseka, 111., Tuesday evening to visit her sister, Mrs. Matthews, and family, for a few days. Mrs. Clark Bartee of Lafayette spent Wednesday, with Mrs. Dan Biddle. She was accompanied home by Miss Bess Hitchcock for a short visit. / Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stitz and three children of. Lafayette, and ' Mrs. .Mary Risner of Chicago, were Sunday guests at the home of Will Stitz. James Hawkins fell off a step ladder Wednesday while calcimining at the school house, breaking and dislocating both bones in his left wrist.

A good bit of road repairing has been going on in this township and our highways are in much better condition than usual at this time of the year. H. W. Gilbert and John Taylor went to Indianapolis Tuesday and drove back an Oakland Six. John traded his old Oakland to the Auto Sales Co. and is now driving the Sensible Sit.

A slight change of running time went into effect on this division of the Apology Sunday. The westbound train now comes at 9'23 instead of 9:01 as formerly, twentytwo minutes later Miss Lina Luckey returned Thursday evening from Crawfordsville, where she had been the past month visiting her sister, Mrs. Will Puckett, and helping care for her twin nephews, Keith and Kenneth. Two Remington lads and two from Wolcott were exceeding the speed limit in town Sunday night and got pulled for the offense. Two I of them were assessed a fine and costs amounting .to $13.50 each. I The venerable Mrs. Weidenbaker. mother of Mrs. John Poulson, of Goodland, well known in Remington, died in Brazil on Saturday. The remains were brought back to Goodland where they were buried on Wednesday. Daniel D. Lilley, who has been working in Toledo, C'h>o, the past two or three weeks, returned to 'Remington Saturday to spend a few (days. Daniel has enlisted in the coast artillery and will soon go to Indianapolis to enter Uncle Sam’s service.

Charley Guttrich made a trip to Lafayette Monday to operate on an automobile which the owner was not i willing to let the. cheap mechanics lof that city experiment with. Chari ley is a good surgeon, all right. | when it comes to anything in the gas engine line. Mr. and Mrs. John Donahue received word from Logansport Monday forenoon that their son's wife, Mrs. Con Donahue, of that place was seriously ill and they went at once, but too late as she died at 2-30. Tee funeral was held at Logansport Wednesday morning, j Mrs. John Irwin and Mrs. James B. Irwin and daughter of White, South Dakota, came Friday last for a short visit with relatives and friends. On Wednesday Mrs. John Irwin, who has been in the West nearly a third of a century, went to Indianapolis to visit her old home and friends. When Rev. Tharp begins to feel “punk,” his custom is to cut out the eats for a week. A week ago he just finished a seven-day fast and during that time lost fifteen pounds—looked as thin as Job’s turkey. During the past week, on an entire milk diet, he has regained six of those pounds lost. The Remington Liberty Guards have received their new uniforms and make a mighty fine appearance. About the first public appearance in the new duds was on Saturday, when they rendered valuable assistance at the Red Cross sale. The uniforms so closely resemble tSie real thing worn by the U. S. sol-

diers that many people who are not well acquainted with the members want to know how it comes that so many of the beys get home on a furlough at the same time. A letter from young Jake Hens- ! ler, who is now in the service, states that be is now at Nitro City, ’ West Virginia, and is getting on • mighty fine. He must be as he states that he has a girl only from ' six to nine hours a day. Looks like 4be might be able to ‘‘squeeze’’ in a little more time than that in a good cause. Warner Elmore and Dick Rawi lings were Rensselaer visitors Mon- , day—and thereby hangs a tale of i woe. On arriving in the city they met up with Gum Pefley on the I street, with whom they chatted a spell. When they returned to the I car they found that someone had ’let the air out of their tires, and i frankly accuse said Gum of the I job. They also came home on three . sylinders, and think Gum 'responI sible for that. Warner will have to hire a Liberty Guard with a wooden gun to go along and protect his property when he leaves town, it seems.

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

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days before I could get up and walk around, but now I have almost recovered from the burns. Am able to work around the hospital helping to wash windows and woodwork, Which is very light work. We are treated very nice here. We get two baths a week, two suits of pajamas each week, plenty to eat and our wounds dressed dally, and the best part, we have real American nurses, which makei life in France seem more like home. The first time I got to talk to an American girl was when I entered the hospital. - I qgn’t tell you where I am but I would like too. Watch the papers close and you will know- where the 42d division, or "Rainbow Division" is. I have not seen Howard Ames for a long time, I guess it has been about a month, I would like to send you my picture, but pictures are very hard to get taken over here. Well, I will close for this time. I thank you for the pictures. Tell everybody I said "hello.” Sincerely yours, PVT. EDWARD PEREGRINE, Bat. E, 150th F. A.,' A. E. F. New , York, Ist Lt. J. M. Stanley, M. C. Harvey Phillips Writes Home From France. Harvey Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips of McCoysburg, writes his parents from overseas, .as follows: La’ber Wrach, France, May 26, 1918. Dear Mother and All: —Well this is Sunday and a fine day, too. The sun is shining like in August. We go in swimming about every day. The water is cold but its good to be in a place so we can keep clean. I was put in charge of the canteen last Tuesday. We have all kinds of candy, tobacco and toilet articles. Have a stock of over SII,OOO. So you see I have a responsible position. Since I have opened I have sold 2875 Francs. That is about five hundred dollars. Pretty good for a kid, eh! Do you think any store averages that much on candy and tobacco in Rensselaer? My hours are 6:00 a. m. to 7:00 p. m., 11:15 a. m. to 1:00 p. m.,-5:30 p. m. to 8:30 p. m. If that was all 1 had to do it wouldn’t be bad but I still have to get stores for the galley and keep charge of the books in both places. I have been so busy this week, but now we have all our stock on hand available and my work will be much lighter. The only thing I don’t like about it is there is not a very good chance to get any liberty. I can get off on Sunday evenings, but there is no place to go so I guess I will stay aboard and write a few letters.

Just finished my week’s mending this morning. Had two pair of socks to dam. Two pair of trousers to patch and had to sew my dress blues so I think I am about as busy as anyone. I washed some clothing yesterday and have a bucket full for tomorrow, I would rather wash my own clothes than pay the French people for doing it. It takes them almost a week to wash, iron and get the clothes back. While we wash them in the morning and by noon they are dry and wear them in the evening. Another thing it’s cheaper to wash clothing. Well I guess they are going to make soldiers out of us. At least we are going to wear the uniform. I am not sure if we seamen have to wear “them” or not. I hope not as I have enough clothes as it is without getting any more. I think if that’s true I will try and get a transfer to some transport. Well I guess I will quit as it’s almost noon and I have three more letters to write. I am sending you a copy of our Bill-of-Fare for last week. The B B and G is bread, butter and coffee. L made this out- myself as I have that to do now. It was accepted and we are alive now to try another one this week. Give my best regards to everyone. I suppose you have about three hundred little chickens by this time. We have apple pie for dinner. It only takes 58 pies for a meal, also it takes about 700 biscuits, so you see the bakers are busy. I have received all the papers up to the last of April and the others are coming. Don’t let my subscription run out. Pay out my Liberty Bond with the allotment money. I am paying for one myself. That will make about S2OO I am giving Uncle Sam. But I guess everyone else is doing all they can to make it easy for us over here. I suppose Sam is putting in a lot of corn for the soldiers. If you have to use so much corn meal why don’t you make corn bread. We have it twice a week and believe me it sure is fine.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Has Wash Cook put up another store yet? Too bad it had to burn but accidents -will always happen. Well I started to quit sometime ago so I will do it now. You said something about fried chicken in your last letter. I think I will save mine until 1920. It will taste better after we whip the Kaiser. Give my best to everyone and tell them I said hello. Just imagine me out in a sail boat or swimming this summer when it’s too hot to. rain. Salt water is sure - fine to swim in. Love to all, Your ton, HARV gy f The following is the menu referred to above. I MONDAY.

Breakfast —Fried eggs, bacon, oat meal with milk and spgar, B. B. and Dinner —Soup, roast pork, apple sauce, baked potatoes, gravy, peas, B. B. and C. Supper-—Curried meat, boiled rice, fruit, B. B. and C. TUESDAY. Breakfast —Creamed shippe beef, on toast, boiled spuds, B. B. and C. Dinner —Soup, roast beef, brown gravy, boiled potatoes, string beans, B. B. and C. Supper—Beef croqyietts, tomato, sauce, fried potatoes, tapioca pudding, B. B. and C. WEDNESDAY. Breakfast—Baked pork, beans, catsup, corn bread, B. B. and C. Dinner — Fried beef stake, fried onions, mashed potatoes, stewed corn, gravy, soup, B. B. and, C., peach pie. , Supper—Fried beef stew, hot biscuit, pickled beets, B. B. and C. THURSDAY. Breakfast —Fried eggs,fried potatoes, prunes, B. B. and C. Dinner —Soup, roast pork, dressing, creamed carrots, mashed potatoes, B. B. and C. and gravy. Supper—Hamburger stake, boiled potatoes, gravy, rice pudding, bread, butter and coffee. FIRDAY. Breakfast —Corn beaf hash cakes, catsup, toast, fruit, B. B. and C. Dinner- —Bean soup, boiled ham, boiled potatoes, sauerkraut, frankfurters, B." B. and C. Supper—Sardines, fried potatoes, cornstarch pudding, B. B. and T. . SATURDAY. Breakfast—Fried pork sausage, hot cakes and syrup, boiled potatoes, gravy, B. B. and C. Dinner —Soup, roast veal, dressing, green peas, washed potatoes, gravy, bread, butter and coffee, cake. Supper—Fried liver, fried bacon, fried potatoes, gravy, B. B. and C. SUNDAY. Breakfast—Baked pork and beans, catsup, corn bread, B. B. and C. Dinner —Soup, chicken fricessee, asparagus, mashed potatoes, B. B. and C, apple pie. Supper—Cold beans, cold meat, potato salad, mayoniase dressing, B. B. and cocoa.

HONOR LONG ABSENT BROTHER

Seventy-two relatives of the Dewey family gathered at Fountain Park last Sunday in honor ot Morgan Dewey’s youngest brother, Henry- Dewey, of West Mineral, Kansas, whom he had not seen for fiftytwo years. All brought wek’-ii'.led baskets and participated in a feast of good things to eat. Ice cream and cake was served during tfae afternoon. All departed for their hqmes in the evening after halving spent a most enjoyable day. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. George Hensler, Morgan A. Dewey, A. C. Hensler and family, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hensler, Mrs. Mary Myers, Mr. and Mrs. RoSs Myers, oarl 'Wingard and family and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wingard and son, of Remington; Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Weiss and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Dewey and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey and family and Mrs. Enda Biggs anu son, of Rensselaer; Mrs. E. P. Dewey Mr. and Mrs. James W. Smith and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. <Harvey Coffelt and children and Mr. and Mrs. Charley Anderson and daughter, of Boswell; Mr. and Mrs. Arvel Johnson of Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Nelson and children of Oxford, J. Henry Dewey of West Mineral, Kansas, and Mrs. Harry Jacobs of Grayford, Indiana, xx

/iff' h urck vlircUs Presbyterian. Rev. J. Budman Fleming, Minister.—9:3o a m* Sunday school; 10:45 a. m., morning worship and .sermon, St. John’s Day sermon; 8 'p. m., evening worship and sermon, subject: “Love and Sacrifice. 9 Baptist Rev. D. C. Hill, Pastor. —9:30 a. m., Sunday school; 10:45 a. m., mornirtg worship and preaching, subject, “Bible Students.” Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 8 p. in. Milroy—2:3o p. m„ Sunday school; 3:30 p. m., preaching. Parr—lo:3o a. m., Sunday school; 8 p. m., Christian Endeavor. No evening service on account of the Children’s day exercises at Rosebud church. Methodist Rev. E. W’. Strecker, Pastor.-L 9:30 a. m., Sunday school; 10:45 a. m., morning worship and sermon by the pastor. Dr. G. D. Stipng of Jackson, Michigan, an accomplished violinist, will furnish special music

THE PRESIDENT’S WAR-SAVINGS PROCLAMATION

JUNE 28 DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL WAR-SAVINGS DAY. ALL CITIZENS ASKED TO PLEDGE TO SAVE AND BUY WAR-SAVINGS STAMPS ON OR BEFORE JUNE 28. This war is one of nations, not of armies, and all of our one hundred million people must be economically and industrially adjusted to war conditions if this Nation is to play its full part in the conflict. The problem before us is not primarily a financial problem, but rather a problem of increased production of war essentials and the saving of the materials and the labor necessary for the support and equipment of our Army and Nafy. Thoughtless expenditure of money for nonessentials uses up the labor of men, the products of the farm, mines and factories, and overburdens transportation, all of which must be used to the utmost and at their best for war purposes. The great results which we seek can be obtained only by the participation of every member of the Nation, young and old, in a National concerted Thrift movement. I therefore urge that our people everywhere pledge themselves as suggested by the Secretary of the Treasury to the practice of Thrift, to serve the Government to their utmost in increasing production in all fields necessary to the winning of the war, to conserve food and fuel, and useful materials of every kind, to devote their labor only to the most necessary tasks, and to buy only those things which are essential to individual health and efficiency, and that the people as evidence of their loyalty invest all that they can save in Liberty-Bonds and War-Savings Stamps. The securities issued by the Treasury Department are so many of them within the reach of everyone that the door of opportunity in this matter is wide open to all of us. To practice Thrift in peace times is a virtue, and brings great benefit to the individual at all times. With the desperate need of the civilized world today for materials and labor with which to end the war, the practice of individual Thrift is a patriotic duty and a necessity. Appeal to all who own either Liberty Bonds or WarSavings Stamps to continue to practice economy and thrift, and appeal to all who do not own Government securities to do likewise and purchase them to the extent of their means. The man who buys Government securities transfers the purchasing power of his money to the United States Government until after this war, and to that same degree does not buy in competition with the Government. I EARNESTLY APPEAL TO EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD TO PLEDGE THEMSELVES ON OR BEFORE THE TWENTY-EIGHTH OF JUNE TO SAVE CONSTANTLY AND TO BUY AS REGULARLY AS POSSIBLE THE SECURITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT AND TO DO THIS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE THROUGH MEMBERSHIP IN WAR-SAVINGS SOCIETIES. THE TWENTY EIGHTH OF JUNE ENDS THIS SPECIAL PERIOD OF ENLISTMENT IN THE GREAT VOLUNTEER ARMY OF PRODUCTION AND SAVING HERE AT HOME. MAY THERE BE NONE UNENLISTED ON THAT DAY. (Signed) WOODROW WILSON.

whenever von buv a useless luxury you are competing with the government for labor And materials When you Invest in War Savings stamps you are helping our boys “over there. Jun? 28 is the day the kaiser will never celebrate. It is National War Savings Stamp Day. American boys in France don’t lend their lives to their country; they give them. What are you doing?

at this service. 7 p. m., Epworth league, toipic, “Co-operation With the Sunday School.” Leader, Miss Marguerite Irwin. 8 p. m., evening worship and sermon by the pastor. Janies School House — 2 p. m., Sunday school; 3 p. m., preaching service.

George Walters, who has been employed at the Columbia Furniture factory here for some time, left yesterday for his home at Bradley, Illinois, from where lhe will leave Monday for Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan, for military training.

STATE NEWS ITEMS

The Doings of Hoosierdom Reported by Wire.

CURB ON THE SALE OF BEEF One Indiana County Not to Sell Meat Until Further Notice—Action Is Taken in Fayette After Meeting Is Held. Connersville, June 21.—N0 beef is to be sold in Fayette county Until further notice, beginning next Saturday. Pork, veal, mutton and other meats only are to be eaten. An order to that effect was issued by Albert E. Leiter, county food administrator. His action followed a meeting her of all the meat dealers in the county, in which it was proposed to them as a result of the recent request made by the United States food administration that all the beef possible t>e conserved for the benefit of American soldiers and allied nations in the war. Notwithstanding that the federal announcement did not propose an absolute ban, Mr. Leiter and the dealers decided on absolute prohibition after discussing the seriousness of the situation.

Huntington Is Chosen.

Marion, June 21.—Huntington was 'eelected as the place of holding the

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uno inmana encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans at the closing session of the nineteenth annual convention at the Marion National Military home. Officers named for the veterans in the state are: H. Beecher Troutman, Crawfordsville, department commander; Joseph Cook, Richmond, senior vice commander; Fred J. Lobaugh, south* Bend, junjor vice commander ; delegates-at-large to the national encampment, Frank Conklin, Terre Haute; George W. Monson, Terre Haute; C. A; Warwick; Sopth Bend, and Frank Jecreys, South Bend.

Fire Destroys Barn.

Greensburg, Jfine 21. —Fire, believed to have been caused by spontaneous Combustion when new hay was placed with old ii) the mow, destroyed a large barn and considerable grain and farm implements on the O. A. McCoy farm. Only S9OO insurance was carried on the barn and contents. Ed Stewart, who rents the farm, was severely burned about the head, face and hands.

Women Learn War Work.

Lafayette, June 21. —Many Indiana women, who are planning to do war work this summer, such as teaching or demonstrating wartime cookery, making overgarments as ah economy measure ; home nursing and other lines of endeavors, are attending a special course for woman war workers, which is in progress at Purdue university.

To Have Drying Piant.

Lafayette, June 21.—Lafayette is to have a community drying plant to assist the housewives of the city in preserving fruit and vegetables for the winter in the most economical fashion. The garden committee of the Retail association and the Rotary club have appropriated S3OO for the plant.

Evansville Man Drowns.

Evansville, June 21.—While Joseph Grammer, thirty-six, was sitting on the banks of the Ohio river here to get some relief from the hot weather he fell into the water and was drowned. His body was found, on the Kentucky side of the stream opposite this city. The widow and two children survive.

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