Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1918 — Page 4

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FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Mtes Louise,Dumber is the guest relatives in Rensselaer. . • ? Mrs. Thpmas Saltwell and. Miss Ade Shumaker were Monticello visitors Monday. Homer Hamilton and family of Decatur, Illinois, are spending a week with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hewitt of Hebron, Mrs. Chester Caster of Parr, L. B. Hewitt, Jr., of Hebron and Miss Beatrice Caster of Gary have been) the guests of Mrs. Emily Hewitt and daughter Ethel. A load of new wheat was delivered to Crabbs-Reynolds-Taylor Co. today by Mat Bewa, tested 60 pounds and graded No. 2. and brought $2.12 per bushel, averaging thirty-two bushels per acre. Mrs. William C. Calvert and son Richard of Chicago are visiting here. They are to locate soon in Atlanta, Georgia, where Mr. Calvert will make his headquarters as superintendent of the imotor department of the Consolidated Express company. A party was given at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Walters Tuesday evening in honor of Leon Minicus and Carl Onkenv who are leaving for Indianapolis today to enlist in the aviation corps. A large crow’d was present, -which enjoyed a very pleasant evening in games and music..

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WOIX'OTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. Jennie Burch went to Remington Tuesday to visit her son, Ed. Burch, and wife; ~ Mrs. S. R. Goss and son Ed. of Lafayette spent Sunday at the bedside of her father, Henry Schuman. Jones of Indianapolis is spending a few days vacation with her mother, Mrs. Jane Jones. Mrs. H. F. Stokes of Hammond Was the guest Thursday until Monday of her sister, Mrs. Chester Besse. Miss Mary Souligne went to Bradley, Illinois, Tuesday to attend the wedding, of her cousin. Miss Leah Soligne. Mrs. Aaron Brown and son Ed. of Kentland spent Su-nday afternoon here w’ith .Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Spencer. Jiliss Ruth Spencer of Remington visited her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Darrow, from Saturday until Wednesday evening. Henry Downing, who is in the air service of the army, and is located at Garden ‘City, Long Island, came home Thursday on a five-day furlough. Mrs. Nettie Tyler of Francesville, daughter of John Kercher, Sr., of this place, died at Iher home in that place this Friday morning. Mrs. Tyler leaves twin babies three weeks ■old. Mrs. Verdent Lux went to Valparaiso Saturday to remain a few days with Mr. Lux, who is in training at that place, having been among the three special men called from this county July 1. Dr. R. F- Holley, who two weeks ago received nptice to be ready to report on his application for enlist-’ ment ini the dental reserve corps, received his official call last week, and Saturday morning left for a training camp in Arkansas. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schuman and sons, George and iHterman, of St. Joseph, 111., came Friday evening and visited with the elder Mr. Schuman’s brother, Henry Schuman, who is Very ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Crosby. Guy Parsons, who is convalescing from an attack of pneumonia, came home from Camp Taylor, Kentucky, on a five days’ furlough. He arrived in Reynolds at 4:30 this morning and E. W. Irwin drcfve over in his automobile and brought him to Wolcott.

Auction Sale at Parr

As I have enlisted in the army service and will be called •for duty July 31, I must dispose of some of my personal proi>erty at once, and to make a quick sale I will offer it public auction on . . Saturday, July 27, ’lB commencing at 1 p. ni. at my store in Parr, to the highest and best bidder, the following property:

75 HEAD OF STOCK HOGS One huckster wagon, in good condition: 100 pairs of good shoes, marked down to cost; 1 new pair of hip boots; 1 5passenger Ford touring car and some other articles not here mentioned. 1 - : ~ ; Terms off Sale Cash. Parties having stock or other property they wish to dispose of are invited tp bring same in and sell it at this sale. Also wish tojcollect in all outstanding accounts 09 or. before July 27, and aSk that those knowing themselves indebted to me to please call and settle with out * delay. John S. Lakin.

Mrs. P. DuCharme of Kankakee, Illinois, and her son, Elmer, of South Dakota, visited her son, Nelson DuCharme, Jr., and wife northwest of Wolcott, Tuesday and Wednesday. Elmer, is in this call to the colors, and leaves for camp about the 22nd of the mouth. Melvin Brown, who the first of the year purchased Louis Wilson's restaurant in the Snick building on Market street, and has since conducted the same, on Tuesday of this week sold the stock and fixtures at public sale and returned to Danville, 111., where he came from, here. Miss Ada Spencer, whose illness with appendicitis was mentioned in these columns last week, was taken to St. Elizabeth's hospital in Lafayette last Friday, and Saturday morning at 9 o'clock she successfully underwent an operation,. Her manv friends here will be glad to learn that she is steadily improving. Miss Maude Rader, daughter of Mrs. Frances V. Rader of this place, and one of W olcott’s most estimable young Ipdies, and Clinton A. Bowen' son of Augustus Bowen of Marion county, were quietly married at the Presbyterian manse in Monticello Saturday, July 6. Mr. Bowen is a prosperous young farmer, but is soon to join the colors, and Mrs. Bowen will remain with her mother until fall, when she will take up her teaching, which she has followed since her graduation from our schools, and has been one of our most successful teachers.

GOODLAXD < From the Herald) Ralph Heck left for Indianapolis Thursday morning, where ne expected to enlist with the Marine corps. Mrs. E. E. Marsh is a patient at the Columbia hospital in Chicago following an operation Sunday. She is doing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mustard and Mr. and Mrs. John Jay autoed to near Medaryville and spent the Fourth with relatives. Florence Stack returned Sunday from a three days' visit at Logamsport with her sister, Evelyn, who has employment as a stenographer there. ■ ■ ’ < Mrs. Roy Mitten and little daughter of Terre Haute are visiting here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mitten. Roy Mitten was a caller in Chicago this week. Clarence Lemaster and 'wife arrived Tuesday from Gillette; Wyo. ClSrence expects to Soon enter the service and his wife will re maim at the Lemaster home while he is-gone. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Romine and daughters. Esther and Mary Jane, spent the Fourth atSouth BendThey were accdmpanie 1 home by the former's mother, Mrs. Laur? Romine. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Kestle. of Louisville. Ky.. autoed to Gobdland and visited with Mr. and Mrs. _V. B. Korner. Mr. Kestle returned home Tuesday mornihg but Mrs. Kestle remained for a longer visit. Mr. and. Mrs. C. H. Constable and Mr. and Mrs. Bedford drove through via auto from Rushmore, Minn., arriving here last Friday. They drove the Archie Constable Overland car that was left at Rushmore when the Constables removed to Goodland. George Mitten has purchased the Kless Dexter property, on east Jasper street, and, will move to Goodland about September I. He has •sold his Wadena residence® to Enoch Hagenbach. Mr. Mitten has contemplated moving to Goodland for some time and we will be glad to have him make his residence with US. Mrs. Hazel Staton and sister. Mjs= Lillian Perkins, arrived Wednesday evening from Rochester, Ind., for a visit with their sister, Mrs, He A. Wild. After a week's visit here Mrs. Staton will go to Brook and visit with her mother-in-law. Mrs. Staton, and Miss Perkins will go to Three Lakes. Wis., for an extended visit with Her sister, Mrs. Vada Wi iiams. and family. Two cars passed through Fpresman bound from Chicago to Indianapolis. After passing through Foresman the first car failed to make the turn to go through Goodland. The second, car put on speed to try to catch ihe car ahead. In going down the small hill just before reach) ’g the bridge the driver got off the road and struck the railing on the south side of the bridge. The car struck just inside the left wheel, throwing the rear end of the car into the air, scattering the occupants into the creek. The driver was injured very Severely, haying his collar bone broken and a leg broken, besides being injured internally. Mr. J. I Kendall and his brother Harve

heard the crash and hurried to the bridge and found the men running up and down the road. They asked them where the injured man was, but they were so excited that they could not tell, so the men called until the injured man answered and they found him sitting on the bank with his legs in the water. Harve Kendall went back for bis car, and in the meantime the first car returned and took the injured man to Brook to Dr. Collier, while Harve Kendall picked up the rest of the folks and took them to Brook. Dr. Colier dressed the injured man and sent him to Rensselaer, where he was put on the early train and taken to Indianapolis,

BROOK (From the Reporter) Dr. Parkinson and family have moved to Kuna, Idaho. Woollen and Mi’s. Lane of Rensselaer spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beecher. Mrs. Ella Ulyat left this week for New York, where she will spend some time visiting relatives. Mrs. Frank Cox and daughter, Belle, went to Bringhurst on Saturday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Manton of Waco, Texas, is the guest of her sisters, Mrs. Thorp Beagley and Mrs. O. P. Merrifield. The friends of Miss Frances Jessen will be sorry to learn that she is in the Wesley hospital, Chicago. The Misses Ila and Olgo Oliver of Edwardsville, 111., are visiting with their aunt, Mrs. C. H. Stearrnan, the past week. ' S. C. Shilling and family of Culver, Indiana, were guests Saturday and Sunday of the former’s sister, Mrs. T. E. Collier, and family. Wheat threshing will start Friday at the Frank Herath farm, by the Isiah Gerrich crew. The work will continue until oats cutting starts. Sant Kemper has purchased the Joseph Kendall farm south of Forestngnt formerly owned by George Fleckenstine, The consideration is supposed to be over SIB,OOO, ; Morris Jones went to Chicago on last Friday and was operated on for a physical trouble .that had been bothering him for some years. Word homes that he is getting along very w'ell. W. I). Pence was in Chicago the first of the week to see his son, Ray, who was located at Fort Sheridan. Ray came home the Fourth and will spend the balance of the summer here. A letter from James Staton, who is in Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, gives his address at Co. 17, ISS Reg. D. Brigade. Jimmie says they have about 300 Germans interned at that> place. Several loads of hogs and two loads of cattle were shipped from th- local yards on Monday. and the returns were $ 1 .8,000. About SB,OOO more was added to this amount on Timday by the shipment of two more cars of cattle.

Mrs. Flora Knopp of Washington, D. C.. is here as the guest of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Kendall and other relatives. She says that Washington is full to overflowing with parties in every department of the government service, ' and it is impossible to properly house all of them. After a lingering illness, Mrs. Alice Dirst, wife of Arthur Birst, of Morocco passed away on last Thursday. Over a year ago she was afflicted with a malignant cancer and after an operation in Chicago she rallied somewhat, but for a number of months she has suffered patiently all the tortures of this dreaded disease. Mrs. Dirst was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James ■Ricker and has spent most of her life in' and near Brook. Don Dawrence and Merlin Warr came home from Fort Sheridan oh July 4. They will both go back on Jiilv 15 to take sixty days more of training. They will have jhe rank of junior officers and help train the next bunch sent to Fort Sheridan. This was an unexpected move on the part of the authorities, but most welcome to the boys. On their return to school they will be given officers’ commissions arid help train the student body at their respective schools. Miss Rose Stewart, formerly of -this place, and Mr. Raym'ond Kennedy of Chicago, were united in marriage on the morning of July 8 at the Visitation church in Chicago. They came to Brootc on the -afternoon train and in. the evening dinner was served at the home of the bride's mother. Mrs. Walter Flowers. All the relatives were present except Hamilton and William Stewart, who are at the Great Lakes Training station, and Arthur Irwin, who is at Fort Snelling.

Fred Loughridge was stricken with cerebral hemorrhage on Tuesday night about 10 o’clock, and died on Wednesday mornin/g at 10:30. He had been as well as usual and had worked in his garden during the day and s'pent the evening in reading. In the night he complained of a pain in the head and became delirious, and a short time later passed in a coma from which he never rallied. Mr. Loughridge lived most of his life on a farm south of town and,in Brook. He was a .man of excellent habits and splendid character, a member of the M. E. church, and during his lifetime lived up to his belief. He was sixtynine years of age and had reared a large family.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Mrs. J. R. Guild and daughter. Mrs. C K. Little, are visiting this week with the former’s brother. William Querry and family, of Hurlburt, Indiana. Jonas Coburn, who has been working at Lacross this spring, raffle home yesterday to “take things easy*’ until the 22nd, when he is to report for service." Mr. and Mrs. John Antcliff and daughter Bernice and Mrs. J. D. Gettinger autoed to Brook last Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

I Demonstration jQk A of । "ISr 1 j Fireless ■ , Cooking j J Meats Roasted, Pies, Cake and Bread Baked Perfectly in a — Domestic Science Fireless | y I Cookstove. ' 11 1 51 THIS week the women of this city DATE OF will have an unusual opportunity DEM ON STR A TIU N of finding out what the remark- THURSDAY, JULY 18th ably efficient Domestic Science Fireless FRIDAY, JULY 19th Cookstove can do in actual service, -they QATIIDDAY JULY 20th will see it bake and brown more beautifnllv than their ranges do, and with only . . - ~ a fraction of the fuel their ranges re- Steam Valve, the special insulation and nuire Am expert Demonstrator from extra strong, durable pure aluminum the Toledo Cooker Company will be lining of these cookstoyes make it poshere to reveal to them undreamed of sible for you to do cooking that no other possibilities in fireless cooking. cooker can do. Don’t fail to comeWe want vou particularly, if you are and ask all the questions you wish, who will see asd taste the delicious DOMESTIC SCIENCE cooking results of the Domestic Science. Cookstove We want you particularly, fi you are FireleSS COOKStOVe . not convinced of the convenience it will Enameled Steel outer case. Cooking be to vou - if vou do not realize the time compartments of extra strong, durable it will fr ive you out of the kitchen, the aluminum are absolutely seamless. The o-reater comfort in hot weather, the scientific, strata-laid insulation is extra economy in fuel and the added delicious- heavy; imprisons heat; resists atmosness of better flavored food. pheric influence. Patented Water Seal The lectures of the demonstrator will Top and Heat Conserving Valve prevent convince you; will show you.why the escape of cooking heat. Full epuipfamous ‘ 4 Water Seal Top”—an ex- ment of Domestic Science Aluminum , elusive feature—the Heat-conserving cooking utensils; radiator thermometer. ■ A W.J. WRIGHT

Mrs. Ervin Leavitt. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Horner of this place and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Malsbary and childfen of Lafayette autoed over into Ohio this week to visit Mrs. Horner's relatives at Sizney and Piqua, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crittenden and son Lester of Norma, Oklahoma, are here visiting relatives. Mrs. Crittenden is a sister of Arthur and Frank Rowe. The Crittendens drove from Oklahoma in an automobile, stopping at several places along the way to visit. Mrs. F. M. Reed suffered a stroke of 'pdralysis last Friday evening and was unconscious until ruesuay oi this week. At this writing she is improving very satisfactorily and it is felt that she will recover w -h----out any ill results. Mrs. Mollie Bond, a sister of Kirklin, Indiana; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Reed and family of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Nettie Sutton of Balbec, Indiana, are here on acount of the . illness of Mrs. Reed.

Floyd L. Querry and Miss Leona Gladys West were united in marriage July 3, 1918, at Cassopolis, Michigan. The bride of twenty summers is a native of the Sunflower state, coming from Osborn, Kansas. She is a trained nurse and at the time of the marriage was employed in the Butterworth hospital at Grand Rapids, Michigan. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Querry of this place. Floyd is employed with Studebaker Bros, at South Bend. Twenty-one relatives took their dinner and celebrated the Fourth with Mr. and Mrs. B. F. LeFevre and J. W. Toyne. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. John Toyne and daughter Belle of Monon, Mr. and Mrs. John Jay, Mr. and Mrs. John Mustard, John Boyer, Mrs. George Toyne, Mabel Stath, Pearl Jay, Bertha and Maude Mustard of Goodland; Mr. and Mrs, Sylvester Gray of Rensselaer, Miss Edith Owen of Hebron, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Toyne of this place.

The population of the Straits settlements—Singapore, Penafig, Malacca, Labuan, Cocos islands and Christmas island—in 1914 was 759,667. Births, 22,080; deaths, 25,800. The principal causes of death were: Malaria, 3,548 cases; infantile convulsions, 4,70 7 cases; tuberculosis, 2,079; beri-beri, cases, and dysentery, 1,186 cases. The Bolsheviki have abolished the old calendar and church holidays in Russia and confiscated church property to the extent of billions of rubles. One bible taken from a Moscow church was studded with diamonds and other precious stones amd was worth $1,000,000. The British prison commissioners report for the year ending March last, shows that persons sent to pehal servitude numbered 351, against 591 in the previous year, a decrease of 2"4 0; persons committed to prison, 58,*226, against 102,971, a decrease of 44,745. President Wilson’s gol? experience keeps him in training. Every one of his speeches is a drive against the Huns.

Lecturer at the Lincoln Chautauqua, August 6, the first day.

HON. WM. I. NOLAN

Is a prominent publicist in ths northwest. A gentleman .of an oppos ing party told the writer that Mr. No-J lan was the ablest man in the Minnej sota Legislature. He is a floor leadei of the house and for several years has ( been a most popular lecturer in ths Chautauqua and Lyceum field. His lectures are always wholesome, meatj l and brimming over wittt wit arid humor. No better man could be found for the opening day of the Chautauqua 1 Don’t fail to hear him afternoon and night.

“MUSIC

Is evidently a necessity of our existence, and the more the taste foi it ig developed in its highest form the greater will be our appreciation of the good and beautifuL” From the beginning of the war to a recent date the (heat Western railway, in England, had c irri- d more than 3,500,000 officers and men of the army and navy, 489,249 horses and mules, 13,334 .vagons, 1,627 guns and limbers and 13,000 bicycles. .

SEND IN YOUR BOY'S ADDRESS

Jasper county parents having sons overseas will confer a favor bv mailing or phoning in the address' of same to be added to the following list, which will be published from time to time as new names are secured. Quite a good many copies of The Democrat now go to our hoys in France, and the publication of this list of addresses will enable them to find each other “over there:” Herman Ames, 150th Field Expeditionary, A. E. F. Supply Co. William Dorris Crooks, U. S. Naval Base No. IS. , Lieut. C. E. Johnson, 6 Haymatk-

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17,

et, S. W. 1., London, England. Vern C. Davisson and Samuel ODuvall, S. S. U. 629 Convols Autos,. Par B. E. M., Paris. Serg. Frederick H. Hamilton, A Battery, Second Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, B. E. F., France. Frank Hardman, Base Section No. 1, A. E. F. Harry Hayes, Rainbow Division. Solomon Fendig, 25 Engrs., Co. 8., A. E. F. K. T. Rhoades, 601 Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop, 52 Army Artillery Park, A. E. F. Paul H. Worland, M. D., 16th F. A., A. E. F. John Worland, Co. 7, Second M. M. Reg., S. C., A. E. F. Omar O. Osborne, Co. E, 108 Engrs., A. E. F. Harvey Phillips, U. S. Navy Aviation Forces, in France. Edward Peregrine, Bat. E, 150th F. A., A. E. F. Elvin Bussell, 108 Engrs., Co. C, A. E. F. Lloyd Johnson, Q. M. A. Second Class, U. S. N. Expeditionary Forces. John Knox, Sup. Co. 312, Q. M. C., A. E. F. Ross Benjamin, U. S. Postal Service, France. Corp. Oscar R. Leach, Ist French Motor Bat., A. E. F. Serg. Richard Beck, Base Hospital No. 32, A. E. F. Carroll W. Leatherman, Base Sec, No. 1, Depot 2, A. P. O. No. 701, A. E. F., Nantes, France. Ralph Sparks, (White county, former teacher in the Barkley township schools), 73 C, 6 Reg. U. S. M. C. Joseph F. Meehan, 760759 Bandsman 54th Batt., British Expeditionary Forces, France. Corp. Stanilus S. Brusnahan, 18th Prov. Ord, Supply Co., O. D. N. A;, A. E. F. James Beckman, 102 Engineers, A. E. F., A. P. O. 748. , John D. Moore, A. C. 130, 108th San. Tr„ 33 Div. A. E. F„ via New York. Private Willie A. Potts, Hdq. Co, 150th F. A., A. E. F„ via New York. Ad. Clayton, Battery E, 150th F. A., A. E. F., France. Corp. M. H. Eck, Co. D, 13 2d Inf., A. E. F.

MONEY TO LOAN on LIVE STOCK and CROPS -WALLACE & BAUGH Lafayette, Indiana F. B. Ham is no longer our agent, and for the time bein< we will have no agent in Rensselaer. Any one wishing to borrow mopey write or phone us.