Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1918 — Page 3

IWBDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1918

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

MILROY Miss Trma Clark is spending this week in Monon. Carl Beaver spent Saturday and Sunday with- his mother. Miss Lillian Fisher visited Band Box' school last Tuesday. Miss Vernie Spencer visited tfie Black Oak school Wednesday. Everett Clark, who has been in training camp, is home on a furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sanders were in Rensselaer Wednesday evening. The Aid will meet Wednesday afternoon, October 9,, with Mrs. Lud Clark. Mrs. Lud Clark and mother, Mrs. Fred Saltwell went to Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. 'Lillie Mitchell and Mrs. Marion Dunn i were in Rensselaer Wednesday. Miss Carrie Anderson of Battle Creek, Michigan, visited relatives and friends here this week. Clyde Clark and family of Newton county visited Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks Tuesday night. Mrs. W. B. Fisher and daughter, Miss Lillian, were shopping in Rensselaer Wednesday evening. Mrs. Earl Foulks and sons visited her mother, Mrs. Jesse English, Wednesday, and together they visited Mrs. Anna east of Wolcott in the afternoon.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Jack Taylor has moved his family to Kentland, where he has a position in Chet Loughridge’s barber shop. *1 Robert Boyles has moved his family to town in the George Hoover property recently purchased of the Hooter estate. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Spaulding went to Loehiel Wednesday morning, where they visited with their son, Hugh Spaulding and family. Mrs. Marion James returned home Monday from Tuscwmba, Alabama. ’Her daughter, Mrs. Will Thomas, came home with her for a visit. S. H. Dickinson left' this Friday for Camp Custer, where he expects

. ■ *. • tit t' J>'/ tt IZ^V/I j ÜBnWanMBIB /Qu Zu. “Dad, What Did You Do?” 4 Write your answer with your dollars Today Only one person in six of the people of the i United States bought a Third Liberty Bond. Were you one of the five who did not ? Even if you were, it is not too late to make amends. Better be late than sorry, any time. Buy bonds the way the boys in France fight —to the very utmost. 1 Buy today—at any bank- —cash or installments Save to Buy and Buy to Keep! * This Space Contributed to Winning the War by QUALITY SHOP c. EARL DUVALL, Prop. RENSSELAER, INDIANA.'

Ito visit a few days with Rev. E. A. Kelford, who is doing Y. M. C. A. work there. Mrs. Wm. Bringham of Bloomington, Illinois/' visited here this week with Goodland relatives. Her son, Russell, is right on the front line in France. J. C. Robinson is here from lowa for a short visit with his son, Ed and family, and Mrs. Garrett Mead and Mrs. John Pot'huisje and families. Mr. and Mrs. John Barr of Ottawa, Illinois, autoed over and visited this week with the latter’s cousin, Mrs. D. R. Colston and family. They were accpmpanied by Charles Dovey, also of Ottawa, who visited his sister, Mrs. J. T. Hameton. Mrs. Mary Dietrich Harms, has received word that her brother has arrived safely in France. She in company with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Force, are expecting to go to some eastern port in a few weeks to remain until the war is over. Miss Susan Thurston, a trained nurse in Chicago, came home Saturday, accompanied by Mrs. Richard Thurston, and little son, for a short visit. Mrs. Thurston will remain for an extended visit but Miss Thurston returned to Chicago Wednesday. Mrs. Charles Cornelius and little son, Howard, of Baird, lowa,- came Monday for a few days visit with her aunt, Mrs. I. E. Hopkins, and other relatives. Mr. Cornelius is, stationed at the Great Lakes Training station and she is living at present at Waukegan, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Colborn, who visited here last week and this, left Wednesday morning for Detroit, Michigan. After a few days there they will leave for Monrovia, California, to spend the winter. Their son, Kenneth, left ' this week for Monrovia and expects to re-enter school at Berkley, California. He is 20 years old and will go When Uncle Sam calls him.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) J. B. Clevinger went to Hammond Wednesday to take a position with the Monon railroad. Miss Belle Deßolt of El Paso,

Illinois, who has been visiting Miss Ada Spencer since Sunday, returned home « Wednesday. Mrs. L. S. Holderman of Morris, Illinois, came Monday evening to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Ferguson. Miss Grayce Corbin of Washburn, Illinois, came Monday evening to visit Mrs. Quincy Hughes and other Wolcott friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Swerns of Almont, Illinois, who have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. William Wolf, northeast of Wolcott, returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Graham and family of Chatsworth, Illinois, who have been visiting Mrs.. Graham’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. O’Donnel, north of Wolcott, returned home Monday. Glen Plummer, who is in training at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, came home Friday on a ten days furlough, and is spending his time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. isoble Plummer, southeast of Wolcott. Mrs. Charles Henning went to Winchester Monday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abner Bright for a few days. Mr. Henning / accompanied her as far as returning home that evening.

J. P. Smith, who has been spending some weeks here and working on a threshing, run, left Wednesday for his home. in Detroit, Kansas, on account of asthma, which was bothering him in this Climate. Mrs. Jacob Herring and daughter, Mrs. Albert Suitter and children of Metamora, Illinois, who were called here on account of the illness of Mrs. Herring’s mother, Mrs. Felicity Kimple, returned home Tuesday. E. G. McCollum went to Chicago Tuesday evening to attend a conference of the secretaries of the Co-Operative Elevator companies, which was held in that city Wednesday. ' Twelve states were represented at this conference. Mrs. John M. Spencer and her granddaughter, Mrs. Fred E. Johnson, Who for several weeks past have been visiting Mrs. Spencer’s son, John M. Spencer, and family at Walla Walla, Washington, and other relatives in the West, returned Jhome this Thursday morning. Jay B. Long, who enlisted in the air service of the U. S. army and for several months has been at Talliferro Field, Ft. Worth, Texas, under instruction, has been reassigned and is proceeding to Berkley, (Calif.) School of Military Aeronautics, University of California for imstructions in ground school. In a recent letter to his parents Jay remembered the Enterprise with a fine postcard picture of himself in his uniform.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Miss Georgia Linton, who is teaching the fifth grade in Rensselaer, was home over Sunday. Mrs. Oren Bell and children of near Rensselaer, were the guests of relatives here over Sunday, Sgt. David Timm was home on a six days furlough this week. He, is in training at Camp Taylor, Ky. Mrs. Millard Prevo and daughter, Hilda, of Chicago, visited friends and relatives here from Monday to Wednesday. Owing to failing health and thinking a change and rest will benefit him Frank H. Nicoles has resigned his position as cashier of the Medaryville State bank to take effect October 1. He expects to spend the coming winter in Florida. Rev. Hargrave has offered his services to the U. S. government as an army chaplain and is awaiting his call. During his two years stay in Medaryville much has happened to bind the hearts of the entire community to him in sympathy, and much as his friends regret his departure they can appreciate his desire to do. his part of the war work. No one said “Goodbye.” It was, “Good-night,” and “We’ll see you again.’’

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. True Robinson, Sunday, a sdn. C. C. Williams of Hoopeston, Illinois, is here on business. Mrs. E. R. Burget and son are spending a few days in Chicago. Mrs. Winefred Pullins of Rensselaer has been the guest of Mrs. Harry Garling. Miss Delia Nelson was the guest of Miss Maude Simons in Monticello yesterday. Miss Goldie Thrasher of Delphi was the guest of Misses Dois and Doris Petra over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Nelson, Miss Delia Nelson and Mrs. U. C. Mallon motored to Indianapolis last Friday. Miss Gladys Pearson went to El Paso, Illinois, Sunday, where shfi will make an extended visit with relatives. Miss Emma Swing, who is a nurse in Emergency hospital at Benton Harbor, Michigan, is here on a two weeks vacation. She is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Anna Banwart Road Superintendent Kahler came here Tuesday to give some attention to the roads on this side of the county. All macadam roads over this way are in very bad shape and must be repaired before winter set in otherwise they may be impassable. Mrs. Earl Rhodes and daughter have returned to Stuttgart, Arkansas after a twfi months’ visit with her mother, Mrs. L. W. Hubbell, and brother, Dr. Raymond J. Ives. They were accompanied to Lafayette by Mrs. Hubbell and Mrs. Raymond J. Ives. William Peterson, son of Charles Peterson of Medaryville, gave up his life on the western battle front in France, according to a message received from the war department Monday. He was the only son. His mother died some years ago and his father is partially paralyzed. He was a fine young man and had many friends on this side of the county.

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

sion started. The horse hitched to the hearse was not driven, but led. The mourners and others followed behind on foot. The church services were like our own and then the party went to the cemetery. The grave was at least ten feet deep. The casket was set over this and blessed, first b the priest and then by the others. After that everyone left but two. They remained to close the g grave. They threw brush on top of the casket (there was no rojigh box) and then filled in the dirt. It was very interesting, and 1 think it is the same way the people in the villages bury all their dead. I am due to eat dinner now, so will have to close with this. Love to ajl, PAUL.

Writes to Parents of Paul Gall Killed in France. This is a letter from Private Paul W. Gall’s comrade, who was with him from Paris Island, So. Carolina until his death, June 16, 1918. Somewhere in France. August 26, 1918. Mr. and Mrs. John Gall and Family. Dear Friends:—l received your letter of a few “days ago. I suppose you have seen in thOpapers what a merry chase we are giving the Huns. The line surely has advanced from Chateau Theiry. The front line is now about forty or fifty miles from Paul’s grave. He was killed in “no man’s land,’’ and later was buried in the saine spot. His grave by now is well fixed up and marked, and after the war all the graves will be decorated and taken care of. The way they know who the dead are, every soldier has two tags (aluminum) around his neck at all times. On these tags are the name, address, number and date of enlistment. When one is killed these tags are taken off by those burying them, one is sent to Washington, D. C., to be recorded and, the other nailed on the cross at the head of th*e grave until the grave later can be fixed <up and nfarked properly. The French people take good care of all the dead American heroes and. very often you will see them placing flags and flowers on them. Always, when possible, a chap-

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PUBLIC SALE OF 65 Immune Big Type Poland China Swine. FRIDAY, OCT. 11, 1918, at 12:30 p. m. At my residence near Raab, Benton Co., Ind. Sale will be held under cover regardless of weather. The offering consists of Feb., March and April boars and gilts, all of the long, smooth, big-boned, growthy type, from litters of 6 to 14. These pigs have extra sixe and quality. “ They are sired by A Buster Wonder, best son of the 1,000 lb. Williams Wonder, dam Buster’s Best, Champion daughter of Giant Buster; also, Big Prospect, Black Joe, Mammoth Orange, Mollie’s Wonder and several other good boars.. " Now is the time to raise more pork, while prices are good and future profits guaranteed, and here is thd place to buy seed stock of the right type. Lunch on grounds. For catalogues, address B. L. SHONKWILER, Ratib, Ind.

lain holds funeral services at every soldier’s burial. America certainly is doing wonderful work. 1 really expect this war to end soon. The experiences sure are great, but the danger is still greater. When all is over and if I get back, I will come and tell you the full details of various battles and experiences. Your friend. PVT. OMAR KNUTSON, 17 Co. sth Reg.. U. S. M. C., A. E. F., via New York. George M. Babcock lias Been Up In the Air a Few Times. Thursday, Sept. 26. Dear Mother:—l have been holding off writing to you until I could tell you of my first trip up in an airplane, which 1 had the pleasure of enjoying this morning early. It is a peculiar feeling- 1 -! hardly know how to explain it, except to say that it is not quite as wonderful as I had expected to find it. 1 borrowed an aviation coat and cap, made of leather, and a pair of goggles, which came in ■mighty handy when the machine was headed straight into the wind. I rode in the rear cockpit, where I was strapped down. It is from this pit the Lewis machine guns are operated. The flights were made in a DeHaviland 4, with a Liberty motor. It is remarkable the quickness an airplane takes altitude after getting off the ground. The pilot speeds up his engine considerably, which causes the tail of the machine to leave the ground, which brings the ship on an even keel, traveling on the wheels of the landing gear. After this point is reached it is but a matter of seconds until the ground seems to draw slowly away from the ship, but just after clearing the ground the elevating planes on the tail are brought smartly into action and climbing is done in a devil of a hurry. It took no time at all for us to get high enough that I had to look around quite a bit before I could find Wright field with its many white painted buildings with red roofs. When I did locate the camp it certainly looked quite small from a distance of 2,500 feet. Another peculiar thing I noticed during the three "jasses,” trips, was the evidence of there having been some good civil engineers employed to stake out t..e farms around the field and also the straight lines which were follbwed in laying out the camp. We made three landings on the airdrome, and they apparently gave the pilot no difliculty, because he told me the D. H. 4 was an easy ship to land. But, mother, the thing that caused my heart to come into my mouth was when the highest point was reached the pilot would throttle the engine way down and drop the elevating planes, causing the nose of the ship to point considerably toward the earth. I guess everybody making their first flight braces themselves when the ship starts earthward. At least. I know I did. And it does not take long to come down, either. It seemed to me as though we would land away off from the field, but instead each landing was made a few hundred feet from our hangar. The best speed made, the pilot told me, was 118 miles an hour, yet it did not seem as though we were navigating half that fast. When making a bank, turning, it seems as though the inside wink on the turn was nailed down and the ship was pivoting on it. At all events it was a great experience and I would not take a whole lot to have missed it. Another lieutenant, who is said to be the best army aviator, on the field, bias promised me a ride as soon as a Curtiss airplane can be secured by him. The Curtiss is a machine that can be stunted, so if I get a “jazz” with him I will be able to tell vou how it feels to loop-the-loop, tail spin, wing over, etc. And speaking of Curtiss machines causes me to remember something I saw this afternoon that beat anything I have ever seen before for speed in an airplane. A bunch of us were at work pulling out the Liberty motor from the ship I went up in this morning after it had done 50 hours flying, when we heard what we thought was the exhaust from a Gnome motor and glanced up just in time to see the new Curtiss triplane with a 400-horse power light weight motor go by at fully 150 or more miles an hour. It is said it did 151 at Long Island a few weeks ago, but from the way it .compared with the other' ships it was doing 200. It will be given a speed test here in a day or so, and I will try to tell you more about it later. * A Thomas Morse scout started to make’ a landing too soon yesterday afternoon and the propeller struck the telephone wires along the north side of the field, causing the machine to land on its nose. It was damaged considerably but the pilot escaped unharmed. A fellow friend and I had a fine time in Springfield Sunday, being invited to the home of a

Mr. and Mrs. Whitney for dinner, which- was surely good. We had supper at the Y. M. C. £., where all uniformed men are invited each Sunday night. The present dope is that the testing department will winter somewhere in Florida, and that we will leave here soon, a few days or a month. Well, mother, I believe I halve written all I can think of for this time,. We are working on airplanes for experience, as our leiutenant wants ua to know them. Give my best wishes to Dad and grandmother. I hope she is much better. With love, GEORGE. P. S.—l got Deb’a letter O. K. It is somewhat similar to the very interesting one he wrote you and Dad. I do not know how things are as to coming home. They appear to be dull here. I would like to see you all again before going to Florida for the winter and will if it can be arranged. Had the good luck of finding out a few days ago that Lieut, Sohm, our second commanding officer at the armory, was well acquainted with Puget Sound and knew several men Intimately there that I knew and had worked for and with. - .)

THE FARM AND THE WAR

By L. H. Bailey

President Roosevelt’s Rural Life Commission.) The response of the farming people to the Third Liberty Loan was gratifying. It was what we expected, as soon as the question was put before the farmers dirqctly. I hope that the Fourth Liberty Loan will be taken still more freely by the rural people. No great war can be won in these dturs without the active cooperation of all the people. We Contribute by giving ourselves, our business, upholding the hands of the government, anti loaning the government our money. This money has been accumulated because we have prospered, and because our government has protected u.s. The investment is the best, and the spirit that takep Liberty Bonds is the same spirit that makes good crops. The farmers’ crops have saved us. We cannot think of losing this war. We cannot run the risk of an agriculture controlled by a headstrong, unmoral state, such as would be imposed oh us if Prussia were to succeed. Aidculture lies at the foundation of our system of democracy; its opinion must count In our publie policies; this means that farmers must take such an active part in the maintenance of the war that they wijl have a right to be heard. They have taken this part thus far, am! I know that they will be steadfast to the end.

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