Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1918 — Page 3

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER », 1»1«

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FAIR OAKS The weather has sure been fine the past week. James McKay is making very satisfactory gains now. The influenza is still with us but no new cases at this writing. Dr. Stewart of Monon was called Monday evening to see Jennings Winslow. Some of the farmers have begun cribbing corn this week. There is a good yield and fin© quality, too. The election passed off very quietly. There was somewhere about 20 votes short of the regristration in this precinct. Jennings Winslow is very low and it is thought he cannot sun vive long. Later —He passed away at 6:25 p. m. Tuesday. Aunt Hannah Culp was able to make a call on Mrs. Bringle Tuesday evening after being confined to her home for the past ten days with influenza. Miss Lola Mallatt, who is teaching school at Thayer, is now boarding with her uncle, James Clifton, at this place and makes the round trip dally. Mr. Miles of west of town got a letter from each of his soldier boys in France the past week stating that the one that was wounded in July had again been wounded. This time in one of his feet,

DRUGGISTS! PLEASE NOTE VICK'S VAPORUB OVERSOLD DUE TO PRESENT EPIDEMIC

Tremendous Demand Last Few Days Has Wiped Out Excess Stocks That We Had Estimated Would Last Until Next January. Last week’s Orders Called For One and Three Quarter Million Jars —To-day’s Orders Alone Amount to 932,459 Jars.

Big Shipments Arp En Route to: Jobbers. Until These xArrrve There May Be a Temporary Shortage. All Deals Postponed —Buy in Small Lots Only. BETAILERS CAN GET IMMEDIATE SHIPMENTS DIRECT BY PARCEL POST. This advertisement is written on Monday, October 21st. It is directed to the attention of all distributors of Vick’s Vapoßub, both wholesale and retail. In an emergency such as the present epidemic—our duty—and your duty—is to distribute Vaporßub in the quickest possible manner to those sections stricken by influenza. We, therefore, call your careful attention to the following: Danger Of Shortage If Supply Is Not Conserved On October Ist we had on hand at our factory and in twenty warehouses scattered over the country, sufficient Vapoßub to List us, we thought, until January Ist, allowing for a 50 per cent increase over last year’s sales, and not counting our daily output. This big excess stock had been accumulated curing the summer months. Then this epidmic of Spanish Influenza 'hit us —and in the last ten days this stock has vanished. At first we thought this tremendous demand would last only a few days, but the oruers have run: Wed., Oct. 16 —18,504 doz. Thur., Oct. 17 —25,323 doz. Fri Oct. 18 —39,256 doz. Sat.’ Oct. 19 —4 5,833 doz. Mon., Oct. 21 —77,705 doz. Up to Saturday, October 19th, •we have actually shipped for this month $400,284.10, or over two million jars of Vapoßub. The Problem Now Is To Distri- * bute Vaporßub Quickly Most of this tremendous quantity is still en route to the jobbers, but freight and express are both congested nowadays, and it may be some time—before this

supply reaches the jobbers.. In the meantime, therefore, it is necessary that we distribute, as j "widely as possible the stock that we are manufacturing daily, to-j gether with that now on the job-1 bers and retailers shelves, in order that it may get to the Influenza districts quickly. Our normal output is about 4,000 dozen per day. We are putting on a night shift, but it will be a little whiie before that is pro- — ducing. \What We Ask the Wholesale Druggist To Do Last Saturday we notified all of our jobbers, by Special Delivery, as follows: fst —Deals and quantity shipments of all kinds are canceled. Fill no quantity orders of any kind, whether taken by our salesmen or by your own. Sell in small lots only, i 2d —Order from us in as small quantities as possible. If you are out we will try to ship a limited amount jby /Parcel

THE VICK CHEMICAL CO MP ANT, GREENSBORO, N. C.

but not serious. He is now in the hospital. Rev. Downey, who has been clerking in the store for F. R. Erwin the past six months, has severed his connections with the store and will take np other employment. The heavy rains of last week made the fields so soft they eould not, run the corn binder on the Lawler ranch near here, so they have not been able to do anything at filling silos. The latter part of last week Dr. Rice of Roselawn was coming in answer to a call when his car upset and brused the doctor up considerable and damaging the car quite badly. He has been very faithful to his many patients in this place. FRANCES VIEW! (From the Tribune» Mrs. Fred Eggert. Mrs. John Saltwell, Sr., and Mrs. Thomas Saltwell motored to Rensselaer Tuesday. Misfe Cora Shumaker of Monticello is here nursing her sister,, Mrs. Raymond J. Ives, who is sick with the flu. Mrs. F. L. Sharrer and children of Benton Harbor, Michigan, came yesterday for a week's end visit at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Sharrer. I Frank Bechdolt and Asa Thomp-

Post or express, and ;ay the charges ourselves. 3 d—ln order to make distribution still quicker, we will ship direct to your retail customers q-antit_es not more than three (3> dozen 30c. size at any one shipment, 4th —We are now out of the 60c. size Ind will be for the next ■ 10 days. What We Ask the Retail Druggist To Do Buy in as small quantities as possible. If you hare any quantity orders, given the jobber's salesmen or given to our salesmen, don't bother about them—no need to write us —it is absolutely impossible to fill these orders at this time. If the jobbers in your territory are out of Vick’s Vapoßub, we will ship you by Parcel Post, prepaid, quantities not more than three (3) dozen 3de. size in any one order. Naturally, we can’t open accounts at this time, so your check or money order for this amount must accompany order. Don't write us stating to ship thru your jobber, as we then have to wait until we write this jobber had get his O. K. If you wish the goods to come thru yonr jobber, have him order them for you. Snowed Under With Correspondence Our force has already been “shot to pieces”—twenty-four of our men are wearing Uncle Sam's khaki — and this recent rush has simply buried us. All our sales force has been called in to help in the office and factory. We just mention -thia so you won’t hold it against us if your wires and letters aren't answered promptly. -■ Special Booklets On Spanish Influenza We will send, on request, to any retail druggist, 14»<« or more little booklets, just issued, on Spanish Influenza, giving the latest information about this disease —its history—the symptoms—the treatment, and particularly the use of Vick's Vapoßub as an external application to supplement the physician’s treatment.

New Way To Use Vapoßub In addition to the . usual method ; of using Vapoßub—that is, applied over the throat ana chest and covered with hot fiannel cloths——our customers are writing us daily telling of their success in using Vapoßub in other ways, particularly as a preventive. They melt a little in a spoon and inhale the vapors arising, or melt it in a benzoin steam kettle. Where the steam kettle is not available. VapoRub can be used in an ordinary tea-kettle. Fill the tea-kettle half full of boiling water, put in half a teaspoon of Vapoßub from time to time —keep the kettle just slow-! ly boiling and inhale the steam arising. According to a Bulletin just issued by the Publie Health Service, Dr. Stiles recommends that the nose and throat be kept coated with i some oily substance. For this purpose Vapoßub is excellent—just time to time and snuff well back 1 into the air passages.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

son are moving to Lafayette where they will probably take employment in the Monon shops or some of the munition plants. Mr. and Mrs. William Rockwell of near Rensselaer were here Saturday. He has been at Camp. Custer for some time, but is home on a twenty days furlough. Mrs. Lawrence Sheets of southwest of town, who was recently injured in an automobile accident north of Rensselaer, has left the hospital there and returned to her home.

George Bond, formerly of Pleasant Grove, has disposed of his land interests near Lake Wilson, Minnesota, and will locate at Crookston, in that state, where he has purchased another tract. Mrs. George Bond, who is president of the Lowville Thrift club, mentioned by the Lake Wilson Pilot as one of the most popular patriotic clubs in southwestern Minnesota, has given up the place owing to their change of plans. (Hog cholera has developed on the farm of George Burdreau, north of town, where nearly seventy head are affected more or less by the disease. On the Peter joirrum farm west of town the hogs are showing symptoms of the disease. The assistant state veterinarian was here Friday and placed the Budreau farm under quarantine. Other hog raisers are using the vaccine treatment to prevent the spread of the cholera and other bacteria. • Miss lone Knott,s age 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Knotts, died at the home of her parents in Gary last Friday morning from influenza and complications. This is the second death in the Knotts family within a week, Elwood, their son having died last Monday. Lois, age 7, was removed to the hospital shortly after Melroy, a son had been taken there, both dangerously sick from the scourge. Mrs. Edna Armstrong, the oldest daughter, who lives at Youngston, Ohio, is also reported to be critically ill. Mr. and Mrs. Knotts were residents of Francesville for several years. While here he was the publisher of this paper.

MEDARYVILLE (From tho Journal) Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Shea are entertaining a new son since the 29th. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Horner have a brand new baby girl at their home since last Tuesday, the 29th. Misses Feme and Martha Baughman of Roypl Center are visiting relatives here this week. Harwood Call, son of Mrs. Maude -Kessinger, returned last Monday from Poplar, Montana, where he has. been for the past year. Samuel R. Comer was born May 27, 1850, near Trenton, Grundy county, Missouri, and died October 20, 1918, at his home in Walnut, loowa. Mr. Comer had not been feeling well for some time ana quietly passed away Sunday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock. When nine years of age he moved with his Barents to Jasper county, Indiana, where he resided* until September 18, 1869. On September 12, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Amanda E. Coppess and moved immediately thereafter to Cedar county, Iowa; where they resided until 1879, when they moved to Walnut, where they have since resided. To this union were born two children, Harry A. of Chicago, Illinois, and Hattie Alice, who died February 14, 1898. Robert Bennett, son of John and Lizzie Bennett was' born March 26, 1896, at Woodland, Illinois, and died at Camp McClellan, Anniston, Alabama, on October 22, 1918. His age being 22 years, 6 months and 21 days. When Robert a small boy his parents moved to Indiana, where he lived the most of his life. Robert always had a great ambition to become a soldier ever since the war broke out. He often talked of what a great time he would have when he could go. Then upon the 23d day of July at Valparaiso he took his place in ranks with the rest of the soldier boys to take up the long march across the sea. He was taken from Valparaiso to Camp Taylor and then later transferred to Camp McClellan, Apniston, Alabama, where he departed this life and went home. He often expressed in his letters the happiness of his soldier life though his life as a soldier..was not long, but yet it was very pleasing and interesting to him. He leaves to mourn his loss a,father and mother, four brothers, ‘ three sisters, a sweetheart, and other relatives, and a host of friends.

POSSUM RUN Eber Hahn is husking corn for T. J. Parker this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Marl.-tt are the proud parents of a new baby girl. Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell

WHEN NEURALGIA ATTACKS NERVES Sloan’s Liniment scatters the congestion and relieves pain A Tittle, applied trijftowf rubbing, will penetrate immediately and rest and soothe the nerves. Sloan’s Liniment is very effective in ■Haying external pains, strains, bruises, aches, stiff joints, sore muscles, lumbago, neurit's sciatica, rheumatic twinges Keep a big bottle always on hand far family use. Druggists everywhere.

spent Sunday afternoon with David Hahn and family. Mrs. James Davis and children called on her mother, Mrs. T. J. Parker, Monday afternoon, Mr. and. Mrs. Bert Neese and family spent Saturday afternoon with E. A. Merrill and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Cover and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charley Brouhard and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Merrill and Miss Carrie Hahn were Rensselaer goers Friday.

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

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you’d ought to hear the boys argue 1 about who had the best mothers, it is sure laughable, but they generally ended it up in a fist fight if I an officer isn’t near. Well, I’ll have to close as my candles getting low. Don’t forget to write often. I will when I can. News from the U. S. A. sure is better than eating. Best regards to all. As ever, PVT. CHARLES D. LANDIS, Co. 8., A. E. F. Floyd Parks Fighting the Huns At Front. Private Lloyd Parks writes the following interesting letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Parks: France, Sept. 10, 1918. Dear Folks:— We have just been issued blue envelopes and as this is Dad’s birthday, will write you to let you know I am feeling fine and wish Dad a lot more birthdays. I have been the front a little more than two weeks and as there hasn’t been much excitement, I can only tell you about myself. We get good eats and have dandy barracks for our sleeping quarters, so you see lam not in such a bad place. I wish all the fellows were located as good as we are. Of course, we don’t have every want gratified but we get along far better than 1 ever hoped. Am writing this in a French Y. M. C. A. and the room is full of them. They are a dandy people and wish I could talk French. I can say a few words and hope to learn more. I saw a Frenchman tackle four German planes the other day and shall try and tell you about it. I had been out on a fatigue detail and had come back to camp for dinner. Had just finished when we saw five airplanes high above us. One was a large plane and turned out to be a French observation plane. Observation planes carry two men, the pilot and the observer They are not as speedy as the fighting planes, and with that disadvantage besides being outnumbered, the Frenchmen had little chance to get away. He was doing dives and loop the loop and everything he could, but one German got a straight drive at him and shot the pilot once through the chest and one shot through the face. It must have killed him instants ly. The observer climbed from his seat over into the pilot’s and brought the ipachine down. He lost control of it when about fifty feet from the ground and it broke the wings and wrecked it some but not beyond repair. He lit about aunile from camp and I was one of (the! first to get there. The observer! wakjft hurt but fainted when he pilot had been killed. He had to have some nene to have done what he did and I was norry he did not land \yithout break'ng the machine. It was a terrible thing to see as there was blood all over the machine and a hole in the pilot’s face about as big as a half dollar. I was sorry it couldn’t have been a German as the battle in the air was very interesting and was the first we have had a chance to see. We went back to our work and nothing happened that afternoon. When we came in and had our supper we were in line to sign the pay roll, when two shells came over and bursted not far from us. One piece of shrapnel hit just a few feet from us and was hot when picked up. Now I don’t claim to be a hero and am not a coward, but if a few shots as close as those two were come again, I won’t be there. We have shrapnel proof dugouts and I surely will use one of them the next time.

The other evening we had a dandy entertainment. Three "ladies and a man, all working for the Y. M. C. A., gave us an hour or two of good music and readings. Naturally we all enjoyed them very much as we never get to see any women and hear very little music. This would be an ideal place if a fellow could get into a city ' occasionally, as just lying around gets monotonous and a fellow hardly knows what to do to kill time. We play ball and I read a great deal but there isn’t much else to do. Am to help in the kitchen tomorrow, and it is the first time since I have been here I have had the job. Just have to wash pans, carry water and anything the cook tells you to do. Am going to write one or two other letters and enclose them in this envelope and you can mail them for me. When you answer this letter, give me some of the fellows’ addresses, as I may be close to some of them. Stewart is getting along fine and we are upholding the honor and dignity of Jasper county, as Dr. Loy asked us to do. Am getting tired trying to write when I can’t think of anything to say so will close for this time. I will no doubt have something of interest to write before I receive an answer to this, but don’t expect too much, because of the censor. Don’t worry about me as I was never better in my life. Hope you folks are all well and prospering. Lots of love to all, and tell the kiddies I’ll write to them before long. Regards to all the fellows. Write when you have time. Haven’t heard from you up to date. Have my mail sent to the following address.' PVT. LLOYD S. PARKS, Bat. E, 42 Art. C. A. C., A. E. F. “Doc” Shoemaker Writes From France. Charles Jacks has received the following letter from E. E. Shoemaker,

Big Cattle Sale I will offer at public auction at my farm 12 miles , north and 1 mile west of Rensselaer, and 1 mile east of Virgie, commencing at 11 o’clock a. m., on Saturday, Nov. 16,1918 100 Head Steers, Cows and Heifers jSf Consisting of 70 Head of Steers, and 30 Head of Milch M Cows and Heifers. TERMS: A credit of 12 months will be given to responsible parties with the cattle as security with 6 per cent interest from date. CHARLES R. RICE w. a. Mccurtain, auct. lunch on grounds.

who is with the American Expeditionary Forces in France: « Somewhere in France, October 16, 1918. Dear Friend Charles:— I received a letter from the Main Garage a few days ago and I had the pleasure of reading a line from you, which came with the said letter, so by your request I will do my best and try and return an answer to you. This leaves your old friend “Doc” in No Man's Land somewhere in France, and still able to kick and take care of three meals a day. I was sorry to hear of your bad luck, but don’t let it get the best of you, for that is what we call luck, lucky to be alive. I have been in the hospital since Sept. 26th, but I ydll be out by the time you read this letter I was cure glad to hear from you and the Main, and tell N. C. and A. E. that that letter was the most interesting letter I have read since I have been in France, and I found so much pleasure in reading it that I read it twice.

Well, Charles, how is business since I left? I say I have missed you more than once and if you was here I would have a shave this morning, as I have a week’s crop on now. The French cut hair and shave like we would cut weeds—cut what you can and pull the rest, and there is no sport in that, I say. How are all the rough necks and my old time friends cutting things now days? Have they missed me or not? Well, Charles, I have written almost all the news I can for this time, so you can have the pleasure of reading one letter from France even if there is not much news in it, but you can have some enjoyment put of it, anyway. I suppose these are quiet times around old Rensselaer now, but it will come to life again in the future, I think. Well, I think I had better close by sending my best regards to you all, and I will say good-bye. Yours sincerely, “DOC.” P. S.—My address is Private E. E. Shoemaker, 16th Co., 4th Rgt, Air Service Mechanics, American Expeditionary Forces. A. P. O. 723.

TOLD IN RENSSELAER

A Resident Known to All Our Readers Relates an Experience. Readers of The Democrat have been told again and again of the merits of that reliable, time-prov-ed kidney remedy—Doan’s Kidney Pills. The experiences told are not those of unknown persons, Iving far away. The cases are Renssel* aer cases, told by Rensselaer people. C. B. Steward, insurance agent, S. Front and Main Sts., Rensselaer, says: “I had been subject to ser* ious attacks of kidney disorder. My back for a long time was lame and sore and I was hardly ever free from backache. Whenever 1 feel any signs of that trouble now, or- my kidneys uon’t act right, 1 get a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills at Long’s drug store. They quickly fix me up all right.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedyget Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Steward had. Foster-Mil-burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.

BUCKWHEAT We pay the highest market price for good, clean dry Buckwheat. Get our prices before you se II. —IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, phone 456. tt If you want a rood typewriter at a bargain price, see those at The Democrat office.

- RAW FURS - Open season for Muskrats and Mink November 20 to Feb. 2. Coon, Skunk, O’possum, etc., November 20 to February 22. Ship Furs to J. D. OETTINGER MEDARYVILLE, IND. If small lots send by Parcel Post. Larger lots by Express. We classify skunk that are prime in only four different classes. We prepay everything and hold furs until you have ample time to return our check and then we return the furs, prepaid, if- you are not satisfied. We guarantee the HIGHEST PRICES. WRITE US FOR PRICES , J. D. Oettinger, Medaryville, Ind. •We have been buying for 26 years. References: Medaryville State Bank, . all merchants and trappers who have dealt with us.

Subscribe for The Democrat. General Auctioneer I aim experienced In the auction business, having conducted some of the largest sales In thu county with success. I am a judge of values and v ill make an honest effort to get the high dollar. Write or wire for terms and dates at my expense. J. R. Brandenburg Phono 106-H, Francesville, Ind.

M.J.Kuboske’s Garage We do all kinds of Automobile repair work, both mechanical and electrical. We do the work right for the same money. Also sell automobile accessories and the best of tires at low prices. Located opposite W orland's furniture store. Garage Phone 294 Residence Phone 141-White

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

WE BUY OLD FALSE TEETH We pay up to $35.00 per set (broken or not), also highest prices for BRIDGES, CROWNS, WATCHES. DIAMONDS, OLD GOLD, SILVER and PLATINUM send NOW BY parcel poet and receive CASH by return mail, your goods returned if our price la unsatisfactory. MAZER’S TOOTH SPECIALTY Dept. X 2007 8. sth St. Philadelphia, Pa HAIR BALSAM A toilet preparation ot merit. Helpsto eradicate dandruff. For Reetorin* Color and Beauty to Gray or Faded Hair. SOe. and »LOO at Imnnruta.

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