Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1918 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Dr. I. M. Washburn arrived home yesterday noon from Camp Dodge, Des Moines, lowa, on a thirteen day furlough. Every body is invited to hear Hon. Emerson Ballard of Crawfordsville at the Methodist church Monday night speak on the problems of peace. - Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, ear, $1.06, shelled, $1.10; oats, 67c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.55. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 85q; oats, 65c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.60. With snowflakes hurtling through the air all forenoon yesterday and the mercury registering near the freezing point, with a cold, raw wind, people were reminded that winter was mot far away. We have had a nice fall, however, and are very thankful that Old Boreas delayed his coming as long as this. In the overseas casualty list published Wednesday appeared the name of “John B. Mitchell, Wheatfield, Indiana, severely wounded.’’ The Democrat can get no line on anyone by this name In Jasper county. In Thursday’s list the name of George H. Small, Remington,, killed in action appeared. This name was given as Small in one paper and Smith in another, but The Democrat knows nothing of any one of either name there.

Mrs. T. A. Crockett, of the east part of town, suffered a slight paralytic stroke Thursday morning, her entire left side being affected. Mrs. Crockett awakened about midnight Wednesday and was not feeling at all well, but did not get up until morning, when it was found she had lost the use of- her left side. A doctor was called and later in the day she seemed considerably better- and it is hoped will soon recover from the attack. Mrs. E. G. Perrigo of near Donovan, Illinois, came over and will remain with her mother during her illness. Direct costs of the war to all belligerent nations up to May 1 last is estimated by the federal reserve board bulletin at abo<ut $175,000,000,000, and will amount to about $200,000,U00,000 by the end of this year, it is believed. America’s estimated expenditures is about 10 per cent of the total for all nations. For purely military and naval purposes it is estimated that all belligerents had spent about $132,000,009,000, up to May 1. The remainder represents interest on debts and other indirect war expenses. The public debt of the principal entente allies is approximately more than twice as much of the aggregate of the central powers, set at $45,000,000,000 Hereafter the annual burden to pay interest and sinking fund allowances will be not less than $10,000,000,000.