Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1918 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1018

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The WEEK'S DOINGS

Miss Herschell Collins was a ■Chicago visitor Friday. Joseph Putts, Jr., of Chicago spent Sunday with relatives here. ""Lambert Halsema is home from the iS. A. T. C., at Valparaiso having received his discharge. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wolfe and r of Hammond spent Sunday here with A. Leopold and fam'ily. Arthur Quinn returned to Camp Custer, Michigan, Sunday ’ evening after a short furlough spent with relatives here. Call phone 537 for dates and terms as clerk for sales. Satisfaction guaranteed. Outlet for notes desired. —E. P. LANE. ts

Mrs. Devere Zea returned to her home at Hammond Sunday evening after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Cooper. Granville Aldrich received a message Saturday informing him of the death of his son’s wife, Mrs. Oliver Aldrich, at Sioux City, lowa, that morning from influenza.

Among those here from the Great Lakes! Training Camp to spend Sunday with relatives were Nate Welsh, Ben Bullis and Oren Norman. "Comrade” Fox of Lafayette was a visitor in the city Monday. He now has a good job as night policeman for the Barbee Wire and Iron Company of that city.

Among the Chicago goers Monday were Mr. and Mrs. George Royster, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Thompson, Dr. H. J. Kannal of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Lee of Mt. Ayr. The next excursion to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, will leave Chicago at 9:30 a. m., December 13. This is a 3,500 imdle trip, tlhe grandest you ever made; Don’t miss it.—HARVEY DAVISSON.— Advt.

Do you get up at night? Sanol is surely the best for all kidney or bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief In 24 hours from all backache and bladder troubles. Sanol is a guaranteed remedy. 35e and SI.OO a bottle at the drug store. —Advt.

A. J. Biggs received a card Monday morning stating that bis daughter, Miss Nell Biggs, had arrived safely overseas. Miss Biggs Is a nurse, and before going east was stationed at Ft. Riley, Kansas.

Guy A. Tunis, aged 24 years, a son of Elmus Tunis of south of Winamac, was killed in action in France on October 19, his parents have been advised. He was in the 136th Inf., 39th. Division, and had been in the service since last May, but had only been in France about three months. 'Hie had two other brothers in the service, one of whom was also in France.

CASTOR IA For Infants and Children Iff Use For Over 30 Years Bgnaxan at

Get you sale bills printed at The Democrat office. John Merritt was in Hammond on business Saturday. and daughter, Loretta were Lafayette goers Saturday. \ Miss Nell returned from Gary Friday where she had been visiting Or iJister. George Padgitt went to Indianapolis Friday to spend a few days with his sister, Mrs. Kenneth Allman. Harold Littlefield arrived home from Camp Scott, Chicago, Monday, having received his discharge from the service. Mrs. A. K. Yeoman went to Lafayette Saturday to see her son, Ray and family, Ray’s wife a,nd baby being quite sick.

Miss Clara L. Hagins returned to Chicago Friday after spending Thanksgiving here with her father, J. L. iHagins and wife. M Gaylord McFarland returned to his work at Barberton, Ohio, Sunday after spending a couple of weeks here with his wife and baby. Mrs. Ella Williams, aged 106 years, died at the Tippecanoe county poor, asylum Sunday from the infirmities of age. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1812. Archie Lee, son of W. R. Lee of Mt. Ayr, who had been in the officers training camp at Camp Taylor, received his discharge and arrived in Rensselaer Friday.

. Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Hughes returned to their home at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sunday evening after a visit here since Thanksgiving with the latter’s cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kanne. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gleason of Liberty, Indiana, came Monday evening, and Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Dooley of Indianapolis came yesterday to attend the funeral of John Gleason which will be held at 9 o’clock today at the Catholic church. Harvey W. Wood, Jr., who recently entered the army service to take instructions in truck driving at Indfanapolis, failed to pass the overseas physical examination and has joined his wife and daughter at Dayton, Ohio, and will remain Where for the present, it is understood.

The wife of John McCullough of Fowler, former editor of the Remington Press, is in the Mayo Bros, hospital at Rochester,. Minn., says the Benton County Tribune, and “has not made substantial improvement, although it is thought that she will eventually recover. Her tonsils were removed and teeth extracted and it is thought by the attending physician that this will greatly assist in her recovery.’’

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Yeoman of Columbia City came -over Sunday for a few days visit and to close up the sale of the 100-acre farm of the latter’s mother, Mrs. Powell, deceased,, in Newton township, which was recently sold to Chauncey Huntington for SIOO per acre. Mr. Yeoman says that they had excellent crops of all kinds In Whitley county this year, corn especially being considerably better than the expectations. Mr. and Mrs. Yeoman expect to return home today.

Paul Norgar spent Saturday and Sunday in Indianapolis. Pefley pays the highest prices for raw furs.—PHONE 475. ts President H. R. Kurrie of the Monon was a visitor 4n the city Saturday. John Bruner of Rantoul, Illinois, was a business visitor here Friday anti Saturday. Mrs. Charlotte George went to Chicago Saturday where she will spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Hurley Beam. Miss Margaret Babcock spent the week-end with Miss Helen Leatherman at Northwestern university, Evanston, Illinois. Mrs. O. H. McKay and two children returned Saturday from Harvey, Illinois, where they visited relatives over Thanksgiving. Keith Spencer of Remington was called home from Detroit, Michigan, the last of the week on account of the illness of his wife, who was suffering from influenza.

Harry Cooper of Camp Taylor has received his discharge from the service and arrived here Monday, continuing on to his home at Wheatfield. Miss Florence Jacks returned to her work at Hammond Sunday evening after a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jacks, of southeast of town.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Milllron returned to their home at Indianapolis Sunday evening after a short visit with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. MWiron. Manley Price, who is attending the S. A. T. C. at Purdue university, is now in a hospital at Lafayette suffering from a broken leg received in a football game.

Mrs. William Daniels has rented her house and five acres of ground at the north side of town to Russell Morton of near Goodland, who took possession of same December 1. The Ladies’ Literary Club will meet Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. Oren Parker. This will be the 41st anniversary of the club, which will be fittingly observed.

Merrill Freeland, who is now driving a supply truck in France, writes home that he met Carroll Leatherman over there. Carroll is in a supply depot and Merrill met him there.

Attorney W. H. Parkinson, who has been in an army tank training camp at Raleigh, N. C,, for several weeks, has received his commission as second lieutenant. The members pf the tank service will probably be discharged soon.

Russell and Paul Lesh went to Chicago Monday on the early morning train, where the former was to undergo an operation at Wesley hospital. His father, John Lesh of Union township, received a telegram about 9 o'clock Monday night from Paul, saying that Russell was much worse and to come. Mr. Lesh, accompanied by Rus 1 sell’s wife, went to Chicago ou the early train yesterday morning, but at this writing no further word has been received.

The body of Thomas Tyner of Monon, aged 61 years, a laborer who had roomed in the old Cottage Hotel, just east of the Monon depot at that place, was found Sunday by James Robinson of Lafayette and A. C. Robinson of Monon, who were looking through the old structure, which had been unoccupied for several years, except for Tyner rooming there. The body lay in bed and the skin was drawn over the bones like a mummy. Tyner had not been seen for nearly two months, and it is supposed he had been dead 56 days, according to the best evidence to be had. We evidently had died of heart disease.

FOR SALE I have for sale the J. J. Lawler lands, located in Jasper and Newton counties. Call at my office in Odd Fellows building for prices and terms. 120 acres for sale 1% miles of Jasper county court house at a bargain; 80 acres, improved, 4 miles of Remington, at a bargain. 80 acres southeast of Francesville for sale or trade; firoom house, barn, good chicken house, other outbuildings. A. S. Laßue Rensselaer, Indiana

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

] ’MY” and Mrs' 'Russell StrawI bridge and two little sons of New York City came Saturday for a ( visit with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A‘. F. Long. 3. D. Clark was down from Wheatfield township yesterday. His son, Ray was recently sent overseas, but he has not heard from him since he landed. Yesterday's local markets: Corn, 11.13 to $1.18; oats, 67c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.50. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 85c; oats, <sßc; wheat, $2; rye, $1.60. Albert Hurley was down from Kniman yesterday. He is just getting out after a several weeks’ seige of the “flu” with a severe attack of pneumonia following. Misses Leatha Jewett and Zellaih Huston returned to their homes at Berwyn, Illinois, Saturday after a few days visit here with the latter’s uncle, Lem Huston and wife.

Woman's friend ie a Large Trial Bottle of Sanol Prescription. Fine for black heads. Eczema and all rough skin and clear complexion. A real skin Tonic. Get a 35e trial bottle at the drug store.—Advt.

Mr. and Mrs. William Strawbridge of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dwhggins of Lincoln, Nebraska, spent Saturday and Sunday here with iMr. and Mrs. A. F. Long.

When you have Backache the liver or kidneys are sure to be out of gear. Try Sanol, it does wonders for the liver, kidneys and bladder. A trial 35c bottle of Sanol will convince you. Get it at the drug store. —Advt.

Dr. F. H. Hempt ill, who has ■been confined to his home for several weeks with a gathering In one of his ears, is still unabls to get out, the trouble having spread to his joints, and he has difficulty in getting about tbe house at all. •t is thought that be Is improving a little at this writing.

Robert Blue has written homo that he is now stationed at Fortress Monroe, Va., and asked for Herbert Hammond's address. But Herbert, who was at Fortress Monroe a short time, has been sent back to Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York, and will probably be discharged and sent home in a few days.

Capt. I. M. Washburn left yesterday afternoon with his family for Ft. Des Moines, at Des Moines, lowa, an old army post, having been transferred from Camp Dodge, also Des Moines. He will be in a U. S. general hospital, for care of wounded men returned from France, and has a furnished residence supplied .him, therefore he is faking his family and will probably remain there the remainder of the time he is in the service, which he expects will not be longer than next spring.

Emmet Pullins, who had been deer hunting in the peninsular of Michigan, arrived homo on, last Tuesday with a fine three-year-old buck. Thanksgiving day a large number of friends and relatives gathered at his home and enjoyed a real vension dinner. Everybody left saying that turkey was not in it with deer. Among those present were Charles Saidla and family of Warsaw, Clint Saidla and family of Morocco, Verne Jennings, Bud Lewis and family. Miss Ida Hurley and Mr. and Mrs. Charley Pullins.

Mrs. M. D. Gwin received a letter from her .husband, Dr. Gwin, last Friday, the first she had received from him since he went overseas. He mentioned having met Chede Jordan on the boat going oter, and Dr. Ivan Brenner over there. landed in England on November Bth and In France the 10 th, and was there to help the French celebrate the signing of the armistice on the 11th. His address is: Lieut. M. D. Gwin, Base Hospital 109, care of Cox & Co., 28 Charles St., St. James Square, S. W. 1., London, England.

Mr. and Mrs. Abe Poole left Monday for Spokane, Wash., where they will visit for the next two weeks with her sister, Mrs. John Crlsler. . ...Henry Musson and wife of Parsons, Kansas, who have been visiting Mr. Musson’s sisters, Mrs. J. E. Best and Mrs. E. L. Padgett, left Tuesday for their h0me..... Someone broke into the Reames restaurant Sunday morning about 4:30 or 5:00 o’clock and stole $22.50 from the cash register..... W. W. Chizum received official notification that his son, William, had been killed in France on August 2nd. He was a corporal and had enlisted in. Chicago and been assigned to an Infant!*, regiment. —Morocco Courier.

I James Warner, who had been stationed at Camp Hancock, Georgia, for some time, came homie the last of the week with his demobilization discharge in his pocket.

COMING PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Friday, December 6, Lemuel V. Carter, administrator for the estate of Joseph Wildrick, deceased, at late residence of decedent 3 miles west and 4 miles north of Mt. Ayr. General sale. Wednesday, December 11, Leslie Pollard, 2% miles south and % mile west of Rensselaer. General sale, Including" horses, cattle, farm tools, etc. Thursday, December 12, William Gladdin, 8 miles south and 3 miles west of Rensselaer. General sale, Hncluding horses, cattle, hogs, farm implements, etc. Thursday, December 12, James Lane, 7 miles west and 2% miles north of Rensselaer. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Noveber 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bn of Barkley township, a son. Come to The Democrat office and see the style of sale bills we print, and get prices before placing yOur order.

Service Flags, one, two or three stars, for sale at The Democrat office. 11

BROTHERS MEET IN FRANCE

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Bill,” and his eyes opened wide. It was, indeed, your old pupil, 'John Ackerman, with a gunshot wound of the upper right arm. Is getting along fine and smiling all the time. The world is not so large as we think it la sometimes. One night, several months ago we received about five hundred sick and wounded and I was told to take some men to a certain barracks. In turning around I received a shock. The boy .nearest me was a good friend of mine, living in New Orleans, just around the corner from me. He was so glad to see me that t'he tears ran down his cheeks. Said I was the first friend he had seen since leaving the States. Knew several other boys in the unit. He was sick, not wounded, although belonging to a machine gun company in the Marines, and being In the thick of it three times. He’s back on the firing line again.

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIER#

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November (censored) at 11:05 a. m., and to start with let mo tell you that It was a day that I will never forget. I would like to describe It all to you but, I am afraid that I would make an awful blunder. You-can imagine one’s feeing when your Lieutenant says, Co.' leaves the trenches at 11:00,” and we go over in 5 minutes after. God! T wanted the time to come, and I didn’t want it to come; but finally the word "Go!” was given and over jwe went, dodging the big German shells, cutting, breaking and dragging our way through the hellish barb-wire entanglements, and to give us a real taste of it, "Fritz” sent over some gas, so on with the gas-mask, which made it that much more difficult to get through. I know a few things about Germany’s artillery Are, too. There is only one definition tor it. Here it is, “It is hell.” I think it is over now. I was one of those that was on “no man’s land” when the bugle sounded "cease firing.” It was the nth month, 11th day, and 11th hour. I bad the privilege of putting up the white flag at the head of the section I was leading. Now don’t think that I am boasting when I tell you this, buit it is only o>nce in a lifetime that one has those privileges. Well, folks, I hope to be home soon, then we can talk it over. 1 only want to write this page full, for this is a: piece of stationery from Germany. It came from "no man’s land,” so you can have it for a relic. I am sending you my best wishes and think of you many times, so good-bye.. Love to all. From your son and 'brother, CORP. JESSE GRIMM, Co. M., 324 Inf., A. P. O. 791, Am. E. F., France.

Lieut. Guy Daniels Writes Home From Overseas.

Mrs. William Daniels has received the following letter from her son, Lieut. Guy Daniels, who is with the American forces in France: Tours, France, November 2, 1918. Dear Mother.—l have not much to write about bus will try and write a few lines to let you know that I am well. Believe I told you I was sick for a couple of weeks. Had what they call the Spanish Flu, I guess, and was in bed for a couple of weeks but now am over it and feeling fine. The weather here is all right so far. I do not understand what is the reason I do not hear from you. Haven’t had a letter from you since I left the States and as that was in August it seems quite a while. It may be that you have been writing and have not addressed your letters correctly. My correct address is given below. If

you addres my letters just aa I have it letters should reach me in from three to four weeks. Sonratimes they come through in lesatime than that. Whem we were traveling I sent several postal cards from different stations alon* the route. Did you ever recelvn any of them? This is a fine country over here, at least it is in >peace times. The scenery is beautiful in France Imt do not know that it is any nicer, if as nice, than England, and I had the wonderful opportunity of going from almost the extreme northern end to the southern. The fields ijiere are what we would call. In the States, extremely smell. Some not more than an acre or two. They have some fine grape* in France and almost everyone that (has a patdh of ground has some grapes on it. Garden vegetables are quite plentiful because they utilize almose every foot of ground.

From the war news of the last few days it does not look like we would have Jo stay over here much longer. The news from the front is certainly very encouraging. They have been taking thousands and. thousands of prisoners and much ammunition and guns.

This town is quite interesting and has many historical places of Interest, I lhave not been able to see so very much of It as yet on account of being sick and then have been so busy. We work from 8:30 a." m., to 5:30 p. uk. and from 8:30 to 12:00 on f>: ■ • days and quite a good many ;bts through the week, so you see Sunday afternoon is about the only time we have for sight-seeing. Well, I do not think of any more to write about just now so will close pnd hope to hear from you soon. In closing I remain, "as. ever, Your son,

GUY. My correct address Is G. M. Daniels, Lleh/. Ord. Dept., U. s. A., care Chief Ordnance Officer, American E. F., France, A. P. O. 717.

Drove Truck 4,000 Miles In Two Months Time.

The following extracts from a letter received from D. J. Babcock last week may be of interest to readers of The Democrat. By the way, the report last week that the 30tlh division In which Delevan and John KHz of Newton township are stationed, was slated for an early return to the United States, seems to have been a little premature, according to the following paragraph In a Washington dispatch of last Satu-day: "General March corrected an erroneous impression that the 27th and f|'h divisions, " reported as withdrawn from the British lines, had been designated for an early return to the United States. These two divisions, he explained, have been returned to Pershing’s command and have not been assigned, for transportation home.” Delevan’s letter follows; i France, Nov. 7. Dear Parents.- Was very glad to get .your two letters of October 6, which arrived just one month later. I’ll admit that I haven’t: written home for a long time, hut I have been very, very busy. The division is back from the front for a rest and several of the trucks are being overhauled and that makes it quite bad for those left outside the workshops. In t'he last two months my truck has covered almost 4,000 miles, so you can see I haven’t had much time to kill. It is In for a general overhaulinr now and a new carburator. The old mill got so bad that miles to the gallon of gas was the best we could get out of it, so It was decided to have it remedied. We are well in the back area now and cannot here any of the big guns and seldom/ see an aeroplane even. I understand the division will be brought back to its former strength and undergo probably 60-days training before we see the line again. Where that will be no one knows, of course. The news at present-—with Turkey, Bulgaria and Auetrla-Hungary out of the way, and Germany’s white flag party on its way to meet .Marshal Foch at 12:3© o’clock today on the western front—seems to me to cast a doubt as to whether the division will ever see the front line again. The armistice terms granted to those countries aoceptng them practically eliminates them from the war. No, I have never written to Ossie, hoping always to meet him or some one else I knew in the States, but so far have met one ifrom around home whatever. In fact, we have .been used chiefly as shock troops and thus are generally on the move most of the time, remaining in one place but a Short time.

A couple of our trucks went to Paris the other day and while there the party saw some of the dandy trucks that are being ’sent over for the American army, equip-' ped with Liberty motors. The fellows said they certainly looked, good to them. I don’t suppose we will ever get them though. Have been tussleing with one of those short-timed but intensive bilious attacks I am subject to 'for the past three or four days, so It this letter sounds a little rambling; do not be alarmed. I will coma out of It some day again as usual, I guess, though at present I an» not feeling as good as possible. Oh, yes, the French civilians any the war is already “finis” or over, and they are celebrating accordingly. I will have to close now, hoping that by or before this reaches you peace will be a fact indeed. Trusting this finds you all well and hoping to see you soon, will, close, with love, DEB, ?

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