Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1919 — Page 6

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John Brer, President. James H. Chapman, Cashier. Delos Thompson, Vice-President. J. -W. Tilton, Asst. Cashier. STATE BANK OF BEWSSELAEB Report of the condition of THE STATE BANK OF RENSSELAER, a State bank at Rensselaer, in the State of Indiana, at the close of its bwiness on December 31,1918.

RESOURCES and Discounts . . .$258,101.56 Overdrafts .......... 995.05 tJ. S. Bonds 187,900.00 Other Bonds and Securities ~...••••*••••• 253.25 Banking House 10,000.00 Due from Banks and Trust Companies .. . 78,864.79 Cash on Hand 11,016.27 Cash Items 368.12 Current Expenses 4,899.45 Interest Paid 2,299.87 Other Assets 26.13 Total Resources. .. $554,724.49

State of Indiana, ) „ County of Jasper, )SS: . _ , „ _ „ . I, J. W. Tilton, assistant cashier of The State Bank » Rensselaer do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true. ’ J. W. TILTON, Asst. Cashier, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of January, 1919. (SEAL) MOSES LEOPOLD, My commission expiree April 1, 1922. Notary Public

STOCK IN TRADE. A part of a Bank’s Stock in trade is service rendered. The State B&nk of Rensselaer is in a'position to render service ty having at all times money to loan on good bankable security; either personal, collateral or real estate. ■FARM LOANS NEGOTIATED AT A LOW RATE OF INTEREST Yon are invited to take advantage of this superior service; the eame careful attention Is given to small accounts that is given to large accounts.

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

MTLROY. Mt. Burk’s are all sick with the "flu” at this writing. Juanita Fisher spent Saturday Bight with her parents. Albert Wood and Elmer Johnson went to Lee Wednesday W. B. Fisher and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks. Chas. Wood, our new trustee, and E&rl Faulks went to Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. Frank May spent Saturday and Sunday with Creighton Clark and family near Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goble spent the first of the week with Mr. and and Mrs. Earl Foulks. The new advisory boai - met Tuesday afternoon and Charles. Wood took his office as trustee. Mrs. Lillie Mitchell and sons, Clifford and Charles, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tiros. Lean FAIR OAKS. Enos Moffitt lost one of his heavy draft horses Monday. We still have a few cases of influenza in our village. We have had very good winter weather for the past week. Rev. Downey went to Wheatfield Tuesday to preach a funeral. Mrs. Ike Kight is taking her turn with the influenza this week. Grandma Manderville has made some improvement the past few days. Forest Tolin shipped a car load of fat porkers to market Tuesday evening. .. There is not much doing in these parts nowadays except cutting and carring wood. Mr. Allen is selling his household goods and preparing to leave here this week. Alva Brouhard moved Monday from the Geairy property into the Carpenter property on Front street, The Fair Oaks basket ball team went to Goodland last Friday night for a game and were pretty badly walloped.

Can Manderville writes back apd says Ihe arrived all O. K. at Long Beach, Colifprnia, <*nd that he is now staying with Ed Kesler and his mother. Mr. Miles of west of town got a couple of letters from his son Carmi, who was reported as missing in action in November. He is all right and says the French can hardly do enough for the Yanks. He says they are marching those days through flowers thrown in their path. GIFFORD. Harry Reed is loading a car of ■corn this week. Ed. Wilson and wife visited the latter’s relatives here Monday and Tuesday. Ed, Timmons and George Lambert are loading a car of pickles at Laura this week. John Hill’s mother came this wek to keep house for him and to look after his children. ‘ Harry Walker is home this week on an eleven day furlough from Jamp McClellan, Alabama. He cer- j tainly looks fine and is enjoying jood health. - I There is a certain house in our | >urg that has got to be quite a >laoe for poker sharks to hang out if a Saturday night and Sundays, it

LIABILITIES Capital Stock —Paid in.s 3,0,000.00 Surplus 30,000.00 Undivided Profits 10,124.06 Exchange, Discounts and Interest . . 11,361.39 Demand Deposits .... 328,419.26 Demand Certificates . . 270.62 Time Certificates 41,004.27 Savings Deposits ..... 5,059.27 Payments on Liberty Bonds 96,606.00 Reserved for Taxes .. 1,878.73 Total Liabilities.... $554,724.49

it said. They seem to be doing quite a business. Guy Zook has received a letter from his brother, C. C. Zook, in France, stating that he was expecting to come back to the States in a short time; that he was iin a hospital there. Guy also received another letter that he had arrived in New York City and was in the Messiah Home hospital and was expecting to be transferred to a hospital nearer home. He also stated that Joe Woolever came on the same vessel, LaFrance. **' OBITUARY. Ethel Minnie ssnyder was horn Nov. 30, 1891, and was united in marriage to John Hill Dec. 7, 190 7. To this union was born four children, Orval, age 10, Mildred, age 6, Florence, age 5, and Helen, age 17 months. She also leaves besides her husband and children, a father and mother, six brothers and three sisters. One brother older than her preceded her to the better land. She departed this life Dec. 27, 1918, at 5:30 p. m., aged 27 years and 27 days. She was a kind and loving wife and mother and a good neighbor to all who knew her.

LEE. Morris Jacks and family are able to be out again. - Miss Ohloe Overton spent Sunday with Miss Etha Noland. Mrs. C. A. 'Htoleman is getting along nicely from her attack of influenza. Rev. Dean was here Sunday but there was a very small number out to church on account of sickness. Oi-val Holeman and family are all able to be up at this writing from their recent attack of the “flu.’’ Charley Whittakqr’s daughter and children of Hammond were here during the past week visiting her parents. Mrs. L. L. Lefier of Lafayette came Wednesday morning to help care for her father, g. A. Jacks, who is improving nicely from* his recent sick spell.

POSSUM RUN. Mrs. Jasper Cover was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. Ada Hahn called on Mrs. Jasper Cover Sunday afternoon. Several from this vicinity attended the Heil sale Tuesday. Alfred McCoy called on T. J. Parker Tuesday afternoon. T. J. Parker and Clyde Davisson were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Ada Hahn .called tin Orpha and Myrtle Parker Monday afternoon. Mrs. Hahn and daughter Ad®, took dinner with Mrs. Jasper Cover Tuesday. Mrs. George Davisson called on Mrs. T. J. Parker Tuesday afternoon. ,<i —— Mr. and Mrs. John Price spent Sunday witu Mr. and Mrs. David Hahn. E. A- MerrilJ. and Jess Walker helped George Davisson butcher Friday. James Campbell and son Jim called on David Hahn Monday morning. Mr. "and Mrs. Liincoln Braddock called on Mr. and Mrs. John Price Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell and Mr. Campbell’s mother and daughter spent Sunday with T. Jf. Parkjr and fatally. , '

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Albert Long was a Wheatfield goer Monday. C. M. Dewey is In Michigan this week In the prospect of a land deal. Louis Mlsch had the misfortune to lose a One driving horse last week. Men In these parts are busying themselves these days getting up buzz wood. Frank Lessing, who contemplated leaving this country after his sale, has decided to remain here another season. The Pass family have just gone through a sleze of the “flu,” and are all better at this writing. We are glad to say that the report of the death of Mr. Pass was a mistake. Happy is the young man in these days of soaring prices, who can thrust his hand intcj his pocket and bring forth a new laid egg with which to pay a wager. We would tell you the name of thic young financier, but Mike would object. Friends were deeply grieved at the news of the untimely death of Mrs. Fred Pickner, nee Minnie Clark, and child of Wheatfield, who passed away Saturday. She was a very kind and lovable yo'ung lady who will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. - Thomas Hewett and son Charles, who has been ill the past fortnight, are getting along nicelv at this writing. The former is able to be up, but the latter, whose condition was much more serious, is still confined to the house but is getting along fine, considering the ordeal ihe passed through. In the passing Of Theodore Roosevelt the nation has lost a great and gifted man. Even those unable to agree with his political views were compelled to 'unite to say, he was a great American. His whole being vibrated with Americanism. Hie gave his four sons to his country and sought earnestly to enter the world war himself. What greater thing can any man do >han give his life for others? This be cheerfully offered to do.

POSITIVE PROOF

Should Convince the Greatest Skeptic in Rensselaer. Because it’s th? evidence of a Rensselaer citizen. Testimony easily investigated. The strongest endorsement of merit. The best proof. Read it: Nelson Randle, retired farmer, N. Main St., says:'' "I have used Doan’s Kidney Pills at different times when suffering from a lame and aching back and other symptoms of disordered kidneys. I got Doan’s at Fendig’s drug store and they soon brought relief from the backache and other kidney ailments. I don’t know of a case where Doan’s have failed to prove of benefit.” Price 60c, ac all dealers. Pcn’t simply asit for a kidney jemody—get Doan’s Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Randle had. FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.—Advt.

The Neighborhood Corner

Department of Farm Welfare Conducted by County Agent Stewart Learning.

Poultry and Corn Show This Week. 188 entries of poultry and 81 samples of corn are being shown at the Annual County Corn and PoultiY Show being held in Rensselaer this week. Poultry Judge H. A. Pickett states the quality of the birds on exhibition shows a marked improvement over that displayed at any other show ever held in the county.—— The quality of the corn is excellent. Not only are the ears sound and mature, but the general average shows that a great deal of attention is being paid to the selection of the proper type. In the last two years the writer has seen many in agricultural conditions of the county, including wholesale livestock improvement and the general adoption of many advanced cultural methods, but no change has been greater or more gratifying than the wonderful improvement of the corn. In the spring of 1917, as county director of a seed testing drive planned by Governor Goodrich, he had opportunity to come in close contact wit hthe seed in common use at that time, much of which was of the large cob, shallow kerneled and slow mautring type which in the short space of two years has given way to one of the most approved types found in Indiana. Members of the County Corn Show committee and their township aids are to be commended on the number of entries. In the recent White county show 36 samples were entered, in the Tippecanoe county show 29 were entered, and other counties report similar numbers. Marion township led in number of entries, 17 samples being shown. Carpenter came second with 14 samples. The makes it ,<flear that the poultrymen and corn growers of the cimpty are fully alive to their opportunities and are making rapid improvement in their products. Garden Plans. Have ybu made your garden plans for next year? If not it is time to get busy so that you can determine how much seed you need and order it early. Sit down some evening soon with your family and put your 1919 garden o,n paper. How much of each vegetable are you going plant? A mistake you may have made the past season was to plant too much of some vegetables and not enough of others. Provide for the needs of your family in the rows you allow for each vegetable. Have your last year’s plan in mind so that you do not place the crop on the same section of the garden as they were last summer. Rotate your j crops; that is, plan to put tomatoes I

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where your cabbage waa planted, and cabbage where there were tomatoee, and so on. Always plan to plant in rows rather than in beds; and do not make paths through the garden unless necessary. If your plot is large enough for wheel hoe cultivation, run the rows the long way of the garden. How should the various crops be grouped? Perennials such as asparacrus or rhubard should be placed at one side; next to the xnthe group of earliest vegetables such as early radishes, early peas, leaf lettuce or early turnips. Next groups that you will plant a few weeks later such as onions, chard and cabbage, then the ones that you will plant when the weather starts to get warm, such as brush string beans; finally the rows of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and squash. . . . In your plan make provision ior the sowing of companion and succession crops. Arrange your plan so that when one crop is harvested another vegetable can be sown between the old rows or new plantings in the space vacated. Do not be content to raise a single crop, when two or three are possible. . If there is a variation an the soil in dierent parts of the garden, that must be considered. If part of your soil is higher and drier than the rest, plant your early crops there to give them the advantage of quick warm Grow a large enough garden to supply you with both summer and winter vegetables. Like* Silver King Corn.

Robert xeoman, of Newton township, is an enthusiast over Silver King Corn, a variety which originated in northern lowa. This is a white variety characterized by a rather small stalk and medium sized ear, with an exceedingly deep kernel and small cab, giving an unusually high shelling percentage. Mr. Yeoman states that he used this variety several years ago but lost the seed in some way or another. During the spring of 1917, the writer was much interested in introducing this variety into the county to be grown on the lighter soil types and lower lands. Unfortunately the farmer who carried on the trial planted late and the early frosts proved disastrous. Enough was learned, however, to show the value of the variety and now that seed is abundant it is hoped that a number of farmers will give it a trial. To Study Cost Account*. How much does at cost a farmer to grow a bushel of wheat, a pound of pork?- What does a farmer receive for a day’s wages? These are some of the questions which throw real light upon the business of farming and which may be answered in this county next winter. Wood Brothers, of Marion township, have installed a system of cost accounting designed to determine the cost of production of each of the different farm products raised and the labor income of the farm operators. While this has been done primarily for their own information, results are expected which will be of value to farmers of the county. It is very likely that a presentation of actuai costs will do much to dispel the idea among certain classes of people that farmers are becoming immensely .wealthy and that they are “profiteering.”

Want -Better Marketing System. Chairmen of the Fountain, Warren, Tippecanoe and Benton county better farming associations met at Williamsport Jan. 6 and passed the following resolutions on the hog situation: “Whereas, there exists at present an intexerable condition in the matter of shipping hogs ready for market, because of the inability of the owners of such hogs to obtain through the prpoerly authorized local authority, the shipping permits required by a ruling of the Food Admiinstration. Therefore, we, the representatives of he farmers' organization of Fountain, Tippecanoe, Benton and Warren counties, in joint session, assembled this 6t hday of January, 1919, adopted the following resolutions: “First: Resolved, That immediate steps should ibe\taken to relieve the situation in order that serious losses to all parties from the producer to the consumer may be avoided. “Second: Resolved, That this meeting delegate two representatives to bring to the attention of the State Federal Food Administration the existing facts in order that necessary action may be expedited.” Home Economics Meets. The Newton Township Home Economics Club will meet Thursday, January 16, at 2 p. m., at the horqe of Mrs. Benton Kelly. The following subjects will be discussed: Butchering, Home Curing of Meats, Canning 'of Meats, and the Cooking of Meats. A new fruit containing a large percentage of oil has been discovered in the region of Torreon, Mexico, and is known by the name of “chichopoxtle,” says the Engineer. show that 25 per cent of its contents consist of oil of great value in industrial pursuits requiring ar-lubricdnt of high quaL ity. ?

DITCH NOTICE. State of Indiana, County of Jasper, S 3: In the Commissioners’ Court, January Term, 1919. In the matter of the petition of Mrs. John M. Was&on, et al for a drain. . - ; ’ / NOTICE To: Anna Imhoff, Oscar 'Hauter,Helen B. Hauter, James W. Amsler, Milton P. Roth, Lucy A. Daugherty, George A. Daugherty, Arthur B. Daugherty, Nina Maude Daugherty, Grace Padgitt, Thomas Knox, Rufus .... .

Charles Q. Spltler, President. Judson J. Hunt, Sec'y-Treasurer. Edward J. Randle, Vice-President. Charles H. Mills, Ass’t Sec y-Treaa. The Trust & Savings Bank Report of the condition of THE TRUST & SAVINGS BANK of Rensselaer, Indiana, at the close of business on November 1,1918.

RESOURCES Loans and Discounts. . $428,427.70 Overdrafts 2,277.78 Bonds and Stocks .... 180,980.00 U. S'. Certificates of In- r debtedness 65,000.00 Company’s Building... 36,000.00 Furniture and fixtures. . 2,863.64 War Savings/Stamps. 779.75 Advances to .Estates . . 212.94 Due from Banks and Tri'ot Companies .. . 86,507.79 Cash on Hand. ....... 17,137.67 Cash Items . TT. 4,175.24 Taxes and Interest Paid i 6,232.00 Current Expenses ... ."'‘-42,174.72 Total Resources. .$842,760.23

State of Indiana, ) County of Jasper, )SS: I, Judson J. Hunt, Secretary-Treasurer of The Trust & Savings Bank of Rensselaer, Indiana, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. JUDSON J. HUNT. Subscribed and sworn to before mo, this Bth day of January, 1919. (SEAL) MAUDE E. SPITLER, My commission expires December 13, 1919. Notary Public.

the: new year Nineteen Hundred Nineteen is indeed a new year for the world. Our hopes are realized, our gravest troubles are behind us, new era of good* will and prosperity lies ahead 67 us. Let us not exaggerate the complexities of the readjustment period which is here. Let us have confidence that the American people will solve the problems of peace as well and as speedily as they have solved the- problems of war. This bank i 3 anxious to do its part. We have abundant resources and capital and will loan money, buy notes, make farm loans and do anything consistent with good banking. The constant growth of thia bank is based to a considerable extent on the continued success of the young men it has helped. Let us help you. “A BANK OF STRENGTH AND CHARACTER.”

Knox, William Knox, Leah Hoover, Jessie Huntington, Lucille Knox, Mary Kahler, Andrew Kahler, Henry Kolhoff, Joseph Putts, Albert Biggs, Harriet Phegley Randle, Nettie Hoover, Ida A. Pierce, Charles Phegley, Jennie Griswold, Ida Belle Brown, Angelia Luers, Lewis B. Elmore, Marion I. Adams, George H. Kruse, Alexander Quinn, William Zink, Helen Hunt, Avenell Coen, Cora Nowels, Gail Wilson and Kansas L. Bruce, You and each of you are hereby notified that the petitioners in the above entitled cause have filed their petition in the Commissioners’ court of Jasper county, Indiana, praying for the location and construction of an open public drain along the following described route, to-witi Beginning at a point five hundred-eighty-six (586) feet north and twenty (20) feet west of the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of section thirty-two (32), township twentynine (29) north, range six (6) west, on the west side of the public highway running north and south through the center of the south half of said section thirty* two (32), thence in a south-east-erly direction along and over the line of the O’Meara Ditch, the same being Cause No. 4403 of the Commissioners’ court of Jasper county, Indiana, a distance of fourteen thousand five hundred (14,500) feet, where the same will empty into the Howe ditch near the southwest corner of section one (1) township twenty-eight (28) north, range seven (7) west, where the same will have a good and sufficient outlet, and by constructing a lateral to the main ditch as

VICTORY SALE War taught us thrift. With the coming of peace TW you can continue to save. This Victory Sale gives you MK the big opportuni- $ ty to save money V now on the goods \ you need every. * day. j; Merchandise conditions do not change over night with the signing of treaties. For the next year or more America must feed and clothe the millions of people in impoverished Europe while they plant and harvest their crops. All goods are scarce now and prices cannot decline till we have caught up with four years of destruction. Labor will continue in increased demand. The shortage of all manufactured articles must be provided for* > This is your opportunity to buy the goods you need every day at bargain prices. The G. E. Murray Co.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, I®l®

LIABILITIES Capital Stock $100,000.00 Surplus 10,000.00 Undivided Proflits—net 2,521.69 Interest, Discount and Other Earnings...... 28,461.12 Demand Deposits .... 638,002.12 Time Deposits 89,657.48 Savings Deposits 14,920.65 Special Deposits 68,976.75 Reserve for Taxes .... 239.42 I • * - Total Liabilities. .«. $842,769.23

above described, described as follows: Commencing near the center of section five (5), township twenty-eight (28) north, range six (6) west, and running in a northwesterly direction over and along the line of an old drain, known as the Shields Ditch, a dietance ofi about one mile to the line of the main ditch as above described, where the same have a good and sufficient outlet. You are further notified that said petition is now pending and your lands are described therein as being benefited by the proposed drain, and that said cause will come up for hearing and docketing before the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, on March 4, 1919, the same being the second judicial day of the March Term, 1919, of said Bo~rd. Mrs. J. M. Wasson, Juno Ida Kannal Eger, Romaine Irma Kannal Parker, Michael Kanne, Henry Lurfs, Jacob D. Rich, Fred Lyons, u , | Marion Township, T Ohas. W. Postill, Trustee. St. Joseph College, By P. W. Kanney, Treas. Precious Blood Society, By Ig. A. Wagner, Trustee. John H. Law, Joseph F. Kanne, George Borntrager, Lawson Bruce, E. L. Bruce, S. E. Rees, ‘ f By W. C. Babcock. ~ Elizabeth Daugherty, By W. C. Babcock. Attest: JOSEPH P. HAMMOND, Auditor Jasper County, Indiana.