Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1919 — Page 5

SATURDAY, JANUARY IS, 1019

THE UNIVERSAL CAR .The Ford Model T one-ton truck is proving a splendid time and money-saver on the farm. It r is very flexible in control, strong and dependable in service. It has really become one of the farmers* necessities. One Ford truck is equal rr»« • t to half a dozen teams and Think It Over it won’t “eat its head off” Mr. Farmer when , no, workinß '. Th .' very low price makes it popular with shrewd farmers who analyze conditions On the farm. Let’s talk it over, Mr. Farmer. Price, without body, $550 f. o. b. Detroit. \ ‘ Central Garage Company Dealers Yhone 319 RENSSELAER, INDIANA

the WEEK'S DOINGS

S. 0. Irwin was in Lafayette on business Thursday. W. H. Parkinson of Lafayette was a visitor in the city Wednesday. D. M. McMurray and family went to North Vernon Tuesday for a visit with Mrs. McMurray’s people.

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Babcock returned Tuesday from Indianapolis, where they had spent a couple of days. . Mrs. L. M. Ritchey of Jordan township was called to Connersville Tuesday by the illness of a relative. Mrs. Noah Zeigler of north of town went to Streator, Illinois, Tuesday to see her brother, who was quite sick. Joseph Putts of southwest of town went to Lafayette Wednesday where he is having his eyes treated by a specialist. Mrs. Ida Pierce returned to heir ham© at Greencastle Wednesday after a few days spent here looking after her farm just of town.

David A. Yeoman, son of Victor Yeoman of Barkley township, went to Cam,p Custer, Michigan, Tuesday to visit a relative stationed there. Robert Crockett returned to his home at Detroit, Michigan., the first of the week after a visit here with (his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Crockett. • In the names of employes of the state senate, made public Wednesday afternoon, the name of “D. Delos Dean, Rensselaer,” as miniute clerk appeared. Among the Fair Oaks people in. the city Wednesday were Mrs. .W. C. McConnell, Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs. Hope Winslow, J. M. Allen and Jacob Pitzer. Mrs. Jennie Rhoades of Fairmont, Illinois, who had been visiting Mrs. W. S. Parks and old triends at Remington, will leave for her home today.

Mrs. Arthur Gosnell and little daughter went to Hammond Wednesday to join her husband, who has secured employment there they will make their home. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Wells and children returned to their home at Lafayette Wednesday after a visit with relatives and were accompanied home by the former’s mother, Mrs. C. B. Wells. Delos Thompson returned from Chicago Tuesday, where ,he had been for the past few with his wife and son Alfred, who have both been in a hospital with , influenza. Both were much and will probably be able to return soon, Claude Kruzan has been unable to retuYn to his position In The Democrat office this week, and we have been strictly up against it to get out a paper gt all as a result. Mr. Kruzan is gaining strength but slowly from 'his recent attack of ■“flu,” and as we have been one man short on account of*-the war for over a year past, Mr. Krflzan’s absence has made it extremely hard on the remainder of the force, f

Mrs. Alex Merica was a Lafayette goer Thursday. H. E. Gifford made a business *trip to Kankakee, Illinois, Thursday. Miss Ella Ritchey went to Indianapolis the first of the Week for a visit with relatives. Miss Annabelle Wartena went to Indiana Harbor Tuesday for a visit with her brother, Robert Wartena and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Peters went to Urbana, Illinois, yesterday to attend the funeral of an old friend, Reuben Messersmith, which will be held today. Mrs. Russell Hatton and little son of Attica came the first of the week for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Putts of southwest of town. Henry Miller, for many years a resident of Remington, died at the Soldiers’ home in Marion and the body was brought to Remington Monday, where the funeral and burial was held Tuesday.

It is reported that the officers at Remington, raided a club room there early Thursday morning and found three or four drunks and three full quarts of whiskey, all of which had come in from Illinois about 3 or 4 o’clock that mOrning. David Protzman, a former resident 'of Jasper county, died at his home in Morocco Wednesday morning after an extended illness. The funeral .was held Friday afternoon. Mr. Protzman was a nephew of Mrs. E. H. Shields of this city. The fire company was called out about 6 o’clock Thursday evening to the Mrs. Ross home on Park avenue by the burning of the chimney. All danger had been averted, however, before the arrival of the firemen. Charles Qdonq of Gillam township was a business visitor In the city Wednesday. Mr. Odom has been in quite £cpo<r health for some time the doctors diagnosing his trouble as gall stones, and as a result he has decided to quit farming and move to Medaryville. 'He has rented*his farm to one of his sons. Mrs. Henry Purcupile has received word of the death of Frank "Purcupile at "Brooklyn, New York, last Saturday evening. He had been in poor health for some time and was 72 years of age at the time of his death. He is survived by a wife and two children, Mrs. W. I. Yates of this city, and Charles Purcupile of Brooklyn.

m i ion til; To learn getting at the RENSSELAER GARMENT FACTORY Good steady girls wanted. Will pay for first two weeks while learning. Call at once. Rensselaer Garment Factory

Dr. J. Hansson made a businooa trip to South Bend Wednesday. August Goepp of Moody made a business trip to Chicago Thursday. / Miss Edith West went to Thayer Thursday for a visit with her sisoister, Mrs. Mann Bpitler. Mrs. Ezra Swim and baby of Michigan City are visiting her husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Swim. The fine weather still continues despite the fact that the weather bureau has predicted -rain and cloudiness, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nagel and children of near Pleasant Ridge went to Plymouth Wednesday for a visit with relatives. S. J. Mh of southwest of town went to Camp Grant, Illinois, Thursday to visit • his son, Oliver Ash, who is in the hospital there. Mrs. Charles Jenkins and two children returned to tl.eir home at iWheatfleld the first of the week afer a visit with relrtives here.Mrs. Robert Randle and daughter, Mrs. M. C. Brogan, left Thursday for their home at Parsons, Kansas, • after several weeks' visit with relatives here. So far this winter we have had but two days that the mercury has touched zero or below, while last winter we haa twenty-five days of zero weather up to this time.

Private P. L. Smith of Camp McClellan, Alabama, came Wednesday evening to see his father, E. E. Smith, who is very sick with pnoumonla at the county hospital. Mrs. Edward Barkley and dauihter, Mrs. Frank Schroer of Barkley township, went to Chicago Thursday, called there by the death of J. H'. Wilson, a son-in-law of Mrs. Barkley. Junior Benjamin has succeeded Miss Dora Daniels as clerk in the office of City Treasurer C. M. Sands, 1 Miss Daniels having gone to the office of the Rensselaer Cement Products company. The name of “Private Raymond Lanham, Rensselaer, dead of disease,” appeared in Thursday’s overseas casualty list. Young Lanham’s ‘father, B. T. Lanham of southeast Marion, was officially notified of his son’s death early last week.

Erastus Peacock sends us a renewal of his snbscriiption from West Tampa, Florida, and says, “Enclosed find a .postoffice order for $2 for another year -of your valuable paper; cannot do without the home news. Regards to all my friends.” S. W.* Richardson, a former resident of Rensselaer, died Monday morning at his home in Salt Lake City, from pneumonia. He leaves a wife and two children, and was about 33 years of age. He was a brother-in-law of R. W. Burris of this city. William Hoffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hoffman of Winamac, who had been stationed at* Camp Sherman, Chilicothe, Ohio, suffered from influenza and pneumonia which left him despondent. He came home Monday night and Tuesday sfhot- and killed himself. Among the Jasper county boys who recently returned from overseas with the regiments mustered out at Fort Benjamin Harrison this week, . and who have returned home, are: Laban Wilcox, 'Harvey Myres, William Holmes, Roscoe Reeder, 'George Shupe, Dick Murphy and Gleton East. ,

Mr. and Mrs. Chester Zea came down from Hammond Tuesday to attend to some business matters, returning Wednesday. They stated that there was still lots of “flu” in 'Hammond and that their sons, ©e--vere and Arthur, had both been 'quite sick, especially the former, who (had not yet recovered. 7 >

A On account of poor "health Charles Odom of Gillam township, has leased his farm and will have a hig general sale of personal property on Thursday, January 23, at his farm 6 miles northwest of Francesville, 7 miles southwest of Medaryville and 15 miles east of RensSfelaer.—Advt. j-2%

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mauck of Newton township left Thursday for Chicago, and yesterday with the regular semi-monthly excursion of 'the-JUiwer Rio Grande Valley Land Co., for McCall, Texas, and on their return will stop in Emporia, Kansas, to visit - relatives of Mrs. Mauck for a few weeks, and from there will come back through nois, stopping at Jacksonville, Decatur and Gilman to visit relatives and friends. ’ They expect to be gone a little over a .month.

THE TWICB-A-WBBK DEMOCRAT

Samuel Potts of Fair Oaks was In the city Tueoday and stated that hia eon, Willie A. Potta, who la a member of the Rainbow Dlvifeiph, waa now with the «. army of Oceupatlon In Oenmany. Ancll W. Pruett, who had been atatloned at Camp Custer, Michigan, has (received his discharge and Game here Wednesday for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Jesse Beecher, of aouthweet of town before returning to his home at Detroit, Michigan. The entertaldment given by the high school girls at the high school auditorium Wednesday and Thursday nights for the benefit of the Red Oross, was very good and was well attended both evenings. The proceeds for the two nights was a little over SIOO. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the First Nationals; Bank Tuesday evening, R. A. Parkinson declined to accept re-election and George E. Murray was elected president, D. S. Makeever, vtceipreaident and Amoe Davisson, director. All the other officers were re-elected. Mrs. J. H> Dunlap received a message Tuesday informing her of the death of her sister-in-law. Mire. Charles B. Haskell, at Foseton, Colorado, at p. m. Monday. The funeral was held Thursday and burial made In the Crown Hill cemetery at Denver. Mrs. Haskell before her marriage was Miss Hgttie Dickson of Kentland, and was a teacher In tho Newton county schools. She is survived by her husband but no children. A double funeral for Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Breitenfeldt of San Pierre was conducted fro*mT the home in that sorrowing village Saturday afternoon. The death of the wife following that if the husbaud by about twelve hours and both wewf laid away in the samo grave. rfSman Dust, a brother of the Jyoung wife, was bcried on Friday '°f preceding Ws'i. All* of ■ these young people were victims of the influenza epidemic, though Mr. Breitenfeldt had been in poor health for several months. —Starke County Democrat.?

LOOK AT THIS AS IT IS

No man likes to plow where there are many stumps. He Is • nkely to get out of patience and swear. This is the way to stop the swearing: Buy a stump puller —a one-man puller, that will pull any stump in Jasper county—and one man is all that is needed. I can furnish the puller. Who is i the mian that wants to pull the i stumps? Land is worth too much these times for nothing but stumps to occupy the soil. Some one that wants to make good money, call on C. A. Roberts for the puller and he can furnish a party who wants twenty acres of stumps pulled and is willing to pay a good price 'for the work and spot cash when the work is done.-—C. A. ROBERTS, Front Street, Rensselaer, Ind. ts

BROOD SOW SALE OF BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS Tuesday, February 4, 1919, under cover, at Sage Bros.’ farm, 7 miles south ana 4% miles west of Rens-, selaer, Sage Bros, will sell 35 bred gilts that are cholera imiimined and that are guaranteed to farrow near dates we say they are They will also sell 10 splendid large boned young v boars that were too young to go in last fall’s sale. Some of these are not 'related to the bred gilts or their litters. Papers go with all hogs day of sale. See further announcements or send for catalog. 4 SAGE BltOS., Goodlanrd, Ind. PINE GROVE. Warren Galbraith butchered a hog Tuesday. Miss Ethel Hilton was a Parr £oer Tuesday. Omar Daniels was a Rensselaer *»oer Wednesday. John Dale called oq Everett McCleary Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. James Britt were Rensselaer goers Friday. Mrs. John Dale called on Mrs. Warren Galbraith Tuesday. John Dale helped Horace and Omar Daniels butdher Monday. ( Creola Torbet called on Mrs. «Jerry Tullis of Aix Sunday evening. ;A James Stitt and sons Charles and Barnes were Rensselaer goers Monday. Charley Torbet and Elmer Shroyer helped John Dale cut wood Wednesday. Grant Davisson), who has been down with the “flu,” Is better at this writing. Indepenaence school opened Monday after being closed for several weeks on account of the “flu.” v James Torbet, son -Charley and daughter Creola sp«nt Sunday with M'r. and Mrs. John Dale and family. Rudolph Ritter came home Saturday from the Rensselaer hospital, where -he had been with the pneumonia following an attack of influenza. He Is getting along nicely.

WANTED! A live automobile dealer in thia county to handle one of America’s popular priced lifht six’s. The line consists of nine models. Give explanatory letter of yourself Address P. 0. Box “G", Rensselaer

38 STATES ARE NOW ‘ON WAGON’

Nebraska Has the Honor of Putting Prohibition “Over the Top.” THIRTY-SIXTH TO VOTE YES Unitsd States Thus Goes on Record ■s the First Great Power to Doom Rum Forever—Great Btocke In \ Bonded Warehouses. Washington, Jan. 17.— Ratification of the federal Constitutional prohibition amendment made the United States the first great power to take legislative action permanently to stop the liquor truffle. * Nebraska’s vote guve the necessury afllrniative three-fourths majority of the states to make effective the amendment submitted by congress In December, 1917. It was followed by similar action in the legislatures of Missouri and Wyoming, making 38 states In ail which have upproved a dry America. These States Voted Dry. Mississippi. Idaho. North Dakota. Tennessee. Montana. Illinois. South Dakota. Alabama. Georgia. Colorado. Maine. Utah. Michigan. Kentucky. Washington. Maryland. Arkansas. Delaware. North Carolina. Arizona. lowa. Florida. New Hampshire. Oklahoma. Missouri. West Virginia. Virginia. California. South Carolina. Indiana. » Texas. Kansas. —> Massachusetta Oregon. Louisiana. Nebraska. Ohio. Wyoming. Affirmative action by some of the ten state legislatures yet to act Is predicted by prohibition advocates. Dry Nation *>n July 1. Under the terms of the amendment, the manufacture, sale, and Importation of Intoxicating liquors must cease one yenr after ratification, hut prohibition will bo a fact In every state much earlier because bf the war measure forbidding the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages after June 30 until the demobilization of the military forces Is completed. Under the war-time measure, exportation of liquor is permitted, but the great stocks now held In bonded warehouses will have to be disposed of before the federul amendment becomes effective. No Formal Notice Needed. Discussion as to whether the new amendment becomes a part of the Constitution now that 30 states have ratified It f)r whether It becomes a part of the basic law only when each state has Certified Its action to the secretary of state led to a search for precedent, which showed that the only two amendments ratified In the last half century providing for Income taxes and direct election of senators were considered effective immediately the thirty-sixth state had taken affirmative action. , Senator Sheppard, author of the prohibition amendment, held that na tlonal prohibition becomes a permanent fact January 16, 1920. Only Fourteen States Certify. Only 14 of the states have certified their action to the state department. The vote of the Mississippi legislature, the first to act, has not been received at the state department. Proclamation of the ratification of a new amendment (s made, but this was said to be a formality and not a requisite part of changing the Constitution. New problems of government are raised by prospective stoppage of the manufacture and, sale of Intoxicating liquor, as hundreds of millions of dollars derived from internal uevenue will have to be obtained from other sources. Laws-for enforcement of the amendment also will* have to be passed by congress, e

SHEET MUSIC JUST RECEIVJED ALL THE POPULAR NUMBERS EXTRA LAR<£e GOLDFISH 15© ©aoh Goldfish Moss, arrive Saturday, - 10© Bert Jarrette’s Variety Store

Expect Little Idleness.

Only a minimum of unemployment! Is expected to result, as the cumnlaw tlve severity of successive restrictive! measures ndopted since the war begani already has caused many distillers and( brewers to seek other uses for their plants. Hundreds of millions of dolt lars are Invested in distilleries and breweries. More than half the territory of th«f United States already is dry through state action or local option Until recently the movement of lted quantities of liquor for personal use was permitted In dry territory, buti the Supreme court ruled several dayfl ago that the Reed “bone dry” amende meat made such traffic Illegal.

BAVARIA FIGHTS THE “REDS”

Rules on Passports Amended to Ket£ Out AgltatorsT Paris, Jan. 17. —Advices from Barn* regarding the situation In Bavaria re-< port that in order to prevent menn bers of the Spartacan group and boU shevlk agitators reaching Bavaria th« Bavarian government has drastically) amended Its passport rules. In the future. even German subjects will need! passports to enter Bavnrlan territory*

Czechs on Bavarian Border.

Berne. Jan. 17.—Czech troops ar6s occupying the Bavarian border, fse* lng Bavarian troops only a few yards distant, according to the Vienna Kor» respondent bureau. J

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etct. Chicago, Jan. 11 Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— lng. eat. eet. Inc. Jan 1.86* 1.89* 1.86* I.IT* Feb 1.82* 1.86 1.32 1 33* March ..,.1.30* *1.33 I.Bo* l.M* Oats— Jan 66* .67* .««* Feb 67* .67* .66* .67 March 67* .68* .66* .67* FLOUR—The United State* food admln« let ration flour olundurde are ae followed Per bbl. In Jute. 98 lb. eack baels: Harlejty Hour. $6.80; corn flour. *7.60; white tj% flour. $8 76; dark rye. $8.26; spring when*, *9.754010.00; first clear*, In Jute, 69.60; seo-t ond den re, *8.(i0; Hpedal branda, *lo.oon hard winter, $lO 304j.10.90; aoft • winter.! $10.40. I HA Y—Timothy, *32.00033.00; $31,004(32.00; No. 1 light clover mixed, tSO.Ob 4JI2100; No. 2 timothy and No. 1 clove** mixed, $30.004731.00: No. 3, $25.00028.00; sample. *13.00019.00; clover, $19.00029.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras. 92 ecor*. 66c • higher scoring commands a premiumt] firsts 91 score, 64c; 884090 score, 620650;. seconds, 824/87 scoro. «o®6lV4c; 63*4/ 64c; ladles. 4f>4*4s*r; seconds, 8240*7) score, renovated. 63c; packing stock, M \Lq, j,;OGfl_Fresh firsts, 66c; ordinary AratsJ 54 *4/66c; miscellaneous lots, case* Inclu4m ed, 66056 c; cases returned. 64055 c; extras* 624064 - checks, 364039 c; dirties, 40043 c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys. 30c; fowleJ 26c- roosters. 19c; spring chickens, 2*ot| ducks 294032 c; geese, 20022 c. DRESSED POULTRY - Turkeys. 6M fowls 264j2Rc; spring chickens, 24®»oH roosters. 204/ 22c; ducks, 304031 c; geese, ttt ©240. POTATOEB-Per 100 lbs., bulk, *X.N# t. 9- sacked, $1.50®1.90. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, *l*.*o# i 9 60- good to choice steers. *17.60015.1H medium to good steers, *16.004017.60; plain to medium steers. *9.00015.00; yearling* fair to choice, sl3 00(0.19.50; etockers and feeders, ° *7.004412.25; good to prim* cows, 19 504012 76; fair to prime heifers, |M»# 14 75- fair to good cows. *7.50409.60; can* ners’ *6.00406.65; cutters. $6.6007.36; bologna ‘ bulls *8.50409.25; butcher bulls, *9.00O11.0S; veal Valves. $15.00016.50. : HOGS-Falr to choice light hogs, *l7.l*# 17 60 choice to light butchers, »17.6O01T.«; medium weight butchers. 22640200 lbs., ti 7 604417 80; heavy butchers. 27040360 lbs.. 117 604017 65; mixed packing, *17.00©17.«6{ heavy packing. *16.75®17.00; rough paokin~ *16.404016.75; pigs, fair to good, *l4.# 015.26'. stags, $15.264016.35. rtm/TEP Western lambs, *14.004016.76; native lambs, good to choice, *13.60#16:5t vendings. *11.004014.76; wethers, good t* choice, *9.00<®11.76; ewes, fair to $8.004010-50. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. M. CATTLE— Receipts, 660; 15026 c lower. CALVES— Receipts, 500; slow; 60c lower* 16.00019.50. HOGS— Receipts, 4,000; pigs slow; heavy* mixed and yorkf.rs, *17.80; light yorkern ind pigs. *16.26016 60; roughs, *12.OO01M»$ •tags, *10.004012.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS— Receipts, 6.06 H •low 26050 c lower; lambs, *ll.ooOl<.7Kt pearling*. *lO/0014.50; wethera, *ll-00# 12.00: ewes, *4.00010.50; mixed sheep. *».W , 911.25. - An armload of old newspapers f«£ a nickel at The Democrat office. (

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