Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1919 — Page 5

SATURDAY, MAY 01, 1010.

CAB We are experienced, and know how to give service to the owners of Ford cars. We have the same methods, machinery and skill that they have in the Ford factory, and. we use the same Parts made by the Ford Motor Company. Ford owners are doubly guaranteed by us as to the reliability of our service on Ford cars. Don’t try to do it yourself; bring your car here. Incidentally we are getting a few Ford cars and are able to make fairly good deliveries. Touring Car, $525; Runabout, $500; One - Ton Truck Chassis, $550; Coupe, $750; Sedan, $875. These prices f. o. b. Detroit. Central Garage Co. Phone 319 Rensselaer, Ind.

LOCAL NFEWS

Postmaster C. U. Garriott of Parr was a visitor In the city Thursday. Miss Thelma Winegar of South Bend is visiting Miss Katharine Chamberlain. • J. J. Montgomery went to Lafayette and Indianapolis Wednesday on business. W. W. Quinn of Strawn, 111., visited Alex Quinn and family of southeast of town last week. M. J. Kuboske went to Chicago Thursday morning and drove home another new Saxon touring car. Get your shoes repaired at the Progressive Shop, first door south of fire house. —G. W. KNAUR. m2B James Davis of near Kniman has purchased a new Saxon touring car of the local agents, Kuboske & Walters. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Williams returned home Tuesday evening from several days spent in Indianapolis and other points. Mr. and Mrs. K. T. Rhoades have rented one of the flats over Warner Bros, hardware store and moved into same Thursday. W. J. Wright went to Indianapolis Tuesday evening to attend the state meeting of the Indiana Funeral Directors association. C. B. Earnhart of the American Co-Operative Auditing Co. of Chicago is here auditing the books of the Farmers’ Grain company. Rev. J. B. Fleming left Thursday to attend a Red Cross convention at Cleveland, C., which was held yesterday and today. From Cleveland he will go to Franklin, Pa., for a short visit with his brother. Mrs. G. L. Thornton returned home from Indianapolis Thursday morning where she attended grand lodge as a delegate from the local order of Rebekahs. She afso attended the celebration in honor of the 100th anniversary of the I. O. O. F. order Wednesday night. The local high school orchestra under the direction of Miss Ruth -Vogel will go to Remington Wednesday evening of next week to furnish the music at the annual high school commencement there. It Is probable that a number of high school students will accompany the orchestra. Monticello Herald. The Salvation Army fund drive opened all ohrer the United States Monday. Jasper county’s quota is $2,000, and C. G. Spitler, chairman of the drive for this county, has selected a number of the exsoldier boys as solicitors, who will make a tour of each -township and it is hoped that all will respond readily to this worthy cause. The quota for Marion township is S7OO, and Cope J. Hanley has been appointed as chairman of this township.

CASTORIA For Infants In Use For Over 30 Years Always tears' ~ the <_ StgBMM ot

Hon. W. L. Wood will deliver the Decoration day address at Oxford next Friday. We have in a car of woven wire, including some all-9 48-inch. —J. C. GWIN & CO. J 4 Herman Hordeman of just west of town has purchased a new threHhlng outfit. Mrs. Walter English and little daughter of Lafayette came Thursday for a visit with relatives. Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were Samuel Fendig, C. E. Baumgartner and G v aiv’ille Moody. Mrs. Elizabeth Alter, residing on Park avenue, has been granted a widow’s pension of $25 per month. ,W. D. Bringle went to Ortley, S. D. the first of the week for a visit with his brother, Victor Bringle, and family. Mrs. F. L. Yeoman of Hanna spent a few days here with Mrs. W. D. Bringle, returning to her home today. Mrs. Isaac Leopold and sister. Miss Stella Fletcher, of Frankfort, went to Gary Wednesday for a visit with relatives. iMrs. C. W. Duvall went to Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday to visit her son Carl and wife, and to see her new granddaughter. The McCray Hereford battle sale Wednesday and Thursday near Kentland- totaled over $400,000. One bull sold for $25,000. A free lead pencil given with every 5-cent writing tablet —'both ruled and unruled —as long as the supply lasts. —The Democrat. Russell Van Hook has sold a pure-bred Jersey calf to the Farmers’ Bank club at Elizabethtown and the animal was shipped to that place Wednesday.

Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1.68; oats, 65c; rye, $1.37. No quotation on wheat. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1; oats, 68c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.75. Oscar Smith of Gifford and J. W. Coen and John Norman of this city went to Indianapolis Tuesday as delegates to the grand lodge from the Gifford and Rensselaer I. O. O. F. lodges. The Star and Stripes, the official newspaper of the American expeditionary forces, will suspend publication on June 13, it has been announced. This indicates the rapid evacuation of the American army. John Karch, who returned from .overseas with the 29 th division on May 6, received his discharge from the service at Camp Taylor and (arrived in Rensselaer Wednesday, going from here to his home at Wheatfield. Harve Moore went to Indianapolis Tuesday evening and drove home Wednesday a new Ford car for the Central garage. Mrs. Moore, who had been attending the state meeting of the Rebekahs, accompanied him home in the car. Joe Pullins accompanied by Samuel Holmes, Lee Matheny and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dohnelly returned a few days ago from Buchanan, Mich., to whloh place they drove last Saturday. Mr. Pullins sold a 2 7 fiacre farm within 3% miles of Buchanan to Mr. Holmea. Possession is given this fall., (Mr. Holmes will probably not move onto the place until some time early next spring.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

An armload of old papora for Sc at The Democrat office. E. G. Sternberg of Chicago was a Rensselaer visitor Tuesday. ' Frank Wolfe of Michigan City was a business visitor in the city Tuesday. Yesterday's local prices on eggs and butterfat: Eggs, 41c; butterfat 61c. Miss Nell Drake was taken to a Chicago hospital Wednesday for treatment Mrs. Ben Smith of Elkhart Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Kenton Blankenship. Robert Loy of ~ Purdue was here to attend the Junior-Senior reception Thursday evening. J. M. Shafer was over from Plymouth Thursday, looking after his property interests here. Elias Arnold of Barkley township went to Peru Tuesday afternoon for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phillips, Mrs. Frank Moore and Mrs. C. H. Porter were Lafayette goers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Blue have returned to this city, the former’s school at Highland having closed. Misses Orabelle King and Marie Wasson, Henry Paulus and son Keith were Lafayette goers Thursday. Dr. and Mrs. John Ellis of Chicago visited here the first of the week with Mr, and Mrs. A. H. Hopkins. Mrs. Leota Jones returned to her home in Chicago Thursday after a visit here with her son, O. 8. Chamberlain and family. George Smith, Mrs. Firman Rutherford and daughter, Mrs. Daisy Hoshaw, were among those going to Chicago Tuesday. Mrs. Ernest Moore returned to her home at Lowell Thursday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Clarke.

Miss Helen Warner of Gary came down Thursday to attend the Junior-Senior reception and to spend a few days with relatives. ) Miss Pauline Hordeman of Chicago will some tomorrow to make a week’s visit here with her mother, Mrs. Barbara Hordeman, and family. ‘ Mrs. Elizabeth Gwin returned home Thursday from an extended visit with her son Marion in Montana, and relatives at Mltfchell, 8. D. Dortha, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mills, underwent an operation for the removal of her tonsils in a hospital at Lafayette Tuesday. Elijah Stevens received a telegram from his son, Bert C. Stevens, Wednesday, stating that he had arrived from overseas and was then at Camp Mills. A new supply of both pen and and pencil writing tablets, lead pencils, indelible pencils, typewriter ribbons and box papers just received in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. Watch for the opening chapters of The Democrat’s new serial, “Green Fancy,” by George Barr McCutcheon, which will soon Appear in this paper. This is one of McCutcheon’s best stories, and you will enjoy it from start to finish. Misses Emma and May Dahncke returned to their home in Chicago Thursday after attending the commencement exerteises here Wednesday night, their sister, Miss Louise Dahncke, being one of the graduates.

It has continued wet and rainy all week, and very little corn has been planted this week as a re% suit. This condition seems to be quite general and unless we get good weather for the next two weeks the acreage planted to corn will be greatly curtailed. Charles Kuchar, a young farmer of Union township, and Miss Helen Kosta, daughter of (Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kosta, also of Union, were united in marriage Thursday morning at 9 o’clock at St. Augustine’s Catholic church. The Democrat joins in extending congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hayes came over from Rensselaer the last of the week to spend several days with relatives and friends here. Mr. Hayes saw much service in the war with the Rainbow division, and returned home but recently. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes have not yet decided just where they will locate. —Morocco Courier.

NOTED PORT OF WANDERERS

Samara, on the Volga, Long the Lure of Nomadic People—lto Past History. Ramara, the Volga port, seems to offer a peculiar significance for tho wanderers of the world. Through the years, says The Villager, the district has been an especial lure for nomadic peoples; the fierce tribe of Bulgars occupied It until the thirteenth century and were followed by the Mongols, and when the power of the (Solden Horde had waned the Volga bank was still ravaged by Bashkirs, Kalmucks and Nogal Tartars; the Institution of the city of Samara itself was for the protection of the Russian empire’s frontiers against the depredations of these nomadic marauders from the steppes. In the effort to stabltse this border region and make it a solid bulwark, Catherine II offered Germans of Wuertemburg and Baden special privileges for settlement here; today as much German as Russian may be heard in the streets of Samara. Yet. after all the centuries of effort, the city is again swept by wanderers, fighting hordes who know no military "base,” gypsy warriors who have traversed the Siberian expanse without baggage and without plan of campaign, with no orders save their own Impulse, with no responsibilities save their own purpose; their exploit will go down Into history with full as much picturesquencM as that of Genghis Kahn's followers and with far more honor.

THINK VAMPIRES KILL SHEEP

Macedonian Shepherds Have Firm Belief In the Existence of Creatures of a Lower World. A Macedonian shepherd, tending his flocks in the high pastures, sets off on his rounds In the morning, and finds several of his sheep mangled about the neck, dying or dead. He hastens to the nearest village and spreads the awful news —Vampires! Now, h vampire may only be seen by certain gifted people, and these make it their life’s business to destroy them. Their usual fee Is about sixty dollars. So the shepherd hastens to a vampire killer, and this man takes down his long musket, loads IL and rams down a holy wafer on top of the charge. He puts on a long sheepskin coat and sets out for the hills. Just before dawn he will be heard to fire a single shoL At daybreak he shows the shepherd a pool of blood. That is the dead vampire, for a vampire is all blood, and, being shot, of course resolves into a pool of blood. A vampire slayer is treated with great deference by his neighbors. He Is a power In the land. But in all villages there Is usually one scoffer; one man who can read, or, perhaps, has traveled outside his native land. He laughs when you mention vampires, and talks of wolves and dogs that have run amuck. He even hints that It is possible to hide a bladder filled with blood beneath the long sheepskin coat the slayer wears. There is bad feeling between the vampire slayer and this scoffer. They pass each other without speaking.

“Houses Roofed With Gold.”

“Houses roofed with gold,” of which Marco Polo wrote from rumor, were not mythical. On first arriving In Japan I made a journey to Otoko Yama, In central Japan, January 27, 1871, to test the story. For centuries gold had little more value in Japan than In South America when Balboa sought the Pacific. Even until 1859 gold was worth only four times as much as sliver. I found at the Shinto temple, erected 859 A. D., a glided rain conduit which once encircled the whole of the eaves of the roof, but after the long wars only 80 feet or so was left. Even at the Vienna exposition the solid gold plates on the dolphin from the Nakoya castle attracted attention. It Is historically true that In early Japan there were roofs of gold.—W. E. Griffis In New York Tribune.

Getting Full Value of Flowers.

Highly ornamental vases are attractive In themselves but, as flower holders, they may be said to be partial failures, as they do not serve- their purpose to the fullest extent. They rather attract attention to themselves, than set off the blooms for which they are designed. A vase of plain material or color, or one on which the design Is obscure, Is more to be desired, as It presents the flowers In their full beauty, and does not distract one’s attention. In the same way, a vase of lusterware, of a shade that blends with the flowers It holds, Is far more attractive than one of contrasting color. Vases that are to be used for all kinds of flowers might better be green, of a dull shade, as this resembles the plant coloring and is not noticeable.

Death of Madame Roland.

The terrible French revolution brought many women as well as men Into prominence, some for their genius, some for their crimes and some for their misfortunes. Among the' number was Mme. Roland, wife of a famous adherent of the revolution, who was guillotined November 8, 1798. As she passed to the scaffold, she gazed at a gigantic statue of Liberty erected near It and exclaimed, “O Liberty I how many crimes are committed In thy name!" Mme. Roland was not only a good but a beautiful woman,.and the guillotine took the life of one who was, perhaps, the most remarkable woman of the French revolution.

DESIGNATED FOR IMPROVEMENT

Highway Commtoeion Selecto llo*d» to Be Built This Year, L. H. Weight,’ director of the state highway commission, Wednesday announced the roads which the commission proposes to Improve this year. While the proposals have yet to be approved by the federal roads bureau, it la not expected that any change will be ordered by that body. The highways which are marked for improvement as soon as plana and specifications can be prepared, are as follows: National road, from Terre Haute to a point five miles east of Stilesville; 31.7 mileo of improvement. Lincoln highway, in Elkhart county, two stretches, totaling 10 enlles, which completes the improvement of the Lincoln highway between South Bend and Ligonier. The road between Indianapolis and Greenwood, approximately 10 miles. The range line road north of Indianapolis for seven miles. National road, west of Indianapolis to the Marlon county line, six miles. Michigan highway, in Marshall county, for 8.7 miles north of Plymouth. Niles road for 4.7 miles north of South Bend. National road in Wayne county for iVi miles east of Cambridge City. - The French Lick road in Wjirrlck and Spencer counties through Boonville, 15 miles, part of which Is east and part of which is west of Boonville. This -makes a total of 94.6 miles the commission has marked for improvement this year. Some time ago it was announced Informally that the commission likely would be unable to have completed much more than 100 miles of road this year. However, the commission was in session Thursday afternoon and it was trying to find a way to eelect a few more miles to be improved, if possible, this year. It was expected that at the maximum not more than 50 more miles might be designated for Improvement and that more likely only 10 or 30 more -miles might be so marked. The commission heard a number of visitors Thursday who represented various groups wanting certain roads designated for early improvement.

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

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Ington, Wheatfield and Kankakee consolidated schools have eaich contributed a goodly number of promising boys and girls who are now struggling for licenses, schools and money to take the required professional training. From a rough estimate there are about 20 of these prospects. Jasper county citizens wlMh to ‘see a better Jasper county and so signalled their interest when they joined the Jasper County Betterment association. The most valuable undeveloped asset of this county Is this aggregation of promising young men and women who wish to give their talent to developing the children of this county. The trustees have cotinseled with each other upon this matter and they are exerting every effort to give employment to these ambitious young people. They are compelled to guard their communities and not jeopardize the future for the beginner. There are schools in each township that only experienced and well seasoned successful teajchersi can be used. Trustees are', placed in a position where good,

OPEN FOB BUSINESS The Sugar Creek Cash Cream Buying Station is now in operation. We earnestly solicit patronage. “We never let the sun set on a can ofcream unpaid for” - Sugar Greek Creamery Go. Frank Morlan, Mgr. East Side of Square.

judgment must be exercised to) guard the community and tho tn-, experienced teacher. | The May examination given to eighth grade pupils was held last Saturday. There worn more than 30 applicants to take the examine* tlon. The number of successful applicants was greater on thia May examination than on the March and April examinations. The reviewing and preparation for the examination told in the papers pi epared by th else prospective high school pupils. Graduation from the common branches admits the graduate Into any high school without examination Instead of continuing In the country schools. Prof. Elson of Thiel college, author of Elson’s Histories, han been secured as one of the institute instructors this fall. Glenn M. Hyndall has been secured to conduct the music for that week, SepL 2-6 The next teachers* examination will be given (May 31. Licenses from state will come next week. Barkley township commencement has been set for Saturday evening at Barkley churob, June 21. ▲ large crowd will witness the graduation of one of the largest graduating classes in Jasper county on that evening. Last year Barkley had tho largest class and holds first place again this yoar.

S. A. Lassie Doesn’t Know a Thing Really— On Firing Line a Year

"Really I don't know a THING! You see I’ve just come back from France where I’d been doing canteen work on the firing line for more than a year!” That's the answer pretty Lieutenant Louise Stella Carmickle, aged It, laughingly gives to all Inquiries aa to her sojourn in the war sone. She’s been one of the few Salvation Army lassies who had baked doughnuts, and pies under German shell fire and, has smiled the cheery Salvation Army’s lassie smile sll the while. Mias Carmiekle has been tolling her story throughout the Salvation Arm/' province of Michigan-Indiana -luring! tho nation-wide drive for |13,000,Mw for tho National Home Service Fund. Her story is of particular interest to Michigan and Indiana folks too, not only because she has served dough-, nuts and pies and coffee to so many, of Michigan and Indiana boys overseas, but because she Is s native Indiana girl, having been born tn Tell City, Ind., but a Bay City, Mich. Salvation Army corps lassie.

War Veterans of World Battles Guests of S. A. At Memorial Observance

Veterans of all the wars are to be guests of honor at the special memorial services to be held in all cities throughout Indiana and Michigan by the Salvation Army Corps Officers, Sunday, May 25. The veteran organizations will include the survivors of the Civil War, the Spanish American, and the veterans of foreign wars. Prominent In the line up, however, will be the youngest of American veterans, the Michigan and Indiana doughboys who have carried the flag across the Rhine. The gathering of the veterans of all wars with their "Ally” the Salvation Army has been planned as a fitting wind-up to the National Home Service Fund Campaign for 113,000,000 of which the lower peninsula of Michigan and Indiana had been apportioned a quota ot olose to $1,000,000,

Best job work at Democrat ofßea.

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