Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1919 — Page 4

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medaryvillk (From the Journal) Mias Emma Brown la here from Cedar Rapids, la., visiting friends. iHarry Craft and family of Laporte spent Bunday at the J. R. Unton home. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. George March last Sunday at Winamac, a •on,. Mrs. March was before her marriage Mias Rhena Aery. Mrs. Wm. Washburn, sister of Rev. John Sebring, came from •ellaer Tuesday and is a guest at the Sebring home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Reep and Miss Florence Guild went to Lafayette Tuesday, Mrs. Reep remaining Tor treatment at St. Elizabeth’s hospital, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ryden and son, Joe, J., went to Wabash this morning where they were called by the serious illness'of an aunt of Mrs. Ryden's. Frank Faris, who had been here visiting relatives and friends, left Monday for Valparaiso and Ft. Wayne before going on to his home «t Caldwell, Ida. Mrs. W. U. Douglass and Mrs. O A. Leavitt of Basin, Wyo., wno is visiting the Antcliff fffmily here, will attend the automobile races at Indianapolis Saturday. Mrs. H. D. Clark returned to her home at Fowler Wednesday after visiting at the homes of Schuyler Robinson and Harmon Dickinson. Mrs. Clark is a sister of Mr. Dickinson. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reed left Wednesday for a visit with relatives at Mulberry, where they will spend Decoration day, after which they will go to Indianapolis and visit their son John and family. Last Sunday H. EL* Miller .and family, Henry Luken and daughter, Vi. and Della, and Lawrence Campbell drove to Kokomo and spent the day with the Lee Baughman family. They report Mr. Baughman doing exceedingly well in his new location, which is pleasing news to their many friends here. Robert Abell, a civil war soldier, died at the Soldier and Sailor’s home at Marion, Ind., May 25, 1919, aged 75 years. He enlisted

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in Co. M, 3d Indiana Cavalry at the age of 15 years, being one of our youngest soldiers, serving his country three years. He was a charter member of the C. L. Guild Poet G. A. R. of this town, also a member of the K. of P. lodge, No. 392, of this place. He moved to Medaryville from Harrison county in the seventies and made this his continuous home until after the death of his Wife, a few years ago, when he went to live with his son and only living child at Fair Oakn, and from there to the home, where he died and was burled there. All Medaryville and surrounding country was saddened last Sunday to learn of the death of T. L. Smith, who died suddenly Sunday morning of heart failure. Thomas Leßoy Smith was born in Fountain county, Ind., in 1845, but at the age of 7 years moved with his pan ents to Illinois. In 1872 he married Miss Nancy Shults; they lived in Illinois until 1897, when they came to this community, settling on the farm west of town, now occupied by Ernest Smith, later ihoving into Medaryville, where their residence has been ever since. He leaves to mourn his death -»« wife; one brother, Charles of J Kansas City; one sister, Mrs. Babbs of Danville, ind.; seven children, Mrs. Owen Watson of Montana; Mrs. May Prevo of Caldwell, Idaho; Mrs. Pearl Llttell of Danville, 111.-, Mrs. Leslie Tillett of McCoysburg: Ed of Monon; Charles and Ernest of this place.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) * Miss Golda Scrlpter went to Kentland Wednesday to visit her slater, Mrs. James Simmons. C. C. Richardson and eon Frederick of Chicago were guests over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Timmons. • Mrs. William G. Bliss and son Billy of Andover, Mass., were the guests over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Irwin. Mrs. Homer Foster and little daughter went to Camden Tuesday to visit her parents* Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Harrison. Wm. M. Porter and family of Flat Rock, Ind., were guests over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Shields, south of Wolcott. Homer Heffley and family and Mrs. Martha Heffley and Miss Anna Heffley of Rossville spent Sunday with Julius Evans and family. Mr.'and Mrs. Verdent Lux and William H. Watson of Stockwell awtoed here Sunday and spent the day with A. U. family.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Mrs. George Reed and dau tbter Leaths of Watseka came Wedneuday and will be over Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Spencer. Harvey Hartley, deputy county superintendent of schools, of Miami county, came Thursday to visit bis uncle, Thomas Mull, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Morrow of Bement, 111., came Saturday apd visited his brother, Lester Morrow, and family until Tuesday evening. Mrs. Jessie OBlem and son Howard of Devil’s Lake, N. D., are vlbiting Mrs. Gillem’s aunt, Mrs. John Kinney, and other relatives here. Jacob Riugge of Gridley, 111., who was on his way home from Bluffton, Ind., stopped off here Saturday and spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Philip Schott. Jesse Elrod, who had been in the service the past year, came Thursday to visit his father. Chapman Elrod. Mr. Elrod has Just been discharged from the service at Nitro, Va. L. A. Fields, accompanied by his daughter. Miss Margaret, went to Indianapolis Sunday, where they spent a couple of days, going from there to Bloomington where they visited Miss Frances Fields, who is a student at Indiana university. Vinton Armington of Plymouth came Wednesday evening to visit Wolcott friends. Vinton received his discharge from the service at Fort D. A, Russell, Wyo., May 8. He was at Great Falls, Wyo., at the time of his enlistment and went overseas with the 91st division, where ■he saw 9(4 months service and was in drives.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thornton were over from Rensselaer Sunday visiting their son Melvin and family. / . W. P. Griggs has been sick this week. He was taken down suddenly during the latter part of the week. James Ricker and wife went to Jasper county Friday to visit Mrs. Lyman Barce, a sister of Mr. Ricker. Ormond Pruett and wife and Frank Herath and wife were in Joliet the last of the week visiting relatives. Born, to Mr. and Mrs, Frank Ervin, a baby boy.. Mrs. Ervin was in the Washington Park hospital at Chicago. Mrs. Smith and soil of Boswell and Mrs. George Waldron and son of Mitchell, S. D., were guests over

Sunday of Mr. and Mra. 0. B. Btonahill. Mra. Manny Lewin and children of Clinton vlaited with her parents, Mr. and Mra. R. 8. Bohannon, the laat of the week. Doraey Merchant and hie friend, Mlaa Banka, from Ft. Wayne and Merlin Warr were here Sunday Visiting their granAparenta,. Mr. and Mra. B. F» Warr. One item we miaaed laat week waa the fact that Mra. George Bill’s mother, brother and the letter's son of near Decatur, 111., were visiting with her. Uncle Iseec Sell and hla son Harry were in Chicago thia week attending the funeral of a cousin of the former, Mrs. E. M. Wertz, a lady about 77 years of age. , The Missea Ruth Park of Willmette, Eunice Park of Gary, who had been visiting at Joliet, came home Wednesday to attend the funeral of their uncle, Frank Park. George Weishaar and daughters motored to Peru the last of the week and remained until Sunday. Mrs. Weishaar, who had been there for some time, accompanied them home, John McCarty, who came a few weeks ago to visit bis brothers, Luke and Charles, la very ill at the home of his brother Luke. He contracted the Influenza last fall and never fully recovered from it. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warr, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Davia and Wm. McMillen were at Mudlavia springs Sunday. They report Mrs. McMillen as very much improved, and Harley Conn as improving rapidly. The latter expects to be home about Friday. Mrs. Crooks, who had been visiting her stater, Mrs. < James Bull, for some time, left to attend the commencement of the College at which she and her husband graduated, at Parkville, Mo. On August 5 she will again leave for foreign fields of missionary work. On Tuesday evening occurred the death of Franklin Park at the homf of his sister, Miss Eunice Park. He was a veteran of the civil wai\ having enlisted at the outbreak of the war, and after finishing his first service enlisted and served until the war’s close. IHe was a member pf Company F, 43d Ohio Infantry. He leaves two sisters. Miss Eunice Park of Brook and Mrs. Mary Camblin of Morocco, and one brother, Byron Park, of Brook and many nieces and nephews to mourn his loss. F. H. blrey of Chicago was here the latter part of the week. He is a cousin of the late John Ulrey and came here not knowing or John’s death. Mr. Ulrey’s son William was killed some time ago by a gardner in one of the Chicago clubs while crossing the lawn of the club. He was escorting a couple of youngsters across the grounds, thinking that the gardner had given consent, but the latter evidently misunderstood him and when the boys were halfway across ran after them and threw a pair of trimming shears at the lad and hit him in the hip. He died in about a week from lockjaw. The gardner, an ignorant foreigner, committed suicide before his trial. On Monday morning William T. McCarty died at his home in Washington township. He started Saturday to get ready to visit his brother John, who is ill in Brook. He was taken with sudden pains somewhat like those from gall trouble, in a short time ne burst a blood vessel in the brain and suffered severely until death came Monday. He was born in Virginia December 13, 1852, and moved with his parents to Ohio and came with them in 1863 to Newton county where they settled in Washington township, where he had resided ever since. Besides his family he leaves four sisters, Mrs. Hugh Light of Brook, Mrs. John Hull of Lafayette, Mrs. Nathaniel Light or Sheldon, Mrs. Ella Pyiest of lowa and three brothers, Charles and Luke of Brook and Clayton of Kentland.

WALKER Chester Nelson of Mishawaka is visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Nelson. Hazel and Doris Bruce of Rensselaer ate visiting at the home of their grandmother, Mrs. K. Jasper-, son. . , . Harley Brown and family attended the funeral services of Mrs. Alfred Barlow at Rensselaer Friday. z John Fenzel returned home Saturday after visiting with friends and relatives at Chicago for a few days. Lillian and Louise Dahncke, who had been attending high school at Rensselaer, returned home last week. Lawson Bruce and family of Rensselaer spent Sunday at the home of the latter’s mother, Mrs. K. Jasperson. Jerome Nelson and family spent Sunday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Clarence Buch, of near Grant Park, 111. John Burger and sister, Mrs. Mary Dahncke, attended the high school commencement exercises at Rensselaer, the latter’s daughter Louise being one of the graduates.

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BARN IS FARMER’S BEST INVESTMENT

Modern Building Increases Production, Lessens Labor. IDEAL STRUCTURE IS SHOWN Plana Provide far Cembinatlon Dairy and Horae Stable—Bringa All the Live Stock Under One Roof. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD. Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST oa all subjects pertaining to the subject of building work on the term, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Ad drear all Inquiries to William A. Radford. No. 1827 Prairie avenue. Chicago, HI., and only Inclose three-cent stamp for reply. “Better barns mean better and more productive cows.” That is the axiom of the successful business farmer. Cows are valuable. More valuable than they have been in the history of the-dairying Industry in America. As profit producers they stand at the head of the live stock division of the farming industry. When the owner of a dairy herd demonstrates to himself that a warm, well ventilated stable causes greater milk production at the time of the

year when milk brings the highest price, he wonders why he did not build such a barn before. And’when, with the modern barn equipment, he realizes that a great part of the unpleasant work about the barn can be performed easily and with less .effort, he is as keen for modqrn conveniences in the barn as he is to have them in the house. A comfortable cow is the best revenue producer. A cow that is cold, that is allowed to go thirsty until given times in the day does not produce the quantity of milk she is capable of giving. In a cold barn, that is poorly ventilated, a cow must consume greater quantities of food to keep herself warm. In a tight stable a greater portion of this food is converted into milk. Running water in the barn, where the cow can take a drink whenever she wants one, also means greater milk production. “Put the water into the milk, only do it before instead of after milking” is the advice of the successful dairyman. Good Building* Reduce Waste. During the last two years, the business farmer has been making money.

But he has realized that with the proper buildings he could have eliminated much of the waste around the farm, and have made mote profit. Now he has a chance to get the buildings that have been denied him dflring war. A combination dairy and horse barn, such as is shown in the accompanying illustration, is the ideal building, since it brings under one roof all the work of caring for the live stock. Constructed with’a trussed rafter gambrel selfsupporting roof, arranged conveniently so that the work can be performed with the least number of steps, equipped with all the labor-saving devices, and built as sanitary as bams can be made. This building will prove a valuable addition to the farm group. While this bam will add much to the attractiveness of the farm landscape, what will appeal to the business sense of the farmer is its interior. The floor plan that is shown gives the details of its arrangement. The main or cow stable, part of the barn, is 3t

by 98 feet. The horse barn forms M ell and la SO feet by 88 feet Adjoining the rear of the cowbarn are two 14 feet in diameter. Accommodates 8B Cows. The cow stable Is designed to accommodate 34 animals in slngtb stalls, and four others in pens. The cows are faced out, a feed alley, five feet wide, being between th* wall and the line of stanchions. The litter alley runs through the center of the building and is eight feet four inches wide, forming a driveway through the barn. The advantage of this airangem«t is that a team cap be driven In one door, pass between the stalls, and go out at the other end of the building. At the rear of the cow barn are two feed rooms, connected with the silos. There also is a toilet room here. The horse barn will accommodate ten anlmirfs, eight in stalls and two in box stalls. The farm office is at one side of the entrance and the harness room on the other. While only the general scheme of equipment for this building is shown, the plans contemplate the use of many specialties that make for efficiency m doing the work required. The door* are equipped with storm-tight, easy rolling hangers; drinking water Is piped to individual drinking cups at each stall, providing clean, fresh water at all times of the day or night; feed and litter carriers on overhead tracks make the distribution of food and the removal of manure easy. In the hay loft, a carrier is provided. Careful provision has been ifiade for .ventilation, one of the most Important features of the modern dairy and horse barn. There are air pumps or cupola ventilators on the roof, three large ones on the ridge of the main section of the bam and a fourth on

the wing. These aerators pull the foul air out of the. stables through well insulated foul air flues. Fresh air comes in through the windows as they are tilted back at the top, resting on galvanized iron window ventilating shields. With these the fresh air is deflected to the stable ceiling, where It diffuses gradually; no direct draft blows against the animals. Sunlight is nature’s greatest germ killer. Plenty of windows are provided in this barn. Taken all together, the plan shown gives all the practical features that a modern bam should have to make the animals comfortable and productive. There Is another side to the question of whether or not a strictly modern bam building with all the best equipment is a good investment. That is a human side. • Much Labor Eliminated. Fanning is the country’s greatest business. But in the past there have been many disadvantages that nave driven the young men from the farm. The work under the old conditions Was not pleasant, especially that In the barn. But when there is a con-

Floor Plan of Combination Barn.

crete floor, with gutters into which the dirt can be washed; when there are carriers that take the food to the mangers and the manure out; and water at each stall, so that none has to be carried, or the animals .driven to an outdoor water trough, which in the winter was usually frozen, there la none of the arduous labor taking care of the livestock that there was in the past. A modern dairy and horse barn is one of the best paying investments the farmer can make. It 'will bring large returns in both money and satisfaction. It will lighten the work of caring for the live stock and c.ut the labor cost on the farm. Leaving out all considerations of heeding the government’s call to “Build a Building” in order to provide employment for the returned soldiers, building a barn that will provide a clean, convenient and sanitary home for the live stock Is the farmer’s best investment.

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