Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1919 — Page 2

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Keep on “Conserving” THE war taught us conservation —a good lessdh for most of usApply it now and if you aren t using the Firestone Gray Sidewall Tires switch to them at once and ride at the rate of most miles per dollar. This is the tire of the year —something better than Firestone or any other builder ever made before. •It is costly to “shop” for a price. Buy Firestones and save. - ——- . Tirestone TIRES Most Miles per Dollar

111 USPER tOIII! DfMOCBIT F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Talaphonea Office 315 Residence 811 Entered as second class mall/- matter June 8. 1908, at the poetoffice at Renaoelaer, Indiana, under the Act of March S, 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday Ths Only All-Home-Print Newspaper In Jasper County. •DESCRIPTION 82 00 PER ANNUM—STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. —ADVERTISING RATES—DISPLAY ‘Fifteen cents per men. . Special Eighteen cents inch, iper line, first insertion, five cents. Per line, additional Insertions, three •oenta . WANT ADS One cent per word each Insertion; eninimum 25 cents. Special price if run one or more months. Cash must accompany order unless advertiser has an <wen account. CARD OF THANKS Not to exceed ten lines, fifty cents; eash with order. ACCOUNTS All dne and payable first of month •following publication, except want ads •and cards of thanks, which are cash ■with order. No advertisements accepted for the •first page. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13, 1919.

AEROPLANE EXPRESS TODAY

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day, June 3, in the presence of a gathering of representative business men, Harry H. Merrick, president of the Chicago Association of Commerce, dedicated the field and the planes. During ithe ceremonies, the planes were christened respectively, ''“Society Brand I” and “Society Brand II” by the Misses Mae and .Florence Decker. On his trip from Chicago to Rensselaer Aviator Benncke will carry a long range camera, as he is an experienced aero photographer. The (two Curtiss planes will be distinguishable at a great height, because of their checker-board wings. They are capable of a speed of 75 miles an hour and 95 per cent of the American and Canadian aviators were trained in this model. On his trip to Rensselaer, Lieut. Behncke will make the 125 miles (from Chicago in one hour and fiftyfive minutes. He consumes two hours and fifty-five minute? for . stop overs at Watseka, 111., and Brook, Ind., where he makes deliveries of Society Brand clothes to retailers. Lieut. Behncke will be greeted by a tremendous crow* He returns •to Chicago from here after remaining on the fiqld ample time to give the people an opportunity to meet him and to inspect the plane.—Advt.

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The WEEK'S DOINGS

Charles Domback of Des Moines, la., is visiting his brother-in-law, J. J. Montgomery for a few days. J. C. Perry of Chicago is here for a couple of weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Oren Parker. Frank Cain and family of McCook, Nebraska, drove in Monday in their car for a visit with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Adams of Ottawa, Illinois, were here yesterday to attend the funeral of the former’s aunt, Mrs. Clint Brown. Misses Lola and Myrtle Gerth of Indianapolis returned home Monday after spending a week with Misses Florence and Ruth Gorham. Ed Ranton of north of town had out 72 acres of wheat which averaged 22 bushels per acre, and 60 acres of oats which averaged 45 bushels. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $4.92; oats, 69c; wheat, $2.11, $2.08,'52.04; rye, $1.38. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.30; oats, 61c; wheat, $2 to $2.11; rye, $1.45.

Joseph Cain of north of town is suffering from some sort of injury to his right knee, which is swollen quite badly and pains him considerably. He was in to see a doctor about it yesterday. , The fire company was called o<ut Saturday about noon to the home of Guy Hudson in the west part of town. Some ashes had been dumped out against a small outbuilding which set fire to the structure. The flames were soon extinguished with but little damage. A. E. Sticknoth of west Carpenter has recently sold the 160-acre farm where he lives to a Mr. Whaley of near Brook, the consideration is understood to have been $220 per acre. Mr. Sticknoth owns 275 acres of land just over in the edge of Newton county, including the old Gowland farm, and may decide to build qp a 65-acre tract of this land. George Putt of west Carpenter was a visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. Putt is preparing to build a fine new brick veneered two-story farmhouse and now has the basemen completed. He drove to Attica and Danville, 111., Monday to purchase brick, but found the factories pretty well sold out and no guarantee of when they could ship on account of the strike of the railroad shopmen.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

< •- ' | Harry Brown, who resides 5 miles north of Rensselaer on the Jackson highway, had one field of wheat that made 26 bushels per, acre, but part of another field I yielded considerably 1«m, whioh' cut lila average down. His oats made 28 bushels per acre.

ARRESTED BY LAFAYETTE OOPS

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been in the army. His father died about four months ago, and the family returned to Rensselaer, and then came here. Relatives started the young man in the electrical business at Wolcott, but he failed. He came here several days ago and was Instrumental in organizing the local branch *bf the American Legion, and was made one of the committeemen of the local branch. He said that he formerly lived In Fresno, Cal., and that he was chairman of the world war veterans' organization of that city.—Monday’s Lafayette Journal.

MONEY TO LOAN ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN. Parties desiring to build new homes, or purchase homes and pay for them In the same manner that rents are paid, should call on me for an interview on the very best and easiest plan for getting a home instead of paying rent, and having nothing to show for it. A great many homes are now being paid for by this Installment plan, and now that rents are so high, every one should Investigate the opportunities to buy instead of renting. Call on me at my, office In the Odd Fellows Building.—AßTHUß H. HOPKINS. 81.

ATTENTION, CAR OWNERS! I am prepared to half-sole your tires with Gates Half-Solos on tL'et of all sizes. These are punctureproof and guaranteed J. 500 m<!ei Cost only one-half as much as you pay for standard tires. Tire and tube repairing at reasonable prices. Also handle 'Gates' tested tubes In all sizes. Ford Special Oil, lubricating oil and grease. Free air and water. Come and see bow Gates* Half-Sole tires are put on. All work will be given careful attention. 'Phone 109. —JOHN J. EDDY.

PUBLIC SALE. Due to the fact that I am forced to seek another climate on account !of poor health, I will offer for sale lat public auction at the old William McElfresh farm, 5 1-2 miles northeast of Rensselaer; 2 1-2 miles 'southeast of Burke’s corner, on | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, the following personal property: Horse* —One bay mare, seven years old, weight 1400, with mule by side; black gelding, 5 years old, weight 1400; bay horse, 9 years old, weight 1100, broke to all harness. Cow*—Two milch cows, 5 years old, will be fresh in February; Jersey cow, 7 years old, will be fresh in December. 2 heifers, a yearling heifer, 2-year-old red heifer, fresh in December and will be 3 years oild next May. | Hog*—Four brood sows, 2 Mampshires, full blood; 2 Durocs, full blood; all bred to raise fall pigs. 21 shotes and one male hog, Hampshires. Farm Implement*—Wagon, hay ladder, corn plow, planter, engine and pump, jack, buggy and harness, feeder, hog troughs and other small articles too numerous to men- . tion. I Some good timothy hay to be sold in stack. I Household Articles—One Round Oak heater. i' Term*—A credit of nine months will he given on sums over $lO, . notes to draw 6 per cent interest 'from date if paid when due, if not 'so paid to draw 8 per cent interest from date. All sums of $lO and ' under cash. | FLOYD GRATNER. • Col. Fred A. Phillips, Auctioneer. . C. G. Spitler, Clerk.

MILROY

(Too late for Saturday issue) John Ramp was at his farm Monday. »Dessie Johnson is working for Mrs. Roy Culp. Mrs. Saltwell went to Rensselaer Monday afternoon. Jos. Rees of Piqua, 0., is visiting Mrs. Geo. Foulks this week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks spent Sunday with the Fisher family. Juanita Fisher is working again at the Martin elevator in Wolcott. Edmund Myres of lowa is visiting the family of Mrs. Anna Chapman. Mrs. Chas. McCashen and children spent Sunday with Mrs. Earl Foulks. Mrs. N. Dignan was called to Kokomo Sunday by the illness of her mother. Mrs. Earl Foulks and sons spent Sunday night and Monday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse English. Born, August 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Culp, a son. Mrs. Myres of Monon is nursing Mrs. Culp and son. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Beaver and Irma and Olive Clark were in Rensselaer Monday. Mrs, Lillie Mitchell and Misses Irene and Louise Marchand assisted Mrs. ©has. Marchand in cooking for threshers Monday. Amy and Lynn dark, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Clark of Cochranton, Pa., visited their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks, this week. .

WIOURIHG« llo' A good Dodge Touring 1916 model; looks nearty as good as new. Will be sold at public auction in Rensselaer on court house square, opposite Trust A Bavlpgs bankWTO v *lg.l6 AT 8 O’CLOCK Terms —Six months’ credit will be given, purchaser* executing bankable note bearing 6% interest from date; 2% off for cash. EDWARD W. STRECKER

MEDARYVILLE

(From the Journal) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cox, Saturday, August 2, a daughter. Sergeant Berber Krlplsch is home after 12 months’ service in the war zone. Miss Lessie Oglesby of Winamac is here for a visit at the Charles Odom home. Mrs. Ed Wilson and children of Kentland spent several days last week here with the Antcliff family. H. B. Arrowsmith and family of Michigan City drove down Sunday and visited with Chas. Top and family. Miss Nell Record spent a few days the first of the week with Miss Erma Kistler, who is in school at Valparaiso. Mrs. Rose Hazlett and children and Howard and Mabie Howe visited this week with Mr. and Mrs. James Holt, near San Pierre. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Craver and two girls spent last Friday and Saturday with relatives and Rev. Mobley and wife at Valparaiso. Friends here have received word ffrom Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fulcher of Michigan that their daughter Bessie is to be married today, Thursday, to a very estimable young man of their home town. Mrs. Nellie Palmer came from Hammond last Friday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin McCay. The McCay family reunion will be held August 17 at the fair, grounds at Rochester, Ind. Miss Emma Young, who has been employed in the congressional library at Washington, D. C., for the past year, came last Sunday to spend a month’s vacation with her parents, W. H. Young and wife. Misses Frances Malcolm, Thyra Prevo, Geraldine Reep, Bernice Antcliffe and M->bie Van Buskirk spent Wednesday at the camp meeting at Battle Ground. They were representatives of the. local chapter of Standard Bearers. Mr. and Mrs. M. Johnson and sons, Maurice and Clarence, from Morris, HL, spent from Sunday until Tuesday visiting at the W. H. Young home. They made the trip by automobile. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Ybung were business associates in Chicago 30 years ago. Trustee Querry announces that he has hired Thomas E. Arvin of Terre 'Haute as superintendent of rhe Medaryville schools for the coming year. Mr. Arvin was graduated from the Ladoga high school and from both the college and normal courses at the Indiana state normal. He has had six years teaching experience and comes very highly recommended. Miss Vera Manning and Hiram Lee Firebaugh were married at Winamac Wednesday by Rev. Brink. The bride is the daughter of Hugo Manning and wife and the groom is the son of Mrs. Alice Firebaugh. Immediately following the ceremony the couple came to the Manning borne east of town Where a wedding supper was served to the members of the Manning and Firebaugh families. This estimable young couple will make their home with Paul Weltzin at his farm.

WOLCOTT

(From the Enterprise) Miss Grace Duff went to Sheldon, 111,., Tuesday to visit relatives. Mrs. Joseph Petrie went to Logansport Tuesday evening to visit TGlatives Miss Ethel Ellis of Chicago Heights is visiting Mrs. Q. L. Hughes for a few days. Ed Lilly and family of Attica are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lilly, north of Wolcott. Harry Jones and family of Monon were guests Sunday of Mr, Jones’ father, Charles Jones, and wife. Mrs. Floyd Leatherman and little

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- -- , daughter of Watseka were guests Tuesday of F. W. Wolfe and family.! Mrs. Harry Frame and little son of Milford, 111.,' came last week and are visitinc Wolcott relatives and friends. Mrs. R. J. Wilson of Indianapolis was the guest from Friday until Tuesday of her slater, Mrs. Mary C. Day. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Slcklnger are rejoicing over the arrival of a little son at their home Tuesday unorning. Orr Snick of Indianapolis came this Friday morning for a few days’ visit with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Snick. Mrs. Talmage Douglass and son of Logansp vt came Wednesday e<r-’ ning to visit Samuel Middleton and daughter. Miss Myrtle. Mrs. Isaac Parcels and children of Piper City, .111., were, the guests Sunday and Monday of her parents, Mr. and Mts. Ed Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Morrow went to Bement, 111., Thursday evening to visit Mr. Morrow’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. F. A.' Morrow. - Mirs. T. B. Markin of Mishawaka visited her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Daggy, and her brother, George Scrlpter, Sunday and Mohday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Spangle of near Rensselaer were the guests Monday and Tuesday of Mrs. Spangle’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn. Mrs. M. Snick went to Logansport Monday to spend a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Hawn, who had just returned from Colorado. Miss McWilllam of Lafayette, who had been the nurse in attendance for Mrs. E. C. Forbes, northwest of Wolcott, returned to Lafayette Monday. Mr. and Mrs. William Jacobs and daughter of Woodland, Mo., came Tuesday evening to visit Mr. and Mrs. George A. Henderson, south of Wolcott. Mrs. Jane Jones went to Antwerp, 0., Tuesday to visit Ernest and Lloyd Pugh. From there she will go to Angola, Ind., to visit Mrs. Minnie Pugh. Mr. and Mrs. James Millard and Mr. and Mrs. Walker Unroe returned Thursday evening from their visit with relatives in Michigan. They made the trip by auto. Miss Opal Hart aud friend, Miss Vera Lucas, of Clssua Park, 111., who had been visiting Miss Hart's cousin, Allie Dewey, north of Wolcott, the past three weeks, returned home Wednesday.

Clifford Fowler, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Fowler, arrived home Thursday. He arrived from overseas last week, having seen 11 months sdlwice in the engineering corps as* mechanic. Mrs. George Hemphill and son Carlyn of Mishawaka, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Elzie Miller, went to Rensselaer Wednesday where Carlyn went to the hospital to have his tonsils removed. Mrs. L. W. Sexton received a telegram Tuesday morning saying her sister-in-law, Mrs. Wllllaim Caine, died at her home in Indianapolis Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Sexton left Tuesday evening for Indianapolis to attend the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Spangle and daughter Edwina of near Rensselaer -will leave Saturday on an automobile trip to Oklahoma and Texas. They will be absent on this trip for several days, stopping in Oklahoma to visit Mr. Spangle’s brother Eugene, and then going on to Texas to visit his brothers, Will and Tim Spangle. Mrs. Dicks of Hammond and her brother, Jack Winkler, of Nebraska, and their niece, Miss Esther Butler, of Kankakee, came Monday and spent the night with Mrs. Dick’s daughter, Mrs. Lewis Nevitt, and children. The party went to Huntington to visit David Winkler, another brother, and attend. a family reunion and house party.

FRANCESVILLE

(From the Tribune) James Beabe of Hammond is visiting with Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Van Orman. Miss Delia Nelson of Nappanee is spending her vacation with her parents here. Mrs. Chas. Hughes of Monon was the guest of Mrs. C. M. Hubbell yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. U. C. Mallon and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Calvert and son motored to Indianapolis Sunday. ■ ... Miss Ethel Hewitt will leave in a few days for Gary to spend her two weeks’ vacation with relatives there. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Wolfe and son were guests of their daughter, Miss Lera McMurray, at Valparaiso Sunday. Mrs. Paul Casteel and daughter of Kankakee are spending a few days here with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shirtz and Mr. and Mrs. Silas Kopka. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Low and daughter, Clarence Werner and, Miss Lois Petra motored to Lebanon Sunday where tfiey were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Slusser. Dr. R. J. Ives took Ernest Bair, age 7, to Lafayette last Friday where he underwent an operation for appendicitis. Noah Bair, the boy’s father, returned from there Tuesday evening and reports his son as doing nicely. Fred Hubbell arrived in New York Sunday afternoon on the George <? Washington from France. He was met there by his brother, Jess Hubbell. Fred will spend some time in the east, especially at Toledo, then will come here for an extended visit with relatives. Earl U. Gray of Washington, D. C., where he is assistant chief clerk to the. comptroller of the U. S. treasury, made a brief visit here Tuesday to see his brother Edward. Earl came' down from Chicago where he had just delivered $63,500,000 in currency and bonds to the sub-treasury there. He traveled in a private car and was met at the Pennsylvania station in Chicago by a squad of police and secret service (men. It required «33 mall pouches to contain the bonds and currency. Earl is the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thoms Gray, who lived southwest of Francesville several years ago.

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FOR SALE For Sale—Fresh cow with calf by •ide. —JOSEPH TRULLEY, Rensselaer, R-4, phone 945-B. *l3 For Sale—Three second hand Overland cars, 1 second hand Saxon.—KUBOSKE & WALTER. ts. For Sale —Six-room house with two 58-foot lots, electric lights, city and well water. Will sell on part time If desired. —KORAH DANIELS, phone 299. ts For Sale—l2o acres, Pulaski county; good buildings, good crops. Write J. M. WORK, Crawfordsville, Ind., 106 Simpson St. ts For Sale —E. M. F. roadster. Firstclass engine. Only needs two rear tirea to be in perfect running condition. $75 cash. —H. J. KUPPERS, .phone 922-A. a!6 For Sale —Three good screen doors, 2.6x6.8, one practically brandnew, all with hinges attached, $1.50 each; 8 2-llght window sash, 2.6x1.2, suitable for transoms or cellar windows, 50c each. —THE DEMOCRAT. ts For Sale —Two 6-room houses and one 5-room house. All in good repair and on Improved street in Rensselaer. —J. C. PASSONS, 458 north Van Rensselaer street. s 8 For Sale—Three-room house and five lots, two good outbuildings. Good level location in the town of Fair Oaks. Will trade or take Liberty bonds. Price $350. —C. A. GEARY, Fair Oaks, Ind., Box 52. a2O For Sale —240 acres in Newton county, Indiana; 35 acres corn, 15 acres oats, 10 acres timothy hay, balance good bluegrass pasture; good 9-room house, barn for 6 horses, good crib and gralmary; fenced and crossfenced with 4-wire fence. —RAY D. THOMPSON, phone 277 or 208. a2O For Sale—l6o-acre farm, well drained, most all level, black soil; 5-room house,- good barn, corn cribs, good well, fine orchard land all in cultivation. Can give good terms on this. Price S9O per acre. —CHAS. J. DEAN & SON. ts For Sale—s 6 acres, with new 4room house and barn; good wheat and corn land. Will also sell 40 acres adjoining above tract. Land situated 4% miles west of Rensselaer.—RANDOLPH WRIGHT, Rensselaer, R-3, phone Mt. Ayr exchange. ts Fof Sale—For a short time I will offer my fruit place for sale. Good five-room house; garage, and good well of water. Seven town lots. Produces large quantities of strawberries, asparagus, vegetables, etc. Place yields me about S4OO to SSOO each year. Quick sale price, $2,250. JOHN SCHANLAUB, phone 502-D, Rensselaer, Ind. si For Sale—Some real bargain* in well improved farms located within three miles of Rensselaer. 120 a., 133 a., 212 a., 152 a., 80 a. I also have some exceptional bargains in improved farms of all sixes farther out from Rensselaer. For further particulars see me or cal) phone 246, office, or 499, Home. — HARVEY DAVISSON. tl

For Sale—l have tor sale several farms, good soil, well located and with good improvements. Any one of these places can be bought worth the money if bought now. Come and see them. Prices range from SIOO to $l5O. Steady advance in prices. Delay will be at your expense.—P. R. BLUE, Wheatfield, Ind. a. 20 For Salo -A beautiful home of 16 acres % mile from court house; house modern in all respects (buildings all new), lots of fruit, land well tiled. For price see A. S. LARUE, Rensselaer, Ind. I have a lot of good farms close to Rensselaer, also a lot of well improved farms for sale in Laporte county. See me for prices and terms. —A. S. LARUE. ts WANTED Wanted—To rent about a 160 or I 200-acre farm, have good equip- 1 ment for farming and can give good I references. —CHARLES B R I T T ,1 Parr, Ind., R-l, phone 952-D. ts I LOST I Lost—Thursday, August 7, some! place between the Babcock ele-1 vator and Mrs. Clara Coen’s resl-B dence on Cullen street, a scoop-B shovel with initials “A. M. Y.” onH handle. Finder please leave atfl The Democrat office.—A. M. YEOfl MAN. al« FINANCIAL f DO YOU NEED MONEY?—WB LEND IT FOR SECOND MORW GAGES ON REAL ESTATE.-B AETNA MTG. & INV. CO., 50| FIDELITY TRUST BLDG.. LW DIANAPOLIS. • y » Farm Loans—Moneyto loan/ S farm property in any sums SIO,OOO.—E. P. HONAN. * Money to Loan—CHAS. J. DE & SON, Odd Fellows’ Bulldin® J Rensselaer. Try a want ad in The Democr J 1