Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1920 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

JACKSON TP., NEWTON COUNTY Just one snow after another. It looks now as though we were due to have another siege of Influenza. . , The Jacksop township farmers institute was held at Mt. Ayr last Tuesday. Figures show that during the year Jußt 'past, 2,453 persons in Chicago died of cancer. It would seem that the' ©roof of a certain class of evangelists Is their proficiency in the use of Billingsgate. And, of course, if the new census shows a slight falling oft in population), it will he due to the Wilson administration. Ernie SChanlaub Is getting ready to pull out’n the woods of North Jackson and settle on his farm jußt west of Mt. Ayi\ _ Albert Robinson and Miss Edltn Parks were united in marriage recently. They will live on the Robinson farm in this township. James Simons, a welLkmown and highly respected citizen of Colfax township, died on Wednesday or last week at the age of about 79 years. \

“The Republican party has lots to think about,” says a newspaper of that political faith. Very true, very true, and, unfortunately, so little to do it with. Mrs. Sarah E. Myers, mother ot W, H. Myers, until recently editor of the Morocco Courier, died a few days ago at the home of a daughter in Washington, D. C. A northern Manitoba town has advertised for a minister who “must be a good poker player,” meaning perhaps one who knows a narrow path when he sees It, and also a straight. . _ It is going to hurt, hut Senator Lodge and his little bunch of ‘‘destructionlsts” will have to come across In that' little matter of the league of nations. The dear people demand It. A bit of Jackson township s ancient history is being revived, we observe. It relates to the building of that three miles of stone road between Jack Brown’s corner and the township lln-e north. A neighbor informed us last Monday that he had seen the first bluebird. However, upon cross-examin-atioaii, he admitted that it might have been an owl, and then the skies took on a leaden hue again. Editor Miller of the Morocco Courier asserts that a subscriber gave hiimt a mess of fresh pork one day last week. We don’t believe it. Giving away pork at the present price of that commodity ain’t human. .

With another epidemic of pneumonia threatening, people should be extra cautioue In the care of their health. Direct drafts, damp feet and 111-ventilated sleeping apartments are things to be avoided at all times and especially right now. One would hardly believe that a man bearing the proud name of Grover Cleveland could, poaeihly be a slacker, but it seems that Philadelphia has produced that very raan. He should be horsewhipped for disgracing that name, If for nothing else. The taxpayers of Wabash county are not overly boisterous, it is said, in tlhelr praise of Goodrich and his “best legislature.” They will pay 159,458.85 more this year than last year according to the tax duplicates. Wonder how it will be with li’t old Newton? „ It would seem that Miss Frances iessen of Beaver township is entitled to recognition as the chaimvpion egg farmer of Newton county. Miss Jessen began the year 1919 with 400 hens, and during 'the year sold 3,874 dozen eggs, 3,405 dozen of which were sold for $1,310. In addition to the number of eggs sold 450 dozen were used on the farm. A Chicago daily' pats itself on the back because, as it states, the rural population is rapidly becoming emlightened through reading newspapers But whether the above statement is based on actual evidence or was prompted merely by the fact that Cy Holloway from down-state succeeded in getting out of Chicago without buying the Masonic Temple, the aforesaid daily sayeth not. At last the farmer appears to be getting otn<to the fact tjiat he is amply qualified to attend to his own business without any help or advice whatever from the middleman. We note that the farmers in this community have organized a shipping association with William Wooley as its 'president and Wade Makeever secretary and hereafter will attend to the shipping of their own livestock themselves. Any farmer can become a unem'ber by the payment of a small fee and by complying with the rules and regulations of the organization. Not so very many winters ago farmers living on Beaver prairie would start out in the gray dawn and drive to the Beaver Lake timber, a distance of ten or twelve miles, after wood. After 'putting in the forenoon chopping, they would knock off long enough to eat a link or frozen sausage and a biscuit and then load up and start for home, arriving there usually about dusk. But now the average farmer would not think of chopping a load of wood The idea of stooping to such menial work! No sir, the wood

¥* mmh " ■ * 1 I onust he chopped, *awed Into block* and be reasonably close to the highway -before the present-day farmer will show any signs of being Interested.