Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1910 — Took Oath of Office at 11:30; New Mayor and Council Now. [ARTICLE]

Took Oath of Office at 11:30; New Mayor and Council Now.

George F. Meyers was made Mayor by taking the oath of office at 11:30 o’clock this Monday morning. It was administered by retiring Mayor J. H S. fillis, who followed by taking tr.e oath of the other new officers, R. D. Thompson treasurer; Chas. Morlan, clerk; Geo. W. Hopkins, D. E. Grow, Frank Kresler, C. J. Dean and A. G. Catt, councilmen. The ceremony was performed in Clerk Morlan’s office in the court house, and was witnessed by only a few outside those directly interested, among them being Rev. C. L. Harper and County Surveyor W. Frank Osborne. The council will meet this Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock and the mayor will announce his appointments, viz: the city marshal and his committees. It is understood that these committees have already been and the members of the council who have held one or two closed chamber meetings have been informed of the action in this matter. The council members hpve also been counciled with relation to the marshal appointment. Appealed to at noon today to give thd Republican the announcing the name of the marshal in this evening’s paper, the mayor refused, saying he deemed it best to withhold the name of his man until the meeting of the council tonight. During recent days the name of J. K. Davis has been prominently mentioned in this capacity, and the impression seems to prevail that he is to be the appointee.

Mrs. Eli Arnold had a letter from hey husband, who, with his brother, Charley, are now in Cuba. The letter was written just after their arrival in Omaja, on Christmas night. At that time they had not yet had time to enquire into the particulars of Chris. Arnold’s death. The weather is very warm there, and Eli was surprised to see all the people, both men and women, dressed in white clothing. They could not tell at that time how long their business would detain them. George W. Terhune, a former Jasper county man, and who will be remembered by many of our older people, writes in having his subscription to the Republican renewed, as follows: “I am still alive and as well and hearty as I have been for some years, so I will send for another year’s subscription to the Republican. I love to hear from my old friends. How 1 would like to see them. I wish them all a happy journey for another year. My best wishes to you and your paper. I love to read it.” Mr. Terhune now lives at Garden City, Kans., and is well along in years. Herbert Zea went to Chicago this morning to look for a job firing on the Indiana Harbor railroad. Robert P. Johnson and son, Leonard, of lAfayette, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark.

Oscar Howe and R. B. Porter were in from Hanging Grove township this morning to have the Republican print their sale bills for their combined sale which will take place on Thursday, Jan. 20th, at their farm IV4 miles east of McCoysburg. It is the largest of the sales so far advertised to take place in Jasper county* this year and about 70 head of stock will be sold that day. The sale will be extensively advertised, not only in Rensselaer papers, but also in at Monon, Francesville and Wolcott. The 10:65 train going south will stop at McCoysburg to discharge passengers on the day of the sale and the train from the south due here at 6:02 p. m„ will also stop there to get the passengers and bring them back.