Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1910 — Union Township Schools to Close for Want of Funds. [ARTICLE]

Union Township Schools to Close for Want of Funds.

The Union township schools will all be brought to a close this week and some have already closed. The term was cut short owing to a shortage of school funds. Trustee Kight had expected to continue for the full seven months and to complete the payment of his teachers from the June draw. He learned, however, that this was illegal and being near the low water line, he did the next best thing brought all the schools to a close. J. J. Phillips, who had a, sale in Hanging Grove township on March 9th, has completed his removal to Pontiac, 111. He was in Rensselaer today transacting some business. ■—— —•=- The Plymouth Canning and Manufacturing company’s factory is to be sold at private sale. Judge Bernetha has entered such an order directing Herbert Hess, the receiver, to sell the plant. The concern is insolvent. G. W. Caster was in from southeast of town today. He has been the chief cook and bottle-washer at his home for some time, owing to an affliction suffered by Mrs. Castor, who has a felon on one of her fingers, which became infected and caused her to be incapicated for about two months. She is now quite a little improved.

Street cleaning has been going on at a lively pace today. have been sweeping, scraping and using every means to get the dirt out of the cobble stone gutters, while the city team is gathering up the dirt. Washington street is putting on a lot of style and it is very commendable the general interest taken in cleaning up. The U. B. revival services are still in progress, with no prospect of their immediate cessation. The preaching is being done by Rev. W. G. Schaefer, tbe young pastor of the church at Aix. Conversions are occurring nightly and a current of deep interest is manifest. The old class has been revived and five additions were made on Sunday night. Rev. Schaefer is being assisted by Rev. W. H. Hess, of Warsaw, a missionary of the American Sunday School Union. Joy Miller, the star quarter back and captain-elect of the University of Michigan football team, Who disappeared shortly after he was declared ineligible to play last December, has been located on a farm near Walla Walla, Wash. He is" in good health, except that hismind is 'almost absolutely blank concerning his past life. He does not remember bis family, his sweetheart, his college or even the state of Michigan. His hair has turned gray. Miller was located through the efforts of Postmaster Brunton, of Walla Walla.