Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1910 — High School Baseball Boys To Play Men Friday Afternoon. [ARTICLE]

High School Baseball Boys To Play Men Friday Afternoon.

In an effort to pull the high school athletic association out of the hole, a baseball game will be played at- Riverside Athletic Park at 3 o’clock between the high school boys and a picked team of men. The latter team will be composed of McLain, Swartzell, Wilcox, Dr. Washburn, Rev. Parrett, Rev. Clarke, Profs. Bradshaw and Lanning and Geo. H. Healey. The late freeze has cat the fruit crop short. Save your home canned fruit and buy California canned fruit before the prices, -advhnce. 2 cans fancy California canned Apricots or Lemon Cling Peaches for 25c. JOHN EGER. A peculiar incident happened Joseph I. Burns, of Fair Oaks. Two women, who are respected by the citizens generally, were harvesting greens around Joe’s premises and they were so scarce that they appropriated the contents of a duck’s nest. It was full of duck eggs, nice and fresh, and they were probably used as a substitute for greens. .

Mrs. Mary E. Lowe returned Tuesday from Elmwood, Neb., where she was called ten days before by the sickness of her uncle, North P. Lefler, prior to 1862 a resident of Jasper county. He died on April 22, the evening before Mrs. Lowe reached there. He was a brother of Mrs. W. W. Bussell and the last of ten children. Mr.Lefler came to Jasper county in 1843 and went to Nebraska 19 years later. He was a member of the assembly that formed the first territorial constitution for Nebraska. He leaves a wife and four sons. He was in his 80th year. The body was laid to rest in the family burial ground on farm where he first located after arriving in Nebraska. Mrs. Lowe also visited at Springfield, Neb., before returning home.

The first printed number of Diamond Dust, published by St. Joe college boys, is being distributed today. The paper was published last year in typewriter form, but is now healthy enough to be printed in real type and on a job press. It will be publishes every Wednesday during the remainder of the college year. Its motto is '“We knock to boost.” It was founded for the purpose of furthering the interest in our national sports and creating a spirit of good humor among the students. C. O’Leary is editor; L. E. McGnrren, business manager; H. Berghoff and A. Copenolle, reporters and J. Wemhoff, stenographer. The names of the type-setting force and the office cat are not given. It is chock full of baseball and college spirit and looks like a live wire in embryo journalism. Latest style type faces and the best paper stock used in printing -.t The Republican office. You can buy choice country butter at the Home Grocer for 22 cents per pound For Sale—Root’s bee supplies of all kinds. Free catalogue. Leslie Clark, care Republican, Rihsselaer, Ind. : -——--..r ■■■ —--2Latest style type faces and the best paper stock used in printing at The Republican office.