Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1911 — Interesting Item Clipped Front Neighborhood Exchanges. [ARTICLE]

Interesting Item Clipped Front Neighborhood Exchanges.

Monticello Democrat. Mrs. L. D. Carey, who recently underwent a surgical operation in a hospital at Indianapolis, was’able to return home last Saturday evening. John C. VanAtta, of Brookston, last Monday closed a deal for several flat buildings in Chicago on Forty-ninth and , Fifty-fourth streets, valued at over $200,000. R. A. Lawrie returned last week from a visit and prospecting trip to Ola, Arkansas. He found the weather very warm there compared with conditions here; otherwise there was nothing very inviting in the surroundings. , J : Mr. and Mrs. Jess Crowell, Mrs. Charles Gustavel and Mr. Ira Cress were called to Indianapolis Monday by the sudden death of Mrs. John Cress, wife of the brother of Mrs. Crowell and Mrs. Gustavel. Her death was attributed to heart disease and Bhe was.stricken white walking with her husband in the down-town district at Indianapolis Sunday evening Crown Point Star. B. J. Gifford was here last week and succeeded in buying right-of-way from two more farmers along the line, and now has nearly clear sailing to the Panhandle railroad and promises to finish the road that far next spring. News came here Tuesday that Starr Brownell, of Eagle Creek township, has been picked upon for cashier of the State National bank, of Lowell, to fill the place of Harry Johnson, who goes to the German National bank, at Hammond. This will cause Mr. Brownell to resign the trusteeship of Eagle Creek township, and have a sate of his farm personal property before he can take a residence in Lowell. It is claimed that Lake county now' has 80,000 inhabitants, and possibly the new mills and different concerns starting in the north end will boost ft 20,000 more before the end of two years. It’s hard to tell what Lake county will come to, while many are still left here on earth who came when the inhabitants were as few and far between as the original oak trees are now. The territory where nobody could settle and live then is the drawcard these modern times. It would be a dreadful joke on our county commissioners if their salaries shall be raised to $2,600 per year without their consent. They are now getting S6OO, and when a bill was put before the senate asking $2,600 for the Allen county commissioners, Senator Gavit tacked Lake county on the tail of the instrument, and our fellows in ty be forced to take the new salary. If 7t passes and becomes a law, it wii l be a case of salary seeking the officer., which is quite uncommon. Kentland Enterprise. Judge and Mrs. William Darroch and Miss Laura Darroch will leave Tuesday for San Antonio, Texas, and expect to enjoy the zephyrs of the southland for about a mouth. County Councilman L. H. Dirst is in a serious condition from hearr trouble at his home in Mt. Ayr, and word from there this morning is to the effect that he is no better. Mr. apd Mrs. Jira Skinner received a couple of crates of fine oranges from their Florida fruit farm a few days ago, and have been treating their neighbors and friends to the delicious fruit.

Representative Van Horne, of this district, voted with the democrats to repeal the- option law. His action, however, was no surprise to the republicans of Newton county. They supported him in behalf of Beveridge, knowing full well that a Lake county man could not be entrusted to vote with his party on the liquor question. Plainly speaking, we would like a divorce from Lake. - A young man at the depot this morning bought two tickets to Chicago and handed one of them to a traveling companion, remarking, “I had better give you this before I lose it." He thought he put the other ticket in his pocket, but in a minute or two he said, “What did I do with my ticket?" He had not been out of the depot and only a few feet from the window. It was about fifteen minutes till train time and he devoted all of his time .o looking for his ticket, but it could not be found. Others aided in the search and every pocket was turned inside out, but no ticket showed up. Just as the train pulled in he stepped up to the ticket window and bought another ticket. That’s what a fellow would call hard luck. There is practically no change in the labor situation at Gary and Hammond. Thursday Harry Slough, Plate labor commissioner, arrived in Hammond, and later J. B. Etchison, president of the Btate building trades council, accompanied by R. F. Meadows, secretary of the Marion county buildings trades council, also arrived in that city. The men later went to Gary. It is hoped to adjust the matter without difficulty and without great loss of time' or inconvenience Jo the building progress. There was sofne rioting and bloodshed at Gary Thursday. The Gary Commercial Club has passed resolutions severely condemning Charles Qreenwald, prosecuting attorney, and John Westphal, his deputy, for laxity in the enforcement of law by the prosecution of cases in the present strike crisis. The greatest amount of rioting seems to be by the plumbers. \