Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1911 — Gaylord McFarland to Be the Reporter of the Circuit Court. [ARTICLE]

Gaylord McFarland to Be the Reporter of the Circuit Court.

James G. McFarland, better known here by the name of Gaylord, a son of J. A. McFarland, the grocer, arrived home from Washington, Ind.,. Tuesday evening, having been promised a try out as court stenographer to succeed Harry Folk. Gaylprd completed a course in the Marion business college some two years ago, since which time he has been employed as a teacher in business colleges. He has been conducting the branch of the Marion cbllege at Washington and instructing in all commercial branches, including shorthand. He has never acquired very great speed, but believes he can handle the job with a little training and he expects to go to Kentland next week and work with the temporary reporter, so that he can become accustomed to the work. He will start work when court convenes in Jasper county JKe second Monday in April, and if he can hold the job he will be given it. That he will make good all of his friends are certain and it will be good news to all that a local young man has been chosen for the position. The court reporter in Jasper and Newton counties gets from SI,OOO to $1,500 per year, the salary being judged from the amount of work. There is generally niore or less outside work also and a competent reporter stands a good chance of getting still better positions. John W. Walker, a former stenographer, now holds a fine job at Tombstone and Mr. Folk Is the clerk of the superior cdkrt in Lake county.