Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1911 — NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

James Hoffman, an inmate of the penitentiary in Michigan City since IS9S from Posey county, has been paroled to Hon. Charles Lieb, of Rockport, a member of the legislature. The conference committee of the Methodist Episcopal church, 'n session at Kokomo, adopted resolutions condemning Gov. Marshall and members of the last general assembly for the repeal of the county option law. The program committee of the Grand Army encampment, to be held at Richmond in May, has received information that J. B. Foraker, formerly United States senator from Ohio, will be one of the speakers at the campfire to be held on the night of May 18th. John Hogwood, northeast of Tipton, captured a lizard that does not seem to be listed or pictured in freak records. The lizard is five inches long, flat of head, with four feet, and with several horny projections along the vertebra, tailward. The specimen will be put in alcohol to be saved for the eyes of experts.

Joseph M. Quinlan, a candidate for the priesthood, studying at Notre Dame university, won first place at Notre Dame in the state peace oratorical contest. A cash prize of $75 accompanies the right to represent Indiana in the interstate contest to be held next month. Charles M. Anderson, of Purdue University, won second place.

With few exceptions Gary's 256 saloons were closed Sunday as the result of the county Commissioners’ determination that no more licenses should be granted saloon men who violated the state Sunday closing law. Gary’s aldermen, six of whom are saloon keepers, set the example by keeping the doors of their places shut. One of the results is the passing of the Sunday night dances which long have been an established amusement In Gary. Despite the fact that the saloons were closed, the arrests for drunkenness did not decrease, many having laid in supplies Saturday night Six persons were arrested, charged with being intoxicated. ■/ ■ ■■ . ■