Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1911 — COLLEGEVILLE. [ARTICLE]

COLLEGEVILLE.

We had the following visitors with us last week: Mrs. Geo. Kussmaul and L. Kussmaul, Hammond; Alice Smith, Attica; E. E. Troll, Chicago; Miss Til lie Ramp and F. Porter, Rensselaer. The contract for the erection of the new water system has been let to the Des Moines Iron‘Co. The digging of the pipe trenches and the construction work of the 50,000 gallon tank will soon be in progress. The work is to be completed within three months. A new boiler and high power pumps will also be installed. This is the first season in many years/ the first since the organization of the first representative team in 1901, that St. Joe will- not have a varsity ball team chasing after the scalps of the neighboring institutions. The decision of the Athletic Board was unfavorable to the organization of a ball team under the present circumstances and that settled it. The four circuit senior league has this year been increased to five teams. There is some high class material m these teams, and no doubt we will be treated to some exciting exhibitions of the popular sport. J. Trench, assisted by J. Fitzgerald, is the general base ball magnate. The following are the managers of the different teams: Royals, C. Leary; Shamrocks, August Berghoff; Laurels, A. Copenolle; Cardinals, H. Hipskind; Imperials, Chas. Hughes. The amateur and the junior leagues are also in running order, and their diamonds are never vacant in free hours. The work of all the spring sports is in full progress. The tennis players have been at some considerable disadvantage owing to the poor condition of the courts because of winter’s refusal to be superceded by spring. Yet the racket men have perfected their organization under the general management of Harold Moran, and soon ttie cry of the “love score” will be mingled with the strike out shouts. Attracted by the midnight fire alarm, and lured by the tremendous blaze and rolling smoke, several of the Fathers hustled to the city to witness at first hand the destruction of the Babcock & Hopkins elevator. From this distance the brightness of the flames augured the destruction of the county metropolis, and on their arrival at the scene of the conflagation they were agreeably surprised to see the plucky little fire department succeed so admirably In confining the rampaging element to the building of Its origin. 4