Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 143, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1911 — Planning for Indiana's Part In the Panama Exposition. [ARTICLE]

Planning for Indiana's Part In the Panama Exposition.

Governor Marshall has announced me appointment of Lee M. Olds, of San Francisco, as attorney to represent Indiana at the proposed Panama canal exposition, which will be held in that city in 1915. Mr. Olds is a son of Walter Olds, former Judge of the supreme court. The Governor will not announce for several weeks the members of the commission to represent this state in the preparations for the exposition. After he returns from his vacation, he said, he will select the members, and- will go with them to San Francisco to make the preliminary plans for Indiana’s part in the exposition. An appropriation of >I,OOO for the expenses of the commission was made by the last general assembly, and the next assembly will be asked to appropriate a sufficient sum, to be determined by the commission, for the state’s part in the display. The Governor has received a large number of letters urging that the state have a large display at the exposition.

Perry Horton, former world’s champion long distance piano player, is going into training td recapture his lost laurels. The present holder of the title gained it by playing for -thir-ty-eight hours. He alternated playing with first one hand and then another. Perry says he is going to play for forty consecutive hours, keeping both hands on the piano all the time. Details for the try for record have not been arranged, but the contest will be public, and the finish Will doubtless draw an enormous crowd. Here’s hoping Perry gets back his title. Eugene Purtelle went to Chicago yesterday on business pertaining to the interurban road. He expects to make arrangements with an employment agency to send a force of men here next week to do construction work. He made arrangements on his last visit to the city for the men to be here this week, but at the last moment they refused to come until tents were provided for sleeping quarters. Mr. Purtelle says he will make arrangements for the tents on this trip and will have a good sized force of men at work on the right-of-way next week. The work of clearing the timber from the Brady land has been kept up this week and is almost completed. The fence has also been moved back to the east line of right-of-way. Work on the bridge across the Big Slough has ceased for the present The ball game tomorrow looks like the one best bet. Wadena has always been the hardest proposition Rensselaer went up against, and'in view of the fact that the home team will be a real home team, it will mean a real victory if we are able to put one over on the boys from Wadena. Some of the fans think that we had a much better team beaten by them last year, but if the home guard see a game like the lucky ones did last Sunday, it’s a safe go that Wadena will come out second best Swartsell will start the hurling, and if he is unable to hold the hitters from Benton, the talent will have a chance to see Howard Clark in action as boxman. Capt. Wilcox will be at the receiving end, and Floyd Meyers at the initial sack. Leonard Elder probably will play sec - ond, and the rest of the lineup about the same. The game will be called promptly at two thirty, and ladies will be admitted free. It is hoped that a large turnout will greet the team, as the team in the field tomorrow will uphold the glory of the red land black throughout the season.