Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1912 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Misses Gertrude and Bethel Murphy returned to their home in Morocco this morning after an over Sunday visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Harris. Misses Isabel and Esther Scheetz, who live with their grandparents, August Krueger and wife, at Parr, Bpent Sunday with their mother in Rensselaer.' Riley Miller, who moved here last week from Kentucky, has rented Jas. Passon's Scott property and moved into it He will Work'on the Thompson much. ' John Morgan wqgfcup from Indianapolis Sunday to spend a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan. He is attending college -at Butler university and this is the spring vacation. Mr. and Mrs, Perry Des Elms, who formerly lived In Jasper county and who just returned to Kouts, Ind., after having been away from there four years, were given a surprise and welcome by their friends at Kouts, who brought in their baskets and .enjoyed a fine evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Comer and baby came from Winchester Saturday for a visit of a few days with his aunts, the Misses Comer. He is prospering on the farm but the conditions there are as far delayed as they are here and there is not much to do now but visit and wait for spring to open up.

There was a big snow in the central and southern parts of Indiana Sunday and men from about Indianapolis state that there was from 6 to 9 inches of snow, badly drifted. Pat Farley, the mail clerk, came here from Liberty this morning and reports that thgre was a big snow there, which drifted, in places about 4 feet deep.

Most of the Jasper county delegates to the state convention went to Indianapolis this afternoon on the 1:55 train. The delegation seems to be about equally divided between Taft and Roosevelt supporters and that seems also to be the situation in Indiana, and both sides are claiming that they will control the convention and also have the majority of the delegates from the different congressional districts to the national convention.

Three beys from Rensselaer were discovered as the thieves of about 25 chickens from the Halligan farm recently. Five were taken the first time and 20 the last time. Some were sold and some were killed, dressed and salted down at the home of the boys. There was talk of trying to send the lads to the reformatory but the mother plead so hard for them that the Halligan boys decided not to do anything this time. They believe that a hundred chickens were stolen during the : c~-v— —-

Other delegates to the state and district conventions from Jasper county are: James Parkitfon to Hammond and John Rush to Indianapolis from Newton township; both are for Roosevelt. From Carpenter township, A. E. Malsbury to Indianapolis and W. E. Peck to Hammond; both for Taft From North Union, H. J. Dexter to Indianapolis and I. F. Meader to Hammond; both for Roosevelt Wheatfleld township, Ward Hamilton to Indianapolis and W. B. McNeil to Hammond; both are said to be Roosevelt men. Keener township, F. M. Hart to both conventions; he is for Roosevelt. East Barkley, Ed Oliver to Hammond and C. P. Moody to Indianapolis; no Information as to their affiliations. Walker township sends Taft delegates to both conventions and gave Taft nnanimous endorsement in resolutions.

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