Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1912 — INTERESTING ITEMS FROM COLLEGEVILLE [ARTICLE]

INTERESTING ITEMS FROM COLLEGEVILLE

Students Expelled For Unitecoming Conduct—♦‘Sweet Slxteens” Meet With Humiliation. Sunday afternoon the North Side Juniors defeated the South Side Juniors in an uninteresting game, 4-7. Tuesday afternoon the All Stars defeated the Religious by the score of 7 to 11. The game was called in the eighth inning an account of darkness. At times the game was replete with thrilling and brilliant plays, then again it lagged very much because of the ragged exposition presented. At any rate it aroused the enthusiasm of the supporters of both contesting teams. The Athletic Association held its annual mass meeting Sunday morning and chose the following board of directors: Charles McArdle, Herman Daniel, Lloyd Curby, George Sindelar, 'Paul Deery, Edward Shields. The present list of officers is a most representative body. All the classes whose members are eligible to offices are represented, and, though there are more offices than classes, no class has a greater representation than two. A number of street gamins, who, on doubtful testimonials, had succeeded in entering the college, were out the other day seeking some excitement. Not seeing a blue coat they got busy disturbing the peaceful citizens of Rensselaer in a fashion that they had learned from the sensational evening'

papers. But they soon learned that the guardian of the peace' In a country town is always on duty, and that dirty city alleys are better hiding - places than rows of ripening corn. As a result the Monon has had the benefit of a few untimely tickets, the college authorities have rid themselves of several dangerous and noxious characters and the citizens of Rensselaer can still entertain the hope that college towns are not necessarily the homes of rowdyism and the harbor of incorrigible ruffians. One thing at a time Is all that the most adept of us can safely do. If several “sweet slxteens” had been mindful of this faot one evening lately, they would have escaped the public humiliation that was their lot. A half dozen or so were pleasure riding on bicycles on College avenue. When they reached the college campus, the calico ideas were uppermost in their minds and the opportunity to attract some collegians’ attention for a little game of flirtation became irresistable. As" a result neither eye watched the road The wheel of the leader swerved Into a rut, and there was a tumble; the wheels of the other riders could not unassisted, hurdle the obstruction and there was a general and genuine spill of skirts and wheels and tangled hair punctuated by scarlet faces, In the very center of the public highway Then followed, as best they could, the discomfttted homeward steps. Here is hoping that there will be no further strolls down College avenue with similar intent and that, if so, they meet with a similar end.

Occasionally it becomes necessary tc remind some people that it costs money to print a newspaper and that the price of The Evening Republican js 2 cents per copy. It always makes us Wonder What some people think we live on when they drop in and get a paper and say “Thank you.” We give sample copies out at our discretion, i! —!—.—< Will Murray came on the milk trail from his home east of town this morning and states that there was considerable frost and that the grass wa*> frozen this morning. He thinks it will stop the growth of green corn. F'rom some parts of the county it was reported that there was fto frost. Mr Murray thinks those who reported tbur did very carefully. Chase V. Day came up from Spencer yesterday, where he was enjoying a visit with his wife’s relatives. His return was occasioned by a rush job of lathing which his father had at Monon. Chase has been feeling very poorly for several weeks, having stomach trouble. He is better now and expects the cooler weather to operate in favor of his recoveryFarmers who raised big crops of onions are feeing more cheerful than they did a week ago; Some one brought the word to town New York buyers were paying 50 cents a bushel. George Zea, on the Dr. Turner farm, seems to hold the record for big production. On an acre and onetenth he raised 1,260 bushels. Wish he could get a dollar per for them.