Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1913 — Parr Correspondent Roasts Surrey's Baseball Diamond. [ARTICLE]

Parr Correspondent Roasts Surrey's Baseball Diamond.

Parr, Ind., Aug. 11, 1913. To the Editor: Parr ball team went to Surrey last Sunday, to return a game with that town. All the Parr boys kept looking for the ball ground, and finally the Surrey bunch lead them out to what was a good duck pond last spring. The weeds were so high that they took the players just to their knees. It was hard to keep track of the ball. One of the Parr men hit the ball down where the first base ought to be, and the game was delayed ten minutes on account of a lost ball. The game was not finished on account of rain. Parr will go back next Sunday if Surrey gets* the weeds chopped down.—Parr Fan.

Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins and daughter, Mrs. Vic Yeoman, left this morning for Michigan to visit Rev. Jesse Jenkins and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blue and Mr. and Mrs. Zern Wright went to the Miller cottage at Dunn’s bridge on the Kankakee river today for a week’s sojourn. Mrs. Dr. C. W. Barrett and two little daughters, of Chicago, are here to visit Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Barrett. The older daughter is ten years of- age and will remain for some time at the home of her uncle. Judge R. F. Lewis in the United States district court at Denver Saturday ordered the property of the Buffalo Bill Wild West and Far East shows sold at public auction in Denver on Aug. 21. R. E. L. Mountcastle, national democratic committeeman from Tennessee, is dead at Knoxville of uraemia, following an operatipn. He was 48 years old and had been prominent in Tennessee’s politics several years. Miss Mamie Mcßride, of McCausland, lowa, who has been the guest of Miss Cecilia Spate, of Newland, for the past two weeks, started for her home today*. Miss Spate accompanied her to Chicago, where they will spend several days visiting relatives. Misses Lucy and Kathryn Morganegg, of Barkley township, left Tuesday afternoon for Athens, Wis., for an indefinite visit with their uncle and many other relatives. From there they will go to Duluth, Minn., to see their cousins before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. Free Wood returned yesterday from a week’s visit with her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Baker, at Warsaw. Free put in considerable time fishing in lakes at Winona and Warsaw and reports a fine time and the best fishing fuck he ever had in his life. Joseph W. Wheatley was Saturday appointed supervising agent of the customs service, succeeding John E. Wilkie, who resigned several weeks ago. For several years Wheatley has been in charge of the special custom agents in New York. He will have charge of the government’s investigation of customs' frauds.

The name of Harry Green, Comedian, is not by any means new to the theatre-going people of this community. Harry has been seen here quite often and is always welcomed by a good house to see his performances, and it is with pleasure that we give him the glad hand for bringing something new and refreshing in “The Town Fool.” Opera House, Thursday evening. J. C. Frazee has sold his farm of 140 acres in Barkley township to Clarence Blankenbaker, who now lives on one of the Harris farms west of Rensselaer. The deal was made by Harvey Davisson The price was $112.50 per acre. Mr. Blankenbaker will occupy the farm next spripg. It has been tenanted for the past three years by Will Whittaker. One of the features, of which there are many, in “The Town Fool,” is the fact that Mr. Green carries all special scenery for the show throughout, and there is none of the opera house scenery used at all, as the company’s scenery is essential to the production. The first act represents the officers’ quarters at Ft Baker, Cal.; second act the parade grounds, same place; the third act is a tough saloon called the Broken Heart, in the goldfields of Ariaona. This scenery is by Cox, of Chicago, and is about as handsome sets as can be made. Opera House, August 14th.