Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1914 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

-The 1917 convention of the Modern* Woodmen of America of Indiana will be held at Hammond. The trial of Riley Mullendore for the murder of Cl eve Cook is set for May 2Oth at Lafayette. Judge DeHart will preside. Evidently the burglars presumed ■to accompany or precede the Haag circus passed Rensselaer up and hit Delphi instead. Three stores were robbed' there Wednesday night, - - - Ed Campbell, a private in the Monticello militia company, failed to report for the regular army inspection. Captain Gardner caused his arrest, appointed a summary Court and Campbell was required to spend one day in jail and was given a dishonorable discharge. A factory now located ait Portland, Oreg., is looking for an eastern location and has Monticello under, “suspicion.” The factory builds a scouring ease, for use ip milling establishments. It purpose is to remove all dust and dirt from wheat before it is ground into flour.

George Hershman, formerly ot this City but now of Crown Point, has withdrawn from the race to secure the democratic nomination for prosecuting attorney of Lake county. He assigns as his reason that his- law practice at Crown Point requires his attention and he can not find time to make the race.

D. A. William®, of Shelbyville, has a watch which is 379 years old. It was made in Dublin, Ireland, in 1835. It keeps good time. The watdh was carried at the battle of Waterloo by the great-greaTgrand-father of Mir. Williams, who was in Lord Wellington’s army.

The plant of the Great Western Canning Co., at Delphi, recently destroyed by fire, is to be rebuilt. The building will cost about $40,000. The Smith "people, the former owners, will put Uip $15,000 and Delphi businessmen will take the remaining $25,000 stock.

The dyke ease in the Porter circuit court, wlhioh had required the presentee as witnesses of Attorney Halleck and County Clerk Perkins, Was continued for the’term, word having been received here last evening. Clerk Perkins, however, was compelled to make a trip to Valparaiso to get the records he had taken over a week ago.

American soldiers, sailors and marines, whether in the United States OT.not, may send their letters without the prepayment of postage to any place in the domestic mail service by marking them “soldier’s letter,” “sailor’s letter,” or “marine's letter,” and having them indorsed/by the their commanding officer, under an order issued by Postmaster General Burleson. Only a single rate of postage will be charged, and this will be collected when the letter is delivered.

The rain of yesterday and last which is continuing today was a soaking one, and should prove a splendid thing for the farm land, except for the fact that it is decidedly cold. The temperature today was almost at the freezing ipOint and the day is very disagreetable. The foreeast is not encouraging either, not venturing to foreeast Warmer weather, saying merely, Saturday fair, moderate northwest winds, Mts. Henry Eigelsbach, accompanied by Miss Frances Smith and sister, arrived Wednesday evening from Chicago, and yesterday Father Andrew Geitl, accompanied by a young German who will work at the Indian School. Father Geitl and Miss Smith had been in Germany since the first of last September-, and he came home greatly benefited by his trip “and the treatment he received while there. He suffered a stroke of .paralysis some years ago and tot this he took treatment at the springs, and he also had a surgical operation performed on one of his eyes. Thia Was the fourth trip he had made to his former home since he came to the United States While still a religious student preparing for the priesthood. Accompanying him to the United States were a dozen young Germans, eight young men and four young ladies. Seven of the young men entered college' in Ohio to prepare for the priesthood, and one came to Rensselaer to work at the Indian School. Look over our classified column. Don’t you have something to sell that will pay you to advertise? A quarter invested now and then in advertising will bring you ample returns. No fanner can afford to overlook the important feature of advertising. We have many users who are making money year after year by a judicious use of our classified columns.