Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1914 — Francesville—From the Tribune. [ARTICLE]

Francesville—From the Tribune.

Charley Bussell, of Hanging Grove, was in Francesville on business last Thursday. ■“ ‘Mies Florence Hollett went to Valparaiso Friday to visit with her sister, Mrs. William Schleman. 'Arthur H. Hopkins, of Rensselaer, was in town on business Saturday. •• Roy Stanton, the life insurance agent, was in town Monday and Tuesday. He has been (located in South Bend for some time. John Reprogle iwas down from Michigan City and spent Sunday with this grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ooey. ; - - H. W. Bledsoe and Joseph A. • Engle were in the south part of the state on real eState business Friday and Saturday. A dog and pony show pulled into town Thursday and remained until Sunday morning, leaving for Parr. They didn’t have much of an exhibition and the attendance was (gather light. George Flowers, of visited in FranoCsvltte Thursday and Friday. George has a ..bakery business over there that is paying him well and he looks it Mr. and Mrs’. 0. W. Barker and Joseph Ale, of Winamac; Lee Hanna, of Chicago; Granville ’and Chas. Moody, of Pleasant Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hill, of Forest, 111, were here Friday to attend the funeral of Joseph HIM. The Rensselaer Athletics defeated Hammond Sunday by a score of 8 to 7. Next Sunday the Athletics play a colored team from Chicago. The Francesville baseball contingency is preparing to attend. George M. 06x, former marshal of Medaryville, was in Francesville on a political mission Saturday. He has his opties set on the nomination for sheriff, subject to the democratic convention,. to be held next month. Like all other candidates he is anxious to have it over with and know whettier he is to be “It.” The Beaver township Sunday Schools will hold their convention at Paul’s Chapel, Sunday, June 7. An interesting program has been arranged and a large attendance is anticipated. Bennis Miller is president of the organization and Pearl Goble secretary. The Indiana Northwestern Traction company will soon begin work on an interurban line to be built through Rensselaer. They are advertising for teams to build the grade. So many of these interurbane have been built on paper that the announcement one is actually to be built comes as a surprise. Anyway, here is hoping that an interurban line; the town needs it for good traveling facilities are always a necessity for the progress of any community. Fire destroyed the big bam on the Peter Hermanson farm in Gillam Tuesday evening about 8 o’colck. Mr. Hermanson and eon had just finished the chores and were in the house eating supper when it eaught fire from some unknown cause. They hurried to the barn in time to get out all the live stock and had a very close call in saving some of them. The barn was Injured for SSOO and the loss over it and the contents which was partially Insured wgl amount of S6OO. ’/’£ year old baby girl died at the home of its parents, Mr. anw Mrs. Alonzo Daniels, near Gifford, at •bout 6 o’clock thia morning. The child had been tn very poor health for a long time. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon, burial being made at the Smith cemetery in Barkley township.