Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 179, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1914 — INDEPENDENT TICKET NAMED IN BARKLEY [ARTICLE]

INDEPENDENT TICKET NAMED IN BARKLEY

Newland Growers Association Embarks in Politics and Names Candidate for Trustee. The Growers Association, of Newland, Barkley township, which was organized a week ago, embarked in politics Thursday night and named a candidate for trustee and another for road supervisor. The trustee candidate is Frank H. Henley, who came from Davenport, lowa, last spring to engage in the onion business. Fred Bartellswas namedfor road supervisor. He was appointed to that office recently by Trustee Folger. There are now four tickets in the Barkley township field, as follows: Republican—For Trustee, J. H. Rusk. Democrat, For Trustee, A. B. Lowman. Progressive—For Trustee, Harry Gifford. , Independent—For Trustee, Frank H. Henley. The Growers Association perfected its organization a week ago by naming Charles Head president, Elmer Nesbitt secretary, Joe Bergmantreasurer, Bert Auble treasurer. An advisory board composed of Ed Oliver, F. H. Henley, Philip Bernard, Hayes Preston and J. W. Spake was appointed. The set onions have about all been shipped out, 4 ears loads going Tuesday, 2 cars Thursday, and 1 ear will go Saturday and 2 more next Tuesday. 'The first ear load was sold at $2.75 per hundred. The others were sent to Chicago and Ed Oliver and Elmer Nesbitt went to the city to sell them. Seed onions are suffering very much now from drouth.