Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1914 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Jammy Clabby football team ’of Hammond defeated the Whiting Athletic Club 84 to 0 last Sunday. It is reported that there is two feet of snow in Alberta, Canada, and in all probability Editor Babcock will have a half column article blaming the entire thing to Theodore George and the Canadian Pacific railroad company. The news from the foreign war is meager and not very reliable. Local successes and reversals are reported but no decisive battles have been waged. The long lines have been engaged in constant fighting for almost a month now. The losses are terrific.

So many visitors in Rensselaer pay us nice compliments about our tidy premises and well kept city that every one has occasion to feel quite proud and continued cause for exerting every effort to make the town cleaner and healthier and more beautiful each year. Today is the birthday of Albert J. Beveridge. Also of former senator Bailey of Texas. These two men had a fisticuff in the U. 8. senate chamber about a dozen years ago. At that time they were the two youngest mertibers of that body. Bailey being a year younger than Beveridge. Fred Carter, 21 years of age, committed suicide at the home of his home of his grandparents Kewanna. Carter was married a year ago and his wife was suing for divorce. Broodipg over this is assigned as the cause of his rash act. He had a sister who suicided some years ago, the result of a disappointment in love.

Walter Engle was over from Monon today. He is feeling a bit chesty because he slammed out a home run for Monon against his old home town of Francesville last Sunday. Monon and Francesville are to play five games' and the rivalry promises to resemble the European war. The women in those two towns know more about rooting than the average college senior.

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