Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1914 — International Live Stock Show in Chicago Cancelled. [ARTICLE]

International Live Stock Show in Chicago Cancelled.

There will be no International Live Stock Show this year. It has been called off as a consequence of the foot and mouth disease. In sending out the announcement B. H. Heide, secretary for the’ exposijtiojji says: "The federal government has taken the most careful and energetic action to confine the disease in the region of its appearance and it has been deemed unwise- to bring together the enormous crowds that flock to ’the International.” IM. S. Personett, democrat, and M. K. Reiff, republican, candidates for commissioner of the second district of White county, tied in the count consolidated after the election. In the recount, however, Personett won by four votes, the vote standing, Personett 1940; Reiff 1936. The store of Philip Kistner, of East Dunn, Benton county, was entered by thieves Saturday night, Nov. 14th, and a quantity of overalls,’“tobacco and $lO in cash stolen. The store safe, which contained money, checks and valuable papers was not molested. Mr. Kistner formerly lived in Rensselaer and owns a. large farm in Hanging Grove township.

We are unloading our 4th car of potatoes this week. The best and ripest car we have had. Put up in 150-lb. bags; 2Vz bushels each, at 55c a bushel. JOHN EGER. Rudolph Roof, a student 'at St. Joseph’s college, where he Was the catcher-and captain of the baseball team and an all around athlete, was given a six weeks’ suspension this morning and it is u reported that other students will also be punished. It is said that some athletic differences caused the suspension. It is said, that several who were granted permission to attend the Reno performance Wednesday night did not get in at the time sot, 11 o’clock, and that disciplinary measures were necessary on that account.

Dr. J. Hansson has been appointed a deputy county health officer to assist in the enforcement of the quarantine established for protection from the foot and mouth diseasd Dr. Hemphill, county health officer, appointed both of the Rensselaer veterinaries as his deputies. Indications are that there will be no further outbreak of the disease in this county, but precautions will continue. New cases were reported Thursday in Morgan county and 37 head were ordered killed. The stock had been shipped from Chicago.

Villa did not wait long to make his move on the Mexican checkerboard. After Carranza had moved and both had again pledged themselves to peace. Villa got his army together and started on a march toward Mexico City. He has taken two or three cities and has his 'men positioned to take a few more. Carranza is scanning the theatre and getting ready to block the march of his former trusted general to the king row. In the meantime the Washington government is sitting steady in the boat and indulging in a hopeful policy of "watchful waiting.” . ‘

The Metropolitan Amusement Go,. which has been playinig our town every Friday, have changed their stock company to - a repertoire company, playing larger cities. The company has been here rehearsing this week and several new players have been added to the cast. It will now be known as the Empire Stock Co. Instead of playing Rensselaer on Friday, this week, they will play here Saturday, Nov. 21. This will be their farewell ance in Rensselaer” as a. circuit stock company. On Saturday they will present “The Trail fl»f the X-pne Pine Tree.” * , WUHam Warren was down from Tefft today to make some improvements to his South Weston street property-. He states that they received a postal card yesterday from their daughter- Mrs. Ben Grube, of Lumberton, N. Caro., who been a patient in a hospital at Huntington, W. Va., for ‘the past three weeks. She was a passenger on a Chesapeake & Ohio train when a wreck ocpurrd and she was severely shaken tip and has been unable to leavi-the hospital since. The card, however, stated that she was now able to walk and that she would arrive here before Thanksgiving. v Her husband has 'been | with her at the hospital since the accident but will not accompany her here, going instead to his home. Mrs; Grube is a niece of Mrs. Bruce White of this city.