Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 295, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1914 — New Hammond Postmaster Former Resident of Kniman. [ARTICLE]

New Hammond Postmaster Former Resident of Kniman.

John L. Rhode, who has just been appointed postmaster at Hammond, is a former resident of this county, having lived for a number of years at Kniman. He has been quite active in politics in Lake county, having served as a member of the board of public works and as aiderman. He is, like all other Jasper county people, a fine man, and his old friends are pleased af* his appointment. The job is a good one, paying a fine salary. Quite a number of Jasper county people have been successful in politics in Lake county. Charley Daugherty served as county sheriff and is now the postmaster at Crown Point. Henry Whitaker, the present sheriff, formerly lived at Wheatfield, and Ernie Shortridge, county clerk, was raised in Jasper county. Frank B. Meyer, was deputy postmaster at Gary for some time. Attorney Hodges is city attorney of Gary and there are others highly qualified, ready to accept a job.