Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1915 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Three democratic county officers turned over their offices to three republican successors yesterday. These offices were, sheriff, surveyor and commissioner. The retiring officers, W. L Hoover, Devere Yeoman and Wm. H. Hershman were re placed by ‘Ben D. McColly, C. J. Hobbs and H. W. Marble. On last evening the banquet given Mr. McLain’s class of the Christian ehurch proved really more than was expected by the young men. The women’s class, who served . the supper, proved again that the Christian church harbors some of the best cooks in Bensselaer. The general sentiment of the young men is that another feed will be forthcoming soon. Short talks were made by Messrs. Leatherman, Titus, Hamilton and McLain. The boys Who were home from the different colleges made sohrt talks also. But the supper is ove rand now. there remains one more thing and this is for the young men to extend a cordial invitation to all young men of Rensselaer, to be present at Sunday school tomorrow morning. Ed Oliver returned today from Chicago. Ban Coleman made a business trip to Lafayette today. Charley Moody returned from a business trip to Chicago. G. D. Strong, of Ann Arbor, Mich., is spending Sunday with Miss .Anna Hartley. * Geo. Hemphill came down from Chicago to spend Sunday with his father, I. N. Hemphill. Miss Alice Thomas is attending a concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago todiy. . Miss Nora Fritz returned to her home at Fair Oaks today after a lew days’ visit with Mends here. Miss Eeatha Wright, who . has been teaching school in Chisholm, (Minn., is expected home today for a Short visit. .Beulah fox returned today from • two weeks’ visit in Grand Rapids, Mich. She is a membe rof the senior class in Bensselaer.

Miss Inez Kiplinger returned to her school in St. Louis today after spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. fl. W. Kiplinger. y •Miss Edith Thompson returned to her (home at Lafayette today. She has been Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hopkins during Christmas vacattOD. T. , Misses Gladys and Gwen Rainford, of Lake Village returned home Saturday after spending the holidays with their aunt,,Mrs. C. Morganegg. and family. Nearly $500,000 was spent by candidates of all parties last Novembei in the first popular ' election of United States senators in the hteof the government. To be exact, $460,777-25 represents the total of sworn statements of campaign expenditures filed with the secretary of the senate by the men who fought senatorial honors from 31 states. V / ■* Order your Qalllng Cards at Th* Republican office. ’