Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1915 — MONTICELLO. [ARTICLE]

MONTICELLO.

The Herald has increased its price to $1.50 per year. Proper action. Anheir Bros, are having great sue* cess with the sale of their E. Z. cigars and report them on sale in Rensselaer. Next Saturday, March 13th, is to be Monticello’s big bargain day. Merchants are doing some extensive advertising. Sam Calloway, clerk in the supreme court of appeals in Indianapolis, has been promoted and is now chief deputy. Sain’s White county friends are pleased with the ercognition. The M. E. Revival is attracting large crowds. Dr. Osborne, the evangelist,' is interesting all who attend, and the singer, Prof. Faust, is having good success with his chorus. Mrs. Anna Sluyter died Wednesday of apoplexy whilespending the afternoon at the home of Morgan Hughes, at Buffalo. She was 69 years of age. She leaves three sons, Sheridan, of Monon, and Cloyd and John, of Buffalo. '

Tuesday was the regular monthly horse market and about 60 or 70 horses changed hands, mostly plugs. The good horses did not sell, the buyers saying that farmers were holding them from S3O to S6O above the market. Two carloads were shipped to Chicago. , Businessmen and newspapers are boosting for the militia company. The Journal has carried several articles encouraging young men to enlist. It is proposed .to bring the strength up to the required minimum of 65 without delay. Companies with less than that number of men are apt to be mustered out.