Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1915 — NEWLAND. [ARTICLE]

NEWLAND.

Herman Knoezer returned Tuesday from a brief visit ait Hammond. Nine families arrived Thursday to locate on the Springer ranph. Percy Carruthere came from Gary to attend to real estate interests here. The expert machinist for the Piclor Land Co. was in Newland Friday. John and Fred Ballard are batching on Max Kepner’s farm south of Newland. , The four large engines are making splendid progress fitting the ground for sowing. Potato buyers are frequent visitors now, hundreds of bushels going out in the last week.

Hie Union Ladies' Aid meets next Thursday with Mrs. Joseph Bergman on Midway for an all day meeting. Geo. Bolesk, who worked here last summer, has purchased a piece of land from T. M. Callahan. Several foreigners from Gary were in town from Thursday to. Saturday looking up the prospect for employment. About forty of Miss Ethel Bothast’s friends surprised her by calling last Thursday evening. The amusement took the form of games on the lawn. • I Teachers’ training class and song practice meet at A. C. Campbell’s on Wednesday evening. This is a study period and not a social affair. Come and help and be helped. Beginning with last Sunday a contest is on between the Newland and Gifford Sunday Schools. The one that has the smaller attendance at the close of the present quarter will entertain the winning school. L. C. Villard, of Hammond, who has interested a goodly number in beet growing, is having machinery for the beet raising shipped in. Mr. Villard will be on the ground much of the time to advise and assist the growers. H. E. Gifford and T. M. Callahan are prepared to sow twenty acres of hemp. They expect to secure a baler and bale the product here. This is not a new venture for Mr. Callahan, as he has had some experience growing hemp in Illinois. Parr lodge met with the Gifford Rebekahs Wednesday evening. Their teamwork is well deserving of credit. After four candidates were received into the lodge a bountiful table was spread for those present. The six auto loads from Parr contained 22 passengers. T M. Callahan has rented two acres of muck to Win. Hogan, of Rensselaer, for the purpose of sowing peppermint. Mr. Hogan has been engaged in this line as well as onion raising, in the Wolfe lake district, near Nappanee. The plants thus produced are the material for a greater acreage.

Our genial photographer, Leo Shaa*apata, returned from Chicago with his bride, arriving in Gifford last Tuesday. They were accompanied by John Olszewski and family, who have come here with the determination to grow onions. Both families’ household goods have arrived. Mr. and Mrs. Sharapata will take possession of their home on Midway. Mr. Olszewski and family are settled in the cottake occupied by Geo. Barido last season.

Schrum Brothers, of the Calumet Pickle Co., of Hammond, were in Newland Wednesday. The Calumet people have taken over the contracts that the Budlong Company accepted here recently. This has proven highly satisfactory to the contractors and undoubtedly more contracts will be accepted as the company has an established trade for their produce in adjacent territory. They will furnish seed immediately to contractors and expect to erect tanks and buildings in about thirty days. Schrum Brothers will be on the ground almost weekly to co-operate with those interested. A piece as switch track ground was purchased from Knorzer Bros. They also run plants at Ft. Wayne and some points in Michigan. Order a flower for some sick friend. Nothing so fine as a blooming plant. —J. H. Holden. ’me I. X. L. class of the Christian Sunday School will give a market at Bowen & Kiser’s grocery store, on Saturday, April 17th, beginning at 10 o’clock.