Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1915 — NEWLAND. [ARTICLE]

NEWLAND.

School was out Wednesday. Eroeist Speaks was out from Rensselaer Tuesday. Tony Labuda spent the week end at Hammond. John Bowman, Sr., spent the week end at Pittsburg. Mrs. O. N. Faber and baby returned from Hammond Tuesday. Miss Myrtle Faber returned Sunday from a brief visit at Hammond. Herman Knoerzer was called to Hammond Tuesday to attend a funeral. Elmer Vasen came from Davenport, lowa, Tuesday to size up conditions on the marsh. Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. Tony Bierrienrcz, a ten pound boy. Mother and son doing fine. Rev. Petty was accompanied by his wife and daughter on his visit in Newland Tuesday. Sol Reese came over from Moody Monday evening to assist in the erection of the new cottages.

Miss Day Jordan’s Sunday' School class holds a class party at the home of Cecilia Spate tonight. Walter Adonis and family,, of Union City, Ind., came Wednesday mqraing to engage in onion raising. *j» Wm. Pomroy returned from a winter’s sojourn at Gary and Milwaukee. Mrs. Pomroy is expected later. Philip Suter, who left Newland early last fall, was here Tuesday conferring with growers on the outlook. Mr. and Mrs. Sharapata’s neighbors kindly charivaried them Friday evening. They responded nobly with a treat. W. H. Wonder returned to Bluegrass, lowa, on a business trip Wednesday. He expects to return Saturday. L. C. Villard came from Hammond Tuesday to assemble the beet machinery and check out seed to the beet growers. Mr. and Mrs. Kinsinger and family arrived Tuesday from Davenport, la., to take charge of Jacob Vaser’s interests here. Ed Oliver is putting in four hundred acres of onions this season. The oil pulls are running night and day fitting the land. Mr. McNamara arrived in Gifford Saturday to resume his activities as an onion grower. Mrs. McNamara will come this week from Chicago. The shack occupied by L. B. and H. Preston last season, recently purchased by J. W. Spate, was moved to the east part of Newland Tuesday. Riley Fletcher and daughter, Lola, were called to the eastern part of the state Saturday morning by news of the critical illness of his brother.

An evangelist accompanied by a singer reached Gifford Tuesday. A series of meetings beginning Tuesday evening are being held. All welcome. Lumber has been hauled to erect a cottage on the piece of land recently sold to Chas. Schlissinger. Mr. and Mrs. Schlissinger arrived Tuesday. Mrs. Logue’s brother, who contracted scarlet fever since Donald’s death, is in a slightly improved condition, his fever having dropped several degrees. D. L. Halsey and Wm. Clark .came from Mt. Ayr Tuesday to make arrangements for onion sowing. Mr. Clark will raise onions for Mr. Halsted.

Father Daniel and interested Catholics of New land were looking around Tuesday morning for a suitable site upon which to build a church. They expect to begin building next week. Chicken thieves are at work. This is a most despicable occupation. Tracks cannot always be covered. Murder will out. Those who. took chickens last week are known. Notice: Members' of the Newland Truck Growers Association . and all others interested, meet tonight at the school house at 8:30. Frank E. Lewis will be present and discuss better railroad service.

Several Hungarians arrived from St. Louis Mo., Gary and Indiana Harbor Tuesday to take care of their share of the onion work. Among them we note the familiar faces of Gus Suker and Chas. Mais, who were here last year.

Mrs. John Leathurby came from Chicago Saturday. She was a frequent visitor at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Daley, last season and will make her home in Newland this summer, having a personal interest in onion growing this year. Mr.' and Mrs; J. R. Stover and son, Joe, left for Fellsmere, Florida, Tuesday. This is somewhat of a compulsory move on Mr. Stover’s part, as he believes in this country and desired to remain but on account of his health must seek a wanner dime. O. L. Smith and L. W. Smith, sf Mpline, HI., arrived Tuesday to take charge of a piece of alnd that they i bought a few days ago. Onions is the crop. Their household goods sine on the way. They will build a small home soon, possibly erecting a larger