Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1915 — Interesting Items From the Newton County Enterprise. [ARTICLE]

Interesting Items From the Newton County Enterprise.

Mrs. S. E. Yockey, of Chicago, is visiting at the home of her' sister, Mrs. C. F. Wittenberg, at Remington. Dr. G. H. Van Kirk was in Chicago Monday, accompanying Mrs. Charles Armold of Jackson township to the hospital for treatment. The town board has designated May 3rd as clean-up day. Civic pride should prompt every resident of the town to give thedr premises a thorough cleaning before that date. The first band concert of the season was given in Kentland Wednesday evening and a fairly good sized crowd was in attendance, considering the cool weather. The band gave a splendid program. Mrs. Reuben Hess and Mrs. J. L. Presher were at Remington attending as delegates a missionary meeting of the Logan sport presbytery. A number of other ladies from this place were present. Auditor and Mrs. Samuel R. Sizelove, with Mr. and Mrs. Albert N. Doyle as thedr guests, made a 70-mile circuit of the county Sunday afternoon. Mr. Doyle is here auditing the books in the count yoffices. The old Beaver lake region and the Kankakee region was of especial interest to them. Fred Friedline was in Rensselaer last week to deliver plans and specifications for a new home for Bert Hopkins, which the will erect this spring. Mr. Friedline is also preparing drawings for a modem suburban home for Miss Maude Spitler, to be erected in Rensselaer’s fashionable residence district. There will be two applications for liquor licenses before the Board of Commissioners at the May meeting. Ben Fogli desires to continue, in the saloon business at Water Valley and L. H. Lawbaugh should open a saloon at Lake Village. We believe the people of the two north townships wall defeat the propositions. U O. H. Gleason and E. D. Shoemaker, of Rensselaer, came to Kentland Friday evening and took a spin at the skating rink. Later they were placed under arrest, the former for insulting a girl and the latter for carrying concealed weapons. They were arraigned before Squire Mock and fined $5 and costs, amounting to $13.70 each.