Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1915 — NEWLAND. [ARTICLE]

NEWLAND.

Hemp sowing began Saturday. Mr. Vilttard returned to Hammond Thursday. Ancel Potts, assessor, is in town frequently. Dr. Turner’s caterpillar engine left the Springer ranch Thursday. Herman Knoerzer returned from Hammond Thursday. A load of land buyers were at the Springer ranch Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Kennedy returned from Brook Thursday. The families of J. Ihne and pus Hunter arrived Friday morning. Surprise dinners were served to the teachers at the Kennedy school and at Lewiston. Wm. Hogan was out from Rensselaer Thursday attending to the setting of the peppermint roots. Word has been received from H. C. Montay that he is able to be up but is anticipating & third operation, A message from Riley Fletcher states that the sick brother is in the hospital afflicted with paralysis and his condition is slightly improved. R. D. Thompson was in town Tuesday morning settling a small insurance claim, caused by fire at the DeGarno home. Christian Workers business meeting is postponed until a date early next month, when the president, Miss Fox, can be present and entertain the society. Trustee Davisson assures us that adequate school room will be provided this fall if the school going populace combined with those now attending the Kennedy school is sufficient to warrant a new building. Mr. Campbell makes an estimate that the pupils will number 75 by that time. The meeting of the Truck Growers’ Association w’as largely attended Friday evening. Three applications for membership were received. The conference concerning railroad service resulted in the announcement that about July Ist four trains daily would be put on. The schedule is not yet arranged. A suggested schedule is as follows: Southbound 6 a. m., returning north at noon. Southbound 4:30 p. m., returning about 7:30 p. m. There is now a possibility of improved mail service in addition to the other advantages such a move will give. S. C. Jones, assistant in soils, came from Purdue experimental station Thursday to oversee the experiments with fertilizer. The university provides fertilizer of various kincjs, which was applied on twentieth-acre tracts at different rates, some traces being unfertilized. The experiments are te be with onions in charge of E. C. Nesbitt. Potatoes care of F. Bartels. Cabbage care of H. Knoerzer, and celery in charge of E. A. Reif. Less than an acre will be used for each vegetable, the celery tract being the smallest. Mr. Jones will visiti Newland occasionally during the summer to note the development. These crops will be harvested carefully from each tract and the relative production noted. The results will be included in future bulletins put out by the university. Experiments were conducted here about seven years ago.