Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1915 — SHELBY. [ARTICLE]

SHELBY.

Mrs. Ray Wright and Mrs. Herb Rieke were Kankakee visitors last week. The Ladies Aid Society reports that Barney, the bachelor, has cleaned house. Mrs. Anfta Ddckey has received her commission as postmaster at Shelby and she will assume her duties Saturday. She will succeed Miss Sada Reed, who resigned. Democrats, please take notice. Marshal Duckworth, of Lowgll, was here serving summons to witnesses Monday. Mrs. Chas. Fitch was a Lowell visitor Monday. Reed and Barnett are building an addition to their garage and auto repair shop. ' Cass Cross, wife and children, and Mr. and Mrs. James Jones autoed Sunday to Rensselaer and Medaryville, visiting the families of William and Jacob Johnson. Spring building has begun. Under construction are the addition to the i.eed and Barnett garage, cottages by Edwin Moore and Chas.. Ferguson, Thomas Latta, W. H. Belshaw, Chas. Kimmett, Arthur Soderberg and Frank Chambers. The services at the Church of Christ will begin at 8 p. m. instead of 7:30 during the summer. A picked team went to Thayer to play a team Sunday. Score 21 to 20. A. L. Martin preached to two large audiences Sunday at the Church of Christ. H. Shinabarger, wife and daughter autoed to Kouts, Valparaiso and Crown Point Sunday afternoon. Fish are biting, and several good catches are reported. Mrs. Frank Holmes, who a few weeks ago hed her ankle broken by falling off the pore hos her home, is improving and will soon be able to be about. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Cross fell off the porch last Friday, cutting a bad gash in his head, necessitating the taking of six stitches. Mrs. Thompson, who has been here visiting her mother, Mrs. C. Brown, returned to her home in California Thursday. for announcement of date of minstrel to be given by Knights of Garfield. Lydia Cox, Miss Elinor Phillips, Mrs. Neil Brown and children and Lyvah Clement boarded the train here Saturday for points north. Workmen are making a new grade over the Monon tracks just south of the depot for the new road from Shelby to Schneider. This road will run paralell with the C. L & S. all the way to Schneider. Begins at Shelby on the south side of track, thus for 2 miles, when it crosses to north side for 2 miles, then hack to south side to Schneider. This road, when completed, will shorten the distance to schneider by 2 miles.