Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1915 — Valparaiso Militia Company in Second Battalion. [ARTICLE]

Valparaiso Militia Company in Second Battalion.

A new order just issued from the office of the Adjutant-General of Indiana reassigns a number of companies in the state, a necessity following the withdrawal of federal support from a number of companies in the state, which have been ordered mustered out. The headquarters of the second battalion of the third regiment is in Rensselaer and the companies composing the battalion now are Rensselaer, Monticello, Plymouth and Valparaiso. The company at the latter city is a new one and has an enlisted strength exceeding eighty. The captain is Morris Scisson, son of Mayor Scisson. Sergeant Forbes, of the U. S. Army, is instructing the company. The South Bend company, which was formerly in the second battalion, has been assigned to the third battalion with headquarters at Elkhart.