Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1915 — NEWLAND. [ARTICLE]

NEWLAND.

A son of J. Bradigan is ill at his home at Red Oak. Irving Ahrens returned from Milwaukee, Wis., Thursday. L. B. Springer and David Nelson arrived Saturday from Chicago. Mrs. M. Maher and daughters returned from Chicago Saturday. L. B. Watkins, of Chicago, spent the week end visiting Newland and Gifford. The Christian Workers give am ice cream social Saturday evening at the school house. Schrum Brothers returned from Hammond Monday. They expect to be here much of the time. Rev. Mary Miatt, of Westfield, preached at Barkley Sunday morning and visited Newland Sunday evennig. Geo. Merschrod and family, accompanied by F. H. Gerig and A. H. Wilson, enjoyed an auto trip to a point near Hammond Sunday. Miss Nettie Jordan, Geo. Bird and Mr. and Mrs. Jeska and two little daughters, of Aurora, 111., were entertained at the Jordan home Sunday. Miss Margaret Gallagher suffered a painful injury Sunday while returning from Kniman. A side board broke, causing three passengers to fall from the wagon. Miss Gallagher, while falling, was struck by a board and badly bruised. * S. C. Jones, formerly of South Carolina, now soil expert at Purdue, spent Monday at Newland. He states that the onions in the experimental tracts are not far enough advanced to note the effect of applyig the fertilizes at different rates. In spite of some destruction by insects, there is a good stand. Mr. Jones expects to return in July and secure photographs, thus recording the progress.