Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1915 — •Keener Township Farmer Stole Three Pair of Shoes. [ARTICLE]

•Keener Township Farmer Stole Three Pair of Shoes.

Fred Knipper, who lives 234 miles northwest of DeMotte, in Keener township, was arrested this Thursday morning by Constable Knipp, of that township, and Detective Smith, of the C. I. & S. railroad. About ten days ago when H. C. DeKock, the DeMotte storekeeper, opened up a box of shoes that had been shipped to him, he found that three pairs were missing. The railroad agent was notified and began making an investigation. Suspicion pointed to Knipper and a search warrant was issued and the shoes found. Deputy Prosecutor Sands was called to DeMotte, and Knipper pleaded guilty at a preliminary hearing before Squire Greve. He was bound over to the circuit court and will be brought to Rensselaer this afternoon and placed in jail. Englebrecht Jensen, of Wheatfield, was here today to have dental work done. .If your hair is thin, falling or splitting, your scalp itches, and you are afflicted with dandruff, the hair destroyer, use Parisian Sage. B. F. Fendig guarantees it for all these troubles. —— Mrs. W. S. Congdon, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan, left today for Detroit, where she will meet Mr. Congdon, who was here over Sunday and together they will go to Boston, Mass. George Hoehn, the Wheatfield. butcher, accompanied by Sam Payne and Dick Dunn, made a trip to Kouts Monday and on their way home went into the ditch and considerably damaged Hoehn’s machine. The men were mare or less injured. Kouts is a wet town.

The Laporte Argus-Bulletin of last Friday gave an account of a mix-up between W. F. Smith and George B. W. Robbins, which occurred at Rochester. When the fight ended both men were covered with blood and their shirts were torn off. The argument which caused the fight was the alteration of the grade in front of the Robbins property. Smith was the contractor and Robbins had complained because the grade was not reduced. During Mr. Smith’s absence the engineer, Mel Hay, ordered the grade cut. When Mr. Smith returned and found the men cutting the grade the argument started. The paper stated that when separated Smih was getting the worst of the argument. Billy did not show any signs of the encounter when he was in Rensselaer this week.