Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 185, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1915 — Chautauqua Association Meets And Elects Officers For Year. [ARTICLE]

Chautauqua Association Meets And Elects Officers For Year.

Members of the Lincoln Chautauqua Association met at the First National Bank Thursday evening and elected the officers and comrfiittees for the following year. W. A. Gaskill, advance man fdir the chautauqua, was present at the meeting and helped in the reorganization. The following officers were elected: Rex Warner, president; B. Frank Alter, vice-president; Charles M. Sands, secretary; J. D. Allman, treasurer. The following committees were elected: Advertising: J. D. Allman, chairman; C. W. Hanley, press agent; Ray D. Thompson, G. H. McLain, N, C. Shafer, A. Halleck, J. J. Hunt and C. J. Dean. Season ticket selling: W L. Myer, chairman; E. P. Honan, George Collins, George Scott, J. J. Montgomery, W. S. Day, Sylvester Gray and C. E. Johnson. Grounds, lights and seats: Rex Warner, chairman; B. Frank Alter, J. N. Leatherman, Rev. C; Daniels and J. H. Perkins. Entertainment: C. Ross Dean, W. L. Frye and Mrs. L. B. Fate Music: Carl Duvall, Wm. Waymire and Don Beam. The chautauqua will open here on Saturday, September 4th.

Miss Ellen Gwin returned from Chicago today where she had been vising for a few days. • Nathan Wood, 90 years old, of Deep River, south of Gary, is dead at the home of his son, Edward, at Lowell, where he was visiting. Mr. Wood visited Chicago in 1837, the year it was incorporated. In 1845 he was appointed postmaster of Deep River by President Tyler, serving until a few years ago. Mr. Wood purchased merchandise in Chicago from the late Marshal Field when he was a clerk behind the counter.

Mrs. A. L. Havens, of Ladoga, Ind., left this morning for a trip to Colorado, after visiting Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Bates foV several days.

There will be a market held at Warner’s hardware store tomorrow by the charity board, the proceeds to foe used for charitable purposes.

Nineteen sixteen Model Maxwell touring car $655; self-starter and all modern; at the Main Garage. Call and see it

Miss Orphia Vondersmith came this morning to visit her grandmother, Mrs. Vondersmith, who is very ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. P. Wright.

The" town board of Remington is trying out a new eelotric fire whistle which is located on top of the 70-foot water tower. The whistle is guaranteed to awaken all the citizens of the town and can be heard for miles around. A one and one-half horse power motor operates the alarm which can be sounded from the telephone office by the operator throwing a switch.

See our line of buggies and carriages before you buy.—Hamilton & Kellner.

Two ladies walked up the street in Francesville one day this week behind a barefoot boy with a patch on the seat of his trousers. The trousers were blue and fit tight, but the patch was brown. As he stopped to play with a dog one of the ladies asked him, with a twinkle in her eye: “Why didn’t your mother put on a patch to match when she mended your trousers?” The boy blushed, threw his hands behind his back, and then declared, "That ain’t no patch; that’s me.” * ■ -