Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1915 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mort Murray made a trip to Chi-, cago today. Emil Hanley has entered Miami university at Oxford, Ohio. Attorney S. C. Irwin made a business trip to Indianapolis' today. Leo Mecklenburg went to Reynolds today, where he has some work in the electrical line. Jack Reeer was down from Union townsnip today and renewed his subscription to The Republican. Frank Cooper, of Indianapolis, came yesterday to visit his father, William Cooper and family at Kniman. Judge Hanley went to Monticello' today to act as special judge in a case in the White circuit court. Squire Albert Van Doozer and S. D. Clark, of Wheatfield township, were Rensselaer visitors yesterday. Russell VanArsdel left today for Bloomington to enter the state university. Most of the other students will go there Sunday. Delbert Beckman, assistant cashier of the State Bank, has been feeling poorly of late and is planning to go to Colorado for his health.

Mrs. Mary E. Spitler and daughter, Miss Maud, went to Wheatfield township yesterday to visit Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Clark, for a few days. Mrs. Shelby Comer and daughter, Miss Mary, went to Hammond yesterday for a visit of several days with her sister, Mrs. Frank Shindler. Mrs. W. L. Wood is quite poorly and it is feared can not long survive. She has been in poor health for several years and especially during the past few weeks has she been failing. William Klein, who moved . to a farm he bought near Fulton, Mich., last spring, came today for a visit with relatives and friends. He is quite well pleased, but reports that an early frost practically ruined crops some 14 miles north of his place. Fred Phillips has devised a scheme for an inexpensive band stand. He would put it on top of the Washington street bridge, having four decorative light posts and a low fence about it. An iron stairway that could be drawn up out of the way would furnish the method of getting up and down.

Arthur Dolph, a farmer near Lawrenceburg, has a horse with a wooden leg which earns more than his salt by work daily. Amputation was necessary when it was a colt and the artificial leg’has been.in use several years and seems to occasion the animal no inconvenience* Cass county is preparing for a dry t campaign with Logansport as the ob- ’ ject. The Flying Squadron and other gifted temperance orators will enter the field in an effort to rid the city of its numerous drinking resorts. It is a big undertaking, but the anti-sa-loon movement is capable of doing big things. Officer Ira Robbins, of Monon, was assaulted by four men last week and considerably bruised up. He caused the arrest of the men and John and Homer Fulmer were each fined $lO and costs. The other two men. Perry Winkley and Jeff Weldon, decided to stand trial and gave bond for their appearance in the circuit court. The trouble occurred at the Monon skating rink. _____ J. W. Garno, who came from Nova Scotia last spring and settled on a farm of 123 acres he purchased of Ed Oliver at Newland, left with his wife and son yesterday for Springfield, Mass., where they will visit relatives for a few days and then decide on a location. Mr. Garno planted sugar beets, onions and potatoes, but almost his entire crop was destroyed by the heavy rains. Cliff Sumner left this morning for Rockville, where he will be a patient at the state tuberculosis sanitarium. He has been failing rapidly of late but the disease seems to have been taken in time and his recovery is hoped for by all his friends. Cliff was employed in garages in this city for some time. Miss Hazel Hurley, daughter of James Hurley, whose mother died of tuberculosis several years ago and who has been making her home with W. A. McCurtain and family, has developed the disease and application has been made for her admission to the state sanitarium at Rockville. -» The murder trial of Bert Watson, colored, is being held at Monticello this week and is being heard by Judge Wason. Sills & Sills and Howard Brockway, of Monticello, are assisting Walter W. Foskett, the prosecuting attorney of Cass county. The defendant is represented by the Logansport law firm of Long, Yarlott & Souders; George F. Marvin, of Monticello, and T. J. Howard, a colored | attorney of Cincinnati. The principal witness for the state is Elwin Berridge, who was supposed to be implicated in the murder and who made a confession throwing the burden on Watson. Berridge and Watson had gone to Clymers to rob Clinton O. Young, a brakeman on the Vandalia railroad, who had just received ms pay. Most of the jury are Monticello men, but Geo. H. Phoebus is from Monon and Chas. Long lives in Wolcott. Monticello people are not taking very much interest m the trial. Berridge will also have to face a murder charge and will be tried m Monticello, following the trial of Watson.