Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1915 — Tick, Tock; Tick Tock; Farewell Grandfather’s Clock. [ARTICLE]

Tick, Tock; Tick Tock; Farewell Grandfather’s Clock.

Gradually electricity is supplanting other means of motive power and for some years the Western Union has been using electrically controlled clocks, thus saving the winding process and assuring technically correct time all the time. It looks as.though it was going to be goodbye for grandfather’s clock. A. B. Burton, of Lafayette, district manager for the Western Union Telegraph Co., has been making arrangements to install some of the electrical clocks in Rensselaer and J. J. Montgomery, the always boosting and progressive nevfs and confectionery dealer, has been making the rounds with him and while a minimum of eight clocks in a town has been the custom it is probable that an exception will be made here and six installed. The six who have subscribed are The First National and State banks, J. J. Montgomery, the Makeever hotel, Vernon Nowels and the Little Indian Cigar Store. It is probable that they will be installed about Dec. Ist.