Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1917 — British Steamer Sunk. [ARTICLE]

British Steamer Sunk.

The British l steamer Arcadia, according to a (board of trade wire this afternoon, was reported to have been sunk in the Mediterranean sea. 27-0 men perished. LOCAL MARKETS. Ma,y 3.—Grain: Corn $1.45, oats 66c, wheat $2.50 and rye $1.85. Poultry: Chickens 18c, eggs 28c, and butterfat 37c. Joseph Lehe, of Jordan township, has purchased of the Shafer Garage a fine new Maxwell automobile and drove the same to his home. Wednesday afternoon. Venus Crisler returned from Fort Smith, Fla., Wednesday, where he has been for the past several months on' (business connected with his Band holdings there.