Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1917 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Emerson Coen has r moved _-fjom Conrad and is now occupying the residence of his mother. Mrs. Clara Coen. Mr and Mrs. A E. Shafer returned from Logansport Thursday where they had been visiting their daughter. A. Gangloff, of Rensselaer, and Charles Godorich, of Remington, -men purchased a Maxwell automobile of the Main Garage this week. John F. Brunei* is again a resident of Rensselaer, having moved his family into the Afebott residence on McKinley avenue Thursday. Anna Middle-camp, of Kniman, came to Rensselaer this morning. She later ieft for Hammond for a visit with friends and relatives. j -Mrs-Anna Grow-returned to heehome in Indianapolis today after a visit with her mother, Mrs. Hain, who is in very poor health. Misses Helen and Clara Wnght went to Peru this morning. Their father, Rev. R. B. Wright, is now the pastor, eff the Baptist church of that city. ' »

Charles Odom, one of Gillam township’s prosperous farmers, was in Rensselaer today! He reports crops in that part .of the county to be in splendid condition except wheat, which is not very promising. M. F. O’Rear, of Oxford, was elected county school superintendent of Benton county Monday succeeding Charles Dodson. O’Rear is a democrat, while the republicans of that county, had a majority of the trustees. William Childers, of Conrad, was in Rensselaer this week. He has just recovered from a long siege of sickness and was looking very well. His ■ -j^^y^rief?ds - liere"wW-be pleased to know- of his recovery. E. B. McCashen left today for his home in Denver, Colo. He was called here on account of the death of his sister, Mrs. L. R. Florence, daughter of the late John English who lives near Brookston was in Rensselaer today. _ J. F. Ale, present county clerk, was elected school superintendent of Pulaski county Monday. The election of Mr. Ale places the school, interests of Pulaski county in the hand of a splendid man and a thorough educator. He was formerly superintendent of the Francesville schools.

Leo Worland has received notice from the Indiana State Board of Embaimers that Tie has successfully passed the required examination and will be issued a license to practice the art of embalming in the state of Indiana. Mr. Worland made excellent grades. The fire company was called to the property of J. C. Gwin in the east part of town, in which J. L. Higginson lives, this morning. A fire had been started by sparks from the chimney, which fell on the roof, setting it afire. When the fire company ar rived, however, the fire had been extinguished. The damage was slight. Prof Thomas W. Armstrong, of Jefelected county superintendent of schools of that county Monday on the 56th ballot. The other candidates were Geo. McLain and Reed Groningen. The Delphi Journal speaks very highly of Prof. Armstrong. Mrs. Larry Farnam and there children, of Oklahoma City, arrived this afternoon for a short visit with Mrs. E. L. Clark and other relatives. Mrs. Farnum and children have 'been visiting in Detroit and are on their way home. Mrs. Farnum was formerly Miss Bernice Warren, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Warren. Mrs. Mason Kenton, who has been visiting with friends and relatives -here for the past lwd~weeks, leftthTs morning for her home near Mitchell, S. Dak. She took with her Mrs. Fritz Zard. her mother, who will make her home with her children ih South Dakota. Mrs. Zard is 82 years of age, but quite well and active. While here Mrs. Kenton received a letter from her husband in which he wrote that they had most excellent crop prospects. All of the former Jasper county people are well and prosperous. The Kentland Enterprise says: “The Stockton perjury case from Rensselaer is still grinding in the circuit court, with no telling when the end will be reached. The State rested its case Wednesday forenoon at 11 o’clock dhd the defense immediately began introducing witnesses. The State was a little over a week in getting its evidence, and if the defense is as long, the case will run over into the vacation time, as the May term expires Saturday night.” The defense concluded their evidence late Thursday afternoon and all that remains now is the rebuttal.

There are a few rich young men who are deserving of special commendation. At the reserve officers’ training camp in Indiana was discovered that quite a number of young men without means were in danger of hawing to return home for lack of funs to continue their course of instrurtion. Hearing of this, the young men of wealth in the can\p quietly dug down, handed a large sum to the mess officer with strict injunction of sarreqy as to names, and as a result a nuiriber of brilliant young men of limited means will continue to serve their country. This action hr quite lyrfmt Willies who tear around the country with American flags conspicuous!y> displayed on the front of their automobiles. —— —, ~ Wne»l B. F. Fendig.