Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 126, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1917 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mayor Charles G. Spitler, who is chairman of the Jasper county Red Cross chapter, went to Chicago toda to .secure a speaker for the proposed Sunday evning meeting. Christian Teaborg and wife, of Chicago, were here today closing a deal for a 40 acre farm near DeMotte which they purchased from E. L. Hollingsworth. A number of Rensselaer people went to Remington today to confer with the members of the Red Cross at that place. It is understood that the Red Cross is receiving splendid support from our neighboring town. Mrs. W. F. Fellmy, of DePauw, Ind., took the train here this morning for Foresman, where she will visit with the family of Thomas Wright. Mrs. John I. Gwin went to Fair Oaks this morning and spent the day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McGowan, who live in the northern part of Union township. The governor of Indiana reports the state’s total registration as 255,145, divided as follows: White 230,272; colored 10,073; alien 13,651; alien enemies 1,149; indicated possible exemptions 151,689. State’s estimated eligibles 260,011. McCutcheon’s cartoons in the Chicago Daily Tribune are always good. In today’s paper he has drawn a picture of each of the denominations of the Liberty Loan bond. They are as follows: SIOO,000 Grant; $50,000 McKinley; $5,000 Monroe; SI,OOO Lincoln; SSOO Washington; SIOO Jackson; SSO Jefferson. The hanks here will furnish any of these bonds.

About fifty character witnesses were called to Kentland today to testify in the Stockton perjury trial, which has been occupying the attention of the Newton court during the past two' weeks. A large number of character witnesses testified Tuesday and in all there will probably be 100 such witnesses examined during the present week. It is the opinion of the attorneys involved in the case that it will be the latter part of the week before the case is turned over to the juryBicycle tires, the largest line in the city. AU new stock at the old low prices. Also bicycle repairs and repairings—Main Garage.