Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 215, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1917 — NEWLAND. [ARTICLE]

NEWLAND.

Onion pulling and topping keeps everybody busy. It is difficult to get enough help. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stanley are here from Milford, 111., visiting relatives and working in the onion fields. A. R. Learthuby, of Chicago, who has been here the past week seeing after John Daily’s onion crop, went back to Chicago Tuesday. Men are making ready to start a hemp machine that has been brought here to.take care of, the hemp crop that is stored here. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bartels and sons, John and Clarence, are going to motor to Davenport, lowa, this week to make a visit of ten days. Try attending Sunday school next Sunday.

Preparations are being made for the livestock show to held here on October 13 and 14.‘ Mrs. Mattie Hopkins returned to her home in Chicago Monday, after a two weeks’ visit here with Mrs. Mary D. Eger and other friends. Morocco high school has been scheduled to play football here on October 13. The date was originally set aside for the Logansport tCam, but a conflict in schedules made the cancelling of the game imperative. The Indiana guard believes that it will be in France before the winter is over. This belief is emphasized by the fact that few „» permanent buildings are being constructed at Camp 1 Shelby. Hundreds of men are laying floors in tents, indicating that the men will spend the nights' in tents. Withiir a week the division' at Camp Shelby will be complete. The reserved seat tickets for the coming three world’s series games in Chicago have all been sold. Those making by mail for tickets from now on wifi have their money returned to them. 75,000 mail applications have been received by the Sox management and there are only 17,500 seats in the reserved section. Chicagoans are be given the preference and it is very likely that those attending from here will be forced to take their chances by standing in line, unless their applications were made very early.