Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 216, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1918 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

G. D. Prevo, of Medaryville, was in Rensselaer today. Attorney W. JI. Parkinson was in Indianapolis today. Jay W. Stockton went to Lafayette this fornoon. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Nagel and jaby went to Lafayette this afternoon for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sweppee, of Lafayette, were here today looking after a farm. Lewis Alter and son Lester, of Carpenter township, were in Renselaer today. Mrs. Charles Eggleston of Fair Oaks and her niece, Grace Bonham, of West Springs, Hl., were in Rensselaer today. Granville Marlin, who had been, living in Mrs. Shield’s house on Milroy avenue, has moved upon a farm near Morocco. Raney McCurtain and M. Dobbins went to Indianapolis this afternoon, where they expect to secure, employment. James Babcock of Jefferson barricks came today for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Babcock of Parr. He was accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Walter English of Lafayette. Attorney Milton E. Graves, of Morocco, has been elected chairman of the Republican county central committee of Newton county, succeeding Fred Longwell, of Brook, who recently entered the ministry and will move from the county.

Miss Carrie Welsh, who has been with her brother, Bert Welsh, and family at Grand View, Wisconsin, returned to her home here today. She had been away for about six weeks. She reports that Mr. Welsh is well satisfied with his new home. There will be a public meeting of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs at 8 o'clock tonight to dedicate the Odd Fellows* service flag. All Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and relatives of these boys in the service are cordially invited.—J. W. NORMAN, N. G., AND COMMITTEE. Mt Ayr is preparing for a big day a week from next Saturday, Sept. 28. The occasion is the annual home-com-ing and additional features will be the formal opening of the Fourth 'Liberty loan campaign in Newton county. Airplanes from the'Rantoul field have been promised, and several companies of the Liberty Guard of the Third Indiana regiment will be present < According to a British builder ships can be strengthened by attaching the bulkheads to the outer plates 1 flanges so shaped that the rivets run in semi-circles.