Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1909 — COLLEGEVILLE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COLLEGEVILLE NEWS.

Father Koester delivered the sermon at the students’ services on Sunday. Mrs. Wallace, of Ft. Worth, Texas visited her son here before returning to her southern home from an extended stay in Chicago. The cupolas on the church towers are at last being put into place. The height of the towers will be 132 feet. The concrete foundations for the new laundry were laid last week and now the bricklayers are at work on th building. The machinery will be of the best known in the steam laundry business. During the last week the students enjoyed their first free day. The day was spent in rambling about in the neighboring woods looking for any kind of nuts that might be found. Nearly all the boys returned as empty-handed as they left in the morning. A game of base ball had been arranged with the Rensselaer Juniors by the college Juniors for Saturday afternoon at the request of the former team. However, tne college boys were the only team to appear on the grounds at Athletic field, and apparently they enjoyed their walk home. The Athletic Association lately held a spirited meeting. The election of a foot ball manager was the business for the day. L. McGurren was the recipient of the burden. The prospects are rather clouded, and he reports that a representative team will be an Impossibility this year. The lovers of the fragrant weed have also been up and doing, and the following have been selected as leaders of the Jolly Raleighltes for the presen term: President, B. Voors; Secretary, C. Minnick; Treasurer, J. Trench; Marshal, A. Reichert, The initiation of the new members, always an interesting event, will be done in the near future. The treasurer reports that the financial conditions are very satisfactory, which goes to show that some of the lads are not up to all the triqks of their trade. Try The Democrat for job work.