Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1914 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns.—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. G. A. R. Officers Are Named. A. B. Crampton, of Delphi, the new department commander of the G. A, R. of Indiana, has continued Col. J, R. Fesler, of Indianapolis, as assistant adjutant general and assistant quartermaster general. Recruiting officers have been named for each congressional district, except the Eighth, as follows: First, John C. Shafer, Boonville; Second, S. F. Johnson, Vincennes; Third, Joseph Van Meter, Jeffersonville; Fourth, Lewis King, Columbus; Fifth, Joseph Sherfey, .Brazil; Sixth, J. F. Davenport, Richmond; Seventh, W. D. Wilson, Indianapolis; Ninth, N. B. Dewey, Cicero; Tenth, J. B. Shaw, Lafayette; Eleventh, Milt Ewing, Winamac; Twelfth, Joseph Kickley, Ft. Wayne; Thirteenth, William Hess, Plymouth.