Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1916 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 [ADVERTISEMENT]

VAUDEVILLE In the true sense of the word Another Big One at the Gayety Tuesday Night May 30 5 and 10 Cents infem Tiwm ■

A new grain elevator, to cost $15,000, is to be erected at Ade, Newton county, to take the place of the one recently destroyed by fire. Next week is to bb the big time in Chicago at which the gentleman from Oyster Bay is expected to occupy a prominent place in the spotlight—otherwise, the Bull MooseRepublican conventions will be held in the Windy City, and it is expected that there will be "a big blow” on Lake Michigan. Kentland Democrat: Rev. C. V. Stotter conducted religious services in Morocco Sunday, and in his stead Rev. Father Collins of Collegeville held services in St. Joseph’s church here.. , . .Mr. and Mrs. Moses Sego of .Remington were guests of the former's brother, Meddie Sego, and family Tuesday ami attended the commencement exercises that evening. Twenty prisoners at the Marion county workhouse will be put to work on the improvement of the national road, two miles east of Irvington, on Monday, it was announced Saturday by the Marion county commissioners. The decision to use the prisoners in road work was reached, the commissioners say, because of the inability to get road laborers.

James J. Hill, “empire builder of the northwest,’’ aged .78 years, who underwent an operation Saturday at his home in St. Paul, Minn., died Monday, following an illness of 12 days' duration. Mr. HUI was a native of Ontario, Canada, where he was born in 1888, the son of an Irish-Canadian farmer. Coming to the United States at the age of 18 and going to the then great northwest he secured a job as clerk and stevedore at St. Paul, Minn., with the Dubuque and St. Paul Packet Co. For 15 years following he studied transportation, and then started a freight carrying company of his own. He had more to do with the building up of the great northwest than any other one man and became known as the greatest railroad magnate of modern times. The sporting fraternity of Indianapolis had arranged to pull off Monday night, the eve of the big auto races, a “boxing contest” with Jack Dillon and “Gunboat” Smith, both professional prize fighters, as the attraction. Mayor Bell had given his consent to the bout, but the law and order people appealed to Governor Ralston who wrote a letter to the prosecuting attorney and to the sheriff of Marion county and advised them to take such action as “was necessary to stop the proposed “exhibition.” The prosecutor secured a temporary injunction, but the fight promoters attempted unsuccessfully to get around this through legal technicalities by taking a change of venue to another court. Pending this action the sheriff replied to Governor Ralston’s letter and informed the chief executive that he could rest assured that no fight would take place, and it didn’t. Farm Cleanup Day Suggested. Here is another thought: Some one has suggested that we have a “farm cleanup day” the same as we have in towns and cities. That is a good idea, for there are many farms scattered throughout the country w’hich need “dressing up” a bit just the same that residence property in town needs, overhauling. Look over your plantation, if you happen to have one, and try to make it as attractive as possible; it will be a source of pride to you, and wi(l be an advertisement of your place that you Could not hope to gain otherwise.—Lufkin (Texas) News.