Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1917 — JASPER REPUBLICANS HONORED [ARTICLE]

JASPER REPUBLICANS HONORED

Attorney D. D. Dean Gets Clerkship in State Senate. Local Republicans are once more coming into recognition in the matter of governmental favors to be passed ground to the faithful. Attorney D. D. Dean, who served through the recent campaign as secretary of the Republican county central committee, has been appointed to a clerkship in the state senate and left for Indianapolis Sunday to take up the Work. Mr. Dean is uncertain as to whether he will remain throughout the session or not, and accepts tjie place more for the experience he will get than for any other reason. Two other residents of Jasper county to receive recognition are Harry Moore, 18-year-old son of B. J. Moore of this city, and Tames Babcock, son of J. L. Babcock of Union township, who have been af> pointed first and second alternates to the Tenth Indiana district schol arship at the Annapolis Naval academy. Harry went to Annapolis Saturday and took the physical test but was unable to pass same and has therefore been eliminated from further consideration for the appointment. James Babcock expects to prepare for the test now and will take the examination to be held at Valparaiso February 19. The Jasper county boys received their appointments through W. L. Wood, representative from this district. ,> Gerald Dey of Lafayette was appointed to the scholarship and in the event that he qualifies this year there will be no vacancy Uh til next year. ’