Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1918 — CLEANED from the EXCHANGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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The mid-suimmer meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association was held at Evansville Thursday and yesterday. The Newton County Enterprise says that thirty-two windmills were blown down in the vicitiny of Kentland in the wind storm, of Thursday night of last week. The Republicans have elected Edward M. Wasmuth of IHuntington as state chairman; J. C. Bryson of Brazil, vice-chairman; L. W. Henley, secretary, and F. G. Gardner, treasurer. Joseph Bower, Sr., a pioneer citizen of Newton county, died at hithome northwest of Goodland last Sunday, aged sixty-nine years. He was an extensive land owner and had resided in Newton county for nearly fifty years.

George Hoover, one of the prominent citizens of Goodland, passed away Saturday afternoon after a lingering illness with cancer. Mr. Hoover was a director in the State Bank at Goodland and owned considerable real estate. The funeral service was held Tuesday at Goodland and burial was made in the Fairlawn cemetery at Kentland.—• Benton Review. Five wotaen have taken positions in the supply yards at the Monon shops sorting scrap iron. They are attired in blue overall bloomers and have a woman supervisor. They work nine hours a day ana receive the same pay as the men performing similar work in the yards. There have been many applications from women for the work and quite a number will be employed. Those in charge of the work in the material yard believe the plan will prove successful. —Lafayette Journal.

cratic state committee at the meeting of district chairmen in Indianapolis Thursday, after State Chairman Charles A. Greathouse had declined re-election because of having been appointed on a government duty by President Wilson, which would take him from the state a greater part of the time. Dr. F. A. Bolser of Newcastle was chosen vice-chairman and W. N. Fogarty of Indianapolis was re-elected treasurer., Chairman VanNuys was authorized to appoint the secretary.