Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1920 — FARMERS FEDERATION ELECTS [ARTICLE]

FARMERS FEDERATION ELECTS

Officers at the County Organization Meeting Held Last Friday. At the county meeting of the In* dlana Federation of Farmers associations, held in Rensselaer last Friday and which was largely attended, the following county officers were elected: Edward Ranton, president; William Ott, vice-president; Charley Postlll, secretary-treasurer. There are some 800 members its the county thus far, but it is expected to Increase this to 1,000 •or more, in which event the following will be delegates to the state convention: Joseph Kolhoff, John Farabee and C. M. Dewey. John P. Ryan of Gillam township and Charles Welch of Carpenter township were elected members of the legislative committee.

The following were selected aa officers for the various townships: Barkley—Winfred Pullin, Pres.; O. G. Baker, Vice-Pres.; Wm. Folger, Sec.-Treas. Carpenter —Howard Jones, Pres.;, Burdett Porter, Vice-Pres.; Wm. Ott, Sec.-Treas. Gillam—John P. Ryan, Pres.; John Selmer, Vice-Pres.; Alva Hershman, Sec.-Treas. Hanging Grove —Rollin Stewart, Pres.; Charles Erb, Vice-Pres.; John Jordan, Sec.-Treas. Jordan —Henry Tobin, Pres.; Joseph Kolhoff, yice-Pres.; Riley Tullis, Sec.-Treas. Kankakee—Alfred Duggleby, Pres.; T. F. Maloney, Vice-Pres.; Martin Hohner, Sec.-Treas. Keener —Joseph Rulssard, Pres.; Henry Swart, Vice-Pres.; Richard Grevenstuk, Sec.-Treas. Marion —Percy Hauter, Pres.; John Johnson, Vice-Pres.; Russel VanHook, Sec.-Treas. Milroy —Thomas . McAleer, Pres.; Earl Foulks, Vice-Pres.; W. C. Gilmore, Sec.-Treas, — Newton—John Rush, Pres.; Fred Feldhaus, Vice-Pres.; Robert Yeoman, Sec.-Treas. Union—l. L. Jones, Pres.; I. F. Meader, Vice-Pres.; Watson Humes, Sec.-Treas. Walker—C. M. Dewey, Pres.; Paul Harshman, Vice-Pres.; Wm. Stalbaiim, Sec.-Treas. Wheatfield—S. D. Clark, Pres.; Louis Grube, Vice-Pres.; P. O. Ken- | nedy, Sec.-Treas.