Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1920 — PROMINENT VISITOR WAS HERE [ARTICLE]

PROMINENT VISITOR WAS HERE

Grant Hinkle, Formerly of Carpenter Twp., Sec. of State of Washington. The Democrat received a pleasant call Wednesday afternoon from J. Grant Hinkle, secretary of state, of Olympia, Wash., who had been In Chicago attending a national meeting of the secretaries of state to discuss principally automobile license matters, fees, disposition of funds received, etc. The results of the discussions will be presented to the coming state legislatures, 36 states of which hold sessions In 1921, with a view of enacting more uniform automobile laws, Including fees and distribution of same, etc. Mr. Hinkle Is a product of Jasper county and his parents used to reside on the Remlngton-Goodland road, near where A. A. Fell now Ilves. Some thirty years ago the family went to Kansas and later Grant located in Spokane, Wash., where he resided for a number of years and became quite prominent. He was appointed secretary of state to fill out the unexpired term of an official who died before bls term was out, and was but recently elected for a four-year term. His father, W. H. Hinkle, died In Kansas about two years ago. Mr. Hinkle is a cousin of Mrs. Victor Yeoman of Barkley township and he went out there Wednesday evening for a brief visit. Wesley Hinkle of north of town Is also a cousin, and he expected to make a short call there while on the way out to the Yeoman place. He wanted to make a short visit to Remington and see the old home place while here, and from there expected to go to Indianapolis to call on Ed Jackson, our secretary of state, who was not in attendance at the Chicago meeting because of entertaining a new wife, to whom he was married Monday. This marriage, by the way, was Mr. Jackson’s second and also the second marriage of the lady whom he married, each having lost their -former partners by death and each having adult children by their first marriage. From Indianapolis Mr. Hinkle expects to return to bls far-western home.