Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1901 — MILITARY COMPANY ACCEPTED. [ARTICLE]

MILITARY COMPANY ACCEPTED.

Rensselaer Company to Become a Part of the State National Guard. Notice has been received from Adjutant General Ward that by reason of the disbanding of the Rochester company, there is a place in the state national guard for the Rensselaer oompany, which was organized some months ago. The members will be examined at once, and the work of organization completed. During the week of December 23rd, B. S. Fendig will pay 6 cents for spring chickens and hens and any raise in the market George Brown formerly of Wheatfield, is now with the 17th infantry stationed on the island of Mindana, in the Philippines. His term of enlistment will expire in the spring. Hinoe his enlistment he ;has seen service in Cuba and the Philippines and was in the front rank of the besieging army at Pekin, China, and was one of the first A merioans to enter the city. Otto Htoele, of near Parr, was fine d and costs, a total of $lO.lO by Squire Burnham last Friday for trespass. Steele, who had beer, a tenant on Mrs. Ralph Fendlg's farm, hauled a load of corn off the farm after being ordered to keep off und his prosecution followed.

Gutheridge Post, No. 488, G. A. R., re-elected all their old officers last Friday night. They are: T. F. Clark, Commander; N. 8. Bates, senior vice commander; J. A. Ramey, junior vice commander, G. O. Pumphrey, chaplain, and Wm. Powers, quartermaster.

Fred Parcells was arrested on complaint of Squire Fay, of Parr, last week charged with indecent exposure of his person at a foot ball race in which he took part at Parr in November. The case was tried by a jury before Squire Troxell and they rendered a verdict of acquittal.

Wm. B. Hurley, of Barkley township, died at his home near Blackford, last Fi iday night, of Bright’s deseaoe, at the age of 05 years. He was an old soldier and leaves a wife and five children Rev. Levi Byrd conducted the funeral at the residence Sunday, interment taking place at the Sandridge cemetery.

One of the school teachers was trying to make plain to her class of little tots the meaning of the word •‘sphere.” She took an apple and told the class that it was a sphere. Now, she said, If I take two apples, what will it be, and they said promptly, two spheres. Then holding half an apple, she asked how many spheres she would get for that, and some one said half a sphere, and they were getting along famously. The next she held before the class was a quarter of an apple, and asking wnat she would get for that, a bright eyed, curley locked little Miss answered very promptly, ‘‘You’d get a crab.” t And isn’t that about all a quarter of an apple would be worth? Who would give a fourth o( an apple for a crab-apple,” unless the apple was a Ben Davis.

Lost —Pocket book containing one S2O bill, one $lO bill and two 50 oent pieces, and a note for S4O signed by George Davisson in favor of T. W. Snow. Finder notify T. W. Snow, at Blackford, Ind., and receive liberal reward. 20-41

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