Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1902 — Items Here and There. [ARTICLE]

Items Here and There.

State-statistician Johnson estimates that the Indian corn crop, which is being harvested now, will exceed 165,000 bushels. Mr. Johnson claims that the September rains have not injured the crop as badly as he has been reported. Most of the damage done by the rains was to the corn that had been “cut up,” and was in the shook.

Harry Kramer, manager of Mudlavia hotel and sanitarium, lost his new automobile, Monday morning. While speeding along at a fast rale, the gasoline tank got to leaking, and came in contact with the fire box, and soon his whole machine was on fire. Harry and his chaffeur jumped out with coat tails blazing but were not much hurt. The automobile was completely ruined. The Chicago Tribune has been calling up the Republican editors of adjoining states to find who they favor for speaker of the National Congress, to succeed Henderson. Yesterday the Indiana editors had their inning. Of 80 who reported 61 favor Uncle Joe Cannon, of Illinois. The others scattering, thoilgh Henenway of this state gets most of their preferences. Another change has just taken place in the management of St. Joseph’s college. Rev. Benedict Boebner, rector of the college for three years past, and Rev. August Seifert, rector of St. Charles Theological seminary, at Carthagena, Ohio, have changed places. Rev. Seifert is the former rector of St. Joseph’s, having held that position from its first opening, until a little over three years ago. To obtain quicker accurate elections returns, an amendment has been suggested to the present law by which an official representative of each commitee would be present during the count, whose duty it would be to carry the certified result of the vote immediately to the committee he represents. Under the present, system the electicn boards are tired from work ail day and night, and often they do not report results. The law doesnot require them to do so until the canvassing board meets the next Thursday after the election. A very notable addition has just been made to the Jasper Public Library. Rensselaer Post G. A. R. has turned over to its keeping the Official History of the War of the Rebellion, published by authority of Congress, and at public expense. It contains over 100 large volumes and gives all official records of all battles, both Union and Confederate. Three large atlases, with maps and diagrams of every battle, compiled to accompany the history, 1 but not furnished free, have been presented by Judge S. P. Thump- ' son, who recently purchased them of a party in Kentland.