Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1903 — ITEMS HERE AND THERE [ARTICLE]

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Aoaordiog to Billy Blodgett, of the Indianapolis News, the opposition to Congressman Landis’ renomination is fast fading away, and by the time of holding ' the oOnvention comes there will be nothing to it, and the Delphi man will have little trouble in seonring . his fifth nomination, which also is equivalent to an election in that district. a ; * Vr A special telegram from Washington to the Indianapolis News of last evening says that ,4 the Indiana delegation has decided to do all it can toward securing the naval training station for Michigan City. Members of the board that submitted the names of the five available* points have said privately tbatj Michigan City might have bad ai higher place in the list were it not | that the prioe put on the landj needed for the site w&b too high.” | ~~ The Liporte Argus-Bnlletin says f that several farmers residing ini' the vicinity of Westville were re-* oently the victims of olever Chios* i go swindlers. They were offered two suits of clothes and an over- j coat to order for $56. They : thoughtthey were getting a great" ba'giin on the prioe and the agent did a land offioe business, and re oeived cash or notes with each order. Last week the farmers received the clothing 0. O. D., with , $26 oharges added for making. There was nothing for the purchasers to do butr pay the $26 or lose the clothing and the $56. Dtlphi Herald:—Joseph Rae- ! gamer and son, Francis, who were ; seriously injuzed by being struck! by a Monos train at Rossville Fri-1 day morning are both still confined to their beds. The elder Hue- 1 gamer is ia a critical condition | and it is doubtful if he reoovers; The operation that it was intended to perform upon him has not been been peiformsd as yet, but will be unless he should show signs of improvement The younger man who, after the accident was np and around, was foroed to take bis bed, his nervous system giving away under the strain. Engine No. 11l was banting the train which struck them.