Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1905 — CONDITION OF THE G. A. R. [ARTICLE]

CONDITION OF THE G. A. R.

The depaitment of G. A. R* of the State has submitted its semiannual report to the oommanier-in-ohief. The report contains some interesting facts. On June 30, last, the Indisna department had 15,. 502 members with 412 p:sts' In the department there are now 403 posts, nine having surrendered their oharters. The membership in Indiana at the pr. smt time is 15,069. There has been a less by death in the last six months of 257. Bix huederd have dropped out of the ranks by suspension. The financial report made by the command*r shows that at the time the last report wee made the posts bad an aggregate of 126,933. 28 on hcr-d. Now they have an aggregate of $45,176,17. In the last six months (he posts have contributed $2,23191 in relief The total value of property now owned by all the pi6ts is $119,711 41 Gold Medal fl ur awarded first prize at the bt. Lou's Fair for making more bread hnd betiei • bread to the barrel than any othei flour in the United States and - only $1 60 p<»r quarter barrel, at the Chicago Bargain Store,