Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1908 — SUPREME COURT REPORTER. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SUPREME COURT REPORTER.

oe6>?ge N. Self Earned the Signal Honor Accorded Him. GEORGE W- SELF was nominated fqr Reporter of the Supreme, Court by acclamation, a distinction not always accorded nominees for four-year terms. Mn* Self has always been a hard wprher, iq early life working in brickyards, at carpentering and on the fftrm to earn money with which to educate himself. Since he has been Reporter no office in the State House ha 9 bee® more economically conducted ti»fn the Reporter's office. For instance, for the year 1905 the Legislative * t apprspri£ted 3150 £pr office expanse, of Reporter’s office. Of that amount $91.50 was turned back into the State treasury. In 1906, $l5O was appropriated for office expense and $7<L25 wak turned back into the treasury. Fdr the suih Of $l5O was ap-

preprinted and only $75.25 was expended, the balance being turned back into the State treasury. For 1908, $l5O was appropriated and up to date only $37 has been expended. Since Mr. Self has been Reporter decided improvements have been made, In the reports of the courts. The methods now treed are timesavers and add largely to the convenience of the busy judges and lawyers. These Improvements have been greatly commltaded by the bar of the State. The material used and the binding of the reports have also been much im prtiVed. At the time of his election Mnnself Itved* at Corydon, where for several years he has been a practicing attorney and a publisher, which expedience was a great aid to him In the efficient discharge of the duties of toe Reporter's office. Mir. Self whs a soldier during the Wir of the Rebellion, and his unanimous nomination was a recognition of the services of the 40,000 ex-soldiers of Indiana. The vote received bp Mr. 80 If to I*o4 shows that he la popular wherever known. Owing to the demand for ARISTOS FLOUR we sold the last car in three weeks instead of one month as heretotofore. Therefore we were out of Artistos all last week. We have just received another car and can now fill our back orders. Our standing guarantee is that Arlstos is the best flour made regardless of price or money refunded. Only $1.40 a sack. John Eger.

The famous "Ben Hur" beech, under Which the late Gen. Lew Wallace wrote the greater part of his celebrated novel, “Ben Hur," has at last fallen before the woodman's ax, at CraMfordsville. For some time the beech has Been dying, while one by one its limbs have fallen off until bofore the tree was cut down there was practically nothing left but a barren trunk. In Its prime the tree was one of the most beautiful in the general’s yard surrounding his home and study. After the beech was cut down, souvenir hunters in great numbers visited the Wallace homestead and cut pieces from the tree to be kept as souvenirs.

GEORGE W. SELF.