Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1909 — Kentland Checker Players Coming. [ARTICLE]

Kentland Checker Players Coming.

Kentland checker players, five or 6 in number will be here Friday evening to play with the Rensselaer checker players. The visitors are headed by Ellery Bloom, formerly of Remington, and a checker player of state wide reputation. Sheriff Stoner and Auditor Bingham, of Newton county, will be among the visiting players. The local team will be composed of E. M. Thomas, Frank Hill, J. A. McFarland, Sam Stephens and one or two others chosen from the lesser checker lights. Judge Hanley has become quite a good checker player within the last few months, frequently playing a game while resting from the consideration of a weighty legal question. During the time the recent Iroquots ditch question was up he found that checker playing served a double purpose, giving him mental rest, and, comparing the movements of his checker men to the movements of the lawyers he could arrive at his dldsions with unfailing accuracy. As the cuort house at Kentland is to be represented by at least two office holders it is suggested that Judge Hanley be used in the local team. The place for playing the game has not yet been decided upon, but will probably be at the armory.