Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1909 — Marathon Race Open for Members of State Militia. [ARTICLE]

Marathon Race Open for Members of State Militia.

Battery A of Indianapolis has arranged a marathon race to take place on June 27th, at Indianapolis. It consists of a race from Fort Benjamin Harrison to the Battery A armory at Sixteenth street and Senate avenue, by,the way of The distance will be more than ten miles. Bribes will be to , each of the ten men finishing first. The organization scoring the most points will receive a silver cop. Ten points are scored for the first, 9 for the second and so on to 1, point for the 10th man. Bach organisation can enter from one to five men. The entrance fee is 25 cents for each man, and the entries close on June 21st. The local company has been supplied with blanks for entering if any of the members wish to enter.

Jonathan Morris, of Elkhart, whose saloon license expired on May 22, and who pretended to continue a soft drink establishment, was arreßted in his place Tuesday night. The police also found Henry Baumgartner there helplessly drunk. Several kegs and cases of beer, cases of wjp& whiskey and gin and liquors in pints and half pints ready for sale were seised.