Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1912 — Some Other Birthdays on The 29th Day of February. [ARTICLE]

Some Other Birthdays on The 29th Day of February.

There are some others in Jasper county beside Mrs. William Warren whose birthday occurred Thursday, Feb. 29th. Mrs. Warren was- only 48 years of age instead of 49 as stated in The, Republican containing the article. Of necessity the birthdays occur at four year periods and must therefore be some multiple of four each leap year. Mrs, Warren lives at Telit and will probably accept our apology for having thus overstated her ago. With a good many 'women, however, it might be just as well to have some twenty-five ot thirty miles intervening when a mistake of this kind is made. Since the article was published we have learned of two or three others whose birthdays occur only every four years, owing to the fact that they were born on Feb. 29th of some leap year. Marion Gant, of Parr, for many years a clerk in that town, was 48 years of age Thursday. Little Ellen mauck, daughter of Lee Mauck, of Newton township, was 8 years bid that day and Ed Culp, from over about Remington, was also born on Feb. 29th. If we remember correctly, Miss Nina Hammond, daughter of Attorney Edwin P. Hammond, formerly of Rensselaer, but now of Lafaette, was also born on Feb. 29th. No babies have been reported by Rensselaer doctors as born this year on Feb. 29th and it looks like the papas in this section will have to continue to buy birthday presents every year instead of once in four. Of course, ail babies bora on Feb. 29th, prior to 1900, are an extra birthday short, as there Are no leap years on the even hundreds and there is a birthdayless stretch of eight years during that period. As a matrimonial advantage, leap year does not seem to be cutting much figure and lately there have been very few marriage licenses. No bulletins have been posted as to whether the cause is feminine backwardness or lack of male timber. Possibly tbe weather may have something to do in keeping down the wooing fever | and with the opening up of spring the spinsters may start a campaign that will round up about all tbe single drivers among the male population of Jasper. Tbe clerk is ready to issue Ihe licenses, tbe preachers and the justices are ready to tie the knots and the newspapers need tbe news and we are all united in a-wish that the girls will get busy and make 1912 a leader in the matrimonial records. :/