Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1913 — Many Will Go to Stock Show With County Agent. [ARTICLE]

Many Will Go to Stock Show With County Agent.

Since the resuming of schools in Rensselaer Wednesday morning, preparations have been again taken up for the visit many of the pupils are to make to the Union Stock Yards-to attend the International Live Stock show Friday. Prof. Ira Coe has found a very ready response from the students in the city schools and County Agent Barrett and County Superintendent Lamson have found a great deal of interest in the district schools. Indications are that there will be from 100 to 150 go to Chicago on the early train Friday morning. John Priest, traveling passenger agent tor the Monon, came today to inform the boosters that he has provided for their convenience an extra coach with capacity for 100 passengers and has arranged to have two street cars meet the delegation at Forty-Seventh street and transport them to the stock yards. Mr. Priest expects something like 130 to go from this county and passenger train No. 4, due here at 5:58, will make stops at Parr and Shelby to accommodate those Who want to join the delegation at those places. J. J. Lawler, Who offered to give dinners to all who will come, has sent word that he is glad there are to be so many and that he has decided to give them their suppers as well as their dinners. This was certainly good news to all. County Agent Barrett has planned to give the visit of the Jasper county boys and girls considerable notoriety and will write an article for The Breeders’ Gazette about the trip. He will also call the offices of The Tribune and The Record Herald and advise them of the visit afid it is not Improbable that one or the other of those papers will send a photographer to the stock yards to get a group .picture of the visitors. A very pleasant day is in prospect and ail look forward to it with pleasant anticipation.