Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1913 — BIG DELEGATION TO STOCK SHOW [ARTICLE]

BIG DELEGATION TO STOCK SHOW

More Than Two Hundred Went From Rensselaer and Parr to Attend Exposition. The International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago is entertaining more than two hundred Jasper county people today. Probably no other county in Indiana, if, indeed, in Ilinois, ever took so large a delegation of hoys, girls, men and women to the city for (the express purpose of attending the stock show, and probably in no other county has so great a Success been scored in getting the co-operation of school children, teachers and patrons. To County Agent Barrett, County Superintendent Lamson, Prof. Ira Coe and John J. Lawler, the extensive land owner and stockman, goes the credit for inspiring the interest in the plan to attend the show in a body. Messr/ Barrett, Lamson and Coe advertised the plan at this end of the line and Mr. Lawler tempted them from the oither end by promising a dinner to all who would come and later enlargihg his offer to give supper as well as dinners. In Rensselaer 151 tickets were sold, at Parr 52 were sold and at Shelby quite a number more. No. 4 passenger train, due here at 4:58, was an hour late and some of the passengers went up on the 4:44 train. An extra coach was carried on No. 4 and this was soon crowded to capacity and there was an overflow into the other coaches. It is probable that 125 of those who Went from this county were schok ars of the public schools and will he entitled to share Mr. liberal hospitality. Most of the tickets were sold to 47th street and it was planned to spend the entire day at the show, returning on the 11:05 train tonight. Phone 273 for wood, feed, and coaL