Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

About four or five inches of snow fell Thursday night, as a reminder that the ground hog’s shadow is still with us. Geo, O. Pumpbrey has sold his farm in Newton county and bought 80 acres of the Gifford fairn, jnst northeast of the city corporation line, paying $5,600 therefor. . The roads are now filled wifm movers’ wagons A regular caravan of mover's from Illinois, going to some point over southeast of Rensselaer, put up here Thursday night. Miss Josephine Jayne, the traveling director of home talent plays, who has charge of the Deestreect Skewl to be given at Ellis opera house March 4, will arrive in the city to-day. William Gardner, who has been employed at the Chicago Bargain Store, will resign his position on March Ist, and will take up a private course in agriculture on a farm near Pleasant Ridge. All ye public should be looking forward to ye grand exhibition day at ye close of skewl, when all ye scholars will speak pieces and read compositions from ye high platform at ye opera boose. Exhibition to be given March 4th, at Ellis opera house. Charles Hansen has given up moving on his farm in Walker tp , and will remain in Rensselaer The house he now occupies has been rented to James Tanner of Barkley tp., and Mr. Hansen will move into Mrs. Hopkins’ house on South Weston street, we understand. Harry Jacobs of Jennings county, who was called here by the recent death by accident of his brother-in-law, Wm. Meyers of Carpenter tp , returned home Tuesday, Mr. Jacobs is well pleased with his Jennings county investment and says he could sell out if he desired for double what he paid for his farm. v. The 10-year-old daughter 'of Joseph Putts of south of town, was badly injured by being kicked in the head by a horse while playing about the barn hist Sunday. The horse was not shod or the blow wonld no doubt have been immediately fatal. She was unconscious for several hours and the skull was depressed by the blow. She is now recovering from the injury and will probably be all right again in a short time.

Some of the young people -of Rensselaer have decided to h- Id a week’s session of Ye Deestreect Skewl; a genuine old fashioned skewl, in which the Three R’s will be taught in ye good old way. A teacher who is experienced at yielding ye rod is desired. A woman teacher is preferred. Aspiring teachers are requested to hand applications to Dr. Perkins when he makes his rounds. The Doctor will call ye publick together for ye election of teachers next new moon, if the roads are favorable.

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The attraction at Ellis opera house next Tuesday evening, March 1, will be Fred Raymond's famous comedy “The Missouri Girl.” The enormous volume of business done by the company in the last few veafs attests the popularity of the play. In nearly every city visited so far this season the entire house has been sold out before the date of the performance. Ticket speculators have reaped a rich harvest by buying up the choice seats and re-selling them at advanced prices. One speculator is said to _ have made over S2OO on a single performance. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Feb. 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Turner, a daughter. Feb. 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarenoe Maxwell, a daughter.