Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1898 — The School Enumeration. [ARTICLE]

The School Enumeration.

The school enumeration just taken shows a decrease in the county of children of school age over last year of .37 Barkley, Gillam, Kankakee, Keener, Marion, Newton, Walker, Wheatfield, (town and township) Remington and Rensselaer all show a loss, while Carpenter, Hanging Grove, Jordan, Milroy and Newton show a gain. The following table shows the enumeration for 1897 and 1898 of males and females and the totals: Total Total Males Females 1898 1897 Barkley 258 245 503 519 Carpenter IM 178 340 323 Gillum 101 96 197 228 Hanging G. 101 97 198 193 Jordan 125 137 262 244 Kankakee 102 75 177 182 Keener 144 118 262 282 Marion 257 130 387 351 Milroy 74 75 149 145 Newton 89 85 . 174 191 Union 231 196 427 371 Walker 128 123 251 272 Wheatfield 93 82 175 177 *• (town) 93 82 175 177 Remington 152 177 329 346 Rensselaer 372 391 763 796 Totals 4707 4510 4707 4744