Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1881 — Pleasant Ridge [ARTICLE]

Pleasant Ridge

Since the weailier mo derated business at this place has assumed * lively form. Judd Purler trustee of w arion township visited lh« Pleasant Ridge school last Tuesday. A. K. Yeoman had a team to ran away one of the oold mornings 'as week, on* of the horses bioke a leg and had to be killed. Sigler A Co. have moved their •team hay press from here to Rene elaersnd will nee (hair haybarntmtll better weather, they are now

rttitniDg o horse power pres* at tkio place. School commenced hero loot Moo. doy offer one week nt vocotioo. Frank Hont, teacher woo proa en ted with a oico autograph album for a Christmas present by bia pupils. Now while the roade are good the farmera are preparing for their spring and summer work, at 'almost every wood yard a large pile of wood may be seen. lira. Halva Johnson haa been quite sick the peat few is bets ter now. John King spent the first of tha new year in White county, he said lie was yisiting his annt, but that ia rather thin as White connty holds a certain attraction for him. JuUXT. The number ol to i n rs employed in the state in 1 '7O vo IS.-WW; the number that ©ttend.-d the connty in atitutes 12,232. The total cos’ per capita for the actoal attendance of pnpila in tha s hoots of th state ia $12.72 Married last Sn id ay at the bride* father, : n Ke #r township, hv R#r. Shorsr lge, Mr. James Robbins to