Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1881 — Teachers Monthly Reports. [ARTICLE]

Teachers Monthly Reports.

Oh I the terrible mod. <1 Uncle Billy Pierce has built a new barn. The “Phunnytail” is what Dr. Bam. Ritchey calls it. A merry Christmas to the readers of The Republican. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Phegley rejoice because of the birth of a new daughter. The matrimonial market promises to be very brisk during the remainder of the year. Yetz ist die Ziet fur Bauer Kraut Don’t you schmell ’em? At C. C. Starr A Co’s. In another place on this page may be seen the new advertisement of R. F. Priest A Bro. Read it. Old Jasper, the war-horse presented to Gen. R. H. Milroy by the citizens of this county, died in Delphi the 2nd inst ' r After the first of J anuary, 1882, all births and deaths must be reported by th 6 attending physician to the county board of health. Read what Wiler has to say in another column. Miss Mary Draper, one of Remington’s fairest. and brightest young ladies, is visiting Della and Arilla Cotton, in this place.

Dime novels-and song books at M. 0. Cissel’s. 1 r - If you are engaged in the practice of medicine, or—well read Clerk Price’s notice in another place, and then hustle around to his office and get your name registered. Buy your Christmas Jewelery . es Hamar. * The following officers were elected for the ensuing year, in Prairie Lodge No, 125, F. A A. M.: W. M., C harles H. Price; S. W., Ira C. Kelley; J. W., George Conwell; Secretary, M. L, Spitler; Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” beautifully illustrated, at Tharp’s. ‘ Meeting at the Baptist church next Sabbath at 10:30 A. M. A. Christmas sermon. Meeting at the Wasson schoolhouse in the evening. Philip McDade, Pastor. Try the “National Pet”cigar. at M. O. Cissel’s. Two for a nickel A reported case of small-pox in Union township, last week, and which occasioned considerable alarm turned out to be a malignant " type of scarlet fever. A German family lost three children we are informed.

Books! Holiday Books! Cal Tharp’s, and sea them. The pupils in the intermediate department, Mrs. Mitchell, teacher, celebrated the poet Whittier’s birthday last Friday afternoon, with appropriate exercises. A wise and beautiful custom, well worthy of imitation. " Fine Under-wear, Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, and Overalls, at Fendig’s. Kentland Gazette: Simon P. Thompson called at our sanctum last Monday and paid for the Gazette for another year. He is one of the most genial Gentlemen, as well as one of the-ablest attorneys practicing at this bar. v - A big stock of vases and toilet sets, at C. C. Starr & Co.’s. School children and many grown persons are carrying sore arms from vaccination. Everybody should use this precaution, as that loathsome disease—small-pox —is prevalent the country over. There were twenty-five deaths from smallpox in Chicago, Monday. Hand-book of Penmanship at Th arp’s. Hear the lament of ye disconsolate tenor. “The M. E. church choir is a defunct organization. No organist, no chorister, no bass, no choir, (k)no(w) nothing! ” We sympathize with him in his desolation, but not being singers, we are powerless to aid. Our “devil”,indeed, has musical talents, and did he not, by his practices, so well justify his title, he might be utilized to fill one of the waste places in the choir, but, alas! what the inside of a church may be like, he knoweth not H. B. Smith, the Peoples W atch-maker, can be found at Hamar’a.

The following Teachers Monthly Reports have been received and filed in my office to date: MABION TOWNSHIP. Diet No. 1, J. F. Warren, teacher, Reports 1 and 2; Dist. No 2, J. C. Pierson, teacher, report 1; Dist. No. 3, Melissa Mitchell, teacher, reports 1 and 2; Dist. No. 4, Lelia Fulton, teacher, reports 1 and 2; Dist. No. 5, Emma Given, teacher, delinquent; Dist. No. 6, Alda Fulton, teacher, report 1: Dist. No. 7, Eliza Kirk, teacher, delinquent; Dist. No. 8, Alice Johnson, teacher, report 1; Dist. No. 9, Amanda Parris, teacher, report 1; Dist. No. 10, Carrie Funston, teacher, reports 1 and 2; Dist. No. 11, Albert E. Coen, teacher, reports 1 and 2. CARPENTER TOWNSHIP. Dist. No. 1 Myra Price teacher reports 1 and 2; Dist. No’ 2 Thom. Babb teacher reports 1 and 2; Dist No 3 Elmer Snoddy teacher reports 1 and 2; Diet No 4 Clark Price teacher report 1; Diet. No. 5 Lillie Bartoo teacher reports 1 and 2 ; Dist. No. 6, School house burned; Dist. No. 7 J H Snoddy report delinquent; Dist. No. 8 Ollie Henricks teacher reports 1 and 2; Dist. No. 9 Susie Edwards teacher, report 1; Dist. No. 10 Carrie Irwin teacher, reports 1 and 2; Dist. No. 11 Mary F. Shields teacher, reports 1 and 2. BARKLEYTP. Dist. No. 1 R P Benjamin teacher, report delinquent; Dist. No. 2 Clara Coen teacher, report Ij Dist. No. 3 E R Pierce teacher, report 1; Dist. No. 4*W Boyd Johnson teacher, report 1; Dist. No. 5 Henry C Roney taacher, report 1; Dist. No 6AM Munden teacher, report delinquent.: Dist. No. 7 Josie Parkison teacher, reports 1 and 2; Dist. No. 8 Jacob McDonald teacher, report 1: Dist. No. 9 Eva Burk teacher, report not due; Dist. No. 10 May Miller teacher, report 1. JORDAN TP. Dist. No. 1 Nettie Bruce teacher, report not due: Dist. No. 2 Alice Irwin teacher, report 1; Dist. No. 3 Anna L. Lam son teacher, report not due; Dist. No 4 Ida Coons teacher report not due; Dist. No 5 Ruby Bruce teacher, report not due; Dist. No. 6 Charles Horner teacher, report 1; Dist. No. 7 Frances Adams teacher, report not due; Diet. No. 8 Abram McElfresh teacher, report not due.

WALKER TP. . , Dist. No. 1 *W L Eleener teacher, report 1; dist. No. 2 Jas F Antrim teacher, report 1; dist. No 3 *W D Bringle teachea, report 1; dist No. 4 no school this winter; dist. No. 5 Geo B Antrim teacher, reports 1 and 2; dist. No. 6 William Churchill teacher, report 1; dist. No. 7 Lottie Hoile teacher, reports 1 and 2; dist. No 8 Mary M Hilton teacher, report 1. UNION TP. District number 1 John E Alter teacher, report 1; district number 2 James W Pierce teacher, report 1; district number 3 Jennie Gant teacher, report not due; district number 4 Sadie McDonald teacher report not due-; district number 5 David W Shields teacher, report not due; district number 6 Rosa B Coons teacher, report not due; district number 7 James Brusnahan teacher, report 1. HANGING GROVE TP. Dist. No. 1, James W. Douthitt, teacher, report 1 and 2 ; Dist. No. 2, Chas. Peregrine, teacher, report 1 ; Dist No. 3, ‘Emma Orcutt, teacher, report 1 ; Dist. No. 4, Mattie L. Lane, report 1 and 2 ; Dist. No. 5, *66116 Smith, teacher, report 1 and 2 ; Dist. No. 6, Clara Crawford teacher, report 1.

GILLAM TP. Dist. No. 1, F L Hunt teacher, report 1; Diet No 2, Charles W Faris teacher, report 1; Dist No 3, Arvena Bouk teacher, report 1; Dist No 4, Melvin A Osborne teacher, report 1; Dist. No. 5, Milton A. Makeever, report 1; Dist. No. 6, M. B. Faris, delinquent. NEWTON TP. Dist. No. 1, Mattie Benjamin teacher, report 1 and 2 ; diet. No. 4 2, Charles P Hopkins teacher, reKort 1 and 2; dist No. 3, 8 B Most teacher, report 1 and 2; dist No 4, John W De wees teacher, report land 2; dist No 5, P F Roberts, report 1 and 2. " KEENER TP. Dist. No. 1, • Waiter Harrington teacher, report 1; dist No 2, •Maggie Bierma teacher, report 1; dist No 3,* Willy C Tyler teacher,re port 1; dist No. 4, Merrill M. Tyler teacher, report not due; dist No. 5, Chattie M Sayers teacher, report not due. milAot tp. Dist No 1, James B Erwin teacher, report not due; dist No 2, Chas 8 Cox teacher, report delinquent; dist No 3, Amsie C Pillars teacher, not due; dist No 6»*Orwin Strickler

teacher, report not due; dist No 5» ♦Samuel B Thorton, report 1. • WHEATFIELD TP. Dist. No 1, *Sanford Makeever teacher, report 1; dist No 2, Tillie Cason teacher, report 2; dist No 3, F G Helmick teacher, report delinquent; dist No 4, Sadie M Muffley teacher, report 1. KANKAKEE TP. Dist. No. 1 Douglas Clark teacher reports 1,2, and 3; dist. No 2 Amos Cadwallader teacher, reports 1,2, and 3; dist. No. 3 Lee E. Glazebrook teacher, reports 1 and 2 REMINGTON BCHOOLB. ; • , High School dept. M. P. Bolles principal, report delinquent; Inter mediate dept. A. A. Stearns teacher reports 1 and 2; Second Primary Agnes Nelson teacher, reports 1 and 2; First Primary Mary F. Blood teacher, report 1. Those teachers whose names are marked with a star(*)are teaching their first terms. All delinquent reports should be forwarded at once.

D. B. NOWELS,

County Superintendent