Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1883 — School Report. [ARTICLE]

School Report.

The following is a full report of the Cosy Palace school, Barkley township, for the winter term commencing Nov., 13th, 1882 and ending Feb., 24th 1883: Enrollment for term 19. Average daily attendance 1513-320 The following pupils were perfectin attendance and punctuality. Nellie Daniels, Jessie Nichols, Dalhe Nichols, Lottie Dowell, Martha Ott, Mary Ott. Geo. B. Antrim, Teacher. lam now prepared to make desirable farm loans of S3OO and upwards on as good terms as can behad in the state. Partial payments allowed. Small sums at 7 percent. Large sums, on broad security, 6 per cent. Frank W. Babcock. 15-24-ts. W. H. <fc C. Rhoades have the agency of the justly celebrated Mason & Hamlin Organs; they are fully warranted, and the best intruments made. They range in price from $22.00 up to $1,000.00 and over. If you want a first-class organ, in every respect, call on W. H. & C. Rhoades, they have three samples on hand now, one at SBS, one at $125, and one at $l5O, and. they are beauties. Mr. E. J. Stone expresses confidence that the British contact observations of the transit of Venus were so successful that they will reduce the possible error in our estimate of the sun’s distance to 300,000 miles or less. Of the offices the treasurer ranks the highest, and is worth close on to $40,000 per annum to the incumbent. The auditor, who formerly had such a lucrative position, under the new law cannot make more than SIO,OOO a year. The attorney general, by exhausting all the variations, can add about SIB,OOO annually to his earthiy possessions. The clerk of the supreme court makes about SIO,OOO, and the secretary of state, the poorest.of them all, cannot get more than $5,000 a year.—“ Exchange.”