Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1891 — From DeMotte. [ARTICLE]

From DeMotte.

A number of school children are absent on account of sickness with colds. Our other sick people are improving slowly. The teachers held their institute at DeMotte school house Saturday. * Four teachers present and rendered their subjects in a creditable manner. One teacher absent on account of sickness the other . The ladies interested in the new church building are preparing to give a box social next Saturday evening, at the school house.. Anyone wishing a good supper woulc do well to call around and thus aid in the good work. Sayl vou had better send in your order for cheese. Last week a very modest, unpretentious looking individual stopped off at our station and took lodgings at the Troxell House. He desired a suitable location for a cheese factory, and spent a couple of days in looking over the surrounding country. Last Saturday morning he “took

a walk.” We suppose tie is still looking for a location as nothing has been seen or heard of him since- About the time of his disappearance Landlord Troxell’s pocket book containing money and papers to the amount of S3OO also “took a Whether the two started off together or not we know not, but they are both gone and—well we don’t like cheese anyway. A considerable racket was heard Monday night northwest of town.; The sound of drums and horns, the firing of guns, rattling of tin pans, jingling of cow bells and the cheering of small boys all made sucn a' din as would suggest an old time chrivarie. Guess somebody must have been married lately.