Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1892 — Commencement Exercises District Schools. [ARTICLE]

Commencement Exercises District Schools.

The regular annual graduating exercises of the district schools will be held as follows: Marion, Newton, Union and Barkley Townships, at the Rose Bud chapel in Union township, Saturday evening, May 7th. Twelve graduates. Keener Towjjbhip, at DeMotte Friday evening May 13th. Three graduates. Wheatfield * and Kankakee Townships, at Wheatfield, Saturday evening, May 14th. -Five graduates. Carpenter Township, at school House Number 10, Thursday evening May 19th. Four graduates. Jordan Township, at School House No 5, Saturday evening May, 21st. Two graduates. Hanging Grove Township, at the Marlboro School House, Saturday evening, May 28th. Two graduates. Gillam Township, at Independence Ch apel, Saturday evening, June 4th Two graduates. Exercises to begin prompty at eight o’clock. \ All friends of the schools are invited to attend these meetings. <J. F. Warren, Co. Supt.

If anybody doubts the ability of the colored race to hold its own alongside the Caucasian, the following from the South Bend Times ought to dispel the illusion: “Charles N. Chappell, a colored man, applied for work to Jacob Deible, a restaurant keeper, at 825 Chappell street. Mr. Deible said he had no place for him, but Chappell offered to work for one cent the first day, providing Deible would enter into a written contract to pay him one cent the first day, two cents the second day, four cents the third day, and so on, doubling each day for thirty days. Mr, Deible I thought he had struck a good thing and readily signed the contract. Chappell worked for twenty-two days and then asked for money Deible asked how much he wanted supposing that a few dollars would satisfy the claim. When confronted with a bill for 84,609.09 he was staggered. Deible called the contract off but will be sued by the colored man for that amount.”

The first payment of the second series of the Rensselaer Building, Loan and Savings Association, will be due on the last Saturday of this month (the 30th.) Parties wishing to receive their stock can get same, on calling at the Citizen’s State Bank, and paying the usual fee of Twentyfive cents per share.

F. L. CHILCOTE, Sec'y.