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of January and the owner informs me that it is not engaged and that he will rent it to me for the school purposes at $15[[?]] per month if I will rent it for the year and I want to know from you what I shall do in the matter and if you desire me to rent inform me immediately for he has only given me one week to decide and if he meets with any other chance he will very likely let it out for I had as I thought rented a much inferior place both as to house and location at $12.50 per month for next year when to my surprise the owner came to me the other day and informed me that I would have to look out for some other place as he had rented the house which he promised me to another party for $15 a month since the State aid bill has been passed house rent in this place has taken a rise of fifty and one hundred per cent and there is not any vacant houses in town and no lots for sale with good titles this house that I have the promise off is in a good locality for a school and can with very little expense be put into a good school room a few more student desks is