Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1911 — Boosters for Monticello’s Horse Show Paid Us a Visit. [ARTICLE]

Boosters for Monticello’s Horse Show Paid Us a Visit.

Rensselaer having inaugurated the “booster” parade for its horse show, all the other towns'in this end of the state are falling in line, and just before noon today, Thursday, some forty automobiles, most of tbem'gaily decorated, arrived in town from Monticello to advertise their horse show, which will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct, 27th and 28th. They brought a big bunch of people, all live wires, and they made things lively for a half hour and then skirmished around for something to eat, and then left for Remington, V^ c °ti, Brookston, Chalmers and other places. The Monticello band played several tunes and a “rube” band, comically made up, ripped off a few choice selections, much to the amusement of spectators. Among the visitors were Editor J. B. Vanßusklrk, of the Herald, Postmaster Billy Bunnell, Tony Anhier, president of the horse show; Mr. Ryan, the secretary; V. D. Cline, Sam Thompson, County Clerk Preston, Chas- A Holladay, Sheriff Price, Captain Ed Davis, Ed Gardner, and a.lot of others of equal prominence. They were all feeing like school boys on a vacation and their happy attitude is calculated te leave the impression that there is a good time in sight for vlsistors at the horse show. These booster parades are good things in promoting acquaintanceship and good feeling between the adjacent towns and we would like to have g good live bunch like that from Monticello come to see us every day.