Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1913 — Bubbling Fount Supplied By E. D. Rhoades & Son. [ARTICLE]

Bubbling Fount Supplied By E. D. Rhoades & Son.

E. D. Rhoades & Son, the hardware merchants, have donated a modern drinking fount of the bubbling type, which has been installed in front of their store. The conditions of the donation was that the city put it in and supply the water. It is understood that the city plans putting in several others and we suggest that they be distributed with some consideration and not clustered all in one block. One near the Makeever hotel corner would be well located. There is an abuse of these drinking founts that should be stopped at’ once and that is the habit of children playing at them, holding their hands over the pipe and spraying water over the walk, etc. With the increase in the number the abuse will probably increase unless stopped by sharp criticism from the officers. The children, to be sure, are very thoughtless in the matter, but the practiec is annoying nevertheless. The action of Roades & Son is public spirited and commendable.