Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1914 — Flag On Court House Wrapped About Flag Pole. [ARTICLE]

Flag On Court House Wrapped About Flag Pole.

A number have wondered why the big flag which was raised on the court house flag pole on Decoration day has net been removed since that time. The reason is that the flag was wrapped about the pole by the wind and can not be controlled by the halyard. The flag is hoisted and taken down through a small window or door in the roof of the cupola. The flag is 36 feet in length and cost about S2O. It is being whipped into firreds by the heavy winds of the tpast few days, but there is no way of taking it down except to have some one scale the pole, which is hazardous and costs more than the cost of a flag. Thera is small chance that the Wind will shift about and loosen the flag, and it will probably have to be left flying until it is entirely destroyed.