Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 180, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1914 — Steeplejack Took Pictures From Top of Courthouse Flagpole. [ARTICLE]

Steeplejack Took Pictures From Top of Courthouse Flagpole.

For several days Edmond von Ivacnel and bis gang of steeplejack workmen have been busily engaged painting the chapel tower and other high buildings at St. Joseph’s college. Mr. Von Kaenel attracted considerable attention in Rensselaer just after dinner today, Saturday, when he perched himself on the top of the flagpole bn the top ofytihe courthouse tower and took a nunjber of pictures, birdseye views of the city. He will be here again next week and expects to paint the flagpole and probably do some other work on high buildings.