Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1914 — Steeplejack Made An Easy $20; That it, Easy for Him. [ARTICLE]

Steeplejack Made An Easy $20; That it, Easy for Him.

Edmund von Kaeriel, the steeplejack who is doing a lot off painting at St Joseph's college, slipped into , Rensselaer today and in 45 minutes he painted the flagpole on the courthouse, receiving S2O tor the job. „Of course, this was not all profit, as Mr. von,Kaenel furnished the paint. He used 2 quarts, which' cost him a half dollar and his velvet was only $19.50. Notwithstanding the fat price there was no rivalry tor the job and the pole needed painting ibadly. It is not probable that the board of commissioners will deem It necessary to scale the pole to see whether the job was well done, but the claim #ill be allowed without examination. Mr. von Kaenel is the man who scaled the. pole one day last week and with a $3 Brownie kodak took 18 birdseye views of the city. One was taken straight down the pole and the effect was very peculiar, the pole apparently being smaller at the bottom than at the top, while von Kaenel’s feet were quite conspicuous in the foreground. The other pictures were all splendid, and The Republican will 'have cuts made of two of them, which Show the city business district from the very tip of the flagstaff. it*!? .'