Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1916 — Monticello Says “No” to Our Proposition; Francesville “Yes.” [ARTICLE]

Monticello Says “No” to Our Proposition; Francesville “Yes.”

Following the suggestion in The Republican that Monticello and Monon help Rensselaer . celebrate, the Monticello Journal answers us thualy: “Sorry, Bro. Healey, but your invitation came too late. We have started something that we can’t stop; otherwise it would be a pleasure for us to come to Rensselaer to ’elebnate. Under the circumstances we think that you had better come to Monticello. We'll* guarantee your people the time of their lives and will promise not to throw up checkers to you.” The following suggestion wtas taken from the Francesville Tribune, and seems like a very good one: “MOnon is trying to awaken the sleeping populace of Monticello sufficiently to put on a Fourth of July celebration there and they insist that they will co-operate to the extent of making it a jsuccess. This is leap year and Monon is the gay young damsel who is looking for entertainment along the beautiful shores of the Tippecanoe. The question is, will Monticello accept this innocent flirtation? Under existing conditions Rensselaer has her Iroquois and wouldn't it be possible for the people of Francesville and Medaryville to go there to celebrate?”