Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1917 — ‘WHOOPSNACKS’ LOOK AT THIS [ARTICLE]

‘WHOOPSNACKS’ LOOK AT THIS

fc —: — — 1 - PARSON AND FLOCK TO HEW WOOD THURSDAY, IN ORDER TO SAVE COAL SUPPLY. Stiff joints and score muscles will be ~thd rule nexF Friday morning. Dear reader when you see Jesse Allman, Jack Tilton, J. J. Hunt, Rev. Strecker and some more of our prominent business men inside of a pair of overalls and a jumper next Thursday morning, don’t be alarmed and fear that they are to desert their regular vocations. Neither mistake them for members of a circus troupe, for these men, members of the Methodist church, are only going to imitate Davy Crockett ana Abrahaih Lincoln for a day—note we said day; that will be sufficient for this gang of rail-splitters. Owing to the coal shortage and anxious to save the supply of coal they have on hand the members of the Methodist church have decided to use wood in the future with which to heat their church. But where they were to get the wood was the the next question. This was quickly answered when several large land owners volunteered to donate part of the timber on their land. But who was to cut the timber and haul it to the church was the next perplexing question which confronted the parson and his flock. After discussing the question for some time Rev. Strecker decided to ask. some of his members to do the work themselves, and the latter being good members and wishing to show their patriotism, readily offered their services. Thursday was the day set aside for the back breaking performance. Bankers hours are not to be the rule. Each and every man entering this contest is to be on the job early with his ax and saw, and no excuse will be accepted from those arriving late. Between now and Thursday the men selected to do the work will use their spare moments in oiling up their creaking joints and putting themselves in the pink of condition for the fray. Just who will prove to be the best rail splitter has brought about several arguments already. Jack Tilton says he will leap to the fore, basing his argment on the fact that he comes from the farm and was used to hard labor when a boy. Jesse Allman says he has more strength than the rest of the contestants and will show them up when it comes to cutting wood in twain. Judson Hunt states that he is the dark horse and will cop the honors handily. Rev. Strecker says that the race will be a farce and that he will outdistance his rivals easily. “Watch me, when I get to swinging the axe and pushing the saw,,” were the words of Jay Stockton. Now that you have the opinions of the outcome of the race from the contesants themselves, you can draw your own conclusion. As for us we will place our money on a man who has not boasted of his powess in the wood cutting line. His name is Henry Amsler and when the day’s toil is over, don’t look to see who won the title, for it will be “Uncle” Henry, but just let your eye rove on down the sheet and see who finished second.