Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1918 — Pat O’Brien May Be In Rensselaer Next Week [ARTICLE]

Pat O’Brien May Be In Rensselaer Next Week

In all probability Pat O’Brien, daring aviator, to whom cloumns of newspaper space has been devoted during the past few days, will be in Rensselaer some time the latter part of the coming week. The local county council of defense got in touch with Mr. O’Brien Thursday for the purpose of securing him to make a lecture in this city next Tuesday, the day oh which the county conference will be held. However, Mr. O’Brien told them that it would be impossible for him to make an engagement for that day. The defense committee was sorely disappointed, as a big time is planned for Tuesday and the aviator would have been the biggest drawing card that could have been secured. Bert Viapt, manager of the Princess theatre, is in Lowell today, and while there will make an attempt to secure Mr. O’Brien for a later date, and is confident that he can do so. The Monon and other small town newspapers in this section are filled with the advertisements of the home merchants. An examination of the, Rensselaer papers would lead a stranger to believe that this was a city without merchants. Wake up gentlemen, and do not let other towns get Hie business that belongs to you. ,