Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 258, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1918 — FORTUNE TOLDFORTUNE TAKEN [ARTICLE]

FORTUNE TOLD—FORTUNE TAKEN

Rensselaer was visited by a band of real Gypsies this week, the first that have come this way for many months. This time Romany rolled into town in modern “gas” wagons instead of in their traditional horsedrawn vehicles. Although the horse trading feature was missed in'thear visit here, one could still have their fortune told. As the story goes, a young man from up north met one of gaily bedecked, brown eyed daughters of the tribe and he, wishing to know how next Tuesday’s election would come out, and what his future prospects would be, had his fortune told. Shortly after, however; he discovered that his fortune had been taken as well as told, a twenty-dollar bill was missing, so 'he immediately notified Sheriff McCoHy, who stopped the caravan when just getting ready to pull out across the Washington street bridge. In due time Sheriff McCoflly recovered the money and had ordered the Gypsies on their way, and the young' man from up north went bomb to await the great things which the fortune teller told him would happen.