Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1920 — CONSIDER THE WOODPECKER. [ARTICLE]

CONSIDER THE WOODPECKER.

If there’s one bird in this world that tends absolutely to his own business, keeps busy every minute of the day, got nerve enough to drill where he darn pleases and is a real artist at his job, it’s the indefatigable woodpecker. iHe works so much and sings so little that he isn’t appreciated. You don’t miss a bird like this till he s dead, and the insects get your apple tree. And the best thing about the woodpecker is that he is always building and he uses his head in his work. • We need more human “birds” like this. Where would our town stay at if some men didn’t keep their money and their energy busy against our risks and for our public welfare? , , A. F. Long A Son, workers, builders and city boosters, are always Using their heads to make Rensselaer a better town to live in. They are now driving a new *Buy your overalls now. There’s going to be a shortage.