Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Think of that little band of Spartan patriots who withstood the euitre police force of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and then fled away into the mountains and there held an annual pass on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroadheld it for a year, and after withstanding the excessive charges of summer hotels and waiters’ tip, they just had 81.00 left. They returned and with it they each bought a ticket for themselves and their best girls to see McCabe A Young’s Big Company in their latest, “A Black Trilby.” When seen by a reporter of this paper they said they had enjoyed themselves and that they would rather be beggars and spend their last dollar like a king, than to be kings and spend their last dollar like a beggar. Go thou be wise and do likewise.. This Company. will appear at Opera House Monday, Sept. 12. I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no delay—no examination of land, no sending papers east--absolutely no red tape. Why "do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for your money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates. Funds always on hand" W. B. Austin.