Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1901 — Modern Enterprise. [ARTICLE]

Modern Enterprise.

A merchant who lives on v the upper west side of the city was awakened at two o’clock the other morning by the continued ringing of bis front door bell. He tried to go to sleep despite the noise, but bad to abandon the attempt when a Beries of shouts coming frofh the street In front of his house assailed his ears. Mingled with the shouts he heard the voices of men engaged in a war of words. Jumping out of bed he ran to a window, threw It open and leaned out. There were five men on the street, and seeing liim they began to yell with renewed vigor. “What is wrong?” shouted the merchant. The five tried to reply at the same time, and the only word the merchant understood was “fire.” “What Is wrong?” he shouted again. One of the five got his voice before the others. “Your store has burned out,” he screamed, “and I’ll give you five dollars more than anybody else for the privilege of pasting bills on the front of your building.”