Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1908 — COME TO RENSSELAER NEXT FOURTH. [ARTICLE]

COME TO RENSSELAER NEXT FOURTH.

The weather the 4th was ideal. A fine, much needed rain Friday, all forenoon and again at night, made it most too wet to work in the fields where the farmers were so disposed, and as a restilt everyone "laid off” and celebrated either at their home or some of the neighboring towns where there were celebrations. The rain had cooled the atmosphere so that it was most delightfully cool, and the sun shone practically all day. Rensselaer people went out of town by rail to the ■ number of about 500, while still others drove to Parr, Fair Oaks or McCflysburg. Good crowds were in attendance at all these places and all. seemed to enjoy themselves. Next year The Democrat hopes to see Rensselaer celebrate again and give a celebration, too, that will be worth coming a long ways to see. People will go some place on the 4th of July, and if their home town

does not furnish entertainment they will go to some place that does. Probably (5,000 would have been spent in Rensselaer Saturday among the various business men, to be left here and circulate in the various channels of trade, Indirectly helping everyone here, had we celebrated. Instead of this perhaps onehalf that sum was spent by our citizens and residents adjacent to Rensselaer at other places It ought not to be hard for the Rensselaer citizen of average business acumen to see that it is advantageous for us to celebrate and keep this money at home.