Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1912 — Fowler Had a Carnival. [ARTICLE]

Fowler Had a Carnival.

The carnival and all of its merry troup have gone. During the week there were six “boxing bouts” (which is the legal term for prize fights) within the county, three in Fowler at the opera house and a triplet in York township on the farm of Tom Fitzgerald. The Leader has nothing more to say concerning the quality of carnivals. It has said it. But concerning the commercial value, just a line. If any competitor in any line of business would start up next door, we are sure that the person at the old stand would understand that it would not be to his Interest. If a town like Fowler would spring up over night, the business men of Fowler would not be tickled to death over the thing. Doubtless some of the Fowler trade would go to the new place. Yet in spite of all this, country towns will contribute to carnival companies, which comes to town, competing with the local dealers, taking away the ready money in circulation and leave nothing permanent. For a dozen years Fowler has been entertaining street fairs. But there has not been any great advance in the real estate or any serious scarcity of houses.—-Fowler Leader.