Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1883 — Filtcen Years. [ARTICLE]

Filtcen Years.

The Republican is now printed pa a bran-new baud cylinder press, of a late variety, and we incite our friends to step iu and inspect it. The Rochester Republican . .came out in a new dress last week, and presents a -greatly improved appearance. The Republican is a -good paper, and deserves to be better printed than we have been used to seeing it. The people of Fowler are. making extensive preparations for the Soldier's Reunion, to be held at that place outlie 19, 20 and 21st of September. If the reunion is not a splendid success it wild- not be through any lack of effort to make it so. , * wwnwiMWWwMwwki w ii .. . . V. ' A number of Rensselaer people went to Lafayette last Thursday to see Barpum’s shpw, and report that the crowd in Lafayette that day was something stupendous. Within tho circus even standing room was not to be had, and many .were turned away unable to secure admission. xr3Tfep.-es.ei.iee -spoiled what skouM have been the best day of the L/afayette fair and the result is that the stockholders will have to meet an Irish dividend of about 83,000. It was a good exlrbitiou, and the managers have not lost faith in the future of the fair. If we—want the , best class of people to buy property and aid in building up our town, every citizen should aid in making it ap- '!• i'he . bulling.-;, f. and side-walks should hi pi in •good repair. Tha street; aidh vs should be kept clear, from brush, weec&and everymSg plat would mar the appearance of the same. f The marshal should see that the latter is done. a .k. The placard, upon 1 1 ..- f.- >. -i- ~ s bridge, in lior.cwharr. which n:i- ---• Bounces that the bridge is uusuuv causes a great deal of, as-we believo unnecessary, uneasiness and apprehension, to many nervous people who have occasion to cross bridge- imd we d<-Ai 1 -hr--there is any good reason .why the placard should longer remain where it is A heavy steam engine, _ dra'wn by four large horses, crossed the bridge safely a a. test, it ~su; . is ease enough for aU ordinary loads.

■ Riih tins issue- begins tie sixteenth Volume of The lljrffsst:WJJ ' LA£ft liEi'UßLir.v'r. We have cefe brated the occasion by purchasing a new press, of a larger.size, than the old one, and of r, greatly improved pattern; and with this issue v.-c begin the publication of a six column- paper, inst ;ul of a five column, as heretofore. We are working Lard and conscientiously to make -The ETpspiTcan a ’ good local paper, and a fit of the. best >.atei ; - ests .of llenssfilaef and Jasper county. A newspaper is, to a great extent', a public enterprise and when its publishers merit, through conscientious edbrt -to piake it a good paper, the gofief ■will and earnest co-operation of ’their patrons, they rereiye _tfioin heartily, Wo therefore ask our lvadcis, all ewer tjio county,' to lend, a helping hand, to The IIEi'UBLTCAN. Road it. Tay for *t. t- Speak a good word to. it to *v>ux friends; and, h&tly, don’t torget that a country j wer-u ust uepend greatly upon the volun|.y - iiivors of its to turtn#,n it with the ideal news. .