Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1884 — Celebratish [ARTICLE]

Celebratish

Editdk RkpC HucAkAnticipating the vishal anxiety of 4th of July contributors, to know u What becomes of the money,” 1 desire that you publish the following, as the report of the tinanbe committed bf the recent celebration. The Committee charges itself with the following contributions, to-wit: T W Haus $lO 00 H M Purcupile 10 00 F B Meyer 5 00 M L Spitler 2 00 Wiley & Sigler 4 00 A Leopold - 00 Ellis & Murray 1 00 Eger Bros 2 00 C C Starr 2 00 C Laßue 1 00 R F Priest & Bro 2 00 T J Farden 2 00 Hemphill & Honan 2 00 N Warner & Sons 2 00 N V Cleaver 1 '>o Philipßlue POO G J Dexter 2 00 J Eiglcsbach 2 00 W H & C R booties 1 00’ It I B Waslißurd 3 00 Vai Setb 1 00 Muck Caldwell 1 00 E O.Neill - 1 00 J C Chilcote 1 00 H J Dexter 1 50 A Parkison ' 1 00 A McCoy 1 00 W A Rinehart 1 00 J T lUhdle 1 00 G M Robinson 1 00 J F Irwin 1 00 M B Alter -1 00 J W Powell 1 00 R P Benjamin 1 00 J W Williams 50 A Thompson 50 '"" T • Total drnbuht contributed $72 50 The Committee claim credit for the following amounts f?aid out, to-wit! Paid Speaker W D Wallace, sls 00 Rensselaer Cornet Band 40 00 Advertising 10 00 Decorations 1 00 Preparing Grounds 3 00 - K of P Drill Corps Prize 3 50 Total amount paid out $72 50

If those misguided contributors who are complaining that there was no “Grand Display of Fireworks at night,’’ will consider the fact that a very ordinary display of lire-works would have cost from Seventy-five to One Hundred Dollars, they will readily see that, taking the state of our finances into consideration, the committee was guided by wisdom rather than zeal. For once, Mr. Editor, I think I can truthfully assert that we have had a good; old-fashioned celebratibn, arid no one Has lost any money. Very Truly,

W M. B. AUSTIN, Chm’n

Finance Committee.