Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1896 — The Fourth at Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

The Fourth at Rensselaer.

The celebration in the grove south of Mt. Calvary cemetery, was a very successful affair, and had a big attendance. The oratorical and literary features of the celebration consisted of the salutatory address by Rev. Bonaventure in the forenoon; and in the afternoon an address by Mr. Frank Maloy; the reading of a very entertaining paper, by Miss. Rosa Beck, gotten up by the Stanislas Literary Society, and the principal oration of the day by Rev. B. Boebner, acting Rector of St. Joseph’s College, and who very ably took the place of Rev. Waltz, who had been called to New York. All of these addresses and papers were full of the biggest kind of patriotism, and of oratorical and literary merit, generally. Fine music, in liberal quantity, was furnished by the College Band. For amusements there was a merry-go-round, a dancing bear and elephant, etc. The prize contest between Mrs. Leuers and Mrs. K. Owens, for a fine picture, resulted in a victory for Mrs. Leuers.