Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1897 — First Money Again. [ARTICLE]

First Money Again.

The Rensselaer Band Boys Gain More Wealth and Honor, at Francesville. The Rensselaer Citizens Band has again demonstrated their excellence in a contest. At Francesville street fair Thursday, they took first moneys a prize of S4O in competition with two other good bands. Their standing and that of the competing bands was as follows, Rensselaer, 96 per cent S4O Winamac, 92 per cent $25 Francesville, 91 per cent sls The high standing of the Rensselaer band is all the more satisfactory from the fact that only 14 members were present, and among those absent were several of the best players in the band.