Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1899 — At Fountain Park. [ARTICLE]

At Fountain Park.

Sunday was an ideal day for an outing and it proved the banner day for Fountain Park Assembly as to gate receipts. An immense crowd thronged the grounds all day, among whom were a great many Rensselaer people. The program was of unusual excellence and many were the words of commendation heard on every hand. Excellent programs have been prepared for every day, and Wednesday and Thursday of this week DeWitt Miller will deliver two very interesting lecture the first, ‘‘The Uses of Ugliness” and the second “Is Uncle Sam Sufficient reputation as a lecturer is world wide and the attendance on those daysjrillbe large. /"* l*f • T\ I f% i _ |