Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1900 — Great Meeting at Blackford. [ARTICLE]

Great Meeting at Blackford.

The last of the Uncle Mac* Wolcott and Wilson combination meetings was held at Blackford Thursday night, and was one of the very best meetings yet held in this couhty. The crowd was enormous. After the school house was crowed to its utmost capacity, there were still more people outside than in, and in order that all might hear, the speaking was from a platform, outside, but with all the school house doors and windows open, so that those inside the building could hear as well as as those who were outside. The speakers were Wolott, Wilson and McCoy. Of music ihere was no lack, as the Sweet Singers were there, and also four martial bands, namely from Rensselaer, Parr, Blackford and Shigley’s from Walker. The attention and order were excellent, and the enthusiasm was full and running over.