Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1902 — A New Attraction for Public Sales. [ARTICLE]

A New Attraction for Public Sales.

The brief but lively scrap Wednesday between two of Barkley’s most prominent citizens, took place at Bob Shook’s public sale, and- bad it been properly advertised, beforehand, would have been a great drawing card for the sale. If such little “mills” are to be a regular or common feature of public sales, hereafter, they should be properly announced on the bills. Some such statement as this, for instance:

“A five minute scrap between Deacon Smith and Squire Jones, and their families. Markis of Sluggenbury Bules.” Or the entertainment and the announcement might be varied a little, to read about likejthis: “Pete Peters and son Jake, from up-the-oreek, will settle an old family grudge by a rough-and-tumble, no-time-limit fight with big J im Jobnson of Nubbin Ridge.’ We are already contemplating ordering some big outs to properly illustrate these popular attractions of future public sales.