Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1903 — From Fountain Park. [ARTICLE]

From Fountain Park.

Some fellow his figured cut ibe seven ambitions of a life as follow: First, to be a railroad oouduotor; second, to be a professional ball player, third, to be able to lick the prinoipal of the school; fourth, to marry the smartest girl in y.our class; fifth to be president of the United State?; sixth, to make a decent living, and seventh, to keep out of the poor house. At Lougansport the other day a man got boozy and started home on a street car. A woman entered the car and ordered the drunk man to move over so as to give her room to sit down. He didn’t move with as much agility as the lady desired, "so she remarked: "If you were my husband, I’d give you poison, that's what I would ” "Well, madam hie—if you were my wife—hie — I’d take it ” Logausport undertakers threaten to arrest the next person who either drives or paeses through a funeral procession passing through the city streets or oountry roads It is a violation of a state and the undert ikers are now ready t) see that it is ei forced. Reckless drivers and reokle6B motormeu, it is alleged, have beeu pissing through funeral procesaioLS and lodge parades reoeutly regardless of the law aud the indignant undertakers intend to stop the imposition.

The platform talent at Fountain Park for this year is proving to be fully up to that of la»t. The general program ia b tter as several Hew feat ires bi.ve been added, such as tlie Atkina fam.lv, of Cht•Oigo, band and orchestra. There is splendid music, leotures, B.ble Studies, euti-rtainraentt, atuletio spirts and outing enjoymejts all so dexterously interspersed as to admit of neither dullness cor monotmy. All tie good things from all ovtr the world seem tj have been g -t'ea together for the benefit of p-*r<-oos oont guDus to the Park. Any one at all able t) attend wou'd m ike a m stake net to do so. Fountain Park bids f* : r to sooa rent with the best known chetaoqaas of America. The grounds ate in better condition than ev>r before. A utw vwp >r gas lighting s. stem hash on put into the Tat)eruacl<-. The cittages btv * b< e i moved into line and several new ones built. All the ootiAgts and the hotel are full and dh iy tents are dotted ov>-r the woods. Th® tight is pl“»sing but the sensation of par-ti'-'oation in the eoene where the b uties of nature and the abilities of men are blended is still more using.