Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1905 — A Rose That Soon Faded. [ARTICLE]

A Rose That Soon Faded.

Dr. Arthur Rose, the optisian appeared to find this a rude climate for a fragile flower like uim and he pulled out f<r Indianapolis, last Biturday night. He gave as his reason for goiDg that his wife was very sick* He tock bis outfit with him and and also that queer crowd of a-sutants ani hangers on he had with him. There were four in all including himself and one of these was a pr ze. *er. named Graham wui approached Mayor Ellis on the subj-ct of renting the opera bouse for a “sparring match” but got no encouragement from Mr. E lis, What tbe other two extra men wire here for teems not to be knowD. but it is generally thought j they were trying to wo»*k seme sebr-me, wtiioti did not turn out The D.ctor paid a month's rent in ad/auce for his room and went t) considerable expense otherwise and seemed when be started to be noting in good faith and intending to stay and that perhaps was his intention and bis statement of his wife's sickness may have been straight goods