Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1905 — Dry fowler Still Prospers. [ARTICLE]

Dry fowler Still Prospers.

About this dry town. One dealer said last evening that last year was the best he had ever had and this year was just as good. Another said that it was his best, but this year would be better. 1 Joe Austil, the stone mason has been busy every hour. The year 1878 had been the year with hiin, but he thought that this year would show up better. John Hardman said that he had been obliged to refuge work twice a day for a week to his old customers. He had more than he could do. And so on down the line. Everybody has work who wants it. A teacher from this place who looks at things straight, recently visited a place on Saturday where there are saloons. The town was full of people. He wondered if it were true that the saloon did help the trade of the town. He inspected the stores. The customers were few. Clerks were sitting on the counters. But the saloons were doing a big business. —Fowler Leader.