Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1908 — Some Pointed Truths. [ARTICLE]

Some Pointed Truths.

Every newspaper has its kickers in the way of people who are for ever telling you that such and such an article concerning the death of s > and so, or the marriage notice o' a certain young couple fail to extol them as it shonyi have donfe, Aft Indiana editor became tired of be ing called a liar, so he made the announcement that he would tell the absolute tiuth in the future. Tygjjext issue of the paper con taiued these local items: ‘‘John Bonin, our *dry goods merebaut was in Bellville yesterday to &et Lis son out of j ril.’’ •‘Sam Doyle, the grocerymatr, is doing a poor business, owing to histore being so filthy and the stale go )ds he has.”

•‘Rev. Stix preached Sunday ' His sermon was rotten,’*’ t '* > ‘•Dave Sbaukey died yesterday at bis borne here. The doctor gave it out as heart failure. The fact is, he was drunk and whiskey is what killed him.” “Vliss Sylvia Rhodes and Janies Couharn were married Saturday afternoon tit the Baptist, parsonage. The bride is just an ordinary town girl who doesn’t know any about cooking than a jaek-rabhn does about flying a kite, aud was never known ;to help her mother do an hour’s work in her life. is not a beauty by any means, and has a gait like a fat dock. The groom is an up to date loafer. He’s been living off the old folks all his life and don’t amount to shucks. They -wtH live with her parents wh have all they caa do to get enongh for themselves to eat.”