Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1908 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Official Program Of the Home - Coming Festivities, Tuesday. Friday, Sept.-h 4. -'f'.. Tuesday, Sept. Ist. . Day.—All former residents are requested to register in book at Infor- •»" ' • ' ■ * mation Bureau, northwest corner Courthouse square. . 11.00 a.m.—Band Concert. 12.00 M. —Basket Dinner, on Courthouse __ l awn< Welcome addresses, by Mayor J. H. S. Ellis and Lucius Strong. Responses by old resident guests. ♦ 2.00 p.m. —High-wire act, by Lenert and Vivian, comedy wire actors. 2.30 p.m. —Wang-Doodle Colored Quartette, four great jubilee singers. 3.00 p.m —Free Base-Ball Game at Riverside Athletic Park. Mt. Ayr vs. Rensselaer. SSO purse. . 4.30 p.m.—Ames and Ball, great comedy acrobats. . 5.00 p.m. —Balloon Ascension and Parachute Jump. Feet and hands manacled with eight pairs handcuffs. Little Otto and the Great Beyer. Balloon ascension each day from Milroy Park. SUPPER. 7.00 to 8.00 p.m.—Band Concert. 8.00 p.m.—High-wire Act. 8.30 p.m.—Wang-Doodle Jubilee Singers. 9.00 p.m —Comedy Acrobats. Wednesday, Sept 2d.Democratic Day. 10.00 —Hundred-Yard Dash. $2 and $1 prizes. 10.10 —Affinity Race (man and wife). $2 prize. 10.20 —Foot-Ball Chase, Courthouse to the Armory, $1 prize. 10.30 High-Wire Act. X . . .. 2.00 —Address by the Hon. John W. Kern, Democratic candidate for Vice-President, and other speakers. East side Courthouse. 4.00 —Wang-Doodle Jubilee Singers. 4.30 — Comedy Acrobats. 5.00 —Balloon Ascension and Parachute

Leap. 7.00 to 8.00 —Band Concert. 8.00 —High-Wire Act. 8.30 — Wang-Doodle Jubilee Singers. 9.00 —Comedy Acrobats. Thursday, Sept. 3d. — —— Republican Day. 10.00 —Obstacle Race, Si prize. 10.15 —Relay Race around Courthouse. Four boys, 15 years and under. $2 to winners. - 10.30 High-Wire Act. 11.00—Band Concert. 12 00—DINNER. 2.20 —Addresses by Capt. “Jack” Gowdy, Frank B. Posey, and others. 4.-00 —Wang-Doodle Jubilee Singers. 4.30 Comedy Acrobats. 5.00 —Balloon Ascension and Parachute Leap. 7.00 to 8.00 —Band Concert. 5.00 -High-Wire Act. 8.30 — Wang-Doodle Jubilee Singers. 9.oo—Comedy Acrobats. * • . Friday, Sept. 4th. 10.00 —Band Concert. 10.30 to 12.00 —Horse Show. Draft Stallions, any age and breed, 3 yrs. and over, $5-3-2. Draft Mares, any breed, 3 yrs. any over, $5-3-2. Draft Colt, any breed, foaled 1909, $5-3-2. Single Driving Horse hitched to single buggy, $5-3-2. Driving Team hitched to single buggy, $5-3-2. 12.00 —Dinner. I.oo—Band Concert. 1.30 Exhibition Run by Fire Department and Scaling of Makeever Hotel with the Pompier Ladders. 2.oo—High-Wire Act. 2.30 — Water Fight (three members fire department against three non-members). For prize. 3.00 —Free Base-Ball Game at Riverside Athletic Park. Brook vs. Rensselaer SSO purse. 3.oo—Comedy Acrobats. 3.30 — Wang-Doodle Jubilee Singers. 4.30 — Foot-Ball Chase, Courthouse to the Armory, SI.OO. 5.00 —Balloon ascension and parachute leap 7.00 to B.oo—Band Concept. 8.00 —Higb-Wire Act; Comedy Acrobats. 8.30 — Wang-Doodle Jubilee Singers. 9.00 —Fire Show. Burning of Ncwall Hotel and reacne of the guests; leaps for life; grand spectacular representation of the great Mil"w*