Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1908 — Will Have a Merry-Go-Round. [ARTICLE]

Will Have a Merry-Go-Round.

You can’t get away from Rus Harmon. He has been one of the chief promoters of the home coming event, and whatever Rus sets out to accomplish has to come about When he learned only a few days ago that the merry-go-round that had been booked for Rensselaer was not to come, he got busy. He made a trip to Cedar Lake, but just In time to see the big revolving swing that has made the season there loaded for a park in South Chicago. Then he learned that there was one at Kankakee and Thursday he took Ed Parcells with him and went to that city to see about it Mr. Parcells got home this F.lday morning and brought the good news that the merry-go-round will be here all right and Rur stayed theie to help load it on the train. The merry-go-rbund wnt needed for more than one purpose. The children and lots of grown people would not consider the home coming a success without it, and then a per cent of the earnings from it are to goto the committee to help defray the expenses of the free shows.