Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1908 — Let’s Revive the Horse Sale. [ARTICLE]

Let’s Revive the Horse Sale.

Some years ago Rensselaer held a monthly horse sale, invited buyers here from Chicago Indianapolis, Cln* cinnati, and other cities and extensively advertised the fact that they would be here in all the surrounding towns. The result was that horses were brought here not only from the country round about but from other towns. They were driven in here from long distances, on occasions the owners coming here the day before in order to have their animals rested and looking their best on the day of the sale. The result was that there was one big day a month in Rensselaer. Horse buyers and horse sailers were here over night and for two or three meals the next day and they spent other money in the town. It was not much, perhaps, but it helped, and the revival of the sale wopld mean a great deal to Rensselaer. Monticello never abandoned its sale days, and Tuesday of this week was the regular monthly sale day. B. S. Fendig was over there and he reports that they had a big crowd in town and lots of business in consequence. A committee was appointed by the Commercial Club, whose duty it will be to look after things of this kind and it would be'a good idea for them to take this matter up at once and hold a sale in February or before,notifying the buyers at the next Lafayette ancLMonticello sales.