Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1909 — Shall We Have a Carnival! Most People Answer “Yes.” [ARTICLE]

Shall We Have a Carnival! Most People Answer “Yes.”

In the language of Bill Bat, when he used to take a prominent part in the country institutes before he began to raise a family and devote all his energies to farm life: “What would you do?” It occurs that Bill, whose real name is John E. Alter, used to have an original poem that closed with the words: “I would, wouldn’t you; or would you now; now what would you do anyhow, if your wife taught school?” Well, the most stirring inquisition that seems to be agitating the minds of the people of Rensselaer at this time is: “Shall we have a carnival?” The Republican office is not carnival headquarters, but there have been dozens of voices, both female and male, young and old, asked us through the telephone the past week if there couldn’t be something doing and we have shoved the querry along and without exception an emphatic affirmative answer has been returned. O. S. Knight, the candy man, wrote from Wabash that the Robinson company had some open dates and that it was the cleanest company he had ever seen. They were at Delphi, Wabash, Logansport and next week will be at Rochester, and Lon thinks we could get them for the last week in September. They have a good band, a woman that sings to beat the band, a Jap girl slack wire walker and a high diver as outside free attractions and seven pay attractions. Nothing was said about snake eaters, but it is thought if this feature was deemed essential in order to get some adverse advertising even a reptile swallower might be added. It is not Improbable that the Robinson Company will send a promoter here to consult with thf business men.