Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1910 — Here Is Food for Thought; and Possibly for Action. [ARTICLE]

Here Is Food for Thought; and Possibly for Action.

A good citizen called at the Republican office this afternoon and left the following note: “A Suggestion.’’ “That the board of health do not quarantine the measles, but instead quarantine the blind tigers until they get their eyes open.” While the metaphor is not entirely, plain and while the board of health would have nothing to do with regulating the blind tiger, the evident intention of the citizen to indicate the presence of an illicit liquor dispensary is plain. Asked what he knew oabout the existence of a Joint of this kind, he stated that he knew nothing that "htT'could prove and yet he had seen enough to convince him that things were not Just right in certain circles. Possibly a little vigilenoe by officers of the law would disclose something t and possibly some real evidence might be secured to Justify his suspicions. That there Is considerable Whiskey bought in Rensselaer can not be doubted. Where It comes from might be deserving the investigation of officers.