Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 272, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1910 — BOTH HAD THEIR GRIEVANCES [ARTICLE]

BOTH HAD THEIR GRIEVANCES

Tenants of Building Meet and’Attempt to Settle the Noise ■ V Question. “Say, look here, I don’t like to kick, but really I have stood it just as long as I can. Every night somebody in your house keeps the pianola going or else starts the phonograph, arid I find it impossible to get the sleep I need. Understand, I like you and your family as neighbors all right, generally speaking, and I’m sure yeu don’t Intend to make It disagreeable. It's just a case of not thinking of the rights and the comfort of others. That’s the great trouble with most of us. We forget when we are enjoying ourselves, that we may be making It mighty unpleasant for others."

“You’re right, old man, and I don’t blame you a bit for complaining. By the way, there is a little matter I have wanted to speak to you about for some time, but I’ve felt some delicacy in approaching the subject. Why Is It that you let your roosters begin crowing along about daylight? They make It almost impossible for us to get the sleep\we need, and why do you mow your lawn on Sunday mornings? Please understand that I don’t deny you the right to spend your Sundays in any way you see fit, as long as you don’t interfere with the -rights and comforts of others, but this thing of starting in to rattle a lawn mower at 5 o’clock every Sunday morning—the one morning in the week when the majority of people would like to sleep late—doesn’t seeem to me to Indicate that you, have much regard for your neighbors. Now, I’ll tell you what I’ll do—l’ll compromise with you.” “What’s your proposition?” “I’ll see that our music is stopped every night at 10 o’clock If you will keep your roosters and the lawn mower quiet until 7 In the mornings.” “O pshaw! There’s no use talking to you. I had an idea you could listen to reason, but I see I was mistaken. Morning.” Morning. Chicago Record-Herald.