Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1911 — Feather Hen All Leave Town; Leaving Others to Pack Up. [ARTICLE]

Feather Hen All Leave Town; Leaving Others to Pack Up.

The last of the feather renovator men left town last evening, the alleged owner of the outfit, Lewis Lacy, leaving in one of the wagons. There were four men in the outfit, two leaving yesterday forenoon and another one on the afternoon train. Lacy’s wife and mother were left here to pack up the outfit, and this work was being done today. The men came here from Morocco, bringing with them in the outfit three ticks of feathers. Night before last Marshal Mustard heard Lacy and two of the men quarreling. Lacy was accusing'them of stealing the feathers from him. He told them they were the first men he ever had work for him that stole from him. Yesterday when interviewel by The Republican reporter, he claimed to have sold the outfit to them some time ago and had no interest in the business until yesterday, when he was forced io take the outfit back to protect himself from loss. \

Marshal Mustard was unable to find any one able to make a complaint against them, from the fact that feathers were always returned to the customers, and being bulkier after being cleaned they were unable to notice any shortage. The outfit did a large business here, the larger part of the business being among the farmers, although a good many cutomers were found In Rensselaer.