Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 207, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1913 — Heathenish Act Committed By Remington Young Men. [ARTICLE]

Heathenish Act Committed By Remington Young Men.

i Remington Press. • Saturday evening a couple of slum workers attempted to speak on the street of the Townsend drug store corner. During their effort a number of boys, or young men, the names of whom are pretty well known, climbed upon the roof of the building and dashed several buckets full of water over the speakers. Such depravity should not be tolerated in a civilized town, and those who took part in such contemptible proceedings should e put whAre they would not disturb respectable persons. Of course, the street is no proper place for such meetings, but they had as good a right there as anyone else, and it’s no business of those who disagree with them to interfere with the services. There is nbt a respectable person in town but who condemns I such contemptible acts and deplores the fact that Remington bas to sfand for the shame of ft.