Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1913 — SOLD BAD EGGS AND WAS FINED $18 [ARTICLE]

SOLD BAD EGGS AND WAS FINED $18

Walkerton Farmer’s Wife Sold 16 Dosen Decomposed Eggs and Almost Went to JaiL Mrs. Ralph Beal, a farmer’s wife, was severely dealt with in the court of Justice Adle, at Walkerton, when arraigned on a charge of selling bad eggs. Justice Adle fined her $lB, and only laughed when she told him she might have to go to jail because of her inability to pay the fine “Any woman who would sell sixteen dozen bad eggs when eggs are selling at from 40 cents to 80 cents a dozen, and hasn’t $lB in her possession, ought to go to jail. It would be just the place for such a woman,” said the court. The defendant said she would try to get the amount. Testimony indicated the woman had intentionally sold the bad eggs. They went to a provision firm at Plymouth, Ind., which reported to John T. Willett, deputy state food inspector. Every one of the eggs in the entire sixteen dozen was spoiled.