Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 149, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1914 — TOWN MARSHAL WENT ON A “HIGH LONESOME” [ARTICLE]

TOWN MARSHAL WENT ON A “HIGH LONESOME”

Traveling Man Tells of Escapade Which Resulted in Arrest of Offending Officer. Traveling men frequently assist The RSfmblican reporter in his daily efforts to gather the news. A traveling man has a “nose for news” and also a full appreciation of the task that sometimes Confronts the reporter in preparing a newspaper every day. In response to pur ever-rcady question: “Ls there anything new?” a traveling man today bold us of a case that occurred in a town not far from here Tuesday. The marshal of the town, and it is a “dry” town, too, went on a high lonesome. He was pissed to the gills. With his big star prominently displayed he book the entire sidewalk as he went down the street swinging a pair of handcuffs in one hand and a revolver in the other. He was arrested on a warrant sworn out by a young man in the town and was taken before a justice of the peace, where he demanded a trial. FindfUg that the trial could trot be held until Thursday, on wiiigh day there was'to be a SunTricnic that he desired to attend, the marshal after inquiring the cost of the offense in ease he pleaded guilty, changed his plea and the justice figured the expense at $3.85, which he paid, and still wearing the star and carrying the handcuffs and revolver he went down on the street and made himself conspicuous for a time before going home to sober up.