Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1914 — Ruffians From DeMotte Broke Up Show at Kniman Monday Night. [ARTICLE]

Ruffians From DeMotte Broke Up Show at Kniman Monday Night.

Eight men, all said to be full of booze, went from DeMotte tq Kniman Monday evening And entered the tent where the Short Family was giving a show. The performance was about half over and the large audience was enjoying it very much when the ruffians entered and one of them is said to have raised a beer bottle and threatened to hit Mrs. Short, one of the show Women, over the head with it Several Kniman people interposed and prevented serious results, except that the excitement ran so high that the show was not resumed. It Is quite probable that the men will all be arrested. One of the men is said to be a married man living in Rensselaer.