Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1916 — The Lafayette Women Did Not Stay Very Long Tuesday. [ARTICLE]

The Lafayette Women Did Not Stay Very Long Tuesday.

Two women came from Lafayette Tuesday afternoon and it is saic, planned to put iup at a certain free and easy joint for the night. Recent disclosures in The Republican, however, had caused a number of persons to be on the uneasy seat ahd they (lid not care to take chances of figuring in a raid and the women were advised that they had better leave town and they did so on tjie evening milk train. A married woman and a feminine' guest in her home called at The Republican office this. Wednesday: morning to say that they were entirely innocent of any wrong doing and that their characters were white, as the driven snow. The Republican had not mentioned any names in its article of a few days ago and how these two persons happened to pick themselves out is more than we can tell. It was stated by the married woman that here was no good reason to suspicion them of anything wrong and she was informed that we certainly hoped she would be able to hold herself above suspicion. The Republican has heard so many stories about a certain house, stories told by neighbors and talked about all over the town that it seems time that steps were taken to remove such demoralizing influences from the town. Several years ago a woman namet Brown maintained a joint for months in defiance of the Jaw and the general knowledge that she was maintaining such a place. Finally the saloons disappeared and then it was easy to dispose of her. An affidavit was made by a neighbor and they were fined and driven out of town. It is a pity for a respectable town and a respectable neighborhood to have the stench of a house of ill-re-”* pute in the community and no stone should be left unturned by the good people of the community to dispose of these things when they show'up.