Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1899 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Sidney Schanlaub has sold the Morocco Courier to Wm. Miller of Mt. Ayr and J. L. Ham, of Morocco, and will devote his attention to the real estate business. The Democrat is sorry to see Sid lay down the editorial pen, even for a time, for we believe it will not be long until the old longing to return to the “profesh” will again take precedence and he will enter a new and larger newspaper field. Mr. Miller of the new firm has had some experience in this line, having formerly conducted the Goodland Herald, and they will continue to give Morocco a good local paper. Our best wishes are extended. The White county state cases against the Headlee saloonist and others who assaulted Rev. Silas M. Headlee and Rev. John H. Baker for the part they had taken in defeating the saloon man fora license last March, resulted in James DeLong, the saloonist being found guilty by a jury and fined §4CO and six months in jail. Washington Harner plead guilty to a similar charge and was fined §75 and four months in jail, while Thomas Armstrong got off with a §SO fine and four months in jail. The case of Henry Armstrong w T as continued to next term. The state then called the cases against the above parties for assault and battery with attempt td murder John Baker, and on plea of guilty to assault, Delong was fined §SO and six months in jail, Washington Harner, §SO and four months in jail, Thomas Horner §lO and two months in jail. Henry Armstrong’s case confined.