Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1903 — SNAKE EATING. [ARTICLE]

SNAKE EATING.

'Rensselaer youths have been edified this week with the hoot-chie-cootchie and woman snakeeater. There is an absence of the public gambling, we understand, this year although there is said to be plenty of action for one’s money in more private places. The show attr: ctions are said to be inferior to those of last year, and from outward appearance at least this is true. The attendance has has not been near up to that of last year. ednesday, the K. of P. dedication day, which was expected to be the big day, was very near a frost, and in the K. of P. parade there were a few Knights in line. The attendance Thursday was somewhat better than Wednesday. The attendance yesterday was very slim. A raid was made Thursday night on the alleged house of ill fame known as the Brown hotel near the depot, and Sara E. Burnside (former name Brown) and the girl known as “Trixie” were arrested. The former was charged with keeping a house of ill fame and the latter with living in such a place, we understand. The Burnside woman dug up SIOO in cash for her release bond but the girl is still in jail at this writing. We are told that the snake eater was too much even for “Honest Abe,” and that he had a notion to have the disgusting exhibition stopped. But this was Tom McCoy’s show, and if Abe had any such serious intentions a few twists of his nose by the big bosses would have silenced him. However, as that Logansport editor well said, such hellish, disgusting exhibitions ought not be allowed in a civilised community, and we are glad Abe had the temerity, even temporarilly, to condemn it.