Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1905 — BEWARE OF A LIKE FATE. [ARTICLE]

BEWARE OF A LIKE FATE.

It is said that flower thieves have been getting in their work on some of the flower beds in open lawns of some of our Rensselaer residences. Perhaps it would be in order to mention the fact that a citizen of Otterbein, Benton county, whose handsome flower beds had been desecrated by vandals, learned who the parties were and notified them that they must all appear at his home at a certain hour and ask forgiveness from the entire family, on penalty of being arrested and Prosecuted on failure to do so. 'he parties were prominent young people of Otterbein, young ladies and gentlemen, and it was a mighty bitter dose for them but they had to take it, and at the hour stated in the ultimatum they were on hand and humbly apologized for having stole the gentleman’s flowers. The ' lesson was one they will probably never forget. Standard quality table oil cloth, per yard, 12| cents, at the clearance sale, July 10th to 22nd, at the Chicago Bargain Store. You can get new styles of shoes that wear at Rowles & Parker’s clearance sale. 500 samples of E. Z. shoe polish to be given away for an advertisement. Best in the world. One box to each family. Ask for it, at the Chicago Bargain Store,