Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1908 — fined for drunkenness. [ARTICLE]

fined for drunkenness.

David Overton and Harry Thompson were lodged in jail Saturday night, charged with drunkenness, and had the goods upon them, it is said. Thompson was arraigned before Squire Irwin Sunday morning and was fined >1 and costs, >B.BO in all. Overton was turned loose Sunday morning but was arraigned in court Tuesday and given the same fine by Squire Irwin, the costs and fine in his case amounting to >9. Thompson told where he got the liquor, at one of the drug stores here, where he signed up one of the applications provided by law where one wishes liquor for medicinal purposes. A heavy penalty is provided where a false application te made, or where it is wanted for Other purposes than is set out in the application, and it would appear that about the only way to put a stop to the making of these false statements is to enforce the law in a few cases.