Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1908 — A LITTLE DISTURBANCE IN UNION TOWNSHIP. [ARTICLE]

A LITTLE DISTURBANCE IN UNION TOWNSHIP.

Charles D. Lakin and Sherman Renicker had a fracas Wednesday evening, as the result of what seems to have been a misunderstanding. On Monday Mr. Lakin, who is a close neighbor of Renicker's, had mowed the road but had skipped some willows that were too big to cut with the mower. These he grabbed and laid on Renicker’s side of the road until he had finished the job of mowing which included some hazel brush, when he says he Intended to take care of everything he had placed on the opposite side of the road from where he removed them. Wednesday evening Renicker and Lakin met, and Renlcker asked Lakin why he had placed everything on his land. Lakin replied that he intended to take care of everything he had placed there, and added that if Renicker spoke to Mrs. Lakin again as he had done Tuesday evening there would be trouble —and the trouble then began. Renlcker is much the Ihrger man and had no trouble in getting Lakin down, after having struck him a tijne or two. Then Lakin called time, and is wearing a very black eye on account of the mix up. Thursday morning he swore out a warrant for Renicker’s arrest, from “Judge’’ Irwin’s court which was served in the afternoon. In the evening Renlcker appeared in court, and plead guilty to a charge of assault and was fined SI.OO and costs, to the amount of $15.65 as the expense of his entertainment. Yesterday morning Renlcker filed an affidavit against Lakin for provoke, and the warrant was. served during the forenoon, but as we go to press the matter had not been tried.