Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1909 — THE STORY OF A BASS VIOL. [ARTICLE]

THE STORY OF A BASS VIOL.

There seems to have been a good deal of misinformation disseminated regarding the breaking of a Large bass violin belonging to the Wabash College Glee Club on the occasion of their visit to Wolcott some time ago, but near> as the Democrat has been able to ascertain the facts are about as follows: Soon after the boys boarded the west bound Panhandle train here in the evening they became engaged in an altercation with a couple of young men on their way from Logansport to Goodland, and in the mixup the jGoodland boys smashed the big bass viol, whether maliciously or accidentally is not known. All this time the Logansport booze dispensed under the guardian wing of the Logansport" Business Mens Association, was getting in its work, and when the train reached Reynolds the Goodlandites got off ►and invited-the College boys off to fight. While they were proclaiming their ability to wipe the depot platform with the dress suits of the College lads the train pulled out and left them. Later they hired a rig and drove to Wolcott where they attempted to renew the trouble but were flaally showed the way out of town and started on their way westward. The next day Panhandle detective William Strahle appeared before Justice' Marshall and swore out warrants for the arrest of Wesley Butler and George Gilman, two prominent young men residing near Goodland. They were arrested by Marshall Dobbins and taken before a justice at Goodland where they entered a plea of guilty, Butler’s fine and costs amounting to $22.45 and Gilman’s to $25.95. The bass viol was valued at $l5O and this Butler and Gilman will probably pay for later.—White County Democrat.