Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1909 — SALOON FIGHT A DREAM. [ARTICLE]

SALOON FIGHT A DREAM.

Several thirsty pilgrims that made the trip to Wolcott from here Saturday night and brought back the story of a terrible fight purported to have taken place at White county’s only oasis the night they -were there. They plead guilty to bringing back the story, but say they told it only for the benefit of several of our law and order league who listened with mouths agape and eyes distended with horror as they related how the town marshal with the side of his face cut off, heroically kicked in the iront of the saloon to arrest the offenders. It is true, however, that Wolcott is now no beatific dream of quiet; ness, but it Is not so barbaric as we might be led to believe from the printed stories we read. '