Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1911 — TWO CASES OF "SUDS” [ARTICLE]

TWO CASES OF " SUD S ”

Mopped Up By Rensselaer Boys —lrate Fathers Wield War Club. It is reported that some of Rensselaer’s younger set, including a Sunday school teacher, ordered two cases of “hops” from Lafayette for the Fourth in an endeavor to bolster up their spirit of'patriotism. It came, ip-saw-' it conquered. The young men got gloriously jagged, and then waxed pugilistic. By this time the convivial mob had swelled to five members. Following a free-for-all fight to see who would get the remaining “joy water,” the company dispersed for the evening. All reported a pleasant time. Then the paternal ancesters of some of the youths proceeds to demonstrate, with the aid of a large fat club, properly applied, alcoholic beverages in a dry time has its disadvantages at times and this was one of the times. And the end is not yet.