People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1893 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Lew Newcomb and Jim Snyder, of Walker township, came to town last Friday and Set whiskey get the best of them. Snyder was found back of one of the saloons stretched out on the ground dead drunk, but the liquor had a different effect on Newcomb and he became fighting drunk. Constable Wood attempted to take him to the jail and Newcomb began a rough and tumble fight with the constable, but was finally loaded into Ellis Walton’s patrol—dray wagon —we mean, and was hauled to the jail. Snyder was taken in tow by night watchman McColly, and was landed in jail, offering bo resistance. After being placed in jail Newcomb became violent again and tore up his hat and broke, the dishes in which his supper had been brought. The next day they were taken before Squire Morgan and compelled to contribute b- each to the school fund and each to the officers who saw that the law was euforced. Newcomb’s tine was paid, but Snyder’s was staid the usual niuety days. A great deal of feeling is stirred up every time an arrest of this kind is made, the assertion being made that no one but country lads are arrested for drunkenness and fighting. There is undoubtedly some cause for complaint, but in the case of Newcomb no other course could have been pursued. As any one has the right to swear out a warrant for the arrest of any one breaking the law, to be consistent, a person can not complain if some people escape, for if the complaining party did his duty he would swear out a warrant for the arrest of the law breaker. Monday afternoon Deputy Clerk Irwin was aroused from a sleepy meditation by the entrance of a young couple wanting a marriage liceuse. They gave the names of Chas. H. Fay, of Fair Oaks, and Mary E. Delaney, of Knirnan, and their ages as nineteen. They were informed that the fee would be $2, but that by waiting until after the Fourth the license would only be ¥l. The young couple said they could not wait, however, and the license was issued. From the court house the wouldbe bride and groom wandered down Washington street in search of some one to perform the marriage ceremony. Seeing their plight Sheriff Hanley and a reporter for this paper direct ted them to B. F. Ferguson’s office, where in the presence of an appreciative audience of men and boys, they were made one. The young couple became so embarrassed during the ceremony that they walked out at its conclusion without so much as a “thank you” to Mr. Ferguson. He was given the laugh by those present, and in order to keep the spectators silent, and the matter out of the paper called them over to the town pump and sot up the drinks, The last seen of the bride and groom they were in a cart behind a pony making north. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Chris. Delaney, of Kniman, and has been in the employ of Wm. Eger for some time. Monday morning her lover appeared and after a talk at the gate they separated and the would-be bride went back into the house and told Mrs. Eger that she was going to town in the afternoon, even if they were in the midst of a family washing. Remonstrances were unavailing and the girl left the house, later the couple stopped on their way home and the husband was introduced by the bride with the question, “didn’t we suprise you, though?” Mrs. Eger says the bride is not over 1G years of age.