Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1901 — Farmers Form Night Patrol. [ARTICLE]

Farmers Form Night Patrol.

The farmers of Madison county, Immediately around Alton, 111., have organized an armed patrol to endeavor to catch the writers of threatening letters recently received, demanding the immediate payment of money or pain of having their homes/blown up. The letter writer or writers have extended the time for the delivery of {1,410 at a given spot on the road. There is some alarm felt and strict vigilance observed.