Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1898 — Disturbed A Religious Meeting. [ARTICLE]

Disturbed A Religious Meeting.

Korali Day witt, a 20 year old son and evidently successor, of Barney Day witt, from the Nubbin Ridge region, was before Squire Burnham Sunday afternoon, charged with disturbing a-religous meeting. He plead guilty and the Squire assessed the lowest fine the law allows, namely $5. The costs and fine together amounted to $22.50, the costs being large on account of the large number of witnesses summoned. The disturbance took place at Independence T school house. It seems that a gang of young fellows, headed by a son of Dan Hart, have been disturbing these meetings until the patience of the people has been worn out. On the particular occasion for which Day witt was arrested, he and young Hart lighted some ancient and foul smelling pipes and began to smoke in the meeting, and when remonstrated with were insulting and abusive. A warrant was out for young Hart, but be seems to have left the county. Daywitt has no money to pay his fine and will go to jail for about three weeks.