Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1898 — Curfew Will Ring. [ARTICLE]

Curfew Will Ring.

The curfew bell will ring for the first tiine in Rensselaer, at 7:30 o’clock next Saturday evening, Oct. Ist. It will be the school house bell which will be rung. The ordinance requires that all children under the age of 16 years, then out in the streets and alleys of the city, and not accompanied by their parents or guardians, shall repair at once to their home. It is made the special duty of the city peace officers to enforce the ordinance.