Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1899 — The Cases are Dismissed. [ARTICLE]

The Cases are Dismissed.

£)ur impetuous young friend Homer Babcock, has made honorable amends for his very surprising proceedings of last Saturday evening, by a manly apology, both written and verbal. The written statement we publish in this issue mainly because that, to a certain extent, it extenuates his recent acts by showing that at the time he thought he had an earlier grievance, against the editor of this paper but in which opinion he now knows and admits his mistake. ' In view of this manly apology, and cherishing no personal resentment against the young man, we have requested that the cases against him be dismissed and this has been done. We do this all the more willingly because of a strong assurance that we have that Homer now realizes what a bad harvest his wild-oats sowing is sure to yeild him, and has resolved to pursue a different course. He - will find plenty of friends to encourage and sustain him in that resolution, and none more earnest and sincere in good wishes for the complete victory of his better nature than the editor of The Republican.