Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1902 — Love, Not Liquor This Time. [ARTICLE]

Love, Not Liquor This Time.

This time it was love and not whisky -that caused the trouble. It took place 16te Wednesday night. Fred Brown and Bert Rhoades, two of our best known and highly esteemed young men, are both suitors for the same young lady’s favor, and Bert was on the way last night to take her to a dance, and Fred, in his jealous disappointment, laid for him and gave him a severe beating. The case came before Squire Troxell this morning. Fred plead guilty, and it was also shown that he greatly regretted his rash conduct, and had made a manly and sincere apology to young Rhoades. In view of these circumstances the Squire assessed a fine of $5 but suspended $3 of it during good behavior. The total of fine and costs was about sl4 which was paid. Fred is a good boy, but even good boys make bad breaks sometimes, especially when sorely pierced by Cupid’s darts. Certain tale-bearers have also, it is stated, fomented ill-feeling between the two boys.