Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1907 — Fined For Disturbing A Literary Function. [ARTICLE]

Fined For Disturbing A Literary Function.

Officer Olliver Robinson went out to Gifford Wednesday afternoon and arrested a young fellow named Mack Steel, on two charges, one for disturbing a public meeting, and the other for carrying a concealed weapon. It appears that there was a literary function of some kind at Gifford on the evening of Dec. 28, at which the elite of the village attended and participated and that Steel was there also and was the canter and leading spirit of an irreverent bunch back in a rear corner who continually disturbed the proceedings in various objectionable ways; and it further appearing that the young iellow had been making a nuisance of himself in this way for some time, it was thought time to call a halt on his wild career, and hence his arrest. He plead guilty to the charge of disturbing and Squire Irwin gave him five dollars and costs, amounting in all to $23 dollars, and which he is serving out in the county bridewell at oue dollar per day and boand. On the concealed weapon charge he plead not guilty and his trial is set for uext Saturday. He is only about 19 years old now, but will be some older and it is to be hoped much wiser, when he gets out of jail agair.