Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-09-10
FROM QUASQUETON.
Sunday School Pic.Nic--Selling
Liquor to Minors.
OUAsouEToN. Sent. lat. 1875

QUAsQUEToN, Sept. 1st, 1875.
ED. BULLEToN:-Ye Yesterday was a gala
day with the little folks of oul place.
Some time ago it was arranged by the
Sunday Schools to hold grand picnic on
Tuesday, the 31st of August, and accord
ingly the schools from Winthrop and
Rowley were invited to meet with US
The grounds selected were about u mile
north of town, in a nice grove, on the
banks of a beautiful creek, and beside
splendid, cool spring of water, boiling up
from Mother Earth. There, in Natures
own temple, We spent the day. At an
carly hour the little folks were up and in
motion, dressed in their finest, with eyes
sparkling, and faces shining. At o. o'clock
our three schools met at their respective
churches where teams were waiting to
carry them to the grounds Here we were
met by the Congregational School of
Winthrop. and school from Rowley.-
After the children had ramblcd along the
brook and through the grove awhile, they
were called to order, and the exercises
opened with singing and prayer After
an abundant and bountiful dinner, to
which all did ample justice, speeches were
made by Revs. Carpenter, Manson and
Dame, and by II Mr. Leonard of Centre
Point interspcrsed with lively singing by
the several schools, that of Winthrop
bearing off the palm.
To-day has been somewhat exciting in
the courts of tins place. Some time since
an information was filed with j Irwin, J
p, against Dutch John No. g." for sell
ing intoxicating liquor to minors. A war
rant was issued for his arrest, but John,
getting wind of it, made himself scarce
With some OF his friends he went to Il
Justice on the Buffalo to get up IL bogus
suit. But when his friend offered to file Il
charge of selling to minors, the good,
honest justice, seeing what was up, replied:
You must think | am II fool; get away
from here" The next move was to try IA
justice in your city, and this time il was
successful. The information was filed,
the warrant issued, and when the officer
started to serve it, he found his man on
the street conveniently near and waiting
for the arrest. An officer was sent to sub
pocna witnesses in Newton township to
testify that they had not seen John sell
liquor to minors, Il useless proceeding, us
plenty of testimony of that character
HilSHt udNC DccH ldu WITHOUT gong nail
so far for it. But while the trial was pro
crossing, our worthy constable appeared
upon the scene, and, without ceremony,
lit upon John and brought him back to
Quasqueton where he was arraigned on
the original charge. lie filed an affidavit
for change of venue, which was granted,
and the case went to S {. Garfield, j. =
a continuance of 80 days was granted,
and the case came up for trial yesterday,
four at;orncys--two from your city-ap-
pearing for the defense The attorneys
succeeded in making the court believe
that the offence was not a criminal action,
and motion to dismiss the case on that
ground was successful.
We have no time at present to allude to
the political situation, further than to say
that we are getting in order for good work
this fall
Nn1rs