The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-11

knew nothing about putting both
informations in his pocket and skip
ping to the fair grounds, probably to
inform the officers OF the Society and
the gamblers how he had beaten the
sheriff. Mr.. Hall did obtain warrants
from j. F. Webster, on Thursday
evening and asked several men to be
sworn In as deputies Is he was deter
mined to suppress the games Friday,
II the gamblers opened mp. / was
prepared to do my duty, and as the
Secretary Of the Society had instruct
ed his deputies to put me on the
the ground Ii / came on again, l
thought it best to be prepared, and
Mr.. Nichols was SO much interested
in the welfare of the gamblers that
he said it was q mistake that Hall
had been sold ticket or permitted
10 come on the ground.
As Young says
When men OF infamy to grandeur
soar,
They light a torch to show their
shame the more.
Tho ofncers hearing OF your preparations
for blood, with the Governor present rs our
guest. wisely concluded that II you would per-
pctrate such disgraceful scene at the very
close Of our fair on the last day IN the after
noon. that they had too much regard for tho
good name Of Howard County to permit even
sheriff In his madness to drag It into the
miro. and 80 removed the pretext you had for
your petty persecution. We use the word per-
sccntion, for II was nothing else. as the un-
prejudiccd reader will admit. Good legal ad-
visers tell us your action deserves impeacl-
ment for stopping game on the Fair grounds
and permitting a similar one to run at the
Court House gate. Especially after the County
Attorney had pointed It out and demanded its
removal, There Is absolutely nothing In this
model sheri6's attitude when considered FOR
three years 10 show that he was honestly seek
Ing reform, but there is everything to show
that his whole course was . piece of petty
spitcful feelings toward some Of the officers.
President Nichols is striving to do
too large business on small capital
OF sincerity and gush, orelse is entire
" too:unsophisticated for association
with the men who gamble at fairs.
In time he'll find it takes more Pelig-
ion to run county fair and keep
things level than is required at q
camp meeting. He may also in time
learn that:
''vice is monster OF SO frightful mien,
As to be hated needs but to be seen;
Yet seen too oft, falniliar with her face,
We first endure, then pity, then en-.
brace"
We fear Jim has embraced 'er.
I'VE had reduced games 1t our Fair to q
smaller proportion than for fourteen years
past. and yet it was the firyt time that oficia
interference was exercised and Z dlsgracefu
scene avoided only BY Howard county's real
friends"
Mr.. Geo. Morse, a former President
OF the Society, with Mr.. Noble as
Secretary, tells us that no kind oil
gambling was allowed, and the Socie.
ty paid all it's premiums in full, and
left some Ave or six hundred dollars
in the Treasury. The present man.
agement besides introducing every
species Of gambling has sold the fair
grounds Of the Society, have a lot oil
buildings on rented ground which
will be valuable or worthless az the
landlord may decide at the end Of the
lease. IL such are real friends, save
us from enemies.
flR conclusion, Lei me say Il tho Treasurer
IL not able tOpay all the legitimate debts Of the
Society. let It be charged where It belongs
namely. to those who interfered with the man.
agement OF the Fair.
JAMES NICHOLS, Pres"
Finally and in conclusion, with q
parting kick, the Sheriff desires to
congratulate the officers and the
gamblers that they had a devoted
friend in the County Attorney, and
had he not been dirilect In the per,
Torrance Of duty, that they would
have been presented to the grand
jury for indictment In 1889. Tt was
he who condoned your crime and let
him and you remember that.
''All that heralds rake from confined
clay,
Nor forid prose, nor honied lies in
rhyme,
Can Plazon evil deeds, or conse-
crate q crtlne.n