The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-19
A Parsons fhsushts on Watetloo,

EDITOR EXPRRss:--We attended q
meeting Of the common council Of the
town Of Waterloo a few nights since
and 1t was truly an experience fraught
with danger and desire not to return.
The meeting was called to order by
t. l.. Rice, mayor. After the usual
routine work the council got down to
business, when J. H. 'Turpin intro.
duced an ordinance bill and warmly
supported 1t, a bill to repeal all ordi.
nances or parts of ordinances relating
to gaming or gambling Of any nature
whatever. The ordinance bill passed
along quietly to the final vote. The
motion was made and met with q
second that the bill do pass. After the
molten had been duly put by the chsir
the fun begau. Recorder J.. G. Hutton
in brief speech gave the council to
understand that he would not counte-
nance any act Of the kind, neither
would he attach his official seal to the
document. He also held that it meant
Impeachment tn all who voted for the
nefarious thing. After this the vote
came. Councilmen voting aye, J. Il.
Turpin, J. Filling, J. Green; nay, J.
Harbin. The recorder refusing to at
taoh his name to the bill giving the
mayor the opportunity to veto 1t, the
mayor Immediately rendered his resig.
nation, which was duly accepted. The
marshal also felt it bis duty to stay
with the cause of justice and resigned.
]. Harbin, councilman, also left grace
fully by rendering his resignation.
Recorder Hutton, than whom there is
none more upright and just In this be-
nighted village, fell in line with the
general move and was released from
the duty of clerk.
The council has been since filled by
appointment and gives general salts
faction, We suppose, to the general
public.
The present acting marshal, T. NJ.
Devine, was marshal last year and
many will remember his gallant ac-
tions on the 4th Of July last. He will
no doubt do as we'll this year.
The mayor at present is ]. Fl. Tur-
pin, the councilman who introduced
the bill that caused the general stam-
pede. A man who will write and
introduce bill Of the kind and nature
Of the one that caused the "ruction"
will no doubt bring the morals Of the
town to high standing.
We learn since that the bill has been
remodeled by another. We have also
heard it rumored that the council has
repealed the fish law, but trust this is
only hoax.
Had the bill passed, any gambler
could set up his faro layout in the pub
lie streets and run all day or until such
a time as someone went TO SOdaville
and procured state warrant.
The bill. was attempted to he passed
for the benefit of those who will take
the money Of a minor, even small
boys, by game Of chance.
The council is now complete by hav-
ing things their own way, and we
truly trust the good people Of the town
are satisfied with the change that will
throw open, so to speak, the gates Of
nell for the youth Of the town.
Saturday nigh. was only starter,
when dancing was kept up until the
wee small hours. Drunks and yelling
make business IN a town and drives
away any good citizen who may wish
to invest.
Sodom was place Of morality COIL
pared to Waterloo at the best. What
has the future in store for us? But
praise be to Allah, there are a few who
will try to suppress the wild and
woolly yahoo who takes upon himself
the duty of doing the town."
4 whttecap club will be formed If
thin, = continue, and the female liar
wi,l snffar with the male sex, is the
onir;oo ~ ,NNE WHO WAS THERE.