The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-09
POLICE NEWS.
Mayor Wray Rakes in a Half
Hundred on Fines.

Monday was Mayor Wray's busy
day, and the way he took in the
sheckels would have done credit to a
Metropolitan Saving Bank. He had
| batch of ten DRINKS to deal with
and from four of the number he col
lected $500. The balance of the
gang he sentenced to ten days hard
labor and Immediately put the fellows
at work cleaning up the streets and
alleys.
The mayor has been in bad humor
for several days and it is not safe for
a man to be caught getting drunk or
playing tramp, for in the city of Os-
kaloosa from now and henceforth"
if fellow is fined he will pay up and
settle instantly or on to the street he
goes. The fellows who have prom
Used to do this and that, be better
boys and never do it again, etc., have
worn the patience of the mayor thread
bare and he changed tactics. 1t is
now be bad and you repent at leis-
ure."
The tramp that caused so much
trouble in the Second ward Saturday
frightening women and children and
cursing every one he saw was sen
fenced to thirty days labor on the
streets. The mayor would have made
it sixty or more, but thirty was up to
| the limit.
But the wrath of the mayor con-
tinueth undismayed. Harry Davis
who never meant harm to any one
trotted his bicycle along the walk
the other night about midnight. He
was arrested on the charge of viola
ting the ordinance regulating bicycle
riding and the mayor laid on the fine
authorized His Honor states that
there has been much complaint about
the bicycle riding on the walks and
that the practice must be stopped.
There are now several warrants
issued for parties who have violated
this ordinance and there will be 9TH
ers who will have fines to pay.
There is a special officer detailed
to get just such cases and a number
of others, and he is said to be doing
some very effective work.
Maria Woods and Maria Buckner
and man named West, all colored,
have been arrested, but were released
if they would get out of town. West
came to the mayor the other day and
asked that one of the women be
brought up before the mayor and
given lecture all because she had
torn the new shirt of the complain
ant. Mayor Wray had his own ideas
about the matter which did not alto
gether suit the colored man and he
started to tell Mr.. Wray how to run
the city. He didn't make more than
the start at the story, however, for
the mayor shut him up 80 quickly he
had barely time to get out of the
house to avoid arrest. He was to leave
the city that evening but was caught
with the women mentioned and the
trio were arrested and brought up.
A young man giving his residence
as Keota came to the city this morn
| ing at 1880 o'clock. He walked up
one street and down another and then
made free to enter the T. D. Lyon
residence on Second avenue west. He
walked through the house to the
kitchen where he found Mr.. Thomp-
son who resides in part of the house.
He stated that he was looking for a
man and had made mistake in the
place. The matter was reported to
the police and the fellow was taken
before the mayor. When asked what
he was trying to do the young man
said, "weil, l came to town to have
little sport, and l mistook the
place." can right" said Mayor
Wray. "Here, Officer o 'Brien, lock
this fellow. Wen give him some
sport" And officer O'Brien made
no mistake in the place. The man
will have hearing upon the charge
of disorderly conduct and will have a
chance to spend his money in other
ways than he at first intended.