Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-02
4 KANGAROO COURT
D. 0. K. K. Members Have Fun
Galore at the Carnival
Grounds.
Make Scores of Arrests for Any
Old Crime and Assess Mems
inal Fines.
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Large Number OF knights o.
Pythias Here for Zameri
Temple Meeting.

Zameri Temple. No. Is. knights OF
the Shorrassan had one of the biggest
and best" times in its history today.
when it did the honors TO some 800
Knights of Pythias of Iowa. Adyer-
Using matter announcing the big gath
ering was placed with the different
| D. o. X. *. lodges of northern and
central Iowa several weeks ago. with
the result that the knights have only
been awaiting the date when they could
! begin the pilgrimage TO the oasis OF
Marshalltown. Nawabs sheiks, viAiers
enirs and votaries from the temples at
Mason City, Hampton. AekIey, Eldora
and Story City, arrived this morn"
ms, several special coaches having
been attached to the Central's train
from the north. A larger crowd is eX-
pected from Story City this evening,
and on the evening trains there will
also be additional delegates from the
north, besides those from nearby To-
Icalities south, east and west. The del
egation from Mason City, which was
the largest, reports that twice the
number had expected to come, but
when the train left it was raining hard,
and the prospects looked dubious for
q pleasant day.
Zameris mobiles have been perfecting
their arrangements for the entertain-
ment of the visitors for many days. a
general committee composed of Messrs
i. r. Jones, j.. Aubrey Smith, c. r.
Brown, f. CT. Pierce and NJ. S. AIct'ar-
land, has had the arrangements in
charge, and as q reception committee,
to meet those making the pilgrimage.
We're Messrs Pierce, Smith, Brown,
Jones, a. b. Hoover, w. NJ. Clark, j. A
Watson and S. NJ. Ferguson.
The visitors We're taken to the carn:-
val this afternoon, where the novelty
of a kangaroo court was enjoyed. A
tent. 30N4O feet, was erected as the
domicile of the court, Justice w. NJ |
Clark, in everyday life, acting as the
most august judge for the special oc- I
casion. A. b. Hoover is chief of police, !
and under him there are acting eight I
officers. The fines assessed We're very |
not more than 81 being i'm
posed for any crime, no matter how Sc
we're it might be- The minimum assess
ment was 90 cents. This afforded a
great deal of amusement for both the
Iameris and the visitors. All the mon
ey secured was put into a common fund
and disposed of by the order of the
court for the entertainment of the Wis
itors. New crimes, unknown to the
statute books. Were unearthed this aft
ternoon. One man was arrested for
being too good looking; another be-
cause he was not good enough looking.
One was placed before the bars of jus
tice because he owned an umbrella and i
wasn't carrying it, while another paid
up because he was carrying one. One
man, who Wore a mustache, was fined h
because he didn't have q smooth face.
md another, without the least particle
IF down on his upper lip, answered to
he summons of the court because he
couldn't raise one. 1t made but little
difference what the offense was, the
more ridiculous the better.
The secret work of the order will be
in tonight at o'clock in the
<. Of p. hall. Thirty candidates will be
'eceived into Zameri Temple, the work
BEING eXemplitied by the degree team
If the Mason City temple. After the
secret work the carnival grounds will
be taken possession of again, providing
he weather is favorable: otherwise the
tisitors will be entertained in the club
'oorns. at the bowling alleys and other
places of amusement around town.