The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-24
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Keokuk. Jan. 20. 1917.

Special Officer Weeds Swan Song.
To the Editor Of The Gate City:
Having special dislike to reading
6 continued piece or an article which
in his estimation might turn out to
be nothing but an advertisement, my
father, il the narrative seemed q
little too suspicious. would lose his
patience and good will for the writer
and turn to the conclusion OF the
article first and look for the dis
agreeable circumstance.
You might follow suit before going
any further and save yourself any
more unpleasant feeling than you
now have, by looking for the author
of this note.
Well. we are just of from the
job, that unfriendly act. that Job that
some of you have said would jeopaf-
die our best interests in the future
and would stop us from getting our
daily necessities. How sad 1t made
us to think of the vacant feeling we
come up to, and losing your splen-
did friendship for nosing into your
sweet business! We know 1t will be
jubilant news and please some who
have been so anxious to further this
timely event.
Yes. we are really off, boys. You
all treated us just fine. but to give
CID Satan his due. you ii1 not override
it. In justice to the boys that fear
no noise, not one of them dared to
make an illegal break to us, or APP
proach us in any manner for any aid
In any wrongdoing.
These open places OF near-beer
thirst resorts in our city will con-
tinue to be run In as respect
allie condition as can be
maintained in any city in Iowa. Con-
sidering how they have been and
their shape now, reasonable citizens
should all shake hands. Presto and
temp brew are non-alcoholic drinks,
and they satisfy many people, also
some of the boxers. Their color,
foam, and taste are hne. SO to the
inebriate it is quite slide over on
him, and ultimately he may md out
he has been safely anchored into tho
profitable citizen.
II from any of these places there
energies an intoxicated person, don't
accuse the proprietor, for in many
cases, as the truckage and express
age business has shown, ut" can be
procured otherwise. Anyone can go
to wet towns and carry enough
whisky inside to get dozen men
drunk.
Try and reason out the many
WAYS known to this travelling fra
ternity. the ways they may put it
over on US. Investigate everything
within reason pertaining to the Gle
cumstance. Get sufficient proof to
convict them and see to it our courts
do not interfere in the execution of
the lawful sentence, and you'll kr W
you have had a Job.
| would suggest IL any OF you IN
tcrested citizens wish to cooperate
with our local department of justi v.
don't write for you will not sign yorr
name Gin many cases you did not
with me.) Don't telephone-you will
not disclose your name this way So
any of US will criticize our officials
and still keep knocking IL they think
they have anything of importance.
Now, be sure and not use my
name"
Go directly with your information
to Mr.. Hilpert. He'll do all that can
be done to have the difficulty recti-
fed. Quit your budding up here
and there in your dilema, talking all
kinds of rotten stuff, before you give
the commissioner and his colleagues
first chance to keep your fair city
properly going Then he and our
policemen will have fair chance to
nip difficulties In their incipient
stages.
There should ba NO snrnriae to YOU