I am forwarding this to you as it was just posted on the Decatur County mailing list. Thought it might be of interest to someone. Susan Greene >From: "Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert" <iggy29@scican.net> >To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [IADECATU] ELLA GATES ARRESTED. >Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 22:15:06 -0500 > >Leon Reporter >November 2l, l895 > >For some time, residents of west Leon have been complaining of certain >residents in that part of town, on account of their disreputable >character. Last Saturday, Marshall Carmean arrested ELLA GATES who >resided in the Hashman residence, on a charge of prostitution. When the >warrant was read to her she fainted, but soon revived and was taken >before Mayor Biddison, where she plead guilty to the charge and was >fined $50 or l6 days in jail. She promised to pay the fine, and was >allowed to go and try to get the money, but instead we understand has >left the city and the authorities will see that she remains away. The >girl's home is in Mills County, where her family are very respectable. >The city authorities have commenced a crusade against the loose women >and propose to rid the town of them. >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >Copied January l5, 2002 >'FYI' > > >==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== >Nancee, iggy29@scican.net; List Administrator >Stacey, Momdit@aol.com; Co-Coordinator >Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com