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    3. Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Sat March 21, 1891== Edward Jennings of near Bowers Station stood in the Mayor's court this week stolidly looking over his gold-timmed spectatcles at the exponent of the law who sat at the desk. He is an old man, with white hair and long gray whiskers and resembling a substantial farmer. "Mr. Jennings, you are charged with intoxication in a public place.' "Well, I reckon I did have a little too much, " was the response, "but this is the first time I was ever took up. I feel might bad over it, too,a s I never calculate to do any harm. I rckon I did have too much but I'll never do it again," and the poor old man mopped his forehead with nervous haste. He was fined $11.30 and although he had over $20 on his person he had his fine stayed as he had to expend his ready money on other things. He came in to get his pension money and meeting with some of the boys they drank from the same canteen a few times too often.

    08/16/2008 04:36:08