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I,asseoneand indecent shows running at flood* j cide. Those who were to blame for | that condition should hang their heads | in shame if they possess enough of i the essence of common decency in ■.heir anatomy to be conscious of what Lhev have done.It was an unpardonable insult to the intelligence of this community, ! and an outrage upon Monroe's moral! sense. The whole populace h°re a ilJ suffer in the opinion of out-uf-twwr i folks because of what a few in sheeriro foolhardiness have done. Did von bv! ,v7 j your choice of concessions infer that Monroe had so far gone to the **bow-wows” that she could appreciate nothing but the “rough stuff?” Shame on you! You permitted concessions on the “square” 'chat were denied roomon the Fair Ground. Was the onlv*consideration then, the fact that the State Aid would have been withheld as it certainly would have? No, it was not the rain alone “that put the h crimp into Cheese Day” We saw people take their families in their cars and head homeward before the\)Ht JiU*1—— LllCf V Hdtl dii u*. ui niuu \j t.“Cheese Day” they d^s^ed. business 1 men ot other cities toid us that never i? in their lives did they see a town r i brown so wide open to everything vicious. The sort of advertising yw{1 gave Monroe will make it a splendid g j habitation for moles and bats, if you keep up the same kind for a few years.It seems the city authorities turned over the town to the “Cheese Day” committee, and they, in turn turned it over to the devil. We give the Mayor and Chief of Police credit for ^ [ taking back some of the keys to theity after the Ministerial Association protested against the way things were going. It is only fair to assume that the officers had an over amount of confidence in the committee's judgment. The sheriff of the county wasr*r\f] A'A -mViof Tvo ^nulrlout seeming to tresspass upon City Officer's beat.Monroe did a fine stunt of “boosting” when they entertained the Southern Illinois Bankers Association, Were you afraid you would get top-heavy if you did not counteract it immediate hr?c
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Monroe Informer
Monroe, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Oct 11, 1917
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