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Show A w law is now In force in Iowa that Is sure to create some tuqirite. Heretofore a chronic thief could go on preying ujion a community at will so longashe kept within the bounds of jttty larceny, riie new law makes a second conviction con-viction of Itty larceny a felony, so that the theR of any trifling article will send a man to the iieiiltentlary the same ns though he had stolen a burse, provided he had been convicted con-victed previously of lietty larceny. The new Ian has merit, fur it will doiway with the petty larcenies which have been so discouraglugly prevalent. |
