Show sacrilegious happenings AT CITY CEMETERY it has been brought to our attention that in many ways tile the most sacred plot of gro ground in our city the city cemetery has bas been desecrated to a more or less degree by certain groups and individuals divi duals hard is it to belf believe evL yet true that shrubbery plants and even flowers have been taken from the cemetery where flowers have been put out in vases it is a fact that shortly afterwards the vases and the flowers as well have both disappeared some have been so vanda vandalistic listie as to mar the head stones by chipp chip clippings ings pings away the head ot birds which have been chilled out of the stones and in other ways have disfigured the headstones and monuments during the last summer season many regarded the cemetery as a public park a place to lounge around and make i nerry merry the boys followed suit and made a play ground out of it this in our estimation wasa was a very sacrilegious practice as we believe that the cemetery is a place didt bated a sacred place to deposit t the remains of those who were so dear to us in life it is equally as sacred as our owns own houses of worship and those who desecrate it are guilty of the same social religious and civic felony blame for or these actions can be placed upon no one but those who are guilty of the practices our ci city t y fathers have taken the mattelin mat matter terIn in hand now and are going to station a special officer tit tile the cemetery during the fl flower ower season seass e n and adione anyone who is caught violating the city ordinance of taking flowers etc from or de dej straying ying or moving any proper property tk 1 y within hin the cemetery will be prosecuted to lo the full ful ext extent ent of the lw law it is conceded that tha t toselo city lias has one of th the most moat beautiful burial spots in the state for the gize tze of our city let us show bough civic pride thadd to and biot take from its beauty 0 |