The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-30
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pretty "well to do" and bethoughi himself
to live q li,tie easier during the remainder
OF as life, so he built store, filed il with
well selected stack of goods, - an
neanesd himself ready to supply Tue TEN.
Potai wants Of the good people OF Temp
kinsville and vicinity 'sleetle" cheaper
than the cheapest,
The SQu.re's store is situate on the
vest side OF his farm, just where the road
bends to the south. which ioFnis hind Of
OK bow around the tsrm, passing on the
south side down bill, scross level plat,
up another bill, and thence around to the
east side. la this valley are situated the
two stores Of ketohum s Duaham, and
JeSett L Skinner, the Rising Sun" tavern,
Sept by Bacon 1 Fish, the school house,
biacksmi,h's shop, watering trough, and
about . dozen dwellings, the place being
digaifed by the name of "Whissey Holler''
and forming tue principsl business want Of
Tompkinsyille. Now the Squire is shrewd
man, and he hat upon d plan by which he
could divert q large portion Of the travel
rom sWhiskey Holler," and not only ben
eht hinself BY securing their trade, but Ben
eht the public by saving them halt mile in
distance aud the labor Of descending and
climbing two quite difficult hills. Accord
insly he marked out road across his field,
had q nice strong gate hung just at the bend
in The rosd, and stuck up notice saying
that all who wished could cross his field and
avoid the hills and half mile in distance.
Tie also had boy always in attendance to
open the gate, and draw water for the hor-
-es. A neighhor Of the Squire's opened a
house for the accommodation Of travellers,
aud thus it became necessary for but few
to 60 around through the hollow. even for
whiskey, (Which, BY the way, the Squire
and his neighbor would not keep, being
temperance men, as they could get plen
Is At grocery on the other eide OF the
field, As soon as this state Of things be.
came known at "Whiskey Hollsr," and the
eject felt in the diminution Of the daily
cash receipts al the stores and tavern,
great hue and cry was raised BY the propri-
etors and their hangers on, agains, the in
nocent gate, and, as lie usually the case, they
| ,ried to conceal their envy at the Squire's
prosperity. BY loud professions of zeal for
the public good The gate was Danger
oss affair, .too narrow )" "not a. right an
giles with the road" mot in the right
place" and soon extrasagaht accounts were
gwen o accidents which had occurred al
the gate Carriages were smashed, the oe-
| eapsnts barely e.csping with their lives;
persons attempting to 60 through in the
night, or when the wind wss blowing, had
come in collision wifi the posts and sus-
tanned various injuries. 1t was rep orted that
one old topper, in attempting 10 60 through
| with his pipe in his mouth, ran against one
Of the posts, BY which his pipe came in con-
tact with his nose, snd the old fellows blood
was 80 impregnsted With whisky that it
.ctualiy took FIRE, but as he hadjust stss-
gered into q PoEd near By up TO his arm
pits, be ouly burned down 10 the waters
edge But the greatest havoc was made
among sheep one man said he counted eleg
en- aosks one forenoon, which, while being
| driven through, ran against the posts, sew
ersl had their brains Knocked out, and the
rest we're scattered, and that in consequence
q the difficulty Of getting sheep through
the gate mutton had risen half cent
pound
After matters had gone On ID This as
while, farmer Archibald, fine benevolent
tamored old gentleman, whom everybody
calls "uncle Archy," and SnO loved to see
improvements going on, and in whose heart
eary at the prosperity Of his neighbor, the
Squire, had not entered. uncle Arehy came
on in defence of the gate. He said il was
great public convenience: that the stories
81 such dreadful accidents were all a bug
bear; that the gate was twelve feet wide
vide enough for tao Of the largest class Of
carriages to pass 81 the same une-snd as
- the great destruction Of sheep, there
we're plenty OF men who stood ready 10
drive them through and warrant them safe
for two cents aock, which could make no
great difference 10 the price of mutton
Now Hyde, the tanner, thought he could
trap the old gentlemen, so he went slyly
aud measured old Toby's GA cart and the
stage coach, and proclaimed triumphantly
lhat uncle Arehy had not told he truth, for
b > had measured two carriages, and that they
\ ere ons inch wider than the gate, and con.
-equently If they should attempt 10 pass at
TIE sane time collision would be inevita-
Die.
Bot convention was called TO give all
no were opposed I, the gate, chance 10
Express their views The day came, and
Inc company assembled Old Judge Lases,
sho had once been Judge Of court OF
common please" as he called 1t, was call
e 10 preside. On taking the chair be made
al eloquent speech against the gate, and
| closed by saying that the gate was nuts
sanse-everybody knew it was nu is
sanee. that application should be msde at
s0act'' to the court OF "c0mmo. plsas.'' for
| au injunction against 1t, and that then, and
nor till then could there be any safety Tor
life or property in the hole town oil Tump-
kHspiIie Next MF Fish Of the "Risiue
sun" arose. He has very prominent nose
sad retrestiug chin add forehead, giving HE
fofile something Of the appearance Of an
acute angie. He made a violent speech,
and being man OF very little discretion
ie, The eat out VI The bag" He said the
road had run around through the hollow
from time lmmemorial, and thBt therefore
they had the right Of way, that lie and his
| arrner were 'oid residenters"-the very
| 'piae-says" OF the forest he might say; tha'
they had entertained The public according
Q the very best Of their ability, aud tina,
now il vas an Infringement 81 their rights