The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-10
lrrom the Hunts sb.rg signal
HcllOw! HcnOw There!

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der is the Conrt.Housc! Being on m
return from tho "Salt River trip IN
learning that The County seat had bee
removed 10 the e%ntcrprising village
Huntingburgh. have been engaged 10
! the last hour in running over the tow
!. tor the Court-Housc. But | cani see il
won't you. Oh won't YOU show me whcr
you got the dnrned thing slowed AWAY
also learned that IN the absence OF Ill
=" Salt River Crew."you had received tn
RAILROAD. have also looked diligcnll,
:or that !: have walked up one street un'
down another. through cross streets : a
we'll Is The new alleys you made - unit
have worn ont ten dollars W0ril. .
boot leather. skinned my heels, lame,
myself, an. thoroughly used up. tire,
out and disgustc,i with my search. ia
can't see il: therefore. won't YOU. Oh
won't you come 10 my relief and show
nie these thinG>y Hen, haven't got Ties,
things: only cNpcc!ing them: Oh, YOU
liii.c lockers. Don't YOU deserve = we'll
1 wont say what. ! will only say tilsl
| will DC even with you fellows YET for
your fun upon "A poor Salt-crecker. =
Won't | charge up a. good account
against you prince OF good fellows OH
account OF MY boots, sore sllin..Iegs. aud
generally usci up condition. For what,
nus | say. yes | will say il for fiib-
.bing to u poor "Salt River Crew."
Well boys with my Salt River trip"
together with NY hunt rs above set forth.
| an loo weary to say much to you.-
You all deserve credit for your energy
AMI pluck, and you deserve the Railroad
whether YOU get it or not and if JAS
per can't get IL : and il looks dcvilish
enough like she could not - l hope o.
will. And il you are successful, look
ont Il lot for for ue, and if ] can't sell
in Jasper, l can set trc to what |
have and move over here by the light of
the lire, and would make money by so
doing. wen il ! WAS forced Ia do that. =
Yes boys look out Tor me and q host Of
boys, good fellows, if you get tie
road but then l have no idea you viii
get either the road or the Court
house.
But enough, l can't talk longer to you
this darncd Salt River wafer isl
very ID on mans throat and
insidcs. But l will say. don't let me everI
hear it said again that IL. lsothcrt and A..
Miller, lack energy or public spirit.
These prince of good fellows. rs well AS
J few more Of you, and especially the
of the Signal ought to havel
Photos TAKEN. and scattered all
v the County. among The an;i-aiders.
Can't the Citizens make up Il pony-pursel
md have it done! What SAY you Du-I
Iendach Can't you group them together
MI fol.o pcO c,ps.s az, ....s !
with a small profit added! Yes. Well
right Spoke like n man. "right
tut in meetin''; just like good fellow
Who wanted TO n V n lot Of good pat
iolic. and noble fellows from kicking
he bucket ard being forgotten.
And when you get thcrl done. send
n copy te adorn nv law office. But
God fellows l must bid YOU adicu hur-
Y up your Railroad. and Courthouse.
you may expect me among you as
lie of you: for the present ! must take
. the waters Of Patoka, and paddle nv
VII canoe, up the creek 10 Jasper:
'herc you. one and all, may find me in
ny Law Office south side of the
ublic square, ready willing, and anx-
.us TO attend TO all of your law bust
ess. When any of you town rats come
yer don't forget the pictures. You that
ave n" business and never expect TO
all and see Inc, i would like to see your
Igly .phiz's: you are a jolly set; good
'oys.but ugly customers to run sawycrs
gainst. only hope the next fight :
hould we ever have n that YOU NAV
% up. And should you want a pilot,
cmember that l have been up, and will
lireoui cheap.
That's all But don't forget to pity the
orrows, and hSrdships of a salt River"
engineer, and call, when you come over
will show yon the Courthouse, if l.;
ant a Railroad.
HUNTINGDuRGII, Inc. Dec. 8. 1862
u. L. Ii. CARR.
For the Jasper Weekly Courier.
We learned through a young man ar
from the good Town Of IIunting-
'urgh that on Friday night last, that be-
ng the 3D. of December, 1868, the citi-
ems of said Town were terror-strickcn.
md thrown into a terrible co%nfusion.-
'ells were tolling and they were making
m alarm in all conceivable WAYS. to
lraw the good people Of the Town to-
.ethcr for mutual protection = but the
'ause was not known. Some had noticed
n the papers that a strange animal had
'een captured in Montana. Of which the
cicntific men of the day had no knowl-
'dge, and it was supposed by some that
probably the animal had escaped and
made a visit to our good Town, as the
and believing noise was a very