The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-05-02
4. s. Peter Rises to Explain"

1. 5. Peter Rises to Explain"
POTTER>Br KGH, Has. April I'D. 1872.
Dear JOURNAL \ Ew days since h
occasion to visit your city. Oh my own private
md legitimate business. which having been
completed. started in company with a friend
Oh Saturday morning last for home: and utter
driving 4 few miles out Of Salna met some
gentlemen from Lincoln county who asked If
| had heard the news. ] replied thar | had
not and inquired what il was. when they in
forn,rsl mc-ti,at I had run AWAY. l rode Oh
towards Lincoln county. and nearly every
man met would say. Why. Potter. how do
yon do: I thought you had run away, with
all the county orders or. ! did not exactly
think so my self either. but Mr.. So-and-so did.
Mr.. So-antl-so had the same remarks to make
that he did not believe il. any Of the lime.
but somebody else did arrived at Lincoln
Center toward evening. and aeccriaineG that
Lincoln county had not been in such fever
isl, state Of excitement sinc. the Hal-y-ilub-
bard tragedy. Now I'll. pose it is necessary
for me l." make an explanation and 10 inform
people just. what went 10 Salina tor. and Why
remained three whole days. aud why went
at all wiihou; fir; asking all the people in
Lincoln county il might go. ETC.: and will
give such explanation ia the following words !:
PorTERsB, RICH. Has. April 2lst. 1872.
To Hon. John :. Strange. Chairman OF the
the Board of County Commissioners oi
Lincoln County. kan>a-.
LINCOLN CENTER.-Dear Sir: | hereby fer
der 10 you INV re- igiiation If the Office II
Clerk of Lincoln county. Ia rake effect on the
I'd day II July next. or Immediately afrr the
next general meeting of the Board Of Com
missioncrs. Very respectfully yours.
A. >. POTTER. County Clerk.
Here. then. will soon be IN opening for some
hungry officc-scckcr. I would. however. al
wise all honest respectable men to keep from
under. \ gentleman who could drink two or
three quarts Of poi.on-whisky on Saturday.
preach the gospel on SabI'ath. p ay cards on
Monday. fiddle for some dancing party on
Tuesday and practice physic and law on We'd
nesday, may apply. Such an one would be 4
useful member OF society. and find many warm
friends at the county seat. The county COM
missioners Of Lincoln county are all men oftal-
ent and experience. and I hope they will APP
point some good honest man for clerk, who
will not run away to SaliIa every fcw weeks
then the county business will run along
smoothly. Here let me add few word. Of ac-
vice to the proposed new elerk.-lf at the end
OF the first years services rs clerk in Lincoln
county you are pleased with the business.
would advise you to move out Of town, some
/. or Is miles away from mail route. Get a
postofiice established Pay out Of Your own
money S75 or $50 year to a carrier to supply
your Office with the mail for the acconmosla-
ton of the public in general, and your neigh
bor> in particular and then. on the arrival os
the mail. have your patrons interest you with
the following Tor >imiIar) conversation:
ARRIVAL OF TIE NAIL.
Tom Bile,: Any letters for me: Post
master: Yes SIR Tom: By the eternal. Mr..
Postmaster. this is the only letter ] have NJ
ceived in twelve years. and il has been whole
we1b on the route from Salina. You, sir.
have kept this letter in your ofiicr when ]
should have had il two days ago. ] will get
M petition To have you removed. and the
know the cfIice belongs I'd the public and not
to you sir. Come. men. who will ..gn the
petition:
simeon Biowhard I will. besau-~ three
weeks ago I sent 10 cents to firm in New
York VINO promised To send S.5 sewing ma
CHM and a $40 chrouOinefef-watch n . pre-
MUM. and ! have never hearyi wo:d fron
the letter or my money; and ! believe the
postmaster stole the letter. Mr.. S.iieynrg:
IN sign the petition. because IL the os3ce j.
kept here. can't get an Office established at
nv town.
Mr.. Frank: You may put my name down,
because there's another ofice Of similar name
in the northwest corner Ct Alaska. and am
afraid ms Ieitrrs will 90 thcr~.
II. Henry: But. Mr.. f.. the postmaster you
know has paid for supplying this Office out Of
hi. own fund.-, and do yea shink il wosld he
ri.ht nov to take Il away FROM him. Certain-
II do. II Il no more than right he sasossd
nav for carrying the masl. because he Always
oppoeed . government mail route heinx e<tah-
|ishcd: and. besides this, he b doing this
hing 10 bay votes any way.
Mr. Asimgsea: viii sisn the petition. AZ
though think the postmassef b ss good 90
Il we can ses: ard I nave ~ ohjersiea q I'll
10 him .s . seighbor or = postmaster. bat he
has ssae iahaenee. - shink he wants 10
run this whoae creek, and IN cppssed -
hat, and ve owe Pus ~ esso- n ~0-l
p,ny 4sperse.
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