The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-15


Ma. EpiroR - As there was too much
rain for me 70 pillow on last week. l
concluded the best thing was for mo to!
attend court and see the law yers pocket
the green backs, ia order 20 build line
houses on fools heads. that employed
them 10 wreak vengence on their neigh
Dor, because lac happened 10 40 or say
something which could have been settled
by calling in two or three, il necessary. OF,
their neighbors as arbitrators Every
court Is getting worse and worse. Two
years ago, from three TO four days wound
up all business; now six days, And Ills
Honor leaves for home without finishing
up his docket. giving those poor fellows
chance 10 spend time and money AZ.
lending the next court. Ii Dubois con-
tinues improving Ia fools, IL will lie as
bad as our neighbor over the way
Davicss. just think. Dubois county
having eleven lawyers, all apparently
doing tine business. and what SUR
prised me. was ia seciug the Editor Of
the COURIER doing as rUuch as any of
them. Ii reminds me OF q ccrtaim NJ.
d.. that took = contract 10 build q
School house in Portersville, about
nineteen years ago aud now turns MP in
our midst practicing medicine. "Su.anxc
things are wonderful" Well, to return
TO my counting. heard something that
may be interesting 10 our bar tenders.
and for their benefit will state what I
heard, in regard to law. The case was
State OF Indiana. We. Il. g., for ceiling
beer less than quart. Defendant swore
he was employed by one J. L., to deal
out beer on the night OF the dance.
The court held that the said h. s. was
gailty and fined him accordingly; II
cost him seventy dollars. So you clerks
in the saloons had best take out license,
or you will get thunder. Tired Of that
court, and often hearing a change OF
climate was beneficial to the health,
started for the other coart, (Commis-
sioners). which by reason Of the new
law were in session ut the same time
| entered the Auditors Office, then the
Commissioners court room. | looked
around for the lawyers, but soon be-
came satisfied on that point-as soon as
| seen rather pussy looking chap, bet,
ter calculated for . sign Of lager beer
saloon. with pair Of spcctacles hang
ing over his nose, looking as independ
ent As "hog on ice" After scrutimizine
the aforesaid thing for a while. | be-
came at once convinced that there wa:
no use for lawyer, as he had pr.sump
ton enough 10 make all law necessary
for court Of that kind. | was gazing
1t him, | Judge with my mouth wild,
open, when received a gentle tap OF
the shoulder by an officer. rem indins
me Of my duty that is to take my ha
OF. done so, begging pardon, O nd a
the same time thanking God ii was no
my head he wanted of. | will ju Z sa,
right here. that l served over ihrc,
years IN the army. and have seen goos
deal Of red tape but oh Lori. il wa
nothing 10 what our Honorable ps Il on
II General Grant would offer him tina
bl0oded pup and his commissic u a
General TO exchange, would let
Summer coon skin he would not { ade
can not see why the good citizen o
Dubois happened 10 fimd such a nan
Ii is 10 be hoped that the best COM mis-
l-ioners will have some influence, AND
have the proceedings Of that court ps,b'
lished in the Jasper COURIER as wei. o
in the Huntingburg Signal. as hero 10
fore il has only been psblished il III
Signal. for fear the people in grnci a
would find out what had become Of the |
money. Perhaps Mr.. Editor, I VII
have occasion nj some future time 3
. give you and the many readers Of the
COURIER, little insight into the Com
: missioners' Court. Yours, &c.
RAsiGxo.
4 JASPER. Ism. June IL. 1877.