The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-28
COMMUNICATED.

COMMUNICATED.
EDITOR REGISTER I'm the Interstate
of February Goth ] notice that the cor
respondent, George Washington, seems
to have entirely ignored the teaching of
the great example Of truth, and is given
to lying about matters of less importance
than the cherry tree.
He says that deny his statement that
the boys employed by me do not hesitate
to take stock that is not trespassing. In
reply. still deny that 1 have ever au-
thorized or encouraged any one TO take
up stock that is not trespassing.
As to his first charge of Sheriff Hodg-
sons stock John Harris had complained
to me that stock was troubling him of
nights, and being lame, as I am almost
unable to get around, I sent the boys
(my own and one other) to see if any
stock was trespassing in that locality.
The Boys. so they reported to me, found
Hodgson's cattle out, and being after
night, as it then was, they drove them
to the pound. Hill followed the cattle
and about the time the boys were put
ting them in the pound he took them
and drove them home. The next morn
ing l called on Hodgson for the fees.
sl.OO, which he paid me, but complained
that the cattle were not allowed to run
at large and 1 gave him back one-half of
the money.
As to the Horville case the correspond
ent wilfully lied or else has not taken
pains to inform himself correctlv. The
reason why that suit was not contested
was that the Council was not certain
what construction the court might put
upon one clause ofthe ordinance relating
to the diligence of the owner of stock,
and had not the committee on finance,
appointed by the Council, settled the
matter when they did that case would
have been litigated, and there is no man,
not even the dirt-throwing correspondent:
of the Interstate, who tried to inform
himself, that does not know that his
charges are BAsELY FALSE.
Further, I believe it is the duty of
every good citizen to assist me in enforc-
ing the ordinances of the City, and any
one who finds stock tresspassing in vio-
lation of the ordinance may either drive
it to the pound or give me word that l
may attend to it. Every one who is
acquainted with me knows that my
health is such that cannot be as active
as / would otherwise be, and now say
that will take it as favor for any cit
izen of lola, either man or boy, to take
up any stock found running at large in
violation of the ordinance and bring
them to me that 1 may deal with them
according to my duty under the law. l
never have and hope I never will refuse
to pay any one for assisting me in per-
forming any duty pertaining to my office
as marsnal Wnen 1 an uuaoIe " Iuiy
attend to it myself.
do not wish to bother you further
with replies and 1 now say for the last
time the charge is as false as the liar who
makes it is capable of inventing (and l
think he is capable Of anything in that
direction.} l would advise the cores
pendent to employ what little talent he
has in something better than in villify-
ing me in the discharge of my duties as
a sworn officer. n. F. LOOMS,
City Marshal.
Since the above was put in type Mr..
l.. handed US the following:-Ed.
What / meant by my COWS not tress-
passing was simply this and no more !:
They were not away from my premises
but they were outside of the enclosure.
ALBERT HODGsON.