The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-05-28

&ity needs an must new said Slnrhers
johnson. as he mounted barrel and
looked around on the miners. 1--WE
want q City Government Common
Council "A body TO make ordinances xn'
enforce 'em -a-a-"
The rest Of his speech was drowned
by the cheers Of the crowd. II was in
SO. and Crowbar City was a collection
Of shanties and huts on Rob- Tail Creek.
in Nevada. We were doing well
enough. and the camp was vely peace.
full and quiet. Sathcrs johnson was
the LATEST miner In the camp. but was
looked up 10 as great politician. Back
in the States he had been Constable.
Oversecr Of Highways, Tax Collector.
School Inspector, and 10 ON. but vel
his hankering was not satisfied.
II was finally decided that Crowbar
City be divided into eight wards, and
that each ward be entitled TO one AL.
derman. while May or. Treasurer and
Clerk should be elected at large. There
were about four huts or tents 20
ward. with constituency Of from five
TO eight persons for each Alderman.
"How shall we purceed 10 elect?'
blandly inquired Slathers. us he re-
mounted the barrel.
There was dead silence for a minute,
and then Raccoon Bill, Of the bloody
Sixth Ward. threw his old hat on the
ground. pulled his shooter and kindly
inquired:
Ar thar any buzzard here from
my ward who don't think I'D make a
howlin' old Alderman II thar ar.
let him edge up this way fur about ten
secondsr'
No one edged, and Raccoon Bill was
declared the unanimous choice Of the
electors Of his ward Several Others
elected themselves in the same or hand
manner. and there was no trouble until
Blue Clay Smith said he thought he
could represent the Eighth Ward about
as well as any other resident vulture.
III not. why not? Three resident vul-
lures at once stepped forward to contest
his election. and there was a four
handed fight which lasted ten minutes
and decided the election i'm favor Of
Cross-Eyed Turner. of Ohio. Slaihers
was then elected Mayorby acclamation.
as were also the other general officers.
and the largest hut in town was cleaned
out for q meeting Of the Common
Council.
The eight Aldermen sat on the ground
in circle, and the Mayor sat in the
center on bag Of meal, and opened the
session by saying;
" Has any Alderman any motion to
make?''
IL 'spose moshun that this ere
honorable body purvide itself with a
bari Of whisky at the expense Of the
city would be in order" remarked the
Alderman from the Third
mot BY burned sightr' bawlcd one
of the crowd at the door.
"Order. order! or Ill bust dozen
heads out therer' shouted the Mayor.
" See here. old boss. hain't YOU put
tin on heap OF style fur the fust
. meetin r. asked the Alderman from the
Sixth. rs he leaned forward.
"There' nnoshun pendin'r' answer
ed the Alderman from the Third.
(which ere moshun il rs follcrsr'
, remarked the Alderman from the First.
/ rs he hit the chap from the Sixth on
. the ear.
! There was little performance OF
.eight hands round and the Mayor in
, the middle" and ii was fifteen minutes
before order was restored. Then the
Alderman from the Fourth showed his
\. bitten finger into his pocket and said:
my constituents. who ar among the
), heaviest taxpayers in the city, believe
, that the price Of washin' Is too blamed
high. an they demand -"
..When did you ever have an washin'
I done?'' interrupted the Alderman from
4 the Seventh.
Q "Git the drop on him. Billr yelled q
) man at the door.
"Order! The Mayor commands
! order,' shouted Slathers.
3 Three shots were fired. four or five
: Aldermen Knocked down. and when the
r cyclone passed everybody had his shoot
: cr on his knee.
!, "When interrupted. we war about
' to take up the order Of unfinished busi.
!. ness remarked the Mayor, ~ he
b nursed his bitten ear.
. ~ move that we adiournr
! "Adjourn be bIowcdr'
9 "Questionr'
d "Ayes and nocsr'
"Orderr'
: "Somc onery coon ont thar has
kicked my dog!H said the Mayor. rs the
n yelps Of a canine rose above all othei
J. sounds.
/ .Sot down. you old hc-wolf!" yelled
8 some one, and ut that the light was up
set and the circus began. We locked
Q the door on the crowd and got undel
. cover Of the rocks. but that house
r. couldn't hold 'cm. In five minutc
Q they were fighting ali over town. ane
Q every ward had q rally and knock
/ down. II was four weeks before all TN
u bullcts were duo ont and the broker
o heads healed up. Slaihcrs lost an ea
and two fingers. and his farewell mes
n sage was brief. He wrote:
n "Aldermen: Fame Il mockery, o.
a fee Il dcgradin'. and resign In fayo
,r Of any coyote you kin agree on. 10
% mans. farewell. came. J saw. and 20