The Osceola times., 1882-01-07
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closed, if gathered up, would fill
a large volume, hut We will preserve
for postcrity, one at least;
4 certain town official, who shall
be namclcss, concluded, last Tues
day morning, that 1t was too long a
time between drinks and rcmcm-
beriug that there was q good bar on
the Coahomo, trampcd dowp To
.Halrs landing and waited an hour
or moro for the boat. and when she
.inllly landed, boarded and proceed
ing to the bar called for sugar, &c.,
but the bar tender catching glimpse
of the officials insignia Of office, very
sternly asked that officer if h. took
anybody for a dem fool and SAID he
didn't propose to pay of any part OF
our county debt, if he knew himself
In vain the official sworc he did not
intend 10 ger up a case against the
"miXer," and that he never thought
of arresting him; his plcadings were
of no avail, and when the boat land
ed at Oscoola, he walk the plank as
straight as a Single dryer ). not
a wiser man. The joke leaked ont
soon, and any one wanting a first
class fight on his hands, has only to
inquire of that official what kind Of
whiskcy the Coahomo carries.
Last Tuesda}, The County Court,
in behalf Of of Clear Lake and Crook
ed Lake made Prohibitory orders ON
the petition of a majority of the adult
residents residing within three miles
of their churches. Mississippi coun-
ty has almost entirely prohibited,
This is the outgrowth of the Murphy
movement inaugurated at psceola.
December 9th., 1878. Wonderful
has been the change since then. A
temperance tidal wave Of enthusiasm
has rolled from Osceola all over the
state, and he peqp'r, mind you, hav,
put upon record their opinion in the
shape of Prohibitory orders. Not a
saloon in Osceola! The PEOPLE have
said, no license; and says the old
saying, "the voice Of the people is
the voice of God" We can't believe
the saying is true at all times, but
when the people are trying to do
right, we do not think the saying an
extrayagant figure, We hope the
experiment will prove successful; we
believe that it will; and we earnest
ly hope that all good men and wo-
men will work and pray for the sue
cess of a policy which cmbodics the
united aspirations of the people for
a higher and better life. Let the good
people of Mississippi county begin
the New y ear with y resoiu,c deter
70 take no step backward,
bat ict them, with sober minds and
bodies, move forward with sober aims |
to serious ends, and We will haze a !
county and people that the world
can't beat. 1t is the people which
makes county, aud to Judge of our
improvement, look back ten wears,
and then fancy in your own mind
the future By the visible progress Of
the past. Shove forward with glad
minds.
From Mr.. Columbus Horton, of
Little River, we learn. that two
brothers trappcrs- camped on the
banks of Little River, and while
quietly enjoying their evening meal,
were suddenly elevated through the
roof of their tent. As stated, they
were seated at their rude camp table.
one of them on a keg Of powder, when
their guns, which were standing in
a corner of the tent fell, and in .all
ing one was accidentally discharged,
the load passing through the keg of
powder ignitiug it. One man was
blown clear through the top of the
tent and taking an aerial voyage
above the tops of the surrounding
trees, dropped into Little River; the
other IN gong mp struck the ridge
pole OF the tent and fell back into
the fire at the door or opening of the
tent. Both are badly burned and
bruised.