The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-03-08
About People !!

Miss Mary Brooks of Streator, Illi-
nois, writes: ''It is very cold here, and
much sickness, many old people dying.
1t seems to us that nearly all our old
friends in Jackson have died since we
left. think we would not feel at
home to come back. The first ques-
ton mother asks when we bring in
the paper is, "has any one died this
week?" | see you are as strong Tenn
perance man as ever. If you could
stand on the corner where we live and
see the men and boys go reeling by, /
think you would say that Prohibition
is what we need. A man was talking
low license to me the other day, and |
told him the better plan would be to
place large hogshead filled with
whisky at each corner, with a tin dip
per attached, SO each man and boy
could help himself as often as he
pleased, and charge him so much per
year for the privilege
DIR. Holcomb not only enjoyes a
joke as we'll as any man living, but
knows how to tell one. Meeting the
Doctor one day last week, we knew
by the smile on his face that he had a
new one. "It'sa a pension case" said
he, and went On to relate an incident
happening recently in his experience.
A man was talking to him who
was totally deaf. Upon inquiry
the Doctor learned that he had been
last examined in an adjoining County,
and that he had been pronounced to-
tally deaf. Said he, "they examined
me carefully, and heard one Of the
Doctors say to the other, total deaf
ness in one ear, and partial in to 9TH
err" What puzzles the Doctor is to
know how, the man, with both ears
plugged up, could hear the examiners
discussing his case.
***.
We find the following extract in
the last issue of the Ircnton Regist-
er:
"The family of I. FL. Croly, an old
and highly honored vet, has moved
to Ironton, Ohio, their former home.
For week or ten days will |. FL. be
seen among his old friends in this
town, while settling up his affairs and
the head Of the family will follow.
Friend Croly is one of the early pion-
eers of Fillmore county and though a
sufferer from rheumatism always wore
a smile, as though looking upon the
bright side Of life, even through pain.
Another thing that we are pleased to
say Of friend Croly is that when the
contest political waged in Chelsea
precinct he was at the polls early and
late for the straight republican ticket.
This county loses a good farmer and
citizen and a first-class republican in
the person of 1. FL. Croly, and we can
but truly commend them to the mercy
Of kind friends in Ironton, Ohio. y
Fillmore (Neb.) Republican.
We had comrade of this name
during the war, in Barton's Sharp
shooters, and last heard of him, few
years ago, in Nebraska, and we think
in Fillmore. So it is quite probable
that this is our old comrade. We
were intimately associated with Croly
all through the war, and his was re-
markable character. The boys would
have been as much surprised to see
Ike" angry as they would to see the
hills turning over. Amid all the ia
tigues, trials and dangers Of army life,
he preserved the same even temper,
always seemingly happy. And SO, af-
ter many years, having lost the ad-
dress of our old friend, here he moves
right In among US.
This reminds us of an incident oc-
curing here on last Sunday, which
goes to. show how strangely one often
gathers news of comrades, and how
helpful are the workings of the Grand
Army of the Republic. On going in
to one of our churches, stranger
spoke Of the G.. A. r. button we wore
and said he knew several boys who
wore them, and proceeded to name
three or four Of our comrades whom
we had not heard of since the war.
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We return thanks to Hon. A. G.
Thompson for Reports of United
States Geological Survey. Congress
nan Thompson is ever on the alert to
favor his constituents, and is one of
,he most active and useful members
n Congress.
Some features in the political career
If Hon. H. S. Bundy bring out
lis high regard for the rights and
opinions of others. 1t is said of him
hat while running his furnaces-al-
hough he would work actively for
he Republican ticket everywhere else
he never talked politics to his men,
,r gave them the least ground for
claiming that he was trying to cleo
ioneer them. There have been great
;ries raised by the opposition to the