Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-05-10

chronic grumbler and fault finder out
with all reason, we feel inclined to be
somewhat disguised st our trail efforts,
when we call upon oui merchants and
ask them for an advertisement and re-
ceive an answer of this kind no meyer
advertise. Look on the counter and
what do yon see tbereP A large pile Of
MANILA wrapping paper filled with
very attractive advertisement, illustrated
with an engraving. gotten up IN neat
style to attract tho customer who should
buy Of his wares Yet they claim, we
never advertise.
The State vs. John BACKYARD and
James Busbey. for the shooting of Foun
tain Garrett, was set to be heared be.
fore j.. J. Moore, esq.,, on May 4th.
On the appearance OF about twenty four.
witnesses for the defendants and the
stale, the defendants waived an exam.
nation and were RENTED to Jail to awal
the action Of the grand jury next July.
The witnesses gave their recognizance
to appear and testify against them.
There is statute law In this State to
prohibit the firing OF woods in certain
seasons of the year and If we mistake
not. the time expires about the first Of
March, and if any person OF persons set
fire to the woods after the time prohihi-
ted by law, are guilty Of a crime and
liable to indictment and prosecution.
The grand jury would do we'll to look
into this matter and see if the firing of
woods at this season Of the year can't be
put stop to. 1t is getting to be dan
gerous to fencing ana houses; especially
at so dry i time as at present. If the
Justices Of the Peace IF each district
would not close their eyes to so many
offences of this kind tile grand Jurors
would not have 80 many minor offences
to look after.
Al kough there Is very stringent law
n effect ssgainst the carrying of con.
cealee weapons, there is scarcely night
Sunday not accepted, in or near the
corporat6 limits OF the town; is heared
the report Of the deadly pistol. This
should be looked after and The practice
put stop to. We have county con-
tractor who should hdye few OF these
lav-breakers in his charge. 1t may be
that some gentleman do carry concealed
weapons. but i is notorious fact that
thieves and blackgrards do carry them
for the purpose Of assassination and
ROBBERY, and force good citizens to do SO
in self defence. We insist that a law
made py our government for civil
community should either be enforced or
repealed. 1t has been said with a good
deal of truth, that the practice OF carry
ing concealed weapons. was for the
want Of both moral and physical cour.
age.
Some people tell us they can
get the. Atlanta papers, the C0u-
rier-Jour1al, the Memphis appeal
and various other papers for one
dollar. We admit this; but do
these papers take any interest in
your affairs here at home--it ia
just SO much money sent out OF
the county never to return. We
can send to KANSAS, Illinois and
various other places aud get corn
at Is cents per bushel, ha5 at
eight Dollars per ton and so on
through tie whole produce list.
We can get dry goods at almost
our own price, good prints at two
cents per yard and other things in
proportion, but still that is not In
Tishomingo county. We propose
to i've end let 1--we. We are here
to stay, sink or swim, apd We pro-
pose to give you good County
paper. inferior to none, and we
ask you to take it and pay for it.