Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-28
FACTS FROM FLORENCE.
Some Events OF Recent Occurrence
A Brave Town Marshal.

FLORENCE, June 2I-TO the Editor of TIE
BEE: While Council Bluffs, South Omaha,
Albright and Fort Omaha are represented in
your columns every day, | concluded that it
would be but just to allow us a little space
for some matters OF recent date which are of
great interest to our citizens. We arc n law
abiding community out here in the suburbs,
and allow no one to come here and create any
disturbance. IT was for that purpose we
elected Mr.. Frecland, our present marshal,
ana II anyone lmagneS that he does not at
tend to his duties III the strictcst manner,
they are mistaken. A few days ago party
of Omaha boys and girls came out here on
picnic. | believe they belong to a Sunday
school down there Well, as they were driv-
Think of the Home Over There" and when
they had finished one of the boys commenced
to blow bugle. OF course, this was
all wrong. We don't allow any
other in fact and Marshal Frecland who
was in the Bank of Florence" cashing a
chip-a check | should have said, knew it..
And he did not wait Mr.. Editor, to be told.
No, sir; as soon as he heard that 'over
theren business and the fellow footing his
bugle he went out and pulled his pistol. It's
a nice pistol, too, with Il barrel over foot
long It's one that his old granddad Free
land carried at Reseca de la Palma, so you
see it's good stuff Well, sir, he went out,
wipng his mouth, and told them boys and
girls that he was marshal of this town, and
don't YOU forget it, and that he proposed to
see the law enforced and by the great horn
spoon they had got to quit that dod gasted
singing,i il took all the money he had earned
catching catfish for the last year to buy am
muniton." And, Mr.. Editor, maybe he
didn't dry 'em up. Well, l guess so. You
never saw such scared lot of folks in your
life. Why, they didn't sing any more until
they got five or six rods away,
and of course, as it was out
of range of Marshal Freeland's weapon,
they knew they We're safe. But Freeand
was not to be outdone. He got his horse and
started after 'em, but they had succeeded in
getting outside the limits or blood would have
been spilled. E'reeland is no child, and US
folks out here like him. He makes 'em toe
the mark. ] mean those law-breakers. Why
about a month ago fellow came here to
paint the town and he walked all the way to
Omaha and back to get the sheriff to arrest
him. That's the kind of a man he is. No
foolishness about him.
We have raw meat eater out here, Mr..
Editor He is u terror, He digs post holes
for living and cats nothing but raw meat
Last Saturday he ate five cents worth all at
once, and Marshall Freeland amt bit afraid
of him. He says he wouldn't be if he could
eat ten cents worth.
On Saturday last we had a regular picnic.
a fellows wife got out on a tear and painted
the town. Her old man didn't like il a bit
but was afraid TO say anything. She raised
Cam for awhile. Freeland was over at the
river batting his trot line, or else he would
have took his pistol and arrested her But
this is all, Mr.. Editor, and If you will print
this in the BEE / will send you news every
once in While.
y. RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.