Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1889-10-24

Are bright win autumn uuces
The folks are wearing thicker gOok
And stouter boots and shoes.
The feathered songster Of the grove
To warmer lands have flown,
Aud now put up the Parlor stove,
For cool the nights hsye grown.
Where'r around our eyes We cast
And look on things or men,
All signs denote that summers past
n Apd fall is here again.
XGravel Hill, Mo-, October II,
1889 Editor PRESS 1t has
been quite a while since your
readers heard from me. So
journing near here for a few
days and being somewhat out
of better employment. | con-
cluded to indulge whilom per
ch;.nt for sc1ibbllng. There is
nothing of startling interest to
note from this point. But that
which was uppermost in my
mind and which suggested these
lines was a short cOmmunica-
ton from this point to the Jack
son Cash Book a couple or
three weeks ago. You probably
noticed it, and if SO, can not
perceive why you permitted 1t
to pass unnoticed. The article
in question cast a general re-
tlecllon upon Bollinger county
and her good citizens, but most
especially did it refer to the
courthouse and court officials in
an ungenteel manner. The
writer stated that he was at
tending circuit court in Marble
Hill in September aud that the
stock manure on the floor of
the courthouse was deeper than
1t ought to be in a stable. As
a matter OF course all who were
at court know such a statement
to be the rankest falsehood.
SO far as l observed the rooms
were as clean and tidy as ever
saw them in jackson. You
must know, though, to fully un
derstand the subject, that the
Cape county politicians and
self-esteemed big bugs" look
upon And speak OF Bcllingel
and her people with contempt
and derlsion, believing and
boasting that IL is all easy mai
ter for them to control Boiling
er's conventions and elections
when they choose to do So
The article alluded to was writ
ten by II henchman Of one OF
these autoclats, hence you OBJ
serve the reason for its extreme
Disqualification. [ know that
The citizens Of Bollinger are .aS
highmihued and honorable anU
as able Of controlling Lheil own
affairs as are tie people Caps
COunLv.
Now, | want to give you al
instance ot pure cheek and gall
and-sOmetnlng else. AT tit
September term vi court in
the county OF JSollinger-the
tsrm Of court when Tile Capeile
charged THAT the courthouse
floor was covered with manure
there We're seve4;ll tracts O.
land sold by The Sheriff for tax
es. Tnere We're several Cape
county fellows al court, auC
they would stand around viii
their thumbs under their arms
and bid on the lands with al
the gusLo Of Il Pickwick. TAa
was all right 50 far. But some o.
them BID OFT several tracts ol
this land. That Was all right, 5,
far. But when the lllne came
" pay for it no pay was IL
sight, and Tie Sheriff informs
me that it is still uupald fol
and it looks like will remain 81
if it is left as "a matter OF cnoict
with the parties who bought it
That you MAY see the differ
ence between the Bollingeritt
and the Cape Counlyite, l viii
mention the fact that every Bol
llnger county citizen VIII,
bought of these lands walked
right up to the Sherlff's office
and paid for the purchase,
the other fellows hied OFT with
out paying a cent, and if it il
ever paid by choice you may
take Slimkins' head for a foo
ball | would like to know
if the Sheritf's records Of Cap,
county can show a case Of thi.
kind against a legal giant o
Bollluger county. Those who
domicile III glass houses
should throw very small stones
jim SLIMKtNs,