Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-01-23
From Clear Greek

Ed EA0lsE. AuC r1OCA Ia
aud education is all the 90 il
these parts In this section o.
the country, i range 4 to ), the
citizens are almost q unit in IA
vor of the stock Law and have
been ever since the Board oil
Supervisors declared it In force,
but the act of 75,that we are
now under is very lame and IN
complete, the most silly Law ]
ever knew enacted by any sen
siblc Eody of men. Ii is giving
trouble aud dissatisfaction 20
the people because some sci
fish, craving men, when they
see a patch OfcOrn on some non
residents land turns out all their
stock to eat il up, and behold,
here they come on our turnip,
rye, oat and corn patches and
eat them up and trampls them
in the mud. If we take them
up and charge anything for it,
they ssy we take them up for
the money that is in il. That
kind of a charge is unjust, IN.
fair and absolutely false. | will
now say to the readers of the
EAGLE, and especially those
who live ia this county. that ]
have kept an estimate of the
damages | have sustained in the
past four wears by the depreda
tons of other peoples stock,
aud one thousand dollars would
not cover the less, have re
ceived about forty dollars. Vow
If there IS any money in it, i
can't see il that way. Human
nature is a strange piece of
mechanism indeed. there are
hardly ever two persons who
have exactly the same idea
ajout the same thing. especially
II their interests are not identi-
cal.
Christ said: ION one occasion,
there was a man fell among
thieves, one man of high rank
passed by and left him uncared
tor, another of some rank pass
ed by and be left him still un
cared for, but a good Samaritan
came along and cared tor him,
and dressed his Wounds Then
the question was asksd By
Christ. who was neighbor 10
the man that fell aUong thieves.
Now the question is this. some
say 1t Is sorry man that will
take up bis neighbours stock
particularly, if he charges him
for it. Now there are two side
TO every question Will a good
neighbor turn out his stock by
the Wholesale, cattle, horses.
mules and hogs, upon his neigh
boris corn, oats, &c, when he
knows they are all turned ont
aud that section of country I'M.
der the stock law at the same
time {. Now the writer in con-
junction with all of the good
citizens of the Clear Greek
neighbOrhOod, respectfully ask
the cooperation of all the citI
ZeEs of range 4 and ), aud all
other law abiding citizens of the
county to aid rs in infiuencing
the Legislature now in session
To amend the stock Law act o.
1873 which act We are under
exactly as il was amended fol
Pamela county In lSS6. We onl,
ask for the amendment to apply
to range 4 aud ) of LaEayett.
county.
Our school is booming. boil
patrons and pupils are NOR,
than pleased with our teachers
Profs. Written, Austin aud Mis-.
Ngggie Hyatt are live, euergeti,
aud thorough in their calling
in other words, the Clear Creel
Normal school is a school tina
any community sh ,uld be prOu,
OF. They organized on Frida,
night a debating society, com
posed of the students male ans
fen ale. to be held each Frida,
night Their subject for m,
first debate is: Resolved. Thu
the negro is capable of sell
government More amen.