Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-20
TO Whom IL may concern.

large list of friends. Sold by Fairless.
To Whom It may concern.
This is to certify that we the UNDER
signed patrons OF Hillside post office,
are personally acquainted with James
T. Butler the retiring post master.
We do not recognize Mr.. Butler as an
immoral. dissipated. drunken man,
but as moral, charitable gentleman.
1t has been our understanding that he
Butler. gave all the proceeds OF the
Office to his worthy assistant, Miss
Catharine K Davis, poor invalid.
democratic lady, and even paid his
own postage. We feel thankful that
we have man in our country and
neighborhood, who can raise his head
and look beyond political scum and
prejudice and dispence charity as Mr..
Butler has, and we hereby express our
thanks to him for the same, and can
only hope that our newly appointed
post master, }. ID. Ardis will do near
so well. Neither have we been en-
barressed in the least for the last six
or eight months about our mail on ac-
count Of our late post master, Butler.
Neither can we see or hope for any
improvement in the management of
the office, from the fact. that not only
for the past six or eight months. but
in all past time, Miss Catherine Davis
has treated us with courtesy and we
expsct the same OF her in future.
Neither would we. who signed j. D.
Ards petition have signed the same,
had we not have been informed that
James 7. Butler was, or would be
thrown out Of Office on account Of his
political views. and that Miss Davis
would still keep the Office and get the
proceeds of the same. Neither do we
thank John M. Allen, or any one else,
for their interference in the matter,
as we. the patrons Of Hillside post Of
fee did not ask it OF him nor no one
else. We thought and do yet, that we
was fully competent to attend to our
own business. But just as long as the
office is managed to our salts faction
we do not thank any one for congratu-
lations in q way that is calculated to
cause any hardness between neighbours
or in the least, reflect on the moral
christian or gentlemanlv character of
our neighbor. Signed.
M q Hill. J NJ Harrison, o L Phil
lips, C M Burleson, &c Cornelius. )
M Fleming, H Deaton. L L Campbell.
John w Deaton, B H Deaton, G p
Deaton. Ruth Deaton, L A Deaton, C
C Harrison, J C Miller, L r Davis, N
s Davis, W H Harrison, w I Tines, I
B Hamilton. and "a other names on
the list in this office. This Is to certify
that have known T Butler 20 or 20
years and have not known him as an
immoral man. W H Gurley.
only ask space enough to say 10
ths public, that I am too much Of a
gentleman to try to say anything
through newspaper that L. cGicula-
ted to smut the character of any lady
or gentleman, unless forced, to in self
defence. And to express my heartfelt
thanks to my many neighbors for
speaking out so plain and solid and In
forming the public that the belt Of Inn
morality. debauchery and drunkenness
does not At me, and for informing the
public that the best Of morality, char
ity and justic is my natural belt, and
as have wore 1t In the past, SO will
in future. with pleasure to myself and
honor to my neighbors.
J. T. BUTLER
The above article gives both sides q
hearing and ends up the controversy
through this paper "a. Reporter.