Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-14
From Annapolis.
ANNAPOLIS. Mo. March 3. |

| The outlook for good times now is
bad. There is only one way to get
better times; that is, spring is openin-
ing up, and every man and boy that
can lift a hoe and hold the handle of
pillow, should put their shoulder to the
wheel and go to work.
In answer to ..Murphy," | will say
shoulder up my own business, and let
other peoples business alone. carry
all my faults before me, and have 9TH
err peoples faults on my back, where
[ cannot see them; and when it comes
time to let facts be known as far as |
know, it will be when | am called on
oath to do so. l have long since found
there is no money in getting my name
in newspaper columns. 1t is like law:
it Is easy to get into law but a hard
thing to get out of. Now, Mr.. Editor,
[ see ..Murphy" is convinced that the
j. P. had nothing to do with having
Rice to whip Woods. The j. p. has
lived in Iron county the most of thirty
three years, and he will soou be fifty
wears old, and has the first time yet to
try to get any man into trouble and is
always, first and last, for peace. Now
"Murphy" seems to think that if one
man should have known there was go
ing to be a fight, the j. z. and C..
should to have known all about it. The
J. 2. had not been in there any time
hardly till the igh. was up, and | can
| answer again the j. 2. did not know
there was going TO be any fuss; and, in
| fact, there was no fuss. Ii was done
| -,
| out of his chair, and if the constable
knew OF the facts he does certainly
keep it close | do have reason to be-
| lieve that the constable did not know
of the facts till Woods was down, and
the j. p. pushed Rice back off from
Woods and commanded peace and did
deputise every man in the house to see
that peace was kept while there
Now, Mr.. Editor. there might to
have been whispering in the house; |
did not know there was going to be
| a fight; If so some one else heard it. |
did not.
As to Mr.. Woods wanting a peace
warrant and could not get it. the war
rant was refused upon the grounds
that Il. l.. Gaty wanted a warrant for
the two of the emigrants for stealing
of his hay, and that Gaty was a resi-
dent of Iron county, and Woods and
Rice were only squatters of the coun-
ty. and if both were arrested and con-
victed and sent to Jail, the sheriff
could keep them from fighting awhile
Now, as to poor dog Tray being
caught in bad company, he is not sup
posed to unite his sack of wind, blow
it all over the country like many peo-
pie are doing these days. The j. p
has saved lots of time tending to his
own affairs, and always found friends
by so doing
No, Mr.. Editor, here are the J. P.'s
office. docket and books open for in
spection to one and all for to look for
themselves. If the j. ?. dou't under
stand the law as il should be, he would
kindly ask some of the Annapolis
students to come in and give him some
advice on the matter. The }. P can
learn something new every day, and
sometimes does get a little vexed at
some of the new students work in this
town. If the Woods aud Rice case
were all a j. P. had to continue with.
he could hold up from writing any
more after this; but the students have
got to falsely using and accusing the
j. P. of a great deal more than should
be done. Be careful, men! The j. P
asks you when there is any more meet
ing you will kindly go to the j. P S Of
fee. and if he has time he will be with
you.
All the j. P. wants is square deal.
The j. P. does not know any one in
law. and expects to continue on these
grounds, with provisos. aud expects to
mind his own business and let other
peoples business alone.
And again, Mr.. Editor. the ..Bulle-
tin" does not write this for any ill will
to any one, but to answer in the best