The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-03
A TRIP UP THE C. RY.
The City Editor Takes in the County
Court at Boston.

esterddy, Oy subpoena, the Clty
editor made a trip up to "Kildee
Flats, to be present at the county
court--Judge Jones on the bench
and Sheriff Tyson in the box,
Getting on the train we found
there were others besides our
self who had troubles" either real,
or were on their way to testify to
the other fellows" trouble, and
help him out Of the "nine-hole" if
possible, The city editor was one
of the latter,
On entering the coach he found
seated therein, Hons. Frank Ball
and W. r, Hudgins, MaiIGhio, Mike
Cassidy, Joe Winter, l., Kingsbury
Joe Bedingfeld, Otto Parkins, Hor-
ace Vaughan, John j, King, Col,
Signor, Lee Estes, G, Less and A,
Goldsmith, the latter gentleman
being from Ashdown They all had
business at the county seat.
On alighting from the train we
found a couple of hacks ready to
take the crowd to the court house
price 20 cents each, round trip,
Arriving at the court house we
found Rollin Rodgers, Dan 7,
Leary and Prince Mahailey, Of this
place, and Col. DiIlard from DeKalb,
The court opened soOn after
wards and was engaged on a civil
suit, the purport OF which we took
no cognizance, except that our
friend Joe Winter was defendant,
and that the jury just before the
dinner hour, gave a verdict in his
favor,
The case which called the report-
er to the "Fats" was a civil one,
and was amicably settled between
the lawyers and their clients
We noticed that the District
Clerks Office was being fitted up
with roller cast iron book cases,
Our attention was called to the
minutes Of the last commissioners
court, which we read, We found
they were euclned TO deal literally
with the officers of Bowie county,
and voted the Judge $500 eX'olicio
fees, the county clerk $500, the
district clerk $500 and the shern
$500 This was ga rag litter from
the bush" liberalItY lnasmuch as
the law says what these officers
shall receive, and no such fees were
ever dreamed of.belore this court
dug up the mine, We thought we
had a roast for thesecommlssloners
and began to kindle a fire under
them, but we found they smeled a
small sized rat, and revoked the or
der, and let II run over until the
February term In order to see II
there Is any way to make this grab,
which they will certainly do If there
Is no check placed on them, It
would be a rich treat to the voters
of Bowie county to have these min.
utcs read after each meeting aud
see how many new roads are opens
ed aud the number Of bridges built,
the cost Of the same, etc,
We found New Boston on the de-
cline, 80 It seemed, by the number
of vacant aud tumblug-down hous'
en-, We found the saloon men there
In great numbers, and though It h
a prohibition town, whisky aud beer
was sold over the counter aud no
hiding about H. How Is thisY
One said 1--WE pay our fines,
but we had rather take out license
and no. be harrassed, though 1t ID
cheaper, perhaps like It ie now"
The only place on the road denot.
Ing improvements, Ia the frG,june.
ton, The place has grown eonsld
erably since we were last through
| II, aud we could hardly realize that
Il was the same place it our mind,
We counted some fifteen new hous-
cs being built between TeSorkana
and Argo aud the woods cut down
and trimmed up like the people n'
tended TO cultivate small patches.
Our trip was a quick one, and
made without notes, aud If any-
thing came under our observation
that we have not noted, we cannot
recall II Just now,
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