The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-15
UNFOLDING the
Courts Dignity

IFRIlY BUTLER had JUS arrived
Il from pa.u.a ana was retailing tn,
Nunth.oh news of tn" nitrate camps
along Medicine Sack to the crowd IN
Pap Dacrys
Hans Io.Hcrs got all 'ho water
Dumped oul 81 the lower love! Of th,
Great Mistake" hc concluded "Ho Is
going 10 start the hoist next week and
Wort, a night shift. sp.s To xiv" them
stockholders a good impression when
they come. reckon that's about Az
Yon heard about Judge Quinn ,oshin in
didn't you
"No," came in chorus from his audi
tors
Yes Hes quit the game. lrc""oni'
was pneumonia Sick about a wecN
They give him a great scud-on Cas-
ket over from Sororro, the Ruby brass
band and a preacher Al the IuNurics
Of the season
"fIc was a good blacksmith" OBJ
served the Cherry Ripo amalsama,or
TOO bad they coudu pull him through
He was a pretty old man. though "
lie wasn't no SLOUGH of a Judge
either" said Pap Ia.cy. What be
didn't know about mimi law WASH
worth known. An vixen he fixed ~
d location uolIr" II was fixed 20 stay
Made dcru good talk, too said
Pete Fcnwiok the deputy sheriff ~
never heard anybody could lay over
him. come down to oratory an dignity
Well. he was ace high There amt a
Judge Of the United States district
court has the way he had OF Impressin
The majesty Of the Law on the kcer-
less"
you're thinkin Of HicEsnn's hurro,
said the Cherry Ripe ama.ganaior.
smiling
You struck It that time" said the
deputy. "Yuu was along, then. WASH
you? II was in 50, reckon, he con
tinued. turning to the others. We was
more partickler on some p.ints then
Than We are now There was county
organization. O course, but il wasn't or
ganized so you could notice It, an the
morals q the community. depcudin' as
they did on public sentiment was heap
healthier There wasn't SO blame much
claim jumpin an huss-stCaliu was "s-
peshully frOwnrd on. It wasn't even
considered eterket TO slap brand on
a maverick by the COW outfits In the
foothills There wasn't any tail nearer
than SocOrro. but lnriats was plenty
an II trees was scarce there was always
a wagon tongue sumewhcres around.
We'll Sam Iiickson over at Carbon
ate lost hts burro. Anthony Wayne one
day and couldn't find hide nor hair Of IT,
He had about give up when Jack McI.c-
more came TO him an told him how he'd
seen n burrO that looked like Anthony
grazing al the end Of a picket rope In a
little park in the low divide on III"
Limestone range over Go mile away
There was cabin in the park. but Jack
didn't inquire none, because he was out
Of cartridges.
well. Sam Hickson got together
about dozen o tho hoys-IIank.
for the Limestone. | met 'cm and In.
sieted on going along, too. being new
TO the office and feeling my oats W"
got 10 the cabin, an there. sure
enough was Sans burro. Sum went
up to the cabin door and knocked on
II with the butt of his A, and long
legged tendcrfoot come out and want
ed to know what was the trouble. He
tod n straight siOry-how the mule
hid drifled in about n month before
and he had kept him there on picket
until he got time TO 90 to Last Chance
ard deliver him to the authorities
which he said he was intending to do
II sounded all right. but the boys said
the evidence was gin him and they
allowed they'd vindIcate outraged JUS
tiae with Anthony Wayne's picket rope
riGht there. | tool chips at that stage
o. the game and allowed I'd convey the
prisoner to the nearest justice. which
was Judge Quinn and we'd try him
according TO Hoylo. They kicked. but
had II that wa" We tied his feet
under Anthony's belly and finally go
him afore the old Judge
wen. ne was scared up piece, that
tenderfoot, but he'd no sooner got into
the blacksmith shop and the court had
taken his seat on the edge of the cool
Ing tub than he give sigh Of relief
and smiled like his troubles was all
over.
:" Stranger says the judge. you
don't seem to realize the gravity of
your position, as near az ! can make
out II you see anything to Ian about,
! don't
Why says the tenderfoot, I guess
there's nothin' to make me uneasy.
You was camped over to my place an
eatin' my salt pork when that burro
happened along
'Silence!' says the judge. How
dare you talk back to the court? We
will now proceed Mr. Sam Hickson,
you may state your case
Sam told about losing the burro
and led 1t In and identified II.
Hmm says the Judge. LOOKS
sort o dark for this gent. Mr.. Jack
McLemore, you may tell what You
know
Jack gave his evidence and the
other boys stepped up one after an
other and gave theirs. II was pretty
late by this time and the judge had to
shoe a team for Ed Wilson while II