Chariton courier., 1919-03-28
KANGAROO LUNCHEON
Judge Tom Cruise Dimes Officials
Oldest County Official
Delighted

Thomas T. Cruise, the caretak-
er of the court house for AZ years
continuously and Judge of the
Kangaroo Court for 45 years or
since its organization, entertain
ed the county officials Monday
with one of the finest spreads
ever set in the court house since
the days Of the famous dancing
club Of this city whose banquets
were celebrated. March Is was
the forty seventh anniversary of
Judge Cruise official charge of
the county court house, the long
est service in public capacity
known in the state, and with a
record second to no other official
for faithfulness and justifabla
confidence, the octogenarian
was profusely congratulated and
complimented by all his guests.
judge Cruise established a
kangaroo Court 45 years ago
and every new official bowed to
I the judgment of the court or to
the paddle the court welded
over his antony, the induction
| into his office. The court i'm
posed a fine of a box of cigars
or a sufficiency Of liquid refresh
ments to go round, but if a
newly elected was apparently
"pe ,rt or sassy" he not only
had to set 'em up as directed by
the judge, but as a preliminary
admonition of what the future
would have in store for him, he
was ordered placed in proper
position for padding and a pad
ding he got, then and there,
more or lesss as he was refrac'
tory or susceptible and the judge
was an expert shot and had the
required muscle to reduce the
most obdurately stuck -on him
self new fedged official to sb'
ject docility, no matter how
many raps on his rump were re-
quired, from Judge Gavon D.
Burgess to the obscurest officia
in the north east corner of no
where. Oft times the fine nam
ed by Judge Cruise was hare
cash, and the accumulation
amounted to a goodIy sum which
! he elected to invest in a sprea(
for bis fellow county officer
Monday and l6 assembled OF
7 his invitation and two strays
: partook of a most excellent lunch
con prepared by Silas Ewinl
for caterer Edgar Wilks and eX
ceilentIy S rived on tables set il
! the circuit court room by Oh
!. Redding and Herbert Johnson
o The menu, roast goose wit
dressing, cold boiled ham, mash
o ed potatoes, sweet potatoes, ce
cry and lettuce salad, olives an
! pickles, orange meringue an
fruit layer cake, cheese and wal
er crackers and black coffee an
9 Tom Moore cigars, was SPLENDID
= ly prepared, well served an
more than enjoyed by ever
guest as we'll as the host. On
: lonesome bottle on the table
u cork unpulled, Worchester sauce
y was eyed with disgust.
J. Concluding the feast, toa:
{ master Judge W. D. Herrin
{ made some appropriate remark
II and called on each and ever
: other county officer for express
{ ion Of his sentiments which wa
u responded to in the best of fee
ing for the old but not gray hos
e 1t was a source of pride ths
+. the county stood second to non
It in the state for efficiency
n handling the public business, tn
|. splended management of the il
t. firmary, being the first in tn
r, state with reports to the stat
l. auditor, the preservation of til
s. court house by a former coul
N and making it instead of daI
;, gerous building ready for col
a ,lo,,,nDr;Nv, Opa Of tho oal,no =,