The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-10-20
EDITOR TELLS THE TRUTH

A West Texas editor got tired
of being called a 'liar" because
of an occasional Typographical
error or slight Encouragement
of the facts in publishing COM
nOnplace news items, says the
Dallas Pitchfork. In his wrath he
announced in bold face type as
follows:
IA lot of people in this town
fall out with the editor and brand
! him as a liar when the ordinary
human mistakes of life show up
! in "a newspaper. You have little
charity and fellow feeling for
every man in town but your edit
or. You claim that you want the
facts, and ID if | don't give 'em
to you. Read the next issue of this
sheet and you'll see some facts
with the bark off. I'll admit that
| have been a, liar. an editorial
| liar, ever since | have been edit
in. lie in these columns except
to save somebody's feelings from
being hurt. I'm not afraid of any
of you. III be dad blamed if |
don't print the plain truth from
now on, or until you get out of the
Labit of calling me "a liar every
time [ make some little unavOid-
able typographical error. Watch
nv smoke"
Jon BENIN, the LATEST merch-
amt in town. made trip to Belle
vile yesterday.
John Coyle, our groceryman,
who voted with the Republicans
in 1910 and consumes more mail
order whiskey than any other
member of the Baptist church in
this county, is doing a poor bust
ness. His store is dirty. 1t is a
wonder he has any trade at all.
Dave Charter died at his home
two miles north of this place
Thursday night. Dave Holderness,
who is an old friend Of the family,
attended him few minutes be-
fore he expired. He gave. It. out
that Dave died of heart failure.
That is a lie. Dave died from
drinking too much of very poor
grade of mail-order liquor. This
paper prints the truth.
Tom Spradin married Miss
Coreie Meador last trades day at
the county seat. It amt generally
known, but the marriage was
brought about mainly by a Rem
ington shotgun manipulated by
the brides father, Tom conclud-
ing that marryin' was the health
! lest thing he could do until other
arrangements could be made.
Rodger Lloyd, cashier of the
State Bank Of Willow Grove, died
Wednesday and was buried Fri
day by the Odd Fellows, in Pleas
ant Mound Cemetery. He has been
taking this paper for several
years, and SO far hasn't paid us a
cent. we thinking he, being a
banker, would pay some time. We
will sell the account for two bits
worth of fresh Green's
( Married: Miss Susie Scruggs
and Horace Griffin. last Saturday
at the Methodist parsonage. the
Rev. James c.. Williams Officiat-
ing. The bride is a very ordinary
town girl, who flirts with all the
travelling men she meets and nev-
err helped her mother in her whole
life. She is anything but a beauty.
resembling a gravel pit in the face
and walks like a duck. The. groom
IS a natural born loafer and bum.
He never did any work until his
step-daddy run him off from home
last fall. He went to the county
seat and just before starving to
death accepted a Job as chamber
maid in a livery stable. AS soon as
his ma found out where he was
she went and got him and brought
him home. He now resides at the
home of his wife's father and says
he has no definite plans for the
future. Sussie will have hard
row to hoe.