People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1893 — JORDAN. [ARTICLE]

JORDAN.

Everything is astir in Jordan. We have three correspondents and a chronic “kicker.” Mr. Woods is sawing wood in this vicinity. * The snow almost mysteriously disappeared, fortunately for the rabbits. The maxim, “Truth will stand,” is made evident by the following letter from Mr. Walters: “ Reformer . —For my own special benefit I wish to substantiate your article of January 6th concerning A. McCoy’s cattle. Mr. Cain deviated from the truth when lie stated that he only received three dollars. He did charge me five dollars for the cattle. We settled by my giving him three dollars in money and a day’s work with my team for which he allowed me two dollars. I can only speak from observation concerning what they destroyed. There were sixteen shocks of soft corn that he had cut from an old ditch bank th%f

he wished to scrape. The twen-ty-five bushels was also soft corn that he had gathered in boxes, while husking, and dumped out at the end. As to his feeding and watering the cattle appeared as if they had not eaten or drank for twentyfour hours. Furthermore Mr. Cain himself acknowledged that his boy and dog were hunting in my field; that the dog got after rabbits and scared the cattle through the fence. T. M. Walters. P. S. I send this for publication.” We are obliged to Mr. Walters for his letter as it settles a dispute and restores to us our tottering reputation. Readers, you can judge for yourselves whose writing needs indorsement. Evidently our squire caught himself in the trap he set for “Reformer.” Billy, tell the truth the next time and don’t strain your conscience so. Reformer.