The Jail That Took Too Long

Another week has rolled around, and with it has come and gone the usual share of troubles and trials to which we, during our brief existence on this mundane sphere are subject. Our town was made to present quite a lively appearance during the last few days of November by the number of people who came from all parts of the county for the purpose of paying their taxes. Despite the hard times that have prevailed for some time back, the books of our treasurer, so far this year, will compare favorably with those of more prosperous years. There are but few improvements going on in town at present, the most important of which is a building being erected by Mr. E. C. Ferguson, intended to be used as a county jail or lock-up. As this county has heretofore been without a place of safe keeping for persons under arrest, and as the county becomes more thickly settled, the need of some such place is more deeply felt. In fact, public opinion demands that there should be a place of confinement here, and but for the penny-wise and pound-foolish policy of certain of our County Commissioners, we would have had a building of this kind here some months ago and the county would have been the better off for it in the end. Business here appears to be reviving a little and money is circulating a little freer than for some time back, but there is still room for great improvement.