Ringgold Record
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
February 24, 1876

Two young men got into a little altercation last Friday on the street, and wished to settle their differences by ascertaining which was the best man, but they remembered that the town was incorporated and knew that it would not do to fight on the inside of the incorporation. After a little warm discussion, they decided to walk outside of the city limits, but when they got there and found no restrictions, it cooled them off, and they came back good friends.

Moral: always take a walk before you fight.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2009