A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . r later meet his match, if nothis superior. One day Nicholas Om-berg broke down the gate of the citypound and took his cow out and droveher home. Somebody had opened Om-bergs gate and let his cow out so as toput her in the pound and get the feefor taking up stray cattle. Omberg wasdreadfully mad when his wife told himabout it, and, as he didnt favor theanti-cow ordinance nohow, he took theshortest way to recover his cow. When Stewart found what O
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . r later meet his match, if nothis superior. One day Nicholas Om-berg broke down the gate of the citypound and took his cow out and droveher home. Somebody had opened Om-bergs gate and let his cow out so as toput her in the pound and get the feefor taking up stray cattle. Omberg wasdreadfully mad when his wife told himabout it, and, as he didnt favor theanti-cow ordinance nohow, he took theshortest way to recover his cow. When Stewart found what Omberghad done he got mad, too, and forth-with went to the merchant tailor toarrest him. The Norwegian neverwinked or quailed, but seizing an enor-mous pair of shears, he rushed atStewart like a mad man and ran himout in the street. Stewart said after-ward that he had either to run orkill him. The city council fined Omberg $50,but he carried the case to the supremecourt and gained it. Nic Omberg wasa very superior man, and was highlyesteemed as a citizen and a Christiangentleman. About the close of the war 264 A History of Rome and Floyd County. MISCELLANEOUS VIEWS RECALLING ROME. Here may be seen: a 1921 group of girl High School graduates emerging from the Auditoriumwith their beautiful nosegays; Billy King, 9, Romes youngest and most famous cartoonist; theSecond Avenue (E. Rome) Methodist Church; views around the courthouse; a group of youngplayers; Gay Jespersens Lindale band; and a tiny glimpse of Rome. Anecdotes and Reminsicences 265 some lawless scouts visited old manQuinns house one night to rob old man cried for help, and Om-berg ran over to defend him and washimself shot down and killed. And that causes me to think ofTom Perry, at whose house poor Om-berg died. Tom Perry was perhapsthe best known and most beloved cit-izen Rome ever had. He was raisedpoor and hard, and had but little ed-ucation. He used to haul wood withsteers in the cold winter with his toessti
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