Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-20

only settlement, mined for seven or
eight months, and then entered the
employ of Gilmer 4 Salisbury, the
great stage men, driving on the road
from Sidney to Dcadwood, remaining
with them some time and then engag-
ing with the Northwestern Stage
Company, his coach running from
Bismarck, On the Missouri River, to
Deadwood-then an exceedingly
perilous route through hostile In
dian country, where his life was often
IN jeopardy. Ee again, in the spring
OF 1881, returned to the employ of
Gllmer 4 Salisbury, on the road from
he'd Cloud to Slate Springs, on the
Black Hills road, and remained with
them until last April, when he came
to Idaho, arriving at Albion about the
middle of April. During his engage
ment on the Deadwood and Sidney
road he had hauled all the prisoners
taken from the Hills to the Detroit
penltentiary by John Manning, Sheriff
of Dcadwood.
On the first of last May, he first met
Curley Sherwood on the overland road
at Goose Creek, and was introduced
to him by some of the stage boys.
Sherwood was driving one of the
stages from Goose Creek to Little
Wood River, and Ridgway went to
tending stock there, and both men got
on well together as long as Sherwood
continued driving stage. Sherwood
soon after left the stage company's
employ and opened saloon Just be-
low the station where Ridgway was
working on Snake River-about half
mile off. Ridgway owed Sherwood
small bill and went over to the stage
agent, at Goose Creek, to get some
money to pay him and settle the bill.
Ridgway and Sherwood then
had a few drinks together,
and the whisky was so villainous as
to affect both men who got to wrang-
ling on the way back to the stage sta
ton. Ridgway cannot say how the
trouble started, as he was not sober at
the time. That night, after Ridgwav
had attended to his team, Sherwood
insisted on his going down to his sal
Don, and waited at the stable an hour
until Ridgway got through his work.
Both men then went to Sherwoo rs
saloon, when Sherwood reverted to
their former trouble and talked very
roughly TO .Rilgway. Both men en-
gagged in drinking, but before parting
they eame to an understanding and
Ridgwa.v apologized to Sherwood for
anything he had done wrong, and they
parted friends. The next morninp
Sherwood came up to Ridgway's sta
bic, awoke him, and having brought a
bottle of whisky, wanted Ridgway to
take drink.
Ridgway replied: "No, Curlev; /
don't want to drink. II Ican't drink
without having quarrel or getting
into trouble, | don't::want to drink at
ALL" Sherwood insisted on his taking
drink, and Ridgway replied: 81 can't
DO 1t. Am Just as much obliged to
you as if had it, but won't get to
again.
Sherwood then said: "You won't,
won't YOU" and raising the bottle of
whisky above his head said, "Then,
take tins, you s of b." and
threw the bottle OF whisky at Ride-
ways head.
Rldgway was in bed, resting upon
his elbow, but jumped out of bed and
'aid: 'Curley, you have only come up
o renew the quarrel. If | have done
wrong, as ! said last night,
will apologize in any way you want
ne to. so as to Sat,Sfy VOL, >,
Sherwood replied: "The only way
.ou can do that is to go down to INV
'lace with me and take drink"
Ridgway replied: Il don't want to
o down to your saloon, as YOU feel
aean, and only want to renew the
uarrel again
Sherwood retorted: ''You have got
. 60 down." Ridgway replied: Il
VII go with you on one condition,
nat YOU do not renew tho r,,arral -