Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-22

T0R TR49PAsslN0 IN 0Rx IAN.
FlELD'S GARDEN.

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Between 1 and s o'clock yesterday
afternoon, John NJ. Ban6eld, Road
Supervisor for this district. discharged
two shotgun loads Of powder and
shot into drove Of IL or 20 hogs,
wounding several, two Of them 20
badly that they soon after died. Mr..
Burns, the butcher, who is the owner
Of the hogs, cut the throat Of the two
that were fatally hurt, in order to save
the meat.
For some time past the hogs had
been in the habit Of running about
the vegetable garden Of Mrs. Ban6eld,
at the upper end of town, eating up
the green plants - they appeared
above the ground, and trampling and
roofing up the beds. They even
came into the kitchen 1t times, and
ate whatever edibles they could get
hold of; and proved themselves very
annoying, besides doing considerable
damage. About week ago Mrs.
Ban6eld called on Mr.. Burns, notified
him of che fact that his hogs were
committing serious depredations in her
garden. and requested him to look
after them. Mr.. Burns said he had =
man making a sly, and that the hogs
would, in future, be housed in. But
they were not housed.
About three days ago, ~ the hogs
continued roofing up her garden, Mrs.
Ban6eld had her Chinamau discharge
q shotgun At them, to scare them. One
of the hogs was 80 badly peppered
that he went of about 200 yards to
the north, and died. Yesterday after.
noon, while MI. Ban6eld was taking .
nap, the hogs came into the garden,
and Mrs. Ban6eld thereupon requested
Mr.. Ban6eld to shoot at them. With
great reluctance Mr.. Banfeld did
shoot, but as the hogs were just get
tting under the fence he did not hit any
Of them. Soon afterward they re.
turned and Mr.. Ban6eld, who had in
the meantime laid down again, ives
called up and he shot, with the result,
above stated.
Immediately after the occurrence
Mrs. Banfield sent one of the corral
hands to Mr.. Burns, to tell him of i,
and notify him to come for his hogs
Mrs. Banfield assumes all response.
bility for the shooting, and says tina,
she will have every one of the hog.
killed, if necessary, to protect he,
garden. ::
There is an act of the Idaho Legis.
lature which is intended TO regulate
hogs found trespassing. Its principal
provisions are As follows:
Hogs found trespassing upon the
premises of any person or persons may
be taken up BY such person or person.
and kept at the expense of the owne,
or owners thereof, and held until the
payment of the expense and damages
caused by them have been paid.
The taker-up of the hogs must ad.
vertise them, describing them a
plainly as possible, with the marks and
brands.
If the owner and taker-up cannot
agree as to the amount Of damages,
they must submit to arbitration, and
the amount of damages fixed by such
arb,trators shall be q lien upon the
hog or logs.
If said amount is not paid within
five days, the taker.up shall notify the
constable of the precinct, whose duty
it shall be to sell said hog or hogs AZ
public auction, on the premises where
taken up, after first giving five
days notice Of such sale by publica.
tion.. The proceeds Of the sale will be
applied, FIRST, to the payment Of the
constable's fees, which shall be the