The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-04-19
THE EIGHTH WONDER.
The Marvellous Peat OF Two Runaway
Horses that Called for Their Mail.

At 8 p. N. yesterday Mr.. George War
ner drove the accommodation stage into {
town and was turning around on Third [
street two blocks from Main, when the
goose neck broke hberating the lead I
ers, frisky pair of beys, which broke
beyond control and made wild dash
for Main street. They We're mged on
passing over lumber piles on Third
street drew the attention of large crowd.
Going within few feet OF the KEY
sTcNR Office they probably caught sight
of our devil in the window, and made
straight cut for Gillette l. Evans door
opposite. They were frightened away
from there by standing on
the side walk, and turning swiftly at
right angles would have entered the |
Palace Hotel on the jump had it not |
stood on the corner. They came near
trampling two persons in the street and
made a crazy rush over lumber pile
into the postoffice on the opposite side
OF the street. They went in side by
side with the lead bars after them fly
ing in the air but haulted suddenly at
the box Office partition. Ono OF them
thrust his head frantically through the
money order window and thus greeted
the postmaster who was distributing
the Eastern mail.
| The most remarkable fact that makes
this feat q wonder, is, that despite the
wild manner in which they approached
the postoffice after seeing on
the Palace corner, they went into the
door and passed alongside Steward Bros.
showcase and displays of glassware, etc,
without damaging a thing. This is
marvellous, as the building is only about
rs feet wide with goods on either side.
There were several persons in the
| postoffice store, and all were frightened
out of several years growth. Messrs.
Clark and Williams, the latter, P. NJ,
made wild jump for one of the rear
windows but were spared the necessity
of breaking out by Happy Jack, a sturdy
fellow, who grabbed the horses by the
bits. little five year old girl was also
present and she escaped miraculously
as the horses entered, while DR.. Hall
stood ''paralyzed."
Whether the horses wanted money
order or something else Mr.. Williams
did not feel disposed to stop and in
quire just then.
Mr.. HI. Steward stood on the outside
as the horses entered and felt that the
third catastrophe had come to complete
the ruination of his hopes; the first
having been pistol fight stampede, and
the second a now-slide disaster from
Fitzsimmons Hall.
The horses seemed to have q mania to
get into something, but it is probable
they were dissatisfied with the time
made by George and wanted accelerate
mail matters.
Whether they took the postofice for O
fire department stable OF judges stand
ON race course is another question
They at least reminded many of the ole
: time poney express lines, and would
|
A large crowd, about 300, men gath
9 cred about the doors of the postoffics
store, but when they turned the horses
t around to bring them out the GROVE
j. thought they would go home.
What made the team so crazy wild af
j. ter reaching Main street cannot be ac
: counted for unless, as some say, the.
saw some of Hailey's humbug politi
clans. One of them saw copy of th
Times in the street, and for few sec
: onds labored under severe spasm.
There was small boy at the postoffic
this morning with bride in his han
asking Mr.. Steward if he had "seen any
thing of his horse"