Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-01-15
A TOUGH TOWN.
IT WAS NEWTON. KAN, NOW A
NICE AND ORDERLY CITY.

r.r Downright Cs..-a.s.- ssa Cold Kill
i.s a. u.a No ra~.i-rss o~s s~,si~s
All pl.pa,s. Wa Death a. W.
M.r.haL
Notosly ever kns~ % . toughsr town thar
Ne~tcu. Kan, vas In tho early DAYS q its
s1isssnce Noloiy Knows q q more lovely
o. more pcaoyahis city than that sAne rlscs
l. today In the svring q 1871 the terminus
q ths santa fc railrOad ~as al EmporiA 10
~as - halhi % a polni seventy I've
miles further w.t. The object was 10 catch
The Tsaas cattle trasi~ On the itth II April,
1871. the writer rvached the hanks q SAni
cresk Two men wvre found cAmp-d there
Th.rr AS ut tot q lumber In What "a
uos Harvey couuiy. Kan The-s men vvrs
/ the pione.s ~ tie tosn that Capt JOAN
/ Sebastian afisrwari named Newtoa
81 sceks later thcre ~as = I.pulsticn al
marry 9.0n Ths history % The to~n for in
hrst eight months IL . story q hvls~sns~s
And blosi that has never l-,u cQuAl-d ca
tbs continent Otbsr places. mining oamIs
ani cattle towns. have krpt up The music %
ths pistol greAtsr iength ~ time. hut for
downright ou.--inss- AMI coli killing Nev'
Ton wrars ths tslt A. sroa ~ 10 b~nAns
kuo~n that Newton vas o. D. The col q the
rallruad for year. AMI that II vAs % D. a
cattle shipping poini. whisky -sllsrs, gam.
blsrs and tlisy,. nccse,l thew ty hundr~is
CO ocurss many rssT-ctaiis men. -sking
legitimate tusinrss. vent thcre. tn. Tot The
great msionty q ths ns- com-rs wsrs
dangerous
PREACHING ~ oANntiNe rrs
rhsy migrated iherv Cor tbs puus-e q
rubhlng ~ cowtuys and csttieiDsn For
monih. 10 "a q never ending baiils t.stsvcn
ti.a-s Az trulsksrs "a The one sids AMI The
msn who Ines 90 iaw On ths other fron
fr.f O. las thiriy-siS sere i.ll~i sith tbsir
bots on A. lsasi dorrn gambling hou-'s
ha.l placc. ou ths main strvsi. k~ping thsr
dslrs sale orsn day time AMI nigbt tins.
SUNDAY all an tie Tina Ors % thew. the
Coal Hroni. uAs csfAbss ~ holding 80 "a
90 lsupie Ersry knosu Kind q gambling
xAs practicrl A ugtt vs. 800 in this
plsce oue suu,isy u'gti that = NJ oiien ~it
ne-.si A Msthsiisi prvachsr usut D. Tie
-. q TO- placs. "poc' Thaysf, AMI ~
qu.s,s.i I-sfni-sion o. holi divine scrvtN.S
II 81 grauisd. And ~ith every gambia.
tAiis running. The lar -suling cot ia lgsl1
hsll. that rrsachef he Rev Mr Hahn.
sio.,l Up AMI toii TIE s'ory q ths Man q
Na1arvih Iifforv h. hai hnisbc,l hs ssruson
q qnarrvl sr,ss 30 ona " the carl ialiss anl
a man ~as th1t A driailei aonCsint - 10
kliing AMI murirrs b. noi inisn.i-i n
gAng q o0si.lTs rule into tovn tiis SMALLEST
prvvcaiion wuaid - their guns so.ng. AL
goiug o. AL
A bod sisciion as hsil ssv,Fai sT-rc.l
cncsiahls- serv spTolni.i for sloCiiau day
Ons q tl.sm 80 Tsasn uAnei Martha A.
tbs polls thsre ~as . glarrvl lsfueeu q big
I iushmsn. ~ho scot by ne nAn.s ~ NcClus
ksy. but ut1ss rsal Mans -As Arthur ~
AMY. ant ~ sI-c.al ca1.stsbls Marta The
ry-ut q thai qaarr,l sAs - d-aih q sisLI
msn and CO. uumAn. and ths ~ugnllng q
i1sf a. egual ugmirr. Aitsr ~ sl-rtioa
~ over McClusseY ani MAriin mei la ths
/ Lee Star saiuun and rvns-~i a.. quarrel
A pr,Fs-ii.1a 80 made AL acospts,i o. 80
at ot Ne strrst 81 ssttis u 9Th " 90
ltoth mn 81 q their l-slts and started fur
ths s,rst Marln. lasever. tal = gun hAi.
dsn la ha h,.li. aui last a. ths DO -as
rsachs,i - vuut ll~n after a. inisuiing o.
49, H. irishnlsn. tui McClusssy 80 -
gulck O. tlm. AMI taAIng The gun a~ay
/ frum tlll. sa.t him d.ai McCiutksy gave
lln.-sif up al Fas a.ya.ttei Marta hai
- a fricusis. AMI tlry vu~vd tesuancs ~
- AYE