Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-19
ASSUMING OFFICE IN pEMlN6.
Eccentrioitics Connected with Changing
Postm lstsrs in New Mexico.

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Stranger. this here is true story.
II happpasl in Deming, New Mex.
leo. at the thriving town that lies at
the junction of the Southern Pacific
and the AtchiSOn. Topeka and Santa
Fe lo'a.c- had been red hot for
months there. The opposition. beaded
BY BID CarliS. a leader with "a pull"
wanted tD uGst the postmaster the
postmaster is TIE boss OF the town in
New Mexico. The Carnis party made
things hum in their campaign, and,
with the aid Of two newspapers that
Carnis ran. they succeeded in their
fight INn yIcioFs called a conference
in the li-Ac5t art gallery that the
town ho9sial The great question was
who wolid take the pOstlnnsiCrship.
The defeated man Travelled with a bed
gang, who were mad clear through
about the d-,eul, and who had shoot
ing iron, galore and weren't raacu
lar aboE l.r way they let them OF.
~ gge.s you'd better take il. Car
mis-, said the "bhoys"
"What, me!'
Yes, b'heyins, there aiH't no one
else as cam properly represent It's,
But I've go' my newspapers 10 edit. "
let en- ran themselves, and step
in and whoop the postoilicc up.
C1IGlls saw there WAS no use declin
ing the honor, and SO he said in a de,
spairing tone that he'd see about il.
lie had band Of friends himself who
weren't used 10 standing monkey bus
incss with mccl;BcSS They were the
gamblers OF Deming. They had taken
shine 10 CIwiS ever since he had
said that the sheriff Of the adjoining
county was horse thief in disguise
and proved il. despite the shurllrs
threat 10 blow his head of ii hc didn't
retrICl the impolile insimuation. He
told the gamblers that he was going
TO interview the postmaster. Tic an
nounccmcut tickled the gamblers
The Leading gambler said he would
GO around and see that there wasn't
any monkey business.
The defeated postmaster was sitting
in a bank, the uliirc pf which lac used
as the postal headquarters. Carnis
started in right Off:
Two been appointed postmaster"
Heard something about that story.
but don't believe il.
I'm going to take tho Office. Per.
haps that will prove it,
"You can't have il, that's all.
The head gambler Of the town broke
into the interview at this juncture.
Say, we'll give YOU just twelve
hours to step out Of oilich'
"Ah, you don't say so.
''Sge here. don't want any non.
sense. Were peaceful, but don't get
our mad up
Suppose give up, Carui,, where
are you going to take the postCl!igeC
"DlckiuS0D's.'
Dicliinson's was the rival bank Al
the other end Of the town. II wa, q
sweeping move In Drmiug, whCr.
ever the postollice was located was OF
/ necessity the business center Of the
town. Its removal would mean grcat
injury 90 the eligible real estate clgs
tered about the old postollice head
quarters The defeated postmastcri
/ brows contracted with CONSERVATION.
That's a dJmnable notion"
"Just 81. Wen call tomorrow ant
get the letters Good day
The defeated postmastcrs friends
had been very busy during the inter
view giving vent 10 their chagrin
When Carnis got outside he saw a rag
figure stuck on a pole over a grocery
store, with old tin cans tied 10 the tai
of the old coat around the figure. I
was an eiiigy Of Carnis, labeled 18th,
New Postmaster"
The boss gamble boiled over with
rage when he caught sight Of il. LII
called greaser over 10 him:
Want TO make dollar, Charleyi'
"Yes."
"Go and tear that thing down"
The boss gambler gave the greaser
silver dollar, and went back 10 hi
fair den. The efilgy was still ther
three hours later when he strollet
back. Charley was there, too.
"What do you mean by taking IN,
dollar and not earning itl'' the bos
roared.
"They said they'd kill me II Itouch
ed IT,"
Tho h,,oo GAMBLER puiIad N hio shoot