The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-26
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Stranger. this here i true story.
II happened in nenaing, y. N.
the thriving town that lies at the
junction OF the Southern Pacific and
the Atcnisou. Top~ka 4 Santa Re.
Politics had been rexi-Aot tor months
there The opposi ion. headed by Bill
CarnIs. . leader wsth "a pull, wanted
To oust the postmaster The postmas-
ter Il the boss Of the toun in New
Mexico. The Carnis party made
things hum in their campaign,
aud. with the aid os two
newspapers that Carnis ran, they
surceeacd in their fight. The victors
called conference in the biggest art
gallery that the town hoassesi. The
great question vas ~ho would take
the Isostmssisrship. The defeated
man Travelled With bad gang. who
we're mad clear through about the de-
feat, and who had shooting irons
galore and weren't particularly care
iui about the way they let them OF.
II guess you'd better take il, Car
mis-, said the hhoys.'
What, mes"
"Ies, b'hevins. there aint no one
else a. can properly represent Us.
But I've got my newspapers 10
edit
Let 'ern run themselves and step
IN and whoop the postofssee up
Carnis sax there was no use de-
clining tAe honor. and 80 he said i'm q
,ieSpairing tone that he'd see about il.
He ha1 band of friends himself who
weren't used u standing monkey
business with meekness. They were
the gamblers OF Dcniing. They had
taken q shine 10 Carnis ever since he
had said that the sheriff of the all
joining county WAS a horse thief in
disguise and proved IL, despite the
sheriiFs threat Ia blow his head oil il
he oidn { retrsct the imposlte insinua-
ton He told the gamblers that he
vas going TO interyie n the POSTMASTER.
The announcement tickied the gam
biers. The leadins gambler said he
would go around and see that there
wasn't any monkey business.
The defeated postmaster was sitting
I'm a bank. the oftlce OF which he used
as the postal headquarters. carnis
started IN right of
I've been appointed postmaster. 4"
Heard something about that story,
bat don't believe H. +"
II M going 10 take the Office. Per-
haps thst viii prove il.
"You can't have it. that's all"
The head gambler OF the fosn broke
into the inlervicw st this jnnesare.
say, Well give ron just twelve
hours To step out of Office.
s'Ah. you den say So.
..See here l don't want anv ncn-
sense. We're peaceful, but don't get
our mad up
suppose | give mp. Caruis. where
are you going To take the rostoilice p
Dickinson s.
Diekinson's Was the rival bank AT
the other end OF the town. IL was a
sweeping move. In Defining, wher-
ever the postoffice was locatesi Was of
necessity the business center OF tlse
town. It's removal would mean great
injury TO the eligible real estate clus-
tered about the old postofiice head
quarters. The defeated postmaster
brows contracted with CONSERVATION.
That's a damnahle notion.
Just So. Well call tomorrow and
get the letters. Good day"
.sGar-r.r-h."
The defeated postnas ier's friends
had been very busy during the inter
view giving vent 10 their chagrin.
When Carnis got outside he sax =
rag figure stuck up on q pole over q
grocery store. with odd tin cans tied Ia
the tail OF the coat around the figure.
Ii was an efiigy of Carn.s. labeled
The New Postmaster
The boss gambler boiled over with
rage when he caught SIGHT OF il. He
called greaser over ~ him:
Want 10 make a dollar. Charley 2"
Yes y
Ito and tear that thing down"
The boss gambler gave the gfeaser a
silver dollar, aud went back 20 his
faro den. The eiflgv was stiil there
three hours later when he sirolied
back. Charley Was there too.
What in b. do you mean by
fakins my dollar and not earning it ?"
the boss roaresi.
They said they'd kin me if !
touched IL.
The boss gambler pulled big shoot.
ing iron and took up his place in the
road way directly opposite the etfisy.
Charley, you go over there. he
said. land tell those sneaks that II
they move I'll blow the dayiights out
of the first man that sEirs.
Yes, sir. = said the greaser. naeekly.
Then you come CUT and rp that
down"
YES, sir. ("
The gang saw the boss gambler in
the roadway with has shooting iren
drawn. and received the message with
the difference due an official esiiet.
Then they stood close together. and
wsth erestfallen faces watched The de-
snised gresSer shin up a ladder and
tear the effsgy down-
'sGepsiemeb. I'm man of few
words. /" the boss gambler shoated In
through the grocery door at the coxed
gang. The next man ~ho attempts
20 hang that thing up die. with his
boots on. Don't any body forget u. :"
That settled the great political bat
tie in Deminr- Next day Carnis set
up the possothce in Dickinson's bsnk
and il stayed there until Postmaster