The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-03-20
CAFTLEMLES FREAKS.
4 Montana OEnHI Of PSshOFns Whose
Riches GTsE BurdsnsOme.
Ths way This CrOssus and MS wife
Enloysa Life IN California.
An intervening Recital.

UuIIut Due SEVENTIES = man o. buo uAnle
Of Eli Hawkins arrived at Los Angeles,
Cal, for the purpose Of settling down on
q farm and sajoying life in the land Of
"sunshine and the tomale." He was q
esttlemal from Montana, and had q
''barrsI Of money" as the natives ex-
pressed It. He bought q tract Of about
400 acres on the San Gabriel river, some
twelve miles from The city, and began
operations in 4 manner that astonished
the easy-gcing residents Of the valley.
He was 20 free with his money that
many extravagant stories were aHoat re-
prding the extent Of his riches. Some
said he had money In banks In every city
from Helena, Mont, to Los Angeles,
while others told exaggerated stories Of
his income from his Montana herds.
HAWKING was Of slovenly appearance, and
rosembled . tramp more that q capitalist,
and he looked q though he never had Is
IN his LIE. His unkept look and quiet
way made him the cause Of many ride
ulous scenes. and Il was his delight 10
pas himself a. . vagabond, and Try his
credit among business men and finish by
showing them one Of his bank books,
when, Of course, be received every atten-
ton, and nothing was too GOOD for him.
Aman Of no education, he had become
rich scarcely knowing Il, and selling his
cattle range he found himself in possession
Of more money than he had ever dreamed
Of having.
There were no improvements on the
tract he bought, and he BEGAN operations
BY fencing Il. Every idle man in the
nsiRhborhood wa hired and the transfer
nation beam. Farmers who had
teams were employed, and the procession
Of loaded WAGONS from the STATEN %
Hawkin's land was . sight to behold. In
aieW days he had q hundred men at
work, ali Of whom were better dressed
than their. employer. The large force
sOon completed the fencing, which was
the most substantial Of any in the valley.
Then he Get them 10 work on his garden
plot and grounds. He employed q high
priced Landscape gardener, erected q large
conservatory. ana HlIed II with beautiful
plants. The grounds were tastelully laid
out with winding drives and walks, A.
bors, fountains and little grostoes. To
look Al the man. who wa not comedy In
person or dress and who was generally
in,oxicated. and who's vile was . IL
match for him, and then note the excel
lent taste In the arrangement Of his beau
tiful home, one could not help marveline.
n bourhk an invoice Of statuary Al
Los Angeles and distributed the figures
around his pafk. One day b eeame home
with more drink than usual, and as ii
had hem raining he concluded that the
nude figures needed some kind Of cover
inc. He procureda ome colored paint and
out a black india-rubber coat on the
Cupids. Next he fixed Apollo with a
flaming red ShIrt and rreen stockinq.
Mercury Was enveloped IN blue tights and
a brieht rad no.s. Venus was ri9ued ont
with black utockiua and a yellow gown,
the other figures also coming in for 4
share Of decoration.
He built a a cottaee in bis park. and
during NJ. many drunken eaeanade,
made thina interesting for his neiehbors,
The writer a mis- Tesided abouf half :
mia from The HawkIna farm and Ia,
poIltive knovIedge AZ the IneIdspts mar.
rated. One ni9ht during one Of thei,
apr,a. Hawkina sna via Iook an axa an
chopDed their furniture 10 piecea. throU
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