Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-10-03

certainly Rave been trouble among the
young men tM mselves. The impos.
lance OF this point is seen when 10
~" todd that "the attentions of Ma.
,hs"iel Ford, son Of the minister, aud
J 'hn Martin were sccepsahl-." What
we're Nathaniel Ford aud John Martin
going to do with Eve young women,
Aud how did Eve you,.g women OK.
p~ct IT, divide Two young u,sn he.
tween them? Two ffths IL ~ awk.
ward AMI unsatisfactory fraction If .
young ma" for any Young woman to
have. But We will not p.u.e tor idle
sp~o"la'i"n. Na'ursIl, tue 6vr you. z
metz resented this action OF the two
Young me" in thus tr, ing to m"nopo.
lize more Young women Than bt.lo"Re
I" their share, 81 the FIVE va. lsit tho
~" last T"u,sda. nigh aud &C, m.
m~nced to Ere pistols ut them :"
Me..rs. Ford and Matt" dropped fat
t" the ground aud returned several
shots. This WAS KEEP, w for several
mi"ut-s. when IN the midst Of the
6'ing Mr.. Ford, father of the Young
Ford who was down on the ground
shouting, "spp-sr"d with his sh.tgun"
AID ''tur"ed both barrel. loose in the
d'rrct'o" Of the Fighting parti+.." Il
was quite dark ant tn. Young men
were very close TO the e.. .unh. 90 they
hid not recognize the reverend gen.
''rmsn. though Dung Ford after y IDS
explained that he ''thouRht il s"unded
k~ fathers gun" II 10 nnt arrange,
q ere'ore. that sven ysurg men in.
s'antls concluded that another Young
ma" had appeared in the e Id, sf,.r
having individually won the .ff-ct,ons
Of the fv" 6ickle young women.
The seven Of them accordingly he
van shooting H. tho disecti,n II the
>urps's~d young woman montpelier,
which Ut course left nothing tor the
clergyman hut to drop On his face aud
return tho shots. This h- did loading
and firing .. rapidly 40 possib r,
while .h- seve" young men poured in
broads'de after broadsids. TIE con.
test ~as MT 40 unequal ~ it would vt
frs, SEEM. 4. thu Rev. Nj. Ford had .
good shotgun, while the BOYS we're
only armed with r-volvers. Tho ~ |
as9em~nt was kept up for som- fft- en
m'nu'es ~he" the pastor found that
HE supply Of hucksh"t was exhausted.
tie accordingly retired to his stu y.
the TWO young men, Ford ami Martin,
"ls" found t'~t they had no more am
and Ct up and ran for
cover. The Eve young men Of the
attacking patty. however. still had
plenty OF ca tridg. 8, 90 they w-n,
over to the public square. and de6+d
the city marshal and the oitizens all
light. Warrants have been issued
[or their arrest.
Tho ~h'le source Of III. trouble in
appeared TO be the five
,*'lish young women who think that
hey can get along with less than half
young man apiece. THIS 70 impos.
'ble. and they would do much better
. recognize It 1t first, and to make
'p with the Eve young men and thus
sch have . whole aud undivided
"u' z man 1T her own. W. hope
or the sake OF the Rev. Mr.. Ford, il
or TO other reason. that peace NAV
Don be Restored in Dswl- willie. No !.
|ouh, the good man has Ill the work
10 can do TOW, with sermon. writing,
ast"ral calls. and 70 forth, without
svi"e to 60 out in the nis ht with his
IN hunting young men by moonli. hit.
you'g man 10 . very hard thing t" 2
unit. II he could be ,re+d like +. +.
10" Il would NO, be 40 bad; hu, with
]. habit IT lying else to the ground Z,
makes tho work difficult. especially q
" . man who has probably been 9,
'lt'nR oil dav in his study. AMI h.. a
NV light shot, gun and no cool q
'u"e man dog.