Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-11
OKLAHOMA HenolNes.
How s-ary simpson Hsid Her CiaiH
Against - Irontier Detpersdo.

The opening Of Oklahoma has given
the venturcsome women an opp0r'
tunity to show what manner Of spirit
was in them. In the rush for claims
ard for lots IN the Cherokee town
women were fully rs active and
brave as the mon
At the original opening o Missouri
! girl rode from Arkansis City to
] Guthrie on horseback. fairly flying
over the ground She was ON the
edge OF Oklahoma when the rush
came, and tore ahead Of the men into
the town. She pounccd ON one Of the
best lots Snoar the government Office.
and stood her ground. Twice at
tempts were made 30 Gust her from
her position, but she had revolver
cliuchcd In her right hand and the
interlopers did not venture For two
days she remained on tho lot. Then
they told her the lot was Ia the mid
die Of the street. but she did NOT give
up and go, the land registered. II
turned out TO DO in the proper place
and * now one Of the most valuable
lots In Guthrie. She has leased II
for twenty years at a sum which will
support her In comfort for that time
The women who were called on TO
take part In the rush ~ assi-tants OF
fathers or husbands showed them
selves also possessed Of courage NO,
to he expected from their class OF
claim hunters. In hundreds OF in
stances II was their ready wit and
supporting courage that enabled men
10 Keep the claims they acquired,
and often the women guarded Che
place while the men went 10 the dis
tant town for provisions The bniv.
cry that fights poverty and trouble
Is perhaps as glorious MS that which
handles rcvolvers, and the patient.
hopeful wives and mothers IN the
prairie schooners, keeping up the
strength Of weary children and THEN
own weary hearts 10y the mere force
OF their indomitable will. deserve a
credit ~ lasting and loud sounding
as any Of the prairie heroines
one other case in which more than
manlilSc bravery was shown was that
Of Mary Simpson, the captor of "lre
land us n noted frontersman was
called lie was the terror of south
western Nebraska. and for months
his deeds rang from settlement 30
settlement, creating CONSERVATION
everywhere. Fire, pillago and even
murder followed his movements, and
many settlers home was turned TO
mourning because OF his deeds. At
last public opinion could stand no
more, and when a little baby was
badly injured in the struggle that
took place when the desperate at
tempted to pillagc house along the
Platte there was a general turning
out OF the neighboiS 20 capture the
villain. lie was run into piece ot
woods, and the forest was surround.
cd by the enraged settlers. Not all
tho man hunters were men. however,
for n number of women we're present
TO see the fray. and IL necessary take
part in It.
Among these was Mrs Simpson,
who was, with her husband, some
what separated from the remainder
Of the party. Suddenly they saw d
} bearded man leap from the under
brush and start ~ IL running for hi'
life for the opposite side Of The littl,
clearing in which they stood.
Mr.. Simpson was some distance
from the horse he had ridden AN,
his wife leapcd into the saddle ani
followed the man, who was fast IS
Gaping. II was well that she ha'
not waited for her husband 10 com
up, Tor once on the other side OF III
, clearing ireland found a horse whicI
, had been left there by one OF hi
aides, and In an instant he, too, wa
in the saddle and tho race con
9 mcnced.
It so happened that Ireland mus
keep due north in order to keep on
= of the range OF tanglc Of trees an
: undcrbrush. Mrs Simpson, who wa
= to the west dashed her hor.e on
slanting course and drew constant
4, nearer Once the man fired ba
|. at her. She was not hit, however
, aud the race continued. History n
"a cords that the woman had practice
considerably throwing the lariat, an
now her experience came in goo
D. play. Loosening her husbands lass
. from the ring Of the saddle. I'll
't whirled it in loug curves around he
10 head
" At last, just as Ireland had reache
y the open prairie and would be saf
y the moose went sailing out after hin
~ Down il settled, steadily aud surel,
- until it came tnut with q deadly ier
n about his neck The captor ha
Of stopped her horse and the man wi
I'd dragged TO the gound and soon WI
a. in the hands of those he h,
I'd wrongcd Many compliments we
or spoken and written for this actio
aud the name OF Mary Simpson vi
as for time familiar throughout Il
no western part OF the state st Lou
no Globe, Democrat.
to Embalmlng rIuid..
d ANicnna chemist predicts that Il
Y present methods Of our taAidcrmis
IN will soon be stDpr%etcl hV the Il