Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-02-20
IN HIS PASSENGERS murr
He saw a Clean OF steel That Pat H.,
on His Guard.

he saw a Clean OF steel That Pat n,s,
on His Guard.
A party OF well-knOwn oll.men. wba
have followed the producing business
from its infancy and have worked h
all its different branches. from drln.
ping oil to running several sets 81
tools as contractors We're al the union
depot waiting for the train on tbeir
way 70 the Mcdonald field. saws H.
Oil City Derrick. when the talk drll,ed
70 old times and narrow escapes thew
had seen. and personal "reminiscences
Ono Of the party. who had quietly
listened 70 the talk pulled neryouslv
at his toby and remarked;
Talk about scareS boys. did ever
tell you OF the scare had IN the 7gs
when was running the tools In The
Millerstown tield9 You know the TINA
that young fellow who came up from
Butler and started pop factory ia
Millerstown and after making eollee.
tions In Butler OF over $500 was wsy.
laid on the road. shot through the
. head. and his body found In The
woods whore II had been dragged
by the murderer with the poek.
cts Of the clothing rifed and no
clew to the thief II was a short dine
/ after that in tho winter. There had
| been a heavy snow aud the slelghing
was splendid and had a 4-ygar-Old coli
! thnt cost me $3.50 when il was a year
| old. and that did not take dust rom
i anything that travelled ia the middle
! oil field The maa was dgilling l0r
/ was sick aud saat me word q come 10
Butler and Ito wOIld pas me- Tor work
done on his four wells thar month
drove oyer bright and early and got q
check for : u 100. me. several
friends. and being IN 40 special hurry.
/ drove around town unitl nearly time
for tho bauk 10 close. A. ! got the
cash aud turned / saw d man eyinx
tho money - greoiiiy thar an sngnl u,
tary shlyeg 81 iear PASSED over me.
forgot the incident and iponksysd
around Ia tho town until marty 10
o'clock tina, night, when ! started tor
home
'iiAli way home was tbs plcce Of
dark woods Ia which tae body u he
young pop.maser had boon found As
looked at tho side 81 tho road shlY.
orul with apprehension il spite Of The
DItch courage ! had absorbed thai
evening As ! saw some ons lrldgias
along Ia tho road ahead Oi ma but ten
relieved WHOM SAW Il waa woman.
Tho woman stopped and IA a hoaFas
voices explained that her daughter
3. -
suddenly sick aud sho was on her way
ID visit hor and asked Tor i lllL Glad
y haze company helped her luf5
the sleigh aud offered 10 takr her mdH.
but she kop. IL ia her o.Hes haad
JolJ!ug over rough piece Of road shs
pulled one hand out o. the mu8 aHf
my heart grrw cold With feat
caught the gitttgr Of steel Ms the moor
shono through an open p!aeg 10 tbs
woods
With q presence % mInd that
wonder ID 70 this dag cus tho hore
- saynsoly with tho whip aud droppe,
Il By the Hslo oi tho road Explain
/ Ing % tho woman that the horse c1llt
not ~ hold BY any ono but myself
begged her 70 get out aud pick UP n.
whip. Shu carefully dcpoal,ed be
!, muI Ia tho bottom 81 sic sleigh an
/ sprang out 80 coon as she siracl
y tnc ground shouted 10 the colt wh
. unused q the whip and spirited wen
ltks shot from gun. a. bio siario
Y ! heard an uHmistakablo masculin
oath behind me. and expecting q bal
!. let IN the back every minute crouehe
!, over In She slolgh. The ride was q
:, longest over had before and sine
:, until tho iauglcs Of the bells bTougt
4, my vito 70 the door. put tho hori
Il up and ~ took out the blankets
I picked up The muif aud carried Il iul
. the house Inside was q revolver
heavy ealibcr. with oil six Of !
= chambers fully loaded stayed avail
: that night and IN the morning paI
/, oil my men.