The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-04-15

stable by a so-called partition, was hole or
room just large enough for No. 8 cook
stove, table, bed and three or four boxes.
Into this reception hall six of us were
crowded for four long hours, breathing the
sitting atmosphere of the stable. Sleep
was out of the question for the passengers,
so we put in the time trying to kill the large
rats that seemed to be at home here. Get
ting away at 5 a. IN. and arriving at 8 at
Starvation Station, we breakfasted.
The driver was right, the place was filthy.
and the most we saw was flock of dirty
faced kids, assorted ages from a babe in
mothers arms to Miss of uncertain age,
chewing gum. / asked the father. DIR.
Hustin, how many children he claimed as
his own. He replied 16. i asked If he
didn't think it would be best to herd them.
He replied, Yes, unless l hire a herder."
They were musical lot, and while the
dad" with his long pipe i'm his mouth and
dirty shirt was waiting on table, the juve-
niles furnished the music No beans, but
| wrestled with pair of corn cakes, but
couldn't down 'em, merely swallowed cup
Of tincture of coffee, paid my fifty cents and
called the deal closed. st. Patricx's day
opened up bright but frosty, ana the coun-
try proved a repetition of the day before.
About noon we made our last change of
horses, and we sat in the Office while the
stable boy in all his glory. dirt and horse
hairs cooked our meal. BY this time we
were not at all fastidiOus, so ate with a rel
ish. During the afternoon we saw large
fat gray wolf playing with steer on hill
side. The driver told us that was daily
occurrence, and If the wolves could get one
away from the herd, they would worry it to
death. We reached Buffalo about six O'clock,
md hmm frntt
stage ride.
Buffalo is the county seat of Johnson Co.,
and until recently good business town. 1t
is beautifully situated in full view of the
Big Horn Mountain on one side, while in
the other direction is very productive val
ley. AT the base of the mountains Is Fort
Mckinney, where Uncle Sam keeps eight
companies of soldiers. The city gets its sup
port mainly from the government and cattle
business Lately, the large cattle owners
are having trouble with sO-called rustlers or
thieves, which is hurting business. The
citizens are very hospitabe, mostly from the
East, who are not sojOurning here for their
health.
A ridiculous school war is raging, which
bids fair for a time to dwarf the more seri-
GUS trouble of cattle stealing. The school
principal is very pleasant gentleman, well
PEELED to eXpel two of the large boys, one
of them son of school trustee. Next
day father sent son TO school, teacher or
dered lad to leaves he refused. Teacher
called in another trustee who "fired" the
boy. Same night school board meeting,
teacher discharged. Next day a petition in
circulation. everybody signs Except boys
'pa'') for the reinstatement of the teacher.
The teacher gets his job again. Next day
the trustees (bOy's father and trustee who
helped the teacher) met near pOstoffice.
They had few words followed by scrap;
marshall separated them, and advised them
to go out to the reservation and fight it out,
where he had no right to interfere. They
were in BarcuS condition, so in company
with their seconds, referee, ring master,
and crowd of citizens they made for the
reservation two miles away. Trustee Sage,
the teachers supporter, and trustee Kings
bury, the boys pa, met in a IA foot ring,
and fought three rounds, Sage-Kingsbury
rules; at the end of the third Kingsbury was
knocked out and polished off i'm good shape
and was satisfied. All returned to town.
In the meantime Kingsbury's boy had been
lodged in Jail for drawing knife on the
marshall. Police court called, and the boy
fined ten dollars and costs. Pere Kingsbury
made sudden exclamation of the frontier
variety, and was fined five dollars for con-
tempt The end is not yet. Who says
with such an example Buffalo will not pro-
duce rival for John l.. honOrs?.
After stopping here few days concluded
my missionary work, and started for Sheri
dan, 40 miles by stage. Suffice it to say
that, owing to poor roads and wind broken
horses, was thirteen hours making the
trip. Sheridan is named after our gallant
Phil. 1t is town of 500 situated in the
heart of a fine farming country, and
no doubt on completion OF the 20" road
will be the coming city of northern Wy0m-
ing.
Those of you who have read this letter
deserve chrome and the thanks of
ToNTINE.