Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-06-03
AT LONE PINE.

west and eleven from Big Rock to the
cast. The names of these stations,
together with dozens of others, have
since been changed. At the date |
. write Of man named Clark had Big
Rock station. had Bad Creek and a
new agent and operator had just taken
possession az Lone Pine. That station
had been vacant for a week. 1t had
been held by young man named
Reed Tor about three months, but one
night he was found dead and robbed --
the work Of the lawless element then
Overcoming the West The first
news got fron the new agent came
from herself over the wire one after
nooa, and this is what she said:
.sAilow me to introduce myself rs
Mrs dadieg, the new agent at Lone
Pine. [ an iust out from Chicago
Charming place this, and | know l
shall like il. Hope to become better
acquainted.
Il was ia May when the little wo-
mar took possession. In describing
her l did not say that she was little
but such was the fact Her weight
was not over 100 pounds and she
looked more like a girl of 16 than a
woman OF S. | got a chance to run
IN and see her one afternoon in the
month and found her nicely settled.
She had been more or less annoyed
by roughs, but there had been no &C.
CASTOR to test her nerve as yet. /
fouad her doable-barreled shotgun
loaded with buckshot and her navy
revolver ready for business, she as
suredne that She would not hesitate to
fire upon auy man who menaced her
safety.
The first alarm came one night
early ia July. In the forenoon OF
that day two very rough looking men
had come up the track from the West.
They halted at my station, sized me
MP, and then demanded something to
eas. Knight have given them bite
had they requested instead of de-
mauded; but when l saw that they
meant 60 pick quarrel and have an
excuse for assaulting and rObbing me,
] brought out my shotgun and obliged
them TO walk on. As soon as they
were out OF sight | notified the little
woman at Lone Pine to look out for
them She replied that she would,
and up to 10 o'clock at night | heard
from her every hour, but the tramp-
had not put in an appearance. It
was 80 o'clock, and l was sound
asleep, when [ heard Lone Pine call
me over the wire. rolled off my
cot and ran to the instrument and
asked what was wanted.
THE tramps are herew was the re.
ply. They are knocking CT the
door and asking for food and shelter.
''But dor't let them in. Get down
youc shotgun. lay it across the table
with the lauzzies pointed at the door
and il they break in pull both trig
gers.
They are cursing me and declar
ing 5hey Will set the cabin on fire if
dcn't open the door!'' telegraphed tn,
little woman moment later.
"Ii you open the door they viii
murder you. You have a sliding
window to the right OF your door if
remember cight?"
"Yes."
flake your revolver, slide the sas1
back and TIRE upon the fellows
''But I may kill one Of them"
CHATS what you want to do-botH
81 possible, IF you show any fear O
theIn they viii batter the door in an
then God help your
''lt's awful to shoot
Then came break. l knew tina
the fellows were making some den
onstration which obliged her to ac
aud during the next sixty seconds
heard every beat Of my heart The
came the tremulous message:
Give shot one OF them. an
what what shall do about it a''
did you fire from the window"
EYES.
Don't do anything except wa
and watch. # you've hit one II
other viii likely make off. II
tries to get il, however, give him ii
same dose. do you hear him about.
"No; [ think he's moved of, b
the one shot is grooming and takin
on awfuliy."
'Let hia groan. You'll have
train from tie East In thirty-fve mi
utes Keep me advised"
had two more messages before Il
train reached her. One was that IL
man had ceased to groan and W;
probably dead, and the other was thu
the other tramp had tried to bur
open the door, but had been driv,
oil by her firing one barrel of h
shotgun into it from her side VIII,
the train rolled in dead man VI
found at the door and wounded Of
lying on Ing ground few yards ava
There wasn't any inquesting on 4
dead The body was carried Il
miles and dropped into gulch. al
she wounded man, who had half
zen buckshot in his shoulder, W
I'd oyer to the first sheriff Il
oman's adventure made her
n slany weeks, and | "
ough TO let on that hi
= brace her up and {
rom distance
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