The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-04
HELD A ROYAL d AMoND FLUSH.
from the ST. Louis Globe DemocT7,t.

From the ST Louis Globe Democrat
Weary WattieS is the nam given &c
a queer creature. the sole owner and
inhabitant of Beer City, located in No
Mans Land, two miles from Liberal,
Kan, ana near the southern terminus
OF the Rock Island road. Several years
ago. when the Rock Island first built
into Liberal, the town of Beer City
sprsng up over the line Liberal was
in prohibition Kansas. and Beer City
was built in No Mans Land because
there was no law in that country. Sa-
looms and sporting houses were the only
sources OF amusement and revenue IN
Beer City, and in its six months exist
encs it had floating population OF two
thousand or twenty-five hundred.
Then the bottom dropped out and left
the town deserted. Liberal dwindled
10 a village and the wolves took pos
session of the empty saloons and dance
houses in Beer City. Weary Nattles
was the only person who remained, and
he seemed 10 keep watch and ward over
the little graveyard out in the sand
hills, where SIX people lie buried side
By side. Deputy United States Marshal
Bill Spencer tells a queer story of how
he won this Beer City over q game OF
cards while on a recent trip through
the southern part of the state after
Kansas moonshiners He had ridden
in at evening and found Wsttles seated
on butter arl1in in front Of the old
Western Star" saloon. while the wolves
were bowling a requiem in the sandy
distance As though by preconosrted
agreement two other men, Ben Hodge,
the well-known border gambler, and
slim" Donnell, of Dodge. dropped IN
from the direction Of Liberal
'tJist 'er good crowd for poker
game, said King Wstt!es after he had
taken a drink Of Kansss WHISKY offered
by Hodge, and had -uoksd one OF Slim
Donnell's stogy cigars ">posin' Ts
jist try 'er bout 'er two Bin 'ermost
Ter var since I he'd 'er chance ter play
'eept il war solitary
80 the boys drew up IN line and
Spencer produced greasy pack OF
cards from his saddle pocket Ths iight
came from taIlow dips and east ghsstiy
shadows over the gloomy Old dance
hall where al the tragedies OF Beer
City had been committed
Right ever IL thst corner poor Bll
Wright turned up MS toes, sad Bea
Hodge as he drew pair % deuoss-
"Bul was . crazy painter, and the bar
tender shot him because he was . bar
fy,' and hurt the trade Of the p ace.
Il remember it, sad Sim D5nnen.
"a he filed q fush. 1t was few
nigsts before Texas John w@s f44ed /
fall OF 5uczAho; sbost uhsre an sit I
thAt John had run away with his little 4
Mexican girl. JesuetA- Tha~s were 4
glorious days And Dganeil absens- 4
mind.dly rs<,e IN the pot. hls Hash ssy-
ing been too zsaeH fer tae otssr payer
Please don't talk aoout such d0ias.
vhInsd Weary W@ttiea. A. ~ csught
two pair. kE1Es aga. II mace ny
blood ran cold sz { Kant sep sr
nights ayter sch stories u. as
hand never shOo< a. re e.aEAt stay
kinT ans he.d fgll had lie rA<s1 "A
quite q !ittls Ezsa@r. Hzd IL was 10
longer mystery ~Asre tAs Cd cap
got his pocket f1l % silEsr from
Let her 70 Tor . jscS-Pot tsis tine
said Sueueer I va. here n tats dance
hsu the q gat Jsa. Dalton ard hss
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-fs-at aFe- -1~1- z that dzrx c1-ner
-And : vas = Aignss-zy sa<z sE1 h@1 trad
OF BIS tors y sa-ne way. The Dal-
,ors ~srs net - no.OTlous tse>e 5kys-
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