Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-07
BET TO A STANDSTlLL.

tttisfnrtuncs of "SDOOupndyke" We're writ /
I'm by Saniey Huntey, one Of the bright |
est of newspaper men, he pourd forth the /
ffinls Of a troubled heart when he wrote |
ihe farm.famed sketches. For Huntley |
Syae sadly nisnated.
mo bSst of those "Snoopendyke" pa |
ners worn written nj Bismarck on the |
MINER Missouri river. II was in the
boom DAYS when the Northern Pncihe
10 ,ngsr construction and Custer was
~ H. ,,o.,. In ~ frontier that Huniley
80, -" III, INTO Ptsfnarek in an aimless
t',r. ~ fo,,cy 10 lbe Wild frontier
Nusi 49,. III f,,,Ioi ,he il'ribunp am in
'',i.+.,,e, anJ noyver In North Dakotu
J,,,r,,aiis,, Rismarek WINS Wild town
J"ui ila.,'iii IL, a ,,vbeevis al Chev-
II soIt oi ~ ,,9,i.rs,,a1. and H,ntiey
ellne Nu5 ou -. is,.aJ his ni,i-itv Ia set
quchg uSllv ~, S,,.a I'M AZ ihe sntne
tle pace ior Wy u~ NJ of tbe brirhiost
ulle ne tui ~, for VVest He made
neNspllI L,,is ." AM III ,e,,spnper venture
muhy iFiehus "a" ni II - M tsrgs,t nnliH
met win lalr uH liitit, ~ i,i,tis.v made
cal success lle,uei'. "a. i, ferriforv
RECORD Us P9N'l Piu' - ,,.,i,,. aud
which mas seen NOR sge,, mn oti'ar
more hlEn poHsr rH'eu 'N"'
section Oh the OHloh' ,,,a tp,a
luniley boon couian'1In9 H., Ia,
only one who could manage nun WIN ~
was on thigh roler' WiHch VIZ ~
frequent intervals, was one iIenlls liu ~
milan. Hanilan was iamlliaiy vlHsu
Denny aud has been hhhueu uVM" ~
fame without u none-dep.ume IN me
'Spoopendyko' papers Many were 'it
political deals and poker games THESE t"l
plavel surcasslully together.
We'll there came time WHEN inc
rigorous climate of the far northwest
and The hard, wild frontier life had loli
an LIuntley. and seeds of consumption
were planted IN his system. lie reallAeu
lint bis span of life was nearly run;
and tbnt his fcW remaining days could
only he enioyed to the utmost in u softer
climate. where he should live out u quiet
liza he determined to sell out. The Tri-
ht,ne mad developed into a valuable prop.
prty and the serious question WAS TO md
some one who could pay spot cash for
il and nay unything like the real value
Of the sheet. HunGey Thought Of Major
4 W Evards of argo. then owner Of
Inc Fnrro ArFus and politician of the
Red River valley. Edwards was former,
liz nm insurance man in Chicago. lie had
Settlei In arE5. built up the great paper
of the Red River Wiley and like true
Chicngoun was endcayOring to corral the
entire political situation Of the then great
TERRITORY. Huntley tciegaphed Edwards
mat HE Tribune was for sale aud if he
wanted il To bring some money and come
over To Bismarck on the next train Ed
| wards made mp his mind that he wanted
| HE nnper. nnd with $1,000 or SSJUO in
his pocket he starred ON the might train
| for Bismarck.
Before Edwards could reach Bismlrcl,
the Lounsbery brothers Of Bismarck and
a number of local politicians raised the
money to buy the Tribune and keep It's
ownership al home. Then Huntley start
| cd ont and squared up all his outstanding
| indebtelncss. ofter which he and Denny
| Hunnifnn conducted Bismarck through
as wild a nights orgy as the town ever
| saw in its extremely chockered career.
When at noon the next day Major Ed
wards alighted at the depot which was
railroad Headquarters, principal hotel,
postoilice and town loafng place, he met
ffuntlcy ana learned flat me coveted
| Tribune was IN the hands of his rivals.
| The majors face showed his disapp6iut-
ment. ANA Huutlcy said: II am sorry
for you, major. but l was offered n big
| cash price. take II or leave IL. and
| dared not refuse / viii give You re-
yenge, however: / will play poker with
you. major
This was a challenge TO mortal COM
| bat from ihe greatest poker playcr Of the
Missouri river 10 he ncIynowledrad kinc
Of the iyc-cnrl game of the Red River
valley Edwards loved poter lnvns II
vet. He would rather pinv maker tb,n
cor n took nrarcieuco ~ l,i, h. i 80
even outranked nolitical ambition. nni
smringly. Willingly he accented UuntIny's
challenge.
| y nj
of mo lenot hotel l.no,,, fnr AMI VIZ
Ms The Sheridan Iopse tbn "a, nil wv WE ,,
down. R9nnI The t,ble s9t TI,,n;i W. 81 81
wards Denny fiopnif5y, h., VIZ, ~
now ia. 10 ,riitiii 10 N5",,h1TtlH','
| sofpo' T,rsti, a ,,, ~ ~ tiNuu-
ister ia Tr,,ca y, vi ,He present lhlll-
game ryor r'i,t,i a., pi we EreNIost
TO- T., ho i,f,+nin I,',.l.'il ~, Nlu prom
mia f,r 100, T., ,, ~ lrohllcr IN
o,,J H., 10 - ~ vDlltt' HlANes were hlgh
cb3,-cl I.,,i i;ni..u ~ rule, asouSands
saTrc c,a,.io mnv 'ile ''uihg, IN q crap
Wc1nosjo,9, WeI' uti,I at p. m on
nc nia,.a.s 1Ilv' W,,l,'lout odipurnment.
Tl,prs.i IN e'' Mr,y sun n, " az daylight
in,.aNS WurHlNS' Flan Mackenzie
iiSii,''u 9,ut even almd m hour later Han
n.Iln Iuii WIN S-Sop velvet after
StN;,,-'g contested jack pot. in which
~ vi,,r in1n HreW three cards and all
T-i,, uoMl tours,
foaa w great Players We're now alone
s suec ~ iI H.. M bnsinesS was generally
o,.o,,.,3u. III blslnartk thaf morning, and
,' \, py Wy VINO could md room TO stand
H. Wy ourtlnan hoqIe narl'r was watch
~ wy "a, Eu1ne: hligh public, officials,
c WIKI uin,ers from t9rt abraham Lin
" Iancn owners big ,rnilroad officials
II ,iin wv vuhtrlct0rs- the best mon of
i,lsl'l''i ., eagerly hreathlcssly, stood
Tol.er "a. .T, rs,.e ana watched q gams, OF
souri, or The Rej as Il on eyor 'I reos nv I,
s,rr,,otiy11' ~ Z" ,nul crowd no hea"