The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-12-14

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The literature Of daeiing - having
quits renaissance In the publications q
the day. Ono ca hardly pick up p4pei
O. maGaSine that dos not contain soml
account OF noted duel Of the past
while tho libraries show that this class q
rpsdlng = always IN demand. Now that
dusling in real life j. thing Of tho past
It y but natural that interest should st.
tach to the history Of such bloody en-
counters, but after ell, there i samenesl
about this kind Of litsrature which often
makes 1t monotonous.
II would good deal rather read about
a. old-fashioned street fight any day.
said former San Francisco mining man
the other day, ~ he sat in his office In
the Aerchants' Exchange; and We had
. lot Of them, too, It one time in San
FTancisco," he continued. II don't mean
commonplace affairs, such - rows be-
tween toughs and hoodiums, but real
bans-up fights between what might be
called our best citizens Why, at one
time We had an affair OF that kind hap
pening on an average once week, and
sometimes oftener. It was along in the
early 70s that We bad series OF such
encounters, and they kept the people and
the newspaper reporters hopping about,
can tell you. The way San FRANCISCO
got to going about with Its hand IN It's
MP pocket was ike this: After the brod
erick-Tcrry duel that form OF satisfaction
among gentlemen 1eil unoer pan. tnere
were lew challenges ana Few meetings.
OUT scafce'y any OF these are now re-
unsupported linen came inc nrs' Com
STOCK MINING e1clte"ent' ano mat carried
sway rom Dan FRANCISCO large part OF
TUG ngnt'"s Popu'a''on' 'ns'eao u "lane'
ing ana quarreiing people went 10 hont'
ing golo ana silver.
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ouu i""Jois 'no "o'' stauuink
nere was great oeal VI clooAeo "olh
IN the courts those DAYS ana lie Young
set out 10 expose II. ,lhere nao oeen jury
oflolnR' ana even the oencn was under
strong suspicion OF ta'nt. One OF the
nrst rows that De Young got into was
with Judge McAinssry, OF the Superior
Court, O'g' powerful man ana noted Tor
MS Pnys'cai courage though witnal
ana honored citizen. For sew
elal weeks lie Dung nad oeen hammer
ing away at Mch'nstry' court, lntlmatlng
IN almost unmistakeable terms that the
Judge had been guilty oil corrupt prac-
tices, when finally some of the latter's
friends warned the editor that he lad
better call halt or there might be trouble.
By this time, of course, De Young by
MS methods had piled up as promising
lot OF enemies as ever fell to the share
Of rising young journalist, and public
sentiment therefore ran high in McKin-
'try's favor.
oNE STEP TOO FAR.
n'Ao "auy smother newspaper reiormer,
20 Aouog carried MS ngnt on Judge Nc
lu . .i''le TOO 'ar' he one morning
Dase lnslnuatlon against fe-
a''o memoer oi "cAihstrys family, and
..eu e'0'yo'uy Ane" the oattle was on
op'' ~ole OUT OF .helr houses bright
'ou 0aiiy 'nat morning. and so, 1t may
70 saiu, was Judge Mchlnstry. 1t was
= sne s'r 'nat tnere was 10 De fight,
lnu tue ~nole Puoiic was on the qul vive.