The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-29

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| have the carcass hauled away the colonel
sent US word that II we didn't pay him
SEQ he would open fire ON us ON the street.
| When we went out to look for him, how
ever, he had gone over to Lone Jack for u
weeks visit to his brother. We mean
| business on this mule question. We have
been run down, kicked and disorgani2cd
until dignity demands that we assume the
offensive. ana people who turn their an
imals loose at night must do it at their
own risk
The Mercantile Poker parlors, " which
have been closed for repairs for the last
| two months, were opened to the public
| Monday night with music and a free
lunch. The ceiling of the main room has
been decorated by Mr.. George Pearsull, a
rising young artist " whom We are all
very proud. The ground work is sky blue.
| with yellow border next TO the walls,
and the center Of the ceiling IS taken up
with II female angel flying toward the bar
for drink Her leg, are II feet long and
her arms $, while she has four toes on one
foot and six on the other These are mere
trilles, however, and the painting ms a
whole compares favorabIy with anything
we ever saw from the brush Of Rem
brandt or Murillo a fun moon aud II
stars and clouds surround the angel.
and the effect on the average heholder is
one of awe and reverence The Mercantile
is one of our solid and permanent mstitu-
tons and from the very first has had the
reputation of dealing square game.
Three cowboys from Captain Williams
ranch passed through this town soon afrer
midnight ON Tuesday night In chase Of a
man who had stolen two horses off the
place. The stranger had about an hours
start Of them, but was riding at a slow
gait and was evidently not much of a
horseman. Wednesday morning we rode
out ON the Pine hill road in COMPANY
with the coroner and Mr.. John Gay, and
at Beaver creek we came across the body
swinging from the limb of u tree From
all that we could see the horse thief had
died as peacefully as could be expected
under the circumstances. There was a
look OF disappointment on his face, but
that Is the rule instead of the exception.
He no doubt expected to get away with
inc horses ana was put out at being over
hauled. The body was lowered and searched
for papers, and it was ascertained that the
name Of the victim OF his own ambition
was George 5, Frost of New Mexico On
p" N"'N a. ans N'oA pbNhtl was Written inc
word Excelsior - He had probably adopt-
ed 1t for a motto, but he ought to have
known, being western man, that dozen
notices wouldn't help him away with
stolen animals unless no had 100 miles
the start. Among his papers was half
finished letter TO his mother, in which he
stated that he had quit swearing, chewing
and smoking and hadn't taken a drink in
six weeks, He added that he was looking
to settle in place where they had two
sermons on Sunday and prayer meeting
every Thursday evening. He was buried
on tho banks of the creek, and we have
written his mother full particulars. This
makes the tenth horse thief Colonel Will
liams' boys have Oyertaken and strung up
within the last year, and any young man
who may contemplate a raid on horselesh
will do well to hunt for crowd with less
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