The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-11
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and then, with Jeers and disdainful words,
drove his four legged winnings out of
town, cowboy fashion.
One has to know the ploddlng, penny
pinching Mormon farmer well to fully
appreciate the feeling against the Bran
dons that existed in Fremont county
thereafter. More than a hundred men
had backed the Rexburg boy only to lose,
and almost every citizen of the imme-
dite vicinity had been present to encour-
age him, If no more. On top of all was the
personal dislike which a great majority
of those present had for the sporting
men. The wonder is really that some
thing in the way of a shooting match did
not follow, but this was to be reserved
for the great event that came after
ward.
During the winter-sin fact, during
whole year after the defeat of the Rex
burg boy-the Brandons did not come
to Fremont county to disturb the citizens.
1t was not that they were afraid to come,
but that they were engaged elsewhere
This did not in any way lessen the III
feeling entertained against them there,
however, as appeared along in the ensu-
ing summer. People often talked OF the
brothers, and It was due to them, it is
said, that Dye, when a candidate for the
state assembly, was badly defeated even
in his own district. People We're anxious
TO get even with the Brandons, and
lacking better opportunity, voted against
one who had married into the family.
II is said that Mrs. Dye was even sighted
socially on account of her brothers, and
that if true, is something remarkable in
a region where personal animosities are
so vigorously suppressed for the com
mon veal when the people gather for
apy kind of a social recreation.
However this may be, there came a. time
when it seemed that, after all, the poo
pie might have revenge on the sporting
brothers in a way fit and proper for their
deserts. Two young men from the east
came to ST. Anthony on the stage from
Market Lake, They were tourists, they
said, and had come to the region for
recreation. They wanted to ride the range
and shoot ducks and sage hens and en-
JOY life generally. This they did for a
couple of weeks, during which they got
acquainted with everybody and made
friends of all with whom they got ac-
Quainted.
This done. one Of the tourists. whose
name was Clark, mentioned casually that
he was something of a sprinter-had, in
fact a record as a sprinter. The listen
ers opened wide their ears instanter
Would he mind showing his record 10
them? He would be quite proud to do so.
He was rather vain about it. he said.
when he brought out his documents which
! Included among the rest a formidable ar
ray of clippings from newspapers. giving
reports of foot races wherein he had car
ried off the chief honors.
Up to this moment Mr.. Clark and his
companion had received the kindly con-
sheraton that is extended to ali tour
lists in the mountain region, together with
some further regard due to his being of
a companionable disposition. But now he
became the one great man of the Snake
/ river valley.
Was he still in training? Not exactly.
but still his tramps among the sage brush
I had kept him pretty hard. How long
would il take to. get him down to the
proper effort of his life? Perhaps two
weeks.
But what are you driving atY' said
Clark, when questions of this kind was
asked. To this half a dozen men wanted
/ TO reply at once, and it took ten minutes
for them to explain that the one thing
4 that the people of the Snake river VAL
ley wanted more than any other thing
was to put up man who
could run against the despised
Brandon of Salt Lake City. Clark had to
laugh at their impetuosity, but he said
that If a race was wanted, and there was
any money in it, he was ready to ac-
eommodate them, though he had no idea
OF any such event when he came to St
Anthony.
This last statement, however, was not