Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-04-18


a, su !, - !, me use Of liquor. and on m.
nish' OF The murder he left home !, In ane
,sing TO return early. Al schwa p,oli'
hatats saloon he met 1 coaaa ssA,
crowd There he imbIbed ,raa,''
discussed the events Of The day ana ma
.neiashlaiiy @hoss9 flesh. Finally !,
struck him that be had promised - - !
nome early. and. like Rip Van wa ~
home. - a"esfsd Tor
~ me northwest corner OF the s,,ar.
nsat the Mount Pulaski house N. NJ.
'afee men, who. SO the story soas
travelling man accidentally oyerhaa,
.hs shsm offered 10 sell him 4 borss
hs did not want a horse ue nas
enough horses But they wan,ae 49,
g look At i. anyway He protested h.
Nss going home, They insisted on his
soihs TO look a, the horse He wen,
Ana that Is the last that il known ~
this life Of Colonel Whitaker
lhe next morning his body was dis
covered IN the south par, OF town
Nher~ The electric light plant ia now
situated. There were finger marks a.
hiA 'hroaI, cut on his head and Inc
ground showed evidences OF 4 struggle
his pockets we're turned wrong aide on,
his sainables and money. OF which ~
vas always supposed TO carry good
asai' were gone. with the exception Of
a single $40 gold piece in his inside vest
pocket. Shleh the thieves had over.
looked.
Justice Was not very swift In those
aass 10 Logan county. despite the fac,
thss some Of the creates. lawyers The
world has ever known praetlced before
net courts Arrests we're made. but no
ehs was convicted. Eventually The
murder sas forgotten. save By his fam.
ny.
On Friday evening Of last week
sonns man suggested 70 II. r. Lush.
oAush that he had heard that the old
Nhiiakef house vas haunted. and
agreed IL Mr. Lashbaugh would &c.
company him 10 the old house he would
cEfey Il
The asrehan, assenied, and while
his yonns friend Hsni to supper he So.
cured The assistance 81 OTTO chrss,mann
aAd hls son, Murray Lashbaugh. lie
directed them 10 retire 10 the old house
and when be and his companion came
10 raise great Ola
Murray i.nsht4ush. who is somewhat
OF a genius painted canvas with
elaek background and = white skeleton
upon u. Mr. iashhaugh. As snperln-
'fndea, Of ghosts. and Mr.. chris,mann.
40 chief ~ calcium. flashed 1ierd lights
behind The canvas il fron, Of the dark
Hlnda~s- Thsy combined their 81.
soFis wiih eiahs 10 make the mos, an.
earthly noises IN The meantime Muir.
saf LushhsaEh mingled si,h ;hr crowd.
appasenilY az much Interested a. the
most snpsFatitions
WhIis these men weFe doing their
ghost dance and mFs,ifyins The people
who collected about the house. grim
nKur~ ssddeniy passed through the
eTpud. rushed straight up the pathway
and seesnlnEiy passed through the
hloc8 .reA wallis of The house
The calcium lights sent out. weird
bloc Clashes appeared running around
N. easinEs Of The windows and q ter
Finc report vas heard Il reminded the
people 81 thunder. but the skies werc
clear and The moon seemed 20 - laugh
inE At The discontinue 81 the iokera
From out the house With aging feet
and hoFisantai eoaitails rushed the
cnnspiraiors. They bore swiftly down
urun the audience" bu, mingled not,
.ef she audience bad melted even as the
sror Gives way to the eager sun. As
the Last man departed be saw the s,al.
sarf figure Of Colonel whitaker in the
oreu ~indev. Blue lights illuminated