Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-05-15


nss.aomo was a trapper and hunter.
aes = retired cowboy. In his daily
e'ons Ills wife was always by his
que She could beat Bin ONO riding
ana shooting. and could tie 4 steer IN
.han hall the time that he re-
a''iea Tor the same Job. Ten years
sasseu away and Hugh b. Martin and
~ WE were laid under the sod of
colorado. The fame OF Montana for
wealth had reached the ears ~ min
omo' and he sold out his possessiona
with wagons. ponies and wife
started Tor a new home. He frst ser.
uea near Butte. on a cattle ranch. ONO
anu VIE engaged themselves 10 tho
h owner TO punch cattle, and they
,o'io~ed the business many months,
.r otno purchased a ranch and his
mide was his head cow-puncher. In
ao0o emo sold Out his ranch and set
n .he Little Black JAIN canon, six
miles from Butte. ONO cut logs
~ me mountains and rolled them
ao1h into the canon where they were
mauea on wagons TO be hauled TO
nutte. lie had from Ten TO forty men
y MS employ. and among them was
Inward smith, about thirty years old.
VINO q lived in Rochester. N. 4.
amlth remained In Omo's employ two
years. Once when ONO stayed late in
nutle on business and Mrs. ONO was
Shs only woman 10 the house. Smith
AhoeAed az her room door. There were
: dokeh men sleeping In. the house at
me Time and Mrs. ONO had no fear.
enc aastened 10 the door thinking her
husband was there. but instead she
found Smith. He said be wanted 10
la!A with her. Mts. ONO told him To
say What lie had 10 say and Smith tried
20 push his way Into the room.
dismissed Smith and the loggef
vent away breathing threats. lie
told Mrs ONO that he would gel even
1th her. For three months nothing
was heard from smith. One evening
An. ONO Waa taking d nod on the
eosa when somebody entered. The
woman WIS nait reused but she
Thought tae person aho had come Ill
Nas her husband, The mex moment
she Vas aroused BY a man kissing her.
and % opening htr eyes met the gaze
q; tae dreaded Til smith. Wno held i
igRe kni!g p4ar Aer.
ipa AA0a ah4gl want. Clara ONO.
III Fali.
IAe oma bounded from tie sofa
an1 smila Dale ! plunge IL hGr w!sh
als kasle TAe heep eige split her
ana rut tAe Ain. 4 hard s;rug-
Ris iQaA giast. lEu woman MAS WITH
ont nraoa ont ahe made i ngAl For
s minute aa.h laasA IL like sud beasts.
Then Ala ono g9t near her bed ana
sa1tcAFi ap bet pistol from the pill
i4e snl4a an lios Clara Ono could
handle 4 pistol He made j rush i,
hes. bat sAe kHogsed him aaay and
pot i bntiei ia Ills nl1c. The blood
began 10 Tow. nsGh she and Smith
nerc . covered aith ii. but they
fought on. Around and around tho
room they sent. each watching 4
chance to cnd the others life. Mrs
ONO got another shot. but Smith then
knocked the pistol from her hand. Tho
second ball entered his lex.
Meantime Smith had cut her apron
and dress nto shrcds. Finally a pun
Of Mind bIea open the door aud th'
woman broke away from the mani
fell the keen edge OF the knife pas.
grasp and ran INTO the yard. She ha,
gone about twenty PAGES when sh'
down her back. bringing out the blood
She turned around and again face
smith. in her agh, Mrs, ONO had seiz
I'd another pistol. but Smith knocked
i, from her hand and II sank into tn
snow. There a a struggle for tn
possession o. the weapon. The womai
knew that her time had come u Smitl
sot his hands on the pistol. and Smitl
knew that his life depended on keep
ing hcr away from Il. Around thfougl
the snow they fought In desperation
The woman's hair. six feet long. wa
dragging In the snow. II was clottel