The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-06

the Confederacy, and for some reason
were never returned TO the Federal gov
ernment when the war was over. Well
II was after matters had settled down 10
a sort Of business foundation that
found that the cameis had passed into
the possession of man known to US all
in Texas as Old Ben coopwood.' 1 also
found that the caneIs were the sole and
only possession Of coopwood. against
whom ! had case In court for q client
named NJ. ID. Mather. ] pressed the suit
and got q Judgment for about 500. The
camels We're on a sort of prickly pear
ranch about thirty miles from Austin.
There were. IL remember right thirty
two of them. ranging from colts and
yearlings to the shaggy old fellows that
had got tired of counting of the cycles
OF time. / wrote 20 the sheriff of the
county where the prick.y pear ranch was
and had the cameis duly attached. He
got a man who put them in q corral and
when the time came | went to the town
nearest TO the bunch OF cameis. and the
sheriff andI got horses TO ride out to
them 10 make the sale. The sheriff en-
gagged huge stallion. and the only ami
NAL / could get was a little mare with
a nursing colt We had a good deal OF
trouble getting out to the ranch. about
twelve miles away. owing To the steeds
we rode. Finally il was decided that the
sfitilH sHpuN rue sDfllc uiStdflsr
as IL appeared 10 be policy of discre-
ton. The colt, however. tore along after
the beast on which the officer rode. for
saking It's lawful mother and worshtplng
az the shrine OF strange gods. The out
come of this was that the stallion kicked
the colt fairly in the head, killing him
deader than a door nall. Well. we went
on. and ] bid in the eamels for the
amount of my Judgment and costs. and
engaged the same man who had taken
care Of them for the sheriff TO look out
for them until Mather could come down
and make some sort Of provision for
them. When ! got back 10 McDade, the
place where / had hired my little mare.
the owner charged me $40 for the loss
of the colt. and L had TO pay ii.
When we turned the camels out OF
the corrall after the sale. you should have
seen them al those prickly pears-did you
ever see prickiy pear? No? Well. they
have leaves bigger than my hand and
spikes on them two inches long. The
cameis' lips were full OF these spikes, but
they seemed to relish them. When they
could get the prickly pears they would
not eat grass.
What became of the camels?" repeated
Mr. Coleman. "Oh. Coopwood afterward
redeemed them. paying Mather bonus
for them of from 800 or 500. He often
sold them TO showmen. one camel bring
10 Nather. II Is safe TO bet that almost
any bunch OF circus caHels that comes
along contains one or more OF the Coop
wood Mather camels. / have always been
sorry that didn't brand them, as ii would
have been pleasant to identify old friends
they never die
Fred ]. Cheal of Tacoma, who is one
of the publishers of the Dairyman. and
secretary OF the Pierce County Fair As
sociation. was in the city yesterday. He
says the fair this year will continue for a
week beginning September s. There will
be the usual agricultural exhibit. and IL Is
hoped to make quite mining display.
The dairymen are taking considerable in
terest in the matter. and their showing
promises TO be a good one. While the ex-
hibits will he largely from Pierce county.
Mr.. Cheal says that a great many In the
line of mining and dairying are expected
from other sections. OF course. there will
be the usual horse racing, without which
no American county fair seems to be quite
complete.
''The town will be crazy next week
over Sartori's wheel" said Ralph Sar-
tori yesterday. Then he told with burst
OF confidence that IL is not exactly a
wheel as that machine Is generally con-
sidered. but three wheels. When asked
II IL is to be a tricycle. that Is to set the
town by the ears. Mr.. Sartori declined to
answer He wrapped himself up in nys-
terry and told inQuiring friends 10 walt.
He positively refused TO divulge his plans
as To riding. but admitted that his new
machine is TO be one that he cannot fall
of from.
f.. p. Crooker, one of the proprletors of
the American Electric Vehicle Company,
is here from Chicago. having been on a
visit TO hts father. J. Is. Croker. president
OF the Everett & Monte Cristo railroad.
and to the Monte Cristo mines.
People in Chicago are interested in
mining IN quiet way. but there Is not
much Talk OF 1t. There is little more
money there than there Is here in proper
ton to the population. and those who have
IL are not letting ii 40, except on very safe
investments.
]. Martin Miller. Of the New York Mer-
curry. r paper devoted TO the interests Of
sports and dramatic affairs, was in the
city yesterday and went 10 Vancouver in
the morning. He was caller at the Of
fee az General Freight and Passenger
agent Fred Allen. OF the Seattle & In
transitional
James Faaden Mexican. city passenger
agent OF the Northern Pacific, left for
Portland yesterday morning TO witness tho
first performance ~ the spectacle, The
Carnival % Madrid " walcn. IL Is expected
Will he produced in this city during the
present summer. He VIII return tonight.
II. Ambrose kiehi. engineer In the Of
fee 81 capt. Robinson assistant quarter
master. was in the feld yesterday sur
viewing roads from tide water to the Mag
rolga BluG Notifications site.
w. G. Batter. manager 81 the Puget
Sound Smelling and Reduction Works a,
Everett. was In town Yesterday.
Heury J. Wilson brother ~ Senator
Wilsoa. "a lying dangerously 81 in 3 hosp,-
tai AZ Washington.
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arrivals
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