Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-16
NhceIins and Vicinity
A Hundred Years AGO.

Right you are," was the unani-
nous response.
Gafdner, a veteran in the art of
catching people, was sent for and
when informed of the nature of The
mission, said with laconic brevity:
Produce your warrant and | will
produce the man" The warrant was
produced and Gardner skirted along
the edge of the upper Market house
and then cautiously entered q paw
paw thicket in the neighborhood of
alley C.
AS good fortune would have II
there sat Big Foot in war paint and
feathers eating paw-paws. AS he saw
Gardner his face blanched and he
turned and fed.
Alex. saw his man. He paused long
enough to spit on his hands. tighten
his belt, take a long breath. then
started.
Then began the most exciting chase
recorded IN the annals of early his
tory. Big Foot knew it was race
for life. Like a frightened deer he
lied up the sides of Mt. Wood, Gardner
IN full pursuit. Big Foot paused at
the brink of the rugged declivity of
-'ANOCiiOSH D leap, IuGn l6n over IL
and scooted across the peninsula His
pursuer did not hesitate, but with one
mighty leap jumped over the beetling
precipice into Wheeling creek and
continued after him.
On they went like a cyclone through
tangled brier and forest. A crowd of
pioneers had gathered on Wheeling
hill to watch this strange race.
TIL
across the Pennsylvania line and still
continued. The leaves shrivelled up
along the way, and the watchers could
hear sound like the buzz of dis
tant saw mill as the runners rushed
through underbrush and woods. They
could see bark flying in the air and
thin blue line OF smoke arising, indi-
eating the line Of pursuit.
Heavens" said Lou Delaplain, as
he turned to Col Zane as they stood
on the hilltop, what base runners
they would makel"
Big Foot looked back at times, but
he saw Alex coming with the warrant
waving in his hand, so on he few,
away out past Washington, Pa, where
Alex. closed with him, but just as he
attempted to seize him by the scalp
lock, Big Foot ducked and Alex went
on past. Big Foot then doubled back
to Wheeling, Gardner still after him;
he chased him into the settlement
across the suspension bridge over into
Ohio, out around CadiZ, and there Big
Foot doubled again. 1t was evident
that he was becoming winded, while
Gardner was still fresh as daisy.
Big Foot chased back toward Wheel
ing, crossed the Island and turned
down Broadway. This was a fatal
! blunder
Alex, in hot pursuit, chased him into
the Fair Grounds. BY this time Big
Foot was groggy. He readily galloped
around the race track, thinking he was
in the wild untrammeled forest Alex
| followed.
By this time number of old settlers
had arrived and had taken seats in the
grand stand. One leveled his rife at
Big Foot and was about to fire.
Stop" said Gardner, 'since | am in
this race 1 will run him to a finish"
Round and round they went-two
hundred and sixty-seven times, when
! at last Big Foot pitched heavily for
ward and expired.
! Gardner had run him to death!
The City Health officer discovered as
| he examined the body that Big Foot's
feet were worn off nearly to the knees.
| Thus was the terrific race ended and
| the settlers relieved Of a desperate foe
Why Simeon Mayors Went Into Bank
ruptcy.
A feeling of peace and security hav-
| ing settled over the neighborhood, the
settlers arranged for a general celebra-
| tiCn-a sort Of love feast, wherein all
| the adjacent settlers could mingle in
! happy communion.
The thing of first Importance at
these gatherings was the barbecue OK.
| This difficulty presented itself to the
pioneers in the arrangement for this
great occasion-where would they get
an OK?
The committee on arrangements
finally went to see Simeon Mayors, who
! owned an OK team, sixteen in number,