The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-16
HE is BOTH A PUGDLlS11 AND A PRE- CHE

The Rev. Stanley h. Wilson of Ra
mona, Cal, combines his duties as
preacher with those of the associate
editor of the village paper. Mr.. Wilson
is not a small man, as he stands six
feet high and weighs ISL pounds. He
believes, however. that there is a time
to fight as we'll as pray, and the gospel
of turning the other cheek to those who
attack is not followed by him.
This latter fact he has recently dem
onstrated in a somewhat sensational
fashion. and thus gained for himself a
reputation as one of the members in
good standing of the church militant.
The accompanying picture represents
Mr.. Wilson in what he considers a cor
rect attitude when the spirit of battle
comes upon him, and IL he Wrestles as
stoutly with evil as he did with big
Dave Putnam, his chances of accom-
plishing much good are very bright in
decd How the event which is bring
ing much congratulation to Mr.. Wilson
happened, is told by himself as follows:
"A few months ago our Julian CORE
spondent commented sharply upon the
actions of Dave Putnam. a large, mus
cuar teamster, Putnam having jumped
upon another teamster, much smaller
than himself. while the fellow was tying
his horses, and beating him brutally.
Putnam's mother wrote me "A personal
letter in which she asked me to publish
their side of the matter, which l did.
Dave. however, would not be salts
fled. He told his friends that he was
going TO fix the newspaper chaps. and
especially Wilson. He came to the office
once while ! was gone, and again while
] was there and talked roughly. On the
second occasion l spoke sharply 10 him
and told him | was responsible for the
article and competent to take the con-
sequences. He said he did not want to
whip me, but that when | visited Julian
the following Sunday he would whip
our correspondent in my presence told
him he had better not try, as he put
nam) would surely be the victim of the
whipping If there was any
Next Saturday | went to Julian, 81
miles from Ramona, and that evening
gave four recitations at a Foresters' en-
tertainment. Sunday morning about
1880 | was preparing for service in my
room at the hotel, when our correspond
ent knocked on the door and asked me
to go down street with him, as Put
nam was looking for a fight, and as Put
nam was much stouter than he, he
wanted some one to prevent any brutal
work, If he should be compelled to fight.
Feeling myself responsible for the
correspondents predicament to large
degree, l went down street with him.
We met Putnam. standing alone at a
point where he was evidently waiting
for the correspondent. When we reached
him he wheeled suddenly at the CORE
spondent, and / stepped between them. I
told him l had settled that affair al
ready. and remarked that l understood
he was not satisfied. l turned and start
ed away.
He approached the correspondent
and said he wanted to settle with him.
l again interposed an objection, and
with an oath he swung toward me and
said, If you want to take his place,
all right His attitude indicated that
he was about To make an assault: but
| wished to avoid an encounter. and
asked him If il meant fight. He i'm
piled with an oath that it did. l in
stantly hit him on the jaw and knocked
him down. just as he raised his hands
to attack me-
Getting partially up he caught my
legs and tried to throw me backward
but ] leaned forward, and throwing my
left arm around his neck, raised his
head and uppercut him with my right
catching him between the eyes, cutting
his nose and dfscoloring his eye. lie
dropped to his knees still holding my
legs and trying to throw me. l took
hold of his hips and turned him onto
his back and landed on top of him.
Then he began to beg. and called to