The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-12
Horse Taik

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Horse Talk
An article ia the last issue oi the Iron
Count, Reporter has been the subject
~ much discussion among CRYSTAL Falls
horse owners during the past week. fhc
article referred to credited Phil Boying-
ton with hasing the choicest bit oi horse
flesh III The county and that he was pre-
pnrcd t. defend the assertion with II
huge bulk oi the "long green" THE
DIAMOND DRILL reporter wts buttonholcd
80 many times Monday and the solicita-
tions to get after that Iron River
fellow" we're SO numerous that he finally
decided rs make round OF the horse
men and find out what each would have
him say TO "thnt fellow" Here are
the saNings
w. j. Tmy:-Just tell those fellows IN
Iron River to bring any horse they can
pick up ever there TO the Falls and we
will show them how to trot; also tell
them 20 bring nll the money that they
can scrapc up with them and wc will
.accomodutc them.
". j. McI.nrcu You just tell Boyng-
ton that il ne hns horse that hc thinks
is any good TO bring him over here aud
we will 60 him for Iun, money or
marbles.
Vim. Eldred You tell those fellows
that il they think that they are any
good to come over here and we will take
the conceit out Of them SO quickly that
they will never know how IL was done.
think that We have the best horse in
the county right here (pointing TO the
horse he was drivingl and | am willing
to.buck up the statement to quite nm
extent.
Paul Schook So Boyingtop thinks
that Inc has a fast horse does he? Well
YOU tell him that il hc ever comes over
here with hs horse to be sure and put
face protector on him rs the snow balls
from the feet Of our horsce might strike
him in the eye YOU see aud / wouldn't
like TO see the horse hurt.
Dub Giibble:-Oi course am better
Judge OF cows than am OF horses but in
this case have little nag over in the
barn that can keep up with the best OF
them IN this town and that means that
am able to distance any Iron River
production.
Robert Munns:-l heard something
about Boyington having a iast horse.
Wen you tell him Tor me that while his
horse may be Il Fast one the fastest
horses are on this side OF the county and
il be don't believe it to come over aud
SEQ us ego" once for seeing il believing,
but be sure aud tell him TO bring his
poclet book over with him when he
comes.
Al Charou Wei, well | didn't think
those boys over there were so foolish.
You tell them to come over here and
well show them thing or two about
horse races.
We have given the horsemen oi the
other side Of Tho county an idea OF what
our boys think oi their horse lcsh and il
wr haven't made Ourselves understood |
il is from NO lack oi trying 60 do SO.
Now let's hcur what Iron River has to
say Mischief thou art ailoat!
Jas. Corcornn Well, ! don't think
taat those fellows over there know what
they will have 10 run mp alalnst II they |
come over here. II they did they
wouldn't tall, so much
NJ. II. Moriartys Having sold Star
Pointer nm not qualified to talk but
Just lci them come over here and Wen
show them.
Ino. Tromblny You SEC dat piece in
dc Reporter By roly Tommy We
must reply to dat. Boyngton she must
be crazce Give him good wan.
Ericl Erickson:-I iiN that fellow Il he
shows up over harc, just tell him to
come over.
Dr Darling Having traded my trot-
ting horse lor bronco why don't feel
like shy ing that can offer those fellows
any trotting offers but the other fellows
can and il they want hurdle race havc
them hunt me up.
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