The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-06-23

4 SoH5tibS SHOpS are DONG DuS1-
ness through side openings and
seem to be prosperous. The
worst things on the midway are
those which are hidden. The
| wldeo open places are all right by
4 the side of the closed door estab-
| llishments.
"Deyil Dan" Perkins, the Grip
Iple Creek desperate, who came
here at first, is gone. He left the
Midway because it was too mean
lfor him. "Devil DAM had oper-
lated out west and had never be-
fore left a town for the same rea-
son. He came here. and opened
up little shopsto sell whiskey,
and gave his friends an opportun-
I'ity to shake the dice. He always
wore big pistol with numerous
notches on the handle to show
how many men he had killed with
| it. For three Whole days Dan
was regarded a terror. People
patronized his place because he
had a happy way of whipping
those who didn't. He seemed
content at first, for no one dis
puted with him the title Of being
the worst in town. But the mid
way is a big place and there were
others. One morning the pie
man across the way woke up and
after scalding his wife with a ket-
tie of hot water kicked the top off
his bootia. That was mild enough
for Dan, but presently a meek
looking little barkeeper further
down the street got angry because
someone tried to pass nickel with
a hole in it for a glass Of bad beer.
He made the street lively at once.
He got his gun and used it on
everything in sight. That was
homelike to Dan. Later two big
cavalrymen from the wild plains
Of Illinois came down the midway
and stopped in the Photographic
gallery across the way to have
their pictures sEtuck. +" They
wanted full-length pictures, six
inches square, and when the type
artist explained that he couldn't
take the picture that large, there
was more trouble in camp. The
artist was thrown across the
street clearinto the side Of "Dev-
il Dan 81 shop. His camera was
smashed to smithereens and the
tent demolished. This caused
some Of the bar-keepers to get ex-
cited, and the row on the midway
simply paralyzed Daniel Perkins.
That night he left after telling the
telegraph operator on the midway
that he wouldn't live there any
longer simply because he couldn't
be the meanest man in town.
A DRILL IN THE NUDE.
An entire company out drilling,
with every soldier stark naked,
was one interesting sight which
II IIearn was Witnessed here last
week. The men were all half
drunk, and the hot weather, COM
bined with the whisky, caused
themsto make this unusual drill.
Unfortunately, several ladies were
compelled to witness the brutal
performance Of the undraped wor
riars. This unseeInly conduct was
not even punished, and it is said
that it was not reported to head
quarters.
At another time several hun
dred of the troops captured a
negro woman. and after compel
ling her to undress, drilled her
up and down the midway, while
the soldiers looked on and re-
viewed the undress parade. This
startling occurrence has been
eclipsed by orgies too revolving to
be mentioned. The officers are
certainly to a great extent to
blame for the conduct of the men
but it is not entirely their fault.
Some OF the officers try to keep
order, but with lot of young
hoodlums it is impossible to main
tain peace.
It would be impossible to give
| in detail an account Of the horri-
BILE outrages that ire being perpe-
trated against decency here. Some
of the troops have no sense OF
self respect, and taelr respect fol
(, thar nf7icars has haan daadened