Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-01

stock is mighty liable to increase on
the road. l guess I'll Just punch them
along Il little ways Tor luck
Climax Jim. cowboy and rustler.
then drove the cattle towards tie
Black river country. and no one ap-
pe3ring to whom he ccald deliver
| them. gradually came to view himSzff
in the light of Gw.-ar. He took easy
drives. and was gradually making his
way towards the county of Valencia.
;elritOry of New Mexico.
After going about seventy v miles
| ard hearing no sounds of pursuit.
| Climax Jim. COWBOY and ruStler. con-
| ceived another idea. "Now. if I'm go
| ing to he C-e of '5he live stock barons
! of this here country. I've got to ran
a brand" This thought cane to eli
max when he was in 4 lonely part of
| the country. ard Win no danger of he
Ing Interrupted Theraupon lie dis
mounted. butt fire. a-3l proceeded
to 0bit cel.a the brand of the owner
and decorate The stock with Il 90
And right there was organized flle
S.:4F- Bar Circle Cattle company. with
Climax Jim as presid mt. general Su-
perintendent. range foreman and
roundup cook.
However all was not smooth sail
ing for the new cattle corporation The
range foreman of the Chiricahua Cat
tie Company missed the bunch of cat
tie from their accustomed rdr-r-e. He
acted promptly: noted the direction
taken by the stock. wired to the north
ern countieS. and with companion.
fo lowed tle trail.
Now. Sheriff Ed Repier. of ADa che
county. was the recipient of enc of the
telc%ranS H. in company wi Il his
chief deputy Hank Sharp. started fer
the White Mountains to i-terceTt the
fugitive. They apprehended Climax
Jim. with thirty head of cattle over
in The Black River country. and right
there occurred a dissolution Of the
corporation formed by Mr.. Climax.
Beeler took the president. board of
directors. etc. TO Spring rvilIe before
Anthony Long. justice of The peace,
who proceeded 10 hear the case. Bee
Ter and his prisoner arrived il Spring
ervilie about the same .ime as Mr.
Cr0Wle y.SupeIintepdent of the Chri-
clhEa Cattle Company. who had as his
companion 4 henc,man named Tall
Bell. \ recess was taken during the
progress of the hearing before Squire
Long. during which Climax Jim, cow
boy AL rustier asked the privilege Of
changing Clothes, rs driving stock on
the range in July was hot, dusy work.
His Honor. .IuGge Long. also
serves the people of SpringerviIle in
the capacity of village baacksmith. He
directed Deputy Sharp to take Mr.
Climax to the blacksmith shop 10 make
4 change of raiment. In few min
that C.iWlX had gone cut the san o
hole that the smoke does.
1t seems that Climax jim. COWBOY
'aE1f rU=tler just at he time he had
shed his old clothes. spied the hole in
the roof. and not taking time to don
the now ard clean suit. bat Gambler
b1E- up. crawfed through. Ielped down
and took to the open range. wearing
similar uniform rs thar worn by Lady
G0diva during her historical cam; ri
through Coventry.
That is the latest known of Climax
Jim. cowboy and rusIler, and rotliiH@
will be knows of his Whereabouts IN
til he makes another attempt 10 re-
organize the Star-Bar- Circle Clttte /
Company.
Climax being gone. Justice Long
Low had nothing claiming his atte-tioh
but Mr. Crowley and his thirty head
of cattle. and what disposition to make /
of them was disturbing the judicial
mind. Nothing could be done BY Judge /
Long. and he was in a quandary. How /
evsr. he made his usual order when up |
a gree, and gave direction that he on |
Y way of having the cattle delivered |
TO the owner WAS to demand that Mr.. |
Crowley give Il bond"
Crowley could not see the matter in
the same light but took Sheriff Bee
Ter to one side. and afier a short con |
ver>ation with that official. the cattle
part of the tranS1 cticg1 was adjusted |
by Mr. BeeIer Appearing Crowley = /
deputy sheriff and ordering him to
take charge of the caftle. Now. as 4
Legal proposition. these cattle are in
the possession of the sheriff of AGf1-
che county but as a practical matter.
Mr. Crowley after rebranding them /
drove them home and turned them on:
in exactly the same place where Gu /
max Jim had rounded them up about |
ten days previously.
And thus the matter now sta'1iS.
Mr.. Crowley has recovered the stock.
hut Climax Jim. cowboy and rustler. /
is still at large with very slim ward |
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