The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-25
WAS VERY MUCH SHOT UP
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A Shooting Scrape in the Galpin
Bottoms.
IN A QUARREL ABOUT HAY
McInnie Is Said to Have Opened Fire on
Kirkland, Who Responded to the
Fusilade With Tell
ing Effect.

Great Falls, Sept 24-The Galpin bot
toms near Glasgow were the scene of
a shooting scrape which recalled the
time when Sitting Bull and his war;
riors were fleeing before the charge of
Uncle Sans soldiers. and as a result
c. Mc1nnis was a much shot-up man,
while William kirkland was also in a
condition requiring a surgeon. Kirk
land and McInnis have been engaged
in making hay together for the Hurd
Brothers and Ed Stevens under con-
tract to furnish so many tons. Kirk
land bought the hay on the McInnis
claim for $25 with the understanding
that he (McInnis) was to help put it up
of $40 per month, but to receive no
share of the hay. When the job was
completed Mac is said to have changed
his mind, and demanded half interest
in the hay, to which kirkland OBJ
jected, and the matter was allowed to
ing, kirkland says. that in company
with fellow by the name of Winters,
he drove to McInnis ranch in a lum-
Der wagon and was invited to come
in and have supper, which offer he ac-
cepted. After the meal Kirkland
preached the hay matter and proposed
an amicable settlement of their differ
ences. McInnis objected, and said he
would not be bulldozed, and ordered
Kirkland out of the house. kirkland
was getting into his wagon when Nc
Innis appeared at the door with a
Winchester rifle and declared his in
tention of killing Kirkland, and stimuli
taneously raised the gun and fired three
shots at his opponent, neither of which
did any harm, further than the tear
ing up of Kirklands shirt at the belt.
By this time 1t was Kirkland's turn
at bat, and he fshed down into the
wagon box and brought up 1920 rifle
with three cartridges in the magazine.
These he started in the direction Of
Mc1nnis, who stopped one with his
right breast and arm, narrowly escap-
ing the artery in the arm, in which
case he would have bled to death be-
fore assistance would have reached
him. Kirkland says he then hid OUT"
came to town and gave himself up to
the, sheriff, believing that he had "kill-
ed his man." Mac fired few shots at
the retreating foe. tied up his wounds
and walked to the Jackson ranch, a
distance of two miles, and later in the
day was brought to Glasgow by Dr.
Hoyt in platform wagon. He is do
ing nicely unless blood poison sets in,
and will be around in a few days.
his NeIslon Oh tne a1Ialr is TO the
effect that Kirkland appeared at the
ranch little after dusk and announc-
ed that he had come to settle that hay
matter, and that he proposed doing
it On quick, and at the same time
bringing up a rifle from the wagon.
Mac says that then it was that he
reached inside the cabin, got his gun,
and the battle commenced in earnest.
He was not certain who fred the first
shot, but believed both discharges oc-
Cured at the same time. Both stories
are so widely different that it is ap-
parent that some one has been very
injudicious about his lying. 1t is I'M
derstood that both parties are salts
fled with their experience on the field
OF honor, and are willing to "let her
lay as she stands