The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-25

story W Frontier Revgugancc and How
ono tate Was raid toy Wj;h Three.

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Those were go, days when men could
shoo, Why YOU ought 80 see the Way
,hrv would shoe, ,o see who would
settle t,r "a, jr.nN,. They wJuld Nv.
soma empty Rim cans a0l place ,hcm
ln the stree; then enc man would start
pull ,wo big guns from his bel. AMI
nip the yop VI q yaa. rn1, would star,
/, rolling and Aa would empty ao.h guns
az 10, nippiug the ;op every Dms and
ktea The can rolling down IN, stree.
Tho hgs, man ,o miss would have 80 Auy
the drinks and have s,c,u As many
as eighty Shots Hr.d before someone
would lJSc,
Another yhas ,hS used O. 40 would
be- 20 aks a cap box, ahou, an inch and
a half square and nail DC toa tree. Then
;aey would noun. their horses aud ride
40 ;A' mark, Tna maI who wSo would
miss he box would lose
but here is the way RlN Mas,cys,u
was killed. AIS, she way Rt, Mlsnt-
son, King ot gamblers. good sho; and
good fellow. avenged tha, dcl;h.
Al the JIme Bin was marshal Of
podg, C!ty. and Il tougher c.,y could
no; have been found no. even u all
the nen.,eu,lar,rs ot ,ae coun,ry hal
urncd loose thsl- mo;,,y horde ot in
mates 90 one town.
There We're .bree ot the MlGcrson
boys. BILL Ia; and Jim. \ day or
TWO before ,hc celebrated killing Jim
had had The third finger ou aa y.sh,
hlni sho, on n. had thrown up his
hard 80 spoil ,he alm ~ cowboy.
amnlu. AFTER a soaking up %, a halt
clnon ot bad wa.sky. a.i The sun bad
been d.sgh1rSel JIm's nnser dropped
20 the g:1uul an Nr ;wo weeks 1t.cr
he sl, wiki ., under l stream oi cola
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a rule. strictly ruar.d under hr
Mlstrrs1n regime was thl; every
stranger entering the .own mus. leave
his guns az The gates. as .t were !.
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