The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
HOW SETTLERS WE'RE WORKED.


IN the early settlement OF this country
the cowboy was an important parsonage.
There were a good many OF him. OF
course. for our fertile farms were at that
time the favorite feeding grounds for the
immense herds OF Texas cattle driven
here for shipment. While IL was the COW
boys great delight TO array himself in
fantastic dress. and when loaded with
the ardent desire e paint the town
bright red, there were many cOmmenda-
BILE things done by him. His ideas az
justice were peculiar. it Is a well-known
fact that a horse thief was hung in
stanter. while In the case OF a murder
SIR Cowboy always figured out some eE-
cuse for the fellow VINO did the killing
He didn't. az a rule. take any hand at
regulating. but when he did he had
methods Of his own heroic. perhaps. and
harsh, which were very effective. out on
sand creek. IN the southwest corner Of
sedgwicz county. near where the old
Chisholm trail crossed the Minnesota
river. claim jumping was INDUCED in 20
an anouving extent The professional
claim jumper would build what was CALI
az a box house. l. o.: a frame work ~
2xf stuff % which was nailed pine boards
planned on one side only. These strllc-
lures were usually from l0xi2 90 l42ic feet
and eight feet high. Sometimes they had
floors. but as a rule the p. C.. j. didn't care
for that part 81 = house. X WAS his
custom 20 plant his little box on some
desirable quarter section being held hv
an honest. bona fde bur poor settler. and
bluf him of the land FOR a consideration
paid by some wealthy man who coveted
the land. His work done. DC would
hitch onto his little box shantv and drag
IL elsewhere FOR tho same purpose The
cowboy and his employer. the millionaire
ranchnan or the Kansas City live stock
commission firm hadn't any particular
love for the sattler-he was running their
pastures and driving them 70 the wall
anauciaIly-but the cowboy loved fair
play in everything. and when he SOW the
country was lost O. him y ground him
10 see the hos. So b. proposed 70 put a
ring 10 his snout A delega tion % Qu.u-
Ian. Montgomery and company's men.
who were holding bunch a beeves a.
The mouth % SAND creek. waited upoa
one ~ these professional claim jumpers
and told him he would better ief lp bat
the o. G. i CHANGED t1 be- from Mlasolri-
At every COW camp three posts were set.
IN diamond shape. and 3 heavy rope
stretched On them % serve 80 aorf 20
corral into which The saddle horrts were
driven 20 be caught. The boys took iris
biz rope n one evening after fae Right
horses bad been roDed. when nlghf cauns
they rode quietly. fifteen iu ruu fsr.
across the prairie tc the claim tsrr pr q
cabin. Cautiously. but with preciFioa.
they placed THE rope around the shaair
and eecsrrlv ted IT, Taev lad a frai
n powder around fze hcuso- Your
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rapes irss fhe cable ThsT f0ck a hsif-
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